Document:

Indenture

Exhibit 4.5

PENN VIRGINIA OPERATING CO., LLC

as Issuer, 

PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

as Guarantor,

LOADOUT LLC

K RAIL LLC

WISE LLC

SUNCREST RESOURCES LLC

and

FIELDCREST RESOURCES LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantors,

and

[____________________],

as Trustee

INDENTURE

Dated as of ____________, 2003

Debt Securities

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

	TIA Section

	Indenture Section

	310

(a)

	7.10

	(b)

	7.10

	(c)

	N.A.

	311

(a)

	7.11

	(b)

	7.11

	(c)

	N.A.

	312

(a)

	5.01

	(b)

	5.02

	(c)

	5.02

	313

(a)

	5.03

	(b)

	5.03

	(c)

	13.03

	(d)

	5.03

	314

(a)

	4.05

	(b)

	N.A.

	(c)(1)

	13.05

	(c)(2)

	13.05

	(c)(3)

	N.A.

	(d)

	N.A.

	(e)

	13.05

	(f)

	N.A.

	315

(a)

	7.01

	(b)

	6.07 & 13.03

	(c)

	7.01

	(d)

	7.01

	(e)

	6.08

	316

(a) (last sentence)

	1.01

	(a)(1)(A)

	6.06

	(a)(1)(B)

	6.06

	(a)(2)

	9.01(d)

	(b)

	6.04

	(c)

	5.04

	317

(a)(1)

	6.02

	(a)(2)

	6.02

	(b)

	4.04

	318

(a)

	13.07

N.A. means Not Applicable

NOTE:  This Cross-Reference table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed part of this Indenture.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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	 	ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

	 
	Section 1.01.

	Definitions

	1

	Section 1.02.

	Other Definitions

	7

	Section 1.03.

	Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

	7

	Section 1.04.

	Rules of Construction7

	 
	 	ARTICLE II 

DEBT SECURITIES

	 
	Section 2.01.

	Forms Generally

	7

	Section 2.02.

	Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication

	8

	Section 2.03.

	Principal Amount; Issuable in Series

	8

	Section 2.04.

	Execution of Debt Securities

	10

	Section 2.05.

	Authentication and Delivery of Debt Securities

	11

	Section 2.06.

	Denomination of Debt Securities

	12

	Section 2.07.

	Registration of Transfer and Exchange

	12

	Section 2.08.

	Temporary Debt Securities

	14

	Section 2.09.

	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Debt Securities

	14

	Section 2.10.

	Cancellation of Surrendered Debt Securities

	15

	Section 2.11.

	Provisions of the Indenture and Debt Securities for the Sole Benefit of

	 
	 	the Parties and the Holders

	15

	Section 2.12.

	Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved

	16

	Section 2.13.

	Securities Denominated in Dollars

	16

	Section 2.14.

	Wire Transfers

	16

	Section 2.15.

	Securities Issuable in the Form of a Global Security

	16

	Section 2.16.

	Medium Term Securities

	19

	Section 2.17.

	Defaulted Interest

	19

	Section 2.18.

	CUSIP Numbers

	20

	 	ARTICLE III 

REDEMPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

	 
	Section 3.01.

	Applicability of Article 

	20

	Section 3.02.

	Notice of Redemption; Selection of Debt Securities

	21

	Section 3.03.

	Payment of Debt Securities Called for Redemption

	22

	Section 3.04.

	Mandatory and Optional Sinking Funds

	23

	Section 3.05.

	Redemption of Debt Securities for Sinking Fund

	23

	 	ARTICLE IV

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

	 
	Section 4.01.

	Payment of Principal of, and Premium, If Any, and Interest on, Debt

	 
	 	Securities

	24

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	Section 4.02.

	Maintenance of Offices or Agencies for Registration of Transfer,

	 
	 	Exchange and Payment of Debt Securities 

	25

	Section 4.03.

	Appointment to Fill a Vacancy in the Office of Trustee

	25

	Section 4.04.

	Duties of Paying Agents, etc.

	25

	Section 4.05.

	SEC Reports; Financial Statements

	26

	Section 4.06.

	Compliance Certificate

	27

	Section 4.07.

	Further Instruments and Acts

	27

	Section 4.08.

	Existence

	28

	Section 4.09.

	Maintenance of Properties

	28

	Section 4.10.

	Payment of Taxes and Other Claims

	28

	Section 4.11.

	Waiver of Certain Covenants

	28

	 	ARTICLE V

HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE TRUSTEE

	 
	Section 5.01.

	Company to Furnish Trustee Information as to Names and Addresses

of Holders; Preservation of Information

	29

	Section 5.02.

	Communications to Holders

	29

	Section 5.03.

	Reports by Trustee

	29

	Section 5.04.

	Record Dates for Action by Holders

	30

	 	ARTICLE VI

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND HOLDERS IN EVENT OF DEFAULT

	 
	Section 6.01.

	Events of Default 

	30

	Section 6.02.

	Collection of Debt by Trustee, etc.

	32

	Section 6.03.

	Application of Moneys Collected by Trustee

	33

	Section 6.04.

	Limitation on Suits by Holders 

	34

	Section 6.05.

	Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission in Exercise of Rights Not a Waiver of Default

	35

	Section 6.06.

	Rights of Holders of Majority in Principal Amount of Debt Securitiesto Direct Trustee and to Waive Default

	35

	Section 6.07.

	Trustee to Give Notice of Defaults Known to It, but May Withhold Such Notice in Certain Circumstances

	36

	Section 6.08.

	Requirement of an Undertaking to Pay Costs in Certain Suits under the Indenture or Against the Trustee

	36

	 	ARTICLE VII 

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

	 
	Section 7.01.

	Certain Duties and Responsibilities

	36

	Section 7.02.

	Certain Rights of Trustee

	38

	Section 7.03.

	Trustee Not Liable for Recitals in Indenture or in Debt Securities

	39

	Section 7.04.

	Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar May Own Debt Securities

	39

	Section 7.05.

	Moneys Received by Trustee to Be Held in Trust

	39

	Section 7.06.

	Compensation and Reimbursement

	39

	Section 7.07.

	Right of Trustee to Rely on an Officers' Certificate Where No Other

	 
	 	Evidence Specifically Prescribed

	40

	Section 7.08.

	Separate Trustee; Replacement of Trustee

	40

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	Section 7.09.

	Successor Trustee by Merger

	41

	Section 7.10.

	Eligibility; Disqualification

	42

	Section 7.11.

	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

	42

	Section 7.12.

	Compliance with Tax Laws

	42

	 	ARTICLE VIII 

CONCERNING THE HOLDERS

	 
	Section 8.01.

	Evidence of Action by Holders

	42

	Section 8.02.

	Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Debt Securities

	42

	Section 8.03.

	Who May Be Deemed Owner of Debt Securities

	43

	Section 8.04.

	Instruments Executed by Holders Bind Future Holders

	43

	 	ARTICLE IX 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

	 
	Section 9.01.

	Purposes for Which Supplemental Indenture May Be Entered into Without Consent of Holders

	44

	Section 9.02.

	Modification of Indenture with Consent of Holders of Debt Securities

	45

	Section 9.03.

	Effect of Supplemental Indentures

	46

	Section 9.04.

	Debt Securities May Bear Notation of Changes by Supplemental Indentures

	47

	 	ARTICLE X

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

	 
	Section 10.01.

	Consolidations and Mergers of the Company

	47

	Section 10.02.

	Rights and Duties of Successor Company

	47

	 	ARTICLE XI

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OFINDENTURE; DEFEASANCE; UNCLAIMED MONEYS

	 
	Section 11.01.

	Applicability of Article 

	48

	Section 11.02.

	Satisfaction and Discharge of lndenture; Defeasance

	48

	Section 11.03.

	Conditions of Defeasance

	49

	Section 11.04.

	Application of Trust Money

	50

	Section 11.05.

	Repayment to Company

	50

	Section 11.06.

	Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations

	51

	Section 11.07.

	Reinstatement

	51

	 	ARTICLE XII

[RESERVED]

	 
	 	ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

	 
	Section 13.01.

	Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture

	51

	Section 13.02.

	Acts of Board, Committee or Officer of Successor Company Valid

	51

	Section 13.03.

	Required Notices or Demands

	51

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	Section 13.04

	Indenture and Debt Securities to Be Construed in Accordance with the Laws of the State of New York

	53

	Section 13.05.

	Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to Be Furnished upon Application or Demand by the Company 

	53

	Section 13.06.

	Payments Due on Legal Holidays

	53

	Section 13.07.

	Provisions Required by TIA to Control

	53

	Section 13.08.

	Computation of Interest on Debt Securities

	54

	Section 13.09.

	Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar 

	54

	Section 13.10.

	No Recourse Against Others

	54

	Section 13.11.

	Severability

	54

	Section 13.12.

	Effect of Headings

	54

	Section 13.13.

	Indenture May Be Executed in Counterparts

	54

	 	ARTICLE XIV

GUARANTEE

	 
	Section 14.01.

	Unconditional Guarantee

	54

	Section 14.02.

	Execution and Delivery of Guarantee

	56

	Section 14.03.

	Limitation on Liability of the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors

	57

	Section 14.04.

	Release of Guarantor or Subsidiary Guarantors from Guarantee

	57

	Section 14.05.

	Contribution

	58

Notation of Guarantee

Annex A

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THIS INDENTURE dated as of ___________, 2003 is among Penn Virginia Operating Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Guarantor”), Loadout LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (“Loadout LLC”), K Rail LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“K Rail LLC”), Wise LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Wise LLC”), Suncrest Resources LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Suncrest LLC”), Fieldcrest Resources LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Fieldcrest LLC”, and together with Loadout LLC, K Rail LLC, Wise LLC and Suncrest LLC, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), and [__________________], a __________________, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTOR AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

The Company, the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of the Company’s debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or more series unlimited as to principal amount (herein called the “Debt Securities”), and the Guarantee by the Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors of the Debt Securities, as in this Indenture provided.

The Company, the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors are members of the same consolidated group of companies.  The Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors will derive direct and indirect economic benefit from the issuance of the Debt Securities.  Accordingly, the Guarantor and each Subsidiary Guarantor has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for its full, unconditional and joint and several guarantee of the Debt Securities to the extent provided in or pursuant to this Indenture.

All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH

That in order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Debt Securities are authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises, and of the purchase and acceptance of the Debt Securities by the holders thereof, the Company and the Trustee covenant and agree with each other, for the benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Debt Securities or any series thereof, as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01.

Definitions.

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the 

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terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. The Trustee may request and may conclusively rely upon an Officers’ Certificate to determine whether any Person is an Affiliate of any specified Person.

“Agent” means any Registrar or paying agent.

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

“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the General Partner or any authorized committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner or any directors and/or officers of the General Partner to whom such Board of Directors or such committee shall have duly delegated its authority to act hereunder.  [If the Company shall amend its limited liability company agreement to provide for a board of directors, the references to the Board of Directors of the General Partner shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.]

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

“capital stock” of any Person means and includes any and all shares, rights to purchase, warrants or options (whether or not currently exercisable), participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) the equity (which includes, but is not limited to, common stock, preferred stock and partnership and joint venture interests) of such Person (excluding any debt securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, such equity).

“Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor Person.

“Company Request” and “Company Order” mean, respectively, a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President of the Company, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, an Assistant Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

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

“Debt” of any Person at any date means any obligation created or assumed by such Person for the repayment of borrowed money and any guarantee thereof.

“Debt Security” or “Debt Securities” has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any debt security or debt securities, as the case may be, of any series authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

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

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“Depositary” means, unless otherwise specified by the Company pursuant to either Section 2.03 or 2.15, with respect to Debt Securities of any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or any successor thereto registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulations.

“Dollar” or “$” means such currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute.

“Floating Rate Security” means a Debt Security that provides for the payment of interest at a variable rate determined periodically by reference to an interest rate index specified pursuant to Section 2.03.

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

“General Partner” means Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors as general partner of the Guarantor.

“Global Security” means with respect to any series of Debt Securities issued hereunder, a Debt Security which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance with this Indenture and any Indentures supplemental hereto, or resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee and which shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, all the Outstanding Debt Securities of such series or any portion thereof, in either case having the same terms, including, without limitation, the same original issue date, date or dates on which principal is due and interest rate or method of determining interest.

“guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (b) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term “guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.  The term “guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

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“Guarantor” means the Person named as the “Guarantor” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Guarantor” shall mean such successor Person.

“Holder,” “Holder of Debt Securities” or other similar terms means, a Person in whose name a Debt Security is registered in the Debt Security Register (as defined in Section 2.07(a)).

“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed, or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented and shall include the form and terms of particular series of Debt Securities as contemplated hereunder, whether or not a supplemental Indenture is entered into with respect thereto.

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

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, security interest, pledge, charge or other encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law.

“Officer” means, with respect to a Person, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, Controller, Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any Assistant Vice President of such Person.

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the Company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief accounting officer.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee.  The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee.

“Original Issue Discount Debt Security” means any Debt 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 6.01.

“Outstanding,” when used with respect to any series of Debt Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Debt Securities of that series theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

(a)

Debt Securities of that series theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

(b)

Debt Securities of that series for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any paying agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own 

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paying agent) for the Holders of such Debt Securities; provided, that, if such Debt Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and

(c)

Debt Securities of that series which have been paid pursuant to Section 2.09 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Debt Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Debt Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Debt Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Debt Securities are valid obligations of the Company;

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any series have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Debt Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Debt Securities which an officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.  Debt Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Debt Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities or an Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.  In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Debt Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Debt Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01.  

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind. 

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

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor statute.

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision 

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providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has occurred).

“Subsidiary” of any Person means:

(1)

any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of equity interests entitled, without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, to vote in the election of directors, managers, trustees or equivalent Persons thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or combination thereof; or

(2)

in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the partners’ equity interests, considering all partners’ equity interests as a single class, is at such time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or combination thereof.

“Subsidiary Guarantors” means the Person or Persons named as the “Subsidiary Guarantors” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person or Persons shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Subsidiary Guarantors” shall mean such successor Person or Persons, and any other Subsidiary of the Company who may execute this Indenture, or a supplement thereto, for the purpose of providing a Guarantee of Debt Securities pursuant to this Indenture.

“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§77aaa-77bbbb), as in effect on the date of this Indenture as originally executed and, to the extent required by law, as amended.

“Trustee” initially means [____________________] and any other Person or Persons appointed as such from time to time pursuant to Section 7.08, and, subject to the provisions of Article VII, includes its or their successors and assigns.  If at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Debt Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of that series.

“Trust Officer” means any officer or assistant officer of the Trustee assigned by the Trustee to administer its corporate trust matters.

“United States” means the United States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.

“U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations of the United States of America, obligations on which the payment of principal and interest is fully guaranteed by the United States of America or obligations or guarantees for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged.

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

Section 1.02.

Other Definitions.

	 	Term

	 	Defined in Section

	 	“Debt Security Register”

	 	2.07

	 	“Defaulted Interest”

	 	2.17

	 	“Event of Default”

	 	6.01

	 	“Funding Guarantor”

	 	14.05

	 	“Guarantee”

	 	14.01

	 	“Place of Payment”

	 	2.03

	 	“Registrar”

	 	2.07

	 	“Successor Company”

	 	10.01

Section 1.03.

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.  Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

All terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.

Section 1.04.

Rules of Construction.  Unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)

a term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b)

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

(c)

“or” is not exclusive;

(d)

words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

(e)

provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(f)

the principal amount of any noninterest bearing or other discount security at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the issuer dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

ARTICLE II

DEBT SECURITIES

Section 2.01. 

Forms Generally.  The Debt Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form established without the approval of any Holder by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors 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 

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identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (and, if not contained in a supplemental Indenture entered into in accordance with Article IX, as are not prohibited by the provisions of this Indenture) or as may be required or appropriate to comply with any law or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with any rules of any securities exchange on which such series of Debt Securities may be listed, or to conform to general usage, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Debt Securities as evidenced by their execution of the Debt Securities.

The definitive Debt Securities of each series shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Debt Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Debt.

Section 2.02.

Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.  The Trustee’s certificate of authentication on all Debt Securities authenticated by the Trustee shall be in substantially the following form:

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

[____________________],

As Trustee

By:_____________________________________

Authorized Signatory

Section 2.03.

Principal Amount; Issuable in Series  The aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities which may be issued, executed, authenticated, delivered and outstanding under this Indenture is unlimited.

The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series in fully registered form.  There shall be established, without the approval of any Holders, in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more Indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Debt Securities of any series any or all of the following:

(a)

the title of the Debt Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Debt Securities of the series from all other Debt Securities);

(b)

any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Debt Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Debt Securities of the series pursuant to this Article II);

(c)

the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of the Debt Securities of the series are payable;

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(d)

the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) at which the Debt Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method of determining such rate or rates, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the interest payment dates on which such interest shall be payable, or the method by which such date will be determined, the record dates for the determination of Holders thereof to whom such interest is payable; and the basis upon which interest will be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve thirty-day months;

(e)

the place or places, if any, in addition to or instead of the corporate trust office of the Trustee, where the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, Debt Securities of the series shall be payable (“Place of Payment”);

(f)

the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Debt Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company or otherwise;

(g)

whether Debt Securities of the series are entitled to the benefits of any Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to this Indenture;

(h)

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

(i)

the terms, if any, upon which the Debt Securities of the series may be convertible into or exchanged for capital stock (which may be represented by depositary shares), other Debt Securities or warrants for capital stock or Debt or other securities of any kind of the Company or any other obligor and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange shall be effected, including the initial conversion or exchange price or rate, the conversion or exchange period and any other provision in addition to or in lieu of those described herein;

(j)

if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which Debt Securities of the series shall be issuable;

(k)

if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on Debt Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined;

(l)

if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of Debt Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to such Stated Maturity, the amount which will be deemed to be such principal amount as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal amount thereof which will be due and payable upon any maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which will be deemed to be Outstanding as of any such date (or, in any such case, the manner in which such deemed principal amount is to be determined);

(m)

any changes or additions to Article XI, including the addition of additional covenants that may be subject to the covenant defeasance option pursuant to Section 11.02(b);

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(n)

if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Debt Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01 or provable in bankruptcy pursuant to Section 6.02;

(o)

the terms, if any, of the transfer, mortgage, pledge or assignment as security for the Debt Securities of the series of any properties, assets, moneys, proceeds, securities or other collateral, including whether certain provisions of the TIA are applicable and any corresponding changes to provisions of this Indenture as currently in effect;

(p)

any addition to or change in the Events of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the Holders to declare the principal of, and premium and interest on, such Debt Securities due and payable;

(q)

if the Debt Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Security or Securities, the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Global Security or Securities may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual Debt Securities in definitive registered form; and the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities and the form of any legend or legends to be borne by any such Global Security or Securities in addition to or in lieu of the legend referred to in Section 2.15(a); 

(r)

any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars;

(s)

the applicability of, and any addition to or change in the covenants and definitions currently set forth in this Indenture or in the terms currently set forth in Article X, including conditioning any merger, conveyance, transfer or lease permitted by Article X upon the satisfaction of any Debt coverage standard by the Company and Successor Company (as defined in Article X);

(t)

with regard to Debt Securities of the series that do not bear interest, the dates for certain required reports to the Trustee; and

(u)

any other terms of the Debt Securities of the series (which terms shall not be prohibited by the provisions of this Indenture).

All Debt Securities of any one series appertaining thereto shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such resolution of the Board of Directors and as set forth in such Officers’ Certificate or in any such Indenture supplemental hereto.

Section 2.04.

Execution of Debt Securities.  The Debt Securities shall be signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President of the Company and, if the seal of the Company is reproduced thereon, it shall be attested by its Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, a Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer.  Such signatures upon the Debt Securities may be the manual or facsimile signatures of the present or any future such authorized officers and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Debt Securities.  The seal of the Company, if any, may be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Debt Securities.

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Only such Debt Securities as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form hereinbefore recited, signed manually by the Trustee, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.  Such certificate by the Trustee upon any Debt Security executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Debt Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Debt Securities shall cease to be such officer before the Debt Securities so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, or disposed of by the Company, such Debt Securities nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the Person who signed such Debt Securities had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Debt Security may be signed on behalf of the Company by such Persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Debt Security, shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of such Debt Security or of the execution of this Indenture any such Person was not such officer.

Section 2.05.

Authentication and Delivery of Debt Securities.  At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Debt Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver said Debt Securities to or upon a Company Order.  In authenticating such Debt Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Debt Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon:

(a)

a copy of any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the General Partner, authorizing the terms of issuance of any series of Debt Securities;

(b)

an executed supplemental Indenture, if any;

(c)

an Officers’ Certificate; and

(d)

an Opinion of Counsel prepared in accordance with Section 13.05 which shall also state:

(i)

that the form of such Debt Securities has been established by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or by a supplemental Indenture as permitted by Section 2.01 in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

(ii)

that the terms of such Debt Securities have been established by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or by a supplemental Indenture as permitted by Section 2.03 in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

(iii)

that such Debt Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Partnership, enforceable in accordance with their terms except as  the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the 

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enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and  rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability;

(iv)

that the Company has the corporate power to issue such Debt Securities and has duly taken all necessary corporate action with respect to such issuance;

(v)

that the issuance of such Debt Securities will not contravene the organizational documents of the Company or result in any material violation of any of the terms or provisions of any law or regulation or of any material indenture, mortgage or other agreement known to such counsel by which the Company is bound; 

(vi)

that authentication and delivery of such Debt Securities and the execution and delivery of any supplemental Indenture will not violate the terms of this Indenture; and 

(vii)

such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request.

Such Opinion of Counsel need express no opinion as to whether a court in the United States would render a money judgment in a currency other than that of the United States.

The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Debt Securities under this Section 2.05 if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or trustees, executive committee or a trust committee of directors, trustees or vice presidents (or any combination thereof) shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Holders.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Partnership to authenticate Debt Securities of any series.  Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Debt Securities whenever the Trustee may do so.  Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.  An authenticating agent has the same rights as any Registrar, paying agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

Unless otherwise provided in the form of Debt Security for any series, each Debt Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

Section 2.06.

Denomination of Debt Securities.  Unless otherwise provided in the form of Debt Security for any series, the Debt Securities of each series shall be issuable only as fully registered Debt Securities in such Dollar denominations as shall be specified or contemplated by Section 2.03.  In the absence of any such specification with respect to the Debt Securities of any series, the Debt Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.

Section 2.07.

Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

(a.)

The Company shall keep or cause to be kept a register for each series of Debt Securities issued hereunder (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Debt Security Register”), 

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in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of all Debt Securities and the transfer of Debt Securities as in this Article II provided.  At all reasonable times the Debt Security Register shall be open for inspection by the Trustee.  Subject to Section 2.15, upon due presentment for registration of transfer of any Debt Security at any office or agency to be maintained by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of authorized denominations for a like aggregate principal amount.  In no event may Debt Securities be issued as, or exchanged for, bearer securities.

Unless and until otherwise determined by the Company by resolution of the Board of Directors, the register of the Company for the purpose of registration, exchange or registration of transfer of the Debt Securities shall be kept at the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee and, for this purpose, the Trustee shall be designated “Registrar.”

Debt Securities of any series (other than a Global Security, except as set forth below) may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities of the same series of other authorized denominations.  Subject to Section 2.15, Debt Securities to be exchanged shall be surrendered at the office or agency to be maintained by the Company as provided in Section 4.02, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor the Debt Security or Debt Securities which the Holder making the exchange shall be entitled to receive.

(b)

All Debt Securities presented or surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange or payment shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar) be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

All Debt Securities issued in exchange for or upon transfer of Debt Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Debt Securities surrendered for such exchange or transfer.

No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Debt Securities (except as provided by Section 2.09), but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, fee, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto, other than those expressly provided in this Indenture to be made at the Company’s own expense or without expense or without charge to the Holders.

The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Debt Securities for a period of 15 days next preceding any mailing of notice of redemption of Debt Securities of such series or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Debt Securities selected, called or being called for redemption.

Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Debt Security, the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee, any paying agent or any Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name a Debt Security is registered as the 

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absolute owner of such Debt Security for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of, and premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.12) interest on, such Debt Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Debt Security is overdue, and none of the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee, any paying agent or any Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

None of the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee, any agent of the Trustee, any paying agent or any Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

Section 2.08.

Temporary Debt Securities.  Pending the preparation of definitive Debt Securities of any series, the Company may execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver temporary Debt Securities (printed, lithographed, photocopied, typewritten or otherwise produced) of any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the definitive Debt Securities in lieu of which they are issued, in registered form with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Debt Securities, all as may be determined by the Company with the concurrence of the Trustee.  Temporary Debt Securities may contain such reference to any provisions of this Indenture as may be appropriate.  Every temporary Debt Security shall be executed 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 definitive Debt Securities.  

If temporary Debt Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Debt Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay.  After the preparation of definitive Debt Securities of such series, the temporary Debt Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Debt Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Debt Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company at a Place of Payment for such series, without charge to the Holder thereof, except as provided in Section 2.07 in connection with a transfer. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Debt Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Debt Securities of the same series of authorized denominations and of like tenor.  Until so exchanged, temporary Debt Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Debt Securities of such series.

Upon any exchange of a portion of a temporary Global Security for a definitive Global Security or for the individual Debt Securities represented thereby pursuant to Section 2.07 or this Section 2.08, the temporary Global Security shall be endorsed by the Trustee to reflect the reduction of the principal amount evidenced thereby, whereupon the principal amount of such temporary Global Security shall be reduced for all purposes by the amount to be exchanged and endorsed.

Section 2.09.

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Debt Securities.  .  If (a) any mutilated Debt Security is surrendered to the Trustee at its corporate trust office or (b) the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of 

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any Debt Security, and there is delivered to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any paying agent harmless, and neither the Company nor the Trustee receives notice that such Debt Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, then the Company shall execute and, upon a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debt Security, a new Debt Security of the same series of like tenor, form, terms and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously Outstanding.  Upon the issuance of any substituted Debt Security, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, fee, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses connected therewith.  In case any Debt which has matured or is about to mature or which has been called for redemption shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, instead of issuing a substituted Debt Security, pay or authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Debt Security) if the applicant for such payment shall furnish the Company and the Trustee with such security or indemnity as either may require to save it harmless from all risk, however remote, and, in case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence to the satisfaction of the Company and the Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Debt Security and of the ownership thereof.

Every substituted Debt Security of any series issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.09 by virtue of the fact that any Debt Security is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Debt Security shall be found at any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Debt Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.  All Debt Securities shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debt Securities, and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies, notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.

Section 2.10

Cancellation of Surrendered Debt Securities,  .  All Debt Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to the Company or any paying agent or a Registrar, be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation by it, or if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be canceled by it, and no Debt Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture.  All canceled Debt Securities held by the Trustee shall be destroyed (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act) and certification of their destruction delivered to the Company, unless otherwise directed.  On request of the Company, the Trustee shall deliver to the Partnership canceled Debt Securities held by the Trustee.  If the Company shall acquire any of the Debt Securities, however, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the Debt represented thereby unless and until the same are delivered or surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation.  The Company may not issue new Debt Securities to replace Debt Securities it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.11.

Provisions of the Indenture and Debt Securities for the Sole Benefit of the Parties and the Holders.  Nothing in this Indenture or in the Debt Securities, expressed or 

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implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, the Holders or any Registrar or paying agent, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Indenture, or under any covenant, condition or provision herein contained; all its covenants, conditions and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, the Holders and any Registrar and paying agents.

Section 2.12.

Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.

(a)

Interest on any Debt Security that is payable and is punctually paid or duly provided for on any interest payment date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Debt Security is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest notwithstanding the cancellation of such Debt Security upon any transfer or exchange subsequent to the regular record date.  Payment of interest on Debt Securities shall be made at the corporate trust office of the Trustee (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.03), or at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Debt Security Register or, if provided pursuant to Section 2.03 and in accordance with arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee, at the option of the Holder by wire transfer to an account designated by the Holder.

(b)

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and Section 2.17, each Debt Security of a particular series delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Debt Security of the same series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Debt Security.

Section 2.13

Securities Denominated in Dollars.  Except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.03 for Debt Securities of any series, payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, Debt Securities of such series will be made in Dollars.

Section 2.14

Wire Transfers.  Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this Indenture, the Partnership may make any payment of moneys required to be deposited with the Trustee on account of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities (whether pursuant to optional or mandatory redemption payments, interest payments or otherwise) by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated by the Trustee before 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date such moneys are to be paid to the Holders of the Debt Securities in accordance with the terms hereof.

Sectoin 2.15.

Securities Issuable in the Form of a Global Security.

(a)

If the Company shall establish pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03 that the Debt Securities of a particular series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee or its agent shall, in accordance with Section 2.05, authenticate and deliver, such Global Security or Securities, which  shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, the Outstanding Debt Securities of such series to be represented by such Global Security or Securities, or such portion thereof as the Company shall specify in an Officers’ Certificate,  shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or its nominee,  

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shall be delivered by the Trustee or its agent to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction and  shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: 

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

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN,”

or such other legend as may then be required by the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.15 or of Section 2.07 to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, unless the terms of a Global Security expressly permit such Global Security to be exchanged in whole or in part for definitive Debt Securities in registered form, a Global Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in Section 2.07, only by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary for such Global Security, or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary to a successor Depositary for such Global Security selected or approved by the Company, or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.

(c) (i)

If at any time the Depositary for a Global Security or Securities notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or if at any time the Depositary for the Debt Securities for such series shall no longer be eligible or in good standing under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute, rule or regulation, the Company shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to such Global Security or Securities.  If a successor Depositary for such Global Security or Securities is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee or its agent, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such individual Debt Securities of such series in exchange for such Global Security, will authenticate and deliver, individual Debt Securities of such series of like tenor and 

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terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

(ii)

The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Debt Securities of any series or portion thereof issued or issuable in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities.  In such event the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of individual Debt Securities of such series in exchange in whole or in part for such Global Security, will authenticate and deliver individual Debt Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such series or portion thereof in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

(iii)

If specified by the Company pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03 with respect to Debt Securities issued or issuable in the form of a Global Security, the Depositary for such Global Security may surrender such Global Security in exchange in whole or in part for individual Debt Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and such Depositary.  Thereupon the Company shall execute, and the Trustee or its agent upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Debt Securities of such series shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge,  to each Person specified by such Depositary a new Debt Security or Securities of the same series of like tenor and terms and of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Security; and  to such Depositary a new Global Security of like tenor and terms and in an authorized denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities delivered to Holders thereof.

(iv)

In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the Company will execute and the Trustee or its agent will authenticate and deliver individual Debt Securities. Upon the exchange of the entire principal amount of a Global Security for individual Debt Securities, such Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee or its agent.  Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, Debt Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee or the Registrar.  The Trustee or the Registrar shall deliver such Debt Securities to the Persons in whose names such Debt Securities are so registered.

(v)

Payments in respect of the principal of and interest on any Debt Securities registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee will be payable to the Depositary or such nominee in its capacity as the registered owner of such Global Security.  The Company and the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name the Debt Securities, including the Global Security, are registered as the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving such payments and for any and all other purposes whatsoever.  None of the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar, the paying agent or any agent of the Company or 

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the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for  any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of the beneficial ownership interests of the Global Security by the Depositary or its nominee or any of the Depositary’s direct or indirect participants, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of the Depositary, its nominee or any of its direct or indirect participants relating to the beneficial ownership interests of the Global Security,  the payments to the beneficial owners of the Global Security of amounts paid to the Depositary or its nominee, or  any other matter relating to the actions and practices of the Depositary, its nominee or any of its direct or indirect participants.  None of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent will be liable for any delay by the Depositary, its nominee, or any of its direct or indirect participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the Debt Securities, and the Company and the Trustee may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on, instructions from the Depositary or its nominee for all purposes (including with respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts, of the Debt Securities to be issued).

Section 2.16.

Medium Term Securities.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, if all Debt Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary for the Company to deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate, resolutions of the Board of Directors, supplemental Indenture, Opinion of Counsel or written order or any other document otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.01, 2.03, 2.05 or 13.05 at or prior to the time of authentication of each Debt Security of such series if such documents are delivered to the Trustee or its agent at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first such Debt Security of such series to be issued; provided, that any subsequent request by the Company to the Trustee to authenticate Debt Securities of such series upon original issuance shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Company that, as of the date of such request, the statements made in the Officers’ Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.05 or 13.05 shall be true and correct as if made on such date and that the Opinion of Counsel delivered at or prior to such time of authentication of an original issuance of Debt Securities shall specifically state that it shall relate to all subsequent issuances of Debt Securities of such series that are identical to the Debt Securities issued in the first issuance of Debt Securities of such series.

A Company Order delivered by the Company to the Trustee in the circumstances set forth in the preceding paragraph, may provide that Debt Securities which are the subject thereof will be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or its agent on original issue from time to time upon the telephonic or written order of Persons designated in such written order (any such telephonic instructions to be promptly confirmed in writing by such Person) and that such Persons are authorized to determine, consistent with the Officers’ Certificate, supplemental Indenture or resolution of the Board of Directors relating to such written order, such terms and conditions of such Debt Securities as are specified in such Officers’ Certificate, supplemental Indenture or such resolution.

Section 2.17.

Defaulted Interest.  Any interest on any Debt Security of a particular series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on the dates and in the manner provided in the Debt Securities of such series and in this Indenture (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder thereof on the relevant record date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:

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(i)

The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Debt Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner.  The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each such Debt Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided.  Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment.  The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such special record date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first class postage pre-paid, to each Holder thereof at its address as it appears in the Debt Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such special record date.  Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Debt Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such special record date.

(ii)

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

Section 2.18.

CUSIP Numbers.  The Company in issuing the Debt Securities may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Debt 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 Debt 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.

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ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

Section 3.01.

Applicability of Article.   The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to the Debt Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for Debt Securities of such series.

Section 3.02.

Notice of Redemption; Selection of Debt Securities.  In case the Partnership shall desire to exercise the right to redeem all or, as the case may be, any part of the Debt Securities of any series in accordance with their terms, by resolution of the Board of Directors or a supplemental Indenture, the Company shall fix a date for redemption and shall give notice of such redemption at least 30 and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the Holders of Debt Securities of such series so to be redeemed as a whole or in part, in the manner provided in Section 13.03.  The notice if given in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice.  In any case, failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Debt Security of a series designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Debt Security of such series.

Each such notice of redemption shall specify the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price at which Debt Securities of such series are to be redeemed (or the method of calculating such redemption price), the Place or Places of Payment that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Debt Securities, that any interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in said notice, that the redemption is for a sinking fund payment (if applicable), that, unless otherwise specified in such notice, that, if the Partnership defaults in making such redemption payment, the paying agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, that on and after said date any interest thereon or on the portions thereof to be redeemed will cease to accrue, that in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities original issue discount accrued after the date fixed for redemption will cease to accrue, the terms of the Debt Securities of that series pursuant to which the Debt Securities of that series are being redeemed and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Debt Securities of that series.  If less than all the Debt Securities of a series are to be redeemed the notice of redemption shall specify the certificate numbers of the Debt Securities of that series to be redeemed.  In case any Debt Security of a series is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and shall state that on and after the date fixed for redemption, upon surrender of such Debt Security, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of that series in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof, will be issued.

At least 45 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period, the Company shall give written notice to the Trustee of the Redemption Date, the principal amount of Debt Securities to be redeemed and the series and terms of the Debt Securities pursuant to which such redemption will occur.  Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from the Company to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein.  If fewer than all the Debt Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the record date relating to such redemption shall be 

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selected by the Company and given in writing to the Trustee, which record date shall be not less than 15 days after the date of notice to the Trustee.

By 11 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date for any Debt Securities, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a paying agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own paying agent, segregate and hold in trust) an amount of money in Dollars (except as provided pursuant to Section 2.03) sufficient to pay the redemption price of such Debt Securities or any portions thereof that are to be redeemed on that date, together with any interest accrued to the Redemption Date.  

If less than all the Debt Securities of like tenor and terms of a series are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as in its sole discretion it shall deem appropriate and fair, the Debt Securities of that series or portions thereof (in multiples of $1,000) to be redeemed.  In any case where more than one Debt Security of such series is registered in the same name, the Trustee in its discretion may treat the aggregate principal amount so registered as if it were represented by one Debt Security of such series.  The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Debt Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Debt Securities selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.  If any Debt Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof on such Redemption Date, the principal, premium, if any, and interest shall bear interest until paid from the Redemption Date at the rate borne by the Debt Securities of that series.  If less than all the Debt Securities of unlike tenor and terms of a series are to be redeemed, the particular Debt Securities to be redeemed shall be selected by the Company.  Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Debt Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Debt Securities called for redemption.

Section 3.03.

Payment of Debt Securities Called for Redemption.  If notice of redemption has been given as provided in Section 3.02, the Debt Securities or portions of Debt Securities of the series with respect to which such notice has been given shall become due and payable on the date and at the Place or Places of Payment stated in such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption, and on and after said date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of such Debt Securities at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued to said date) any interest on the Debt Securities or portions of Debt Securities of any series so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, any original issue discount in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities shall cease to accrue.  On presentation and surrender of such Debt Securities at the Place or Places of Payment in said notice specified, the said Debt Securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption.

Any Debt Security that is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the corporate trust office or such other office or agency of the Company as is specified pursuant to Section 2.03 with, if the Company, the Registrar or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Debt Security without service charge, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of the same series, of 

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like tenor and form, 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 Debt Security so surrendered; except that if a Global Security is so surrendered, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Depositary for such Global Security, without service charge, a new Global Security in a denomination equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Global Security so surrendered.  In the case of a Debt Security providing appropriate space for such notation, at the option of the Holder thereof, the Trustee, in lieu of delivering a new Debt Security or Debt Securities as aforesaid, may make a notation on such Debt Security of the payment of the redeemed portion thereof.

Section 3.04.

Mandatory and Optional Sinking Funds.  The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Debt Securities of any series, resolution of the Board of Directors or a supplemental Indenture 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 Debt Securities of any series, resolution of the Board of Directors or a supplemental Indenture is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment.”

In lieu of making all or any part of any mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to any Debt Securities of a series in cash, the Company may at its option (a) deliver to the Trustee Debt Securities of that series theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or (b) receive credit for the principal amount of Debt Securities of that series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Debt Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Debt Securities, resolution or supplemental Indenture; provided, that such Debt Securities have not been previously so credited.  Such Debt Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the redemption price specified in such Debt Securities, resolution or supplemental Indenture for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such mandatory sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

Section 3.05

Redemption of Debt Securities for Sinking Fund.  Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Debt Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, any resolution or supplemental Indenture, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Debt Securities of that series pursuant to this Section 3.05 (which Debt Securities, if not previously redeemed, will accompany such certificate) and whether the Company intends to exercise its right to make any permitted optional sinking fund payment with respect to such series.  Such certificate shall also state that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series.  Such certificate shall be irrevocable and upon its delivery the Company shall be obligated to make the cash payment or payments therein referred to, if any, by 11 a.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date.  Failure of the Partnership to deliver such certificate (or to deliver the Debt Securities specified in this paragraph) shall not constitute a Default, but such failure shall require that the sinking fund payment due on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date for that series shall be paid entirely in cash and shall be sufficient to redeem the principal amount of such Debt Securities subject to a mandatory sinking fund payment without 

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the option to deliver or credit Debt Securities as provided in this Section 3.05 and without the right to make any optional sinking fund payment, if any, with respect to such series.

Any sinking fund payment or payments (mandatory or optional) made in cash plus any unused balance of any preceding sinking fund payments made in cash which shall equal or exceed $100,000 (or a lesser sum if the Company shall so request) with respect to the Debt Securities of any particular series shall be applied by the Trustee on the sinking fund payment date on which such payment is made (or, if such payment is made before a sinking fund payment date, on the sinking fund payment date following the date of such payment) to the redemption of such Debt Securities at the redemption price specified in such Debt Securities, resolution or supplemental Indenture for operation of the sinking fund together with any accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.  Any sinking fund moneys not so applied or allocated by the Trustee to the redemption of Debt Securities shall be added to the next cash sinking fund payment received by the Trustee for such series and, together with such payment, shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.05.  Any and all sinking fund moneys with respect to the Debt Securities of any particular series held by the Trustee on the last sinking fund payment date with respect to Debt Securities of such series and not held for the payment or redemption of particular Debt Securities shall be applied by the Trustee, together with other moneys, if necessary, to be deposited sufficient for the purpose, to the payment of the principal of the Debt Securities of that series at its Stated Maturity.

The Trustee shall select the Debt Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in the last paragraph of Section 3.02 and the Partnership shall cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the manner provided in Section 3.02 except that the notice of redemption shall also state that the Debt Securities are being redeemed by operation of the sinking fund.  Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Debt Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 3.03.

The Trustee shall not redeem any Debt Securities of a series with sinking fund moneys or mail any notice of redemption of such Debt Securities by operation of the sinking fund for such series during the continuance of a Default in payment of interest on such Debt Securities or of any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default occurring as a consequence of this paragraph) with respect to such Debt Securities, except that if the notice of redemption of any such Debt Securities shall theretofore have been mailed in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Trustee shall redeem such Debt Securities if cash sufficient for that purpose shall be deposited with the Trustee for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Article III.  Except as aforesaid, any moneys in the sinking fund for such series at the time when any such Default or Event of Default shall occur and any moneys thereafter paid into such sinking fund shall, during the continuance of such Default or Event of Default, be held as security for the payment of such Debt Securities; provided, however, that in case such Default or Event of Default shall have been cured or waived as provided herein, such moneys shall thereafter be applied on the next sinking fund payment date for such Debt Securities on which such moneys may be applied pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.05.

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ARTICLE IV

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

Section 4.01.

Payment of Principal of, and Premium, If Any, and Interest on, Debt Securities.  The Company, for the benefit of each series of Debt Securities, will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, each of the Debt Securities at the place, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein or in the Debt Securities.  Each installment of interest on the Debt Securities may at the Company’s option be paid by mailing checks for such interest payable to the Person entitled thereto pursuant to Section 2.07(a) to the address of such Person as it appears on the Debt Security Register.  

Principal, premium and interest of Debt Securities of any series shall be considered paid on the date due if, by 11 a.m., New York City time, on such date the Trustee or any paying agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal, premium and interest then due.

The Partnership shall pay interest on overdue principal or premium, if any, at the rate specified therefor in the Debt Securities and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.

Section 4.02.

Maintenance of Offices or Agencies for Registration of Transfer, Exchange and Payment of Debt Securities.  The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Debt Securities an office or agency where Debt Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, and it shall also maintain (in or outside such Place of Payment) an office or agency where Debt Securities of such series may be surrendered for transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Debt Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served.  The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.  If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the office of the Trustee where its corporate trust business is principally administered in the United States, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

The Company may also from time to time designate different or additional offices or agencies to be maintained for such purposes (in or outside of such Place of Payment), and may from time to time rescind any such designation; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligations described in the preceding paragraph.  The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such additional designation or rescission of designation and any change in the location of any such different or additional office or agency. 

Section 4.03.

Appointment to Fill a Vacancy in the Office of Trustee.  The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.08, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder with respect to each series of Debt Securities.

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Section 4.04.

Duties of Paying Agents, etc.  The Company shall cause each paying agent, if any, other than the Trustee, to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.04,

(i)

that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities of any series (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Partnership or by any other obligor on the Debt Securities of such series) in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Debt Securities of such series;

(ii)

that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor on the Debt Securities of such series) to make any payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities of such series when the same shall be due and payable; and

(iii)

that it will at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held by it as such agent.

(b)

If the Company shall act as its own paying agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities of any series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Debt Securities of such series a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, or interest so becoming due.  The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure by the Company to take such action or the failure by any other obligor on such Debt Securities to make any payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, such Debt Securities when the same shall be due and payable.

(c)

Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust by it or any paying agent, as required by this Section 4.04, 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.

(d)

Whenever the Company shall have one or more paying agents with respect to any series of Debt Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, any Debt Securities of such series, deposit with any such paying agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto, and (unless any such paying agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

(e)

Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section 4.04 is subject to the provisions of Section 11.05.

Section 4.05.

SEC Reports; Financial Statements.

(a)

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and the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  If the Company is not subject to the requirements of such Section 13 or 15(d), the Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after it would have been required to file the same with the SEC, financial statements, including any notes thereto (and with respect to annual reports, an auditors’ report by a firm of established national reputation), and a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” both comparable to that which the Company would have been required to include in such annual reports, information, documents or other reports if the Company had been subject to the requirements of such Section 13 or 15(d).  The Company shall also comply with the provisions of TIA  Section 314(a).

(b)

If the Company is required to furnish annual or quarterly reports to its capital stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company shall, so long as any of the Debt Securities are outstanding, cause any annual report furnished to its capital stockholders generally and any quarterly or other financial reports furnished by it to its capital stockholders generally to be filed with the Trustee and mailed to the Holders in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 5.03.

(c)

The Company shall provide the Trustee with a sufficient number of copies of all reports and other documents and information that the Trustee may be required to deliver to Holders under this Section.

(d)

The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are Outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days of any Officer of the Company becoming aware of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Partnership is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 4.06.

Compliance Certificate.

(a)

The Company shall, so long as any of the Debt Securities are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers of the Company with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof, without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice required by this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which such Officer may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Debt Securities are prohibited or, if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

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(b)

The Company shall, so long as any of the Debt Securities are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee within 30 days after the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default under this Indenture, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default, the status thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 4.07.

Further Instruments and Acts.  The Company will, upon request of the Trustee, execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may reasonably be necessary or proper to carry out more effectually the purposes of this Indenture.

Section 4.08.

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

Section 4.09

Maintenance of Properties.  The Company shall cause all properties owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or used or held for use in the conduct of its business or the business of any such Subsidiary to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order (reasonable wear and tear excepted) 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 that nothing in this Section shall 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 such Subsidiary and not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.

Section 4.10.

Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.  The Company shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (i) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

Section 4.11.

Waiver of Certain Covenants.  The Company, the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors may, with respect to the Debt Securities of any series, omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant set forth in this Article IV (except Sections 4.01 through 4.08) or made applicable to such Debt Securities pursuant to Section 2.03, if, before or after the time for such compliance, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected, waive such compliance in such instance with such covenant, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such covenant except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company, 

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the Guarantor, and the Subsidiary Guarantors and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such covenant shall remain in full force and effect.

ARTICLE V

HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE TRUSTEE

Section 5.01.

Company to Furnish Trustee Information as to Names and Addresses of Holders; Preservation of Information.  The Company covenants and agrees that it will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of each series:

(a)

not more than 10 days after each record date with respect to the payment of interest, if any, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of such record date, and

(b)

at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and contents as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;

provided, however, that so long as the Trustee shall be the Registrar, such lists shall not be required to be furnished.

The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the Holders (i) contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in this Section 5.01 or (ii) received by it in the capacity of paying agent or Registrar (if so acting) hereunder.

The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in this Section 5.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

Section 5.02.

Communications to Holders.  Holders may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the TIA with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Debt Securities.  The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Section 312(c) of the TIA.

Section 5.03.

Reports by Trustee.  Within 60 days after each January 31, beginning with the first January 31 following the date of this Indenture, and in any event on or before April 1 in each year, the Trustee shall mail to Holders a brief report dated as of such January 31 that complies with TIA Section 313(a); provided, however, that if no event described in TIA Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted.  The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Section 313(b).

Reports pursuant to this Section 5.03 shall be transmitted by mail:

(a)

to all Holders, as the names and addresses of such Holders appear in the Debt Security Register; and

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(b)

except in the cases of reports under Section 313(b)(2) of the TIA, to each Holder of a Debt Security of any series whose name and address appear in the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 5.01.

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and each stock exchange (if any) on which the Debt Securities of any series are listed.  The Company agrees to notify promptly the Trustee whenever the Debt Securities of any series become listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof.

Section 5.04.

Record Dates for Action by Holders.  If the Company shall solicit from the Holders of Debt Securities of any series any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any direction, notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the Partnership may, at its option, by resolution of the Board of Directors, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders of Debt Securities entitled to take such action, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so.  Any such record date shall be fixed at the Company’s discretion.  If such a record date is fixed, such action may be sought or given before or after the record date, but only the Holders of Debt Securities of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders of Debt Securities for the purpose of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Debt Securities of such series Outstanding have authorized or agreed or consented to such action, and for that purpose the Debt Securities of such series Outstanding shall be computed as of such record date.

ARTICLE VI

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND HOLDERS IN EVENT OF DEFAULT

Section 6.01.

Events of Default.  If any one or more of the following shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Debt Securities of any series (each of the following, an “Event of Default”):

(a)

default in the payment of any installment of interest upon any Debt Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

(b)

default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on any Debt Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity, upon redemption, by declaration, upon required repurchase or otherwise; or

(c)

default in the payment of any sinking fund payment with respect to any Debt Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due and payable; or 

(d)

failure on the part of the Company or the Guarantor, or if any series of Debt Securities Outstanding under this Indenture is entitled to the benefits of a Guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantors, any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, duly to observe or perform any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company, the Guarantor, or if applicable, any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, in the Debt Securities of that series, in any resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the issuance of that series of Debt Securities, in this Indenture with respect to such series or in any supplemental Indenture with respect to such series (other than a covenant 

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a default in the performance of which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), continuing for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice specifying such failure and requiring the Company, the Guarantor, or if applicable, the Subsidiary Guarantors, to remedy the same shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company, the Guarantor, or if applicable, the Subsidiary Guarantors, by the Trustee or to the Company, the Guarantor, or if applicable, the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series at the time Outstanding; or

(e)

the Company or the Guarantor, or if any series of Debt Securities Outstanding under this Indenture is entitled to the benefits of a Guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantors, any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law,

(i)

commences a voluntary case,

(ii)

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

(iii)

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

(iv)

makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

(f)

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

(i)

is for relief against the Company or the Guarantor, or if any series of Debt Securities Outstanding under this Indenture is entitled to the benefits of a Guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantors, any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, as debtor in an involuntary case,

(ii)

appoints a Custodian of the Company or the Guarantor, or if any series of Debt Securities Outstanding under this Indenture is entitled to the benefits of a Guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantors, any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, or a Custodian for all or substantially all of the property of the Company, the Guarantor, or if applicable, any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, or

(iii)

orders the liquidation of the Company or the Guarantor, or if any series of Debt Securities Outstanding under this Indenture is entitled to the benefits of a Guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantors, any of the Subsidiary Guarantors,

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

(g)

the Guarantee of the Guarantor or, if any series of Debt Securities Outstanding under this Indenture is entitled to the benefits of a Guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantors, any of the Subsidiary Guarantors ceases to be in full force and effect with respect to Debt Securities of that series (except as otherwise provided in this Indenture) or is declared null and void in a 

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judicial proceeding or the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors (if applicable) denies or disaffirms its obligations under this Indenture or such Guarantee; or

(h)

any other Event of Default provided with respect to Debt Securities of that series; then and in each and every case that an Event of Default described in clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), or (h) with respect to Debt Securities of that series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, unless the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Debt Securities of that series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), may declare the principal of (or, if the Debt Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Debt Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series), premium, if any, and interest on all the Debt Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, anything in this Indenture or in the Debt Securities of that series contained to the contrary notwithstanding.  If an Event of Default described in clause (e) or (f) occurs, then and in each and every such case, unless the principal of and interest on all the Debt Securities shall have become due and payable, the principal of (or, if any Debt Securities are Original Issue Discount Debt Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms thereof), premium, if any, and interest on all the Debt Securities then Outstanding hereunder shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders, anything in this Indenture or in the Debt Securities contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of a particular series by written notice to the Trustee may waive all past Defaults (except with respect to the nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) and rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction already rendered and if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest that has become due solely because of acceleration.  Upon any such rescission, the parties hereto shall be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the parties hereto shall continue as though no such proceeding had been taken.

Section 6.02.

Collection of Debt by Trustee, etc.  If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid or enforce the performance of any provision of the Debt Securities of the affected series or this Indenture, and may prosecute any such action or proceedings to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Guarantor or the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities of such series (and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Guarantor or the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities of such series wherever situated the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable).

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Securities of any series under any Bankruptcy Law, or in case a Custodian shall have been appointed for its property, or in case of any other similar judicial proceedings relative to the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Guarantor or the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities of any series, its creditors or its property, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of Debt Securities of any series shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.02, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest (or, if the Debt Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Debt Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series) owing and unpaid in respect of the Debt Securities of such series, and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents, attorneys and counsel, and for reimbursement of all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee except as a result of its negligence or bad faith) and of the Holders thereof allowed in any such judicial proceedings relative to the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Guarantor or the Company, or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities of such series, its creditors or its property, and to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of such Holders and of the Trustee on their behalf, and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization is hereby authorized by each of such Holders to make payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to such Holders, to pay to the Trustee such amount as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee except as a result of its negligence or bad faith.

All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Debt Securities of any series, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any such Debt Securities, or the production thereof in any trial or other proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment (except for any amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.06) shall be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of all the Debt Securities in respect of which such action was taken.

In case of an Event of Default hereunder the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of such rights, either at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

Section 6.03

Application of Moneys Collected by Trustee.  Any moneys or other property collected by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.02 with respect to Debt Securities of any series shall be applied, in the order following, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such moneys or other property, upon presentation of the several Debt Securities of 

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such series in respect of which moneys or other property have been collected, and the notation thereon of the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST:  To the payment of all money due the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.06;

SECOND:  In case the principal of the Outstanding Debt Securities in respect of which such moneys have been collected shall not have become due, to the payment of interest on the Debt Securities of such series in the order of the maturity of the installments of such interest, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon the overdue installments of interest at the rate or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Debt Securities) borne by the Debt Securities of such series, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto, without discrimination or preference;

THIRD:  In case the principal of the Outstanding Debt Securities in respect of which such moneys have been collected shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, to the payment of the whole amount then owing and unpaid upon the Debt Securities of such series for principal and premium, if any, and interest, with interest on the overdue principal and premium, if any, and (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon overdue installments of interest at the rate or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Debt Securities) borne by the Debt Securities of such series; and, in case such moneys shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due and unpaid upon the Debt Securities of such series, then to the payment of such principal and premium, if any, and interest, without preference or priority of principal and premium, if any, over interest, or of interest over principal and premium, if any, or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Debt Security of such series over any Debt Security of such series, ratably to the aggregate of such principal and premium, if any, and interest; and

FOURTH:  The remainder, if any, shall be paid to the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, its successors or assigns, or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.03.  At least 15 days before such record date, the Company shall mail to each Holder and the Trustee a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.

Section 6.04.

Limitation on Suits by Holders.  No Holder of any Debt Security of any series shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any action or proceeding at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default with respect to Debt Securities of that same series and of the continuance thereof and unless the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action or proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity or security as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the 

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Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity or security shall have failed to institute any such action or proceedings and no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.06; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the Holder of every Debt Security with every other Holder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any Holders, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all such Holders.  For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 6.04, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, however, the right of any Holder of any Debt Security to receive payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.12) interest on, such Debt Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Debt Security, and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.05.

Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission in Exercise of Rights Not a Waiver of Default.  All powers and remedies given by this Article VI to the Trustee or to the Holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid, shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or an acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, every power and remedy given by this Article VI or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders.

Section 6.06.

Rights of Holders of Majority in Principal Amount of Debt Securities to Direct Trustee and to Waive Default.  The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series at the time Outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any right, trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Debt Securities of such series; provided, however, that such direction shall not be otherwise than in accordance with law and the provisions of this Indenture, and that subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee being advised by counsel shall determine that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken, or if the Trustee shall by a responsible officer or officers determine that the action so directed would involve it in personal liability or would be unduly prejudicial to Holders of Debt Securities of such series not taking part in such direction; and provided, further, however, that nothing in this Indenture contained shall impair the right of the Trustee to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and which is not inconsistent with such direction by such Holders.  Prior to the acceleration of the maturity of the Debt Securities of any series, as provided in Section 6.01, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series at the time Outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all the Debt Securities of that series waive any 

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past Default or Event of Default and its consequences for that series, except  a Default in the payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Debt Securities and a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Holder affected thereby.  In case of any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture, and the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Guarantor, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities of that series shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.07.

Trustee to Give Notice of Defaults Known to It, but May Withhold Such Notice in Certain Circumstances.  The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a Default known to it, or if later, within 30 days after the Trustee obtains actual knowledge of the Default, with respect to a series of Debt Securities give to the Holders thereof, in the manner provided in Section 13.03, notice of all Defaults with respect to such series known to the Trustee, unless such Defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; provided, that, except in the case of Default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Debt Securities of such series or in the making of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Debt Securities of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a committee of directors or responsible officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders thereof.

Section 6.08

Requirement of an Undertaking to Pay Costs in Certain Suits under the Indenture or Against the Trustee.  All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Debt Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit in the manner and to the extent provided in the TIA, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 6.08 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 25 percent in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any Debt Security on or after the due date for such payment expressed in such Debt Security.

ARTICLE VII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

Section 7.01

Certain Duties and Responsibilities.  The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture.  In case an Event of Default has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, 

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and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

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, its own bad faith or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(a)

this paragraph shall not be construed to limit the effect of the first paragraph of this Section 7.01;

(b)

prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of a series and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default with respect to such series which may have occurred:

(i)

the duties and obligations of the Trustee with respect to Debt Securities of any series shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations with respect to such series as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to such series shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee;

(ii)

in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture; but the Trustee shall examine the evidence furnished to it pursuant to Sections 4.05 and 4.06 to determine whether or not such evidence conforms to the requirement of this Indenture;

(iii)

the Trustee shall not be liable for an 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; and

(iv)

the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it with respect to Debt Securities of any series in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series 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 Debt Securities of such series.

None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there shall be reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

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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.

Section 7.02.

Certain Rights of Trustee.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:

(a)

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

(b)

any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Order (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the General Partner;

(c)

the Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;

(d)

the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of Debt Securities of any series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby;

(e)

the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted 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;

(f)

prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default which may have occurred, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, approval or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Debt Securities of a series affected by such matter; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is not, in the opinion of the Trustee, reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee may require reasonable indemnity against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition to so proceeding, and the reasonable expense of every such investigation shall be paid by the Company or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be repaid by the Company upon demand;

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(g)

the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder; and

(h)

if any property other than cash shall at any time be subject to a Lien in favor of the Holders, the Trustee, if and to the extent authorized by a receivership or bankruptcy court of competent jurisdiction or by the supplemental instrument subjecting such property to such Lien, shall be entitled to make advances for the purpose of preserving such property or of discharging tax Liens or other prior Liens or encumbrances thereon.

Section 7.03.

Trustee Not Liable for Recitals in Indenture or in Debt Securities.  The recitals contained herein, in the Debt Securities (except the Trustee’s certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same.  The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Debt Securities of any series, except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Debt Securities and perform its obligations hereunder, and that the statements made by it or to be made by it in a Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 supplied to the Partnership are true and accurate.  The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any of the Debt Securities or of the proceeds thereof.

Section 7.04.

Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar May Own Debt Securities.  The Trustee or any paying agent or Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Debt Securities and subject to the provisions of the TIA relating to conflicts of interest and preferential claims may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, paying agent or Registrar.

Section 7.05.

Moneys Received by Trustee to Be Held in Trust.  Subject to the provisions of Section 11.05, all moneys received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.  The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any moneys received by it hereunder.  So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all interest allowed on any such moneys shall be paid from time to time to the Company upon a Company Order.

Section 7.06.

Compensation and Reimbursement.  The Company covenants and agrees to pay in Dollars to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust), and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company will pay or reimburse in Dollars the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents, attorneys and counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), including without limitation, Section 6.02, except any such expense, disbursement or advances as may arise from its negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.  The Company also covenants to indemnify in 

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Dollars the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust or trusts hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim of liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.  The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.06 to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall constitute additional Debt hereunder and shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.  The Company and the Holders agree that such additional Debt shall be secured by a Lien prior to that of the Debt Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee, as such, except funds held in trust for the payment of principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, particular Debt Securities.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(e) or (f) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law.

Section 7.07.

Right of Trustee to Rely on an Officers’ Certificate Where No Other Evidence Specifically Prescribed.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.

Section 7.08.

Separate Trustee; Replacement of Trustee.  The Company may, but need not, appoint a separate Trustee for any one or more series of Debt Securities.  The Trustee may resign with respect to one or more or all series of Debt Securities at any time by giving notice to the Company.  The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities of a particular series may remove the Trustee for such series and only such series by so notifying the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee.  The Company shall remove the Trustee if:

(a)

the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

(b)

the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

(c)

a Custodian takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(d)

the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns, is removed by the Company or by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities of a particular series and such Holders do not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Trustee, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Company shall 

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promptly appoint a successor Trustee.  No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Section 7.08.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company.  Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.  The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders of Debt Securities of each applicable series.  The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.06.

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee gives notice of resignation or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the Holders of 25% in principal amount of the Debt Securities of any applicable series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee for the Debt Securities of such series.

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

Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Partnership’s obligations under Section 7.06 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

In the case of the appointment hereunder of a separate or successor trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of one or more series, the Company, any retiring Trustee and each successor or separate Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of any applicable series shall execute and deliver an Indenture supplemental hereto (i) which shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of any retiring Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of any series as to which any such retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in such retiring Trustee and (ii) that shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental Indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such separate, retiring or successor Trustee shall be Trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee.

Section 7.09.

Successor Trustee by Merger.  If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Debt Securities shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Debt Securities so 

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authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Debt Securities shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Debt Securities either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Debt Securities or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have.

Section 7.10.

Eligibility; Disqualification.  The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the TIA.  The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.  No obligor upon the Debt Securities of a particular series or Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such obligor shall serve as Trustee upon the Debt Securities of such series.  The Trustee shall comply with Section 310(b) of the TIA; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of Section 310(b)(1) of the TIA this Indenture or any indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation in other securities of the Partnership are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in Section 310(b)(1) of the TIA are met.

Section 7.11.

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.  The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the TIA, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the TIA.  A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the TIA to the extent indicated therein.

Section 7.12.

Compliance with Tax Laws.  The Trustee hereby agrees to comply with all U.S. Federal income tax information reporting and withholding requirements applicable to it with respect to payments of premium (if any) and interest on the Debt Securities, whether acting as Trustee, Registrar, paying agent or otherwise with respect to the Debt Securities.

ARTICLE VIII

CONCERNING THE HOLDERS

Section 8.01.

Evidence of Action by Holders.  Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any or all series may take action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any direction, notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action) the fact that at the time of taking any such action the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced  by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in Person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing,  by the record of the Holders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.02 or  by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Holders.

Section 8.02.

Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Debt Securities.  Subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 13.09, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or his agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The ownership of Debt Securities of any series shall be proved by 

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the Debt Security Register or by a certificate of the Registrar for such series. The Trustee may require such additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section 8.02 as it shall deem necessary.

Section 8.03.

Who May Be Deemed Owner of Debt Securities.  Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Debt Security, the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee, any paying agent and any Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Debt Security shall be registered upon the books of the Company as the absolute owner of such Debt Security (whether or not such Debt Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.12) interest on such Debt Security and for all other purposes, and none of the Company, the Guarantor or the Subsidiary Guarantors nor the Trustee nor any paying agent nor any Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; and all such payments so made to any such Holder for the time being, or upon his order, shall be valid and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for moneys payable upon any such Debt Security.

None of the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee, any agent of the Trustee, any paying agent or any Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

Section 8.04.

Instruments Executed by Holders Bind Future Holders.  At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action and subject to the following paragraph, any Holder of a Debt Security which is shown by the evidence to be included in the Debt Securities the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its corporate trust office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Debt Security.  Except as aforesaid any such action taken by the Holder of any Debt Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued upon transfer thereof or in exchange or substitution therefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Debt Security or such other Debt Securities.  Any action taken by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of all the Debt Securities of such series.

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Debt Securities entitled to give their consent or take any other action required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture.  If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders of Debt Securities at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such 

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action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders of Debt Securities after such record date.  No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date unless the consent of the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of such series specified in this Indenture shall have been received within such 120-day period.

ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 9.01.

Purposes for Which Supplemental Indenture May Be Entered into Without Consent of Holders.  The Company, the Guarantor, and the Subsidiary Guarantors, when authorized by resolutions of the Board of Directors, and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time, without the consent of Holders, enter into an Indenture or Indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the TIA as in force at the date of the execution thereof) for one or more of the following purposes:

(a)

to evidence the succession pursuant to Article X of another Person to the Company, or successive successions, and the assumption by the Successor Company (as defined in Section 10.01) of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company in this Indenture and in the Debt Securities;

(b)

to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company, the Guarantor or the Subsidiary Guarantors, to add to the covenants of the Company, the Guarantor or the Subsidiary Guarantors such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the Holders of all or any series of Debt Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Debt Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) as the Board of Directors shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders of such Debt Securities, and to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a Default in any of such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions a Default or an Event of Default permitting the enforcement of all or any of the several remedies provided in this Indenture; provided, that in respect of any such additional covenant, restriction, condition or provision such supplemental Indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after Default (which period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other Defaults) or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such Default or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such Default or may limit the right of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any or all series of Debt Securities to waive such default;

(c)

to cure any ambiguity or omission or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein, in any supplemental Indenture or in any Debt Securities of any series that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein, in any supplemental Indenture or in the Debt Securities of such series; to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with the Trustee, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Indenture as shall not adversely affect the interests of any Holders of Debt Securities of any series;

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(d)

to modify or amend this Indenture in such a manner as to permit the qualification of this Indenture or any Indenture supplemental hereto under the TIA as then in effect, except that nothing herein contained shall permit or authorize the inclusion in any Indenture supplemental hereto of the provisions referred to in Section 316(a)(2) of the TIA;

(e)

to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on, Debt Securities; provided, that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Debt Securities of any series in any material respect or permit or facilitate the issuance of Debt Securities of any series in uncertificated form; 

(f)

to comply with Article XIV;

(g)

to add Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to any or all of the Debt Securities or to secure any or all of the Debt Securities;

(h)

to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder; 

(i)

to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Debt Securities; provided, however, that any such addition, change or elimination not otherwise permitted under this Section 9.01 shall  neither  apply to any Debt Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental Indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor  modify the rights of the Holder of any such Debt Security with respect to such provision or  shall become effective only when there is no such Debt Security Outstanding;

(j)

to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor or separate Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee; and

(k)

to establish the form or terms of Debt Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 2.03.

The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company, the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors in the execution of any such supplemental Indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained and to accept the conveyance, transfer, assignment, mortgage or pledge of any property thereunder, but the Trustee shall 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.

Any supplemental Indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 9.01 may be executed by the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee without the consent of the Holders of any of the Debt Securities at the time Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.02.

Section 9.02

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Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected by such supplemental Indenture (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for any such series of Debt Securities), the Company, the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors, when authorized by resolutions of the Board of Directors, and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an Indenture or Indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the TIA as in force at the date of execution thereof) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of such series; provided, that no such supplemental Indenture, without the consent of the Holders of each Debt Security so affected, shall: reduce the percentage in principal amount of Debt Securities of any series whose Holders must consent to an amendment;  reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Debt Security;  reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Debt Security;  reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Debt Security or change the time at which any Debt Security may or shall be redeemed in accordance with Article III;  make any Debt Security payable in currency other than the Dollar; impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of premium, if any, principal of and interest on such Holder’s Debt Securities on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Debt Securities; release any security that may have been granted in respect of the Debt Securities; make any change in Section 6.06 or this Section 9.02; or, except as provided in Section 14.04, release the Guarantor or any Subsidiary Guarantors or modify the Guarantee in any manner adverse to the Holders.

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

Upon the request of the Company, the Guarantor, and the Subsidiary Guarantors, accompanied by a copy of resolutions of the Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such supplemental Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental Indenture unless such supplemental Indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion but shall not be obligated to enter into such supplemental Indenture.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental Indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

After an amendment under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to Holders of Debt Securities of each series affected thereby a notice briefly describing such amendment.  The failure to give such notice to all such Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.02.

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Section 9.03.

Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental Indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Holders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental Indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02, may receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such supplemental Indenture complies with the provisions of this Article IX.

Section 9.04

Debt Securities May Bear Notation of Changes by Supplemental Indentures.  Debt Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental Indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental Indenture.  New Debt Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental Indenture may be prepared and executed by the Partnership, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Debt Securities of such series then Outstanding.  Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Debt Security of such series shall not affect the validity of such amendment.

ARTICLE X

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

Section 10.01.

Consolidations and Mergers of the Company.  The Company shall not consolidate or amalgamate with or merge with or into any Person, or sell, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its assets to any Person, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, except (1) in accordance with the provisions of its limited liability company agreement, and (2) unless:  (a) either (i) the Company shall be the continuing Person in the case of a merger or (ii) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person if other than the Company (the “Successor Company”), shall be a partnership, limited liability company or corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Company shall expressly assume, by an Indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Debt Securities according to their tenor; (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Debt which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Subsidiary of the Successor Company as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Successor Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default would occur or be continuing; (c) if the Company is not the continuing Person, then the Guarantor and any Subsidiary Guarantor, unless it has become the Successor Company, shall confirm that its respective Guarantee shall continue to apply to the obligations under the Debt Securities and this Indenture; and (d) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and 

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an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or disposition and such supplemental Indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture.

Section 10.02.

Rights and Duties of Successor Company.  In case of any consolidation, amalgamation or merger where the Company is not the continuing Person, or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 10.01, the Successor Company shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the respective party to this Indenture, and the predecessor entity shall be released from all liabilities and obligations under this Indenture and the Debt Securities, except that no such release will occur in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of its assets.  The Successor Company thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company, any or all the Debt Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of the Successor Company, instead of the Company, and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Debt Securities which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company on behalf of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Debt Securities which the Successor Company thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose.  All the Debt Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Debt Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all such Debt Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

In case of any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale or disposition such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Debt Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

ARTICLE XI

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF 

INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE; UNCLAIMED MONEYS

Section 11.01

Applicability of Article.  The provisions of this Article XI relating to defeasance of Debt Securities shall be applicable to each series of Debt Securities except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.03 for Debt Securities of such series.

Section 11.02.

Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance.

(a)

If at any time the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Debt Securities of any series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than any Debt Securities of such series which shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.09 and  Debt Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company as provided in Section 11.05) or all Debt Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and the Company shall deposit with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in cash sufficient to pay at maturity or upon 

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redemption all Debt Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal and premium, if any, and interest due or to become due on such date of Stated Maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, and if in either case the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of such Debt Securities herein expressly provided for) with respect to the Debt Securities of such series, and the Trustee, on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture.

(b)

Subject to Sections 11.02(c), 11.03 and 11.07, the Company at any time may terminate, with respect to Debt Securities of a particular series,  all its obligations under the Debt Securities of such series and this Indenture with respect to the Debt Securities of such series (“legal defeasance option”) or the operation of (x) any covenant made applicable to such Debt Securities pursuant to Section 2.03, (y) Sections 6.01(d), (g) and (h) and (z), as they relate to the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors only, Sections 6.01(e) and (f) (“covenant defeasance option”).  If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option, the Guarantee will terminate with respect to that series of Debt Securities.  The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option.

If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option, payment of the Debt Securities of the defeased series may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default.  If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the Debt Securities of the defeased series may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.01(d), (g) and (h) and, with respect to the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors only, Sections 6.01(e) and (f) (except to the extent covenants or agreements referenced in such Sections remain applicable).

Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the Company terminates.

(c)

Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.07, 2.09, 4.02, 4.04, 5.01, 7.06, 11.05, 11.06 and 11.07 shall survive until the Debt Securities of the defeased series have been paid in full.  Thereafter, the Company’s obligations in Sections 7.06, 11.05 and 11.06 shall survive.

Section 11.03.

Conditions of Defeasance.  The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option with respect to Debt Securities of a particular series only if:

(a)

the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Debt Securities of such series to Stated Maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(b)

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any deposited money without investment will provide cash at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay the principal, premium and interest when due on all the Debt Securities of such series to Stated Maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(c)

91 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 91-day period no Default specified in Section 6.01(e) or (f) with respect to the Company occurs which is continuing at the end of the period;

(d)

no Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit and after giving effect thereto;

(e)

the deposit does not constitute a default under any other agreement binding on the Partnership;

(f)

the Company delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the trust resulting from the deposit does not constitute, or is qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940;

(g)

in the event of the legal defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that  the Company has received from the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or  since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case of the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of Debt Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred;

(h)

in the event of the covenant defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of Debt Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred; and

(i)

the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Debt Securities of such series as contemplated by this Article XI have been complied with.

Before or after a deposit, the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Debt Securities of such series at a future date in accordance with Article III.

Section 11.04.

Application of Trust Money.  The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this Article XI.  It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through any paying agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Debt Securities of the defeased series.

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Section 11.05.

Repayment to Company.  The Trustee and any paying agent shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any excess money or securities held by them at any time.

Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and any paying agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal, premium or interest that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to such money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors.

Section 11.06. 

Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations.  The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee and the Holders against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against deposited U.S. Government Obligations or the principal and interest received on such U.S. Government Obligations.

Section 11.07.

Reinstatement.  If the Trustee or any paying agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article XI by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or government authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Debt Securities of the defeased series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article XI until such time as the Trustee or any paying agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article XI.

ARTICLE XII

[RESERVED]

This Article XII has been intentionally omitted.

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 13.01.

Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture.  All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture contained by or in behalf of the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Trustee shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 13.02.

Acts of Board, Committee or Officer of Successor Company Valid.  Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any Successor Company.

Section 13.03.

Required Notices or Demands.  Any notice or communication by the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing (in the English language) and delivered in Person or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the other’s address:

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If to the Company, the Guarantor or the Subsidiary Guarantors:

Penn Virginia Operating Co., LLC

Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P.

Loadout LLC

K Rail LLC

Wise LLC

Suncrest Resources LLC

Fieldcrest Resources LLC

Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

Telecopy No. 610-687-3688

If to the Trustee:

[____________________]

The Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Trustee by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given:  at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; on the first Business Day on or after being sent, if telecopied and the sender receives confirmation of successful transmission; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

Any notice required or permitted to a Holder by the Company, the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture shall be deemed to be properly mailed by being deposited postage prepaid in a post office letter box in the United States addressed to such Holder at the address of such Holder as shown on the Debt Security Register.  Any report pursuant to Section 313 of the TIA shall be transmitted in compliance with subsection (c) therein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice to Holders of Floating Rate Debt Securities regarding the determination of a periodic rate of interest, if such notice is required pursuant to Section 2.03, shall be sufficiently given if given in the manner specified pursuant to Section 2.03.

In the event of suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give notice by mail, then such notification as shall be given with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute sufficient notice for every purpose hereunder.

In the event it shall be impracticable to give notice by publication, then such notification as shall be given with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute sufficient notice for every purpose hereunder.

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Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it or any defect in any notice by publication as to a Holder shall not affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.  If a notice or communication is mailed or published in the manner provided above, it is conclusively presumed duly given.

Section 13.04.

Indenture and Debt Securities to Be Construed in Accordance with the Laws of the State of New York.  THIS INDENTURE, EACH DEBT SECURITY AND THE GUARANTEES SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE NEW YORK CONTRACTS, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SAID STATE.

Section 13.05.

Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to Be Furnished upon Application or Demand by the Company.  Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and 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 respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include (a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition, (b) 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, (c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with and (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Section 13.06.

Payments Due on Legal Holidays.  In any case where the date of maturity of interest on or principal of and premium, if any, on the Debt Securities of a series or the date fixed for redemption or repayment of any Debt Security or the making of any sinking fund payment shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment for the Debt Securities of such series, then payment of interest or principal and premium, if any, or the making of such sinking fund payment need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment, 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 date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.  If a record date is not a Business Day, the record date shall not be affected.

Section 13.07.

Provisions Required by TIA to Control.  If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision included in this Indenture which is required to be included in this Indenture by any of Sections 310 to 318, inclusive, of the TIA, such required provision shall control.

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Section 13.08.

Computation of Interest on Debt Securities.  Interest, if any, on the Debt Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, except as may otherwise be provided pursuant to Section 2.03.

Section 13.09.

Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar.  The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Holders.  The Registrar and any paying agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.

Section 13.10.

No Recourse Against Others.  The General Partner and its directors, officers, employees, incorporators and stockholders, as such, shall have no liability for any obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Guarantor or the Company under the Debt Securities, this Indenture or the Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  By accepting a Debt Security, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability.  The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Debt Securities.

Section 13.11.

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

Section 13.12.

Effect of Headings.  The article and section headings herein and in the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 13.13.

Indenture May Be Executed in Counterparts.  This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

ARTICLE XIV

GUARANTEE

Section 14.01.

Unconditional Guarantee.

(a)

Notwithstanding any provision of this Article XIV to the contrary, the provisions of this Article XIV relating to the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be applicable only to, and inure solely to the benefit of, the Debt Securities of any series designated, pursuant to Section 2.03, as entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors.  

(b)

For value received, the Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby fully, unconditionally and absolutely guarantees (the “Guarantee”) to the Holders and to the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Debt Securities and all other amounts due and payable under this Indenture and the Debt Securities by the Company, when and as such principal, premium, if any, and interest shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, according to the terms of the Debt Securities and this Indenture, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 14.03.

(c)

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severally obligated to pay the same immediately.  The Guarantee hereunder is intended to be a general, unsecured, senior obligation of the Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all Debt of the Guarantor and such Subsidiary Guarantor that is not, by its terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee.  The Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be full, unconditional and absolute, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Debt Securities, the Guarantee (including the Guarantee of the Guarantor and any Subsidiary Guarantor) or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Debt Securities with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, the Guarantor or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of the Guarantor or the Subsidiary Guarantors.  The Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agrees that in the event of a default in payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on the Debt Securities, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, legal proceedings may be instituted by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders or, subject to Section 6.04, by the Holders, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Indenture, directly against the Guarantor and such Subsidiary Guarantor to enforce the Guarantee without first proceeding against the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor.

(d)

The obligations of the Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors under this Article XIV shall be as aforesaid full, unconditional and absolute and shall not be impaired, modified, released or limited by any occurrence or condition whatsoever, including, without limitation, (A) any compromise, settlement, release, waiver, renewal, extension, indulgence or modification of, or any change in, any of the obligations and liabilities of the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors contained in the Debt Securities or this Indenture, (B) any impairment, modification, release or limitation of the liability of the Company, the Guarantor, any of the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their estates in bankruptcy, or any remedy for the enforcement thereof, resulting from the operation of any present or future provision of any applicable Bankruptcy Law, as amended, or other statute or from the decision of any court, (C) the assertion or exercise by the Company, the Guarantor, any of the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Trustee of any rights or remedies under the Debt Securities or this Indenture or their delay in or failure to assert or exercise any such rights or remedies, (D) the assignment or the purported assignment of any property as security for the Debt Securities, including all or any part of the rights of the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors under this Indenture, (E) the extension of the time for payment by the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors of any payments or other sums or any part thereof owing or payable under any of the terms and provisions of the Debt Securities or this Indenture or of the time for performance by the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors of any other obligations under or arising out of any such terms and provisions or the extension or the renewal of any thereof, (F) the modification or amendment (whether material or otherwise) of any duty, agreement or obligation of the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors set forth in this Indenture, (G) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets, marshaling of assets and liabilities, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of, or other similar proceeding affecting, the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their respective assets, or 

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the disaffirmance of the Debt Securities, the Guarantee or this Indenture in any such proceeding, (H) the release or discharge of the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors from the performance or observance of any agreement, covenant, term or condition contained in any of such instruments by operation of law, (I) the unenforceability of the Debt Securities, the Guarantee or this Indenture or (J) any other circumstances (other than payment in full or discharge of all amounts guaranteed pursuant to the Guarantee) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor.

(e)

The Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby (A) waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of the merger, insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and all demands whatsoever, (B) acknowledges that any agreement, instrument or document evidencing the Guarantee may be transferred and that the benefit of its obligations hereunder shall extend to each holder of any agreement, instrument or document evidencing the Guarantee without notice to it and (C) covenants that the Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the Guarantee.  The Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees that if at any time all or any part of any payment theretofore applied by any Person to the Guarantee is, or must be, rescinded or returned for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation, the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Guarantee shall, to the extent that such payment is or must be rescinded or returned, be deemed to have continued in existence notwithstanding such application, and the Guarantee shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, as though such application had not been made.

(f)

The Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holders and the Trustee against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by the Guarantor or such Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, provided, however, that the Guarantor or such Subsidiary Guarantor, shall not be entitled to enforce or to receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all of the Debt Securities and the Guarantee shall have been paid in full or discharged.

Section 14.02.

Execution and Delivery of Guarantee.  To further evidence the Guarantee set forth in Section 14.01, the Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agrees that a notation relating to such Guarantee, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A, shall be endorsed on each Debt Security entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and executed by either manual or facsimile signature of an officer of the General Partner in the case of the Guarantor and officer of such Subsidiary Guarantor.  The Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agrees that the Guarantee set forth in Section 14.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Debt Security a notation relating to the Guarantee.  If any officer of any Subsidiary Guarantor, or in the case of the Guarantor, any officer of the General Partner, whose signature is on this Indenture or a Debt Security no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates such Debt Security or at any time thereafter, the Guarantee of such Debt Security shall be valid nevertheless.  The delivery of any Debt Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

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The Trustee hereby accepts the trusts in this Indenture upon the terms and conditions herein set forth.

Section 14.03.

Limitation on Liability of the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors.  The Guarantor and by its acceptance hereof each Holder of a Debt Security entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee hereby confirm that it is the intention of all such parties that the guarantee by the Guarantor pursuant to its Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any Federal or state law.  To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Holders of a Debt Security entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee and the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the Guarantor under its Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of the Guarantor and to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Guarantee, result in the obligations of the Guarantor under the Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under Federal or state law.

Each Subsidiary Guarantor and by its acceptance hereof each Holder of a Debt Security entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee hereby confirm that it is the intention of all such parties that the guarantee by such Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to its Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any Federal or state law.  To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Holders of a Debt Security entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee and the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under its Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor and to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of the Guarantor or any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of the Guarantor or such other Subsidiary Guarantor under its Guarantee, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under Federal or state law.

Section 14.04

Release of Guarantor or Subsidiary Guarantors from Guarantee. 

(a)

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Guarantee of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary Guarantor may be released upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 14.04. Provided that no Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing under this Indenture, any Guarantee incurred by the Guarantor or a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to this Article XIV shall be unconditionally released and discharged (i) in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor, automatically upon (A) any sale, exchange or transfer, whether by way of merger or otherwise, to any Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, of all of the Company’s direct or indirect equity interests in such Subsidiary Guarantor (provided such sale, exchange or transfer is not prohibited by this Indenture) or (B) the merger of such Subsidiary Guarantor into the Company, the Guarantor or any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the liquidation and dissolution of such Subsidiary Guarantor (in each case to the extent not prohibited by this Indenture) or (ii) in the case of the Guarantor, automatically upon the merger of the Guarantor into the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or the liquidation or dissolution of the Guarantor (in each case to the extent not prohibited by this Indenture) or (iii) in the case of the Guarantor or a Subsidiary Guarantor, following delivery of a written notice of such release or discharge by the Company, the Trustee, upon the release or discharge of all guarantees by the 

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Guarantor or such Subsidiary Guarantor of any Debt of the Company other than obligations arising under this Indenture and any Debt Securities issued hereunder, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantees.

(b)

The Trustee shall deliver an appropriate instrument evidencing any release of the Guarantor or a Subsidiary Guarantor from the Guarantee upon receipt of a written request of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel that the Guarantor or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, is entitled to such release in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.  The Guarantor or any Subsidiary Guarantor not so released remains liable for the full amount of principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest on the Debt Securities entitled to the benefits of such Guarantee as provided in this Indenture, subject to the limitations of Section 14.03. 

Section 14.05.

Contribution.  In order to provide for just and equitable contribution among the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Guarantor hereby agree, inter se, that in the event any payment or distribution is made by the Guarantor or any Subsidiary Guarantor (a “Funding Guarantor”) under its Guarantee, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from the Guarantor and each other Subsidiary Guarantor (as applicable) in a pro rata amount based on the net assets of the Guarantor and each Subsidiary Guarantor (including the Funding Guarantor) for all payments, damages and expenses incurred by that Funding Guarantor in discharging the Company’s obligations with respect to the Debt Securities or any other Subsidiary Guarantor’s or the Guarantor’s obligations with respect to its Guarantee.

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

PENN VIRGINIA OPERATING CO., LLC

By:  

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PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

By:

PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE GP, LLC,

Its General Partner

By:  

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LOADOUT LLC

By:  

___________________________________

K RAIL LLC

By:  

___________________________________

WISE LLC

By:  

___________________________________

SUNCREST RESOURCES LLC

By:  

___________________________________

FIELDCREST RESOURCES LLC

By:  

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ANNEX A

NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

The Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), has fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Debt Securities and all other amounts due and payable under the Indenture and the Debt Securities by the Company.

The obligations of the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors to the Holders of Debt Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.

PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

By:

PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE GP, LLC,

Its General Partner

By:  

___________________________________

LOADOUT LLC

By:  

___________________________________

K RAIL LLC

By:  

___________________________________

WISE LLC

By:  

___________________________________

SUNCREST RESOURCES LLC

By:  

___________________________________

FIELDCREST RESOURCES LLC

By:  

___________________________________

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                                                     PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                  This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement"), made and entered
into this 16th day of June, 2003, by and between Register.com, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and Peter A. Forman (the "Executive").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

                  WHEREAS, the Company has a need for the Executive's personal
services in an executive capacity; and

                  WHEREAS, the Executive possesses the necessary strategic,
financial, planning, operational and managerial skills necessary to fulfill
those needs; and

                  WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company desire to enter into a
formal employment agreement to fully recognize the contributions of the
Executive to the Company and to assure continuous harmonious performance of the
affairs of the Company.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises,
terms, provisions, and conditions contained herein, the parties agree as
follows:

               1. Position.

                  The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive to serve in
the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, subject to the
limitations set forth herein. As such, the Executive shall be responsible for,
and have the authority with regard to, all duties and responsibilities
commensurate with his position subject to the authority of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board"). The Executive accepts such employment
upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, and further agrees to perform
the duties generally associated with his position, as well as such other duties
commensurate with his position as President and Chief Executive Officer as may
be reasonably assigned by the Board. The Executive shall, at all times during
the Term, report directly to the Board. The Executive shall perform his duties
with reasonable diligence and faithfulness and shall devote his full business
time (excluding periods of vacation and sick leave) and attention to such
duties, provided the foregoing will not prevent the Executive from (i)
participating in charitable, civic, educational, professional, community or
industry affairs or serving on the board of directors of other companies or (ii)
managing his personal business and investment activities, provided that these
activities do not materially interfere with the performance of the Executive's
duties and responsibilities hereunder or violate the provisions of Section 4, 5
or 6 of this Agreement.

                  For so long as the Executive remains Chief Executive Officer
or President of the Company, the Board will nominate Executive for membership to
the Board and, if elected, Executive shall serve in such capacity without
additional consideration.

               2. Term of Employment and Renewal.

                  The term of Executive's employment under this Agreement will
commence on the date of this Agreement (the "Effective Date"). Subject to the
provisions of Section 9 of this Agreement, the term of Executive's employment
hereunder shall be for an initial term of two (2) years from the Effective Date
(the "Initial Term"). The Initial Term of this Agreement shall be automatically
extended for successive one (1) year periods (each a "Renewal Period") unless
the Company or the Executive gives written notice to the other at least sixty
(60) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term, or a Renewal Period, of
such party's election not to extend this Agreement. References herein to the
"Term" shall mean the Initial Term as it may be so extended by one or more
Renewal Periods. The last day of the Term is the "Expiration Date."

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               3. Compensation and Benefits.

                  (a) Salary. Commencing on the Effective Date, the Company
agrees to pay the Executive a base salary at an annual rate of $300,000 during
the Term, payable in such installments as is the policy of the Company (as
increased from time to time, the "Salary"), but no less frequently than monthly.
Thereafter, the Board shall determine appropriate increases to Executive's
Salary but in no event shall diminish the amount of Executive's Salary.

                  (b) Bonus. During the Term, the Executive shall be eligible to
receive annual bonuses at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the
Board (the "Compensation Committee"), subject to the remaining provisions of
this Section 3(b); provided that the Executive's annual bonus for each year
during the Term will be no less than $100,000 (the "Minimum Bonus") per year;
provided that for 2003, the Executive's Minimum Bonus shall be pro rated. During
the Term through the end of calendar year 2003, annual bonus amounts in excess
of the Minimum Bonus shall be determined in accordance with terms established by
the Compensation Committee. During the Term after calendar year 2003, the
Executive shall be eligible to receive annual bonuses equal to three percent
(3%) of the Company's EBIT (as defined on Schedule A) between $7 million and $25
million with respect to the applicable calendar year and five percent (5%) of
the Company's EBIT in excess of $25 million with respect to the applicable
calendar year. In the event of any corporate transaction, such as any merger,
acquisition, consolidation, separation, including a spin-off, or other
distribution of stock or property of the Company (including any extraordinary
cash or stock dividend), any reorganization (whether or not such reorganization
comes within the definition of such term in Section 368 of the Code), the
Compensation Committee shall have the authority to limit the Executive's annual
bonus to $1 million per year.

                  (c) Benefits. During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled
to participate in all employee benefit plans which the Company provides or may
establish from time to time for the benefit of its employees generally,
including to the extent established, without limitation, group life, medical,
surgical, dental and other health insurance, short and long-term disability,
deferred compensation, profit-sharing, vacation and similar plans, under the
terms and conditions of the applicable plans and/or policies, but not including
severance and retention plans. The Company may purchase one or more "key man"
insurance policies on the Executive's life, each of which will be payable to and
owned by the Company. The Company, in its sole discretion, may select the amount
and type of key man life insurance purchased, and the Executive will have no
interest in any such policy. The Executive will cooperate with the Company in
securing this key man insurance, by submitting to all required medical
examinations, supplying all information and executing all documents required in
order for the Company to secure the insurance.

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                  (d) Stock Options.

                      (i) Initial Option Grant.

                  (a) Option Grant. On the earliest of (1) immediately following
the adjustment of the Company's stock options generally after engaging in one or
more special distributions on its common stock totaling at least $120 million in
the aggregate (the "Special Distribution"), (2) immediately prior to the
Company's announcement of the details of the timing and method of a stock
repurchase or redemption of its common stock totaling at least $120 million in
the aggregate (the "Redemption"), (3) immediately prior to the announcement of a
transaction involving the Company that would result in a Change in Control of
the Company under clause (a) or clause (c) of the definition of Change in
Control set forth on Exhibit A of the Company's Change in Control Severance
Program (a "Change in Control"), or (4) December 31, 2003, the Compensation
Committee shall grant the Executive, pursuant to the Company's 2000 Stock
Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the "Plan"), and under the terms and conditions set
forth in the Company's standard Notice of Grant of Stock Options (as modified by
this Agreement), and the exhibits thereto, an option (the "Stock Option) to
purchase a number of shares of the Company's common stock (the "Option Shares")
equal to 1.375 percent of the sum of (x) the total number of issued and
outstanding shares of the Company's common stock as of the date of grant and (y)
the total number of shares of the Company's common stock subject to warrants
(but not employee or director stock options) as of the date of grant (the "Total
Shares"), provided that in the event that the Stock Option is granted pursuant
to clause (2) of this Section 3(d)(i)(a), the number of Option Shares shall be
equal to 1.375 percent of the Total Shares minus the number of shares of Company
common stock that the Company reasonably expects will be redeemed or repurchased
pursuant to the Redemption. Only one stock option grant shall be made to the
Executive pursuant to this Section 3(d)(i)(a).

                  (b) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price of the Stock
Option shall equal the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) on the date of
grant, except that (i) in the event of a Special Distribution, the per share
exercise price of the Stock Option shall be the Fair Market Value on the first
full day of trading following the Company's announcement of the details of the
timing and method of the Special Distribution reduced on a per share basis by
the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the total amount of cash distributed
pursuant to the Special Distribution by (y) the Total Shares, (ii) in the event
of a Redemption, the per share exercise price of the Stock Option shall be the
Fair Market Value on the first full day of trading following the Company's
announcement of the details of the timing and method of the Redemption and (iii)
in the event of a Change in Control, the per share exercise price of the Stock
Option shall be the Fair Market Value on the first full day of trading
immediately prior to the date of grant.

                  (c) Option Vesting. Commencing on the six month anniversary of
the Effective Date, 1/30th of the total number of Option Shares subject to the
Stock Option shall vest and become exercisable each month. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent then unvested, the Stock Option shall immediately vest
and become fully exercisable upon the termination of the Executive's employment
without Cause or for Good Reason or upon the Expiration Date, in the event that
the Company gives notice of its election not to extend the Term of the Agreement
for a Renewal Period pursuant to Section 2 above.

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                  (d) Other Option Terms. The Stock Option shall, to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law, be designated as an incentive stock option
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code") and to the extent not allowable, the Stock Option shall be
a non-qualified stock option. To the extent that the Stock Option is a
non-qualified stock option, the Executive shall be permitted to transfer the
Stock Option to his immediate family members, trusts (the beneficiaries of which
are exclusively such family members), family partnerships or, subject to the
approval of the Compensation Committee, other persons.

                  (e) Specified Transaction. Notwithstanding any provision of
this Section 3(d)(i) to the contrary, in the event that, within three months
after the Effective Date, the Company announces that it has entered into an
agreement to enter into a corporate transaction with any entity with which the
Company entered into a confidentiality agreement during the week of March 12,
2003 (a "Specified Transaction"), the Executive shall not be entitled to the
Stock Option.

                      (ii) Eligibility for Annual Option Grants. In addition to
the Stock Option grant described herein, at the sole discretion of the
Compensation Committee, the Executive shall be eligible for additional annual
grants of stock options.

                  (e) Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive
for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by him during the
Term in performing services hereunder, provided that the Executive properly
accounts for such expenses in accordance with the Company's policies.

                  (f) Vacation. The Executive shall be entitled to an annual
paid vacation in accordance with the Company's policy applicable to senior
executives, but in no event less than four (4) weeks per calendar year (as
prorated for partial years) and which may be accrued from year-to-year.

                  (g) Perquisites. The Company shall provide to the Executive,
at the Company's cost, all perquisites which other senior executives of the
Company are entitled to receive generally and, at a minimum, all perquisites
that the Executive is receiving as of the Effective Date; provided, that in any
event the Executive shall be entitled to perquisites with a minimum value of
$20,000 per annum.

                  (h) Tax and Financial Planning. The Company shall reimburse
the Executive for reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in connection
with obtaining professional tax and financial planning advice.

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                  (i) Secretarial Support. The Executive's assistant at the
Company may assist the Executive in the execution of such reasonable duties as
the Executive may assign such assistant from time to time. Subject to the
Executive's compliance with the provisions of Sections 4, 5 and 6, the Executive
shall be entitled (a) for one month following the termination of the Executive's
employment for any reason other than Cause, to continued use of the Executive's
office (or reasonably comparable office) and assistant and (b) for one year
following the termination of the Executive's employment for any reason other
than Cause, to have electronic mail that was sent to his Company electronic mail
address forwarded to a personal electronic mail address established by the
Executive, provided that the Company shall not be required to forward the
Executive any Company-related electronic mail distributions or electronic mails
that might contain Confidential Information (as defined below).

               4. Confidentiality, Disclosure of Information.

                  (a) The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the
Executive has had and will have access to Confidential Information (as defined
below) relating to the business or interests of the Company or of persons with
whom the Company may have business relationships. Except as permitted herein,
the Executive will not during the Term, or at any time thereafter, use or
disclose any Confidential Information of the Company (except as required by
applicable law or in connection with the performance of the Executive's duties
and responsibilities hereunder). The term "Confidential Information" means
information relating to the Company's business affairs, proprietary technology,
trade secrets, patented processes, research and development data, know-how,
market studies and forecasts, competitive analyses, pricing policies, employee
lists, employment agreements (other than this Agreement), personnel policies,
the substance of agreements with customers, suppliers and others, marketing
arrangements, customer lists, commercial arrangements or any other information
relating to the Company's business that is not generally known to the public or
to actual or potential competitors of the Company (other than through a breach
of this Agreement). This obligation shall continue until such Confidential
Information becomes publicly available or known in the Company's industry, other
than pursuant to a breach of this Section 4 by the Executive, regardless of
whether the Executive continues to be employed by the Company.

                  (b) It is further agreed and understood by and between the
parties to this Agreement that all "Company Materials," which include, but are
not limited to, computers, computer software, computer disks, tapes, printouts,
source, HTML and other code, flowcharts, schematics, designs, graphics,
drawings, photographs, charts, graphs, notebooks, customer lists, sound
recordings, other tangible or intangible manifestation of content, and all other
documents whether printed, typewritten, handwritten, electronic, or stored on
computer disks, tapes, hard drives, or any other tangible medium, as well as
samples, prototypes, models, products and the like, shall be the exclusive
property of the Company and, upon termination of Executive's employment with the
Company (or, in the event that the Executive continues as a director of the
Company, upon ceasing to be a director of the Company), and/or upon the request
of the Company, all Company Materials, including copies thereof, as well as all
other Company property then in the Executive's possession or control, shall be
returned to and left with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Executive may retain (i) a copy of his rolodex and similar phone or electronic
directories (collectively, the "Rolodex") to the extent such Rolodex does not
contain information other than name, address, telephone number and similar
information, (ii) copies of such other books and marketing materials used by the
Executive in the performance of his duties hereunder, and (iii) any computers
used by the Executive in the performance of his duties hereunder, provided that
the Company shall retain sole ownership of the original Rolodex, books and
marketing materials, and provided, further, that the Executive provides the
Company with all business-related data stored on such computer(s). For purposes
of Sections 4, 5 and 6, "Company" shall include the Company's subsidiaries.

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               5. Inventions Discovered by Executive.

                  The Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company any
invention, improvement, discovery, process, formula, or method or other
intellectual property, whether or not patentable or copyrightable (collectively,
"Inventions"), conceived or first reduced to practice by the Executive, either
alone or jointly with others, while performing services hereunder (or, if based
on any Confidential Information, at any time after the Term), (a) which pertain
to any line of business activity of the Company, whether then conducted or then
being actively planned by the Company, with which the Executive was or is
involved, (b) which is developed using time, material or facilities of the
Company, whether or not during working hours or on the Company premises, or (c)
which directly relates to any of the Executive's work during the Term, whether
or not during normal working hours. The Executive hereby assigns to the Company
all of the Executive's right, title and interest in and to any such Inventions.
During and after the Term, the Executive shall execute any documents necessary
to perfect the assignment of such Inventions to the Company and to enable the
Company to apply for, obtain and enforce patents, trademarks and copyrights in
any and all countries on such Inventions, including, without limitation, the
execution of any instruments and the giving of evidence and testimony, without
further compensation beyond the Executive's agreed compensation during the
course of the Executive's employment. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Executive further acknowledges that all original works of authorship by the
Executive, whether created alone or jointly with others, related to the
Executive's employment with the Company and which are protectable by copyright,
are "works made for hire" within the meaning of the United States Copyright Act,
17 U.S.C. ss.ss. 101, as amended, and the copyright of which shall be owned
solely, completely and exclusively by the Company. If any Invention is
considered to be work not included in the categories of work covered by the
United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. ss.ss. 101, as amended, such work is
hereby assigned or transferred completely and exclusively to the Company. The
Executive hereby irrevocably designates counsel to the Company as the
Executive's agent and attorney-in-fact to do all lawful acts necessary to apply
for and obtain patent; and copyrights and to enforce the Company's rights under
this Section. This Section 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Any assignment of copyright hereunder includes all rights of paternity,
integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as
or referred to as "moral rights" (collectively "Moral Rights"). To the extent
such Moral Rights cannot be assigned under applicable law and to the extent the
following is allowed by the laws in the various countries where Moral Rights
exist, the Executive hereby waives such Moral Rights and consents to any action
of the Company that would violate such Moral Rights in the absence of such
consent. The Executive agrees to confirm any such waivers and consents from time
to time as requested by the Company.

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               6. Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.

                  The Executive acknowledges that the Company has invested
substantial time, money and resources in the development and retention of its
Inventions, Confidential Information (including trade secrets), customers,
accounts and business partners, and further acknowledges that during the course
of the Executive's employment with the Company the Executive has had and will
have access to the Company's Inventions and Confidential Information (including
trade secrets), and will be introduced to existing and prospective customers,
accounts and business partners of the Company. The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that any and all "goodwill" associated with any existing or prospective
customer, account or business partner belongs exclusively to the Company,
including, but not limited to, any goodwill created as a result of direct or
indirect contacts or relationships between the Executive and any existing or
prospective customers, accounts or business partners. Additionally, the parties
acknowledge and agree that Executive possesses skills that are special, unique
or extraordinary and that the value of the Company depends upon his use of such
skills on its behalf.

                  In recognition of this, the Executive covenants and agrees
that:

                  (a) During the Executive's employment with the Company and for
a period of one (1) year thereafter, the Executive may not, without the prior
written consent of the Board (whether as an employee, agent, servant, owner,
partner, consultant, independent contractor, representative, stockholder or in
any other capacity whatsoever): (i) conduct any business with any customer of
the Company on behalf of any entity or person other than the Company (including
the Executive) if such business is competitive with the products or services
offered by the Company, or (ii) perform any work competitive in any way with the
products or services offered or planned to be brought to market by the Company
during the Term or within one (1) year thereafter, on behalf of any entity or
person other than the Company (including the Executive), provided that nothing
herein shall prohibit the Executive from owning up to 5% of the securities of
any company or venture fund, mutual fund or other similar investment vehicle as
to which the Executive does not control or influence investment decisions, and
provided that nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from making other
personal investments that otherwise might violate this sub-Section with the
prior approval of the Board.

                  (b) During the Executive's employment with the Company (except
as requested in connection with the performance of the Executive's duties and
responsibilities hereunder) and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, the
Executive may not entice, solicit or encourage any Company employee to leave the
employ of the Company or any independent contractor to sever its engagement with
the Company, absent prior written consent to do so from the Board.

                  (c) During the Executive's employment with the Company (except
in the good faith performance of the Executive's duties hereunder) and for a
period of one (1) year thereafter, the Executive may not, directly or
indirectly, entice, solicit or encourage any customer or prospective customer of
the Company to cease doing business with the Company, or reduce its relationship
with the Company or refrain from establishing or expanding a relationship with
the Company.

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               7. Provisions Necessary and Reasonable.

                  The Executive agrees that (i) the provisions of Sections 4, 5,
and 6 of this Agreement are necessary and reasonable to protect the Company's
Confidential Information, Inventions, and goodwill; (ii) the specific temporal,
geographic and substantive provisions set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement
are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company's business interests; and
(iii) in the event of any breach of any of the covenants set forth herein, the
Company would suffer substantial irreparable harm and would not have an adequate
remedy at law for such breach. In recognition of the foregoing, the Executive
agrees that in the event of a breach or threatened breach of any of these
covenants, in addition to such other remedies as the Company may have at law,
without posting any bond or security, the Company shall he entitled to seek and
obtain equitable relief, in the form of specific performance, and/or temporary,
preliminary or permanent injunctive relief, or any other equitable remedy which
then may be available. The seeking of such injunction or order shall not affect
the Company's right to seek and obtain damages or other equitable relief on
account of any such actual or threatened breach.

                  (a) If any of the covenants contained in Sections 4, 5, and 6
hereof, or any part thereof, are hereafter construed to be invalid or
unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of the covenant or
covenants, which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid
portions.

                  (b) If any of the covenants contained in Sections 4, 5, and 6
hereof, or any part thereof, are held to be unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction because of the temporal or geographic scope of such
provision or the area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court making
such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or geographic
area of such provision and, in its reduced form, such provision shall be
enforceable.

               8. Representations Regarding Prior Work and Legal Obligations.

                  (a) The Executive represents that the Executive has no
agreement or other legal obligation with any prior employer, or any other person
or entity, that restricts the Executive's ability to accept employment with, or
to perform any function for, the Company.

                  (b) The Executive has been advised by the Company that at no
time should the Executive divulge to or use for the benefit of the Company any
trade secret or confidential or proprietary information of any previous employer
nor shall the Company require the Executive to divulge any such information. The
Executive expressly acknowledges that the Executive has not divulged or used any
such information for the benefit of the Company.

               9. Termination and Severance.

                  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement,
the Executive's employment hereunder may terminate under the following
circumstances:

                  (a) Termination by the Company for Cause. The Company may
terminate this Agreement for Cause at any time, within ninety (90) days of the
Board's discovery of the Cause event, upon written notice to the Executive
setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such Cause. For purposes of
this Agreement, Cause is defined as (i) the Executive's willful and material
breach of the terms of this Agreement, unless any such breach is susceptible to
cure and is corrected within thirty (30) days following written notice by the
Company specifying the details thereof; or (ii) the Executive's conviction of,
or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony; or (iii) gross negligence
or willful misconduct by the Executive having a material adverse impact on the
Company; or (iv) the Executive's willful refusal to attempt to perform his job
duties (other than due to Disability, as defined below, or an approved leave)
after his receipt of written notice from the Board; or (v) the Executive's
material breach of a Company policy, unless any such breach is susceptible to
cure and is corrected within thirty (30) days following written notice by the
Company specifying the details thereof. Upon the termination for Cause of the
Executive's employment, the Company shall have no further obligation or
liability to the Executive other than for unpaid Salary earned under this
Agreement prior to the date of termination, and any accrued but unused vacation.

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                  (b) Termination by the Company Without Cause. The Executive's
employment hereunder may be terminated without Cause by the Company upon written
notice to the Executive, provided, however, that if the Company terminates the
Executive's employment without Cause, or the Executive terminates his employment
for Good Reason, as defined below, the Company shall pay or provide the
Executive with: (i) within thirty (30) days following the date of termination,
(A) unpaid Salary earned under this Agreement prior to the date of termination
and any accrued but unused vacation; (B) any unpaid bonus accrued with respect
to the fiscal year ending on or preceding the date of termination; (C) an amount
equal to the product of (1) the Executive's Minimum Bonus and (2) a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of days from the commencement of the bonus
period or, if later, the commencement of the Executive's employment with the
Company, until the Executive's termination of employment and the denominator of
which is the total number of days in the bonus period; (D) reimbursement for any
unreimbursed business expenses incurred by the Executive through the date of
termination; (collectively, (A) through (D), "Accrued Obligations") and (E) a
lump sum cash payment equal to the product of (1) one twelfth (1/12th) of the
Executive's Salary (or, if improperly reduced, the Salary required to be in
effect) and (2) the number of months remaining in the Term or twelve (12)
months, whichever is greater; (ii) all stock option or equity grants held by the
Executive shall vest in full as of the date of termination so as to become fully
exercisable and shall remain exercisable for six (6) months (or the end of
scheduled term if sooner) following the date of termination; and (iii) the
Company shall provide medical and dental benefits for the Executive (and
eligible dependents) under COBRA upon the same terms and conditions in effect on
the date of termination for the eighteen (18) month period following the date of
termination, provided that, to the extent the Executive incurs tax that he would
not have incurred as an active employee as a result of the aforementioned
coverage or the benefits provided hereunder, the Executive shall receive from
the Company an additional payment in the amount necessary so that the Executive
will have no additional cost for receiving such items or any additional payment,
provided that in the event that the Executive's employment is terminated by the
Company without Cause or the Executive resigns for Good Reason during the
three-month period immediately following consummation of a Specified
Transaction, the Executive shall only be entitled to the Accrued Obligations and
shall not be entitled to any additional compensation or benefits or severance
payments or benefits hereunder. As a condition of receiving severance benefits
pursuant to this Agreement, the Executive shall execute and deliver to the
Company prior to his receipt of such benefits a general release substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

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                  (c) Termination by the Executive. The Executive may terminate
his employment hereunder upon one (1) month's written notice to the Company,
provided, however, that the Company may pay the Executive his Salary in lieu of
any part of such notice. The Executive may also terminate his employment
hereunder for "Good Reason," within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of any of
the following events, without the written consent of the Executive, (i) a
material breach of this Agreement by the Company, including, but not limited to,
any reduction of any part of the Executive's compensation (including Salary and
bonus opportunity) or benefits or any failure to timely pay any part of the
Executive's compensation (including Salary and bonus) or to provide the benefits
contemplated herein; (ii) a change in the Executive's reporting relationship so
that he no longer reports directly to the Board; (iii) any material reduction or
diminution (except temporarily during any period of physical or mental
impairment) in the Executive's titles, positions, authorities, duties or
responsibilities with the Company; (iv) the failure for any reason of the
Compensation Committee to grant the Stock Option on the terms set forth in this
Agreement; or (v) the failure of the Company to obtain and deliver to the
Executive a satisfactory written agreement from any successor to the Company to
assume and agree to perform this Agreement. The Executive shall give the Company
thirty (30) days, written notice and opportunity to cure prior to any
termination for Good Reason based on the grounds specified herein.

                  (d) Death. In the event of the Executive's death during the
Term of this Agreement, the Executive's employment hereunder shall immediately
and automatically terminate, and the Company shall have no further obligation or
duty to the Executive or his estate or beneficiaries other than the Accrued
Obligations.

                  (e) Disability. The Company may terminate the Executive's
employment hereunder, upon written notice to the Executive, in the event that
the Executive becomes disabled during the Term through any condition of either a
physical or psychological nature and, as a result, is, with reasonable
accommodation, unable to perform the essential functions of the services
contemplated hereunder for (a) a period of ninety (90) consecutive days, or (b)
for shorter periods aggregating one hundred twenty (120) days during any twelve
(12) month period during the Term. Any such termination shall become effective
upon mailing or hand delivery of notice while Executive continues to be unable
to perform the essential functions of the services contemplated hereunder that
the Company has elected its right to terminate under this subsection 9(e), and
the Company shall have no further obligation or duty to the Executive other than
for the Accrued Obligations. For purposes of determining the Executive's
entitlement to the benefits provided for in this sub-Section only, the existence
or nonexistence of a disability shall be determined by a physician to be
selected by the Executive and the Company in good faith.

                  (f) Effect of Non-Renewal. In the event that the Company gives
notice of its election not to extend the Term of the Agreement for a Renewal
Period pursuant to Section 2 above, the Company (i) shall continue to pay the
Executive full compensation as defined in Section 3 of this Agreement from the
date the Executive receives such notice through the Expiration Date, (ii) shall
provide the Executive the Accrued Obligations, (iii) shall fully vest the
Executive in the Stock Option on the Expiration Date and the Stock Option shall
remain exercisable for a period of six months following the Expiration Date (or
the end of the scheduled term, if sooner) and (iv) shall have no other
obligations to the Executive.

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                  (g) No Mitigation/No Offset. The Executive shall not be
required to seek other employment or otherwise mitigate the value of any
severance benefits contemplated by this Agreement, nor shall any such benefits
be reduced by any earnings or benefits that Executive may receive from any other
source or by any damages claimed by the Company (other than for agreed-upon
debts or for damages arising out of embezzlement or similar malfeasance by the
Executive).

                  (h) Excise Tax. In the event that the Executive becomes
entitled to payments and/or benefits which would constitute "parachute payments"
within the meaning of Section 28OG(b)(2) of the Code, the provisions of Exhibit
A shall apply.

                  (i) Employee Benefits. Upon any termination of employment, the
Executive shall also be entitled to any payments or benefits due under any
Company benefit plans.

              10. Choice of Law.

                  The Executive acknowledges that a substantial portion of the
Company's business is based out of and directed from the State of New York. The
Executive also acknowledges that during the course of the Executive's employment
with the Company the Executive will have substantial contacts with New York.

                  The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal law of New
York, without giving effect to conflict of law principles. Both parties agree
that the exclusive venue for any action, demand, claim or counterclaim relating
to the terms and provisions of Sections 4, 5, and 6 of this Agreement, or to
their breach, shall be in the state or federal courts located in the State and
City of New York and that such courts shall have personal jurisdiction over the
parties to this Agreement.

              11. Miscellaneous.

                  (a) Assignment. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the
rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned by
the Company to any successors in interest but not otherwise, provided such
successor in interest assumes all of the obligations hereunder of the Company in
a writing delivered to the Executive and otherwise complies with the provisions
hereof with regard to such assumption. The Executive further acknowledges and
agrees that this Agreement is personal to the Executive and that the Executive
may not assign any rights or obligations hereunder.

                  (b) Withholding. All amounts paid or benefits provided to the
Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to applicable withholding taxes.

                  (c) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Notice of Grant
of Stock Options set forth the entire agreement between the parties on the
subject matter contained herein and supersede any prior communications,
agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the terms and
conditions of the Executive's employment.

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                  (d) Amendments. Any attempted modification of this Agreement
will not be effective unless signed by an officer of the Company and the
Executive.

                  (e) Waiver of Breach. The Executive understands that a breach
of any provision of this Agreement may only be waived by an officer of the
Company. The waiver by either party of a breach by the other party of any
provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach by such other party.

                  (f) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement should,
for any reason, be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect by a court of
competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Agreement, and the
application of such provision in circumstances other than those as to which it
is so declared invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each
such provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest
extent permitted by law.

                  (g) Notices. Any notices, requests, demands and other
communications provided for by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
effective when delivered by private messenger, private overnight mail service,
or facsimile as follows (or to such other address as either party shall
designate by notice in writing to the other in accordance herewith):

                      If to the Company:

                      575 Eighth Avenue, 8th Floor
                      New York, NY  10018

                      Attn:  General Counsel
                      Fax:  (212) 629-9309

                      With a copy to:

                      Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
                      51 West 52nd Street
                      New York, New York  10019
                      Attn:   Michael S. Katzke

                      If to the Executive:

                      575 Eighth Avenue, 8th Floor
                      New York, NY  10018

                  (h) Survival. The Executive and the Company agree that certain
provisions of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this
Agreement and the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company.
Such provisions shall be limited to those within this Agreement which, by their
express and implied terms, obligate either party to perform beyond the
termination of the Executive's employment or termination of this Agreement.

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                  (i) Arbitration of Disputes. Any controversy or claim arising
out of this Agreement or any aspect of the Executive's relationship with the
Company including the cessation thereof (other than disputes with respect to
alleged violations of the covenants contained in Sections 4, 5, or 6 hereof,
which shall be resolved as set forth in Section 10 hereof) shall be resolved
exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the then existing National Rules
for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration
Association, in New York, New York, and judgment upon the award rendered may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The Company shall pay all
costs of the American Arbitration Association and the arbitrator. The parties
agree that the award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding.

                  (j) Legal Fees.

                      (i) The judge or arbitrator in any proceeding or
arbitration arising out of this Agreement may award the prevailing party such
party's reasonable legal fees and costs.

                      (ii) The Company shall pay the reasonable legal fees and
costs incurred by the Executive in connection with the negotiation and
preparation of this Agreement upon the presentation of invoices in appropriate
form in an amount not to exceed $10,000.

                  (k) Rights of Other Individuals. This Agreement confers rights
solely on the Executive and the Company. This Agreement is not a benefit plan
and confers no rights on any individual or entity other than the undersigned,
except as set forth in Section 9(d).

                  (l) Headings. The parties acknowledge that the headings in
this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not control or
affect the meaning or construction of this Agreement.

                  (m) Advice of Counsel. The Executive and the Company hereby
acknowledge that each party has had adequate opportunity to review this
Agreement, to obtain the advice of counsel with respect to this Agreement, and
to reflect upon and consider the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The
parties further acknowledge that each party fully understands the terms of this
Agreement and has voluntarily executed this Agreement.

                  (n) Insurance. The Company will cover the Executive under
directors' and officers' liability insurance in the same amount and to the same
extent as the Company covers its other officers and directors.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this
Agreement as of the day and year set forth below.

EXECUTIVE                                       REGISTER.COM, INC.

/s/ Peter A. Forman                    By:      /s/ Mitchell I. Quain
--------------------------                      ----------------------------

                                       Title:   Chairman
                                                ----------------------------

Dated:   June 16, 2003                 Dated:   June 16, 2003
         -----------------                      ----------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                           GOLDEN PARACHUTE PROVISIONS

                  (a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding
and except as set forth below, in the event it shall be determined that any
Payment would be subject to the Excise Tax, then the Executive shall be entitled
to receive an additional payment (the "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount such
that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (and any interest or penalties
imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without limitation, any income
taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto) and Excise
Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the
Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (a), if it shall be
determined that the Executive is entitled to the Gross-Up Payment, but that the
Parachute Value of all Payments does not exceed 110% of the Safe Harbor Amount,
then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to the Executive and the amounts payable
under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all
Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. The reduction of the
amounts payable hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by first reducing the
payments under Section 9(b)(i)(E) of this Agreement, unless an alternative
method of reduction is elected by the Executive, and in any event shall be made
in such a manner as to maximize the Value of all Payments actually made to the
Executive. For purposes of reducing the Payments to the Safe Harbor Amount, only
amounts payable under this Agreement (and no other Payments) shall be reduced.
If the reduction of the amount payable under this Agreement would not result in
a reduction of the Parachute Value of all Payments to the Safe Harbor Amount, no
amounts payable under the Agreement shall be reduced pursuant to this paragraph
(a). The Company's obligation to make Gross-Up Payments under this Exhibit A
shall not be conditioned upon the Executive's termination of employment.

                  (b) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), all
determinations required to be made under this Exhibit A, including whether and
when a Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the
assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, to the extent permitted by applicable law, or such
other nationally recognized certified public accounting firm as may be
designated by the Executive (the "Accounting Firm"). The Accounting Firm shall
provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive
within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from the Executive that there
has been a Payment or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. In the
event that the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the
individual, entity or group effecting the Change of Control, the Executive may
appoint another nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations
required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the
Accounting Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall
be borne solely by the Company. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to
this Exhibit A, shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within 5 days of
the receipt of the Accounting Firm's determination. Any determination by the
Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result
of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of
the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that
Gross-Up Payments that will not have been made by the Company should have been
made (the "Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made
hereunder. In the event the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to paragraph
(c) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise
Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has
occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or
for the benefit of the Executive.

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                  (c) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any
claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the
payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given
as soon as practicable, but no later than 10 business days after the Executive
is informed in writing of such claim. The Executive shall apprise the Company of
the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be
paid. The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the
30-day period following the date on which the Executive gives such notice to the
Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes
with respect to such claim is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in
writing prior to the expiration of such period that the Company desires to
contest such claim, the Executive shall:

                      (i) give the Company any information reasonably requested
by the Company relating to such claim,

                      (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such
claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time,
including, without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to
such claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the Company,

                      (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order
effectively to contest such claim, and

                      (iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings
relating to such claim;

provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection
with such contest, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and
expenses. Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (c),
the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest,
and, at its sole discretion, may pursue or forgo any and all administrative
appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the applicable taxing
authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole discretion, either pay
the tax claimed to the appropriate taxing authority on behalf of the Executive
and direct the Executive to sue for a refund or contest the claim in any
permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a
determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial
jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall
determine; provided, however, that, if the Company pays such claim and directs
the Executive to sue for a refund, the Company shall indemnify and hold the
Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax
(including interest or penalties) imposed with respect to such payment or with
respect to any imputed income in connection with such payment; and provided,
further, that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of
taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which such contested
amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount.
Furthermore, the Company's control of the contest shall be limited to issues
with respect to which the Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder, and the
Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other
issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority.

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                  (d) If, after the receipt by the Executive of a Gross-Up
Payment or payment by the Company of an amount on the Executive's behalf
pursuant to paragraph (c), the Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund
with respect to the Excise Tax to which such Gross-Up Payment relates or with
respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company's complying
with the requirements of paragraph (c), if applicable) promptly pay to the
Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited
thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If a determination is made that the
Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to payment by the
Company of an amount on the Executive's behalf pursuant to paragraph (c) and the
Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest such
denial of refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after such determination,
then the amount of such payment by the Company of the amount on the Executive's
behalf shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment
required to be paid.

                  (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Exhibit A, the
Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold and pay over to the Internal
Revenue Service or any other applicable taxing authority, for the benefit of the
Executive, all or any portion of any Gross-Up Payment, and the Executive hereby
consents to such withholding.

                  (f) Definitions. The following terms shall have the following
meanings for purposes of this Exhibit A.

               1. "Excise Tax" shall mean the excise tax imposed by Section
4999 of the Code, together with any interest or penalties imposed with respect
to such excise tax.

               2. "Parachute Value" of a Payment shall mean the present value
as of the date of the change of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code
of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a "parachute payment" under
Section 280G(b)(2), as determined by the Accounting Firm for purposes of
determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will apply to such
Payment.

               3. A "Payment" shall mean any payment or distribution in the
nature of compensation (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to
or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable pursuant to this
Agreement or otherwise.

               4. The "Safe Harbor Amount" means 2.99 times the Executive's
"base amount," within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code.

               5. "Value" of a Payment shall mean the economic present value
of a Payment as of the date of the change of control for purposes of Section
280G of the Code, as determined by the Accounting Firm using the discount rate
required by Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                              SEPARATION AGREEMENT
                               AND GENERAL RELEASE

                  This Separation Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is
made and entered into this _____ day of _____, _____, by and between [COMPANY
NAME] (hereinafter the "Company" or "Employer") and [EMPLOYEE NAME] ("Employee")
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Parties"), and is made and entered
into with reference to the following facts.

                                    RECITALS

                  WHEREAS, Employee was hired by the Company on or about
__________, as a __________; and

                  WHEREAS, the Company and Employee have agreed to terminate
their employment relationship effective _____, _____; and

                  WHEREAS, the Parties each desire to resolve any potential
disputes which exist or may exist arising out of Employee's employment with the
Company and/or the termination thereof.

                  NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises
contained herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

                                    AGREEMENT

                  1. Agreement By the Company. In exchange for Employee's
agreement to be bound by the terms of this entire Agreement, including but not
limited to the Release of Claims in paragraph 3, the Company agrees to provide
Employee with [INSERT CONSIDERATION AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 9 OF THE
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT].

                  Employee acknowledges that, absent this Agreement, s/he has no
legal, contractual or other entitlement to the consideration set forth in this
paragraph and that the amount set forth in this paragraph constitute valid and
sufficient consideration for Employee's release of claims and other obligations
set forth herein.

                  2. Release of Claims. Employee hereby expressly waives,
releases, acquits and forever discharges the Company and its divisions,
subsidiaries, affiliates, parents, related entities, partners, officers,
directors, shareholders, investors, executives, managers, employees, agents,
attorneys, representatives, successors and assigns (hereinafter collectively
referred to as "Releasees"), from any and all claims, demands, and causes of
action which Employee has or claims to have, whether known or unknown, of
whatever nature, which exist or may exist on Employee's behalf from the
beginning of time up to and including the date of this Agreement. As used in
this paragraph, "claims," "demands," and "causes of action" include, but are not
limited to, claims based on contract, whether express or implied, fraud, stock
fraud, defamation, wrongful termination, estoppel, equity, tort, retaliation,
intellectual property, personal injury, spoliation of evidence, emotional
distress, public policy, wage and hour law, statute or common law, claims for
severance pay, claims related to stock options and/or fringe benefits, claims
for attorneys' fees, vacation pay, debts, accounts, compensatory damages,
punitive or exemplary damages, liquidated damages, and any and all claims
arising under any federal, state, or local statute, law, or ordinance
prohibiting discrimination on account of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual
orientation, disability or national origin, including but not limited to, the
New York State Human Rights Law, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Americans with Disabilities
Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act or the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act. This release shall not be effective as to any claims, demands or causes of
action arising out of acts or omissions occurring after the date of execution of
this Agreement or based on any indemnification rights of the Executive under the
Company's certificate of incorporation, by-laws or under applicable law.

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                  3. Acceptance of Agreement/[Revocation]. This Agreement was
received by Employee on _____, _____. Employee may accept this Agreement by
returning a signed original to the Company. This Agreement shall be withdrawn if
not accepted in the above manner on or before _____. [7 days to revoke/21 day to
consider/consult with attorney]*

                  4. New York Law Applies. This Agreement, in all respects,
shall be interpreted, enforced and governed by and under the laws of the State
of New York. Any and all actions relating to this Agreement shall be filed and
maintained in the federal and/or state courts located in the State and County of
New York, and the parties consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. In any
action arising out of this Agreement, or involving claims barred by this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all costs of suit,
including reasonable attorneys' fees.

                  5. Voluntary Agreement. EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT
S/HE MAY BE WAIVING SIGNIFICANT LEGAL RIGHTS BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, AND
REPRESENTS THAT S/HE HAS ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY,
WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF AND IN AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF ITS TERMS.

                  6. Non Disparagement. Employee agrees that Employee will not
make any public statement that is disparaging about the Company, or any of its
officers or directors, including, but not limited to, any statement that
disparages the products, services, finances, financial condition, capabilities
or other aspect of the business of the Company. The Company's directors and
senior executive officers shall not make any public statement that is
disparaging about the Executive. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit any
person from making truthful statements when required by order of a court or
other body having jurisdiction, or as otherwise may be required by law or under
an agreement entered into in connection with pending or threatened litigation
pursuant to which the party receiving such information agrees to keep such
information confidential.

* If Executive subject to ADEA.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this
Agreement on the dates provided below.

DATED:  ____________________, _____           [COMPANY NAME]

                                              By:
                                                   -----------------------------
                                              Its:
                                                   -----------------------------

DATED:  ____________________, _____           [EMPLOYEE NAME]

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                                   SCHEDULE A

                               DEFINITION OF EBIT

"EBIT" means, for any period, "income (loss) from operations" as reported in the
Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations determined in accordance with
GAAP, plus amortization of non-cash compensation expense, plus other costs and
less other gains which in the sole judgment of the Compensation Committee were
incurred or earned in connection with matters not related to the normal business
operations of the Company but which, under GAAP, are included within "income
(loss) from operations."

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