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                               OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

                     10% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008

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                                    INDENTURE

                            Dated as of July 2, 2001

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                                  SunTrust Bank

                                     Trustee

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                             CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

        Trust Indenture
        Act Section                                           Indenture Section
        310(a)(1)..........................................             7.10
             (a)(2)........................................             7.10
             (a)(3)........................................             N.A.
             (a)(4)........................................             N.A.
             (a)(5)........................................             7.10
             (b)...........................................             7.10
             (c)...........................................             N.A.
        311(a).............................................             7.11
             (b)...........................................             7.11
             (c)...........................................             N.A.
        312(a).............................................             2.05
             (b)...........................................            12.03
             (c)...........................................            12.03
        313(a).............................................             7.06
             (b)(1)........................................            10.03
             (b)(2)........................................             7.07
             (c)...........................................          7.06,12.02
             (d)...........................................             7.06
        314(a).............................................          4.03,12.02
             (b)...........................................             N.A.
             (c)(1)........................................            12.04
             (c)(2)........................................            12.04
             (c)(3)........................................             N.A.
             (d)...........................................             N.A.
             (e)...........................................            12.05
             (f)...........................................             N.A.
        315(a).............................................             7.01
             (b)...........................................          7.05,12.02
             (c)...........................................             7.01
             (d)...........................................             7.01
             (e)...........................................             6.11
        316(a) (last sentence).............................             2.09
             (a)(1)(A).....................................             6.05
             (a)(1)(B).....................................             6.04
             (a)(2)........................................             N.A.
             (b)...........................................             6.07
             (c)...........................................             2.12
        317(a)(1)..........................................             6.08
             (a)(2)........................................             6.09
             (b)...........................................             2.04
        318(a).............................................            12.01
             (b)...........................................             N.A.
             (c)...........................................            12.01

N.A. means not applicable.
* This Cross Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                   ARTICLE 1.
                          DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
                                  BY REFERENCE

   Section 1.01.   Definitions.................................................1
   Section 1.02.   Other Definitions..........................................18
   Section 1.03.   Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act..........19
   Section 1.04.   Rules of Construction......................................19

                                   ARTICLE 2.
                                    THE NOTES

   Section 2.01.   Form and Dating............................................20
   Section 2.02.   Execution and Authentication...............................20
   Section 2.03.   Registrar and Paying Agent.................................21
   Section 2.04.   Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust........................21
   Section 2.05.   Holder Lists...............................................21
   Section 2.06.   Transfer and Exchange......................................21
   Section 2.07.   Replacement Notes..........................................32
   Section 2.08.   Outstanding Notes..........................................32
   Section 2.09.   Treasury Notes.............................................32
   Section 2.10.   Temporary Notes............................................32
   Section 2.11.   Cancellation...............................................33
   Section 2.12.   Defaulted Interest.........................................33

                                   ARTICLE 3.
                            REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

   Section 3.01.   Notices to Trustee.........................................33
   Section 3.02.   Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed..........................33
   Section 3.03.   Notice of Redemption.......................................34
   Section 3.04.   Effect of Notice of Redemption.............................35
   Section 3.05.   Deposit of Redemption Price................................35
   Section 3.06.   Notes Redeemed in Part.....................................35
   Section 3.07.   Optional Redemption........................................35
   Section 3.08.   Mandatory Redemption.......................................35
   Section 3.09.   Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds........36

                                   ARTICLE 4.
                                    COVENANTS

   Section 4.01.   Payment of Notes...........................................37
   Section 4.02.   Maintenance of Office or Agency............................37
   Section 4.03.   Reports....................................................38
   Section 4.04.   Compliance Certificate.....................................38
   Section 4.05.   Taxes......................................................39
   Section 4.06.   Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.............................39
   Section 4.07.   Restricted Payments........................................39
   Section 4.08.   Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
                   Subsidiaries...............................................41
   Section 4.09.   Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.42

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   Section 4.10.   Asset Sales................................................44
   Section 4.11.   Transactions with Affiliates...............................45
   Section 4.12.   Liens......................................................45
   Section 4.13.   Corporate Existence........................................46
   Section 4.14.   Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.................46
   Section 4.15.   Anti-Layering..............................................47
   Section 4.16.   Payments for Consent.......................................47
   Section 4.17.   Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries....47
   Section 4.18.   Changes in Covenants when Notes Rated Investment Grade.....48

                                   ARTICLE 5.
                                   SUCCESSORS

   Section 5.01.   Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets...................48
   Section 5.02.   Successor Corporation Substituted..........................49

                                   ARTICLE 6.
                              DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

   Section 6.01.   Events of Default..........................................49
   Section 6.02.   Acceleration...............................................50
   Section 6.03.   Other Remedies.............................................51
   Section 6.04.   Waiver of Past Defaults....................................51
   Section 6.05.   Control by Majority........................................51
   Section 6.06.   Limitation on Suits........................................52
   Section 6.07.   Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment..............52
   Section 6.08.   Collection Suit by Trustee.................................52
   Section 6.09.   Trustee May File Proofs of Claim...........................52
   Section 6.10.   Priorities.................................................53
   Section 6.11.   Undertaking for Costs......................................53

                                   ARTICLE 7.
                                     TRUSTEE

   Section 7.01.   Duties of Trustee..........................................53
   Section 7.02.   Rights of Trustee..........................................54
   Section 7.03.   Individual Rights of Trustee...............................55
   Section 7.04.   Trustee's Disclaimer.......................................55
   Section 7.05.   Notice of Defaults.........................................55
   Section 7.06.   Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.................55
   Section 7.07.   Compensation and Indemnity.................................56
   Section 7.08.   Replacement of Trustee.....................................56
   Section 7.09.   Successor Trustee by Merger, etc...........................57
   Section 7.10.   Eligibility; Disqualification..............................57
   Section 7.11.   Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company..........58

                                   ARTICLE 8.
                    LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

   Section 8.01.   Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance...58
   Section 8.02.   Legal Defeasance and Discharge.............................58
   Section 8.03.   Covenant Defeasance........................................58
   Section 8.04.   Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.................59
   Section 8.05.   Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in
                   Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions..................... 60

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   Section 8.06.   Repayment to Company.......................................60
   Section 8.07.   Reinstatement..............................................60

                                   ARTICLE 9.
                        AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

   Section 9.01.   Without Consent of Holders of Notes........................61
   Section 9.02.   With Consent of Holders of Notes...........................61
   Section 9.03.   Compliance with Trust Indenture Act........................63
   Section 9.04.   Revocation and Effect of Consents..........................63
   Section 9.05.   Notation on or Exchange of Notes...........................63
   Section 9.06.   Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc............................63

                                   ARTICLE 10.
                                  SUBORDINATION

   Section 10.01.     Agreement to Subordinate................................63
   Section 10.02.     Certain Definitions.....................................63
   Section 10.03.     Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy....................64
   Section 10.04.     Default on Designated Senior Debt.......................65
   Section 10.05.     Acceleration of Permitted Junior Securities.............65
   Section 10.06.     When Distribution Must Be Paid Over.....................65
   Section 10.07.     Notice by Company.......................................66
   Section 10.08.     Subrogation.............................................66
   Section 10.09.     Relative Rights.........................................66
   Section 10.10.     Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company............67
   Section 10.11.     Distribution or Notice to Representative................67
   Section 10.12.     Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent......................67
   Section 10.13.     Authorization to Effect Subordination...................67
   Section 10.14.     Amendments..............................................67

                                   ARTICLE 11.
                           satisfaction and discharge

   Section 11.01.     Satisfaction and Discharge..............................68
   Section 11.02.     Application of Trust Money..............................68

                                   ARTICLE 12.
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

   Section 12.01.     Trust Indenture Act Controls............................69
   Section 12.02.     Notices.................................................69
   Section 12.03.     Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders
                      of Notes................................................70
   Section 12.04.     Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent......70
   Section 12.05.     Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion...........70
   Section 12.06.     Rules by Trustee and Agents.............................71
   Section 12.07.     No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers,
                      Employees and Stockholders..............................71
   Section 12.08.     Governing Law...........................................71
   Section 12.09.     No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements...........71
   Section 12.10.     Successors..............................................71
   Section 12.11.     Severability............................................71
   Section 12.12.     Counterpart Originals...................................71
   Section 12.13.     Table of Contents, Headings, etc........................72

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                                    EXHIBITS

Exhibit A         FORM OF NOTE
Exhibit B         FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Exhibit C         FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Exhibit D         FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
                  INVESTOR

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         INDENTURE dated as of July 2, 2001 between Office Depot, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and SunTrust Bank, as trustee (the
"Trustee").

         The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each
other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 10% Series A
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Series A Notes") and the 10% Series B
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Series B Notes" and, together with the
Series A Notes, the "Notes"):

                                   ARTICLE 1.
                          DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
                                  BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01.     Definitions.

         "144A Global Note" means a Global Note substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend
and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the
Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the
outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

         "Acquired Debt" means, with respect to any specified Person:

(i)      Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person
         is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person,
         whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in
         contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a
         Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and

(ii)     Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such
         specified Person.

         "Adjusted Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date,
the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the
Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable
Treasury Price for such redemption date, plus 50 basis points.

         "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 purposes of this definition, "control,"
as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the
Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this
definition, the terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control
with" have correlative meanings. No Person (other than the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company) in whom a Receivables Subsidiary makes an Investment
in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction will be deemed to be an
Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries solely by reason of such
Investment. "Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.

         "Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or exchange
of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of
the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or
exchange.

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         "Asset Sale" means:

(i)      the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or
         rights, other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of
         business; provided that the sale, conveyance or other disposition of
         all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its
         Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the provisions of
         Section 4.14 hereof and/or Section 5.01 hereof and not by the
         provisions of Section 4.10 hereof; and

(ii)     the issuance of Equity Interests in any of the Company's Restricted
         Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of its
         Subsidiaries.

         Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items shall be
deemed to be Asset Sales:

(i)      any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves
         assets having a fair market value of less than $10.0 million;

(ii)     a transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(iii)    an issuance of Equity Interests by a Subsidiary to the Company or to
         another Subsidiary;

(iv)     the sale or lease of equipment, inventory, accounts receivable or other
         assets in the ordinary course of business;

(v)      the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;

(vi)     sales of accounts receivable and related assets of the type specified
         in the definition of "Qualified Receivables Transaction" to a
         Receivables Subsidiary for the fair market value thereof, including
         cash in an amount at least equal to 75% of the book value thereof as
         determined in accordance with GAAP, it being understood that, for the
         purposes of this clause (vi), Notes received in exchange for the
         transfer of accounts receivable and related assets shall be deemed cash
         if the Receivables Subsidiary or other payor is required to repay said
         Notes as soon as practicable from available cash collections less
         amounts required to be established as reserves pursuant to contractual
         agreements with entities that are not Affiliates of the Company entered
         into as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

(vii)    transfers of accounts receivable and related assets of the type
         specified in the definition of "Qualified Receivables Transaction" (or
         a fractional undivided interest therein) by a Receivables Subsidiary in
         a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

(viii)   sale of assets deemed to occur in sale/lease back transactions in an
         amount not to exceed $175 million; or

(ix)     a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted by
         Section 4.07 hereof.

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

         "Beneficial Owner" has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3
and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial
ownership of any particular "person" (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3)
of the Exchange Act), such "person" will be deemed to have beneficial ownership
of all securities that such "person" has the right to acquire by conversion or
exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is

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exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition. The terms
"Beneficially Owns" and "Beneficially Owned" have a corresponding meaning.

         "Board of Directors" means:

(i)      with respect to a corporation, the Board of Directors of the
         corporation;

(ii)     with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general
         partner of the partnership; and

(iii)    with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person
         serving a similar function.

         "Broker-Dealer" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.

         "Business Day" means any day other than a Legal Holiday.

         "Capital Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination is to
be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at
such time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with
GAAP.

         "Capital Stock" means:

(i)      in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

(ii)     in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares,
         interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however
         designated) of corporate stock;

(iii)    in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership
         or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

(iv)     any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right
         to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of
         assets of, the issuing Person.

         "Cash Equivalents" means:

(i)      United States dollars;

(ii)     securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the
         United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United
         States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the
         United States is pledged in support of those securities) having
         maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition;

(iii)    certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of
         six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers' acceptances
         with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits,
         in each case, with any domestic commercial bank having capital and
         surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of
         "B" or better;

(iv)     repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for
         underlying securities of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iii)
         above entered into with any financial institution meeting the
         qualifications specified in clause (iii) above;

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(v)      commercial paper having the highest rating obtainable from Moody's or
         S&P and in each case maturing within six months after the date of
         acquisition; and

(vi)     money market funds at least 90% of the assets of which constitute Cash
         Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (i) through (v) of this
         definition.

         "Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following:

(i)      the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
         (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of
         related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or
         assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole
         to any "person" (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the
         Exchange Act);

(ii)     the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of
         the Company;

(iii)    the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any
         merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any "person" (as
         defined above), becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly,
         of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting
         power rather than number of shares; or

(iv)     the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of
         Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors.

         "Clearstream" means Clearstream Banking S.A.

         "Company" means Office Depot, Inc., and any and all successors thereto.

         "Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury Security
selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to
the remaining term of the Notes that would be utilized, at the time of selection
and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of
corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the
Notes.

         "Comparable Treasury Price" means, with respect to any redemption date,
(i) the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third
Business Day preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the daily
statistical release (or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York and designated "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S.
Government Securities" or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not
published or does not contain such prices on such Business Day, (A) the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding
the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if
the Trustee obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations,
the average of all such Quotations.

         "Consolidated Cash Flow" means, with respect to any specified Person
for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus:

(i)      an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss realized by
         such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an
         Asset Sale, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such
         Consolidated Net Income; plus

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(ii)     provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its
         Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such
         provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net
         Income; plus

(iii)    consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted
         Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or
         not capitalized (including, without limitation, amortization of debt
         issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments,
         the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the
         interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease
         Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred
         in respect of letter of credit or bankers' acceptance financings, and
         net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging
         Obligations), to the extent that any such expense was deducted in
         computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(iv)     depreciation, amortization (including amortization of goodwill and
         other intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses
         that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash expenses
         (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents
         an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or
         amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period)
         of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the
         extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses
         were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus

(v)      non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period,
         other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business,

in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.

         "Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any specified Person
for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its
Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance
with GAAP; provided that:

(i)      the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or
         that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be
         included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions
         paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
         Person;

(ii)     the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to the
         extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
         distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not
         at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental
         approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by
         operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument,
         judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation
         applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;

(iii)    the Net Income of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests
         transaction for any period prior to the date of such acquisition shall
         be excluded;

(iv)     the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be
         excluded;

(v)      charges taken by the Company in connection with the restructuring of
         its operations in an amount not to exceed $260.7 million shall be
         excluded; and

(vi)     the Net Income (but not loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be
         excluded (except to the extent distributed to the Company or one of its
         Restricted Subsidiaries).

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         "Consolidated Net Worth" means, with respect to any specified Person as
of any date, the sum of:

(i)      the consolidated equity of the common stockholders of such Person and
         its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date; plus

(ii)     the respective amounts reported on such Person's balance sheet as of
         such date with respect to any series of preferred stock (other than
         Disqualified Stock) that by its terms is not entitled to the payment of
         dividends unless such dividends may be declared and paid only out of
         net earnings in respect of the year of such declaration and payment,
         but only to the extent of any cash received by such Person upon
         issuance of such preferred stock.

         "Continuing Directors" means, as of any date of determination, any
member of the Board of Directors of the Company who:

(i)      was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of this Indenture;
         or

(ii)     was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with
         the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members
         of such Board at the time of such nomination or election.

         "Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee" shall be at the address of the
Trustee specified in Section 12.02 hereof or such other address as to which the
Trustee may give notice to the Company.

         "Credit Facilities" means one or more debt facilities or commercial
paper facilities, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders
providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing
(including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose
entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters
of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded,
replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

         "Custodian" means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes
in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

         "Default" means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

         "Definitive Note" means a certificated Note registered in the name of
the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not
bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the "Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto.

         "Depositary" means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in
whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as
the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto
appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the
applicable provision of this Indenture.

          "Disqualified Stock" means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by
the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is
exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or
upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant
to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the
holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that
is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock

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solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the
Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of
control or an asset sale shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of
such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any
such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or
redemption complies with Section 4.07 hereof.

         "Equity Interests" means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or
other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is
convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock) and beneficial interests
and trusts created by a Receivables Subsidiary.

         "Euroclear" means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the
Euroclear system.

         "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         "Exchange Notes" means the Notes issued in the Exchange Offer pursuant
to Section 2.06(f) hereof.

         "Exchange Offer" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.

         "Exchange Offer Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in
the Registration Rights Agreement.

         "Existing Credit Facilities" means (1) the $255 million, 364-Day
Revolving Credit Agreement dated May 10, 2001 among the Company, Bank One, N.A.,
BNP Paribas, Citibank, N.A., First Union National Bank, Fleet National Bank, The
Royal Bank of Scotland, SunTrust Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; and (2) the
$300 million, five-year, Revolving Credit and Line of Credit Agreement dated
February 20, 1998 among the Company, SunTrust Bank and other lenders.

         "Existing Indebtedness" means the aggregate principal amount of
Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than
Indebtedness under Credit Facilities) in existence on the date of this
Indenture, until such amounts are repaid.

         "Fixed Charges" means, with respect to any specified Person for any
period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(i)      the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted
         Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including,
         without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original
         issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of
         any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all
         payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions,
         discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of
         credit or bankers' acceptance financings, and net of the effect of all
         payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations; plus

(ii)     the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted
         Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus

(iii)    any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is
         Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or
         secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted
         Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon;
         plus

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(iv)     the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether
         or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any
         of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity
         Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than
         Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
         Company, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the
         denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal,
         state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a
         decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with
         GAAP.

         "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means with respect to any specified
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the ratio of the
Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of
such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, Guarantees, repays, repurchases or
redeems any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or
issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of
the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on
or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the "Calculation Date"), then the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence,
assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, or
such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the
proceeds therefrom as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the
applicable four-quarter reference period.

         In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio:

(i)      acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its
         Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations
         and including any related financing transactions, during the
         four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period
         and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect
         as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference
         period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such reference period shall be
         calculated on a pro forma basis in accordance with Regulation S-X under
         the Securities Act, but without giving effect to clause (iii) of the
         proviso set forth in the definition of Consolidated Net Income;

(ii)     the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as
         determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses
         disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded; and

(iii)    the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as
         determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses
         disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded, but only
         to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges
         shall not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its
         Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date.

         "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 have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession, which are in effect on the date of this Indenture.

         "Global Notes" means, individually and collectively, each of the
Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the
form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(iv),
2.06(d)(ii) or 2.06(f) hereof.

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         "Global Note Legend" means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii),
which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

         "Government Securities" means direct obligations of, or obligations
guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the
United States pledges its full faith and credit.

         "Guarantee" means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or
indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of
assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect
thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.

         "Hedging Obligations" means, with respect to any specified Person, the
obligations of such Person under:

(i)      interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and
         interest rate collar agreements; and

(ii)     other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person
         against fluctuations in interest rates, foreign currency translation
         and commodity prices.

         "Holder" means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.

         "IAI Global Note" means the Global Note substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend
and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary
or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors.

         "Indebtedness" means, with respect to any specified Person, any
indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent:

(i)      in respect of borrowed money;

(ii)     evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters
         of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

(iii)    in respect of banker's acceptances;

(iv)     representing Capital Lease Obligations;

(v)      representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of
         any property, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued
         expense or trade payable; or

(vi)     representing any Hedging Obligations,

if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit
and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the
specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term
"Indebtedness" includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any
asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by
the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee
by the specified Person of any indebtedness of any other Person.

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         The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:

(i)      the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness
         issued with original issue discount; and

(ii)     the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with any interest on
         the Indebtedness that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any
         other Indebtedness.

         "Indenture" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time
to time.

         "Independent Investment Banker" means the Reference Treasury Dealers
appointed by the Company.

         "Indirect Participant" means a Person who holds a beneficial interest
in a Global Note through a Participant.

         "Institutional Accredited Investor" means an institution that is an
"accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the
Securities Act, who are not also QIBs.

         "Investments" means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect
investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms
of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital
contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and
employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other
acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other
securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as
investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity
Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company such that, after
giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a
Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment
on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of
the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an amount
determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 4.07 hereof. The
acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that
holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the
Company or such Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the fair
market value of the Investment held by the acquired Person in such third Person
in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 4.07
hereof

         "Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in the City of 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 on
such payment for the intervening period.

         "Letter of Transmittal" means the letter of transmittal to be prepared
by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in
connection with the Exchange Offer.

         "Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset,
whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law,
including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in
the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security
interest in and, except in connection with any Qualified Receivables
Transaction, any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under
the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.

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         "LYONS" means the Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2007 issued by the
Company in 1992.

         "Net Income" means, with respect to any specified Person, the net
income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any
reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however:

(i)      any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes
         on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with: (a) any Asset
         Sale; or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of
         its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness
         of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(ii)     any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related
         provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss).

         "Net Proceeds" means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale
(including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other
disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of
the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation,
legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any
relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, taxes paid or
payable as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking into account
any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, and
amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness, other than
Indebtedness under a Credit Facility, secured by a Lien on the asset or assets
that were the subject of such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment in
respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with
GAAP.

         "Non-Recourse Debt" means Indebtedness:

(1)      as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
         (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking,
         agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is
         directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c)
         constitutes the lender;

(2)      no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders
         of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an
         Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or
         both any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its
         Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness
         or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable
         prior to its stated maturity; and

(3)      as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will
         not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of
         its Restricted Subsidiaries.

         "Non-U.S. Person" means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

         "Notes" has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this
Indenture.

         "Obligations" means any principal, interest, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under
the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

         "Offering" means the offering of the Notes by the Company.

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         "Officer" means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board,
the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the
Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller,
the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.

         "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed on behalf of the
Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal
executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the
principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of
Section 12.05 hereof.

         "Opinion of Counsel" means an opinion from legal counsel who is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section
12.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any
Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.

         "Participant" means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or
Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or
Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and
Clearstream).

         "Permitted Business" means any business that derives a majority of its
revenues from the business engaged in by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries on the date of original issuance of the Notes and/or activities
that are reasonably similar, ancillary or related to, or a reasonable extension,
development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the date of original issuance of the
Notes.

         "Permitted Investments" means:

(i)      any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the
         Company;

(ii)     any Investment in Cash Equivalents;

(iii)    any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the
         Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:

                  (a)      such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the\
         Company; or

                  (b)      such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated
         with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets
         to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of
         the Company;

(iv)     any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash
         consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in
         compliance with Section 4.10 hereof;

(v)      any acquisition of assets to the extent in exchange for the issuance of
         Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

(vi)     any Investments received in compromise of obligations of such persons
         incurred in the ordinary course of trade creditors or customers that
         were incurred in the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to
         any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy
         or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer;

(vii)    Hedging Obligations;

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(viii)   the acquisition by a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a
         Qualified Receivables Transaction of Equity Interests of a trust or
         other Person established by such Receivables Subsidiary to effect such
         Qualified Receivables Transaction; and any other Investment by the
         Company or a Subsidiary of the Company in a Receivables Subsidiary or
         any Investment by a Receivables Subsidiary in any other Person in
         connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction, provided that such
         other Investment is in the form of a note or other instrument that the
         Receivables Subsidiary or other Person is required to repay as soon as
         practicable from available cash collections less amounts required to be
         established as reserves pursuant to contractual agreements with
         entities that are not Affiliates of the Company entered into as part of
         a Qualified Receivables Transaction; and

(ix)     other Investments in any Person having an aggregate fair market value
         (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving
         effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all
         other Investments made pursuant to this clause (ix) that are at the
         time outstanding not to exceed $50.0 million.

          "Permitted Liens" means any of the following:

(i)      Liens in favor of the Company;

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

(iii)    Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition of the property
         by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided
         that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such
         acquisition;

(iv)     Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or
         appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature
         incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(v)      Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations)
         permitted by clause (iv) of the second paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof
         covering only the assets acquired with such Indebtedness;
(vi)     Liens existing on the date of this Indenture;

(vii)    Liens on all Senior Debt;

(viii)   Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are
         not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by
         appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded,
         provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required
         in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;

(ix)     Liens on assets of the Company or a Receivables Subsidiary incurred in
         connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

(x)      Liens on assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries that secure Non-Recourse
         Debt of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

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(xi)     Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any
         Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with respect to obligations that
         do not exceed $25.0 million at any one time outstanding.

         "Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net
proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or
refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
(other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:

(i)      the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such
         Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount
         (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness extended,
         refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued
         interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all expenses and
         premiums incurred in connection therewith) (the "Original Principal
         Amount"); provided, however, if the Indebtedness exceeds the Original
         Principal Amount, the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be
         limited to the Original Principal Amount;

(ii)     such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later
         than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to
         Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity
         of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
         defeased or refunded;

(iii)    if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
         defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes,
         such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later
         than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of
         payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of
         Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the
         Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
         refunded; and

(iv)     such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the
         Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being
         extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded.

         "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited
liability company or government or other entity.

         "Private Placement Legend" means the legend set forth in Section
2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where
otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.

         "QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A.

         "Qualified Receivables Transaction" means any transaction or series of
transactions entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries sells, conveys or otherwise
transfers to (i) a Receivables Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and (ii) any other Person (in the case of a
transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), or grants a security interest in, any
accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including,
without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all
contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts
receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are
customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are
customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions
involving accounts receivable.

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         "Receivables Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Company which
engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts
receivable and which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company (as
provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary (a) no portion of the Indebtedness
or any other Obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (excluding guarantees of
Obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness)
pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into
in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables
Transaction), (ii) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company in any way other than pursuant to representations, warranties,
covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in
connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction or (iii) subjects any
property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than
accounts receivable and related assets as provided in the definition of
"Qualified Receivables Transaction"), directly or indirectly, contingently or
otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to representations,
warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of
business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction, (b) with which
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any material contract,
agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms customary for
securitization of receivables and (c) with which neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary of the Company has any obligation to maintain or preserve such
Subsidiary's financial condition or cause such Subsidiary to achieve certain
levels of operating results. Any such designation by the Board of Directors of
the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a
certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving
effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate certifying that such
designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

         "Reference Treasury Dealer" means Goldman, Sachs & Co. and its
successors; provided, however, that if Goldman, Sachs & Co. shall cease to be a
primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a "Primary Treasury
Dealer"), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

         "Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each
Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average as determined by
the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices of the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in
writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the
third Business Day preceding such redemption date.

         "Registration Rights Agreement" means the Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2001, by and among the Company and the
other parties named on the signature pages thereof, as such agreement may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

         "Regulation S" means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

         "Regulation S Global Note" means a global Note bearing the Private
Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a
denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially
sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.

         "Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to each Note to be
redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest
thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such
redemption; provided, however, that if such redemption date is not an interest
payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding
scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest
accrued thereon to such redemption date.

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         "Responsible Officer," when used with respect to the Trustee, means any
officer within the Corporate Trust Administration of the Trustee (or any
successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.

         "Restricted Definitive Note" means a Definitive Note bearing the
Private Placement Legend.

         "Restricted Global Note" means a Global Note bearing the Private
Placement Legend.

         "Restricted Investment" means an Investment other than a Permitted
Investment.

         "Restricted Subsidiary" of a Person means any Subsidiary of the
referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

         "Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

         "Rule 144A" means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

         "Rule 903" means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

         "Rule 904" means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

         "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

         "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         "Shelf Registration Statement" means the Shelf Registration Statement
as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.

         "Significant Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that would be a
"significant subsidiary" as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X,
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on
the date of this Indenture.

         "Special Interest" means all the special interest then owing pursuant
to Section 2 of the Registration Rights Agreement.

         "Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any installment of interest or
principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of
interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation
governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to
repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date
originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

         "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any specified Person:

(i)      any corporation, association or other business entity of which more
         than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled
         (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the
         election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation,
         association or other business entity is at the time owned or
         controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of
         the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

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(ii)     any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general
         partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b)
         the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more
         Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).

         "TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. ss.ss.
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified
under the TIA.

         "Trustee" means the party named as such above until a successor
replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and
thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

         "Unrestricted Definitive Note" means one or more Definitive Notes that
do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

         "Unrestricted Global Note" means a permanent global Note substantially
in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and
that has the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached
thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name
of the Depositary, representing a series of Notes that do not bear the Private
Placement Legend.

         "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company that is
designated by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a
Board Resolution, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:

(i)      has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

(ii)     is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding
         with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the
         terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are
         no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than
         those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not
         Affiliates of the Company;

(iii)    is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its
         Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to
         subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or
         preserve such Person's financial condition or to cause such Person to
         achieve any specified levels of operating results;

(iv)     is guaranteeing or otherwise providing credit support for any
         Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(v)      has at least one director on its Board of Directors that is not a
         director or executive officer of the Company or any of its Restricted
         Subsidiaries and has at least one executive officer that is not a
         director or executive officer of the Company or any of its Restricted
         Subsidiaries.

         Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a
certified copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an
Officers' Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the
preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.07 hereof. If, at any time,
any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such
Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be
incurred as of such date under Section 4.09 hereof, the Company shall be in
default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time
designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided

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that such designation shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such
Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation shall only be permitted if (1) such
Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.09 hereof, calculated on a pro forma
basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter
reference period and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence
following such designation.

         "U.S. Person" means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(o) under the
Securities Act.

          "Voting Stock" of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of
such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of
Directors of such Person.

         "Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any
Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

(i)      the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each
         then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other
         required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in
         respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to
         the nearest one-twelfth) that shall elapse between such date and the
         making of such payment; by

(ii)     the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

         "Yen Credit Facility" means that certain credit facility dated July 1,
1994, by and among Office Depot Japan Ltd., Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd.,
Union Bank of California, N.A. Tokyo Branch and the Fuji Bank.

Section 1.02.     Other Definitions.

                                                                      Defined in
        Term                                                            Section
        ----                                                            -------
        "Affiliate Transaction"...................................       4.11
        "Asset Sale Offer"........................................       3.09
        "Authentication Order"....................................       2.02
        "Change of Control Offer".................................       4.14
        "Change of Control Payment"...............................       4.14
        "Change of Control Payment Date"..........................       4.14
        "Covenant Defeasance".....................................       8.03
        "DTC" ....................................................       2.03
        "Designated Senior Debt" .................................       10.02
        "Event of Default"........................................       6.01
        "Excess Proceeds".........................................       4.10
        "incur"...................................................       4.09
        "Legal Defeasance"........................................       8.02
        "Moody's" ................................................       4.18
        "Offer Amount"............................................       3.09
        "Offer Period"............................................       3.09
        "Paying Agent"............................................       2.03
        "Payment Default" ........................................       6.01
        "Payment Blockage Notice" ................................       10.04

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                                                                      Defined in
        Term                                                            Section
        ----                                                            -------
        "Permitted Debt"..........................................       4.09
        "Permitted Junior Securities" ............................       10.02
        "Purchase Date"...........................................       3.09
        "Rating Event Date" ......................................       4.18
        "Registrar"...............................................       2.03
        "Representative" .........................................       10.02
        "Restricted Payments".....................................       4.07
        "Senior Debt" ............................................       10.02
        "S&P".....................................................       4.18

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.

         The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:

         "indenture securities" means the Notes;

         "indenture security Holder" means a Holder of a Note;

         "indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture;

         "indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee; and

         "obligor" on the Notes means the Company and any successor obligor upon
the Notes.

         All other 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) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall
be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules
adopted by the SEC from time to time.

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                                   ARTICLE 2.
                                    THE NOTES

Section 2.01.     Form and Dating.

         (a) General. The Notes and the Trustee's certificate of authentication
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have
notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or
usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall
be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.

         The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and
are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the
Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to
such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any
provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture,
the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

         (b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in
the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon
and the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached
thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A attached hereto but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without
the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto.
Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be
specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and
that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may
from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges
and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any
increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes
represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the
direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder
thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

         (c) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of
the "Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System" and "Terms and Conditions
Governing Use of Euroclear" and the "General Terms and Conditions of
Clearstream" and "Customer Handbook" of Clearstream shall be applicable to
transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Notes that are held
by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.

Section 2.02.     Execution and Authentication.

         An Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature. The Company's seal shall be reproduced on the Notes and may be in
facsimile form.

         If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office
at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

         A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature
of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has
been authenticated under this Indenture.

         The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by an
Officer (an "Authentication Order"), authenticate Notes for original issue up to
the aggregate principal amount stated in paragraph 4 of the Notes. The aggregate
principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed such amount
except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.

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         The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes
whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an
Affiliate of the Company.

Section 2.03.     Registrar and Paying Agent.

         The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be
presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ("Registrar") and an
office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment ("Paying Agent"). The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.
The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional
paying agents. The term "Registrar" includes any co-registrar and the term
"Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any
Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify
the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of
its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

         The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") to
act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

         The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and
Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

Section 2.04.     Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

         The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to
agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of
Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of
principal, premium or Special Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, and
will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such
payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying
Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may
require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment
over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a
Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a
Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust
fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon
any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the
Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

Section 2.05.     Holder Lists.

         The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of
all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a). If the Trustee is
not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven
Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the
Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the
Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of
Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a).

Section 2.06.     Transfer and Exchange.

         (a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be
transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary,
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Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary
or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by
the Company for Definitive Notes if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee
notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as
Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the
Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or
(ii) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in
whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a
written notice to such effect to the Trustee. Upon the occurrence of either of
the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in
such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may
be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and
2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu
of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or
Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form
of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another
Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); however, beneficial
interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in
Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.

         (b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes.
The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be
effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this
Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted
Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those
set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of
beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with
either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of
the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

                  (i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note.
         Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred
         to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
         interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the
         transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend;
         provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted
         Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global
         Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of
         a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests
         in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take
         delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
         Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be
         required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers
         described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).

                  (ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests
         in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of
         beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) above,
         the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
         Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an
         Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
         Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be
         credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount
         equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2)
         instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures
         containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited
         with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an
         Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
         Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a
         Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be
         transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary
         to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose
         name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or
         exchange referred to in (1) above. Upon consummation of an Exchange
         Offer by the Company in accordance with Section 2.06(f) hereof, the
         requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been

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         satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained
         in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial
         interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of
         the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in
         Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise
         applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the
         principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section
         2.06(h) hereof.

                  (iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted
         Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be
         transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
         beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer
         complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the
         Registrar receives the following:

                           (A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form
                  of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the
                  transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
                  hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

                           (B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form
                  of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then
                  the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
                  Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)
                  thereof; and

                           (C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form
                  of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the
                  transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
                  hereto, including the certifications and certificates and
                  Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if
                  applicable.

                  (iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a
         Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted
         Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be
         exchanged by any Holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an
         Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery
         thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
         Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of
         Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and:

                           (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to
                  the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
                  Agreement and the Holder of the beneficial interest to be
                  transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in
                  the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
                  Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person
                  participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3)
                  a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the
                  Company;

                           (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf
                  Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
                  Rights Agreement;

                           (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer
                  pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in
                  accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

                           (D) the Registrar receives the following:

                                    (1) if the Holder of such beneficial
                           interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
                           exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial
                           interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a
                           certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
                           hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a)
                           thereof; or

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                                    (2) if the Holder of such beneficial
                           interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
                           transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
                           shall take delivery thereof in the form of a
                           beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a
                           certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B
                           hereto, including the certifications in item (4)
                           thereof;

                  and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if
                  the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so
                  require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable
                  to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer
                  is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
                  restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
                  Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
                  compliance with the Securities Act.

         If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D)
above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the
Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance
with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more
Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to
subparagraph (B) or (D) above.

         Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged
for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

         (c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.

                  (i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to
         Restricted Definitive Notes. If any Holder of a beneficial interest in
         a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest
         for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial
         interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
         Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the
         following documentation:

                           (A) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a
                  Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
                  interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
                  such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
                  certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

                           (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
                  to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities
                  Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
                  hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

                           (C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
                  to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance
                  with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a
                  certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
                  including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

                           (D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
                  pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of
                  the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the
                  Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
                  Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a)
                  thereof;

                           (E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
                  to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an
                  exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities

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                  Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D)
                  above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
                  hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion
                  of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;

                           (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
                  to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to
                  the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
                  certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

                           (G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
                  pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
                  Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
                  Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c)
                  thereof,

         the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the
         applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section
         2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
         authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a
         Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive
         Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted
         Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in
         such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations
         as the Holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar
         through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or
         Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes
         to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any
         Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a
         Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear
         the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions
         on transfer contained therein.

                  (ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to
         Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of a beneficial interest in a
         Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an
         Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest
         to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
         Definitive Note only if:

                           (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to
                  the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
                  Agreement and the Holder of such beneficial interest, in the
                  case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a
                  transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal
                  that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating
                  in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who
                  is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;

                           (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf
                  Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
                  Rights Agreement;

                           (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer
                  pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in
                  accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

                           (D) the Registrar receives the following:

                                    (1) if the Holder of such beneficial
                           interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
                           exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive
                           Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend,
                           a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit
                           C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b)
                           thereof; or

                                    (2) if the Holder of such beneficial
                           interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
                           transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
                           shall take delivery thereof in the form of a

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                           Definitive Note that does not bear the Private
                           Placement Legend, a certificate from such Holder in
                           the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
                           certifications in item (4) thereof;

                  and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if
                  the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so
                  require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable
                  to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer
                  is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
                  restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
                  Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
                  compliance with the Securities Act.

                  (iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to
         Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any Holder of a beneficial interest
         in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
         interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest
         to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive
         Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section
         2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal
         amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant
         to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the
         Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
         instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any
         Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant
         to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names
         and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of
         such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through
         instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect
         Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the
         Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive
         Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this
         Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.

         (d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.

                  (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
         Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note
         proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a
         Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes
         to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
         interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the
         Registrar of the following documentation:

                           (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note
                  proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a
                  Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
                  form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
                  (2)(b) thereof;

                           (B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
                  transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the
                  Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
                  Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)
                  thereof;

                           (C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
                  transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in
                  accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act,
                  a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
                  including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

                           (D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
                  transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration
                  requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144

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                  under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
                  forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
                  item (3)(a) thereof;

                           (E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
                  transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in
                  reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of
                  the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs
                  (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth
                  in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
                  certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)
                  thereof, if applicable;

                           (F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
                  transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a
                  certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
                  including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

                           (G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
                  transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement
                  under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
                  forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
                  item (3)(c) thereof,

         the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or
         cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of
         clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case
         of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (C)
         above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in all other cases, the IAI
         Global Note.

                  (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
         Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may
         exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
         Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes
         delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
         Unrestricted Global Note only if:

                           (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to
                  the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
                  Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the
                  transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the
                  applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a
                  broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution
                  of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as
                  defined in Rule 144) of the Company;

                           (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf
                  Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
                  Rights Agreement;

                           (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer
                  pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in
                  accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

                           (D) the Registrar receives the following:

                                    (1) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes
                           proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial
                           interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a
                           certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
                           hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c)
                           thereof; or

                                    (2) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes
                           proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall
                           take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
                           interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a
                           certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B
                           hereto, including the certifications in item (4)
                           thereof;

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                  and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if
                  the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so
                  require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable
                  to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer
                  is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
                  restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
                  Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
                  compliance with the Securities Act.

                  Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the
         subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the
         Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate
         principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

                  (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
         Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note
         may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
         Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes
         delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
         Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for
         such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable
         Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the
         aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.

                  If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a
         beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B),
         (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has
         not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
         Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the
         Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an
         aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive
         Notes so transferred.

         (e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes.
Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder's compliance with
the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the
transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer
or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar
the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or
by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder
shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as
applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section
2.06(e).

                  (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive
         Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and
         registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form
         of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the
         following:

                           (A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule
                  144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must
                  deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
                  including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

                           (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903
                  or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in
                  the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
                  item (2) thereof; and

                           (C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any
                  other exemption from the registration requirements of the
                  Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate
                  in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
                  certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)
                  thereof, if applicable.

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                  (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive
         Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder
         thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person
         or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
         Definitive Note if:

                           (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to
                  the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
                  Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the
                  transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the
                  applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a
                  broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution
                  of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as
                  defined in Rule 144) of the Company;

                           (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the
                  Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
                  Registration Rights Agreement;

                           (C) any such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer
                  pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in
                  accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

                           (D) the Registrar receives the following:

                                    (1) if the Holder of such Restricted
                           Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for
                           an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
                           such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
                           including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof;
                           or

                                    (2) if the Holder of such Restricted
                           Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a
                           Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of
                           an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
                           such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
                           including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

                  and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if
                  the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form
                  reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such
                  exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act
                  and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in
                  the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order
                  to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

                  (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive
         Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such
         Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
         Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register
         such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted
         Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

         (f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and,
upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the
Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that
certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (x) they are not
broker-dealers, (y) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange
Notes and (z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company,
and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted

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Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with
the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal
amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive
Notes in the appropriate principal amount.

         (g) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all
Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless
specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

                  (i) Private Placement Legend.

                           (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below,
                  each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes
                  issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall
                  bear the legend in substantially the following form:

"THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A) (1) TO A PERSON WHO
THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE
MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR
FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (2) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION COMPLYING WITH RULE
903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (3) PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144
THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE), (4) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR
(5) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND
(B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE
UNITED STATES."

                           (B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or
                  Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv),
                  (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f)
                  to this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange
                  therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private
                  Placement Legend.

                  (ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend
         in substantially the following form:

"THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE
GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL
OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE
EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE,
(III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO
A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF OFFICE DEPOT, INC."

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

         (i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

                  (i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the
         Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes
         and Definitive Notes upon the Company's order or at the Registrar's
         request.

                  (ii) No service charge shall be made to a Holder of a
         beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive
         Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may
         require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or
         similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than
         any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon
         exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.14
         and 9.05 hereof).

                  (iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the
         transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in
         part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

                  (iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any
         registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive
         Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the
         same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as
         the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration
         of transfer or exchange.

                  (v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to
         register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period
         beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any
         selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending
         at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the
         transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole
         or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
         part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a
         record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

                  (vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a
         transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem
         and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the
         absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of
         principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and
         none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by
         notice to the contrary.

                  (vii) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and
         Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02
         hereof.

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                  (viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of
         Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this
         Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be
         submitted by facsimile.

Section 2.07.     Replacement Notes.

         If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and
the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or
theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee's
requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity
bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the
Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any
authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is
replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.

         Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and
shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

Section 2.08.     Outstanding Notes.

         The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by
the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the
Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this
Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note
does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company holds the Note.

         If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.

         If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section
4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

         If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an
Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money
sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such
Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue
interest.

Section 2.09.     Treasury Notes.

         In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the
Company, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with the Company, shall be considered as
though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the
Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent,
only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.

Section 2.10.     Temporary Notes.

         Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the
Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order,
shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in
the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company
considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable

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to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the
Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

         Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of
this Indenture.

Section 2.11.     Cancellation.

         The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any
Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The
Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of
transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy
canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange
Act). Certification of the destruction of all canceled Notes shall be delivered
to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has
paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.12.     Defaulted Interest.

         If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall
pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful,
interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a
subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes
and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of
the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date
of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such
special record date and payment date, provided that no such special record date
shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted
interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon
the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense
of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states
the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such
interest to be paid.

                                   ARTICLE 3.
                            REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

Section 3.01.     Notices to Trustee.

         If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional
redemption provision of Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers'
Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the
redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of
Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.

Section 3.02.     Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.

         If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an
offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed
or purchased among the Holders of the Notes in compliance with the requirements
of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are
listed or, if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or in
accordance with any other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate. In
the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed
shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding
Notes not previously called for redemption.

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         The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes
selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial
redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and portions of
Notes selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000;
except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire
outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of
$1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence,
provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also
apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.

Section 3.03.     Notice of Redemption.

         Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof, at least 30 days but
not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or cause
to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose
Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.

         The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:

         (a) the redemption date;

         (b) the redemption price;

         (c) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal
amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon
surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the
unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;

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

         (e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying
Agent to collect the redemption price;

         (f) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption
payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after
the redemption date;

         (g) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture
pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

         (h) 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 Notes.

         At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company's name and at its expense; provided, however, that the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the
redemption date, an Officers' Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such
notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided
in the preceding paragraph.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, a redemption notice may be mailed more
than 60 days prior to the redemption date if the notice is issued in connection
with a defeasance of the Notes or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

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Section 3.04.     Effect of Notice of Redemption.

         Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03
hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the
redemption date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be
conditional.

Section 3.05.     Deposit of Redemption Price.

         One Business Day prior to the redemption date, the Company shall
deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the
redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that
date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any
money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of
the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on,
all Notes to be redeemed.

         If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph,
on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or
the portions of Notes called for redemption. If a Note is redeemed on or after
an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date,
then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name
such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any
Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption
because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph,
interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until
such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on
such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in
Section 4.01 hereof.

Section 3.06.     Notes Redeemed in Part.

         Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall
issue and, upon the Company's written request, the Trustee shall authenticate
for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal
amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.

Section 3.07.     Optional Redemption.

         (a) Except as set forth in clause (b) of this Section 3.07, the Company
shall not have the option to redeem the Notes.

         (b) The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the
option of the Company upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice
mailed by first-class mail to each Holder's registered address, at a redemption
price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof or (ii)
as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values
of the Remaining Scheduled Payments discounted to the redemption date on a
semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at
the Adjusted Treasury Rate, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest and
Special Interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

         (c) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant
to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

Section 3.08.     Mandatory Redemption.

         The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption payments
with respect to the Notes.

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Section 3.09.     Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.

         In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Company shall
be required to commence an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes (an "Asset
Sale Offer"), it shall follow the procedures specified below.

         The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days
following its commencement and no longer, except to the extent that a longer
period is required by applicable law (the "Offer Period"). No later than five
Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the "Purchase Date"),
the Company shall purchase the principal amount of Notes required to be
purchased pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof (the "Offer Amount") or, if less than
the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered in response to the Asset
Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner
as interest payments are made.

         If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or
before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest shall
be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of
business on such record date, and no additional interest shall be payable to
Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.

         Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company shall send,
by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders, with a
copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials
necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale
Offer. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders. The notice, which
shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:

         (a) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section
3.09 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer shall
remain open;

         (b) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;

         (c) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue
to accrete or accrue interest;

         (d) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note
accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrete or
accrue interest after the Purchase Date;

         (e) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset
Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in integral multiples of $1,000
only;

         (f) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any
Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled
"Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Note completed, or
transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a depositary, if appointed by
the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least
three days before the Purchase Date;

         (g) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the
Company, the depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not
later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal
amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such
Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;

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         (h) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by
Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company shall select the Notes to be
purchased on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed
appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of $1,000, or
integral multiples thereof, shall be purchased); and

         (i) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be
issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the
Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).

         On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent
lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the
Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale
Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered,
and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such
Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance
with the terms of this Section 3.09. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying
Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than five
days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount
equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by
the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and
the Trustee, upon written request from the Company, shall authenticate and mail
or deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any
unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be
promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company
shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on the Purchase
Date.

         Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09, any purchase
pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

                                   ARTICLE 4.
                                    COVENANTS

Section 4.01.     Payment of Notes.

         The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the
Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the
date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof,
holds as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the
Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay
all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Company shall pay all
Special Interest, if any, in the same manner on the dates and in the amounts set
forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

         The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any
proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to
1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the
extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any
proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and
Special Interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same
rate to the extent lawful.

Section 4.02.     Maintenance of Office or Agency.

         The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New
York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate
of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The

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Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any
change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company
shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to
furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders,
notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee.

         The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or
all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided,
however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the
Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, the City of New York for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any
change in the location of any such other office or agency.

         The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee
as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03.

Section 4.03.     Reports.

         (a) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so
long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Holders of
Notes (i) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required
to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company
were required to file such forms, including a "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and, with respect to
the annual information only, a report on thereon by the Company's certified
independent accountants; and (ii) all current reports that would be required to
be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such
reports, in each case, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and
regulations.

         (b) In addition, following consummation of the Exchange Offer, whether
or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company shall file
a copy of all such information and reports with the SEC for public availability
within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations (unless the
SEC will not accept such a filing) and make such information available to
securities analysts and prospective investors upon request. The Company shall at
all times comply with TIA ss. 314(a). In addition, the Company has agreed that,
for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, it shall furnish to the Holders and
to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the
information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d) (4) under the
Securities Act.

         (c) If the Company has designated any of its Subsidiaries as
Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information
required by the preceding paragraph shall include a reasonably detailed
presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes
thereto, and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations, of the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial
condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the
Company.

Section 4.04.     Compliance Certificate.

         (a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the
end of each fiscal year, 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 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 or her 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 of this Indenture (or, if a Default or

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Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of
Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is
taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or
her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which
payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is
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.

         (b) So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the year-end financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.03(a) above shall be accompanied by a
written statement of the Company's independent public accountants (who shall be
a firm of established national reputation) that in making the examination
necessary for certification of such financial statements, nothing has come to
their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated
any provisions of Article 4 or Article 5 hereof or, if any such violation has
occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being
understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to
any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.

         (c) The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding,
deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default
or Event of Default, an Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event
of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with
respect thereto.

Section 4.05.     Taxes.

         The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay,
prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies
except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or
where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect
to the Holders of the Notes.

Section 4.06.     Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

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

Section 4.07.     Restricted Payments.

         (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make
any other payment or distribution on account of the Company's or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries' Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any
payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the
Company's or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries' Equity Interests in their
capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity
Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or to the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with
any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the
Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company; (iii) make any payment
on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or

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retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Notes, except a
payment of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof; or (iv) make
any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in
these clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as
"Restricted Payments"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such
Restricted Payment:

                  (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
         continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;
         and

                  (ii) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment
         and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment
         had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period,
         have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
         pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section
         4.09(i); and

                  (iii) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate
         amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its
         Restricted Subsidiaries after the date of this Indenture (excluding
         Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of
         Section 4.07(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:

                           (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company
                  for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the
                  beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the
                  date of this Indenture to the end of the Company's most
                  recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial
                  statements are available at the time of such Restricted
                  Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period
                  is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit), plus

                           (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received
                  by the Company since the date of this Indenture as a
                  contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or
                  sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than
                  Disqualified Stock) or from the issue or sale of convertible
                  or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or
                  exchangeable debt securities of the Company that have been
                  converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other
                  than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt
                  securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Company), plus

                           (C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that
                  was made after the date of this Indenture is sold for cash or
                  otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (i) the
                  cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted
                  Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) and (ii) the
                  initial amount of such Restricted Investment.

         (b) So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be
caused thereby, the preceding provisions shall not prohibit (i) the payment of
any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend, if at
the date of declaration the dividend payment would have complied with the
provisions of this Indenture, (ii) the redemption, repurchase, retirement,
defeasance or other acquisition of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Company
or of any Equity Interests of the Company in exchange for, or out of the net
cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary
of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified
Stock); provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized
for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition
shall be excluded from clause (iii)(B) of the preceding paragraph, (iii) the
defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of subordinated
Indebtedness of the Company with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, (iv) the payment of any dividend by a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its Equity Interests on a

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pro rata basis, (v) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or
retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company held by any member of the Company's (or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries') management pursuant to any management equity
subscription agreement, stock option agreement or similar agreement; provided
that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or
retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $15.0 million in any twelve-month
period; (vi) repayment of LYONS; or (vii) other Restricted Payments in an amount
not to exceed $50.0 million.

         (c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be
the fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or
securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.
The fair market value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued
by this Section 4.07 shall be determined by the Board of Directors whose
resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered to the Trustee. The Board of
Directors' determination must be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an
accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing if the
fair market value exceeds $25.0 million. Not later than the date of making any
Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment is permitted and setting forth
the basis upon which the calculations required by this Section 4.07 were
computed, together with a copy of any fairness opinion or appraisal required by
this Indenture.

Section 4.08.     Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
                  Subsidiaries.

         The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become
effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any
Restricted Subsidiary to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on
its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or with
respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits,
or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, (ii) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; or (iii) transfer any of its properties or assets to
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

         However, the preceding restrictions shall not apply to encumbrances or
restrictions existing under or by reason of: (i) agreements governing Existing
Indebtedness and Credit Facilities as in effect on the date of this Indenture
and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases,
supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements,
provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases,
supplements, refundings, replacement or refinancings are no more restrictive,
taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions
than those contained in those agreements on the date of this Indenture, (ii)
this Indenture and the Notes, (iii) applicable law, (iv) any instrument
governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition
(except to the extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in
connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or
restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any
Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so
acquired, provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was
permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred, (v) customary
non-assignment provisions in leases entered into in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practices, (vi) purchase money obligations for
property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions on
that property of the nature described in clause (iii) of the preceding
paragraph, (vii) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted
Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending
its sale or other disposition, (viii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness,
provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no more restrictive, taken as a whole,
than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being
refinanced, (ix) Liens securing Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred

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under the provisions of Section 4.12 hereof that limit the right of the debtor
to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens, (x) provisions with respect to
the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture
agreements, assets sale agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar
agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xi) Indebtedness or
other contractual requirements of a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a
Qualified Receivables Transaction, provided that such restrictions apply only to
such Receivables Subsidiary or the receivables which are subject to the
Qualified Receivables Transaction and (xii) restrictions on cash or other
deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business.

Section 4.09.     Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.

         The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise
become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to
(collectively, "incur") any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the
Company shall not issue any Disqualified Stock and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that the
Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified
Stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company's most recently ended
four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available
immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred
or such Disqualified Stock is issued would have been at least 2.0 to 1,
determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net
proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the
Disqualified Stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such
four-quarter period.

         The first paragraph of this Section 4.09 shall not prohibit the
incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively,
"Permitted Debt"):

                  (i) the incurrence by the Company of additional Indebtedness
         and letters of credit under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal
         amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (i) (with letters
         of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum
         potential liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
         thereunder) not to exceed $600.0 million;

                  (ii) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted
         Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness;

                  (iii) the incurrence by the Company of Indebtedness
         represented by the Notes to be issued on the date of this Indenture and
         the Exchange Notes to be issued pursuant to the Registration Rights
         Agreement;

                  (iv) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted
         Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations,
         mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case,
         incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase
         price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or
         equipment used in the business of the Company or such Restricted
         Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted
         Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any
         Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (iv), not to exceed
         $100.0 million at any time outstanding;

                  (v) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted
         Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or
         the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance or replace
         Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted
         by this Indenture to be incurred under the first paragraph of this

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         Section 4.09 or clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (ix) or (xii) of this
         paragraph;

                  (vi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted
         Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company
         and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:

                           (A) if the Company is the obligor on such
                  Indebtedness, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated
                  to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with
                  respect to the Notes and

                           (B) (a) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity
                  Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by
                  a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of
                  the Company and (b) any sale or other transfer of any such
                  Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a
                  Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; shall be deemed, in each
                  case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the
                  Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be,
                  that was not permitted by this clause (vi);

                  (vii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted
         Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations that are incurred for the purpose
         of fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to any floating
         rate Indebtedness that is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to
         be outstanding or Hedging Obligations with respect to foreign currency
         translations;

                  (viii) the incurrence by the Company's Unrestricted
         Subsidiaries of Non-Recourse Debt; provided, however, that if any such
         Indebtedness ceases to be Non-Recourse Debt of an Unrestricted
         Subsidiary, such event shall be deemed to constitute an incurrence of
         Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was not
         permitted by this clause (viii);

                  (ix) the incurrence by the Company's Subsidiaries of
         Indebtedness of up to 10.4 billion yen under the Yen Credit Facility
         and the Guarantee of such Indebtedness by the Company;

                  (x) the guarantee by the Company of Indebtedness of a
         Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was permitted to be incurred
         by another provision of this Section 4.09;

                  (xi) the incurrence by a Receivables Subsidiary of
         Indebtedness in a Qualified Receivables Transaction that is without
         recourse to the Company or to any other Subsidiary of the Company or
         their assets (other than such Receivables Subsidiary and its assets
         and, as to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, other than
         pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities
         customary for such transactions) and is not guaranteed by any such
         Person; and

                  (xii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted
         Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal
         amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding,
         including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund,
         refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause
         (xii), not to exceed $175.0 million.

         The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original
issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of
additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on
Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of
Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an

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issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this covenant; provided, in each
such case, that the amount thereof is included in Fixed Charges of the Company
as accrued.

         For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09 in the
event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one
of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xii)
above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this
Section 4.09, the Company shall be permitted to classify such item of
Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion
of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section
4.09. Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding on the date on which
Notes are first issued and authenticated under this Indenture shall be deemed to
have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by clause
(i) of the definition of Permitted Debt.

Section 4.10.     Asset Sales.

         The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless (i) the Company (or the
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of
the Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets or Equity
Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of, (ii) the fair market value is
determined by the Company's Board of Directors and evidenced by a resolution of
the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the
Trustee and (iii) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale
by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash. For
purposes of this provision (iii), each of the following shall be deemed to be
cash:

                           (A) any liabilities, as shown on the Company's or
                  such Restricted Subsidiary's most recent balance sheet, of the
                  Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent
                  liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms
                  subordinated to the Notes) that are assumed by the transferee
                  of any such assets and such transferee expressly releases the
                  Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability;

                           (B) any securities, notes or other obligations
                  received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from
                  such transferee that are delivered within 20 days of the sale,
                  subject to ordinary settlement periods, converted by the
                  Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash, to the extent
                  of the cash received in that conversion; and

                           (C) any payment of Senior Debt secured by the assets
                  sold in the Asset Sale.

         Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset
Sale, the Company may apply those Net Proceeds at its option (i) to repay Senior
Debt, (ii) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or a majority
of the Voting Stock of, another Permitted Business, (iii) to make a capital
expenditure or (iv) to acquire other long-term assets that are used or useful in
a Permitted Business.

         Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Company may
temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net
Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture.

         Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as
provided in the preceding paragraph shall constitute "Excess Proceeds." When the
aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25.0 million, the Company shall
make an Asset Sale Offer to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other
Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to
those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem
with the proceeds of sales of assets to purchase the maximum principal amount of

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Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the
Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer shall be equal to 100%
of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and Special Interest, if
any, to the date of purchase, and shall be payable in cash. If any Excess
Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company may use
those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this
Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu
Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess
Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes and such other pari passu
Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Asset
Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.

Section 4.11.     Transactions with Affiliates.

         The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to occur any
transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation,
the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any
service) with, or for the benefit of, any of its Affiliates (an "Affiliate
Transaction"), other than Affiliate Transactions on terms that are not
materially less favorable than those that might reasonably have been obtained in
a comparable transaction at such time on an arm's-length basis from a Person
that is not an Affiliate of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided,
however, that for an Affiliate Transaction with an aggregate value of $25.0
million or more, at the Company's option, either:

                  (i) a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of
         Directors of the Company shall determine in good faith that such
         Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less
         favorable than those that might reasonably have been obtained in a
         comparable transaction at such time on an arm's-length basis from a
         Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company; or

                  (ii) the Board of Directors of the Company or any such
         Restricted Subsidiary to such Affiliate Transaction shall obtain an
         opinion from a nationally recognized investment banking, appraisal or
         accounting firm that such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are
         not materially less favorable than those that might reasonably have
         been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an
         arm's-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the
         Company.

         The items that shall not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and,
therefore, shall not be subject to the provisions of the prior paragraph are (i)
any employment agreement entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the past
practice of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) transactions between
or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) transactions with
a Person that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns an
Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person, (iv) payment of reasonable
directors fees to Persons who are not otherwise Affiliates of the Company, (v)
sales of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) to Affiliates of the
Company, (vi) transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted
Subsidiaries or transactions between a Receivables Subsidiary and any Person in
which the Receivables Subsidiary has an Investment or (vii) Restricted Payments
that are permitted by the provisions of Section 4.07 hereof.

Section 4.12.     Liens.

         The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any
kind securing Indebtedness or trade payables on any asset now owned or hereafter
acquired, except Permitted Liens.

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Section 4.13.     Corporate Existence.

         Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its
corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each
of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents
(as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such
Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises
of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall
not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the
corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if the
Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer
desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material
respect to the Holders of the Notes.

Section 4.14.     Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.

         (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall make
an offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to each Holder to repurchase all or any
part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder's Notes at
a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Special Interest thereon, if any, to the date of
purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Subject to the last paragraph in
subsection (b) herein, within 30 days following any Change of Control, the
Company shall mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or
transactions that constitute the Change of Control pursuant to this Section 4.14
and stating: (1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this
Section 4.14 and that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment; (2) the
purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 Business
Days and no later than 60 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed (the
"Change of Control Payment Date"); (3) that any Note not tendered will continue
to accrue interest; (4) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the
Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change
of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control
Payment Date; (5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to
a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form
entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Notes
completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to
the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control
Payment Date; (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if
the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second
Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the
principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such
Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased; and (7) that
Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes
equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered,
which unpurchased portion must be equal to $1,000 in principal amount or an
integral multiple thereof. The Company shall comply with the requirements of
Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations
thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection
with the repurchase of Notes in connection with a Change of Control. To the
extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with
the provisions of this Section 4.14, the Company shall comply with the
applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have
breached its obligations of this Section 4.14 by virtue of such conflict.

         On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent
lawful:

                  (i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly
         tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

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                  (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the
         Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes
         properly tendered; and

                  (iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the
         Notes properly accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating
         the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being
         purchased by the Company.

         (b) The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes
properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee
shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry)
to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion
of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each new Note shall be in a
principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000.

         (c) Prior to complying with any of the provisions of this Section 4.14,
but in any event within 90 days following a Change of Control, the Company shall
either repay all outstanding Senior Debt or obtain the requisite consents, if
any, under all agreements governing outstanding Senior Debt to permit the
repurchase of Notes required by this Section 4.14. The Company shall publicly
announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable
after the Change of Control Payment Date.

         (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.14, the
Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of
Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the
times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this
Section 4.14 and Section 3.09 hereof and all other provisions of this Indenture
applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all
Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

Section 4.15.     Anti-Layering.

         The Company shall not incur, create, issue, assume, Guarantee or
otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness that is subordinate or junior in
right of payment to any Senior Debt of the Company and senior in any respect in
right of payment to the Notes.

Section 4.16.     Payments for Consent.

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

Section 4.17.     Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

         The Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an
Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default. If a
Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate
fair market value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary properly designated shall be deemed to
be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and shall reduce the
amount available for Restricted Payments under the first paragraph of Section
4.07 hereof or Permitted Investments, as determined by the Company. That
designation shall only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that
time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may redesignate any Unrestricted

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Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if the redesignation would not cause a
Default.

Section 4.18.     Changes in Covenants when Notes Rated Investment Grade

         Following the first date upon which the Notes are rated Baa3 or better
by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and BBB- or better by Standard &
Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P") (or, in either case, if such person ceases to rate
the Notes for reasons outside of the control of the Company, the equivalent
investment grade credit rating from any other "nationally recognized statistical
rating organization" (within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the
Exchange Act) selected by the Company as a replacement agency) and neither
Moody's nor S&P attaches any "negative outlook" or "negative credit watch" to
such rating of the Notes (the "Rating Event Date") (and provided no Event of
Default or event that with notice or the passage of time would constitute an
Event of Default shall exist on the Rating Event Date), Sections 4.07, 4,08,
4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.14 and 4.17 hereof, and clause (a)(D) of Section 5.01 hereof
shall no longer be applicable to the Notes.

                                   ARTICLE 5.
                                   SUCCESSORS

Section 5.01.     Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.

         (a) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) consolidate or
merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving
corporation); or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all
or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions,
to another Person, unless:

                           (A) either: (1) the Company is the surviving
                  corporation; or (2) the Person formed by or surviving any such
                  consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to
                  which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other
                  disposition shall have been made is a corporation organized or
                  existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the
                  United States or the District of Columbia;

                           (B) the Person formed by or surviving any such
                  consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the
                  Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or
                  other disposition shall have been made assumes all the
                  obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture and
                  the Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to agreements
                  reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;

                           (C) immediately after such transaction, no Default or
                  Event of Default exists; and

                           (D) the Company or the Person formed by or surviving
                  any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company),
                  or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or
                  other disposition shall have been made (1) shall have
                  Consolidated Net Worth immediately after the transaction equal
                  to or greater than the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company
                  immediately preceding the transaction, and (2) shall, on the
                  date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto
                  and any related financing transactions as if the same had
                  occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter
                  period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
                  Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test
                  set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof.

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         (b) In addition, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, lease
all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related
transactions, to any other Person. The provisions of this Section 5.01 shall not
be applicable to a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
of assets between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 5.02.     Successor Corporation Substituted.

         Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer,
lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the successor corporation
formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is
made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date
of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the
provisions of this Indenture referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to
the successor corporation and not to the Company), and may exercise every right
and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such
successor Person had been named as the Company herein; provided, however, that
the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the
principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all of the Company's assets that
meets the requirements of Section 5.01 hereof.

                                   ARTICLE 6.
                              DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01.     Events of Default.

         An "Event of Default" occurs if:

         (a) the Company defaults in the payment when due of interest on, or
Special Interest with respect to, the Notes and such default continues for a
period of 30 days, whether or not prohibited by Article 10 hereof;

         (b) the Company defaults in the payment when due of principal of or
premium, if any, on the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity,
upon redemption (including in connection with an offer to purchase) or
otherwise, whether or not prohibited by Article 10 hereof;

         (c) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries fails to comply with any of
the provisions of Section 4.07, 4.09, 4.10, 4.14 or 5.01 hereof;

         (d) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries fails to observe or perform
any other covenant, representation, warranty or other agreement in this
Indenture or the Notes for 60 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or
the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding voting as a single class;

         (e) a default occurs under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under
which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any
Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or
the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries)
whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date
of this Indenture, if such default is (i) caused by a failure to pay principal
of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration
of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a
"Payment Default"); or (ii) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness
prior to its express maturity; and, in each case, the principal amount of such

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Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness
the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $35 million or more;

         (f) a final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money are
entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries and such judgment or judgments remain undischarged for a
period (during which execution shall not be effectively stayed) of 60 days,
provided that the aggregate of all such undischarged judgments exceeds $35.0
million;

         (g) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of
Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary
pursuant to or within the meaning of 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,

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

                  (v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or

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

                  (i) is for relief against the Company or any of its
         Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a
         whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary
         case;

                  (ii) appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its
         Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a
         whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or
         substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its
         Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a
         whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or

                  (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its
         Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a
         whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

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

Section 6.02.     Acceleration.

         If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in
clause (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company, any
Significant Subsidiary or any group of Significant Subsidiaries that, taken as a
whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.
Upon any such declaration, the Notes shall become due and payable immediately.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in clause (g) or
(h) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs with respect to the Company, any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes shall be due
and payable immediately without further action or notice. The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written

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notice to the Trustee may on behalf of all of the Holders rescind an
acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any
judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default (except nonpayment of
principal, interest or premium that has become due solely because of the
acceleration) have been cured or waived.

         In the case of any Event of Default occurring by reason of any willful
action or inaction taken or not taken by or on behalf of the Company with the
intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Company would have had to
pay if the Company then had elected to redeem the Notes pursuant to the optional
redemption provisions of this Indenture, an equivalent premium shall also become
and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the
acceleration of the Notes.

Section 6.03.     Other Remedies.

         If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue
any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, Special
Interest, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any
provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

         The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any
continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding Notes
is in the Holders' interest, unless such Default or Event of Default relates to
the payment of principal, premium, Special Interest, if any or interest on the
Notes.

         The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any
of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or
omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or
remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 6.04.     Waiver of Past Defaults.

         Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders
of all of the Notes waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its
consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the
payment of the principal of, premium and Special Interest, if any, or interest
on, the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase) (provided,
however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences,
including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration).
Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose
of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.05.     Control by Majority.

         Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power
conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly
prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the
Trustee in personal liability.

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Section 6.06.     Limitation on Suits.

         A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture
or the Notes only if:

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

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

         (c) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested,
provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss,
liability or expense;

         (d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after
receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of
indemnity; and

         (e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction
inconsistent with the request.

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

Section 6.07.     Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

         Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any
Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium and Special Interest,
if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed
in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring
suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates,
shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.08.     Collection Suit by Trustee.

         If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) occurs and
is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and
as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of
principal of, premium and Special Interest, if any, and interest remaining
unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful,
interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and
expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

Section 6.09.     Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

         The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers
or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the
Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall
be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other
property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such
judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to
the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of
such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to
it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and

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any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in
any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall
be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions,
dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be
entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan
of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on
behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the
Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 6.10.     Priorities.

         If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall
pay out the money in the following order:

                  First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts
         due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation,
         expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee
         and the costs and expenses of collection;

                  Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the
         Notes for principal, premium and Special Interest, if any, and
         interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
         according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal,
         premium and Special Interest, if any and interest, respectively; and

                  Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent
         jurisdiction shall direct.

         The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to
Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.

Section 6.11.     Undertaking for Costs.

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

                                   ARTICLE 7.
                                     TRUSTEE

Section 7.01.     Duties of Trustee.

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

         (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

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                  (i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by
         the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform
         only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and
         no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
         this Indenture against the Trustee; and

                  (ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
         conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
         correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or
         opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of
         this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and
         opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements
         of this Indenture.

         (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except that:

                  (i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b)
         of this Section;

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

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

         (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of
this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs
(a), (b), and (c) of this Section.

         (e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend
or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be under no
obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the
request of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee
security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or
expense.

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

Section 7.02.     Rights of Trustee.

         (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The
Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

         (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an
Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be
liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on
such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with
counsel of its selection and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion
of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from
liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in
good faith and in reliance thereon.

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

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         (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or
powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

         (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any
demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if
signed by an Officer of the Company.

         (f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of
any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

Section 7.03.     Individual Rights of Trustee.

         The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the
owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting
interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for
permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like
rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

Section 7.04.     Trustee's Disclaimer.

         The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as
to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be
accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money
paid to the Company or upon the Company's direction under any provision of this
Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money
received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be
responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or
any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this
Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05.     Notice of Defaults.

         If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is
known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the
Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case
of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a
committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding
the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.

Section 7.06.     Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.

         Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following
the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the
Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such
reporting date that complies with TIA ss. 313(a) (but if no event described in
TIA ss. 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting
date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA ss.
313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by
TIA ss. 313(c).

         A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of
Notes shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock
exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA ss. 313(d). The

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Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock
exchange.

Section 7.07.     Compensation and Indemnity.

         The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable
compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The
Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a
trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly
upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or
made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall
include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee's
agents and counsel.

         The Company shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses,
liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the
costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including
this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by
the Company or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with
the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to
the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its
negligence or bad faith. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any
claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the
Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company
shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The
Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees
and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made
without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

         The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 shall survive
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

         To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section, the
Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and
interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture.

         When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) hereof occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and
counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
Bankruptcy Law.

         The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA ss. 313(b)(2) to
the extent applicable.

Section 7.08.     Replacement of Trustee.

         A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor
Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of
appointment as provided in this Section.

         The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from
the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so
notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the
Trustee if:

         (a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;

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

         (c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its
property; or

         (d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

         If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a
successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

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

         If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a
Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee
and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

         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. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property
held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, provided all sums owing to the
Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section
7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section
7.08, the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the
benefit of the retiring Trustee.

Section 7.09.     Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

         If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all
or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation,
the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor
Trustee.

Section 7.10.     Eligibility; Disqualification.

         There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or
of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate
trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100 million
as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

         This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the
requirements of TIA ss. 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA
ss. 310(b).

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Section 7.11.     Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

         The Trustee is subject to TIA ss. 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA ss. 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA ss. 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

                                   ARTICLE 8.
                    LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 8.01.     Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

         The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a
resolution set forth in an Officers' Certificate, at any time, elect to have
either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon
compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Eight.

Section 8.02.     Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

         Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been
discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes on the
date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "Legal
Defeasance"). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be
deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the
outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be "outstanding" only for
the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture
referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other
obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of
and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive
until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of
outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section
8.04 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of
the principal of, premium, Special Interest, if any, and interest on such Notes
when such payments are due, (b) the Company's obligations with respect to such
Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof, (c) the rights, powers, trusts,
duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company's obligations in
connection therewith and (d) this Article Eight. Subject to compliance with this
Article Eight, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02
notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

Section 8.03.     Covenant Defeasance.

         Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from its
obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10,
4.11, 4.12, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16 and 4.17, hereof and Section 5.01(a)(D) hereof with
respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth
in Section 8.04 are satisfied (hereinafter, "Covenant Defeasance"), and the
Notes shall thereafter be deemed not "outstanding" for the purposes of any
direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the
consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall
continue to be deemed "outstanding" for all other purposes hereunder (it being
understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting
purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the
outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no
liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such
covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere
herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant
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comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01
hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such
Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company's exercise
under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03 hereof,
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof,
Sections 6.01(c) through 6.01(f) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default.

Section 8.04.     Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

         The following shall be the conditions to the application of either
Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof to the outstanding Notes:

         In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

         (a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust,
for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable
Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be
sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants, to pay the principal of, premium and Special Interest, if any, and
interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on
the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify
whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption
date;

         (b) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the Company has
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a
ruling or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the
applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based
thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the
outstanding Notes shall not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income
tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and shall 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 Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

         (c) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the
outstanding Notes shall not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income
tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and shall 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;

         (d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default
resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds
of which shall be used to defease the Notes pursuant to this Article Eight
concurrently with such incurrence);

         (e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a
breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or
instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound;

         (f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent
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intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of
the Company; and

         (g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant
Defeasance have been complied with.

Section 8.05.     Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust;
                  Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

         Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government
Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other
qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the
"Trustee") pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes
shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or
through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the
Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to
become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but
such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required
by law.

         The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or
other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government
Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and
interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other
charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

         Anything in this Article Eight to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request
of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as
provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under
Section 8.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be
required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance.

Section 8.06.     Repayment to Company.

         Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held
by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any,
or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such
principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be
paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be
discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look
only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or
such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the
Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the
Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment,
may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York
Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money
remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be
less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any
unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company.

Section 8.07.     Reinstatement.

         If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States
dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or
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or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such
application, then the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to
Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is
permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03
hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any
payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the
reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights
of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the
Trustee or Paying Agent.

                                   ARTICLE 9.
                        AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

Section 9.01.     Without Consent of Holders of Notes.

         Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent
of any Holder of a Note:

         (a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

         (b) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of
certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of Article 2 hereof (including the
related definitions) in a manner that does not materially adversely affect any
Holder;

         (c) to provide for the assumption of the Company's obligations to the
Holders of the Notes by a successor to the Company pursuant to Article 5 hereof;

         (d) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or
benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal
rights hereunder of any Holder of the Note; or

         (e) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or
maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA.

         Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its
Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section
7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of any
amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this
Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that
may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into
such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 9.02.     With Consent of Holders of Notes.

         Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including Section 4.14 hereof)
and the Notes with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class
(including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer
for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof,
any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of
Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the
Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been
rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes may
be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including consents obtained
in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the

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Notes. Section 2.08 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be
"outstanding" for purposes of this Section 9.02.

         Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its
Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the
Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by
the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall
join with the Company in the execution of such amended or supplemental Indenture
unless such amended or supplemental Indenture directly 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 amended or supplemental Indenture.

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

         After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes
effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a
notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of
the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in
any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a
single class may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with
any provision of this Indenture or the Notes. However, without the consent of
each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not
(with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

         (a) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to
an amendment, supplement or waiver;

         (b) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or
alter or waive any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of the
Notes, except as provided above with respect to Section 4.14 hereof;

         (c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest,
including default interest, on any Note;

         (d) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of,
premium or Special Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a
rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the
payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

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

         (f) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to
waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments
of principal of, or interest or premium or Special Interest, if any, on the
Notes; or

         (g) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 hereof or in the foregoing
amendment and waiver provisions.

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Section 9.03.     Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

         Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be
set forth in an amended or supplemental Indenture that complies with the TIA as
then in effect.

Section 9.04.     Revocation and Effect of Consents.

         Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent
to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and
every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same
debt as the consenting Holder's Note, even if notation of the consent is not
made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a
Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written
notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes
effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance
with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

Section 9.05.     Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

         The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment,
supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in
exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment,
supplement or waiver.

         Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not
affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 9.06.     Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

         The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized
pursuant to this Article Nine if the amendment or supplement does not adversely
affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company
may not sign an amendment or supplemental Indenture until the Board of Directors
approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee
shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully
protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section
12.04 hereof, an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that
the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or
permitted by this Indenture.

                                   ARTICLE 10.
                                  SUBORDINATION

Section 10.01.    Agreement to Subordinate.

         The Company agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, that
the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes is subordinated in right of payment, to
the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 10, to the prior payment
in full of all Senior Debt (whether outstanding on the date hereof or hereafter
created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed), and that the subordination is for the
benefit of the holders of Senior Debt.

Section 10.02.    Certain Definitions.

         "Designated Senior Debt" means (i) any Indebtedness outstanding under
the Existing Credit Facilities and (ii) after payment in full of all Obligations
under the Existing Credit Facilities, any other Senior Debt permitted under this

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Indenture the principal amount of which is $25.0 million or more and that has
been designated by the Company as "Designated Senior Debt."

         "Permitted Junior Securities" means (i) Equity Interests in the Company
or (ii) debt securities that are subordinated to all Senior Debt and any debt
securities issued in exchange for Senior Debt to substantially the same extent
as, or to a greater extent than, the Notes are subordinated to Senior Debt under
this Indenture.

         "Representative" means the indenture trustee or other trustee, agent or
representative for any Senior Debt.

         "Senior Debt" means:

(i)      all Indebtedness of the Company outstanding under Credit Facilities and
         all Hedging Obligations with respect thereto;

(ii)     any other Indebtedness of the Company permitted to be incurred under
         the terms of this Indenture, unless the instrument under which such
         Indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it is on a parity with
         or subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; and

(iii)    all Obligations with respect to the items listed in the preceding
         clauses (i) and (ii).

         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding, Senior Debt
shall not include:

(i)      any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by
         the Company;

(ii)     any intercompany Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
         to the Company or any of its Affiliates;

(iii)    any trade payables; or

(iv)     the portion of any Indebtedness that is incurred in violation of this
         Indenture.

Section 10.03.    Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy.

         Upon any distribution to creditors of the Company in a liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property, in
an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshaling of the Company's
assets and liabilities:

                  (i) holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled to receive
         payment in full of all Obligations due in respect of such Senior Debt
         (including interest after the commencement of any such proceeding at
         the rate specified in the applicable Senior Debt) before Holders of the
         Notes shall be entitled to receive any payment with respect to the
         Notes (except that Holders may receive (A) Permitted Junior Securities
         and (B) payments and other distributions made from any defeasance trust
         created pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof); and

                  (ii) until all Obligations with respect to Senior Debt (as
         provided in clause (i) above) are paid in full, any distribution to
         which Holders would be entitled but for this Article 10 shall be made
         to holders of Senior Debt (except that Holders of Notes may receive (A)
         Permitted Junior Securities and (B) payments and other distributions

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         made from any defeasance trust created pursuant to Section 8.01
         hereof), as their interests may appear.

Section 10.04.    Default on Designated Senior Debt.

         (a) The Company may not make any payment or distribution to the Trustee
or any Holder in respect of Obligations with respect to the Notes and may not
acquire from the Trustee or any Holder any Notes for cash or property (other
than (A) Permitted Junior Securities and (B) payments and other distributions
made from any defeasance trust created pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof) until
all principal and other Obligations with respect to the Senior Debt have been
paid in full if:

                  (i) a default in the payment of any principal or other
         Obligations with respect to Designated Senior Debt occurs and is
         continuing beyond any applicable grace period in the agreement,
         indenture or other document governing such Designated Senior Debt; or

                  (ii) a default, other than a payment default, on Designated
         Senior Debt occurs and is continuing that then permits holders of the
         Designated Senior Debt to accelerate its maturity and the Trustee
         receives a notice of the default (a "Payment Blockage Notice") from a
         Person who may give it pursuant to Section 10.12 hereof. If the Trustee
         receives any such Payment Blockage Notice, no subsequent Payment
         Blockage Notice shall be effective for purposes of this Section unless
         and until (A) at least 360 days shall have elapsed since the
         effectiveness of the immediately prior Payment Blockage Notice and (B)
         all scheduled payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on
         the Permitted Junior Securities that have come due have been paid in
         full in cash. No nonpayment default that existed or was continuing on
         the date of delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice to the Trustee
         shall be, or be made, the basis for a subsequent Payment Blockage
         Notice.

         (b) The Company may and shall resume payments on and distributions in
respect of the Notes and may acquire them upon the earlier of:

                  (i) the date upon which the default referred to in clause (i)
         or (ii) of Section 10.04(a) hereof is cured or waived, or

                  (ii) in the case of a default referred to in clause (ii) of
         Section 10.04(a) hereof, 179 days pass after notice is received if the
         maturity of such Designated Senior Debt has not been accelerated,

if this Article 10 otherwise permits the payment, distribution or acquisition at
the time of such payment or acquisition.

Section 10.05.    Acceleration of Permitted Junior Securities.

         If payment of the Permitted Junior Securities Securities is accelerated
because of an Event of Default, the Company shall promptly notify holders of
Senior Debt of the acceleration.

Section 10.06.    When Distribution Must Be Paid Over.

         In the event that the Trustee or any Holder receives any payment of any
Obligations with respect to the Notes at a time when the Trustee or such Holder,
as applicable, has actual knowledge that such payment is prohibited by Section
10.04 hereof, such payment shall be held by the Trustee or such Holder, in trust
for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered, upon written
request, to, the holders of Senior Debt as their interests may appear or their

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Representative under this Indenture or other agreement (if any) pursuant to
which Senior Debt may have been issued, as their respective interests may
appear, for application to the payment of all Obligations with respect to Senior
Debt remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay such Obligations in full in
accordance with their terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or
distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt.

         With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes to
perform only such obligations on the part of the Trustee as are specifically set
forth in this Article 10, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect
to the holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against the
Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of Senior Debt, and shall not be liable to any such holders if the
Trustee shall pay over or distribute to or on behalf of Holders or the Company
or any other Person money or assets to which any holders of Senior Debt shall be
entitled by virtue of this Article 10, except if such payment is made as a
result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Trustee.

Section 10.07.    Notice by Company.

         The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent of
any facts known to the Company that would cause a payment of any Obligations
with respect to the Notes to violate this Article 10, but failure to give such
notice shall not affect the subordination of the Notes to the Senior Debt as
provided in this Article 10.

Section 10.08.    Subrogation.

         After all Senior Debt is paid in full and until the Notes are paid in
full, Holders of Notes shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with all other
Indebtedness pari passu with the Notes) to the rights of Holders of Senior Debt
to receive distributions applicable to Senior Debt to the extent that
distributions otherwise payable to the Holders of Notes have been applied to the
payment of Senior Debt. A distribution made under this Article 10 to holders of
Senior Debt that otherwise would have been made to Holders of Notes is not, as
between the Company and Holders, a payment by the Company on the Notes.

Section 10.09.    Relative Rights.

         This Article 10 defines the relative rights of Holders of Notes and
Holders of Senior Debt. Nothing in this Indenture shall:

                  (i) impair, as between the Company and Holders of Notes, the
         obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay
         principal of and interest on the Notes in accordance with their terms;

                  (ii) affect the relative rights of Holders of Notes and
         creditors of the Company other than their rights in relation to holders
         of Senior Debt; or

                  (iii) prevent the Trustee or any Holder of Notes from
         exercising its available remedies upon a Default or Event of Default,
         subject to the rights of holders and owners of Senior Debt to receive
         distributions and payments otherwise payable to Holders of Notes.

         If the Company fails because of this Article 10 to pay principal of or
interest on a Note on the due date, the failure is still a Default or Event of
Default.

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Section 10.10.    Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company.

         No right of any holder of Senior Debt to enforce the subordination of
the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes shall be impaired by any act or failure
to act by the Company or any Holder or by the failure of the Company or any
Holder to comply with this Indenture.

Section 10.11.    Distribution or Notice to Representative.

         Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of
Senior Debt, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their
Representative.

         Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to
in this Article 10, the Trustee and the Holders of Notes shall be entitled to
rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction or
upon any certificate of such Representative or of the liquidating trustee or
agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders
of Notes for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in
such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other Indebtedness of the
Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or
distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 10.

Section 10.12.    Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent.

         Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 10 or any other
provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of
the existence of any facts that would prohibit the making of any payment or
distribution by the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Paying Agent may continue
to make payments on the Notes, unless the Trustee shall have received at its
Corporate Trust Office at least five Business Days prior to the date of such
payment written notice of facts that would cause the payment of any Obligations
with respect to the Notes to violate this Article 10. Only the Company or a
Representative may give the notice. Nothing in this Article 10 shall impair the
claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof.

         The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior
Debt with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do
the same with like rights.

Section 10.13.    Authorization to Effect Subordination.

         Each Holder of Notes, by the Holder's acceptance thereof, authorizes
and directs the Trustee on such Holder's behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this
Article 10, and appoints the Trustee to act as such Holder's attorney-in-fact
for any and all such purposes. If the Trustee does not file a proper proof of
claim or proof of debt in the form required in any proceeding referred to in
Section 6.09 hereof at least 30 days before the expiration of the time to file
such claim, the Representatives are hereby authorized to file an appropriate
claim for and on behalf of the Holders of the Notes.

Section 10.14.    Amendments.

         The provisions of this Article 10 shall not be amended or modified
without the written consent of the holders of all Senior Debt.

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                                  ARTICLE 11.
                           SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 11.01.    Satisfaction and Discharge.

         This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further
effect as to all Notes issued hereunder, when:

(1)      either:

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

         (b)      all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for
                  cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the
                  making of a notice of redemption or otherwise or shall become
                  due and payable within one year and the Company has
                  irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the
                  Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the
                  Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government
                  Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall
                  be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of
                  interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the
                  Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for
                  principal, premium and Special Interest, if any, and accrued
                  interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

(2)      no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on
         the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit and
         such deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or
         constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company
         is a party or by which the Company is bound;

(3)      the Company has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under
         this Indenture; and

(4)      the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under
         this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the
         Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and
discharge have been satisfied.

         Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if
money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of
clause (1) of this Section, the provisions of Section 11.02 and Section 8.06
shall survive.

Section 11.02.    Application of Trust Money.

         Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the
Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in
accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment,
either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its
own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto,
of the principal, premium, Special Interest, if any, and interest for whose

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payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not
be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

         If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or
Government Securities in accordance with Section 11.01 by reason of any legal
proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental
authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the
Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and
reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01; provided
that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, Special
Interest, if any, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its
obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of
such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held
by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

                                   ARTICLE 12.
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01.    Trust Indenture Act Controls.

         If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with
the duties imposed by TIA ss.318(c), the imposed duties shall control.

Section 12.02.    Notices.

         Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the others
is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or mailed by first class
mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier or
overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others' address:

         If to the Company:

         Office Depot, Inc.
         2200 Old Germantown Road
         Delray Beach, FL  33445
         Telecopier No.:  (561) 438-4464
         Attention:  David Fannin, Esq., General Counsel

         With a copy to:
         McDermott, Will & Emory
         227 West Monroe St.
         Chicago, IL  60606
         Telecopier No.:  (312) 984-7700
         Attention: Scott N. Gierke, Esq.

         If to the Trustee:
         SunTrust Bank
         Corporate Trust Division
         777 Brickell Avenue
         Miami, FL 33131
         Telecopier No.:  (305) 579-7017
         Attention:  Bond Administration

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

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         All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) 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 answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged,
if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier,
if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

         Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class
mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air
courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept
by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any
Person described in TIA ss. 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure
to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not
affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

         If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above
within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee
receives it.

         If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall
mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

Section 12.03.    Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

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

Section 12.04.    Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

         Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take
any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

         (a) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in
Section 12.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

         (b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.05
hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions
precedent and covenants have been satisfied.

Section 12.05.    Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

         Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition
or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided
pursuant to TIA ss. 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA ss.
314(e) and shall include:

         (c) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has
read such covenant or condition;

         (d) 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;

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         (e) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she 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
satisfied; and

         (f) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person,
such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

Section 12.06.    Rules by Trustee and Agents.

         The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of
Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set
reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 12.07.    No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and
                  Stockholders.

         No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or
stockholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any
obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture or for any claim
based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.
Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

Section 12.08.    Governing Law.

         THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO
CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

Section 12.09.    No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

         This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan
or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any
such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this
Indenture.

Section 12.10.    Successors.

         All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall
bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind
its successors.

Section 12.11.    Severability.

         In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes 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 12.12.    Counterpart Originals.

         The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each
signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement.

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Section 12.13.    Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

         The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the
Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of
reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in
no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

                         [Signatures on following page]

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                                   SIGNATURES

Dated as of July 2, 2001
                                  Office Depot, Inc.

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

Attest:

---------------------------------
Name:
Title:

                                 SunTrust Bank

                                 By:
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:

Attest:

---------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
Date:

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

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                                                         CUSIP/CINS ____________

                     10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008

No. 1                                                              $____________

                               OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of ______
Dollars on July 15, 2008.

Interest Payment Dates:  January 15 and July 15

Record Dates:  January 1 and July 1

Dated: July 2, 2001

                                  OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:

SUNTRUST BANK,
  as Trustee

By:
     --------------------------------------------
                Authorized Signatory

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                     10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the
Indenture]

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions
of the Indenture]

         Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

         1. INTEREST. Office Depot, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 10%
per annum from July 2, 2001 until maturity and shall pay the Special Interest
payable pursuant to Section 2 of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to
below. The Company shall pay interest and Special Interest semi-annually in
arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a
Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an "Interest Payment
Date"). Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which
interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of
issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of
interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on
the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall
accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that
the first Interest Payment Date shall be January 15, 2002. The Company shall pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on
demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it
shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Special Interest
(without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at
the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

         2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes
(except defaulted interest) and Special Interest to the Persons who are
registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the January 1 or July 1
next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after
such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided
in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes
shall be payable as to principal, premium and Special Interest, if any, and
interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose
within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the
Company, payment of interest and Special Interest may be made by check mailed to
the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and
provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be
required with respect to principal of and interest, premium and Special Interest
on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have
provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such
payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at
the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

         3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, SunTrust Bank, the Trustee
under the Indenture, shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may
change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company
or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

         4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as
of July 2, 2001 ("Indenture") between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of
the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.
Code ss.ss. 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders
are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the
extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the
Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The

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Notes are obligations of the Company limited to $250.0 million in aggregate
principal amount, plus amounts, if any, issued to pay Special Interest on
outstanding Notes as set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof.

         5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

         (a) The Notes are not be redeemable at the option of the Company except
as set forth in the following paragraph.

         (b) The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the
option of the Company upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice
mailed by first-class mail to each Holder's registered address, at a redemption
price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof or (ii)
as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values
of the Remaining Scheduled Payments discounted to the redemption date on a
semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at
the Adjusted Treasury Rate, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest and
Special Interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

         (c) Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on
and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or
portion thereof called for redemption.

         6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.

         Except as set forth in paragraph 7 below, the Company shall not be
required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes.

         7. REPURCHASE AT OPTION HOLDER.

         (a) If there is a Change of Control, the Company shall be required to
make an offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to repurchase all or any part (equal
to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder's Notes at a purchase
price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and
unpaid interest and Special Interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase
(the "Change of Control Payment"). Within 30 days following any Change of
Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each Holder setting forth the
procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.

         (b) If the Company or a Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sales, within
5 days of each date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds
$25.0 million, the Company shall commence an offer to all Holders of Notes (an
"Asset Sale Offer") pursuant to Section 3.09 of the Indenture to purchase the
maximum principal amount of Notes that may be purchased out of the Excess
Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Special Interest thereon, if
any, to the date fixed for the closing of such offer in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the Indenture. To the extent that the aggregate amount
of Notes tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess
Proceeds, the Company (or such Subsidiary) may use such deficiency for general
corporate purposes. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by
Holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select
the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Holders of Notes that are the
subject of an offer to purchase shall receive an Asset Sale Offer from the
Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes
purchased by completing the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase"
on the reverse of the Notes.

         8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption shall be mailed at least
30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder
whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations

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larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of
$1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and
after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof
called for redemption.

         9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The
transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in
the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other
things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the
Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or
permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the
transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for
the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company
need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days
before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record
date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

         10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be
treated as its owner for all purposes.

         11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions,
the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of
the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes voting as a single class, and any existing default or compliance with any
provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting
as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or
the Notes may be amended or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or
inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of
certificated Notes, to provide for the assumption of the Company's obligations
to Holders of the Notes in case of a merger or consolidation, to make any change
that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes
or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any
such Holder, or to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or
maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

         12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) default for
30 days in the payment when due of interest or Special Interest on the Notes;
(ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the
Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon redemption
(including in connection with an offer to purchase) or otherwise, (iii) failure
by the Company to comply with Section 4.07, 4.09, 4.10, 4.14 or 5.01 of the
Indenture; (iv) failure by the Company for 60 days after notice to the Company
by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes
then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with certain other
agreements in the Indenture or the Notes; (v) default under certain other
agreements relating to Indebtedness of the Company which default results in the
acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity; (vi) certain
final judgments for the payment of money that remain undischarged for a period
of 60 days; and (vii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to
the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries. If any Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be
due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of
Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding
Notes shall become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may
not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or
power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any
continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default
relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on
behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of

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Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or
Event of Default in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, the Notes.
The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding
compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required upon becoming aware
of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement
specifying such Default or Event of Default.

         13. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual or
any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform
services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the
Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

         14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A director, officer, employee,
incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, shall not have any
liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or
for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or
their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance
of the Notes.

         15. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by
the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

         16. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a
Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (=
tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship
and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act).

         17. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND
RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of
Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted
Definitive Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the A/B Exchange
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of July 2, 2001, between the Company and
the parties named on the signature pages thereof (the "Registration Rights
Agreement").

         18. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused
CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers
in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made
as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as
contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the
other identification numbers placed thereon.

         The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement.
Requests may be made to:

Office Depot, Inc.
2200 Old Germantown Road
Delray Beach, FL  33445

Attention:  General Counsel

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                                 ASSIGNMENT FORM

         To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                (Insert assignee's legal name)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  (Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint
                        --------------------------------------------------------
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company.  The agent may substitute
another to act for him.

Date:  _______________

              Your Signature:
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                    (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature Guarantee*:  _________________________

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

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                       OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

         If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box
below:

                      Section 4.10        Section 4.14

         If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the
amount you elect to have purchased:

                                  $---------------

Date:  _______________

           Your Signature:
                          ------------------------------------------------------
                    (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

           Tax Identification No.:
                                  ----------------------------------------------

Signature Guarantee*:  _________________________

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

                                      A-7

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              SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE

         The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest
in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of
another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have
been made:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                          Principal Amount of
                           Amount of decrease                              this Global Note         Signature of
                           in Principal Amount   Amount of increase in      following such       authorized officer
                                   of             Principal Amount of          decrease          of Trustee or Note
    Date of Exchange        this Global Note        this Global Note         (or increase)            Custodian
    ----------------        ----------------        ----------------         -------------            ---------
    <S>                    <C>                   <C>                      <C>                    <C>

</TABLE>

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                         FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Office Depot, Inc.
2200 Old Germantown Road
Delray Beach, FL  33445

Attention: General Counsel

         Re:  10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008
              --------------------------------------

         Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2001
(the "Indenture"), between Office Depot, Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), and
SunTrust Bank, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

         ___________________, (the "Transferor") owns and proposes to transfer
the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the
principal amount of $___________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Transfer"),
to ___________________________ (the "Transferee"), as further specified in Annex
A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

                             [CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

         1. / / CHECK IF TRANSFEREE SHALL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
IN THE 144A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer
is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and,
accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial
interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor
reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or
Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to
which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each
such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule
144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is
in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the
United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the
terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note
shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and
in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

         2. / / CHECK IF TRANSFEREE SHALL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
IN THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO REGULATION S.
The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or
Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby
further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the
United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee
was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its
behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the
United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the
facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such
Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was
prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts
have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule
904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not
part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the
Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the
expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S.
Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial
Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the
terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note
shall be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private

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Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or the Definitive
Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

         3. / / CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE SHALL TAKE DELIVERY OF A
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE IAI GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO ANY
PROVISION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A OR REGULATION S. The
Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted
Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and
any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and
accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

                  (a) / / such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
         accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

                                       or

                  (b) / / such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a
         subsidiary thereof;

                                       or

                  (c) / / such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an
         effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in
         compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
         Act;

                                       or

                  (d) / / such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional
         Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration
         requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144 or
         Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not
         engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D
         under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer
         restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global
         Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the
         exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a
         certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the
         Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount
         of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of
         Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which
         the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that
         such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon
         consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of
         the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note
         shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
         Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note and/or the
         Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

         4. / / CHECK IF TRANSFEREE SHALL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE.

         (a) / / CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is
being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities
Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture
and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States
and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive
Note shall no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in

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the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on
Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

         (b) / / CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. (i) The Transfer
is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under
the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in
the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the
United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture
and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial
interest or Definitive Note shall no longer be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted
Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

         (c) / / CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The
Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule
903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in
the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the
United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture
and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial
interest or Definitive Note shall not be subject to the restrictions on transfer
enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global
Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

         This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your
benefit and the benefit of the Company.

                                     -------------------------------------------
                                             [Insert Name of Transferor]

                                     By:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                      Title:

         Dated:  _______________________

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                       ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

         1.       The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

                            [CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

                        (a) / /  a beneficial interest in the:

                            (i)   / / 144A Global Note (CUSIP _________), or

                            (ii)  / / Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP
                                       _________), or

                            (iii) / / IAI Global Note (CUSIP _________); or

                        (b) / / a Restricted Definitive Note.

         2.       After the Transfer the Transferee shall hold:

                                   [CHECK ONE]

                        (a) / / a beneficial interest in the:

                            (i)   / / 144A Global Note (CUSIP _________), or

                            (ii)  / / Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP
                                       _________), or

                            (iii) / / IAI Global Note (CUSIP _________); or

                            (iv)  / / Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP
                                      _________); or

                        (b) / / a Restricted Definitive Note; or

                        (c) / / an Unrestricted Definitive Note,

                        in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT C

                         FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Office Depot, Inc.
2200 Old Germantown Road
Delray Beach, FL  33445
Attention: General Counsel

         Re:  10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008
              --------------------------------------

                              (CUSIP ____________)

         Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2001
(the "Indenture"), between Office Depot, Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), and
SunTrust Bank, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

         __________________________, (the "Owner") owns and proposes to exchange
the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal
amount of $____________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Exchange"). In
connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

         1. EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE

         (a) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection
with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal
amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired
for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been
effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global
Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (iii) the restrictions on transfer
contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in
order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

         (b) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of
the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being
acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has
been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities
Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with
the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance
with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

         (c) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the
Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest
is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with
the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain

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compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being
acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state
of the United States.

         (d) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO
UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a
Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby
certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's
own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance
with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and
pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on
transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the
Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

         2. EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES FOR RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES

         (a) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of
the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted
Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that
the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account
without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued shall continue
to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture
and the Securities Act.

         (b) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange
of the Owner's Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the
[CHECK ONE] 144A Global Note, Regulation S Global Note, IAI Global Note with an
equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest
is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer and (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with
the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities
laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed
Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest
issued shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in
the Indenture and the Securities Act.

         This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your
benefit and the benefit of the Company.

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                               [Insert Name of Transferor]

                                        By:
                                           ---------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

Dated:  ______________________

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                                                                       EXHIBIT D

                            FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
                   ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR

Office Depot, Inc.
2200 Old Germantown Road
Delray Beach, FL  33445
Attention: General Counsel

         Re:  10 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008
              ---------------------------------------

         Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2001
(the "Indenture"), between Office Depot, Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), and
SunTrust Bank, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

         In connection with our proposed purchase of $____________ aggregate
principal amount of:

         (a) / / a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or

         (b) / / a Definitive Note,

         we confirm that:

         1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any
interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in
the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell,
pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in
compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

         2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been
registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein
may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We
agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting
as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein,
we shall do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in
accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a "qualified institutional
buyer" (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional "accredited investor" (as
defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its
behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter
substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of
a principal amount of Notes, at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect
that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the
United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities
Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or
(F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act,
and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing the Definitive Note or
beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the
requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such
purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.

         3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or
beneficial interest therein, we shall be required to furnish to you and the
Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the
Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with

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the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us
shall bear a legend to the foregoing effect.

         4. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and
any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of
our or its investment.

         5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased
by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an
institutional "accredited investor") as to each of which we exercise sole
investment discretion.

         You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are
irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested
party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with
respect to the matters covered hereby.

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                                      [Insert Name of Accredited Investor]

                              By:
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                               Name:
                               Title:

Dated:  _____________________

                                      D-2Execution Version

                               OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

                     10% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008

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                   EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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                                                          July 2, 2001

Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
Banc One Capital Markets, Inc.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Fleet Securities, Inc.
SunTrust Equitable Securities Corporation
As representatives of the several Purchasers
named in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Office Depot, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), proposes to
issue and sell to the Purchasers (as defined herein) upon the terms set forth in
the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) its 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2008. As an inducement to the Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement
and in satisfaction of a condition to the obligations of the Purchasers
thereunder, the Company agrees with the Purchasers for the benefit of holders
(as defined herein) from time to time of the Registrable Securities (as defined
herein) as follows:

         1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective
meanings:

         "Base Interest" shall mean the interest that would otherwise accrue on
     the Securities under the terms thereof and the Indenture, without giving
     effect to the provisions of this Agreement.

         The term "broker-dealer" shall mean any broker or dealer registered
     with the Commission under the Exchange Act.

         "Closing Date" shall mean the date on which the Securities are
     initially issued.

         "Commission" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange
     Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the
     Exchange Act or the Securities Act, whichever is the relevant statute for
     the particular purpose.

         "Effective Time," in the case of (i) an Exchange Registration, shall
     mean the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Exchange
     Registration Statement effective or as of which the Exchange Registration

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     Statement otherwise becomes effective and (ii) a Shelf Registration, shall
     mean the time and date as of which the Commission declares the Shelf
     Registration Statement effective or as of which the Shelf Registration
     Statement otherwise becomes effective.

         "Electing Holder" shall mean any holder of Registrable Securities that
     has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company
     in accordance with Section 3(d)(ii) or 3(d)(iii) hereof.

         "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any
     successor thereto, as the same shall be amended from time to time.

         "Exchange Offer" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
     2(a) hereof.

         "Exchange Registration" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
     Section 3(c) hereof.

         "Exchange Registration Statement" shall have the meaning assigned
     thereto in Section 2(a) hereof.

         "Exchange Securities" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
     Section 2(a) hereof.

         The term "holder" shall mean each of the Purchasers and other persons
     who acquire Registrable Securities from time to time (including any
     successors or assigns), in each case for so long as such person owns any
     Registrable Securities.

         "Indenture" shall mean the Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2001, between
     the Company and SunTrust Bank, N.A. as Trustee, as the same shall be
     amended from time to time.

         "Notice and Questionnaire" means a Notice of Registration Statement and
     Selling Securityholder Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit A
     hereto.

         The term "person" shall mean a corporation, association, partnership,
     organization, business, individual, government or political subdivision
     thereof or governmental agency.

         "Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Purchase Agreement, dated as of
     June 27, 2001, between the Purchasers and the Company relating to the
     Securities.

         "Purchasers" shall mean the Purchasers named in Schedule I to the
     Purchase Agreement.

         "Registrable Securities" shall mean the Securities; provided, however,
     that a Security shall cease to be a Registrable Security when (i) in the
     circumstances contemplated by Section 2(a) hereof, the Security has been
     exchanged for an Exchange Security in an Exchange Offer as contemplated in
     Section 2(a) hereof (provided that any Exchange Security that, pursuant to
     the last two sentences of Section 2(a), is included in a prospectus for use
     in connection with resales by broker-dealers shall be deemed to be a
     Registrable Security with respect to Sections 5, 6 and 9 until resale of
     such Registrable Security has been effected within the 120-day period
     referred to in Section 2(a)); (ii) in the circumstances contemplated by
     Section 2(b) hereof, a Shelf Registration Statement registering such
     Security under the Securities Act has been declared or becomes effective
     and such Security has been sold or otherwise transferred by the holder
     thereof pursuant to and in a manner contemplated by such effective Shelf
     Registration Statement; (iii) such Security is sold pursuant to Rule 144
     under circumstances in which any legend borne by such Security relating to

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     restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or
     otherwise, is removed by the Company or pursuant to the Indenture; (iv)
     such Security is eligible to be sold pursuant to paragraph (k) of Rule 144;
     or (v) such Security shall cease to be outstanding.

         "Registration Default" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
     Section 2(c) hereof.

         "Registration Expenses" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
     Section 4 hereof.

         "Resale Period" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2(a)
     hereof.

         "Restricted Holder" shall mean (i) a holder that is an affiliate of the
     Company within the meaning of Rule 405, (ii) a holder who acquires Exchange
     Securities outside the ordinary course of such holder's business, (iii) a
     holder who has arrangements or understandings with any person to
     participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing Exchange
     Securities and (iv) a holder that is a broker-dealer, but only with respect
     to Exchange Securities received by such broker-dealer pursuant to an
     Exchange Offer in exchange for Registrable Securities acquired by the
     broker-dealer directly from the Company.

         "Rule 144," "Rule 405" and "Rule 415" shall mean, in each case, such
     rule promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as
     the same may be amended from time to time.

         "Securities" shall mean, collectively, the 10% Senior Subordinated
     Notes due 2008 of the Company to be issued and sold to the Purchasers, and
     securities issued in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof pursuant to the
     Indenture.

         "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
     any successor thereto, as the same may be amended from time to time.

         "Shelf Registration" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
     2(b) hereof.

         "Shelf Registration Statement" shall have the meaning assigned thereto
     in Section 2(b) hereof.

         "Special Interest" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
     2(c) hereof.

         "Trust Indenture Act" shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, or
     any successor thereto, and the rules, regulations and forms promulgated
     thereunder, all as the same may be amended from time to time.

         Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a
"Section" or "clause" refers to a Section or clause, as the case may be, of this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, and the words "herein," "hereof" and
"hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or
other subdivision.

         2. Registration Under the Securities Act.

         (a) Except as set forth in Section 2(b) below, the Company agrees to
     file under the Securities Act, as soon as practicable, but no later than 90
     days after the Closing Date, a registration statement relating to an offer
     to exchange (such registration statement, the "Exchange Registration

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     Statement", and such offer, the "Exchange Offer") any and all of the
     Securities for a like aggregate principal amount of debt securities issued
     by the Company, which debt securities are substantially identical to the
     Securities (and are entitled to the benefits of a trust indenture which is
     substantially identical to the Indenture or is the Indenture and which has
     been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act), except that they have been
     registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
     Securities Act and do not contain provisions for the additional interest
     contemplated in Section 2(c) below (such new debt securities hereinafter
     called "Exchange Securities"). The Company agrees to use its best efforts
     to cause the Exchange Registration Statement to become effective under the
     Securities Act as soon as practicable, but no later than 180 days after the
     Closing Date. The Exchange Offer will be registered under the Securities
     Act on the appropriate form and will comply with all applicable tender
     offer rules and regulations under the Exchange Act. The Company further
     agrees to use its best efforts to commence and complete the Exchange Offer
     promptly, but no later than 45 days after such registration statement has
     become effective, hold the Exchange Offer open for at least 30 days and
     exchange Exchange Securities for all Registrable Securities that have been
     properly tendered and not withdrawn on or prior to the expiration of the
     Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will be deemed to have been "completed"
     only if the debt securities received by holders other than Restricted
     Holders in the Exchange Offer for Registrable Securities are, upon receipt,
     transferable by each such holder without restriction under the Securities
     Act and the Exchange Act and without material restrictions under the blue
     sky or securities laws of a substantial majority of the States of the
     United States of America. The Exchange Offer shall be deemed to have been
     completed upon the earlier to occur of (i) the Company having exchanged the
     Exchange Securities for all outstanding Registrable Securities pursuant to
     the Exchange Offer and (ii) the Company having exchanged, pursuant to the
     Exchange Offer, Exchange Securities for all Registrable Securities that
     have been properly tendered and not withdrawn before the expiration of the
     Exchange Offer, which shall be on a date that is at least 30 days following
     the commencement of the Exchange Offer. The Company agrees (x) to include
     in the Exchange Registration Statement a prospectus for use in any resales
     by any holder of Exchange Securities that is a broker-dealer and (y) to
     keep such Exchange Registration Statement effective for a period (the
     "Resale Period") beginning when Exchange Securities are first issued in the
     Exchange Offer and ending upon the earlier of the expiration of the 180th
     day after the Exchange Offer has been completed or such time as such
     broker-dealers no longer own any Registrable Securities. With respect to
     such Exchange Registration Statement, such holders shall have the benefit
     of the rights of indemnification and contribution set forth in Sections
     6(a), (c), (d) and (e) hereof.

         (b) If (i) on or prior to the time the Exchange Offer is completed
     existing Commission interpretations are changed such that the debt
     securities received by holders other than Restricted Holders in the
     Exchange Offer for Registrable Securities are not or would not be, upon
     receipt, transferable by each such holder without restriction under the
     Securities Act, (ii) the Exchange Offer has not been completed within 225
     days following the Closing Date or (iii) the Exchange Offer is not
     available to any holder of the Securities, the Company shall, in lieu of
     (or, in the case of clause (iii), in addition to) conducting the Exchange
     Offer contemplated by Section 2(a), file under the Securities Act as soon
     as practicable, but no later than the later of 90 days after the time such
     obligation to file arises, a "shelf" registration statement providing for
     the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis by the
     holders of, all of the Registrable Securities, pursuant to Rule 415 or any
     similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission (such filing, the "Shelf
     Registration" and such registration statement, the "Shelf Registration
     Statement"). The Company agrees to use its best efforts (x) to cause the

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     Shelf Registration Statement to become or be declared effective no later
     than 180 days after such Shelf Registration Statement is filed and to keep
     such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective for a period
     ending on the earlier of the second anniversary of the Effective Time or
     such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding,
     provided, however, that no holder shall be entitled to be named as a
     selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement or to use the
     prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities
     unless such holder is an Electing Holder, and (y) after the Effective Time
     of the Shelf Registration Statement, promptly upon the request of any
     holder of Registrable Securities that is not then an Electing Holder, to
     take any action reasonably necessary to enable such holder to use the
     prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities,
     including, without limitation, any action necessary to identify such holder
     as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement, provided,
     however, that nothing in this Clause (y) shall relieve any such holder of
     the obligation to return a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to
     the Company in accordance with Section 3(d)(iii) hereof. The Company
     further agrees to supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration
     Statement, as and when 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 rules and regulations
     thereunder for shelf registration, and the Company agrees to furnish to
     each Electing Holder copies of any such supplement or amendment prior to
     its being used or promptly following its filing with the Commission.

         (c) In the event that (i) the Company has not filed the Exchange
     Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement on or before the
     date on which such registration statement is required to be filed pursuant
     to Section 2(a) or 2(b), respectively, or (ii) such Exchange Registration
     Statement or Shelf Registration Statement has not become effective or been
     declared effective by the Commission on or before the date on which such
     registration statement is required to become or be declared effective
     pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(b), respectively, or (iii) the Exchange Offer
     has not been completed within 45 days after the initial effective date of
     the Exchange Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer (if the
     Exchange Offer is then required to be made) or (iv) any Exchange
     Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement required by Section
     2(a) or 2(b) hereof is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter
     either be withdrawn by the Company or shall become subject to an effective
     stop order issued pursuant to Section 8(d) of the Securities Act suspending
     the effectiveness of such registration statement (except as specifically
     permitted herein) without being succeeded immediately by an additional
     registration statement filed and declared effective (each such event
     referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a "Registration Default" and each
     period during which a Registration Default has occurred and is continuing,
     a "Registration Default Period"), then, as liquidated damages for such
     Registration Default, subject to the provisions of Section 9(b), special
     interest ("Special Interest"), in addition to the Base Interest, shall
     accrue at a per annum rate of 0.25% for the first 90 days of the
     Registration Default Period, at a per annum rate of 0.50% for the second 90
     days of the Registration Default Period, at a per annum rate of 0.75% for
     the third 90 days of the Registration Default Period and at a per annum
     rate of 1.0% thereafter for the remaining portion of the Registration
     Default Period.

         (d) The Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable to be
     taken by it to ensure that the transactions contemplated herein are
     effected as so contemplated.

         (e) Any reference herein to a registration statement as of any time
     shall be deemed to include any document incorporated, or deemed to be
     incorporated, therein by reference as of such time and any reference herein

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     to to any post-effective amendment to a registration statement as of any
     time shall be deemed to include any document incorporated, or deemed to be
     incorporated, therein by reference as of such time.

         (f) The Company may suspend the use of the Prospectus for a period not
     to exceed 30 days in any 60-day period or an aggregate of 60 days in any
     12-month period if the Board of Directors of the Company shall have
     determined in good faith that because of valid business reasons (not
     including avoidance of the Company's obligations hereunder), including the
     acquisition or divestiture of assets, pending corporate developments and
     similar events, it is in the best interests of the Company to suspend such
     use, and prior to suspending such use the Company provides the holders with
     written notice of such suspension, which notice need not specify the nature
     of the event giving rise to such suspension.

         3. Registration Procedures.

         If the Company files a registration statement pursuant to Section 2(a)
or Section 2(b), the following provisions shall apply:

         (a) At or before the Effective Time of the Exchange Offer or the Shelf
     Registration, as the case may be, the Company shall qualify the Indenture
     under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

         (b) In the event that such qualification would require the appointment
     of a new trustee under the Indenture, the Company shall appoint a new
     trustee thereunder pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture.

         (c) In connection with the Company's obligations with respect to the
     registration of Exchange Securities as contemplated by Section 2(a) (the
     "Exchange Registration"), if applicable, the Company shall, as soon as
     practicable (or as otherwise specified):

             (i) prepare and file with the Commission, as soon as practicable
         but no later than 90 days after the Closing Date, an Exchange
         Registration Statement on any form which may be utilized by the Company
         and which shall permit the Exchange Offer and resales of Exchange
         Securities by broker-dealers during the Resale Period to be effected as
         contemplated by Section 2(a), and use its best efforts to cause such
         Exchange Registration Statement to become effective as soon as
         practicable thereafter, but no later than 180 days after the Closing
         Date;

             (ii) as soon as practicable prepare and file with the Commission
         such amendments and supplements to such Exchange Registration Statement
         and the prospectus included therein as may be necessary to effect and
         maintain the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration Statement for
         the periods and purposes contemplated in Section 2(a) hereof and as may
         be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
         and the instructions applicable to the form of such Exchange
         Registration Statement, and promptly provide each broker-dealer holding
         Exchange Securities with such number of copies of the prospectus
         included therein (as then amended or supplemented), in conformity in
         all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and
         the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
         thereunder, as such broker-dealer reasonably may request prior to the
         expiration of the Resale Period, for use in connection with resales of
         Exchange Securities;

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             (iii) promptly give written notice to each broker-dealer that has
         requested or received copies of the prospectus included in such
         registration statement, and confirm such advice in writing, (A) when
         such Exchange Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein
         or any prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective amendment
         has been filed, and, with respect to such Exchange Registration
         Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become
         effective, (B) of any comments by the Commission and by the blue sky or
         securities commissioner or regulator of any state with respect thereto
         or any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to such
         Exchange Registration Statement or prospectus or for additional
         information, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
         suspending the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration Statement or
         the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose, (D)
         if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company
         contemplated by Section 5 cease to be true and correct in all material
         respects, (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
         respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Exchange
         Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
         threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, or (F) at any time
         during the Resale Period when a prospectus is required to be delivered
         under the Securities Act, that such Exchange Registration Statement,
         prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or post-effective
         amendment does not conform in all material respects to the applicable
         requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the
         rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder or contains an
         untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact
         required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
         therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
         misleading;

             (iv) in the event that the Company would be required, pursuant to
         Section 3(e)(iii)(F) above, to notify any broker-dealers holding
         Exchange Securities, without delay prepare and furnish to each such
         holder a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus supplemented or
         amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of such Exchange
         Securities during the Resale Period, such prospectus shall conform in
         all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities
         Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the
         Commission thereunder and shall not contain an untrue statement of a
         material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
         therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
         circumstances in which they were made, not misleading;

             (v) use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
         suspending the effectiveness of such Exchange Registration Statement or
         any post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest practicable date;

             (vi) use its best efforts to (A) register or qualify the Exchange
         Securities under the securities laws or blue sky laws of such
         jurisdictions as are contemplated by Section 2(a) no later than the
         commencement of the Exchange Offer, (B) keep such registrations or
         qualifications in effect and comply with such laws so as to permit the
         continuance of offers, sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions
         until the expiration of the Resale Period and (C) take any and all
         other actions as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable
         each broker-dealer holding Exchange Securities to consummate the
         disposition thereof in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the
         Company shall not be required for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a

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         foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise
         be required to qualify but for the requirements of this Section
         3(c)(vi), (2) consent to general service of process in any such
         jurisdiction or (3) make any changes to its certificate of
         incorporation or by-laws or any agreement between it and its
         stockholders;

             (vii) use its best efforts to obtain the consent or approval of
         each governmental agency or authority, whether federal, state or local,
         which may be required to effect the Exchange Registration, the Exchange
         Offer and the offering and sale of Exchange Securities by
         broker-dealers during the Resale Period;

             (viii) provide a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities, not
         later than the applicable Effective Time;

             (ix) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
         Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders as soon
         as practicable but no later than eighteen months after the effective
         date of such Exchange Registration Statement, an earning statement of
         the Company and its subsidiaries complying with Section 11(a) of the
         Securities Act (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158
         thereunder).

         (d) In connection with the Company's obligations with respect to the
     Shelf Registration, if applicable, the Company shall, as soon as
     practicable (or as otherwise specified):

             (i) prepare and file with the Commission, as soon as practicable
         but in any case within the time periods specified in Section 2(b), a
         Shelf Registration Statement on any form which may be utilized by the
         Company and which shall register all of the Registrable Securities for
         resale by the holders thereof in accordance with such method or methods
         of disposition as may be specified by such of the holders as, from time
         to time, may be Electing Holders and use its best efforts to cause such
         Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable
         but in any case within the time periods specified in Section 2(b);

             (ii) not less than 30 calendar days prior to the Effective Time of
         the Shelf Registration Statement, mail the Notice and Questionnaire to
         the holders of Registrable Securities; no holder shall be entitled to
         be named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration
         Statement as of the Effective Time, and no holder shall be entitled to
         use the prospectus forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable
         Securities at any time, unless such holder has returned a completed and
         signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company by the deadline for
         response set forth therein; provided, however, holders of Registrable
         Securities shall have at least 28 calendar days from the date on which
         the Notice and Questionnaire is first mailed to such holders to return
         a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company;

             (iii) after the Effective Time of the Shelf Registration Statement,
         upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities that is not
         then an Electing Holder, promptly send a Notice and Questionnaire to
         such holder; provided that the Company shall not be required to take
         any action to name such holder as a selling securityholder in the Shelf
         Registration Statement or to enable such holder to use the prospectus
         forming a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities until such
         holder has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to
         the Company;

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             (iv) as soon as practicable prepare and file with the Commission
         such amendments and supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement
         and the prospectus included therein as may be necessary to effect and
         maintain the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement for the
         period specified in Section 2(b) hereof and as may be required by the
         applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions
         applicable to the form of such Shelf Registration Statement, and
         furnish to the Electing Holders copies of any such supplement or
         amendment simultaneously with or prior to its being used or filed with
         the Commission;

             (v) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect
         to the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities covered by such
         Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the intended methods of
         disposition by the Electing Holders provided for in such Shelf
         Registration Statement;

             (vi) provide (A) the Electing Holders, (B) the underwriters (which
         term, for purposes of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement,
         shall include a person deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning
         of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act), if any, thereof, (C) any
         sales or placement agent therefor, (D) counsel for any such underwriter
         or agent and (E) not more than one counsel for all the Electing Holders
         the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Shelf
         Registration Statement, each prospectus included therein or filed with
         the Commission and each amendment or supplement thereto;

             (vii) for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such Shelf
         Registration Statement, and throughout the period specified in Section
         2(b), make available at reasonable times at the Company's principal
         place of business or such other reasonable place for inspection by the
         persons referred to in Section 3(d)(vi) who shall certify to the
         Company that they have a current intention to sell the Registrable
         Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration such financial and other
         information and books and records of the Company, and cause the
         officers, employees, counsel and independent certified public
         accountants of the Company to respond to such inquiries, as shall be
         reasonably necessary, in the judgment of the respective counsel
         referred to in such Section, to conduct a reasonable investigation
         within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act; provided,
         however, that each such party shall be required to maintain in
         confidence and not to disclose to any other person any information or
         records reasonably designated by the Company as being confidential,
         until such time as (A) such information becomes a matter of public
         record (whether by virtue of its inclusion in such registration
         statement or otherwise), or (B) such person shall be required so to
         disclose such information pursuant to a subpoena or order of any court
         or other governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the
         matter (subject to the requirements of such order, and only after such
         person shall have given the Company prompt prior written notice of such
         requirement), or (C) such information is required to be set forth in
         such Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or
         in an amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or an amendment or
         supplement to such prospectus in order that such Shelf Registration
         Statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement, as the case may be,
         complies with applicable requirements of the federal securities laws
         and the rules and regulations of the Commission and does not contain an
         untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state therein a material

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         fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
         therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
         misleading;

             (viii) promptly notify each of the Electing Holders, any sales or
         placement agent therefor and any underwriter thereof (which
         notification may be made through any managing underwriter that is a
         representative of such underwriter for such purpose) and confirm such
         advice in writing, (A) when such Shelf Registration Statement or the
         prospectus included therein or any prospectus amendment or supplement
         or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to such
         Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the
         same has become effective, (B) of any comments by the Commission and by
         the blue sky or securities commissioner or regulator of any state with
         respect thereto or any request by the Commission for amendments or
         supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus or for
         additional information, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any
         stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration
         Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that
         purpose, (D) if at any time the representations and warranties of the
         Company contemplated by Section 3(d)(xvii) or Section 5 cease to be
         true and correct in all material respects, (E) of the receipt by the
         Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
         qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
         jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
         such purpose, or (F) if at any time when a prospectus is required to be
         delivered under the Securities Act, that such Shelf Registration
         Statement, prospectus, prospectus amendment or supplement or
         post-effective amendment does not conform in all material respects to
         the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust
         Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
         thereunder or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits
         to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
         to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
         they were made, not misleading;

             (ix) use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
         suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or any
         post-effective amendment thereto at the earliest practicable date;

             (x) if requested by any managing underwriter or underwriters, any
         placement or sales agent or any Electing Holder, promptly incorporate
         in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information
         as is required by the applicable rules and regulations of the
         Commission and as such managing underwriter or underwriters, such agent
         or such Electing Holder specifies should be included therein relating
         to the terms of the sale of such Registrable Securities, including
         information with respect to the principal amount of Registrable
         Securities being sold by such Electing Holder or agent or to any
         underwriters, the name and description of such Electing Holder, agent
         or underwriter, the offering price of such Registrable Securities and
         any discount, commission or other compensation payable in respect
         thereof, the purchase price being paid therefor by such underwriters
         and with respect to any other terms of the offering of the Registrable
         Securities to be sold by such Electing Holder or agent or to such
         underwriters; and make all required filings of such prospectus
         supplement or post-effective amendment promptly after notification of
         the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or
         post-effective amendment;

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             (xi) furnish to each Electing Holder, each placement or sales
         agent, if any, therefor, each underwriter, if any, thereof and the
         respective counsel referred to in Section 3(d)(vi) an executed copy
         (or, in the case of an Electing Holder, a conformed copy) of such Shelf
         Registration Statement, each such amendment and supplement thereto (in
         each case including all exhibits thereto (in the case of an Electing
         Holder of Registrable Securities, upon request) and documents
         incorporated by reference therein) and such number of copies of such
         Shelf Registration Statement (excluding exhibits thereto and documents
         incorporated by reference therein unless specifically so requested by
         such Electing Holder, agent or underwriter, as the case may be) and of
         the prospectus included in such Shelf Registration Statement (including
         each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus), in conformity
         in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
         Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and
         regulations of the Commission thereunder, and such other documents, as
         such Electing Holder, agent, if any, and underwriter, if any, may
         reasonably request in order to facilitate the offering and disposition
         of the Registrable Securities owned by such Electing Holder, offered or
         sold by such agent or underwritten by such underwriter and to permit
         such Electing Holder, agent and underwriter to satisfy the prospectus
         delivery requirements of the Securities Act; and the Company hereby
         consents to the use of such prospectus (including such preliminary and
         summary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto by each
         such Electing Holder and by any such agent and underwriter, in each
         case in the form most recently provided to such person by the Company,
         in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
         covered by the prospectus (including such preliminary and summary
         prospectus) or any supplement or amendment thereto;

             (xii) use best efforts to (A) register or qualify the Registrable
         Securities to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement under
         such securities laws or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any
         Electing Holder and each placement or sales agent, if any, therefor and
         underwriter, if any, thereof shall reasonably request, (B) keep such
         registrations or qualifications in effect and comply with such laws so
         as to permit the continuance of offers, sales and dealings therein in
         such jurisdictions during the period the Shelf Registration is required
         to remain effective under Section 2(b) above and for so long as may be
         necessary to enable any such Electing Holder, agent or underwriter to
         complete its distribution of Securities pursuant to such Shelf
         Registration Statement and (C) take any and all other actions as may be
         reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each such Electing Holder,
         agent, if any, and underwriter, if any, to consummate the disposition
         in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities; provided,
         however, that the Company shall not be required for any such purpose to
         (1) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it
         would not otherwise be required to qualify but for the requirements of
         this Section 3(d)(xii), (2) consent to general service of process in
         any such jurisdiction or (3) make any changes to its certificate of
         incorporation or by-laws or any agreement between it and its
         stockholders;

             (xiii) use its best efforts to obtain the consent or approval of
         each governmental agency or authority, whether federal, state or local,
         which may be required to effect the Shelf Registration or the offering
         or sale in connection therewith or to enable the selling holder or
         holders to offer, or to consummate the disposition of, their
         Registrable Securities;

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             (xiv) unless any Registrable Securities shall be in book-entry only
         form, cooperate with the Electing Holders and the managing
         underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery
         of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold, which
         certificates, if so required by any securities exchange upon which any
         Registrable Securities are listed, shall be penned, lithographed or
         engraved, or produced by any combination of such methods, on steel
         engraved borders, and which certificates shall not bear any restrictive
         legends; and, in the case of an underwritten offering, enable such
         Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in
         such names as the managing underwriters may request at least two
         business days prior to any sale of the Registrable Securities;

             (xv) provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities, not
         later than the applicable Effective Time;

             (xvi) enter into one or more underwriting agreements, engagement
         letters, agency agreements, "best efforts" underwriting agreements or
         similar agreements, as appropriate, including customary provisions
         relating to indemnification and contribution, and take such other
         actions in connection therewith as any Electing Holders aggregating at
         least 20% in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities
         at the time outstanding shall request in order to expedite or
         facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

             (xvii) whether or not an agreement of the type referred to in
         Section 3(d)(xvi) hereof is entered into and whether or not any portion
         of the offering contemplated by the Shelf Registration is an
         underwritten offering or is made through a placement or sales agent or
         any other entity, (A) make such representations and warranties to the
         Electing Holders and the placement or sales agent, if any, therefor and
         the underwriters, if any, thereof in form, substance and scope as are
         customarily made in connection with an offering of debt securities
         pursuant to any appropriate agreement or to a registration statement
         filed on the form applicable to the Shelf Registration; (B) obtain an
         opinion of counsel to the Company in customary form and covering such
         matters, of the type customarily covered by such an opinion, as the
         managing underwriters, if any, or as any Electing Holders of at least
         20% in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities at the
         time outstanding may reasonably request, addressed to such Electing
         Holder or Electing Holders and the placement or sales agent, if any,
         therefor and the underwriters, if any, thereof and dated the effective
         date of such Shelf Registration Statement (and if such Shelf
         Registration Statement contemplates an underwritten offering of a part
         or all of the Registrable Securities, dated the date of the closing
         under the underwriting agreement relating thereto) (it being agreed
         that the matters to be covered by such opinion shall include the due
         incorporation and good standing of the Company and its subsidiaries;
         the qualification of the Company and its subsidiaries to transact
         business as foreign corporations; the due authorization, execution and
         delivery of the relevant agreement of the type referred to in Section
         3(d)(xvi) hereof; the due authorization, execution, authentication and
         issuance, and the validity and enforceability, of the Securities; the
         absence of material legal or governmental proceedings involving the
         Company; the absence of a breach by the Company or any of its
         subsidiaries of, or a default under, material agreements binding upon
         the Company or any subsidiary of the Company; the absence of
         governmental approvals required to be obtained in connection with the
         Shelf Registration, the offering and sale of the Registrable
         Securities, this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement or any

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         agreement of the type referred to in Section 3(d)(xvi) hereof, except
         such approvals as may be required under state securities or blue sky
         laws; the material compliance as to form of such Shelf Registration
         Statement and any documents incorporated by reference therein and of
         the Indenture with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust
         Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
         thereunder, respectively; and, as of the date of the opinion and of the
         Shelf Registration Statement or most recent post-effective amendment
         thereto, as the case may be, the absence from such Shelf Registration
         Statement and the prospectus included therein, as then amended or
         supplemented, and from the documents incorporated by reference therein
         (in each case other than the financial statements and other financial
         information contained therein) of an untrue statement of a material
         fact or the omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make
         the statements therein not misleading (in the case of such documents,
         in the light of the circumstances existing at the time that such
         documents were filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act)); (C)
         obtain a "cold comfort" letter or letters from the independent
         certified public accountants of the Company addressed to the selling
         Electing Holders, the placement or sales agent, if any, therefor or the
         underwriters, if any, thereof, dated (i) the effective date of such
         Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) the effective date of any
         prospectus supplement to the prospectus included in such Shelf
         Registration Statement or post-effective amendment to such Shelf
         Registration Statement which includes unaudited or audited financial
         statements as of a date or for a period subsequent to that of the
         latest such statements included in such prospectus (and, if such Shelf
         Registration Statement contemplates an underwritten offering pursuant
         to any prospectus supplement to the prospectus included in such Shelf
         Registration Statement or post-effective amendment to such Shelf
         Registration Statement which includes unaudited or audited financial
         statements as of a date or for a period subsequent to that of the
         latest such statements included in such prospectus, dated the date of
         the closing under the underwriting agreement relating thereto), such
         letter or letters to be in customary form and covering such matters of
         the type customarily covered by letters of such type; (D) deliver such
         documents and certificates, including officers' certificates, as may be
         reasonably requested by any Electing Holders of at least 20% in
         aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities at the time
         outstanding or the placement or sales agent, if any, therefor and the
         managing underwriters, if any, thereof to evidence the accuracy of the
         representations and warranties made pursuant to clause (A) above or
         those contained in Section 5(a) hereof and the compliance with or
         satisfaction of any agreements or conditions contained in the
         underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company;
         and (E) undertake such obligations relating to expense reimbursement,
         indemnification and contribution as are provided in Section 6 hereof;

             (xviii) notify in writing each holder of Registrable Securities of
         any proposal by the Company to amend or waive any provision of this
         Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to Section 9(h)
         hereof and of any amendment or waiver effected pursuant thereto, each
         of which notices shall contain the text of the amendment or waiver
         proposed or effected, as the case may be;

             (xix) in the event that any broker-dealer registered under the
         Exchange Act shall underwrite any Registrable Securities or participate
         as a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling group or "assist in
         the distribution" (within the meaning of the Conduct Rules (the

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         "Conduct Rules) of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
         ("NASD") or any successor thereto, as amended from time to time)
         thereof, whether as a holder of such Registrable Securities or as an
         underwriter, a placement or sales agent or a broker or dealer in
         respect thereof, or otherwise, assist such broker-dealer in complying
         with the requirements of such Conduct Rules, including by (A) if such
         Conduct Rules shall so require, engaging a "qualified independent
         underwriter" (as defined in such Conduct Rules) to participate in the
         preparation of the Shelf Registration Statement relating to such
         Registrable Securities, to exercise usual standards of due diligence in
         respect thereto and, if any portion of the offering contemplated by
         such Shelf Registration Statement is an underwritten offering or is
         made through a placement or sales agent, to recommend the yield of such
         Registrable Securities, (B) indemnifying any such qualified independent
         underwriter to the extent of the indemnification of underwriters
         provided in Section 6 hereof (or to such other customary extent as may
         be requested by such underwriter), and (C) providing such information
         to such broker-dealer as may be required in order for such
         broker-dealer to comply with the requirements of the Conduct Rules; and

             (xx) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
         Commission, and make generally available to its securityholders as soon
         as practicable but in any event not later than eighteen months after
         the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement, an earning
         statement of the Company and its subsidiaries complying with Section
         11(a) of the Securities Act (including, at the option of the Company,
         Rule 158 thereunder).

         (e) In the event that the Company would be required, pursuant to
     Section 3(d)(viii)(F) above, to notify the Electing Holders, the placement
     or sales agent, if any, therefor and the managing underwriters, if any,
     thereof, the Company shall without delay prepare and furnish to each of the
     Electing Holders, to each placement or sales agent, if any, and to each
     such underwriter, if any, a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus
     supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of
     Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall conform in all material
     respects to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust
     Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
     and shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
     state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
     the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were
     made, not misleading. Each Electing Holder agrees that upon receipt of any
     notice from the Company pursuant to Section 3(d)(viii)(F) hereof, such
     Electing Holder shall forthwith discontinue the disposition of Registrable
     Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement applicable to such
     Registrable Securities until such Electing Holder shall have received
     copies of such amended or supplemented prospectus, and if so directed by
     the Company, such Electing Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the
     Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in
     such Electing Holder's possession of the prospectus covering such
     Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice.

         (f) In the event of a Shelf Registration, in addition to the
     information required to be provided by each Electing Holder in its Notice
     Questionnaire, the Company may require such Electing Holder to furnish to
     the Company such additional information regarding such Electing Holder and
     such Electing Holder's intended method of distribution of Registrable
     Securities as may be required in order to comply with the Securities Act.
     Each such Electing Holder agrees to notify the Company as promptly as
     practicable of any inaccuracy or change in information previously furnished

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     by such Electing Holder to the Company or of the occurrence of any event in
     either case as a result of which any prospectus relating to such Shelf
     Registration contains or would contain an untrue statement of a material
     fact regarding such Electing Holder or such Electing Holder's intended
     method of disposition of such Registrable Securities or omits to state any
     material fact regarding such Electing Holder or such Electing Holder's
     intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities required to
     be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
     the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and promptly to
     furnish to the Company any additional information required to correct and
     update any previously furnished information or required so that such
     prospectus shall not contain, with respect to such Electing Holder or the
     disposition of such Registrable Securities, an untrue statement of a
     material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
     therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light
     of the circumstances then existing.

         (g) Until the expiration of two years after the Closing Date, the
     Company will not, and will not permit any of its "affiliates" (as defined
     in Rule 144) to, resell any of the Securities that have been reacquired by
     any of them except pursuant to an effective registration statement under
     the Securities Act.

         4. Registration Expenses.

         The Company agrees to bear and to pay or cause to be paid promptly all
expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance with this
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, including (a) all Commission and any
NASD registration, filing and review fees and expenses including fees and
disbursements of counsel for the placement or sales agent or underwriters in
connection with such registration, filing and review, (b) all fees and expenses
in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale
under the State securities and blue sky laws referred to in Section 3(d)(xii)
hereof and determination of their eligibility for investment under the laws of
such jurisdictions as any managing underwriters or the Electing Holders may
designate, including any fees and disbursements of counsel for the Electing
Holders or underwriters in connection with such qualification and determination,
(c) all expenses relating to the preparation, printing, production, distribution
and reproduction of each registration statement required to be filed hereunder,
each prospectus included therein or prepared for distribution pursuant hereto,
each amendment or supplement to the foregoing, the expenses of preparing the
Securities for delivery and the expenses of printing or producing any
underwriting agreements, agreements among underwriters, selling agreements and
blue sky or legal investment memoranda and all other documents in connection
with the offering, sale or delivery of Securities to be disposed of (including
certificates representing the Securities), (d) messenger, telephone and delivery
expenses relating to the offering, sale or delivery of Securities and the
preparation of documents referred in clause (c) above, (e) fees and expenses of
the Trustee under the Indenture, any agent of the Trustee and any counsel for
the Trustee and of any collateral agent or custodian, (f) internal expenses
(including all salaries and expenses of the Company's officers and employees
performing legal or accounting duties), (g) fees, disbursements and expenses of
counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company (including
the expenses of any opinions or "cold comfort" letters required by or incident
to such performance and compliance), (h) fees, disbursements and expenses of any
"qualified independent underwriter" engaged pursuant to Section 3(d)(xix)
hereof, (i) fees, disbursements and expenses of one counsel for the Electing
Holders retained in connection with a Shelf Registration, as selected by the
Electing Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Securities held by Electing Holders (which counsel shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company), (j) any fees charged by securities
rating services for rating the Securities, and (k) fees, expenses and

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disbursements of any other persons, including special experts, retained by the
Company in connection with such registration (collectively, the "Registration
Expenses"). To the extent that any Registration Expenses are incurred, assumed
or paid by any holder of Registrable Securities or any placement or sales agent
therefor or underwriter thereof, the Company shall reimburse such person for the
full amount of the Registration Expenses so incurred, assumed or paid promptly
after receipt of a request therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders
of the Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all agency fees and
commissions and underwriting discounts and commissions attributable to the sale
of such Registrable Securities and the fees and disbursements of any counsel or
other advisors or experts retained by such holders (severally or jointly), other
than the counsel and experts specifically referred to above.

         5. Representations and Warranties.

         The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Purchaser
and each of the holders from time to time of Registrable Securities that:

         (a) Each registration statement covering Registrable Securities and
     each prospectus (including any preliminary or summary prospectus) contained
     therein or furnished pursuant to Section 3(d) or Section 3(c) hereof and
     any further amendments or supplements to any such registration statement or
     prospectus, when it becomes effective or is filed with the Commission, as
     the case may be, and, in the case of an underwritten offering of
     Registrable Securities, at the time of the closing under the underwriting
     agreement relating thereto, will conform in all material respects to the
     requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the
     rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an
     untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
     required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
     not misleading; and at all times subsequent to the Effective Time when a
     prospectus would be required to be delivered under the Securities Act,
     other than from (i) such time as a notice has been given to holders of
     Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(d)(viii)(F) or Section
     3(c)(iii)(F) hereof until (ii) such time as the Company furnishes an
     amended or supplemented prospectus pursuant to Section 3(e) or Section
     3(c)(iv) hereof, each such registration statement, and each prospectus
     (including any summary prospectus) contained therein or furnished pursuant
     to Section 3(d) or Section 3(c) hereof, as then amended or supplemented,
     will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities
     Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the
     Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue statement of a
     material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
     therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
     circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however,
     that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or
     omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
     furnished in writing to the Company by a holder of Registrable Securities
     expressly for use therein.

         (b) Any documents incorporated by reference in any prospectus referred
     to in Section 5(a) hereof, when they become or became effective or are or
     were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform or
     conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities
     Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents will
     contain or contained an untrue statement of a material fact or will omit or
     omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
     to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that this
     representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions
     made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in

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     writing to the Company by a holder of Registrable Securities expressly for
     use therein.

         (c) The compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this
     Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation of the
     transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a
     breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under,
     any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement
     or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is a
     party or by which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is bound or
     to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary of
     the Company is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the
     provisions of the certificate of incorporation, as amended, or the by-laws
     of the Company or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court
     or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any
     subsidiary of the Company or any of their properties; and no consent,
     approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with
     any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the
     consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this
     Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, except the registration under
     the Securities Act of the Securities, qualification of the Indenture under
     the Trust Indenture Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
     registrations or qualifications as may be required under State securities
     or blue sky laws in connection with the offering and distribution of the
     Securities.

         (d) This Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement has been duly
     authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

         6. Indemnification.

         (a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold
     harmless each of the holders of Registrable Securities included in an
     Exchange Registration Statement, each of the Electing Holders of
     Registrable Securities included in a Shelf Registration Statement and each
     person who participates as a placement or sales agent or as an underwriter
     in any offering or sale of such Registrable Securities against any losses,
     claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such holder,
     agent or underwriter may become subject under the Securities Act or
     otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
     actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue
     statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
     Exchange Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement, as the
     case may be, under which such Registrable Securities were registered under
     the Securities Act, or any preliminary, final or summary prospectus
     contained therein or furnished by the Company to any such holder, Electing
     Holder, agent or underwriter, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or
     arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state
     therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
     the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse such holder, such
     Electing Holder, such agent and such underwriter for any legal or other
     expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
     defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided,
     however, that the Company shall not be liable to any such person in any
     such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability
     arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
     statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration
     statement, or preliminary, final or summary prospectus, or amendment or
     supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
     information furnished to the Company by such person expressly for use
     therein.

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         (b) Indemnification by the Holders and any Agents and Underwriters. The
     Company may require, as a condition to including any Registrable Securities
     in any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof and to
     entering into any underwriting agreement with respect thereto, that the
     Company shall have received an undertaking reasonably satisfactory to it
     from the Electing Holder of such Registrable Securities and from each
     underwriter named in any such underwriting agreement, severally and not
     jointly, to (i) indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and all other
     holders of Registrable Securities, against any losses, claims, damages or
     liabilities to which the Company or such other holders of Registrable
     Securities may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise,
     insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
     respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or
     alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration
     statement, or any preliminary, final or summary prospectus contained
     therein or furnished by the Company to any such Electing Holder, agent or
     underwriter, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are
     based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
     fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
     therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent,
     that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
     alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
     information furnished to the Company by such Electing Holder or underwriter
     expressly for use therein, and (ii) reimburse the Company for any legal or
     other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with
     investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are
     incurred; provided, however, that no such Electing Holder shall be required
     to undertake liability to any person under this Section 6(b) for any
     amounts in excess of the dollar amount of the proceeds to be received by
     such Electing Holder from the sale of such Electing Holder's Registrable
     Securities pursuant to such registration.

         (c) Notices of Claims, Etc. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified
     party under subsection (a) or (b) above of written notice of the
     commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in
     respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party pursuant to the
     indemnification provisions of or contemplated by this Section 6, notify
     such indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of such action; but
     the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from
     any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than
     under the indemnification provisions of or contemplated by Section 6(a) or
     6(b) hereof. In case any such action shall be brought against any
     indemnified party and it shall notify an indemnifying party of the
     commencement thereof, such indemnifying party shall be entitled to
     participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any
     other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof,
     with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall
     not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the
     indemnifying party), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such
     indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, such
     indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party for any
     legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case
     subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the
     defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. Neither party
     shall, without the written consent of the other party, effect the
     settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with
     respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which
     indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
     indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim)
     unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an
     unconditional release of the other party from all liability arising out of
     such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an
     admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the
     other party.

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         (d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provisions
     contemplated by Section 6(a) or Section 6(b) are unavailable to or
     insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any
     losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
     referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the
     amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such
     losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in
     such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
     indemnifying party and the indemnified party in connection with the
     statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
     liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant
     equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and
     indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
     whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
     omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
     information supplied by such indemnifying party or by such indemnified
     party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information
     and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The
     parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
     contributions pursuant to this Section 6(d) were determined by pro rata
     allocation (even if the holders or any agents or underwriters or all of
     them were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of
     allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations
     referred to in this Section 6(d). The amount paid or payable by an
     indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, or
     liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above shall be
     deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred
     by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any
     such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(d),
     no holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the
     amount by which the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such holder
     from the sale of any Registrable Securities (after deducting any fees,
     discounts and commissions applicable thereto) exceeds the amount of any
     damages which such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of
     such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission,
     and no underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of
     the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities
     underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public
     exceeds the amount of any damages which such underwriter 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' and any underwriters'
     obligations in this Section 6(d) to contribute shall be several in
     proportion to the principal amount of Registrable Securities registered or
     underwritten, as the case may be, by them and not joint.

         (e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 6 shall be in
     addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall
     extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer, director and
     partner of each holder, agent and underwriter and each person, if any, who
     controls any holder, agent or underwriter within the meaning of the
     Securities Act; and the obligations of the holders and any agents or
     underwriters contemplated by this Section 6 shall be in addition to any
     liability which the respective holder, agent or underwriter may otherwise
     have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer
     and director of the Company (including any person who, with his consent, is
     named in any registration statement as about to become a director of the
     Company) and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the
     meaning of the Securities Act.

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         7. Underwritten Offerings.

         (a) Selection of Underwriters. If any of the Registrable Securities
     covered by the Shelf Registration are to be sold pursuant to an
     underwritten offering, the managing underwriter or underwriters thereof
     shall be designated by Electing Holders holding at least a majority in
     aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities to be included in
     such offering, provided that such designated managing underwriter or
     underwriters is or are reasonably acceptable to the Company.

         (b) Participation by Holders. Each holder of Registrable Securities
     hereby agrees with each other such holder that no such holder may
     participate in any underwritten offering hereunder unless such holder (i)
     agrees to sell such holder's Registrable Securities on the basis provided
     in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder
     to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all
     questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements
     and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such
     underwriting arrangements.

         8. Rule 144.

         The Company covenants to the holders of Registrable Securities that to
the extent it shall be required to do so under the Exchange Act, the Company
shall timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act
or the Securities Act (including the reports under Section 13 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144 adopted by the
Commission under the Securities Act) and the rules and regulations adopted by
the Commission thereunder, and shall take such further action as any holder of
Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from
time to time to enable such holder to sell Registrable Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption
provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from
time to time, or any similar or successor rule or regulation hereafter adopted
by the Commission. Upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities in
connection with that holder's sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall
deliver to such holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with
such requirements.

         9. Miscellaneous.

         (a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company represents, warrants,
     covenants and agrees that it has not granted, and shall not grant,
     registration rights with respect to Registrable Securities or any other
     securities which would be inconsistent with the terms contained in this
     Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.

         (b) Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that there
     would be no adequate remedy at law if the Company fails to perform any of
     its obligations hereunder and that the Purchasers and the holders from time
     to time of the Registrable Securities may be irreparably harmed by any such
     failure, and accordingly agree that the Purchasers and such holders, in
     addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in
     equity, shall be entitled to compel specific performance of the obligations
     of the Company under this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement in
     accordance with the terms and conditions of this Exchange and Registration
     Rights Agreement, in any court of the United States or any State thereof
     having jurisdiction.

         (c) Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands, waivers and other
     communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
     been duly given when delivered by hand, if delivered personally or by

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     courier, or three days after being deposited in the mail (registered or
     certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested) as follows: If
     to the Company, to it at 2200 Old Germantown Road, Delray Beach, Florida
     33445, and if to a holder, to the address of such holder set forth in the
     security register or other records of the Company, or to such other address
     as the Company or any such holder may have furnished to the other in
     writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address
     shall be effective only upon receipt.

         (d) Parties in Interest. All the terms and provisions of this Exchange
     and Registration Rights Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the
     benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and the holders
     from time to time of the Registrable Securities and the respective
     successors and assigns of the parties hereto and such holders. In the event
     that any transferee of any holder of Registrable Securities shall acquire
     Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by gift, bequest, purchase,
     operation of law or otherwise, such transferee shall, without any further
     writing or action of any kind, be deemed a beneficiary hereof for all
     purposes and such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of
     the terms of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, and by taking
     and holding such Registrable Securities such transferee shall be entitled
     to receive the benefits of, and be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be
     bound by all of the applicable terms and provisions of this Exchange and
     Registration Rights Agreement. If the Company shall so request, any such
     successor, assign or transferee shall agree in writing to acquire and hold
     the Registrable Securities subject to all of the applicable terms hereof.

         (e) Survival. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations,
     warranties and each other provision set forth in this Exchange and
     Registration Rights Agreement or made pursuant hereto shall remain in full
     force and effect regardless of any investigation (or statement as to the
     results thereof) made by or on behalf of any holder of Registrable
     Securities, any director, officer or partner of such holder, any agent or
     underwriter or any director, officer or partner thereof, or any controlling
     person of any of the foregoing, and shall survive delivery of and payment
     for the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the
     transfer and registration of Registrable Securities by such holder and the
     consummation of an Exchange Offer.

         (f) GOVERNING LAW. THIS EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
     SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
     OF NEW YORK.

         (g) Headings. The descriptive headings of the several Sections and
     paragraphs of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement are inserted
     for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Exchange and
     Registration Rights Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning
     or interpretation of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.

         (h) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Exchange and Registration Rights
     Agreement and the other writings referred to herein (including the
     Indenture and the form of Securities) or delivered pursuant hereto which
     form a part hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with
     respect to its subject matter. This Exchange and Registration Rights
     Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the
     parties with respect to its subject matter. This Exchange and Registration
     Rights Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this
     Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement may be waived (either generally
     or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only
     by a written instrument duly executed by the Company and the holders of at
     least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable

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     Securities at the time outstanding. Each holder of any Registrable
     Securities at the time or thereafter outstanding shall be bound by any
     amendment or waiver effected pursuant to this Section 9(h), whether or not
     any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment or waiver appears
     on such Registrable Securities or is delivered to such holder.

         (i) Inspection. For so long as this Exchange and Registration Rights
     Agreement shall be in effect, upon written request to the Company, a copy
     of this Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement and a complete list of
     the names and addresses of all the holders of Registrable Securities shall
     be mailed to any holder of Registrable Securities for proper purposes only
     (which shall include any purpose related to the rights of the holders of
     Registrable Securities under the Securities, the Indenture and this
     Agreement).

         (j) Counterparts. This agreement may be executed by the parties in
     counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
     respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
     instrument.

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         If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign
and return to us one for the Company and each of the Representatives plus one
for each counsel counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you, on
behalf of each of the Purchasers, this letter and such acceptance hereof shall
constitute a binding agreement between each of the Purchasers the Company. It is
understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each of the
Purchasers is pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of Agreement among
Purchasers, the form of which shall be submitted to the Company for examination
upon request, but without warranty on your part as to the authority of the
signers thereof.

                                            Very truly yours,

                                            Office Depot, Inc.

                                            By:    ____________________________
                                                   Name:
                                                   Title:

Accepted as of the date hereof:
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Banc One Capital Markets, Inc.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Fleet Securities, Inc.
SunTrust Equitable Securities Corporation

By:     _________________________________
            (Goldman, Sachs & Co.)

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                                                               Execution Version

                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                               OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

                         INSTRUCTION TO DTC PARTICIPANTS

                                (Date of Mailing)

                     URGENT - IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUESTED

                        DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE: [DATE]*
                        -----------------------------

The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") has identified you as a DTC Participant
through which beneficial interests in the Office Depot, Inc. (the "Company") 10%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Securities") are held.

The Company is in the process of registering the Securities under the Securities
Act of 1933 for resale by the beneficial owners thereof. In order to have their
Securities included in the registration statement, beneficial owners must
complete and return the enclosed Notice of Registration Statement and Selling
Securityholder Questionnaire.

It is important that beneficial owners of the Securities receive a copy of the
enclosed materials as soon as possible as their rights to have the Securities
included in the registration statement depend upon their returning the Notice
and Questionnaire by [DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE]. Please forward a copy of the
enclosed documents to each beneficial owner that holds interests in the
Securities through you. If you require more copies of the enclosed materials or
have any questions pertaining to this matter, please contact Office Depot, Inc.,
2200 Old Germantown Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33445, (561) 438-4800.

--------------------------

*Not less than 28 calendar days from date of mailing.

<PAGE>

                               OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

                        Notice of Registration Statement
                                       and
                      Selling Securityholder Questionnaire
                      ------------------------------------

                                     (Date)

Reference is hereby made to the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement (the
"Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement") between Office Depot, Inc. (the
"Company") and the Purchasers named therein. Pursuant to the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement
on Form [__] (the "Shelf Registration Statement") for the registration and
resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), of the Company's 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the
"Securities"). A copy of the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement is
attached hereto. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.

Each beneficial owner of Registrable Securities (as defined below) is entitled
to have the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by it included in the
Shelf Registration Statement. In order to have Registrable Securities included
in the Shelf Registration Statement, this Notice of Registration Statement and
Selling Securityholder Questionnaire ("Notice and Questionnaire") must be
completed, executed and delivered to the Company's counsel at the address set
forth herein for receipt ON OR BEFORE [DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE]. Beneficial owners
of Registrable Securities who do not complete, execute and return this Notice
and Questionnaire by such date (i) will not be named as selling securityholders
in the Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) may not use the Prospectus forming
a part thereof for resales of Registrable Securities.

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in
the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus. Accordingly, holders
and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own
securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being
named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and
related Prospectus.

The term "Registrable Securities" is defined in the Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement.

                                      A-2

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                                    ELECTION

The undersigned holder (the "Selling Securityholder") of Registrable Securities
hereby elects to include in the Shelf Registration Statement the Registrable
Securities beneficially owned by it and listed below in Item (3). The
undersigned, by signing and returning this Notice and Questionnaire, agrees to
be bound with respect to such Registrable Securities by the terms and conditions
of this Notice and Questionnaire and the Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 6 of the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, as if the undersigned Selling Securityholder were
an original party thereto.

Upon any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement, the Selling Securityholder will be required to deliver to the Company
and Trustee the Notice of Transfer set forth in Appendix A to the Prospectus and
as Exhibit B to the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.

The Selling Securityholder hereby provides the following information to the
Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate and
complete:

                                      A-3

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                                  QUESTIONNAIRE

(1)  (a)    Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder:

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     (b)    FullLegal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as in (a)
            above) of Registrable Securities Listed in Item (3) below:

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     (c)    Full Legal Name of DTC Participant (if applicable and if not the
            same as (b) above) Through Which Registrable Securities Listed in
            Item (3) below are Held:

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(2)        Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:

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           Telephone:
                                ---------------------------------------
           Fax:
                                ---------------------------------------
           Contact Person:
                                ---------------------------------------

(3)        Beneficial Ownership of Securities:

           Except as set forth below in this Item (3), the undersigned does not
           beneficially own any Securities.

     (a)   Principal amount of Registrable Securities beneficially owned:
                                                                           -----
           CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities:
                                                         -----------------------

     (b)   Principal amount of Securities other than Registrable Securities
           beneficially owned:

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           CUSIP No(s). of such other Securities:
                                                   -----------------------------

     (c)   Principal  amount of Registrable  Securities  which the  undersigned
           wishes to be included in the Shelf Registration Statement:

           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
           CUSIP No(s). of such Registrable Securities to be included in the
           Shelf Registration Statement:
                                          --------------------------------------

(4)        Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company:

           Except as set forth below in this Item (4), the undersigned Selling
           Securityholder is not the beneficial or registered owner of any other
           securities of the Company, other than the Securities listed above in
           Item (3).

           State any exceptions here:

                                      A-4

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(5)        Relationships with the Company:

           Except as set forth below, neither the Selling Securityholder nor any
           of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders
           (5% or more) has held any position or office or has had any other
           material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or
           affiliates) during the past three years.

           State any exceptions here:

(6)        Plan of Distribution:

           Except as set forth below, the undersigned Selling Securityholder
           intends to distribute the Registrable Securities listed above in Item
           Item (3) only as follows (if at all): Such Registrable Securities may
           be sold from time to time directly by the undersigned Selling
           Securityholder or, alternatively, through underwriters,
           broker-dealers or agents. Such Registrable Securities may be sold in
           one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices
           at the time of sale, at varying prices determined at the time of
           sale, or at negotiated prices. Such sales may be effected in
           transactions (which may involve crosses or block transactions) (i) on
           any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the
           Registered Securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale,
           (ii) in the over-the-counter market, (iii) in transactions otherwise
           than on such exchanges or services or in the over-the-counter market,
           or (iv) through the writing of options. In connection with sales of
           the Registrable Securities or otherwise, the Selling Securityholder
           may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in
           turn engage in short sales of the Registrable Securities in the
           course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling
           Securityholder may also sell Registrable Securities short and deliver
           Registrable Securities to close out such short positions, or loan or
           pledge Registrable Securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell
           such securities.

           State any exceptions here:

By signing below, the Selling Securityholder acknowledges that it understands
its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, particularly
Regulation M.

In the event that the Selling Securityholder transfers all or any portion of the
Registrable Securities listed in Item (3) above after the date on which such
information is provided to the Company, the Selling Securityholder agrees to
notify the transferee(s) at the time of the transfer of its rights and
obligations under this Notice and Questionnaire and the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement.

By signing below, the Selling Securityholder consents to the disclosure of the
information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (6) above and
the inclusion of such information in the Shelf Registration Statement and
related Prospectus. The Selling Securityholder understands that such information
will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation of the
Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus.

                                      A-5

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In accordance with the Selling Securityholder's obligation under Section 3(d) of
the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement to provide such information as
may be required by law for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, the
Selling Securityholder agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies
or changes in the information provided herein which may occur subsequent to the
date hereof at any time while the Shelf Registration Statement remains in
effect. All notices hereunder and pursuant to the Exchange and Registration
Rights Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand-delivery, first-class mail,
or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery as follows:

           (i)  To the Company:

                                        David Fannin, Executive Vice President,
                                        General Counsel and Secretary
                                        Office Depot, Inc.
                                        2200 Old Germantown Road
                                        Delray Beach, Florida 33445

           (ii) With a copy to:

                                        Scott N. Gierke, Esq.
                                        McDermott, Will & Emery
                                        227 West Monroe
                                        Chicago, Illinois 60606

Once this Notice and Questionnaire is executed by the Selling Securityholder and
received by the Company's counsel, the terms of this Notice and Questionnaire,
and the representations and warranties contained herein, shall be binding on,
shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the respective
successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the Company and the
Selling Securityholder (with respect to the Registrable Securities beneficially
owned by such Selling Securityholder and listed in Item (3) above. This
Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New
York.

                                      A-6

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this
Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its
duly authorized agent.

Dated:
        ----------------------------

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      Selling Securityholder
      (Print/type full legal name of beneficial owner of Registrable Securities)

      By:
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      Name:
      Title:

PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RECEIPT ON
OR BEFORE [DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE] TO THE COMPANY'S COUNSEL AT:

                                    Scott N. Gierke, Esq.
                                    McDermott, Will & Emery
                                    227 West Monroe Street
                                    Chicago, Illinois  60606

                                      A-7

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

              NOTICE OF TRANSFER PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Sun Trust Bank
Office Depot, Inc.
c/o Sun Trust Bank
[Address of Sun Trust Bank]

Attention:  Trust Officer

         Re:      Office Depot, Inc. (the "Company")
                  10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008

Dear Sirs:

Please be advised that                             has transferred $
                       ---------------------------                  ------------
aggregate principal amount of the above-referenced Notes pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement on Form [______] (File No. 333-_________)
filed by the Company.

We hereby certify that the prospectus delivery requirements, if any, of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, have been satisfied and that the above-named
beneficial owner of the Notes is named as a "Selling Holder" in the Prospectus
dated ___________ or in supplements thereto, and that the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes transferred are the Notes listed in such Prospectus opposite
such owner's name.

Dated:

                                           Very truly yours,

                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    (Name)

                                           By:
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    (Authorized Signature)

                                      B-1

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