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EX-10.16

 Exhibit 10.16 

EXECUTION VERSION 
 REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated August 15, 2016 (the “Agreement”), is entered into
by and among SBA Communications Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “Company”), and the several initial purchasers listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Initial Purchasers”). 

The Company and the Initial Purchasers are parties to the Purchase Agreement dated August 1, 2016 (the “Purchase
Agreement”), which provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2024 of the Company (the “Securities”). 

As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers
and their direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement. 

In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 

“Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are
authorized or required by law to remain closed. 
 “Closing Date” shall mean the first date on which any Securities are
initially issued. 
 “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include any successor
entity. 
 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 

“Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof. 

“Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company of Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to
Section 2(a) hereof. 
 “Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the Securities Act effected
pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof. 
 “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer registration
statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any
document incorporated by reference therein. 

 “Exchange Securities” shall mean senior notes issued by the Company under the
Indenture containing terms identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this Agreement) and to be offered to
Holders of Securities in exchange for Registrable Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer. 
 “FINRA” shall mean the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. 
 “Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act. 
 “Holder” shall mean each Initial Purchaser, for so long as it owns any Registrable
Securities, and each of the Initial Purchasers’ successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who becomes an owner of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that for purposes of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, the
term “Holders” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers. 
 “Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 5(c) hereof. 
 “Indemnifying Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

 “Indenture” shall mean the indenture relating to the Securities, dated as of August 15, 2016 between the Company
and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 

“Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 

“Inspector” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiii) hereof. 

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities
Act. 
 “Participating Broker-Dealers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof. 

“Permitted Free Writing Prospectus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(k) hereof. 

“Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization,
or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof. 
 “Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in, or,
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Act, deemed a part of, a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus
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of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including
any document incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 “Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided that such Securities shall cease to be Registrable
Securities (i) when such Securities cease to be outstanding, (ii) when a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or disposed of pursuant
to such Registration Statement or (iii) except in the case of Securities that otherwise remain Registrable Securities and that are held by an Initial Purchaser and that are ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, when the Exchange
Offer is consummated. 
 “Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance
by the Company with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock exchange or FINRA registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws
(including reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for any Underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or
assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and any
other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws, (vi) the
reasonable fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel
for the Holders (which counsel shall initially be counsel for the Initial Purchasers, subject to replacement upon action by a majority of Holders) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the independent public accountants of the Company,
including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort” letters required by or incident to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees and
expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder. 

“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Company that covers any of the Exchange Securities or
Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part
thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein. 

  
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 “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time. 

“Shelf Additional Interest Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) hereof. 

“Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof. 

“Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof. 

“Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Company filed under the
Securities Act providing for the registration on a continuous or delayed basis of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to
such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein. 

“Shelf Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof. 

“Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC. 

“Target Registration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) hereof. 

“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time. 

“Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture. 

“Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof. 

“Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to
the public. 

  
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 2. Registration Under the Securities Act. a) To the extent not prohibited by any
applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering offers to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities
for Exchange Securities, (ii) have such Registration Statement remain effective until 180 days after the last Exchange Date for use by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers, (iii) commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC and (iv) complete the Exchange Offer within 360 days after the Closing Date. 

The Company shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying
documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the following: 
  

	 	(i)	that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange; 

 

	 	(ii)	the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”); 

 

	 	(iii)	that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement, except as otherwise specified herein; 

 

	 	(iv)	that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable Security, together with the appropriate letter of transmittal, to
the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) and in the manner specified in the notice, or (B) effect such exchange otherwise in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for
such Registrable Security, in each case prior to the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and 

  

	 	(v)	that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by (A) sending to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York) specified in the notice, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is
withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged or (B) effecting such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for the Registrable Securities. 

As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the Company that (i) any Exchange
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the Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of
the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company and (iv) if such Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for
its own account in exchange for Registrable Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, then such Holder will deliver a Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a Prospectus to
purchasers) in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. 
 As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company
shall: 
  

	 	(i)	accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and 

 

	 	(ii)	deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and
deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities tendered by such Holder. 

The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer shall not violate any
applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff. 
 (b) In the event that (i) the Company determines that the Exchange Offer
Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not available or may not be completed as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, (ii) the
Exchange Offer is not, for any other reason completed by the 360th calendar day following the Closing Date or (iii) upon receipt of a written request (a “Shelf Request”) from
any Initial Purchaser representing that it holds Registrable Securities that are or were ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such
determination date or Shelf Request, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement become effective. 

In the event that the Company is requested to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the
Company shall use reasonable best efforts to file and have become effective both an Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) with respect to all Registrable Securities and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a
combined Registration Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities held by the Initial Purchasers after completion of the Exchange Offer. 

  
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 The Company agrees to use reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement
continuously effective until the expiration of the time period referred to in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar rule in force, but not Rule 144A), or such shorter period that will terminate when the Registrable Securities have been
sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (the period from the Closing Date to such earlier day, the “Shelf Effectiveness Period”). The Company further agrees to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement and the
related Prospectus if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder or if
reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use reasonable best efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required, and such Shelf Registration Statement
and Prospectus to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The Company agrees to furnish to the Holders of Registrable Securities copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC. 

(c) The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b)
hereof. Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement. 
 (d) An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective
unless it has been declared effective by the SEC. A Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or is automatically effective upon
filing with the SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the Securities Act. 
 In the event that either the Exchange Offer is not completed or the
Shelf Registration Statement, if required pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) or 2(b)(ii) hereof, has not become effective on or prior to the 360th calendar day following the Closing Date (the
“Target Registration Date”), the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period immediately following the Target Registration Date and (ii) an
additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90 day period thereafter, in each case until the Exchange Offer is completed or the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, becomes effective, up to a maximum increase of
1.00% per annum. In the event that the Company receives a Shelf Request pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii), and the Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed thereby has not become effective by the later of the 360th calendar day following the Closing Date or (y) 120 days after delivery of such Shelf Request (such later date, the “Shelf Additional Interest Date”), then the interest rate on
the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period payable commencing from one day after the Shelf Additional Interest Date and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each
subsequent 90 day period thereafter, in each case until the Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective or the expiration of the Shelf Effectiveness Period, up to a maximum increase of 1.00% per annum. 

  
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 If the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, has become effective and thereafter
either ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable, in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement, at any time during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists
for more than 30 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period, then the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period commencing on the 31st day in such 12-month period that such Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum
with respect to each subsequent 90 day period thereafter, in each case until the Shelf Registration Statement has again become effective, the Prospectus again becomes usable or the expiration of the Shelf Effectiveness Period, up to a maximum
increase of 1.00% per annum. 
 (e) Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, the Company
acknowledges that any failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy
at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company’s
obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof. 
 (f) The Company represents, warrants and covenants that it (including
its agents and representatives) will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any Free Writing Prospectus. 
 3.
Registration Procedures. 
 (a) In connection with its obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the
Company shall as expeditiously as possible: 
  

	 	(i)	use reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form (x) shall be selected by the Company, (y) shall, in the case
of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and (z) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements
required by the SEC to be filed therewith; and use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof; 

 

	 	(ii)	 use reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to
each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and,
as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the 

  
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period described in Section 4(a)(3) of and Rule 174 under the Securities Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange
Securities; 

  

	 	(iii)	in the case of a Shelf Registration, use reasonable best efforts to furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for such Holders and to each Underwriter of an
Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus or preliminary prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, as such Holder, counsel or Underwriters may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and the Company consents to the use of such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of
the Holders of Registrable Securities and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto in accordance with applicable law; 

  

	 	(iv)	use reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a
Registration Statement shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective; cooperate with such Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; and do any and all other acts
and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each Holder to complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided that the Company shall not be required to
(1) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (2) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction
or (3) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so subject; 

  

	 	(v)	 notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Holder of
Registrable Securities and counsel for such Holders promptly and, if requested by any such Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (1) when a Registration Statement has become effective, when any post-effective amendment thereto has
been filed and becomes effective and when any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus has been filed, (2) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or
for additional information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (3) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of
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to the use of a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (4) if, between the applicable effective date of a
Shelf Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities covered thereby, the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar agreement, if
any, relating to an offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the Company receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale
in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (5) of the happening of any event during the period a Registration Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related
Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (6) of any determination by the Company that a
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus would be appropriate; 

  

	 	(vi)	use reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, the resolution of any objection of the SEC pursuant to
Rule 401(g)(2), including by filing an amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement on the proper form, at the earliest possible moment and provide immediate notice to each Holder of the withdrawal of any such order or such resolution;

  

	 	(vii)	in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without any
documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested); 

  

	 	(viii)	in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing
any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and registered in such names (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) as such Holders may reasonably request at least one Business Day prior
to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities; 

  

	 	(ix)	 in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(a)(v)(3) or
3(a)(v)(5) hereof, use reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any document incorporated
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reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus or
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus will cease to have the identified deficiencies and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; and the Company shall notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to suspend use of the Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and
such Holders hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus until the Company has amended or supplemented the Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission; 

 

	 	(x)	a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus or of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus after initial filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and their
counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, to the Holders of Registrable Securities and their counsel) and make such of the representatives of the Company as shall be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or their counsel
(and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities or their counsel) available for discussion of such document; and the Company shall not, at any time after initial filing of a Registration Statement, use or
file any Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, of which the
Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities and their counsel) shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the Initial Purchasers or
their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities or their counsel) shall reasonably object within five Business Days after the receipt thereof; 

 

	 	(xi)	obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, not later than the initial effective date of a Registration Statement; 

 

	 	(xii)	 cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in connection with the registration of the
Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be; cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust

  
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Indenture Act; and execute, and use reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to
be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; 

  

	 	(xiii)	in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of the Holders of the Registrable Securities (an “Inspector”), any Underwriter participating in any disposition
pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, any attorneys and accountants designated by a majority of the Holders of Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Registration and any attorneys and accountants designated by such
Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other records, documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company to supply all
information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement; provided that if any such information is identified by the Company as being confidential or
proprietary, each Person receiving such information shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in
derogation of the rights and interests of any Inspector, Holder or Underwriter; 

  

	 	(xiv)	in the case of a Shelf Registration, use reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or any automated quotation system on which similar securities issued or
guaranteed by the Company are then listed if requested by the majority of Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy applicable listing requirements; 

 

	 	(xv)	if reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, promptly include in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such
Holder as such Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has received notification of the
matters to be so included in such filing; and 

  

	 	(xvi)	 in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all such other actions in
connection therewith (including those requested by a majority of the Holders) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an Underwritten Offering and in such connection,
(1) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Registration Statement, Prospectus
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incorporated by reference, if any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when
requested, (2) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holders and such Underwriters and their respective counsel) addressed to each selling
Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (3) obtain “comfort” letters from the independent certified public accountants of the Company
(and, if necessary, any other certified public accountant of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the
Registration Statement) addressed to each selling Holder (to the extent permitted by applicable professional standards) and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily
covered in “comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, including but not limited to financial information contained in any preliminary prospectus or Prospectus and (4) deliver such documents and certificates as may be
reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the
representations and warranties of the Company made pursuant to clause (1) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement. 

(b) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company
such information regarding such Holder and the proposed disposition by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. 

(c) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder of Registrable Securities covered in such Shelf Registration Statement agrees
that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(a)(v)(3) or 3(a)(v)(5) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(ix) hereof and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder will
deliver to the Company all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses covering such Registrable Securities that are current at the time
of receipt of such notice. 
 (d) If the Company shall give any notice to suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement, the Company shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including

  
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the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus necessary to
resume such dispositions. The Company may give any such notice only twice during any 365-day period and any such suspensions shall not exceed 30 days for each suspension and there shall not be more than two suspensions in effect during any 365-day
period. 
 (e) The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Registrable
Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment bank or investment banks and manager or managers (each, an “Underwriter”) that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in such offering. 
 4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in
Exchange Offer. 
 (a) The Staff has taken the position that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account
in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”) may be deemed to be an “underwriter”
within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. 

The Company understands that it is the Staff’s position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the amount of Exchange
Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available to purchasers) to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection with
resales of Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the Securities Act. 

(b) In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to amend or supplement the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement for a period of up to 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be extended pursuant to Section 3(d) of this Agreement), in order to expedite or facilitate the
disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in Section 4(a) above. The Company further agrees that Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such
Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available) during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4. 

(c) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company or any Holder with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to
Section 4(b) above. 

  
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 5. Indemnification and Contribution. 

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and
officers and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and
liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), that arise out of, or are based upon, (1) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein not misleading, or (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement
or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information provided by any Initial Purchaser or Holder expressly for use therein. In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by
Section 3, the Company will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and each Person who controls such Persons
(within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus. 
 (b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Initial Purchasers
and the other selling Holders, the directors of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are
based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any
Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. 
 (c) If any suit, action, proceeding (including any
governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the
“Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall
not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by

  
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such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than
under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses
of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying
Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more
than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm (x) if designated for one or more Initial Purchasers or
affiliates, directors, officers or control Persons of one or more Initial Purchasers shall be designated in writing by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC unless such representation is to include Holders that are not Initial
Purchasers, (y) if designated for one or more Holders or directors, officers or control Persons of any Holder, in each case including one or more Holders other than Initial Purchasers, shall be designated in writing by a majority of the Holders
to be represented and (z) in all other cases shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its prior written consent, but if settled with such
consent or if there is a final non-appealable judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the
foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable
for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request, (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have
reimbursed the Indemnified Person for such amounts as are not in dispute in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement and (iii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have notified the Indemnified Person in writing (and in
reasonable detail) of its good faith belief that such reimbursement is not required. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect
of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by
or on behalf of any Indemnified Person. 

  
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 (d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable
to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company from the offering of the
Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on the other hand, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not
permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holders on the other in connection with the
statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holders on the other shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the applicable Holders, and the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. 
 (e) The
Company and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in
paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder
has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5 are several and not joint. 

(f) The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be
available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. 
 (g) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5
shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any 

  
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Holder or any Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Company,
(iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement. 

6. General. 
 (a)
No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company represents, warrants and agrees that (i) the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other
outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by the Company under any other agreement and (ii) the Company has not entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will not enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights
granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 
 (b) Amendments
and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company has
obtained the written consent of a majority of the Holders affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided that no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the provisions of
Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder. Any amendments, modifications, supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a
writing executed by each of the parties hereto. 
 (c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted
hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telex, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company by means of a notice
given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial Purchasers, the addresses set forth in the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Company, initially at the Company’s
address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c); and (iii) to such other persons at their respective addresses as provided in
the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by
hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; and on the next Business Day if timely delivered to an air courier
guaranteeing overnight delivery. Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture. 

(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of
each of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable
Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise,

  
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such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed
to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation
to the Company with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement. 

(e) Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder between the Company, on
the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of other Holders hereunder.

 (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

(g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a part of this Agreement and shall not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 
 (h) Governing Law. This Agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute relating to
or arising out of this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the federal and state courts located in New York County, New York, including the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in connection with any claim brought with respect to this Agreement or related matter and waives
any right to claim such forum would be inappropriate, including concepts of forum non conveniens. 
 (i) Waiver of Jury Trial.
The Company and each of the Initial Purchasers hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. 
 (j) Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. The Company and the Initial
Purchasers shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions.

 (k) Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Holder represents that it has not prepared or had prepared on its behalf or used or referred
to, and agrees that it will not prepare or have prepared on its behalf or use or refer to, any Free Writing Prospectus, and has not 

  
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distributed and will not distribute any written materials in connection with the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities without the prior express written consent of the Company. Any such
Free Writing Prospectus consented to by the Company is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company represents and agrees that it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the SEC, legends and record-keeping. 

(l) Majorities. Any reference herein to a majority of Holders shall be deemed to refer to a majority of the relevant aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders is required hereunder, any Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its affiliates shall
not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the required majority. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

			
	SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	/s/ Brendan Cavanagh
		 	Name: Brendan Cavanagh
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

 [Signature Page to the Registration Rights Agreement] 

 Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written: 

 

			
	DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Scott Sartorius
		 	Name: Scott Sartorius
		 	Title: Managing Director

  

			
		
	By:	 	/s/ John Huntington
		 	Name: John Huntington
		 	Title: Director

  

			
	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Varun Rastogi
		 	Name: Varun Rastogi
		 	Title: Executive Director

 Acting severally on behalf of themselves and as Representatives of the several Initial Purchasers named on Schedule 1
hereto. 
 [Signature Page to the Registration Rights Agreement] 

 Schedule 1 

Initial Purchasers 
 Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. 
 J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 
 Barclays Capital
Inc. 
 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 
 Mizuho Securities USA
Inc. 
 TD Securities (USA) LLC 
 Wells Fargo Securities, LLCExhibit 10.1

 

WAIVER

 

This Waiver (this “Waiver”)
is entered into as of August 17, 2016, by and between Great Basin Scientific, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and the undersigned holder (the “Holder”) which is one of the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers (“Schedule
of Buyers”) attached to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and all of the investors
listed on the Schedule of Buyers (the “Buyers”) dated December 28, 2015 (the “SPA”) with
reference to the following facts:

 

A.               
On December 28, 2015, the Company and the Buyers (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) entered into the SPA
in relation to the issuance and sale by the Company and purchase by the Holders of: (i) that aggregate principal amount of senior
secured convertible notes of the Company, in substantially the form attached to the SPA as Exhibit A (the “Notes”),
set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers (which aggregate principal amount of Notes for all
Buyers was $22,100,000) and (ii) related Series D Warrants, in substantially the form attached to the SPA as Exhibit B (the
“Warrants”), representing the right to acquire that number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value
$0.0001 (“Common Stock”), set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers (as exercised,
collectively, the “Warrant Shares”), which totaled in the aggregate 3,503,116 Warrant Shares.

 

B.                
The issuance of the Notes and the Warrants occurred at a closing on December 30, 2015 (the “Closing Date”).

 

C.                
In accordance with the terms of Section 4(n)(ii) of the SPA, the Company agreed that until the later of (I) the date
that is ninety (90) days after the date the Company obtains the Stockholder Approval (as defined in the SPA) and (II) the
earlier of (x) the time of the registration of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the SPA) pursuant to and in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and each of the Buyers (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) entered into December 30, 2015, which registration remains in effect or (y) such time as all
of the Registrable Securities, if a registration statement is not available for the resale of all of the Registrable Securities,
may be sold without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1),
the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, file any registration statement with the SEC, or file any amendment or supplement
thereto, or grant any registration rights to any Person that can be exercised prior to the earlier of such time as set forth in
such Section 4(n)(ii) (the “Lock-up”).

 

D.               
On August 15, 2016, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Offering Registration Statement”)
related to a proposed offering of units of the Company anticipated to consist of a unit comprised of one share of common stock
of the Company and one Series I Warrant to purchase one share of common stock for gross aggregate proceeds from the offering of
approximately $10,000,000, with each Series I Warrant anticipated to be exercisable at a price equal to the per unit price of the
offering for a period of five years (“Subsequent Offering”), and the Company anticipates filing an amendment
to the Offering Registration Statement and closing the Subsequent Offering no later than September 30, 2016.

 

     

     

    

 

E.                
The Company desires to obtain a waiver of: (i) the Company's failure to comply with the provisions of Section 4(n)(ii) of
the SPA and (ii) the Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) arising under Section 4(a)(x) of the Notes due to the Company's
failure to comply with the provisions of Section 4(n)(ii) of the SPA prior to the date hereof, in each case, solely with respect
to the filing of the Offering Registration Statement.

 

F.                 
In compliance with Section 9(e) of the SPA and Section 19 of the Notes , this Waiver shall only be effective upon the execution
and delivery of this Waiver and waivers in form and substance identical to this Waiver (the “Other Waivers”)
by other holders of Registrable Securities (as defined in the SPA) (each an “Other Holder”) representing on
the Closing Date at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities issued or issuable under the
Cash Notes and Cash Warrants issued on the Closing Date and shall include Hudson Bay so long as Hudson Bay and/or any of its affiliates
collectively hold at least five percent (5%) of the Registrable Securities, in the aggregate (the “Required Holders”)
(such time, the “Effective Time”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises set forth above, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                 
Waiver. The Holder hereby waives, effective as of the Effective Time: (i) the breach by the Company of Section 4(n)(ii)
of the SPA solely with respect to (x) the Company’s filing of the Offering Registration Statement, (y) the Company's filing
of amendments to the Offering Registration Statement to complete the Subsequent Offering substantially as described above no later
than September 30, 2016 and (z) the Company's consummation of the Subsequent Offering as set forth in the Offering Registration
Statement, as amended by the amendments described in the immediately preceding clause (y), and (ii) the Event of Default arising
under Section 4(a)(x) of the Notes due to the Company’s failure to comply with Section 4(n)(ii) of the SPA as described in
the immediately preceding clause (i).

 

2.                 
Acknowledgments. The Company hereby confirms and agrees that (i) except with respect to the waivers set forth in
Section 1 above that are effective as of the Effective Time, the SPA and Notes shall continue to be, in full force and effect;
(ii) the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Waiver shall not operate as an amendment of any right, power or remedy of
the Holder except to the extent expressly set forth herein.

 

3.                 
Fees And Expenses. [NTD: HB ONLY: The Company shall reimburse the Holder for its legal fees and expenses in connection
with the preparation and negotiation of this Waiver and transactions contemplated thereby, by paying any such amount to Schulte
Roth & Zabel LLP (the "Holder Counsel Expense") by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance
with the written instructions of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP delivered to the Company. The Holder Counsel Expense shall be paid
by the Company whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Waiver are consummated. Except as otherwise set forth above,
each party to this Waiver shall bear its own expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.] [NTD: ALL OTHERS:
Each party to this Waiver shall bear its own expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.].

 

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4.                 
No Material, Nonpublic Information. The Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that the transactions contemplated
by this Waiver do not constitute material, nonpublic information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company represents
to the Holder that it has publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to the Holder by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents on or prior to the date hereof and that
the Holder shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agents, that is not disclosed in the Offering Registration
Statement. The Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether
written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees
or agents on the one hand, and the Holder or any of its affiliates on the other hand, has terminated. The Company shall not, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees and agents,
not to, provide any Holder with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after
the date hereof without the express prior written consent of the Holder. To the extent that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates employees or agents delivers any material, non-public information to
any Holder without the Holder’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Holder shall not have any duty
of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees
or agents with respect to, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates,
employees or agents not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that
the Holder will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

5.                 
Independent Nature of Holder Obligations and Rights. The obligations of the Holder under this Waiver are several
and not joint with the obligations of any Other Holder, and the Holder shall not be responsible in any way for the performance
of the obligations of any Other Holder under any Other Waiver. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Waiver, and no action taken
by the Holder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holder and Other Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holder and Other Holders are in any way acting in concert
or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Waiver or any Other Waiver and the Company
acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated
by this Waiver or any Other Waiver. The Company and the Holder confirm that the Holder has independently participated in the negotiation
of the transactions contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. The Holder shall be entitled to independently
protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Waiver or, any Other Waiver, and
it shall not be necessary for any Other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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6.                 
No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Waiver is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

7.                 
Counterparts. This Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail
which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and
binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if
such signature page were an original thereof.

 

8.                 
No Strict Construction. The language used in this Waiver will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties
to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

9.                 
Headings. The headings of this Waiver are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the
interpretation of, this Waiver.

 

10.             
Severability. If any provision of this Waiver is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed
amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such
provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Waiver so long as this Waiver as so modified continues
to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited
nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations
or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the
parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s)
with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 

11.             
Amendments. No provision of this Waiver may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company
and the Required Holders.

 

12.             
Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and
things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may
reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Waiver and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.

 

13.             
Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Waiver, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice
shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f) of the SPA.

 

14.             
Successors and Assigns. This Waiver shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective
successors and assigns.

 

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15.             
Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meaning
set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

16.             
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Waiver shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict
of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the
laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder
or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees
not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court,
that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit,
action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Waiver and agrees
that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH
OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WAIVER OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Undersigned and the
Company have caused their respective signature page to this Waiver to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

	 	COMPANY:
	 	 
	 	GREAT BASIN SCIENTIFIC, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	

	 	 	Name: Jeffrey Rona
	 	 	Title: CFO

 

    
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Undersigned and the
Company have caused their respective signature page to this Waiver to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

	 	HOLDER:  
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	By: 	 
	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	Title:

 

    
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