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Exhibit 4.1

COEUR D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION

SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES

 

INDENTURE

DATED AS OF OCTOBER 20, 2008

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

TRUSTEE

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE ONE DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
	 	 	1	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.01. Definitions
	 	 	1	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.02. Other Definitions
	 	 	3	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	4	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.04. Rules of Construction
	 	 	4	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE TWO THE SECURITIES
	 	 	4	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01. Form and Dating
	 	 	4	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication
	 	 	6	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent
	 	 	7	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Funds in Trust
	 	 	7	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.05. Securityholder Lists
	 	 	7	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange
	 	 	7	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.07. Replacement Securities
	 	 	8	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.08. Outstanding Securities
	 	 	9	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.09. Temporary Securities
	 	 	10	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.10. Cancellation
	 	 	10	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.11. Defaulted Interest
	 	 	10	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.12.
Treasury Securities
	 	 	10	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.13. CUSIP Numbers
	 	 	10	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.14. Deposit of Money
	 	 	11	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Security
	 	 	11	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE THREE REDEMPTION
	 	 	12	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee
	 	 	12	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.02. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed
	 	 	12	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption
	 	 	13	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption
	 	 	13	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price
	 	 	13	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part
	 	 	13	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE FOUR COVENANTS
	 	 	13	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01. Payment of Securities
	 	 	13	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency
	 	 	14	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.03. Compliance Certificate
	 	 	14	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.04. Maintenance of Corporate Existence
	 	 	14	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.05. Release of Collateral
	 	 	14	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.06. Opinions as to Collateral
	 	 	15	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE FIVE SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
	 	 	15	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.01.
When Company May Merge, etc.
	 	 	15	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE SIX DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
	 	 	16	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01. Events of Default
	 	 	16	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	Section 6.02. Acceleration
	 	 	18	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.03. Other Remedies
	 	 	18	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.04. Waiver of Existing Defaults
	 	 	18	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.05. Control by Majority
	 	 	19	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits
	 	 	19	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment
	 	 	19	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee
	 	 	19	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	20	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.10. Priorities
	 	 	20	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs
	 	 	20	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.12. Discontinued, Abandoned or Adverse Proceedings
	 	 	20	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE SEVEN TRUSTEE
	 	 	21	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee
	 	 	21	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee
	 	 	22	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee
	 	 	23	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer
	 	 	23	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults
	 	 	23	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders
	 	 	23	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.07. Reports by the Company
	 	 	24	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.08. Compensation and Indemnity
	 	 	24	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.09. Replacement of Trustee
	 	 	25	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.10.
Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
	 	 	25	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.11. Eligibility; Disqualification
	 	 	25	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.12. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company
	 	 	26	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE EIGHT DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
	 	 	26	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01. Defeasance upon Deposit of Funds or U.S. Government Obligations
	 	 	26	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.02. Survival of the Company’s Obligations
	 	 	29	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.03. Application of Trust Funds
	 	 	29	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.04. Repayment to the Company
	 	 	29	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.05. Reinstatement
	 	 	29	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE NINE AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
	 	 	30	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders
	 	 	30	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders
	 	 	30	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	31	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents
	 	 	31	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities
	 	 	32	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.06.
Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
	 	 	32	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE TEN MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	32	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls
	 	 	32	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.02. Notices
	 	 	33	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders
	 	 	34	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
	 	 	34	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	Section 10.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
	 	 	34	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents
	 	 	35	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.07. Legal Holidays
	 	 	35	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.08. Governing Law
	 	 	35	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.09. Successors and Assigns
	 	 	35	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.10. Duplicate Originals
	 	 	35	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.11. Severability
	 	 	35	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.12. Waiver of Jury Trial
	 	 	35	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.13. Force Majeure
	 	 	35	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.14. Additional Provisions Relating to Collateral
	 	 	36	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

     This Cross-Reference Table is not a part of the Indenture.

	 		
	TIA Indenture Section	 	Section
	310(a)(1)
	 	7.11
	(a)(2)
	 	7.11
	(a)(3)
	 	N.A.
	(a)(4)
	 	N.A.
	(a)(5)
	 	N.A.
	(b)
	 	7.09; 7.11
	311(a)
	 	7.12
	(b)
	 	7.12
	(c)
	 	N.A.
	312(a)
	 	2.05
	(b)
	 	10.03
	(c)
	 	10.03
	313(a)

(b)(1)

(b)(2)
	 	7.06

7.06

4.05; 7.06
	(c)
	 	10.02
	(d)
	 	7.06
	314(a)
	 	4.03; 10.02
	(b)
	 	4.06
	(c)(1)

(c)(2)

(c)(3)
	 	10.04

10.04

N.A.
	(d)
	 	4.05, 10.04
	(e)
	 	10.05
	(f)
	 	N.A.
	315(a)
	 	7.01(b)
	(b)
	 	7.05; 10.02
	(c)
	 	7.01(a)
	(d)
	 	7.01(c)
	(e)
	 	6.11
	316(a)(last sentence)
	 	2.12; 10.06
	(a)(1)(A)
	 	6.05
	(a)(1)(B)
	 	6.04
	(a)(2)
	 	N.A.
	(b) 	 	6.07
	317(a)(1)
	 	6.08
	(a)(2)
	 	6.09
	(b)
	 	2.04
	318(a)
	 	10.01

 

N.A. means Not Applicable.

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     INDENTURE dated as of October 20, 2008, by and between COEUR D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION, an
Idaho corporation (the “Company”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (the “Trustee”). Each party
agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the
Holders of the Company’s debt securities issued under this Indenture (the “Securities”):

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01. Definitions.

     “Affiliate” means, when used with reference to a specified person, any Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Person
specified.

     “Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-Registrar or agent for service of notices and
demands.

     “Authorizing Resolution” means a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors or by an Officer
or committee of Officers pursuant to Board delegation authorizing a Series of Securities.

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

     “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any authorized committee
thereof.

     “Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated) of or in such Person’s capital stock or
other equity interests, whether now outstanding or issued after the applicable Issue Date.

     “Company” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it
pursuant to the Indenture and thereafter means the successor.

     “Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its
corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the dated hereof is located at 101
Barclay Street, Floor 4E, New York, NY 10286, Attn: International Corporate Trust, or such other
address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or
the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such
successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

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

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

     “Holder” or “Securityholder” means the person in whose name a Security is registered on the
Registrar’s books.

     “Indenture” means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time, including
pursuant to any Authorizing Resolution or supplemental indenture pertaining to any Series.

     “Issue Date” means, with respect to any Series of Securities, the date on which the Securities
of such Series are originally issued under this Indenture.

     “Lien” means, with respect to any Property, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such Property. For purposes of this definition,
a Person shall be deemed to own, subject to a Lien, any Property which it has acquired or holds
subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease
or other title retention agreement relating to such Property.

     “Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer,
the Controller or the Secretary of the Company.

     “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers or by an Officer and an
Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Company.

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

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

     “principal” of a debt security means the principal of the security plus, when appropriate, the
premium, if any, on the security.

     “Property” of any Person means all types of real, personal, tangible, intangible or mixed
property owned by such Person, whether or not included in the most recent consolidated balance
sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries under GAAP.

     “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency performing the
duties now assigned to it under the TIA.

     “Securities” means any Securities that are issued under this Indenture.

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     “Security Document” means, for any Series secured by collateral, any mortgage, security
agreement, pledge agreement or other instrument evidencing or creating the lien securing such
Series as amended or supplemented from time to time.

     “Series” means a series of Securities established under this Indenture.

     “Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the
Capital Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other
persons performing similar functions is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by
such Person.

     “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect from time to time.

     “Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it
pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

     “Trust Officer” shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the
corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president,
assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who
customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be
such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such
person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct
responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

     “United States” means the United States of America.

     “U.S. government obligations” means securities which are (i) direct obligations of the United
States for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a
person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States
the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the
United States, which, in either case are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer
thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian
with respect to any such U.S. government obligations or a specific payment of interest on or
principal of any such U.S. government obligation held by such custodian for the account of the
holder of a depositary receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not
authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt
from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. government obligation or the
specific payment of interest on or principal of the U.S. government obligation evidenced by such
depositary receipt.

Section 1.02. Other Definitions.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Term	 	Defined in
	“Agent Members”
	 	 	2.15	 
	“Business Day”
	 	 	10.07	 
	“Custodian”
	 	 	6.01	 
	“Depository”
	 	 	2.15	 
	“Event of Default”
	 	 	6.01	 

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	Term	 	Defined in
	“Legal Holiday”
	 	 	10.07	 
	“Paying Agent”
	 	 	2.03	 
	“Registrar”
	 	 	2.03	 

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:

     “Commission” means the SEC.

     “indenture securities” means the Securities.

     “indenture security holder” means a Securityholder.

     “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.

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

     “obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company or any other obligor on the Securities
of a Series.

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

Section 1.04. Rules of Construction.

     Unless the context otherwise requires:

	 	(1)	 	a term has the meaning assigned to it;
	 
	 	(2)	 	an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;
	 
	 	(3)	 	“or” is not exclusive;
	 
	 	(4)	 	words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the
singular; and
	 
	 	(5)	 	provisions apply to successive events and transactions.

ARTICLE TWO

THE SECURITIES

Section 2.01. Form and Dating.

     The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be issued under this Indenture is
unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more Series. Each Series

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shall be created by an Authorizing Resolution or a supplemental indenture that establishes the
terms of the Series, which may include the following:

	 	(1)	 	the title of the Series;
	 
	 	(2)	 	the aggregate principal amount (or any limit on the aggregate principal amount)
of the Series and, if any Securities of a Series are to be issued at a discount from
their face amount, the method of computing the accretion of such discount;
	 
	 	(3)	 	the interest rate or method of calculation of the interest rate;
	 
	 	(4)	 	the date from which interest will accrue;
	 
	 	(5)	 	the record dates for interest payable on Securities of the Series;
	 
	 	(6)	 	the dates when, places where and manner in which principal and interest are
payable;
	 
	 	(7)	 	the Registrar and Paying Agent;
	 
	 	(8)	 	the terms of any mandatory (including any sinking fund requirements) or
optional redemption by the Company;
	 
	 	(9)	 	the terms of any redemption, repurchase or repayment at the option of Holders;
	 
	 	(10)	 	the denominations in which Securities are issuable;
	 
	 	(11)	 	whether Securities will be issued in registered or bearer form and the terms of
any such forms of Securities;
	 
	 	(12)	 	whether any Securities will be represented by a global Security and the terms
of any such global Security;
	 
	 	(13)	 	the currency or currencies (including any composite currency) in which
principal or interest or both may be paid;
	 
	 	(14)	 	if payments of principal or interest may be made in a currency other than that
in which Securities are denominated, the manner for determining such payments;
	 
	 	(15)	 	provisions for electronic issuance of Securities or issuance of Securities in
uncertificated form;
	 
	 	(16)	 	any Events of Default, covenants or defined terms in addition to or in lieu of,
or any modification of, those set forth in this Indenture;
	 
	 	(17)	 	whether and upon what terms Securities may be defeased if different from the
provisions set forth in this Indenture;

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	 	(18)	 	the form of the Securities, which, unless the Authorizing Resolution or
supplemental indenture otherwise provides, shall be in the form of Exhibit A;
	 
	 	(19)	 	any terms that may be required by or advisable under applicable law;
	 
	 	(20)	 	the percentage of the principal amount of the Securities that is payable if the
maturity of the Securities is accelerated in the case of Securities issued at a
discount from their face amount;
	 
	 	(21)	 	whether any Securities will have guarantees;
	 
	 	(22)	 	whether the Securities may be converted into or exercised or exchanged for debt
or equity securities of the Company or third parties, and the terms of any such
conversion, exercise or exchange;
	 
	 	(23)	 	the collateral that will secure any Series of Securities or guarantees thereof
and the terms and conditions of the pledge of such collateral and of the related
Security Documents; and
	 
	 	(24)	 	any other terms in addition to or different from those contained in this
Indenture.

     All Securities of one Series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise
provided, a Series may be reopened for issuances of additional Securities of such Series pursuant
to an Authorizing Resolution, an Officers’ Certificate or in any indenture supplemental hereto.

Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication.

     Two Officers shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If
an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee
authenticates the Security, the Security shall nevertheless be valid.

     A Security shall not be valid until the Trustee manually signs the certificate of
authentication on the Security. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has
been authenticated under this Indenture.

     The Trustee shall authenticate Securities for original issue upon receipt of an Officers’
Certificate of the Company and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such Securities, when
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to
any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations
of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability thereof may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and by general principles of equity; and that all conditions precedent
in the Indenture to the of the execution and delivery by the Company of such Securities have been
complied with.. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

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Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.

     The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for
registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”), an office or agency where Securities may be
presented for payment (“Paying Agent”) and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon
the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall
keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or
more co-Registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any
additional paying agent.

     The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to
this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such
Agent. The Company promptly shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any
such Agent; the Trustee shall have the right to inspect the Securities register at all reasonable
times to obtain copies thereof; and the Trustee shall have the right to rely upon such register as
to the names and addresses of the Holders and the principal amounts and certificate numbers
thereof. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent or fails to give the
foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such.

     The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying Agent.

Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Funds in Trust.

     Each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Securityholders and the Trustee all
funds held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities and
shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. If the Company
or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the funds and hold them as a separate
trust fund.

     The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all funds held by it to the Trustee.
Upon doing so the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the funds.

Section 2.05. Securityholder 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 Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the
Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each
semiannual 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 Securityholders.

Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.

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

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

          (c) Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange will (if
so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument or instruments of transfer, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the
Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment, fee or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange
of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.09, 3.06, or 9.05 not involving any
transfer. The Company will not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of, or exchange
Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 calendar days
before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of that series selected for redemption
and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing or (ii) to register the transfer of
or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except, in the case of any
Securities to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not being redeemed.

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

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

          (f) Any Holder of a global Security, by acceptance of such global Security, shall agree that
transfers of beneficial interests in such global Security may be effected only through a book entry
system maintained by the Holder of such global Security (or its agent), and that ownership of a
beneficial interest in the Security shall be required to be reflected in a book entry.

Section 2.07. Replacement Securities.

          (a) If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company will execute and the
Trustee will authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the

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same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding.

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

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

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

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

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

Section 2.08. Outstanding Securities.

     Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for
those canceled by it and those described in this Section 2.08. A Security does not cease to be
outstanding because the Company or one of its Affiliates holds the Security. If a Security is
replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof
satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser. If the Paying
Agent holds on a redemption date or maturity date funds sufficient to pay Securities payable on
that date, then on and after that date such Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on them
ceases to accrue.

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

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Section 2.09. Temporary Securities.

     Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee
shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form
of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for
temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and, upon surrender
for cancellation of the temporary Security, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities. Until so exchanged, the
temporary Securities shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as
definitive Securities authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 2.10. Cancellation.

     The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar
and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for registration
of transfer, exchange, redemption or payment. The Trustee shall cancel and dispose of, or retain
in accordance with its standard retention policy, all Securities surrendered for registration or
transfer, exchange, redemption, paying or cancellation. Unless the Authorizing Resolution or
supplemental indenture so provides, the Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities
that it has previously paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.11. Defaulted Interest.

     If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, it shall pay the defaulted
interest plus any interest payable on the defaulted interest to the persons who are Securityholders
on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix such special record date and a payment
date which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee. At least 15 days before such special
record date, the Company shall mail to each Securityholder and the Trustee a notice that states the
record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid. On or before the
date such notice is mailed, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay
the amount of defaulted interest to be so paid. The Company may pay defaulted interest in any
other lawful manner if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment,
such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

Section 2.12. Treasury Securities.

     In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities of a Series
have concurred in any direction, waiver, consent or notice, Securities owned by the Company or any
of its Affiliates shall be considered as though they are 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 Securities which the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so
considered.

Section 2.13. CUSIP Numbers.

     The Company in issuing the Securities of any Series may use a “CUSIP” number, and if so, the
Trustee shall use the CUSIP number in notices of redemption or exchange as a

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convenience to Holders of such Securities; provided that such notice may state that no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of any such CUSIP number printed in the
notice or on such Securities, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers printed on such Securities. The Company promptly shall notify the Trustee of any change in
any CUSIP number.

Section 2.14. Deposit of Money.

     Prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City time on each interest payment date and maturity date with
respect to each Series of Securities, the Company shall have deposited with the Paying Agent
immediately available funds sufficient to make cash payments due on such interest payment date or
maturity date, as the case may be, in a timely manner which permits the Paying Agent to remit
payment to the Holders on such interest payment date or maturity date, as the case may be.

Section 2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Security.

          (a) Any global Security of a Series initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the
depository who shall be identified in the Authorizing Resolution or supplemental indenture relating
to such Securities (the “Depository”) or the nominee of such Depository, (ii) be delivered to the
Trustee as custodian for such Depository and (iii) bear any required legends. Members of, or
participants in, the Depository (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with
respect to any global Security held on their behalf by the Depository, or the Trustee as its
custodian, or under the global Security, and the Depository may be treated by the Company, the
Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the global Security
for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the
Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written
certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the
Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of
the rights of a Holder of any Security.

          (b) Transfers of any global Security shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part,
to the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in
the global Security may be transferred or exchanged for definitive Securities in accordance with
the rules and procedures of the Depository. In addition, definitive Securities shall be
transferred to all beneficial owners in exchange for their beneficial interests in a global
Security if (i) the Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as
Depository for the global Security and a successor depository is not appointed by the Company
within 90 days of such notice, (ii) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing
that the Company elects to cause the issuance of definitive Securities under this Indenture or
(iii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a request
from the Depository to issue definitive Securities.

          (c) In connection with any transfer or exchange of a portion of the beneficial interest in any
global Security to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b), the Registrar shall (if one or more
definitive Securities are to be issued) reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in
the principal amount of the global Security in an amount equal to the principal

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amount of the beneficial interest in the global Security to be transferred, and the Company
shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more definitive Securities of
like tenor and amount.

          (d) In connection with the transfer of an entire global Security to beneficial owners pursuant
to paragraph (b), the global Security shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for
cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to
each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in exchange for its beneficial interest in the
global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of authorized
denominations.

          (e) The Holder of any global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person,
including Agent Members and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any
action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities of such Series.

ARTICLE THREE

REDEMPTION

Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee.

     Securities of a Series that are redeemable prior to maturity shall be redeemable in accordance
with their terms and, unless the Authorizing Resolution or supplemental indenture provides
otherwise, in accordance with this Article Three.

     If the Company wants to redeem Securities pursuant to the provisions of the applicable
Authorizing Resolution or supplemental indenture, it shall provide the Trustee notice pursuant to
Section 3.03. Any such notice may be canceled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being
mailed to Holders. Any such canceled notice shall be void and of no effect. If the Company wants
to credit any Securities previously redeemed, retired or acquired against any redemption pursuant
to the provisions of the applicable Authorizing Resolution or supplemental indenture, it shall
notify the Trustee of the amount of the credit and it shall deliver any Securities not previously
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation with such notice.

     The Company shall give each notice provided for in this Section 3.01 at least 15 days before
the notice of any such redemption is to be mailed to Holders unless a shorter notice shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee.

Section 3.02. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed.

     If fewer than all of the Securities of a Series are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select
the Securities to be redeemed by a method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate. The Trustee
shall make the selection from Securities outstanding not previously called for redemption and shall
promptly notify the Company of the Securities so selected. Securities and portions of them the
Trustee selects shall be in amounts equal to the minimum denomination for the Series or an integral
multiple thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also
apply to portions of Securities called for redemption.

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Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption.

     At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail a
notice of redemption by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities to be
redeemed. The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state: (1) the CUSIP
number; (2) the redemption date; (3) the redemption price; (4) the name and address of the Paying
Agent; (5) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect
the redemption price; (6) that interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue on and
after the redemption date; and (7) that the Securities are being redeemed pursuant to the mandatory
redemption or the optional redemption provisions, as applicable. 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 deliver to the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the date on which
notice of redemption is to be mailed or such shorter period as may be satisfactory to the Trustee,
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.

Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.

     Once notice of redemption is mailed, Securities called for redemption become due and payable
on the redemption date and at the redemption price as set forth in the notice of redemption. Upon
surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the redemption price, plus accrued
interest to the redemption date.

Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.

     On or before the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent immediately
available funds sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Securities to
be redeemed on that date.

Section 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.

     Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate for each Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to the
unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.

ARTICLE FOUR

COVENANTS

Section 4.01. Payment of Securities.

     The Company shall pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on Securities of a
Series on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities of that Series. An installment of
principal or interest shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Paying Agent holds on
that date funds designated for and sufficient to pay the installment and such Paying Agent is not
prohibited from paying such money to the Holders of such series of Securities on that date pursuant
to the terms of this Indenture.

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     The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Series; it shall pay interest on
overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate.

Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

     The Company shall maintain the office or agency required under Section 2.03. The Company
shall give prior written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of
such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office
or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations,
surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee.

Section 4.03. Compliance Certificate.

     The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of
the Company an Officers’ Certificate stating whether or not the signers know of any Default by the
Company in performing any of its obligations under this Indenture. If they do know of such a
Default, the certificate shall describe the Default. The Company shall, so long as any of the
Securities are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, forthwith (and in any event within five
Business Days) upon any Officer of the Company becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default,
an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default.

Section 4.04. Maintenance of Corporate Existence.

     The Company will cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and
effect the corporate existence of the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 4.04
shall prevent a consolidation or merger of the Company not prohibited by the provisions of Article
Five or any other provision or the Authorizing Resolution or supplemental indenture pertaining to a
Series.

Section 4.05. Release of Collateral.

     To the extent applicable, the Company shall cause TIA Section 313(b), relating to reports, and
TIA Section 314(d), relating to the release of property or security from the liens and security
interests provided for in a Security Document and relating to the substitution therefor of any
property or securities to be subjected to liens and security interests provided for in a Security
Document, to be complied with. Any certificate or opinion required by TIA Section 314(d) may be
made by an Officer of the Company except in cases where TIA Section 314(d) requires that such
certificate or opinion be made by an independent Person, which Person shall be independent
engineer, appraiser or other expert selected or approved by the Trustee in the exercise of
reasonable care.

     In addition to the foregoing, whenever the Trustee or Collateral Agent is requested to release
property or security from liens and/or security interests, the Trustee and Collateral Agent shall
(i) receive and be conclusively protected in relying upon an Opinion of Counsel and Officers’
Certificate stating that all conditions precedent to such release in the Indenture and the
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relying upon an Officers’ Certificate stating that the provisions in TIA Sections 313(b) and
314(d) are not applicable to the release or substitution, if documents under such TIA Sections are
not delivered.

Section 4.06. Opinions as to Collateral.

          (a) Promptly after the execution and delivery of the Indenture, the Company will furnish to
the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Indenture has been properly recorded and
filed to make effective the lien intended to be created by this Indenture, and reciting the details
of such action, or stating that in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to make
such lien effective.

          (b) At least annually after the execution and delivery of the Indenture, the Company will
furnish to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either to the effect that, in the opinion of such
counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing re-recording and refiling
of this Indenture as is necessary to maintain the lien of this Indenture and reciting the details
of such action or to the effect that in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to
maintain such lien.

ARTICLE FIVE

SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

Section 5.01. When Company May Merge, etc.

     The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other corporation or transfer
all or substantially all of its assets to any entity unless (1) the resulting, surviving or
transferee entity (if other than the Company), which shall be a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the United States or a State thereof, assumes by supplemental indenture, in a
form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company under the
Securities and this Indenture and (2) immediately after giving effect to, and as a result of, such
transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Thereafter, in
the event that the Company is not the continuing corporation, such successor corporation or
corporations shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the same effect as if it had
been named herein as the “Company” and all such obligations of the predecessor corporation shall
terminate. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to the consummation of the proposed
transaction an Officers’ Certificate to the foregoing effect and an Opinion of Counsel stating that
the proposed transaction and such supplemental indenture comply with this Indenture. To the extent
that an Authorizing Resolution or supplemental indenture pertaining to any Series provides for
different provisions relating to the subject matter of this Article Five, the provisions in such
Authorizing Resolution or supplemental indenture shall govern for purposes of such Series.

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ARTICLE SIX

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01. Events of Default.

     An “Event of Default” on a Series occurs if, voluntarily or involuntarily, whether by
operation of law or otherwise, any of the following occurs:

	 	(1)	 	the failure by the Company to pay interest on any Security of such Series when
the same becomes due and payable and the continuance of any such failure for a period
of 30 days;
	 
	 	(2)	 	the failure by the Company to pay the principal of any Security of such Series
when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise;
	 
	 	(3)	 	the failure by the Company to comply with any of its agreements or covenants
in, or provisions of, the Securities of such Series or this Indenture (other than a
failure to comply with any covenant or agreement contained in Section 314(a)(1) of the
Trust Indenture Act or the failure to comply with covenants and agreements to deliver
SEC reports to the trustee) and the continuation of such failure for the period and
after the notice specified below (except in the case of a default with respect to
Article Five or any replacement provisions as contemplated by Article Five which will
constitute Events of Default with notice but without passage of time);
	 
	 	(4)	 	the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

	 	(A)	 	commences a voluntary case,
	 
	 	(B)	 	consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an
involuntary case,
	 
	 	(C)	 	consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property, or
	 
	 	(D)	 	makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

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

	 	(A)	 	is for relief against the Company as debtor in an involuntary
case,
	 
	 	(B)	 	appoints a Custodian of the Company or a Custodian for all or
substantially all of the property of the Company, or
	 
	 	(C)	 	orders the liquidation of the Company,

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

     A Default as described in clause (3) above will not be deemed an Event of Default until the
Trustee notifies the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
then-outstanding Securities of the applicable Series notify the Company and the Trustee, of the
Default and (except in the case of a default with respect to Article Five or any replacement
provisions as contemplated by Article Five) the Company does not cure the Default within 60 days
after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and
state that the notice is a “Notice of Default.” If such a Default is cured within such time
period, it ceases. The term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator,
custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

     Any failure to perform, or breach of, any covenant or agreement of the Company in respect of
the Securities of such series contained in Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act or Section
7.07 shall not be a default or an Event of Default. Remedies against the Company for any such
failure or breach will be limited to liquidated damages as described in the following sentence, and
Holders shall not have any right to accelerate the maturity of the Securities of such series as a
result of any such failure or breach. Instead, if there is such a failure or breach of the
Company’s obligation under Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act or Section 7.07 and
continuance of such failure or breach for a period of 90 days after the date on which there has
been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and
the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then-outstanding Securities
of such series, a written notice specifying such failure or breach and requiring it to be remedied
and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Reporting Noncompliance” hereunder, the Company will
pay liquidated damages to all Holders of Securities of such series, at a rate per year equal to
0.25% of the principal amount of such Securities from the 90th day following such notice
to and including the 150th day following such notice and at a rate per year equal to
0.5% of the principal amount of such Securities from and including the 151st day following such
notice, until such failure or breach is cured. Any such liquidated damages shall be payable in the
same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Securities of such series.
In the event that the Company is required to pay such liquidated damages, the Company shall provide
a written notice to the Trustee (and if the Trustee is not the paying agent, the paying agent) no
later then five Business Days prior to the payment date for the payment of such liquidated damages
setting forth the amount of such liquidated damages to be paid by the Company on such payment date
and directing the Trustee (or, if the Trustee is not the paying agent, the paying agent) to make
such payment to the extent it receives funds from the Company to do so. The Trustee shall not at
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Securities to determine whether such liquidated damages are payable, or with respect to the
nature, extent or calculation of the amount of liquidated damages owed.

Section 6.02. Acceleration.

     If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to the Company resulting
from clauses (4) or (5) above) shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture, the
Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
Securities of the applicable Series then outstanding by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may
declare all Securities of such Series to be due and payable immediately. Upon such declaration of
acceleration, the amounts due and payable on the Securities of such Series will be due and payable
immediately. If an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in clauses (4) or (5) of
Section 6.01 occurs, all amounts due and payable on the Securities of such Series will ipso facto
become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration, notice or other act on the part
of the Trustee and the Company or any Holder. Any declaration of acceleration with respect to the
Securities of any Series may be rescinded and annulled by the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities of such Series by written notice to the Trustee, except a
continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities
of such Series, if (i) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction and (ii) all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except
nonpayment of principal of or interest on the Securities of such Series that has become due solely
by such declaration of acceleration.

     No such rescission shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent Event of Default, or shall
impair any right or power consequent thereon.

Section 6.03. Other Remedies.

     If an Event of Default on a Series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any
available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of or
interest on the Series or to enforce the performance of any provision in the Securities or this
Indenture applicable to the Series.

     The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or
does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any
Securityholder 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. No remedy is
exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.

Section 6.04. Waiver of Existing Defaults.

     Subject to Section 9.02, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities of a Series on behalf of all the Holders of the Series by notice to the Trustee may
waive an existing Default or Event of Default on such Series and its consequences hereunder other
than a payment of principal, interest or premium. Upon any such waiver, any such Default shall
cease to exist, and any such Event of Default 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 Event of
Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

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Section 6.05. Control by Majority.

     The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of a Series may
direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it with respect to such Series. The Trustee,
however, may refuse to follow any direction (i) that conflicts with law or this Indenture,
(ii) that, subject to Section 7.01, the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of
other Securityholders, (iii) that would involve the Trustee in personal liability or (iv) if the
Trustee shall not have been provided with indemnity satisfactory to it.

Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits.

     A Securityholder of a Series may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the
Series unless:

	 	(1)	 	the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default
on the Series;
	 
	 	(2)	 	the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities of the Series make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
	 
	 	(3)	 	such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the
Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
	 
	 	(4)	 	the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of
the request and the offer of indemnity; and
	 
	 	(5)	 	no written request inconsistent with such written request shall have been given
to the Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.06.

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

Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive
payment of principal of and interest on the Security, on or after the respective due dates
expressed in the Security, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
such respective dates, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without
the consent of the Holder.

Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.

     If an Event of Default in payment of interest or principal specified in Section 6.01(1) or
(2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an
express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal and interest remaining unpaid,
together with the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

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Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

     The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the
Securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or its
property, and unless prohibited by applicable law or regulation, may vote on behalf of the Holders
in any election of a Custodian and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any money
or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same and any
Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Securityholder to make such
payments to the Trustee. Nothing herein shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or
consent to or vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of
any Holder or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder except
as aforesaid for the election of the Custodian.

Section 6.10. Priorities.

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

     First: to the Trustee for all amounts due under Section 7.08;

     Second: to Securityholders of the Series for amounts due and unpaid on the Series for
principal and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the
amounts due and payable on the Series for principal and interest, respectively; and

     Third: to the Company as its interests may appear.

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

Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.

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

Section 6.12. Discontinued, Abandoned or Adverse Proceedings.

     If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy
under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has
been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case,

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subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee, and the Holders
will be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all
rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders will continue as though no such proceeding had
been instituted

ARTICLE SEVEN

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee.

          (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise its
rights and powers and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man
would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

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

               (1) 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.

               (2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the
truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or
opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. The
Trustee, however, shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they
conform to the requirements of this Indenture but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of
mathematical calculations or other facts or matters stated therein.

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

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

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

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

          (d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to
paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.

          (e) The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it
receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

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

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

Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee.

     Subject to Section 7.01:

          (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining
from acting on any resolution, opinion, notice, consent, certificate, instrument, report, direction
or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the
proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document,
resolution, certificate, instrument, report or direction.

          (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate
or an Opinion of Counsel or both, which shall conform to Sections 10.04 and 10.05 hereof and
containing such other statements as the Trustee reasonably deems necessary to perform its duties
hereunder. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith
in reliance on the Officers’ Certificate, Opinion of Counsel or any other direction of the Company
permitted hereunder.

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

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

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

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

          (g) For all purposes under this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or
knowledge of any Event of Default unless a Trust Officer assigned to and working in the Trustee’s
Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any Event of
Default is received by the Trustee at its address specified in Section 10.02 hereof and such notice
references the Securities generally, the Company or this Indenture.

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

          (i) 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 pursuant to this Indenture,
unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the
Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction.

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

Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.

     The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would
have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee, however,
must comply with Sections 7.11 and 7.12.

Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.

     The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, the
Securities or of any prospectus used to sell the Securities; it shall not be accountable for the
Company’s use of the proceeds from the Securities; it shall not be accountable for any funds paid
to the Company, or upon the Company’s direction, if made under and in accordance with any provision
of this Indenture; it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any funds received by
any Paying Agent other than the Trustee; and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the
Company in this Indenture or in the Securities other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults.

     If a Default on a Series occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the
Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder of the Series notice of the Default (which shall specify
any uncured Default known to it) within 90 days after such event becomes known to the Trustee.
Except in the case of a default in payment of principal of or interest on a Series, the Trustee may
withhold the notice if and so long as the board of directors of the Trustee, the executive or any
trust committee of such directors or responsible Trust Officers of the Trustee in good faith
determine that withholding the notice is in the interests of Holders of the Series.

Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.

     Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the date of this
Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of such May 15

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that complies with TIA Section 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA Section 313(a)(2) has
occurred within the 12 months preceding the reporting date no report need be transmitted). The
Trustee also shall comply with TIA Section 313(b). A copy of each report at the time of its
mailing to Securityholders shall be delivered to the Company and filed by the Trustee with the SEC
and each national securities exchange on which the Securities are listed or delisted therefrom.
The Company shall notify the Trustee of each national securities exchange on which the Securities
are listed.

Section 7.07. Reports by the Company.

          (a) So long as any Securities are outstanding, the Company shall file with the Trustee, within
15 days after the Company files with the Commission, copies of its annual reports and of the
information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the
Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company may be
required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
The Company shall be deemed to have complied with the previous sentence to the extent that such
information, documents and reports are filed with the Commission via EDGAR (or any successor
electronic delivery procedure).

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

Section 7.08. Compensation and Indemnity.

     The Company shall pay to the Trustee or predecessor trustee from time to time reasonable
compensation for their respective services subject to any written agreement between the Trustee and
the Company. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by it. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of
the Trustee’s agents and counsel. The Company shall indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor
trustee, its officers, directors, employees and agents and hold it harmless against any loss,
claim, damage, liability or expense incurred or made by or on behalf of it in connection with the
administration of this Indenture or the trust hereunder and its duties hereunder including the
costs and expenses of defending itself against or investigating any claim in the premises. The
Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity of which a
Trust Officer has received written notice. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify
against any loss or liability caused by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own negligence or willful
misconduct. To ensure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a
lien prior to the Securities on all funds or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that
held in trust to pay principal of or interest on particular Securities. When the Trustee incurs
expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(4) or
(5), the expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation
for services in connection therewith are to constitute expenses of administration under any
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of this Section 7.08 shall survive the termination of this Indenture and the resignation or
removal of the Trustee.

Section 7.09. Replacement of Trustee.

     The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the removed Trustee in
writing and may appoint a successor trustee with the Company’s consent. Such resignation or
removal shall not take effect until the appointment by the Securityholders or the Company as
hereinafter provided of a successor trustee and the acceptance of such appointment by such
successor trustee. The Company may remove the Trustee and any Securityholder may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor
trustee for any or no reason, including if:

	 	(1)	 	the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.11 after written request by the
Company or any bona fide Securityholder who has been a Securityholder for at least six
months;
	 
	 	(2)	 	the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
	 
	 	(3)	 	a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property;
or
	 
	 	(4)	 	the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

     If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any
reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee. If a successor trustee does not
take office within 45 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee,
the Company or any Holder may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent
jurisdiction for 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. Immediately
after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor
trustee, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the
successor trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.
A successor trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Securityholder.

Section 7.10. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

     If the Trustee consolidates with, merges with or into 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 7.11. Eligibility; Disqualification.

     This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA Section
310(a)(1). The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000 as set
forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with TIA
Section 310(b).

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Section 7.12. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

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

ARTICLE EIGHT

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

Section 8.01. Defeasance upon Deposit of Funds or U.S. Government Obligations.

          (a) The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either paragraph (b) or
paragraph (c) below be applied to the outstanding Securities of any Series upon compliance with the
applicable conditions set forth in paragraph (d).

          (b) Upon the Company’s exercise under paragraph (a) of the option applicable to this
paragraph (b), the Company shall be deemed to have been released and discharged from its
obligations with respect to the outstanding Securities of a Series on the date the applicable
conditions set forth below are satisfied and shall be entitled to a release of all collateral
securing such Series other than the property deposited with the Trustee pursuant to paragraphs
(d)(1) and (d)(7) below (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Legal Defeasance
means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire amount due
represented by the outstanding Securities of a Series, which shall thereafter be deemed to be
“outstanding” only for the purposes of the Sections and matters under this Indenture referred to in
clauses (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities
and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned, except for the following which shall
survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders of
outstanding Securities of a Series to receive solely from the trust fund described in paragraph
(d) below and as more fully set forth in such paragraph, payments in respect of the principal of
and interest on such Securities when such payments are due and (ii) obligations listed in
Section 8.02, subject to compliance with this Section 8.01. The Company may exercise its option
under this paragraph (b) notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under paragraph (c) below
with respect to such Securities.

          (c) Upon the Company’s exercise under paragraph (a) of the option applicable to this
paragraph (c), the Company shall be released and discharged from the obligations under any covenant
contained in Article Four (other than Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.04), clause (2) of Section 5.01 and
any other covenant contained in the Authorizing Resolution or supplemental indenture relating to
such Series (except to the extent provided for therein), on and after the date the conditions set
forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Securities of such Series
shall thereafter be deemed to be not “outstanding” for the purpose 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.
For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Securities
of a Series, 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

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directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by
reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document
and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under
Section 6.01(3), but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such
Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

          (d) The following shall be the conditions to application of either paragraph (b) or paragraph
(c) above to the outstanding Securities of the applicable Series:

               (1) The Company shall have irrevocably deposited in trust with the Trustee, pursuant to an
irrevocable trust and security agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee, funds in U.S. dollars or U.S. government obligations or a combination thereof in such
amounts and at such times as are sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants, to pay the principal of and interest on the outstanding Securities
of such Series to maturity or redemption; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received
an irrevocable written order from the Company instructing the Trustee to apply such funds or the
proceeds of such U.S. government obligations to said payments with respect to the Securities of
such Series to maturity or redemption.

               (2) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit.

               (3) Such deposit will not result in a Default under this Indenture or a breach or violation
of, or constitute a default under, any other material instrument or agreement for borrowed money to
which the Company is a party.

               (4)(i) In the event the Company elects paragraph (b) hereof, the Company shall deliver to the
Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Trustee, to the effect that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published
by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the Issue Date pertaining to such Series,
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 state that, or (ii) in the event the Company
elects paragraph (c) hereof, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the
United States, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that, in
the case of clauses (i) and (ii), Holders of the Securities of such Series will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and the defeasance
contemplated hereby and will be subject to federal income tax in the same amounts and in the same
manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not
occurred.

               (5) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate, stating that the
deposit under clause (1) was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of
the Securities of such Series over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of
defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company.

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               (6) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, subject to
customary qualifications, to the effect that after the 91st day following the deposit, no trust
funds will be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or if the Company elects paragraph (c) hereof,
such trust funds will be subject to a first priority lien in favor of the Trustee for the benefit
of the Holders of Securities.

               (7) The Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent specified herein relating to the defeasance
contemplated by this Section 8.01 and relating to the release of any Collateral hereunder and under
the Security Documents have been complied with. In the event all or any portion of the Securities
of a Series are to be redeemed through such irrevocable trust, the Company must make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee, at the time of such deposit, for the giving of the notice of such
redemption or redemptions by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.

          (e) In addition to the Company’s rights above under this Section 8.01, the Company may
terminate all of its obligations under this Indenture with respect to a Series (subject to
Section 8.02), when:

               (1) Either (a) all Securities of such Series that have been previously authenticated (except
lost, stolen or destroyed Securities that have been replaced or paid and Securities for whose
payment funds previously have been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the
Company and are thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from the trust) have been delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation; or (b) all Securities of such Series that have not been previously
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (A) have become due and payable; (B) will become due and
payable at their maturity within one year or (C) are to be called for redemption within one year
under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of a notice of redemption by the
Trustee, 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 U.S.
government obligations or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without
consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire amount due on the
Securities not previously delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal and interest on
the Securities to the date of deposit, in the case of Securities that have become due and payable,
or to the stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may be;

               (2) The Company has paid or caused to be paid all other amounts payable hereunder by the
Company;

               (3) The Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited
funds toward the payment of the Securities at maturity or redemption, as the case may be; and

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

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Section 8.02. Survival of the Company’s Obligations.

     Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture under Section 8.01, the
Company’s obligations under Sections 2.03 through 2.07, 4.01, 7.08, 7.09, 8.04 and 8.05, however,
shall survive until the Securities of an applicable Series are no longer outstanding. Thereafter,
the Company’s obligations under Sections 7.08, 8.04 and 8.05 shall survive (as they relate to such
Series).

Section 8.03. Application of Trust Funds.

     The Trustee shall hold in trust funds or U.S. government obligations deposited with it
pursuant to Section 8.01. It shall apply the deposited funds and the funds from U.S. government
obligations in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the
Securities of the defeased Series.

Section 8.04. Repayment to the Company.

     The Trustee and the Paying Agent promptly shall pay to the Company upon request any excess
funds or securities held by them at any time. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the
Company upon request any funds held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains
unclaimed for two years; 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 a newspaper of general circulation in the City of New York or mail to each such Holder notice
that such funds remain unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less
than 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing, any unclaimed balance of such funds then
remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company, Securityholders entitled to
the funds must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless applicable abandoned
property law designates another person, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with
respect to such funds shall cease.

Section 8.05. Reinstatement.

     If the Trustee is unable to apply any funds or U.S. government obligations in accordance with
Section 8.01 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 Securities relating to the Series shall be
revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01 until such time
as the Trustee is permitted to apply all such funds or U.S. government obligations in accordance
with Section 8.01; provided, however, that (a) if the Company has made any payment of interest on
or principal of any Securities of the Series because of the reinstatement of their obligations, the
Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment
from the funds or U.S. government obligations held by the Trustee, and (b) unless otherwise
required by any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority,
the Trustee shall return all such funds or U.S. government obligations to the Company promptly
after receiving a written request therefor at any time, if such reinstatement of the Company’s
obligations has occurred and continues to be in effect.

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ARTICLE NINE

AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.

     The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities of a
Series without notice to or consent of any Securityholder of such Series to:

	 	(1)	 	cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
	 
	 	(2)	 	comply with Article Five;
	 
	 	(3)	 	provide that specific provisions of this Indenture shall not apply to a Series
not previously issued;
	 
	 	(4)	 	create a Series and establish its terms (or to provide for the issuance of
additional Securities of any Series to the extent provided, in accordance with the
provisions set forth in an Authorizing Resolution or supplemental indenture pertaining
to any Series);
	 
	 	(5)	 	provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of
certificated Securities;
	 
	 	(6)	 	make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the
Holders of Securities or that does not adversely affect the rights under this Indenture
of any such Holder;
	 
	 	(7)	 	evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment of a successor
trustee;
	 
	 	(8)	 	add guarantees or collateral security with respect to the Securities of any
Series; and
	 
	 	(9)	 	comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the
qualification of this Indenture under the TIA.

     After an amendment under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the Company shall mail notice of
such amendment to the Securityholders.

Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders.

     The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities of a
Series without notice to any Securityholder of such Series but with the written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of each such
Series affected by the amendment. Each such Series shall vote as a separate class. The Holders of
a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series may waive compliance by
the Company with any provision of the Securities of such Series or of this Indenture relating to
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each Securityholder of a Series affected, however, an amendment, supplement or waiver,
including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may not:

	 	(1)	 	reduce the amount of Securities of such Series whose Holders must consent to an
amendment, supplement or waiver;
	 
	 	(2)	 	reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including
defaulted interest, on any Security;
	 
	 	(3)	 	reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Security or alter
the provisions (including related definitions) with respect to redemption of Securities
pursuant to Article Three or with respect to any obligations on the part of the Company
to offer to purchase or to redeem Securities of a Series pursuant to the Authorizing
Resolution or supplemental indenture pertaining to such Series;
	 
	 	(4)	 	modify the ranking or priority of the Securities of any Series;
	 
	 	(5)	 	make any change in Section 6.04, 6.07 or this 9.02;
	 
	 	(6)	 	waive a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal
of or interest on any Security; or
	 
	 	(7)	 	make any Security payable at a place or in funds other than that stated in the
Security, or impair the right of any Securityholder to bring suit as permitted by
Section 6.07.

     An amendment of a provision included solely for the benefit of one or more Series does not
affect the interests of Securityholders of any other Series.

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

Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

     Every amendment to or supplement of this Indenture or the Securities shall comply with the TIA
as then in effect.

Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.

     A consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver by a Holder shall bind the Holder and every
subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. Subject
to the following paragraph, any such Holder or subsequent Holder, however, may revoke the consent
as to his Security or portion of a Security. Such revocation shall be effective only if the
Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver
becomes effective. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the
purpose of determining the Holders of Securities of any Series entitled to consent to any

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amendment, supplement or waiver, which record date shall be at least ten days prior to the
first solicitation of such consent. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the last
sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date
or their duly designated proxies, and only those Persons, shall be entitled to revoke any consent
previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No
such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date. After an
amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder, unless it makes a
change described in any of clauses (1) through (7) of Section 9.02, in which case, the amendment,
supplement or waiver shall bind only each Holder of a Security who has consented to it and every
subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holder’s Security; provided that any such waiver shall not impair or affect the right of
any Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on a Security, on or after the
respective due dates expressed in such Security, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such
payment on or after such respective dates without the consent of such Holder.

Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.

     If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Company may require
the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee, at which time the Trustee shall place an
appropriate notation on the Security about the changed terms and return it to the Holder.
Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the
Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed
terms.

Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

     Subject to Section 7.02(b), the Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver
authorized pursuant to this Article if the amendment, supplement or waiver does not adversely
affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may
but need not sign it. In signing or refusing to sign such amendment or supplemental indenture, the
Trustee shall be provided with and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such amendment or supplemental
indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, that it is not inconsistent herewith, and
that it will be valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms.

ARTICLE TEN

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls.

     If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which
is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control.

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Section 10.02. Notices.

     Any order, consent, notice or communication shall be sufficiently given if in writing and
delivered in person or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

if to the Company:

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation

505 Front Avenue, P.O. Box 1

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83816

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

if to the Trustee:

The Bank of New York Mellon

101 Barclay Street, 4E

New York, NY 10286

Facsimile: 212-815-5390

Attention: International Corporate Trust

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

     Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed to him by first class
mail at his address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be
sufficiently given to him if so mailed within the time prescribed.

     Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not
affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If a notice or communication is
mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it
except that notice to the Trustee shall only be effective upon receipt thereof by the Trustee.

     If the Company mails notice or communications to the Securityholders, it shall mail a copy to
the Trustee at the same time.

     The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this
Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic
methods; provided, however, that (a) the party providing such written instructions, subsequent to
such transmission of written instructions, shall provide the originally executed instructions or
directions to the Trustee in a timely manner, and (b) such originally executed instructions or
directions shall be signed by an authorized representative of the party providing such instructions
or directions. If the party elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or
instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon
such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling.
The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly
from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such
instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The party
providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such
electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without

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limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or
interception and misuse by third parties.

Section 10.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders.

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

Section 10.04. 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:

	 	(1)	 	an Officers’ Certificate which shall include the statements set forth in
Section 10.05 stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if
any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied
with;
	 
	 	(2)	 	an Opinion of Counsel which shall include the statements set forth in
Section 10.05 stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions
precedent and covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent, if
any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action or inaction, have
been complied with and that any such action does not conflict with the terms of the
Indenture; and
	 
	 	(3)	 	any certificates (which shall include the statements set forth in Section
10.05) required under TIA Section 314(d) in connection therewith.

Section 10.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

     Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in this Indenture shall include:

	 	(1)	 	a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;
	 
	 	(2)	 	a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or
opinion are based;
	 
	 	(3)	 	a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has made such examination
or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to
whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
	 
	 	(4)	 	a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition
or covenant has been complied with.

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Section 10.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents.

     The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders. The
Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for its functions.

Section 10.07. Legal Holidays.

     A “Legal Holiday” is a Saturday, a Sunday, a legal holiday or a day on which banking
institutions in New York, New York, are not required to be open. If a payment date is a Legal
Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is
not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. A Business Day is
any day other than a Legal Holiday.

Section 10.08. Governing Law.

     The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Indenture and the Securities of each
Series.

Section 10.09. Successors and Assigns.

     All covenants and agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind
its successors and assigns. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its
successors and assigns.

Section 10.10. Duplicate 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.

Section 10.11. Severability.

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

Section 10.12. Waiver of Jury Trial.

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

Section 10.13. Force Majeure.

     In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly,
forces

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beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of
war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God,
and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and
hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are
consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as
practicable under the circumstances.

Section 10.14. Additional Provisions Relating to Collateral.

     (a) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Trustee shall have no
duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent
or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other
rights pertaining thereto, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for filing any financing or
continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time
or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the
Collateral. The Trustee shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the
Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that
which it accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution
in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding
agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Trustee in good faith. The Trustee shall not be
responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity,
perfection, priority or enforceability of the liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by
operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the
extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the
part of the Trustee, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or
assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the Company to the Collateral, for
insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the
Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. The Trustee shall have no duty to
ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms of this Indenture or
any Security Documents by the Company, any secured parties or the collateral agent.

     (b) The Trustee is hereby authorized to enter into any applicable Security Documents.

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SIGNATURES

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:  October 20, 2008 	COEUR D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Dennis E. Wheeler
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dennis W. Wheeler 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and President 	 
	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:  October 20, 2008 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Karen A. Trachtenberg
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Karen A. Trachtenberg 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

No.                     

CUSIP No.:                     

[Title of Security]

     COEUR D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION, an Idaho corporation, promises to pay to or registered
assigns the principal sum of [Dollars]/1/ on
                     [Title of Security]

     Interest Payment Dates:
                     and
                    

     Record Dates:
                     and
                    

     Authenticated:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:                                                               	Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Title: 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Title: 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

                    , as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Securities referred to in the within
mentioned Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Title: 	 
	 	 	 	         Authorized Signatory 	 
	 

 

			
	/1/	 	Or other currency. Insert corresponding provisions on reverse side of Security in
respect of foreign currency denomination or interest payment requirement.

A-1exv4w2

Exhibit 4.2

EXECUTION VERSION

 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

among

COEUR D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION, as Company

COEUR ROCHESTER, INC., as Grantor

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee and Collateral Agent

Dated as of October 20, 2008

Supplemental to Indenture

Dated as of October 20, 2008

Authorizing the Issuance of

Senior Secured Floating Rate Convertible Notes due 2012

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page
	ARTICLE I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
	 	 	2	 
	Section 1.01 Scope of First Supplemental Indenture
	 	 	2	 
	Section 1.02 Definitions
	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II THE NOTES
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.01 Designation, Amount and Issuance of Notes
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.02 Form of the Notes
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.03 Conversion
	 	 	15	 
	Section 2.04 Date and Denomination of Notes; Payment at Maturity; Payment of Interest
	 	 	15	 
	Section 2.05 Registrar and Paying Agent
	 	 	18	 
	Section 2.06 Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes
	 	 	18	 
	Section 2.07 Proof of Ownership of the Notes
	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III REPURCHASE OF NOTES
	 	 	18	 
	Section 3.01 Redemption at the Option of the Company
	 	 	18	 
	Section 3.02 Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes
	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV COVENANTS
	 	 	19	 
	Section 4.01 Further Instruments and Acts
	 	 	19	 
	Section 4.02 Statement by Officer as to Default
	 	 	19	 
	Section 4.03 Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws
	 	 	19	 
	Section 4.04 Reverse Stock Splits
	 	 	20	 
	Section 4.05 Use of Proceeds
	 	 	20	 
	Section 4.06 Exchange Listing
	 	 	20	 
	Section 4.07 Taxes
	 	 	20	 
	Section 4.08 Corporate Existence
	 	 	20	 
	Section 4.09 Restrictions on the Grantor
	 	 	20	 
	Section 4.10 SEC Reports
	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V SUCCESSOR COMPANY
	 	 	21	 
	Section 5.01 When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets
	 	 	21	 
	Section 5.02 Opinion of Counsel to be Given to the Trustee
	 	 	22	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
	 	 	22	 
	Section 6.01 Events of Default
	 	 	22	 
	Section 6.02 Acceleration
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII SECURITY AND COLLATERAL
	 	 	25	 
	Section 7.01 Actions Necessary for Perfection
	 	 	25	 
	Section 7.02 Representations and Covenants of the Grantor
	 	 	26	 
	Section 7.03 Post-Closing Covenants of the Grantor
	 	 	27	 
	Section 7.04 Remedies in Respect of Collateral
	 	 	28	 
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	Section 7.05 Collateral Agent’s Obligations and Duties
	 	 	30	 
	Section 7.06 Power of Attorney
	 	 	31	 
	Section 7.07 Waiver; No Waiver
	 	 	32	 
	Section 7.08 Release of Collateral
	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
	 	 	33	 
	Section 8.01 Discharge of Company’s Liability on Notes
	 	 	33	 
	Section 8.02 Application of Trust Funds
	 	 	33	 
	Section 8.03 Repayment to Company
	 	 	34	 
	Section 8.04 Reinstatement
	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX AMENDMENTS
	 	 	34	 
	Section 9.01 Without Consent of Noteholders
	 	 	34	 
	Section 9.02 With Consent of Noteholders
	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X CONVERSION OF NOTES
	 	 	36	 
	Section 10.01 Right to Convert
	 	 	36	 
	Section 10.02 Issuance Limitations
	 	 	37	 
	Section 10.03 Conversion Procedures; Settlement Upon Conversion; No Adjustment for Interest
or Dividends
	 	 	37	 
	Section 10.04 Adjustment of Conversion Rate
	 	 	38	 
	Section 10.05 Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale
	 	 	47	 
	Section 10.06 Certain Covenants
	 	 	48	 
	Section 10.07 Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions
	 	 	48	 
	Section 10.08 Stockholder Rights Plans
	 	 	49	 
	Section 10.09 Responsibility of Trustee
	 	 	49	 
	Section 10.10 Limitation on Beneficial Ownership
	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	50	 
	Section 11.01 Notices
	 	 	50	 
	Section 11.02 When Notes Disregarded
	 	 	50	 
	Section 11.03 Governing Law
	 	 	50	 
	Section 11.04 No Recourse Against Others
	 	 	50	 
	Section 11.05 Successors
	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.06 Multiple Originals
	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.07 Table of Contents; Headings
	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.08 Severability Clause
	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.09 Calculations
	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.10 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.11 Rights of the Trustee Under the Original Indenture
	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.12 No Recourse Against Others
	 	 	52	 
	 
	Exhibit A Form of Note
	 	 	 	 

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     THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of October 20, 2008 (the
“First Supplemental Indenture”), among COEUR D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION, an Idaho
corporation, as issuer (the “Company”), COEUR ROCHESTER, INC., a Delaware corporation, as
grantor (the “Grantor”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a banking corporation duly
organized under the laws of the State of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and
collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent” and, together with the Holders, collectively the
“Secured Parties”).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, this First Supplemental Indenture (as defined below) is supplemental to the indenture
dated as of October 20, 2008 (the “Original Indenture”), by and between the Company and the
Trustee;

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Original Indenture, the Company may establish
one or more Series of Securities from time to time as authorized by a supplemental indenture;

     WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of its Senior Secured
Floating Rate Convertible Notes due 2012 (the “Notes”), having the terms, tenor, amount and
other provisions hereinafter set forth, and, to provide therefor, the Company has duly authorized
the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture (the Original Indenture, as
supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”);

     WHEREAS, the Grantor is pledging certain of its assets to secure the payment and performance
in full of all of the Obligations (as defined below) of the Company under the Indenture; and

     WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Notes, when the Notes are duly issued by the
Company, duly executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered hereunder, the valid
obligations of the Company, and to make this First Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding
agreement of the Company, in accordance with their and its terms, have been done and performed, and
the execution of this First Supplemental Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have in all
respects been duly authorized.

AGREEMENT

     For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders (as
defined below) thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate
benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:

GRANTING CLAUSE

     The Grantor and the Company hereby jointly and severally appoint the Trustee to act as
Collateral Agent and hereby grant to the Trustee, as Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations of the
Company under the Indenture, together with all documents and agreements contemplated thereby

 

 

and hereby, a security interest in and so pledges and assigns to the Trustee, as Collateral
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest in
the following personal property, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or
arising, and all proceeds and products thereof (all of the same being hereinafter called the
“Collateral”):

     (i) all goods (including inventory and equipment);

     (ii) accounts (for the avoidance of doubt, as such term as defined in the UCC (as defined
below));

     (iii) contract rights under any agreement or arrangement (including the Johnson Matthey
Refining Agreement) pursuant to which the Grantor has a right to the payment of money and proceeds;
and

     (iv) deposit accounts;

provided, however, that notwithstanding any of the other provisions set forth in this Granting
Clause, the term “Collateral” and the terms set forth in this Granting Clause defining the
components of Collateral shall not include, and this First Supplemental Indenture shall not
comprise a grant of a security interest in, any property to the extent that such grant of a
security interest is prohibited by, or requires the consent of any Governmental Authority under,
any applicable law, or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the
termination of or gives rise to a right on the part of the parties thereto other than the Grantor
to terminate, or requires the consent of any party other than the Grantor under, the contract,
license, agreement, instrument or other document giving rise to such property; provided further
that the Collateral shall include (and such security interest shall attach to) any property of the
types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above immediately at such time as the grant of a
security interest therein shall not be so prohibited or constitute a breach or default or give rise
to a termination or right of termination under, the contract, license, agreement, instrument or
other document giving rise to such property and shall not require any consent other than such
consents as shall have been obtained, and to the extent severable, shall include any portion of
such property.

ARTICLE I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

     Section 1.01 Scope of First Supplemental Indenture. This First Supplemental Indenture
shall be applicable only with respect to, and govern only the terms of, the Notes, which shall be
limited to $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time and which may be issued
from time to time, and shall not apply to any other Securities that may be issued under the
Original Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other Securities
specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. As the Original Indenture
and this First Supplemental Indenture are intended to be read together, unless explicitly modified
herein, the provisions of the Original Indenture shall apply to the Notes issued under this First
Supplemental Indenture and to the security interest granted by the Grantor under this First
Supplemental Indenture, and are incorporated by reference herein; provided, however, that in the
event of any conflict between the terms of the Original Indenture and this

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First Supplemental Indenture, the terms of the First Supplemental Indenture shall prevail and
control with respect to the Notes issued hereunder.

     Section 1.02 Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.02 (except as
herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of
this First Supplemental Indenture, and for purposes of the Original Indenture as it relates to the
Notes, shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.02. Except as
otherwise provided in this First Supplemental Indenture, all words, terms and phrases defined in
the Original Indenture (but not otherwise defined herein) shall have the same meaning herein as in
the Original Indenture. All other terms used in this First Supplemental Indenture that are defined
in the TIA or which are by reference therein defined in the Securities Act (except as herein
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) shall have the respective
meanings assigned to such terms in the TIA and in the Securities Act as in force at the date of the
execution of this First Supplemental Indenture. All terms defined in the Uniform Commercial Code
of the State of New York and used herein shall have the same definitions herein as specified
therein; provided, however, that the term “instrument” shall be such term as defined in Article 9
of the UCC rather than Article 3. The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and words of similar
import refer to this First Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article,
Section or other subdivision. The terms defined in this First Supplemental Indenture include the
plural as well as the singular, and the word “including” shall be deemed to mean “including without
limitation.”

     “Absolute Conversion Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(m).

     “Additional Payment Upon Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section
2.04(c).

     “Adjustment Event” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(l).

     “Average Gold Price” means, as of any date of determination by the Company, the
average daily London PM fix price per ounce of gold for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter.

     “Average Silver Price” means, as of any date of determination by the Company, the
average daily London PM fix price per ounce of silver for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter.

     “Calculation Agent” means any Person (including the Company or a Subsidiary of the
Company) appointed by the Company to calculate the interest on any Notes on behalf of the Company.
The Trustee shall initially be the Calculation Agent.

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

     “close of business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York time).

     “Collateral” has the meaning specified in the Granting Clause.

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     “Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the
Company as they exist on the date of the Indenture or any other shares of Capital Stock of the
Company into which the Common Stock shall be reclassified or changed or, in the event of a merger,
consolidation or other similar transaction involving the Company that is otherwise permitted
hereunder in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, the common stock, common equity
interests, ordinary shares or depositary shares or other certificates representing common equity
interests of such surviving corporation.

     “Common Stock Ratio” means a fraction, the numerator of which is the VWAP per share
for the Common Stock for the Reset Period, and the denominator of which is the VWAP per share for
the Common Stock on the Trigger Date.

     “Common Stock Transfer Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c).

     “Company” means the party named as such in this First Supplemental Indenture until a
successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor and, for purposes of any provision
contained herein and required by the TIA, each other obligor on Notes.

     “Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the
Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed
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
such Notes.

     “Comparable Treasury Price”, with respect to any Redemption Date, means (i) the
average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the
highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations (unless there is more than one highest
or lowest quotation, in which case only one such highest and/or lowest quotation shall be
excluded), or (ii) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations.

     “Controlled Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(b).

     “Conversion Agent” means the agency appointed by the Company to which Notes may be
presented for conversion. The Conversion Agent appointed by the Company shall initially be the
Trustee.

     “Conversion Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03(a).

     “Conversion Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03(a).

     “Conversion Obligation” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.

     “Conversion Price” on any date of determination means $1,000 divided by the Conversion
Rate as of such date.

     “Conversion Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.

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     “Current Market Price” for purposes of clauses (b), (c) and (d) under Section
10.04, means the VWAP per share of Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Day period
ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such transaction (in
the case of clause (b)) or the Ex-Dividend Date (in all other cases) for the distribution requiring
such computation.

     “Depositary” means the clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that may be
designated to act as the Depositary for the Global Notes. Unless otherwise stated herein, DTC
shall be the initial Depositary, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or
include such successor.

     “Determination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(m).

     “Distributed Property” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(c).

     “Dividend” with respect to any Person, means that such Person has declared or paid a
dividend or returned any equity capital to the holders of its equity interests or authorized or
made any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to the holders of its equity
interests as such, or redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly,
for consideration any of its equity interests outstanding (or any options or warrants issued by
such person with respect to its equity interests), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing
purposes, or shall have permitted any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for
consideration any of the equity interests of such person outstanding (or any options or warrants
issued by such person with respect to its equity interests). Without limiting the foregoing,
“Dividends” with respect to any Person shall also include all payments made or required to be
made by such Person with respect to any stock appreciation rights, plans, equity incentive or
achievement plans or any similar plans or setting aside of any funds for the foregoing purposes.

     “DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.

     “Earnings Release Date” means the date on which the Company announces its financial
results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.

     “Estimated Recoverable Ounces of Gold Resources” means, as of any date of
determination by the Company, the difference between (i) the Ounces of Contained Gold Resources
multiplied by the Gold Recovery Rate and (ii) the number of ounces of gold, as disclosed in the
Company’s most recently filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form 10-K
(whichever is more recent), produced at the Rochester Processing Facility since the beginning of
the fiscal year covered by such report.

     “Estimated Recoverable Ounces of Silver Resources” means, as of any date of
determination by the Company, the difference between (i) the Ounces of Contained Silver Resources
multiplied by the Silver Recovery Rate and (ii) the number of ounces of silver, as disclosed in the
Company’s most recently filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form 10-K
(whichever is more recent), produced at the Rochester Processing Facility since the beginning of
the fiscal year covered by such report.

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     “Estimated Value of Recoverable Gold” means, as of any date of determination by the
Company, an amount equal to the Estimated Recoverable Ounces of Gold Resources multiplied by the
Average Gold Price.

     “Estimated Value of Recoverable Silver” means, as of any date of determination by the
Company, an amount equal to the Estimated Recoverable Ounces of Silver Resources multiplied by the
Average Silver Price.

     “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

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

     “Ex-Dividend Date” means, in respect of a dividend or distribution to holders of
Common Stock, the first date upon which a sale of the Common Stock does not automatically transfer
the right to receive the relevant dividend or distribution from the seller of the Common Stock to
its buyer.

     “Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(e).

     “Expiration Time” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(e).

     “Fair Market Value” means the amount that a willing buyer would pay to a willing
seller in an arms’ length transaction, as determined by the Board of Directors.

     “First Supplemental Indenture” means this First Supplemental Indenture and Security
Agreement, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

     “Global Notes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

     “Gold Recovery Rate” means, as of any date of determination by the Company, the
estimated ultimate recovery rate of gold at the Rochester Processing Facility, as disclosed in the
Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year immediately prior to the fiscal year for
which the calculations required by Section 4.09 are made.

     “Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or municipality,
any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, any agency, authority, instrumentality,
regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities
exchange and any self regulatory organization.

     “Grantor” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

     “Incur” means issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for;
provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such
Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be
deemed to be Incurred by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary; provided further,
however, that in the case of a discount security, neither the accrual of interest nor the accretion
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original issue discount shall be considered an Incurrence of Indebtedness. The term
“Incurrence” when used as a noun shall have a correlative meaning.

     “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all
indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of such Person (i) for
borrowed money (including obligations of such Person in respect of overdrafts, and any loans or
advances from banks, whether or not evidenced by notes or similar instruments) or (ii) evidenced by
credit or loan agreements, bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments (whether or not the
recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or to only a portion thereof)
other than any account payable or other accrued current liability or obligation incurred in the
ordinary course of business in connection with the obtaining of materials or services, (b) all
reimbursement obligations and other liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of such Person with
respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances, (c) all obligations and
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of such Person (i) in respect of Capitalized Lease
Obligations or (ii) under any lease or related document (including a purchase agreement,
conditional sale or other title retention agreement) in connection with the lease of real property
or improvements thereon (or any personal property included as part of any such lease) which
provides that such Person is contractually obligated to purchase or cause a third party to purchase
the leased property or pay an agreed-upon residual value of the leased property, including the
obligations of such Person under such lease or related document to purchase or cause a third party
to purchase such leased property or pay an agreed upon residual value of the leased property to the
lessor (whether or not such lease transaction is characterized as an operating lease or a
Capitalized Lease Obligation), (d) all aggregate net payment obligations (contingent or otherwise)
of such Person with respect to any interest rate or other swap, cap, floor or collar agreement,
hedge agreement, forward contract, or other similar instrument or agreement or foreign currency
hedge, exchange, purchase or similar instrument or agreement, (e) all direct or indirect guaranties
or similar agreements by such Person in respect of, and all obligations or liabilities of such
Person to purchase or otherwise acquire or otherwise assure a creditor against loss in respect of,
indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of another Person of the kinds described in clauses (a)
through (d), and (f) any and all deferrals, renewals, extensions, refinancings and refundings of,
or amendments, modifications or supplements to, any indebtedness, obligation or liability of the
kinds described in clauses (a) through (e); provided, however, that Indebtedness shall not include
obligations of any Person (x) arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of
a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary
course of business, provided such obligations are extinguished within two Business Days of their
incurrence, (y) resulting from the endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past business practices or (z) stand-by letters of
credit to the extent collaterallized by cash or cash equivalents.

     “interest” means, when used with reference to the Notes, any interest payable under
the terms of the Notes, including defaulted interest, if any.

     “Interest Payment Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c).

     “Interest Reset Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c).

     “Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock on any date means:

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     (i) the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the
average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the
average bid and the average asked prices) on that date as reported by the New York Stock
Exchange;

     (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the closing sale
price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask
prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average
asked prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S.
national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is traded;

     (iii) if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional
securities exchange or market, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the
over-the-counter market on that date as reported by Pink Sheets LLC or a similar
organization; or

     (iv) if the Common Stock is not so quoted by Pink Sheets LLC or a similar organization,
the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Common Stock on the
relevant date from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by
the Company for this purpose.

     The Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock will be determined by the Company without
reference to extended or after hours trading. If during a period applicable for calculating the
Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock an event occurs that requires an adjustment to the
Conversion Rate, the Last Reported Sale Price shall be calculated by the Company for such period in
a manner determined by the Company to appropriately reflect the impact of such event on the price
of the Common Stock during such period.

     “Johnson Matthey Refining Agreement” means that certain Agreement between the Grantor
and Johnson Matthey Inc., dated as of June 1, 2006.

     “Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien or right of subrogation or analogous right (statutory or other), charge or other
security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement of any kind.

     “London Banking Day” means any Business Day in which dealings in U.S. dollars are
transacted in the London interbank market.

     “Maturity Date” means October 15, 2012.

     “Maximum Share Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(a).

     “Noteholder” or “Holder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered
on the Registrar’s books.

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     “Notes” means any Notes issued, authenticated and delivered under this First
Supplemental Indenture, including any Global Notes.

     “Obligations” means the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest and
premium, if any, on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest
payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on
the overdue principal of and interest and premium (to the extent permitted by law), if any, on the
Notes and performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders of Notes or the
Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Notes, according to the terms hereof or thereof.

     “Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the
Treasurer, the Controller or the Secretary of the Company or the Grantor, as applicable.

     “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers or by an Officer
and an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, or the Grantor, as applicable.

     “opening of business” means 9:00 a.m. (New York time).

     “Original Indenture” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this First
Supplemental Indenture.

     “Ounces of Contained Gold Resources” means the line item “ounces of gold per ton”, as
disclosed under the heading “Year-end Mineralized Material” with respect to the Rochester
Processing Facility in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year immediately
prior to the fiscal year for which the calculations required by Section 4.09 are made,
multiplied by the line item “tons” under such heading.

     “Ounces of Contained Silver Resources” means the line item “ounces of silver per ton”,
as disclosed under the heading “Year-end Mineralized Material” with respect to the Rochester
Processing Facility in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year immediately
prior to the fiscal year for which the calculations required by Section 4.09 are made,
multiplied by the line item “tons” under such heading.

     “Par Value Adjusted Conversion Rate” has the meaning specified in Section
10.04(f).

     “Paying Agent” means any Person (including the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company)
appointed by the Company to pay the principal amount of, interest on, Redemption Price with respect
to, or any other amounts with respect to, any Notes on behalf of the Company. The Trustee shall
initially be the Paying Agent.

     “Perfection Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

     “Permitted Issuance” means any issuance of Common Stock in respect of the Notes that
is (a) in excess of the Maximum Share Amount and (b) permitted (or not prohibited) by the
applicable rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which the Common Stock is
listed or traded.

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     “Permitted Liens” means, collectively and without duplication,

     (i) Liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and landlords or
construction Liens created by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and which do
not secure indebtedness for borrowed money;

     (ii) any Lien created by, or arising under any statute or regulation or common law (in
contrast with Liens voluntarily granted) in connection with, without limiting the foregoing,
workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, employers’ health tax or other social
security or statutory obligations that secure amounts that are not yet overdue or which are
being contested in good faith by proper proceedings diligently pursued and as to which
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established on the Grantor’s books and
records and a stay of enforcement of the Lien is in effect;

     (iii) Liens made or incurred in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with
the past practices of the Grantor to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts
(other than for the borrowing of money), leases, statutory obligations or surety and
performance bonds;

     (iv) judgment Liens in existence for less than 45 days after the entry thereof or with
respect to which execution has been stayed or the payment of which is covered in full
(subject to a customary deductible) by insurance maintained with responsible insurance
companies;

     (v) easements, rights of way, zoning restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in
title and other similar encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the value
or use of the property to which such Lien is attached; and

     (vi) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not at the
time delinquent or thereafter payable without penalty or being diligently contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP
shall have been set aside on its books.

     “Pre-Adjustment Conversion Price” has the meaning specified in Section
10.04(c).

     “Pricing Period” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(f).

     “Quotation Agent” means a Reference Treasury Dealer appointed as such agent by the
Company.

     “Redemption Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

     “Redemption Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

     “Redemption Price” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

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     “Record Date” means, in respect of a dividend or distribution to holders of Common
Stock, the date fixed for determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such
dividend or distribution.

     “Reference Property” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05(c).

     “Reference Treasury Dealer” means four primary U.S. government securities dealers in
the United States selected by the Company.

     “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations”, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any Redemption Date, means the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and
offer prices at 11:00 a.m. (New York time) for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each
case as a percentage of its principal amount) for settlement on the Redemption Date quoted in
writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer on the third Business Day
preceding such Redemption Date.

     “Register” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.

     “Regular Record Date” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date of the Notes,
the January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 preceding the applicable January 15, April 15, July 15
and October 15 Interest Payment Date, respectively.

     “Reorganization Event” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05(c).

     “Reset Date” means the last day of the Reset Period.

     “Reset Period” means the five Trading Day period beginning on the Trading Day after
the Trigger Date.

     “Resources/Principal Amount Ratio” means, as of any date of determination by the
Company, a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate of the Estimated Value of Recoverable
Gold and the Estimated Value of Recoverable Silver and the denominator of which is 150% of the
outstanding principal amount of the Notes as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the
calculations required by Section 4.09 are made.

     “Responsible Officer” shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer
within the corporate trust department of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the
administration of the Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust
matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of or
familiarity with the particular subject.

     “Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page” means the display designated as the Reuters Screen
LIBOR01 Page, or such other screen as may replace the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page on the service or
any successor service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association for the purpose of
displaying London interbank offered rates for United States dollar deposits.

     “Rochester Processing Facility” means the Grantor’s ore processing facility located at
Interstate 80 to Exit 119, 25 miles northeast of Lovelock, Nevada.

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     “Schedule TO” means a Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the
Exchange Act.

     “Secured Parties” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     “Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Regulation S-X (17
C.F.R. Part 210).

     “Silver Recovery Rate” means, as of any date of determination by the Company, the
estimated ultimate recovery rate of silver at the Rochester Processing Facility, as disclosed in
the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year immediately prior to the fiscal year
for which the calculations required by Section 4.09 are made.

     “SLV Ratio” as determined by the Company, means a fraction, the numerator of which is
the VWAP per share for the SLV Trust for the Reset Period and the denominator of which is the VWAP
per share for the SLV Trust on the Trigger Date.

     “SLV Trust” means the iShares Silver Trust, listed on the AMEX, with the ticker symbol
SLV.

     “Spin-Off” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(c).

     “Stockholder Approval” means stockholder approval of the issuance of shares of Common
Stock in respect of the Notes in excess of the Maximum Share Amount in accordance with applicable
law and the rules and regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other
self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Company or any of its securities.

     “Stockholder Rights Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.

     “Three-Month LIBOR Rate” means the rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for the
three-month period commencing on the applicable Interest Reset Date that appears on Reuters Screen
LIBOR01 at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the second London Banking Day prior to the
applicable Interest Reset Date. If this rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01, the
Calculation Agent will determine the rate on the basis of the rates at which deposits in U.S.
dollars are offered by four major banks in the London interbank market (selected by the Calculation
Agent) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the second London Banking Day prior to the
applicable Interest Reset Date to prime banks in the London interbank market for a period of three
months commencing on that Interest Reset Date and in a principal amount equal to an amount not less
than $1,000,000 that is representative for a single transaction in such market at such time. In
such case, the Calculation Agent will request the principal London office of each of the aforesaid
major banks to provide a quotation of such rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, the
rate for that Interest Reset Date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations and, if fewer than
two quotations are provided as requested, the rate for that Interest Reset Date will be the
arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by the Calculation
Agent, after consultation with the Company, at approximately 11:00

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a.m. (New York time) on the second London Banking Day prior to the applicable Interest Reset
Date for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a period of three months commencing on
that Interest Reset Date and in a principal amount equal to an amount not less than $1,000,000 that
is representative for a single transaction in such market at such time. If the banks so selected
by the Calculation Agent are not quoting such rate as set forth in the prior sentence, the
Three-Month LIBOR Rate for such interest determination date shall be Three-Month LIBOR Rate
determined in respect to the immediately preceding interest determination date.

     “Trading Day” means any day on which the primary U.S. national securities exchange or
market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading is scheduled to be open for
trading. If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” shall mean a
Business Day.

     “Trigger Date” means: (i) if the Earnings Release Date is not a Trading Day, or if the
Earnings Release Date is a Trading Day and the Company announces its financial results for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008 prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange,
the Trigger Date shall be the Trading Day prior to the Earnings Release Date; or (ii) if the
Earnings Release Date is a Trading Day and the Company announces its financial results for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008 after the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the
Trigger Date shall be the Earnings Release Date.

     “Treasury Rate,” with respect to any Redemption Date, means (as determined by the
Company) the rate equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated (on a 30/360
day count basis) 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.

     “UCC” and “Uniform Commercial Code” means, for any jurisdiction within the
United States, the Uniform Commercial Code, as at any time adopted and in effect in such
jurisdiction, or, if no jurisdiction is specified, in the State of New York.

     “Valuation Period” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(c).

     “VWAP” means, (as determined by the Company) for any security as of any date range,
the volume-weighted average price for such security on the principal United States securities
exchange on which such security is traded (which is currently the New York Stock Exchange with
respect to the Common Stock) during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m. (New York time) (or such
other time as such exchange publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00
p.m. (New York time) (or such other time as such exchange publicly announces is the official close
of trading) as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (or any successor thereto,
“Bloomberg”) through its “Volume at Price” functions (subject to adjustment to reflect
stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations or other similar transactions after the date of
the Indenture) of such security pursuant to an individual transaction, or, if the foregoing does
not apply, the volume weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the
electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m. (New York
time) (or such other time as such exchange publicly announces is the official open of trading),

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and ending at 4:00 p.m. (New York time) (or such other time as such exchange publicly
announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg (subject to adjustment to
reflect stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations or other similar transactions after the
date of the Indenture) of such security pursuant to an individual transaction, or if no volume
weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of
the highest closing bid price and lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such
security in the over-the-counter market on that date as reported by Pink Sheets LLC or a similar
organization. If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the
foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually
determined by the Company and the Holders of the Notes representing a majority of the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

     Section 2.01 Designation, Amount and Issuance of Notes. The Notes shall be designated
as “Senior Secured Floating Rate Convertible Notes due 2012”. The Notes will not exceed the
aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000. Upon the execution of this First Supplemental
Indenture, or from time to time thereafter, Notes may be executed by the Company and delivered to
the Trustee for authentication.

     Section 2.02 Form of the Notes. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in
Exhibit A hereto. The terms and provisions attached as Exhibit A hereto shall
constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this First Supplemental Indenture and, to the
extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this First
Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. In
the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the Notes and the terms of the Indenture, the
terms of the Indenture shall control.

     Notes shall be issued initially on each Issue Date in the form of one or more certificated
Notes, which shall be in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. On such date,
the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver such certificated Notes to the Trustee, and the
Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.02, and in accordance with Section
2.02 of the Original Indenture, cause such certificated Notes to be authenticated and delivered
to the Holders.

     If any Holder elects to surrender a certificated Note in exchange for a Global Note, the
Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Notes in global form registered
in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary (“Global Notes”). The
transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in any such Global Notes shall be effected through
the Depositary in accordance with the Indenture and the applicable procedures of the Depositary.

     Any Global Notes shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein
and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes from time to
time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may
from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect repurchases, conversions,

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transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the
amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be
made by the Trustee or the custodian for the Global Note, at the direction of the Trustee, in such
manner and upon instructions given by the Company in accordance with the Indenture. Payment of
principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on (to the extent paid in cash), any Global Notes
shall be made to the Depositary in immediately available funds.

     Section 2.03 Conversion. The Notes shall be convertible in accordance with the
provisions set forth in the Notes and this First Supplemental Indenture, including Article
X hereof.

     Section 2.04 Date and Denomination of Notes; Payment at Maturity; Payment of Interest.

          (a) Date and Denomination. The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without
coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note
shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on
the face of the form of Notes attached as Exhibit A hereto.

          (b) Payment at Maturity. The Notes shall mature on October 20, 2012, unless earlier
converted or repurchased in accordance with the provisions hereof. On the Maturity Date, each
Holder shall be entitled to receive on such date $1,000 in cash for each $1,000 principal amount of
Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Maturity Date. With
respect to Global Notes, principal and interest will be paid to the Depositary in immediately
available funds. With respect to any certificated Notes, principal and interest will be payable at
the Company’s office or agency in New York City, which initially will be the office or agency of
the Trustee located at c/o The Bank of New York Mellon, 101 Barclay Street, New York, NY 10286,
Attention: Trust Services Window or in accordance with written instructions of the Holder. If the
Maturity Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and
no additional interest shall accrue on the Notes for the intervening period.

          (c) Payment of Interest. The Company hereby covenants and agrees to pay the principal
of and interest and premium, if any, on the Notes as set forth in the Note. Prior to 11:00 a.m.
(New York time) on each Interest Payment Date and on the Maturity Date, the Company shall have
deposited with the Paying Agent immediately available funds sufficient to make cash payments due on
such Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be, in a timely manner that
permits the Paying Agent to remit payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date or the
Maturity Date, as the case may be. Interest on the Notes will accrue at an annual rate equal to
the Three-Month LIBOR Rate plus 7.50%, from the applicable Issue Date until the principal thereof
is paid or made available for payment; provided, however, that in no event will the annual rate be
less than 9.00% or more than 12.00% (for the avoidance of doubt, if the annual rate computed is
higher than 12.00%, the interest rate shall be 12.00%, and if lower than 9.00%, it shall be 9.00%);
provided, further, that the initial interest rate for Notes issued on October 20, 2008 shall be
12.00%. The Three-Month LIBOR Rate will be reset quarterly on each interest payment date (each of
these dates is referred to as an “Interest Reset Date”), beginning on January 15, 2009.
Interest shall be payable in cash, or at the option of the

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Company, in Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock, on January 15, April 15,
July 15 and October 15 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing January
15, 2009, to the Person in whose name any Note is registered on the Register at the close of
business on any Regular Record Date with respect to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Interest
on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

          In the event that the Company elects to pay interest in the Company’s Common Stock, such
Common Stock will be valued at 95% of the VWAP per share for the five Trading Days immediately
preceding the first Trading Day prior to the Interest Payment Date. If the Company elects to make
an interest payment in Common Stock or in cash and Common Stock, no later than the Business Day
prior to the Regular Record Date prior to such Interest Payment Date, the Company shall deliver to
the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the Company makes such an election; provided,
however, that the Common Stock Transfer Agent and not the Trustee shall be responsible for making
payments in Common Stock. In addition, the Company shall notify the Common Stock Transfer Agent
directly of payments to be made in Common Stock, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for doing
so. If no such Officers’ Certificate is received by the Trustee, the Trustee may assume such
payment shall be in cash. For the avoidance of doubt, such calculation shall be made by the
Company using the interest rate provided by the Calculation Agent. Upon conversion of Notes
pursuant to Article X, Holders shall receive any additional cash payment or shares of
Common Stock for accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes in accordance with this Section
2.04(c).

          Subject to the limitations on conversion set forth in Section 10.01, if a Holder
elects to voluntarily convert all or any portion of such Holder’s Notes at any time prior to the
Maturity Date, such Holder will receive an additional payment (“Additional Payment Upon
Conversion”) in shares of Common Stock. “Additional Payment Upon Conversion” shall determined
by the Company and shall be an amount equal to the interest that would have accrued and been
payable in respect of the outstanding principal balance of the Notes subject to such voluntary
conversion had such Notes remained outstanding for the period commencing on the Conversion Date
through the earlier to occur of (i) the fourth anniversary of the Conversion Date and (ii) October
15, 2013, in each case calculated at the interest rate applicable on the date of conversion. The
shares of Common Stock will be valued at the Conversion Price.

          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.04(c), if as of any
applicable Conversion Date or Interest Payment Date, the Conversion Price is less than the par
value per share of Common Stock (the “Pre-Adjustment Conversion Price”), the Conversion
Price with respect to the Additional Payment Upon Conversion payable on such Conversion Date or the
payment of interest in shares on such Interest Payment Date shall be adjusted to equal the par
value of the Common Stock then in effect and, on such Conversion Date or Interest Payment Date, as
applicable, the Company shall pay each applicable Holder an amount in cash equal to (i) the
difference between (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issuable to such
Holder on such date at the Pre-Adjustment Conversion Price and (B) the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable on such date at the then applicable par value of the Common Stock multiplied by (ii)
the VWAP per share for the five Trading Days immediately preceding the first Trading Day prior to
the applicable Conversion Date or Interest Payment Date, as the case may be.

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          If all of the conditions set forth in this Section 2.04(c) or Section 10.02
are not satisfied in accordance with the terms thereof, the interest required to be paid or duly
provided for by the Company pursuant to this Section 10.02(a) shall be paid by the Company
only in cash.

          Subject to compliance with the provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture, in the event
of a voluntary conversion by a Holder, the Company shall have an unconditional obligation to issue
and deliver a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Notes submitted for conversion and the Additional Payment Upon Conversion,
if any, due on such Notes along with any cash in respect of any fractional shares of Common Stock
otherwise issuable upon conversion or in the event that the Company is required to pay Additional
Payment Upon Conversion, if any, in cash instead of Common Stock, for payment to the Holder within
two Business Days after the date of the voluntary conversion in accordance with the provisions of
this Article II.

          All Notes submitted for voluntary conversion shall be delivered to the Trustee to be canceled
at the direction of the Company, which shall dispose of the same as provided in
Section 2.10 of the Original Indenture.

          Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.02, on any Conversion Date, or if
any shares of Common Stock are to be issued on an Interest Payment Date, then the Company shall on
the applicable Conversion Date or Interest Payment Date as the case may be, (X) provided that the
Company’s designated transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “Common Stock Transfer
Agent”) is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the applicable Holder shall be entitled to such
Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission
system, or (Y) if the Common Stock Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated
Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to such Holder, a certificate, registered in the
name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder
shall be entitled. The Company’s Common Stock Transfer Agent on the date hereof is Mellon Investor
Services. In connection with any such action that may involve the Trustee or Conversion Agent, the
Trustee and Conversion shall be entitled to receive and be fully protected in relying upon written
instructions from the Company.

          If any fractional share of Common Stock otherwise would be issuable as a result of the
issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes, to pay interest due on the Notes or as
Additional Payment Upon Conversion, the Company shall calculate and pay to the Holder of Notes a
cash adjustment in lieu of such fractional share at a rate equal to the VWAP per share for the
Common Stock for the five Trading Days immediately preceding the first Trading Day prior to the
applicable Conversion Date or Interest Payment Date, as the case may be.

          The Company (by delivering such payment to the Paying Agent) shall pay cash interest, if any,
on:

          (i) any Global Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of
the Depositary or its nominee;

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          (ii) any Notes in certificated form by wire transfer in immediately available funds in
accordance with written instructions of the Holder duly delivered to the trustee at least
five Business Days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date.

          If an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment shall instead be made on the next
succeeding Business Day, and no additional interest shall accrue on the Notes for the intervening
period.

          The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of the Holder of any Note, provide the interest
rate then in effect. All calculations made by the Calculation Agent in the absence of manifest
error will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Company and the Holders of the Notes.

          All percentages resulting from any calculation of the interest rate with respect to the Notes
will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one-hundred thousandth of a percentage point, with
five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upwards (for example, 9.876545% (or .09876545)
being rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655) and 9.876544% (or .09876544) being rounded to 9.87654% (or
        .0987654)), and all dollar amounts in or resulting from any such calculation will be rounded to the
nearest cent (with one-half cent being rounded upwards).

     Section 2.05 Registrar and Paying Agent. The Registrar shall keep a register of the
Notes (the “Register”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Company initially appoints
the Trustee as (a) Registrar and Paying Agent in connection with the Notes, (b) the custodian with
respect to the Global Notes, (c) Conversion Agent and (d) Calculation Agent.

     Section 2.06 Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes. The Company shall cause
to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office the Register in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes and of
transfers of Notes. The Register shall be in written form or in any form capable of being
converted into written form within a reasonably prompt period of time. For the avoidance of doubt,
in addition to the foregoing, all of Article II of the Original Indenture, except for Sections
2.11 and 2.12, shall apply to the Notes.

     Section 2.07 Proof of Ownership of the Notes. The proof of ownership of the Notes
shall be determined by the Register. The Person in whose name a Note is registered shall be
considered the owner for all purposes hereunder, including, but not limited to payment.

ARTICLE III

REPURCHASE OF NOTES

     Section 3.01 Redemption at the Option of the Company.

          (a) The Notes will be subject to redemption at the option of the Company on any date (the
“Redemption Date”) prior to the Maturity Date, in whole or from time to time in part, in
$1,000 increments (provided that any remaining principal amount thereof shall be at least the
minimum authorized denomination thereof). The Notes will be redeemable in cash at a redemption
price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii)
as determined by the Quotation Agent and delivered to the Trustee in writing,

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the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest
(calculated at the interest rate applicable on such Redemption Date) thereon due on any date after
the Redemption Date (excluding the portion of interest that will be accrued and unpaid to and
including the Redemption Date) discounted from their scheduled date of payment to the Redemption
Date (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 50
basis points (such greater amount is referred to herein as the “Redemption Price”), plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the Redemption Date.

          (b) If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall
notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date (such notification, a “Redemption
Notice”) and deliver such Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 3.01 of the
Original Indenture.

     Section 3.02 Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes. The
Company will, to the extent applicable, comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4 and any other
tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may be applicable at the time of the offer to
repurchase the Notes, file the related Schedule TO or any other schedule required in connection
with any offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes and comply with all other federal and state
securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes.

In addition to the foregoing, Article Three of the Original Indenture shall be applicable
to the Notes.

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

     Section 4.01 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company
shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably
necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of the Indenture.

     Section 4.02 Statement by Officer as to Default. The Company shall deliver to the
Trustee, promptly and in any event within five Business Days after the Company becomes aware of the
occurrence of any Event of Default or Default, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the details
of such Event of Default or Default, its status and the action which the Company proposes to take
with respect thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall supersede the last sentence
of Section 4.03 of the Original Indenture; provided, however, that the first two sentences
of Section 4.03 of the Original Indenture shall apply to the Notes.

     Section 4.03 Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws. The Company covenants (to the
extent it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner
whatsoever claim or take benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law
which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or
interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time the Company (to
the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law,
and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of
any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such
power as though no such law had been enacted.

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     Section 4.04 Reverse Stock Splits. The Company covenants that it will not authorize,
nor will it cause or permit the Grantor to authorize, declare or pay, directly or indirectly, any
Dividends or make any loans, or otherwise transfer cash to any Person from the Grantor (other than
ordinary course distributions, transfers or other payments for taxes, payroll and other operating
expenses incurred by the Grantor) if the Company has effectuated, or publicly disclosed, an
intention to effectuate, a reverse stock split of the Common Stock during the 30-day period
beginning on the date of this First Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 4.05 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall not use the proceeds from the issuance
and sale of the Notes for any purpose other than to fund continued development of the Company’s
Palmarejo silver/gold project in Mexico and for general corporate purposes.

     Section 4.06 Exchange Listing. During the term of the Notes, the Company shall cause
the Common Stock to be listed or quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Global Select
Market, Nasdaq Global Market, or any other national securities exchange or market.

     Section 4.07 Taxes. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
pay prior to delinquency all taxes, assessments and governmental levies, except as contested in
good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP
have been set aside on its books.

     Section 4.08 Corporate Existence. The provisions of Section 4.08 of this
First Supplemental Indenture shall supersede and replace the provisions of Section 4.04 of
the Original Indenture for purposes of the Notes. Subject to Article V hereof, the Company
will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its
corporate existence and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each Subsidiary of the
Company in accordance with the respective organizational documents of each Subsidiary and 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 Subsidiary, if the Board of
Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and that the loss thereof is not
adverse in any material respect to the Noteholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the corporate
existence of any Subsidiary may also be terminated in connection with any corporate restructuring
or reorganization approved by the Board of Directors.

     Section 4.09 Restrictions on the Grantor. The Company covenants that within five
Business Days after the filing of any quarterly report on Form 10-Q or any annual report on Form
10-K, it shall deliver to the Holders an Officers’ Certificate (which shall have attached thereto
reasonably detailed backup data and calculations) setting forth the Estimated Value of Recoverable
Gold and the Estimated Value of Recoverable Silver as of the last day of the prior fiscal quarter
and a calculation of the Resources/Principal Amount Ratio as of such day. If the
Resources/Principal Amount Ratio as of such day is less than one, or if an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Company covenants that it will not authorize, nor will it
cause or permit the Grantor to authorize, declare or pay, directly or indirectly, any Dividends or
make any loans or otherwise transfer cash to any Person from the Grantor (other than ordinary

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course distributions, transfers or other payments for taxes, payroll and other operating
expenses incurred by the Grantor).

     Section 4.10 SEC Reports. The provisions of Section 4.10 of this First
Supplemental Indenture shall supersede and replace the provisions of Section 7.07 of the
Original Indenture for purposes of the Notes. Whether or not required by the rules and regulations
of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will file with the SEC and, if
requested, furnish to the Trustee and to the Holders of Notes, within the time periods specified in
the SEC’s rules and regulations, all copies of the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K and of the
information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the
SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the SEC
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including in the case of annual reports and
quarterly reports, a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” and, with respect to annual information only, a report thereon by the Company’s
certified independent accountants. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the
Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute
constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained
therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the
Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

ARTICLE V

SUCCESSOR COMPANY

     The provisions of Article V of this First Supplemental Indenture shall supersede and
replace the provisions of Article Five of the Original Indenture for purposes of the Notes.

     Section 5.01 When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets. The Company may, without the
consent of the Holders of any Notes, consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, if:

          (a) (i) the Company is the resulting or surviving corporation or (ii) the successor,
transferee or lessee (if other than the Company) (A) is a corporation or limited liability company
organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, and (B) expressly assumes, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and
delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the
Company under the Notes and this Indenture;

          (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default and no event
that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, shall have
occurred and be continuing;

          (c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a
supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental
indenture, comply with this Article V and that all conditions precedent herein provided for
relating to such transaction have been satisfied; and

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          (d) except as provided above, the Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any
other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to
any Person.

          For purposes of the foregoing, upon any consolidation, merger or any conveyance, transfer or
lease of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries (other than to the Company or
another Subsidiary), which, if such assets were owned by the Company would constitute the
properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be deemed to be the
transfer of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety. The successor
Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the successor Person to
which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and (except in the case of a
lease) be substituted for, exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture with
the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company herein; and thereafter, except
in the case of a lease of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety,
the Company shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the
Notes. Subject to Section 5.02, the Company, the Trustee and the successor Person shall
enter into a supplemental indenture to evidence the succession and substitution of such successor
Person and such discharge and release of the Company, as applicable.

     Section 5.02 Opinion of Counsel to be Given to the Trustee. Prior to the execution of
any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article V, the Trustee shall receive an
Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation,
merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such assumption complies with the provisions of
this Article V.

ARTICLE VI

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     Section 6.01 Events of Default. The provisions of Section 6.01 of this First
Supplemental Indenture shall supersede and replace the provisions of Section 6.01 of the
Original Indenture for purposes of the Notes. Subject to the provisions set forth below in this
Section 6.01, each of the following events is an “Event of Default”:

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

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

          (c) the failure to observe or perform or a breach of any other covenant or agreement contained
in the Indenture (other than a failure to comply with any covenant or agreement contained in
Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA or the failure to comply with Section 4.10) that continues for
a period of 60 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the Default (and demanding
that such Default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes (except in the case of a Default with

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respect to Section 5.01, which will constitute an Event of Default with such notice
requirement but without such passage of time requirement);

          (d) the failure to pay at final maturity (giving effect to any applicable grace periods and
any extensions thereof) the principal amount of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company, or the acceleration of the final stated maturity of any such Indebtedness if the
aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness after a default thereunder, together with the
principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at final
maturity or that has been accelerated, aggregates $25.0 million or more at any time;

          (e) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $25.0 million shall have been
rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and remain undischarged, unpaid or unstayed
for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and nonappealable;

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

          (i) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;

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

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

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

          (v) shall generally not pay its debts when such debts become due or shall admit in
writing its inability to pay its debts generally; or

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

          (i) is for relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company in
an involuntary case or proceeding;

          (ii) appoints a custodian of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company
for all or substantially all of its properties; or

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

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

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          (h) The Events of Default described in clauses (d), (e), (f) and (g) above with respect to a
Subsidiary shall not apply if such Person was not a Subsidiary at the time such event or condition
occurred unless the Company or another Subsidiary thereof assumes or otherwise becomes liable for
the liability referred to therein or the liabilities generally of such Person.

          (i) Notwithstanding any other paragraph of this Section 6.01 or the Original
Indenture, any failure to perform, or breach of, any covenant or agreement of the Company in
respect of the Notes contained in Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA, or Section 4.10 of this
First Supplemental Indenture shall not be a default or an Event of Default. Remedies against the
Company for any such failure or breach will be limited to liquidated damages as described in the
following sentence, and Holders shall not have any right to accelerate the maturity of the Notes as
a result of any such failure or breach. Instead, if there is such a failure or breach of the
Company’s obligation under Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA or Section 4.10 of this First
Supplemental Indenture and continuance of such failure or breach for a period of 60 days after the
date on which there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee
or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
then-outstanding Notes of such series, a written notice specifying such failure or breach and
requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Reporting Noncompliance”
hereunder, the Company will pay liquidated damages to all Holders of Notes of such series, at a
rate per year equal to 0.25% of the outstanding principal amount of such Notes from the 60th day
following such notice to and including the 150th day following such notice and at a rate per year
equal to 0.5% of the principal amount of such Notes from and including the 151st day following such
notice, until such failure or breach is cured. Any such liquidated damages shall be payable in the
same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Notes. In the event that
the Company is required to pay such liquidated damages, the Company shall provide a written notice
to the Trustee (and if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent) no later then five
Business Days prior to the payment date for the payment of such liquidated damages setting forth
the amount of such liquidated damages to be paid by the Company on such payment date and directing
the Trustee (or, if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent) to make such payment to
the extent it receives funds from the Company to do so. The Trustee shall not at any time be under
any duty or responsibility to any Noteholder to determine whether such liquidated damages are
payable, or with respect to the nature, extent or calculation of the amount of liquidated damages
owed.

     Section 6.02 Acceleration. The provisions of Section 6.02 of this First
Supplemental Indenture shall supersede and replace the provisions of Section 6.02 of the
Original Indenture for purposes of the Notes. If an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, the Trustee may, and at the request of the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of outstanding Notes shall, declare the principal of and accrued interest on all the Notes to be
due and payable by notice in writing to the Company. Such notice shall specify the respective
Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration.” Upon the giving of such notice, the
principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all Notes shall become immediately due and payable
and the Trustee may exercise any rights or remedies provided to it under Section 7.04(e).

For the avoidance of doubt, other than Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of the Original
Indenture (which sections are superseded in their entirety by Sections 6.01 and
6.02 of this First Supplemental Indenture), the provisions of Article Six of the
Original Indenture shall apply to the Notes

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ARTICLE VII

SECURITY AND COLLATERAL

     Section 7.01 Actions Necessary for Perfection.

          (a) Authorization to File Financing Statements. The Grantor hereby irrevocably
authorizes (but does not obligate) the Collateral Agent or its designees at any time and from time
to time to file in any filing office in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction any initial
financing statements and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of the
Grantor or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the
Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of such jurisdiction,
or as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) provide any other
information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of such jurisdiction,
for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment, including
(A) whether the Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational
identification number issued to the Grantor, and (B) in the case of a financing statement filed as
a fixture filing, a sufficient description of real property to which the Collateral relates. The
Grantor agrees to furnish any such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon the Collateral
Agent’s request. The Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to have
filed in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction any like initial financing statements or
amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing the Collateral
Agent shall be under no obligation whatsoever to prepare or file any financing or continuation
statements or record any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or
otherwise to perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral.

          (b) Further Actions. The Grantor shall at any time and from time to time, take such
steps as are necessary for the Collateral Agent (i) to obtain an acknowledgement of any bailee
having possession of any of the Collateral that the bailee holds such Collateral for the Collateral
Agent, (ii) subject to Section 7.03(b), to obtain “control” of any deposit accounts (as such terms
are defined in UCC Article 9 with corresponding provision in § 9-104 relating to what constitutes
“control” for such items of Collateral), with any agreements establishing control to be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and (iii) subject to Sections
7.03(b) and (c), otherwise to insure the continued perfection and priority of the
Collateral Agent’s security interest in any of the Collateral and of the preservation of its rights
therein.

          (c) Further Assurances. The Grantor, at its own expense, shall do, make, execute and
deliver all such additional and further acts, things, deeds, assurances and instruments as
necessary or as (i) the Collateral Agent may reasonably require more completely to vest in and
assure to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties their respective rights under this
Article VII or in any of the Collateral, including, without limitation, authorizing,
delivering and, where appropriate, filing financing statements and continuation statements under
the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction, and (ii) may be necessary in order to
create, perfect, preserve and protect the security interest in the Collateral as and to the extent
provided herein and the rights and interests granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder, to carry
into effect the purposes hereof or better to assure and confirm the validity, enforceability and
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Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral hereof or permit the Collateral Agent
to exercise and enforce its rights, powers and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral
and to preserve the other rights and interests granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder, as
against third parties, with respect to the Collateral.

     Section 7.02 Representations and Covenants of the Grantor.

          (a) Continuous Perfection. The Grantor’s place of business or, if more than one,
chief executive office is indicated on the Grantor’s Perfection Certificate delivered to the
Collateral Agent herewith (the “Perfection Certificate”), the form of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit B. In furtherance of, and not in limitation of the additional
restrictions contained in the Indenture, the Grantor will not change its jurisdiction of formation
without providing at least 30 days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent. In addition, the
Grantor shall notify the Collateral Agent in writing of any change in its name, identity or
corporate structure within 15 days of such change. The Collateral constituting goods, other than
such Collateral having an aggregate value not in excess of $10,000,000, will be kept at those
locations listed on the Perfection Certificate, and the Grantor will not remove such Collateral
from such locations without providing at least 30 days prior written notice to the Collateral
Agent.

          (b) Title to Collateral, Etc. The Grantor is the owner of its Collateral free from
any adverse lien, security interest or other encumbrance, except for the security interest created
by this Agreement and Permitted Liens. None of the Collateral constitutes, or is the proceeds of,
“farm products” as defined in §9-102(a)(34) of the UCC. None of the account debtors in respect of
any deposit accounts or contract rights under the Johnson Matthey Refining Agreement is a
Governmental Authority subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act

          (c) No Liens. Except for the security interest herein granted and Permitted Liens,
the Grantor shall be the owner of its Collateral free from any lien, security interest or other
encumbrance, and the Grantor shall defend the same against all claims and demands of all persons at
any time claiming the same or any interests therein adverse to the Collateral Agent or any of the
Secured Parties. The Grantor shall not pledge, mortgage or create, or suffer to exist a security
interest in the Collateral in favor of any person other than the Collateral Agent, for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, except for Permitted Liens.

          (d) No Transfers. The Grantor will not sell or offer to sell or otherwise transfer
any Collateral or any interest therein except to the extent not prohibited by the Original
Indenture.

          (e) Insurance. The Grantor will maintain with financially sound and reputable
insurers insurance with respect to its properties and business against such casualties and
contingencies as shall be in accordance with general practices of businesses engaged in similar
activities in similar geographic areas. Such insurance shall be in such minimum amounts that the
Grantor will not be deemed a co-insurer under applicable insurance laws, regulations and policies.
The Grantor will deliver or cause to be delivered, as of the date hereof and on an annual basis
thereafter, an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee certifying the Grantor’s compliance with the
provisions of the preceding two sentences.

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          (f) Maintenance of Collateral. The Grantor will keep the tangible Collateral in good
condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), repair and working order, if applicable, and will not
use the same in violation of law or any policy of insurance thereon. The Collateral Agent, or its
designee, may inspect the Collateral at any reasonable time, wherever located, on prior written
notice to the Grantor of no less than three Business Days. The Grantor will pay promptly when due
all material taxes, assessments, governmental charges, levies and claims upon the Collateral or
incurred in connection with the use or operation of such Collateral or incurred in connection with
this Article VII; provided, that the Grantor shall not be required to pay any such tax,
assessment, charge, levy or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings
if it has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP. The Grantor
has at all times operated, and the Grantor will continue to operate, its business in material
compliance with all applicable provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended.

          (g) Perfection Documents. All financing statements, agreements, instruments and other
documents necessary to perfect the security interest granted by the Grantor to the Collateral Agent
in respect of the Collateral and required to be perfected on the date hereof have been delivered to
the Collateral Agent in completed and, to the extent necessary or appropriate, duly executed form
for filing. The Grantor agrees that at the sole cost and expense of the Grantor, it will maintain
the security interest created by this First Supplemental Indenture in the Collateral as a perfected
first priority security interest, subject to Permitted Liens and provided that certain documents
necessary to establish perfection need only be delivered by, and accordingly the security interest
in the Collateral that is the subject matter of such documents will only be a perfected first
priority interest (subject to Permitted Liens) following, the applicable date or dates specified in
Section 7.03.

     Section 7.03 Post-Closing Covenants of the Grantor.

          (a) Insurance. No later than the sixtieth day after the date hereof, (i) all
insurance policies of the Grantor shall be payable to the Collateral Agent as loss payee and
additional insured under “standard” or “New York” loss payee and additional insured endorsement
clauses for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (ii) all policies of insurance of the Grantor shall
provide for at least 30 days’ prior written cancellation notice to the Collateral Agent, and (iii)
the Grantor shall have furnished the Collateral Agent with certificates of insurance and policies
evidencing compliance with the foregoing insurance provisions.

          (b) Deposit Account Control Agreements. As soon as reasonably practicable but in no
event later than 60 days after the date hereof, the Grantor shall (i) deliver a fully executed
tri-party deposit account control agreement, sufficient to establish the Collateral Agent’s
“control” over each of the Grantor’s deposit accounts (as defined in UCC Article 9, § 9-104) which
as of the date of this First Supplemental Indenture shall be solely the deposit accounts entitled
“Deposit Accounts” and set forth in the Perfection Certificate (collectively, the “Controlled
Accounts”) between the holder of such deposit account, the Collateral Agent and the
corresponding bank, and (ii) direct, and at all times thereafter require and ensure, that all
payments made for the benefit of the Grantor under the Johnson Matthey Refining Agreement (or any
successor contract thereto or replacement contract thereof) shall be made to a Controlled Account.

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          (c) Performance of Post-Closing Obligations. The time period by which the obligations
specified in clauses (a) and (b) above must be performed by the Grantor may be extended by the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes in writing. The failure of the
Grantor to perform such obligations on or before the dates indicated in clauses (a) and (b) above,
or such later date to which any performance requirement has been extended by the Holders, shall
constitute an immediate Event of Default, unless expressly waived in writing by the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Upon delivering to the Collateral Agent the
items specified in clauses (a) and (b) above, the Grantor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the requirements of clauses (a) and (b) have been
duly satisfied.

     Section 7.04 Remedies in Respect of Collateral.

          (a) Expenses Incurred by Collateral Agent. In its discretion, the Collateral Agent
may discharge taxes and other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on any of the Collateral,
make repairs thereto and pay any necessary filing fees; provided, however, it shall not be
obligated to do so. The Grantor and the Company jointly and severally agree to reimburse the
Collateral Agent on demand for any and all reasonable expenditures so made. The Collateral Agent
shall have no obligation to the Grantor to make any such expenditures, nor shall the making thereof
relieve the Grantor of any default.

          (b) Securities and Deposits. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may demand, sue for, collect, or make any settlement or
compromise that it deems desirable with respect to the Collateral.

          (c) Notification to Account Debtors and Other Obligors. If an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Grantor shall, at the request of the Collateral Agent, notify
account debtors on accounts of the Grantor of the security interest of the Collateral Agent in any
account and that payment thereof is to be made directly to the Collateral Agent or to any financial
institution designated by the Collateral Agent as the Collateral Agent’s agent therefor, and the
Collateral Agent may itself, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, without
notice to or demand upon the Grantor, so notify account debtors; provided, that no such notice
shall be given to Johnson Matthey, Inc. or its Affiliates pursuant to the terms hereof so long as
all payments for the benefit of the Grantor under the Johnson Matthey Refining Agreement are made
to a Controlled Account. After the making of such a request or the giving of any such
notification, the Grantor shall hold any proceeds of collection of accounts received by the Grantor
as trustee for the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, without commingling
the same with other funds of the Grantor and shall turn the same over to the Collateral Agent in
the identical form received, together with any necessary endorsements or assignments. The
Collateral Agent shall apply the proceeds of collection of accounts received by the Collateral
Agent to the Obligations, such proceeds to be immediately credited after final payment in cash or
solvent credits of the items giving rise to them. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the
foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall not deliver any “entitlement order” (within the meaning of
Section 8-102 of the UCC), instruction, “Notice of Sole Control” or other order to any financial
institution or securities intermediary with respect to any Collateral of a Grantor unless an Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing.

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          (d) Insurance. In the event of failure by the Grantor to provide and maintain
insurance as herein provided, the Collateral Agent may, at its option, provide such insurance and
charge the amount thereof to the Grantor.

          (e) Remedies Upon Event of Default. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, and the Notes shall have been accelerated pursuant to Section 6.02, the
Collateral Agent shall thereafter have in any jurisdiction in which enforcement hereof is sought,
in addition to all other rights and remedies, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the
Uniform Commercial Code of such jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the right to take
possession of the Collateral, and for that purpose the Collateral Agent may enter upon any premises
on which the Collateral may be situated and remove the same therefrom. In addition, if an Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent may in its discretion require
the Grantor to assemble all or any part of the Collateral, to the extent commercially practicable
and legally possible, at such location or locations within Pershing County, Nevada or at such other
locations as the Collateral Agent may designate. Unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens
to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, the
Collateral Agent shall give to the Grantor at least ten Business Days prior written notice of the
time and place of any public sale of Collateral or of the time after which any private sale or any
other intended disposition is to be made. The Grantor hereby acknowledges that ten Business Days
prior written notice of such sale or sales shall be reasonable notice. In addition, the Grantor
waives any and all rights that it may have to a judicial hearing in advance of the enforcement of
any of the Collateral Agent’s rights hereunder, including, without limitation, its right following
an Event of Default to take immediate possession of the Collateral and to exercise its rights with
respect thereto.

          (f) Marshalling. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any Secured Party shall be required
to marshal any present or future collateral security (including but not limited to this Article
VII and the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them
or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order,
and all of the rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder and of the Collateral Agent or any Secured
Party in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative
and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent that it lawfully
may, the Grantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshalling of
collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Collateral Agent’s rights
under this Article VII or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the
Obligations or under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations
is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, the
Grantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.

          (g) Proceeds of Dispositions. All proceeds received by the Collateral Agent in
respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the
Collateral may, in the discretion of the Collateral Agent, be applied in accordance with
Section 6.10 of the Original Indenture.

          (h) Maximum Liability of the Grantor. If the obligations of the Grantor hereunder
otherwise would be subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any applicable
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consideration the Grantor’s (i) rights of reimbursement and indemnity from the Company, if
any, with respect to amounts paid by the Grantor, and (ii) rights of subrogation to the rights of
the Secured Parties, then such obligations hereby are reduced to the largest amount that would make
them not subject to such avoidance. Any Person asserting that the Grantor’s obligations are so
avoidable shall have the burden (including the burden of production and of persuasion) of proving
(x) that, without giving effect to this Section 7.04(h), the Grantor’s obligations
hereunder would be avoidable and (y) the extent to which such obligations are reduced by operation
of this Section 7.04(h).

     Section 7.05 Collateral Agent’s Obligations and Duties.

          (a) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Grantor shall remain liable under
each contract or agreement comprised in the Collateral to be observed or performed by the Grantor
thereunder. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or
liability under any such contract or agreement by reason of or arising out of this Article
VII or the receipt by the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party of any payment relating to any
of the Collateral, nor shall the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party be obligated in any manner
to perform any of the obligations of the Grantor under or pursuant to any such contract or
agreement, to make inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the
Collateral Agent or any Secured Party in respect of the Collateral or as to the sufficiency of any
performance by any party under any such contract or agreement, to present or file any claim, to
take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have
been assigned to the Collateral Agent or to which the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party may be
entitled at any time or times.

          (b) The Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safe keeping and physical
preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under §9-207 of the UCC or otherwise, shall be to
deal with such Collateral in the same manner as the Collateral Agent deals with similar property
for its own account. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral
Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or
control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior
parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible
for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in
any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any
security interest in the Collateral. In the event of a direction by the Grantor, if Collateral
Agent may be subject to any liability, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to request and upon
such request shall receive indemnity from the Grantor.

          (c) The Holders hereby authorize the Trustee and Collateral Agent to enter into the agreements
and documents relating to the security interest contemplated herein to be entered into by the
Trustee or the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent has the right hereunder, to make demands, to
give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking
any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), in
accordance with this Article VII and the Indenture, and solely upon the instructions of and
receipt of indemnity from (as described in the Original Indenture) the Holders, who by their
acceptance of the benefits of this First Supplemental Indenture, hereby

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agree to be bound by its terms and those of the Original Indenture, to the extent not modified
herein, shall be obligated to do so.

          (d) The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of
any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in
any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission
to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent, for the validity
or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity
of the title of the Company to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of
taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the
Collateral.

     Section 7.06 Power of Attorney.

          (a) Appointment and Powers of Collateral Agent. The Grantor hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of
substitution, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, as its true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of
the Grantor or in the Collateral Agent’s own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of
this Article VII, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all
documents and instruments that may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this
Article VII and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby gives said
attorneys the power and right, on behalf of the Grantor, without notice to or assent by the
Grantor, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, generally to sell,
transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral
in compliance with the UCC and as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the
absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do at the Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from
time to time, all acts and things which the Collateral Agent reasonably deems necessary to protect,
preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Collateral Agent’s security interest therein in
order to effect the intent of this Article VII, all as fully and effectively as the Grantor
might do, including, without limitation, (x) in the name of Grantor or its own name, or otherwise,
take possession of and endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other
instruments for the payment of moneys due with respect to any Collateral and file any claim or take
any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the
Collateral Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due with respect to any
Collateral and (y) the execution, delivery and recording, in connection with any sale or other
disposition of any Collateral, of the endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance
or transfer with respect to such Collateral. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an
interest and shall terminate upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to
Section 8.01(a).

          (b) Ratification by the Grantor. To the extent permitted by law, the Grantor hereby
ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          (c) No Duty on the Collateral Agent. The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent
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Secured Parties in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Trustee or the
Collateral Agent to exercise any such powers. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be
accountable only for the amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such
powers and neither it nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible
to the Grantor for any act or failure to act, except for the Trustee or the Collateral Agent’s own
negligence or willful misconduct.

     Section 7.07 Waiver; No Waiver.

          (a) The Grantor waives demand, notice, protest, notice of acceptance of this First
Supplemental Indenture, notice of credit extended, Collateral received or delivered or other action
taken in reliance hereon and all other demands and notices of any description. With respect to
both the Obligations and the Collateral, the Grantor assents to any extension or postponement of
the time of payment or any other indulgence, to any substitution, exchange or release of or failure
to perfect any security interest in any Collateral, to the addition or release of any party or
person primarily or secondarily liable, to the acceptance of partial payment thereon and the
settlement, compromising or adjusting of any thereof, all in such manner and at such time or times
as the Collateral Agent may deem advisable.

          (b) The Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the
Collateral or any income thereon, nor as to the preservation of rights against prior parties, nor
as to the preservation of any rights pertaining thereto beyond the safe custody thereof as set
forth in Section 7.05(b). The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have waived any of
its rights upon or under the Obligations or the Collateral unless such waiver shall be in writing
and in accordance with Article IX. No delay or omission on the part of the Collateral
Agent in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of such right or any other right. A waiver
on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any right on any future
occasion. All rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Obligations or the
Collateral, whether evidenced hereby or by any other instrument or papers, shall be cumulative and
may be exercised singularly, alternatively, successively or concurrently at such time or at such
times as the Collateral Agent deems expedient.

     Section 7.08 Release of Collateral.

          (a) The security interests granted hereby shall terminate, as to any portion of the
Collateral, automatically without further action and all rights to such Collateral shall revert to
the Grantor, (i) to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction (including
without limitation the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, the disposition of
equipment and other goods not useful or used in the business of the Grantor in the ordinary course
of business, the use of cash to pay operating expenses in the ordinary course of business, and the
payment, directly or indirectly, of any Dividends from the Grantor to any Person) not prohibited by
the Indenture, and (ii) to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction that has
been consented to in accordance with Article IX.

          (b) Upon the payment in full of the Obligations, the security interests granted hereby shall
terminate automatically without further action and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the
Grantor.

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          (c) Upon any such termination described in clauses (a) or (b) above, the Collateral Agent will
promptly authorize the Grantor to prepare and file, as applicable, such instruments as may be
reasonably requested by the Grantor to evidence such termination, including properly completed
UCC-3 Financing Statements; provided, that all such instruments (including UCC-3 Financing
Statements) shall be prepared by and at the expense of the Grantor. The provisions of clauses (a)
and (b) above shall be subject to Section 4.05 of the Original Indenture.

          (d) In connection with any release of Collateral hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall receive
and be fully protected in relying upon an Opinion of Counsel and Officers’ Certificate stating that
all conditions precedent in the Indenture and the Security Documents to the release of such
Collateral have been complied with.

ARTICLE VIII

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

     The provisions of Article VIII of this First Supplemental Indenture shall supersede
and replace the provisions of Article Eight of the Original Indenture for purposes of the
Notes.

     Section 8.01 Discharge of Company’s Liability on Notes.

          (a) When (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding Notes (other than Notes
replaced or paid pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Original Indenture) for cancellation or
(ii) all outstanding Notes have become due and payable, whether at maturity or upon a repurchase
pursuant to Article III hereof, and the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee money
sufficient to pay at maturity or upon repurchase all outstanding Notes, including interest thereon
to maturity or such repurchase date (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 of
the Original Indenture), and any shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares
of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes, and if in each such case the
Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this First Supplemental
Indenture shall, subject to Section 8.01(b), cease to be of further effect. The Trustee
shall acknowledge satisfaction and discharge of this First Supplemental Indenture on demand of the
Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and
expense of the Company stating that the conditions precedent to such discharge have been complied
with.

          (b) Notwithstanding clause (a) above, the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.05 and
2.06 of this First Supplemental Indenture, this Article VIII shall survive until
the Notes have been paid in full. Thereafter, the Company’s obligations in Section 7.08 of
the Original Indenture and Sections 8.03 and 8.04 of this First Supplemental
Indenture shall survive.

     Section 8.02 Application of Trust Funds. The Trustee shall hold in trust money and
any shares of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes deposited with it
pursuant to this Article VIII. It shall apply the deposited money through the Paying Agent
and in accordance with Section 6.10 of the Original Indenture.

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     Section 8.03 Repayment to Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly
turn over to the Company upon request any excess money or securities held by them at any time.

          Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay
to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest
and any shares of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes that remains
unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Noteholders entitled to the money and/or securities must
look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless applicable abandoned property law
designates another Person.

     Section 8.04 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any
money or to deliver any shares of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes
in accordance with this Article VIII 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 the Indenture and the Notes shall be
revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article VIII
until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money and any shares
of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes in accordance with this
Article VIII; provided, however, that (a) if the Company has made any payment of interest
on or principal of any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be
subrogated to the rights of the Noteholders to receive such payment from the money held by the
Trustee or Paying Agent and (b) unless otherwise required by any legal proceeding or any order or
judgment of any court or Governmental Authority, the Trustee shall return all such money, shares of
Common Stock or property to the Company promptly after receiving a written request therefor at any
time, if such reinstatement of the Company’s obligations has occurred and continued to be in
effect.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

     Section 9.01 Without Consent of Noteholders. The provisions of Section 9.01
of this First Supplemental Indenture shall supersede and replace the provisions of Section
9.01 of the Original Indenture for purposes of the Notes. The Company and the Trustee may
amend the Notes or the Indenture as it relates to the Notes without notice to or consent of any
Noteholder:

          (a) to add to the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company for the benefit of the
Noteholders or to surrender any right or power conferred in the Indenture upon the Company;

          (b) to evidence the succession of another corporation or limited liability company to the
Company and the assumption by it of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the
Notes pursuant to and in compliance with the terms of this Indenture;

          (c) to provide for the acceptance of appointment under the Indenture of a successor Trustee
with respect to the Notes and to add to or change any provision of the

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Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts
created pursuant to the Indenture by more than one Trustee;

          (d) to establish the form or terms of a Series of Securities as permitted by Section
2.01 of the Original Indenture;

          (e) to provide that specific provisions of the Indenture shall not apply to a Series of
Securities not previously issued;

          (f) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

          (g) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; or

          (h) to make any change that does not adversely affect the legal rights of any Noteholder.

          After an amendment under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the Company shall
provide to Noteholders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice
to all such Noteholders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an
amendment under this Section 9.01.

     Section 9.02 With Consent of Noteholders. The provisions of Section 9.02 of
this First Supplemental Indenture shall supersede and replace the provisions of Section
9.02 of the Original Indenture for purposes of the Notes. Except as provided below, the
Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Notes with the written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including
consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the
Notes), without notice to any other Noteholder. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the Notes then outstanding may waive compliance by the Company with any provision of the Notes or
of the Indenture relating to such Notes (other than any Default or Event of Default in payment of
any amount of interest, principal, premium, if any, or additional interest on the Notes) without
notice to any Noteholders. Without the consent of each Noteholder affected, however, an amendment,
supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04 of the Original
Indenture, may not:

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

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

          (c) make any change that impairs or adversely affect the right of a Holder to convert any
Notes;

          (d) reduce the principal of or extend the Maturity Date of any Note or alter or waive any of
the provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes;

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

          (f) make any change in Section 6.02 or this Section 9.02 of this First
Supplemental Indenture or Sections 6.04 or 6.07 of the Original Indenture;

          (g) adversely modify the ranking or priority of the Notes; or

          (h) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest on, principal of, premium,
if any, or additional interest on any Notes.

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

     After an amendment under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall
provide to Noteholders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice
to all Noteholders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment
under this Section 9.02.

     The right of any Holder to participate in any consent required or sought pursuant to any
provision of the Indenture, and the obligation of the Company to obtain any consent otherwise
required from that Holder, may be subject to the requirement that the Holder shall have been the
Holder of record of Notes with respect to which the consent is required or sought as of a date
identified by the Trustee in a notice furnished to Holders in accordance with the Indenture.

For the avoidance of doubt, other than Sections 9.01 and 9.02 of the Original
Indenture (which sections are superseded in their entirety by Sections 9.01 and
9.02 of this First Supplemental Indenture), the provisions of Article Nine of the
Original Indenture shall apply to the Notes.

ARTICLE X

CONVERSION OF NOTES

     Section 10.01 Right to Convert. Upon compliance with the provisions of this
Article X, a Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all or any
portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or multiple thereof) of such
Holder’s Notes, at any time prior to the close of business on the Trading Day immediately preceding
the Maturity Date at an initial conversion rate set forth in the applicable Note (which with
respect to the Notes issued on the date of this First Supplemental Indenture shall initially be
869.5652 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustments as provided in Section 10.04 of
this First Supplemental Indenture, as so adjusted from time to time, the “Conversion Rate”)
per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (the “Conversion Obligation”) and to receive the
Additional Payment Upon Conversion. Notes in respect of which a Redemption Notice has been given
by the Company may not be converted pursuant to Article X hereof on or after the fourth
Business Day after the date of the receipt of such Redemption Notice by the Holder thereof;
provided, however, that any Redemption Notice shall be deemed to have been received by such Holder
on the earlier of (a) the Business Day following the Company’s filing of a current report on Form
8-K announcing the delivery of such Redemption Notice and (b) five Business Days after the
Trustee’s delivery of such Redemption Notice to the Holders.

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     Section 10.02 Issuance Limitations.

          (a) The total number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable on any Conversion Date upon
conversion of any Notes and as Additional Payment Upon Conversion, or on any Interest Payment Date
in payment of interest on the Notes (including any shares of capital stock or rights to acquire
shares of capital stock issued by the Company that are aggregated or integrated with the Common
Stock issued or issuable on any Conversion Date upon conversion of any Notes and as Additional
Payment Upon Conversion, or payment of interest on the Notes for purposes of any such rule or
regulation) shall not (when aggregated with any shares of Common Stock already issued in respect of
the Notes) exceed the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company can so issue
pursuant to any rule or regulation of the New York Stock Exchange (or any other principal United
States securities market on which the Common Stock trades) (the “Maximum Share Amount”),
subject to equitable adjustments from time to time for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations,
capital reorganizations and similar events relating to the Common Stock occurring after the Issue
Date. The limitation set forth in this Section 10.02(a) shall not apply if the issuances
of Common Stock in lieu of cash are Permitted Issuances or if the Stockholder Approval has been
obtained.

          (b) At any time after which the Company has issued the Maximum Share Amount in respect of the
Notes prior to the date that all of the Notes have been converted into shares of Common Stock, any
further obligations of the Company to issue shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any Notes or
as Additional Payment Upon Conversion shall be in cash (in an amount equal to the number of shares
of Common Stock issuable on the applicable date of determination at the Conversion Price on such
date multiplied by the VWAP per share for the Common Stock for the five Trading Days immediately
preceding the first Trading Day prior to such date), provided that the limitation set forth in this
Section 10.02(b) shall not apply if (i) the issuances of Common Stock in lieu of cash are
Permitted Issuances or the Stockholder Approval has been obtained and (ii) such shares of Common
Stock would not be subject to any transfer restrictions under the Securities Act or require
registration under the Securities Act or the approval of any other Governmental Authority under any
state or federal law

          (c) Interest on the Notes and any Additional Payment Upon Conversion shall be paid by the
Company in cash (in the case of Additional Payment Upon Conversion, in an amount equal to the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable on the applicable date of determination at the Conversion
Price on such date multiplied by the VWAP per share for the Common Stock for the five Trading Days
immediately preceding the first Trading Day prior to such date) unless prior to the issuance of
shares of Common Stock in lieu thereof, such shares of Common Stock would not be subject to any
transfer restrictions under the Securities Act or require registration under the Securities Act or
the approval of any other Governmental Authority under any state or federal law. For the avoidance
of doubt, such calculation shall be made by the Company using the interest rate provided by the
Calculation Agent.

     Section 10.03 Conversion Procedures; Settlement Upon Conversion; No Adjustment for
Interest or Dividends.

          (a) In order to exercise the conversion right with respect to any Notes in certificated form,
a Holder must (A) complete and manually sign an irrevocable notice of

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conversion in the form entitled “Form of Conversion Notice” attached to the reverse of such
certificated Note (or a facsimile thereof) (a “Conversion Notice”), (B) deliver such
Conversion Notice and certificated Note to the Conversion Agent at the office of the Conversion
Agent, (C) to the extent any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion are to be issued in a
name other than the Holder’s, furnish endorsements and transfer documents as may be required by the
Conversion Agent and (D) if required pursuant to Section 10.03(e), pay all transfer or
similar taxes or duties.

          In order to exercise the conversion right with respect to any interest in a Global Note, a
Holder must (A) comply with the Depositary’s procedures for converting a beneficial interest in a
Global Note and (B) to the extent any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion are to be
issued in a name other than the Holder’s, furnish endorsements and transfer documents as may be
required by the Conversion Agent and, if required pursuant to Section 10.03(e), pay all
transfer or similar taxes or duties.

          The date that the Holder satisfies the foregoing requirements is the “Conversion
Date.”

          A Holder of Notes is not entitled to any rights of a holder of Common Stock until such Holder
has converted its Notes to Common Stock, and only to the extent such Notes are deemed to have been
converted to Common Stock under this Article X.

          (b) If more than one Note is surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the
Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes, if any, that shall be payable upon conversion
shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified
portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered.

          (c) In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the
Note so surrendered, without charge to such Holder, a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations
in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Note.

          (d) Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee and the Depositary shall
reduce the principal amount of such Global Note in their records, and the Trustee shall reflect
such reduction on Schedule I to such Global Note.

          (e) The issue of stock certificates upon conversions of Notes shall be made without charge to
the converting Holder for any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax in respect of the
issue thereof. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax which may be
payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of stock in any name other
than that of the Holder of any Notes converted, and the Company shall not be required to issue or
deliver any such stock certificate unless and until the Person or Persons requesting the issue
thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the
satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

          Section 10.04 Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted
from time to time by the Company as follows; provided that the Company shall not

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make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders participate, as a result of holding the
Notes, in any of the transactions described below without having to convert their Notes as if they
held the full number of shares underlying their Notes:

          (a) If the Company shall issue shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares
of Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate
will be adjusted based on the following formula:

          where

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR0 =  
	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend
Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such share
split or share combination;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR’ =  
	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the opening of business on
the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of
such share split or share combination;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	OS0 =  
	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior
to the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date
of such share split or share combination; and
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	OS’ =  
	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after, and
solely as a result of, such event.

          Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after (x) the opening of business on the
Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution or (y) the effective date of such share split or
share combination. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section
10.04(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the
Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been
declared.

          (b) If the Company shall distribute to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock
any rights or warrants entitling them for a period of not more than 60 days to subscribe for or
purchase shares of the Common Stock, at a price per share less than the Current Market Price of the
Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

          where

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR0 = 
	 	 the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend
Date for such distribution;

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	 	CR’ =  
	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the opening of business on
the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	OS0 = 
	 	 the number of shares of the Common Stock that are outstanding
immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	X     =  
	 	the total number of shares of the Common Stock issuable pursuant to such
rights or warrants; and
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Y    =  
	 	the number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the aggregate price
payable to exercise such rights or warrants divided by the Current Market
Price.

          Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the opening of business on the
Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. In the event that such rights or warrants described in
this Section 10.04(b) are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to
the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution had
not occurred. To the extent that such rights or warrants are not exercised prior to their
expiration or shares of the Common Stock are otherwise not delivered pursuant to such rights or
warrants upon the exercise of such rights or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to
the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such
rights or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of shares of the
Common Stock actually delivered. In determining the aggregate price payable for such shares of the
Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received for such rights or
warrants with the value of such consideration if other than cash to be determined by the Board of
Directors.

          (c) Subject to Section 10.08, if the Company shall distribute shares of its Capital
Stock, rights to acquire the Company’s Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other of its
assets or property to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock other than (v) dividends
or distributions referenced to in Section 10.04(a); (w) rights or warrants referenced to in
Section 10.04(b); (x) dividends or distributions referenced to in Section 10.04(d);
(y) any dividends and distributions in connection with a Reorganization Event covered by
Section 10.05; and (z) any Spin-Off to which the provisions set forth below in this
Section 10.04(c) shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, rights, indebtedness, or
other asset or property hereinafter in this Section 10.04(c) called the “Distributed
Property”), to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock, then, in each such case
the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

          where

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR0 =  
	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend
Date for such distribution;

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	 	CR’ =  
	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the opening of business on
the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	SP0 =  
	 	the Current Market Price; and
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	FMV =
	 	 the Fair Market Value, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution, of the
Distributed Property, expressed as an amount per share of the Common Stock.

          With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 10.04(c) where there has been a
payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of shares of Capital Stock of any
class or series of, or similar equity interest in, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the
Company (a “Spin-Off”), that are, or, when issued, will be, listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, Nasdaq Global Select Market, Nasdaq Global Market, or any other national or regional
securities exchange or market, the Conversion Rate will be instead adjusted based on the following
formula:

          where

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR0 =  
	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the
Valuation Period;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR’ =  
	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation
Period;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	FMV0= 
	 	the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock
or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Common Stock
applicable to one share of the Common Stock over the first ten consecutive
Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the effective date of the
Spin-Off (the “Valuation Period”); and
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	MP0 = 
	 	the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock
over the Valuation Period.

          The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall occur immediately
following the last day of the Valuation Period; provided that in respect of any conversion during
the Valuation Period, references with respect to ten Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with
such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the effective date of such Spin-Off and
the Conversion Date in determining the applicable Conversion Rate.

          Any other adjustment made pursuant to this Section 10.04(c) shall become effective
immediately after the opening of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or
distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall
be readjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or
distribution had not been declared.

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          For purposes of this Section 10.04(c), Section 10.04(a) and Section
10.04(b), any dividend or distribution to which this Section 10.04(c) is applicable
that also includes shares of Common Stock or rights or warrants to subscribe for, or purchase
shares of Common Stock to which Section 10.04(a) or 10.04(b) applies (or both),
shall be deemed instead to be (1) a dividend or distribution of the evidences of indebtedness,
assets, property or shares of the Company’s Capital Stock or rights to acquire Capital Stock, other
than such shares of Common Stock or rights or warrants to which Section 10.04(a) or
10.04(b) applies (and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section
10.04(c) with respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made) immediately followed
by (2) a dividend or distribution of such shares of Common Stock or such rights or warrants to
which Section 10.04(a) or 10.04(b) applies (and any further Conversion Rate
adjustment required by Section 10.04(a) and 10.04(b) with respect to such dividend
or distribution shall then be made), except (A) the Ex-Dividend Date of such deemed dividend or
distribution shall be substituted for the “Ex-Dividend Date” within the meaning of Section
10.04(a) and Section 10.04(b) and (B) any shares of Common Stock included in such
dividend or distribution shall not be deemed “outstanding immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend Date
for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such share split or share combination”
within the meaning of Section 10.04(a).

          (d) If the Company pays any cash dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders
of its Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

          where

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR0 = 
	 	 the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend
Date for such dividend or distribution;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR’ =  
	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the opening of business on
the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	SP0 =  
	 	the Current Market Price; and
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	C    =  
	 	the amount in cash per share of Common Stock the Company distributes to
holders of its Common Stock.

          Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the opening of business on the
Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so
paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be
in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

          (e) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or
exchange offer for the Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other
consideration included in the payment per share of the Common Stock exceeds the Last Reported Sale
Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately succeeding the last

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date (the “Expiration Date”) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to
such tender offer or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following
formula:

          where

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR0 =  
	 	the Conversion Rate in effect at the close of business on the
Expiration Date;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR’ = 
	 	 the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Expiration Date;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	FMV =
	 	the Fair Market Value, on the Expiration Date, of the aggregate
value of all cash and any other consideration paid or payable for shares
validly tendered or exchanged and not withdrawn as of the Expiration Date;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	OS’  = 
	 	 the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the last
time tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender offer or exchange
offer, giving effect to the consummation of such transaction (the
“Expiration Time”);
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	OS0 =
	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior
to the Expiration Time; and
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	SP’  =
	 	the Last Reported Sale Price of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately
succeeding the Expiration Date.

          Such adjustment shall become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the
Trading Day immediately succeeding the Expiration Date. If the Company or one of its Subsidiaries
is obligated to purchase shares of the Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange
offer, but the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company is permanently prevented by applicable
law, or otherwise, from effecting any or all or any portion of such purchases or all such purchases
are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be
in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made. Except as set forth in the
preceding sentence, if the application of this Section 10.04(e) to any tender offer or
exchange offer would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment shall be made for
such tender offer or exchange offer under this Section 10.04(e).

          (f) If the Company announces or effects a reverse stock split of the Common Stock, the
Conversion Rate will be adjusted first as provided in Section 10.04(a), and then shall be
further adjusted as set forth in Section 10.04(f)(i) immediately after the expiration of
the Announcement Period and adjusted again as set forth in Section 10.04(f)(ii) immediately
after the expiration of the Effectuation Period.

          (i) Following the expiration of the Announcement Period, by multiplying the existing
Conversion Rate by the greater of: (i) one and (ii) a fraction, the

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numerator of which shall be the market capitalization of the Common Stock prior to the
announcement of the reverse stock split (calculated as a product of (w) the VWAP per share
of the Common Stock for the five Trading Day period ending on the earlier of (a) the date
that the Company publicly discloses its intention to effectuate (or consider) the reverse
stock split through a press release, proxy materials or other means and (b) the date that
the Company publicly discloses that it has received any notice or other communication from
the New York Stock Exchange to the effect that the Common Stock will be de-listed and (x)
the average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for such five Trading Day period)
and the denominator of which shall be the market capitalization of the Common Stock after
the announcement of the reverse stock split (calculated as a product of (y) the VWAP per
share of the Common Stock for the five Trading Day period beginning the Trading Day
following the announcement of the reverse stock split (such period being the
“Announcement Period”) and (z) the average number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding during the Announcement Period).

          (ii) Following the expiration of the Effectuation Period, by multiplying the then
existing Conversion Rate by the greater of: (i) one and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be the market capitalization of the Common Stock prior to the effectuation of
the reverse stock split (calculated as a product of (w) the VWAP per share of the Common
Stock for the five Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day prior to the date the
reverse stock split is effectuated and (x) the average number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding for such five day period) and the denominator of which shall be the market
capitalization of the Common Stock after the effectuation of the reverse stock split
(calculated as a product of (y) the VWAP per share of the Common Stock for the five Trading
Day period beginning the Trading Day following the effectuation of the reverse stock split
(such period being the “Effectuation Period”) and (z) the average number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding during the Effectuation Period).

          (g) If on the Reset Date, the SLV Ratio multiplied by 0.9 exceeds the Common Stock Ratio, then
the Conversion Rate shall be the greater of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to
the Reset Date and (ii) 1,000 divided by 115% of the VWAP per share of the Company’s Common Stock
for the Reset Period.

          (h) Except with respect to a Spin-Off, in cases where the Fair Market Value of assets, debt
securities or certain rights, warrants or options to purchase the Company’s securities, applicable
to one share of Common Stock, distributed to stockholders:

          (i) equals or exceeds the average Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock
over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Record Date for such
distribution, or

          (ii) such average Last Reported Sale Prices exceeds the Fair Market Value of
such assets, debt securities or rights, warrants or options so distributed by less
than $0.25,

rather than being entitled to an adjustment in the Conversion Rate, the Holder will be entitled to
receive upon conversion, in addition to the shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination of

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cash and shares of Common Stock, the kind and amount of assets, debt securities or rights, warrants
or options comprising the distribution, if any, that such Holder would have received if such Holder
had held the full number of shares of Common Stock underlying its Notes immediately prior to the
Ex-Dividend Date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive the distribution.

          (i) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company from time to time may increase the
Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors
shall have made a determination that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest, which
determination shall be conclusive. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the
preceding sentence, the Company shall provide to Holders a notice of the increase, which notice
shall be provided at least 15 days prior to the effectiveness of any such increase, and such notice
shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.

          (j) In addition, the Company may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to
avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of Common
Stock in connection with any dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock (or rights to
acquire such shares) or similar event.

          (k) All calculations and other determinations under this Article X shall be made by
the Company and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share. No
adjustment pursuant to this Section 10.04 shall be required to be made to the Conversion
Rate unless such adjustment would require a change of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate then in
effect at such time. However, any adjustments that are less than 1% of the Conversion Rate shall
be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment, regardless of whether the
aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, within one year of the first adjustment carried forward or on
the 35th Trading Day preceding the Maturity Date.

          (l) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall issue a
press release containing the relevant information and make this information available on its
website. In addition, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee and any Conversion Agent
other than the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such
adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and
until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officers’ Certificate, the
Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may
assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect.
Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment
of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each
adjustment becomes effective and shall provide such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion
Rate to each Holder within 20 days of the effective date of such adjustment. Failure to deliver
such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

          (m) In any case in which this Section 10.04 provides that an adjustment shall become
effective immediately after (i) the opening of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for a dividend or
distribution described in Section 10.04(a), 10.04(b), 10.04(d), (ii) the
effective date

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for a share split or share combination of the Common Stock described in Section
10.04(a), (iii) the opening of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive a rights or warrants pursuant to Section 10.04(b), or (iv)
the Expiration Date for any tender or exchange offer pursuant to Section 10.04(e), (each a
“Determination Date”), the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of the
applicable Adjustment Event issuing to the Holder of any Notes converted after such Determination
Date and before the occurrence of such Adjustment Event, the additional shares of Common Stock or
other securities issuable upon such conversion by reason of the adjustment required by such
Adjustment Event over and above the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion before giving effect
to such adjustment. For purposes of this Section 10.04(l), the term “Adjustment
Event” shall mean:

	 	(1)	 	in any case referred to in clause (i) hereof,
the date any such dividend or distribution is paid or made;
	 
	 	(2)	 	in any case referred to in clause (ii) hereof,
the occurrence of such event;
	 
	 	(3)	 	in any case referred to in clause (iii) hereof,
the date of expiration of such rights or warrants; and
	 
	 	(4)	 	in any case referred to in clause (iv) hereof,
the date a sale or exchange of Common Stock pursuant to such tender or
exchange offer is consummated.

          (n) If as of any Conversion Date, the Conversion Rate under this First Supplemental Indenture
would result in a Conversion Price below the par value per share of Common Stock (such adjusted
Conversion Rate, the “Absolute Conversion Rate”), the Conversion Rate with respect to the
Notes being converted on such Conversion Date shall be adjusted to equal the amount obtained by
dividing 1,000 by the par value of the Common Stock in effect at such time of determination (the
“Par Value Adjusted Conversion Rate”) and, upon the Holder’s conversion of such Notes, the
Company shall pay such Holder an amount in cash equal to (i) the difference between (A) the number
of shares of Common Stock that would have been issuable upon such conversion at the Absolute
Conversion Rate and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion at the Par
Value Adjusted Conversion Rate multiplied by (ii) the VWAP per share for the five Trading Days
immediately preceding the first Trading Day prior to the applicable Conversion Date.

	 	(o)	 	The applicable Conversion Rate will not be adjusted:

	 	(1)	 	upon the issuance of any shares of the Common
Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the
reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s
securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares
of the Common Stock under any plan;
	 
	 	(2)	 	upon the issuance of any shares of the Common
Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any
present or future

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	 	 	 	employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or
assumed by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; or
	 
	 	(3)	 	for a change in the par value of the Common
Stock.

          (p) For purposes of this Section 10.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any
time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include
shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common
Stock. The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock
held in the treasury of the Company.

          (q) Whenever any provision of this Article X requires a calculation of a number of
shares of Common Stock equal to a sum or an average of Last Reported Sale Prices over a span of
multiple days, the Company will make appropriate adjustments (determined by the Board of Directors)
to account for any event requiring adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any
event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date of the event
occurs, at any time during the period from which the sum or average is to be calculated.

          (r) Except as stated in this Article X, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion
Rate for the issuance of shares of Common Stock, including in connection with satisfaction of the
Conversion Obligation with a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of
Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities.

     Section 10.05 Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. If any of
the following events occur:

          (a) any reclassification of the outstanding Common Stock (other than a change in par value or
as a result of a share split or share combination to which Section 10.04(a) applies);

          (b) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person; or

          (c) any conveyance, transfer, sale, lease or other disposition to any other Person or Persons
of all or substantially all of the Company’s consolidated assets, and, in either case, the holders
of Common Stock received cash, securities or other property (the “Reference Property”) in
exchange for such Common Stock (any such event or transaction, a “Reorganization Event”),
in each case, the Company or the Successor Company, as the case may be, shall execute with the
Trustee a supplemental indenture (which shall comply with the TIA as in force at the date of
execution of such supplemental indenture, if such supplemental indenture is then required to so
comply) providing that such Notes shall, without the consent of any Holders, become convertible
based on the type and amount of consideration that holders of Common Stock received in such
Reorganization Event. If the Reorganization Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into the
right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form
of stockholder election), the Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible will be
deemed to be the weighted average of the types and

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amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively made such
an election. In all cases, the provisions under Section 10.03 shall continue to apply with
respect to the calculation of the Conversion Obligation and the method of settlement. Such
supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as
practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article X.

          The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be provided
to each Holder within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not
affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

          The above provisions of this Section 10.05 shall similarly apply to successive
reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers, sales, leases or other
dispositions.

          (d) If this Section 10.05 applies to any event or occurrence, Section 10.04
shall not apply.

     Section 10.06 Certain Covenants.

          (a) The Company shall, prior to the issuance of any Notes hereunder, and from time to time as
may be necessary, reserve out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock or shares of Common Stock
held in treasury, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock, free of preemptive rights, to
permit the conversion of the Notes.

          (b) The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes will
be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all
taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

          (c) The Company shall endeavor promptly to comply with all federal and state securities laws
regulating the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of Notes, if
any, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have listed or quoted and shall keep listed
or quoted all such shares of Common Stock on each U.S. national securities exchange or automatic
quotation system or over-the-counter or other domestic market on which the Common Stock is then
listed or quoted.

     Section 10.07 Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions. In the event:

          (a) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock that
would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.04;

          (b) the Company shall authorize the granting to all or substantially all of the holders of its
Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any share of any class or any other
rights or warrants that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section
10.04;

          (c) of any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company (other than a share split or
share combination of its outstanding Common Stock, or a change in par value), or

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of any share exchange, consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for which
approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the conveyance, transfer, sale,
lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company;
or

          (d) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company;

then the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and to be provided to each Holder, as
promptly as possible but in any event at least 20 days prior to the applicable date hereinafter
specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution or rights or warrants, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of
which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution or rights
are to be determined, or (y) the date on which such reclassification, share exchange,
consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, sale, lease or other disposition, dissolution,
liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is
expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock
for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect
therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such dividend, distribution,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

     Section 10.08 Stockholder Rights Plans. Upon any conversion of the Notes, a Holder
will receive, in addition to the Common Stock, the rights under the Company’s Rights Agreement
dated as of May 11, 1999 (the “Stockholder Rights Plan”) and any subsequent similar rights
plan, unless, prior to any conversion, the rights provided for in the Company’s Rights Agreement or
any subsequent similar rights plan, have separated from the Common Stock in accordance with the
provisions of the Stockholder Rights Plan so that the Holders of the Notes would not be entitled to
receive any rights in respect of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, in which case
the Conversion Price will be adjusted as provided in Section 10.04(c) above, subject to
readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of the rights. In lieu of
any such adjustment, the Company may amend the Stockholder Rights Plan to provide that upon
conversion of the Notes, the Holders will receive, in addition to cash and shares of Common Stock
issuable upon such conversion, the rights that would have attached to such shares of Common Stock
if the rights had not become separated from the Common Stock under the Stockholder Rights Plan. A
further adjustment shall occur as described in Section 10.04(c), if such rights become
exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or assets, subject to
readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

     Section 10.09 Responsibility of Trustee. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent
shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine the Conversion
Rate or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the
Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when
made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided
to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not be
accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common
Stock, or of any securities, property or cash that may at

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any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and any other
Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any
Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver
any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the
surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties,
responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article X. In addition to
the foregoing, in no event shall the Trustee or the Conversion Agent be responsible for the
monitoring of the price of the Company’s Common Stock hereunder.

     Section 10.10 Limitation on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Holder of Notes will be entitled to convert such Holder’s Notes into Common Stock to the extent
(and only to the extent) that such conversion would not cause such converting Holder (including its
Affiliates) to become, directly or indirectly, a “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of more than 9.99%
of the shares of the Common Stock outstanding at such time. Any purported delivery of shares of
Common Stock upon conversion of Notes shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to
the extent) that such delivery would result in the converting Holder (including its Affiliates)
becoming the beneficial owner of more than 9.99% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding at such
time. The Conversion Agent shall bear no responsibility for determining beneficial ownership of
the Common Stock holders, nor be charged with knowledge thereof, and shall be permitted to make
conversions without regard to such ownership, unless it has actual knowledge to the contrary.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Holder shall be entitled, with or without the
consent of the Company, to waive the restrictions set forth in this Section 10.10.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 11.01 Notices. Any notice or communication shall be in accordance with
Section 10.02 of the Original Indenture.

     Section 11.02 When Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the Noteholders 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 disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding,
except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on
any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes which a Trust Officer of the Trustee knows are so
owned shall be so disregarded. Subject to the foregoing, only Notes outstanding at the time shall
be considered in any such determination. This Section 11.02 supersedes in its entirety
Section 2.12 of the Original Indenture.

     Section 11.03 Governing Law. THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

     Section 11.04 No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee,
incorporator, stockholder or partner, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any
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the Company under the Notes or this First Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each
Noteholder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the
consideration for the issue of the Notes.

     Section 11.05 Successors. All agreements of the Company in the Indenture and the
Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee (including in its capacity as
Collateral Agent) in the Indenture shall bind its successors and assigns.

     Section 11.06 Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this
First Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together
represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this third Supplemental
Indenture.

     Section 11.07 Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents, cross-reference
sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this First Supplemental Indenture have been
inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and
shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

     Section 11.08 Severability Clause. In case any provision in this First Supplemental
Indenture 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 and such provision
shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

     Section 11.09 Calculations. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company will be
responsible for making all calculations called for under the Indenture and the Notes (including any
determinations of the price of the Common Stock). The Company shall make all such calculations in
good faith and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on Holders. The
Company upon request shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the
Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively
upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee
shall deliver a copy of such schedule to any Holder upon the request of such Holder.

     Section 11.10 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This First Supplemental
Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture (other than the Original Indenture), loan
or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement
(other than the Original Indenture) may not be used to interpret this First Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 11.11 Rights of the Trustee Under the Original Indenture. For the avoidance
of doubt, in acting under and by virtue of this First Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall
have all of the rights, protections and immunities accorded to it under the Original Indenture, all
such rights, protections and immunities are incorporated by reference herein, and shall inure to
the benefit of the Collateral Agent mutatis mutandis under each of the Original Indenture and this
First Supplemental Indenture. Further, any and all of the rights, protections and immunities
afforded to the Collateral Agent herein shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee also.

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     Section 11.12 No Recourse Against Others. No recourse under or upon any obligation,
covenant or agreement of the Indenture, or of the Notes, or for any claim based thereon or
otherwise in respect hereof or thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer
or director, past, present or future as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor
corporation, either directly or through the Company or any such predecessor or successor
corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement
of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that the Indenture and the
obligations issued thereunder and hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such
personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators,
shareholders, officers or directors as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor
corporation, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness authorized by the
Indenture, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the
Indenture or in the Notes or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability of
every name and nature, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any
and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, shareholder, officer or director
as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness authorized by the Indenture, or under or by
reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Indenture or in the Notes or
implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a
consideration for, the acceptance of the Notes.

Other than Sections 10.08, 10.09, 10.10 and 10.11 of the Original
Indenture, all of which are superseded by this First Supplemental Indenture, Article Ten of
the Original Indenture shall apply to the Notes.

[Signature page follows.]

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this First Supplemental Indenture and Security
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COEUR D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION,

as Issuer

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Dennis E. Wheeler
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dennis W. Wheeler 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and President 	 
	 
	 	COEUR ROCHESTER, INC.,

as Grantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Dennis E. Wheeler
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dennis W. Wheeler 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Executive Officer and President 	 
	 

[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Karen A. Trachtenberg
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Karen A. Trachtenberg 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Global Notes Legend]

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

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

 

 

No.                    

Senior Secured Floating Rate Convertible Notes due 2012

CUSIP No.: [                    ]

ISIN: [                    ]

          COEUR
D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION, AN IDAHO CORPORATION, PROMISES TO PAY
TO [CEDE &
CO.]1, OR
REGISTERED ASSIGNS, THE PRINCIPAL SUM OF [
                    ] MILLION DOLLARS ($
                    ) [OR SUCH LESSER AMOUNT
AS IS INDICATED IN SCHEDULE I ATTACHED HERETO]2, ON OCTOBER 15, 2012, AND TO PAY INTEREST THEREON
FROM [
                    ] , OR FROM THE MOST RECENT INTEREST PAYMENT DATE TO WHICH INTEREST HAS BEEN PAID
OR DULY PROVIDED FOR, QUARTERLY ON JANUARY 15, APRIL 15, JULY 15 AND OCTOBER 15 OF EACH YEAR,
COMMENCING [
                    ]3 15, 2009, AT AN ANNUAL RATE EQUAL TO THE THREE-MONTH LIBOR RATE PLUS
7.50%, FROM
[                    ]4 UNTIL THE PRINCIPAL THEREOF IS PAID OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN NO EVENT WILL THE ANNUAL RATE BE LESS THAN 9.00% OR MORE THAN 12.00%;
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE INITIAL INTEREST RATE FOR NOTES ISSUED ON OCTOBER 20, 2008 SHALL BE
12.00%. THE THREE-MONTH LIBOR RATE WILL BE RESET QUARTERLY ON EACH INTEREST PAYMENT DATE (EACH OF
THESE DATES IS REFERRED TO AS AN “INTEREST RESET DATE”), BEGINNING ON [
                    ]5 15,
2009, UNTIL THE PRINCIPAL HEREOF IS PAID OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OR THE NOTE IS CONVERTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED ON THE REVERSE HEREOF). THE INTEREST RATE FOR THE FIRST
INTEREST PERIOD SHALL BE [___]%. THE INTEREST SO PAYABLE, AND PUNCTUALLY PAID OR DULY PROVIDED
FOR, ON ANY INTEREST PAYMENT DATE WILL, AS PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE, BE PAID TO THE PERSON IN
WHOSE NAME THIS NOTE (OR ONE OR MORE PREDECESSOR NOTES) IS REGISTERED AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK TIME,
ON THE REGULAR RECORD DATE FOR SUCH INTEREST, WHICH SHALL BE JANUARY 1, APRIL 1, JULY 1 OR OCTOBER
1 (WHETHER OR NOT A BUSINESS DAY), AS THE CASE MAY BE, NEXT PRECEDING SUCH INTEREST PAYMENT DATE.
ANY SUCH INTEREST NOT SO PUNCTUALLY PAID OR DULY PROVIDED FOR WILL FORTHWITH CEASE TO BE PAYABLE TO
THE HOLDER ON SUCH REGULAR RECORD DATE AND MAY EITHER BE PAID TO THE PERSON IN WHOSE NAME THIS NOTE
(OR ONE OR MORE PREDECESSOR NOTES) IS REGISTERED AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK TIME, ON A SPECIAL RECORD
DATE FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH

 

			
	1	 	Use bracketed language only if Global Note.
	 
	2	 	Use bracketed language only if Global Note.
	 
	3	 	The first Interest Payment Date after the Issue Date.
	 
	4	 	The applicable Issue Date
	 
	5	 	The first Interest Payment Date after the Issue Date.

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DEFAULTED INTEREST TO BE FIXED BY THE TRUSTEE, NOTICE WHEREOF SHALL BE GIVEN TO HOLDERS NOT
MORE THAN 15 DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH SPECIAL RECORD DATE, OR BE PAID AT ANY TIME IN ANY OTHER LAWFUL
MANNER NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY SECURITIES EXCHANGE ON WHICH THE NOTES MAY BE
LISTED, AND UPON SUCH NOTICE AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY SUCH EXCHANGE, ALL AS MORE FULLY PROVIDED IN THE
INDENTURE.

          Interest on the Notes will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day period consisting of twelve
30-day months. If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment will be made on the next
succeeding Business Day, and no additional interest will accrue in respect of such payment by
virtue of the payment being made on such later date.

          Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse
hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at
this place.

          This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and
for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of said State.

          The holder hereof takes this Note subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture.

          Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to
on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

Dated:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COEUR D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION,

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

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

  as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the

  Notes referred to in the Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Authorized Signatory	 	 

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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]

Senior Secured Floating Rate Convertible Notes due 2012

          COEUR D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION, an Idaho corporation (such corporation, and its successors
and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the
“Company”), issued these Notes under an indenture dated as of October 20, 2008 (the
“Original Indenture”), by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as
Trustee, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture and security agreement dated as of
October 20, 2008 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), among the Company, Coeur Rochester,
Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (the Original Indenture, as supplemented by the
First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), to which reference is hereby made for a
statement of the respective rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee,
the Company and the Holders and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authorized
and delivered. All terms used in this note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the
meaning assigned to them in the Indenture. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of
the Note and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control.

1. Further Provisions Relating to Interest

          In certain circumstances, liquidated damages may be payable as provided in Section
6.01 of the First Supplemental Indenture. Any such liquidated damages shall be payable in the
same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on these Notes.

2. Method of Payment.

          The Company will pay interest on the Notes in cash, or at the option of the Company, in Common
Stock or in cash and Common Stock, to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at 5:00 p.m.,
New York time, on the January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 next preceding the Interest Payment
Date even if Notes are canceled after the record date and on or before the Interest Payment Date,
except as otherwise provided in the Indenture. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to
collect principal payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in money of the United
States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private
debts.

          Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.02 of the First Supplemental
Indenture, if any shares of Common Stock are to be issued on an Interest Payment Date, then the
Company shall on the applicable Interest Payment Date, (X) provided that the Common Stock Transfer
Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its
designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y)
if the Common Stock Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities
Transfer Program, issue and deliver to such Holder, a certificate, registered in the name of the
Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be
entitled.

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          If any fractional share of Common Stock otherwise would be issuable as a result of the
issuance of Common Stock to pay interest due on the Notes, the Company shall calculate and pay to
the Holder of Notes a cash adjustment in lieu of such fractional share at a rate equal to the VWAP
per share for the five Trading Days immediately preceding the Trading Day prior to the Interest
Payment Date.

          The Company shall pay cash interest, if any, on:

          (i) any Global Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the
Depositary or its nominee;

          (ii) any Notes in certificated form by wire transfer in immediately available funds in
accordance with written instructions of the Holder duly delivered to the Trustee at least five
Business Days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date.

3. Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent and Calculation Agent

          Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon, a banking corporation duly organized under the laws of
the State of New York (the “Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion
Agent, Collateral Agent and Calculation Agent. The Company may appoint and change any Paying
Agent, Registrar or co-registrar, Conversion Agent, Collateral Agent or Calculation Agent without
notice. The Company or any of its domestically incorporated wholly owned Subsidiaries may act as
Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.

4. Sinking Fund

          The Notes are not subject to any sinking fund.

5. Repurchase of Notes at the Option of the Company

          The Notes will be subject to redemption at the option of the Company on any date prior to the
maturity date, in whole or from time to time in part, in $1,000 increments (provided that any
remaining principal amount thereof shall be at least the minimum authorized denomination thereof),
on written notice given to the Holders thereof not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days prior to
the date fixed for redemption in such notice (the “Redemption Date”), at a redemption price
equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such Notes to be redeemed and (ii) as
determined by the Quotation Agent and delivered to the Trustee in writing, the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon due on any date after
the Redemption Date (excluding the portion of interest that will be accrued and unpaid to and
including the Redemption Date) discounted from their scheduled date of payment to the Redemption
Date (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 50
basis points (such greater amount is referred to herein as the “Redemption Price”), plus,
in either the case of clause (i) or clause (ii), accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to
the Redemption Date.

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

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6. Conversion

          Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option
prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to
convert any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or multiples thereof at a Conversion Rate
specified in the Indenture. The initial Conversion Rate shall be [___] shares for each $1,000
principal amount of Notes. If a Holder elects to voluntarily convert all or any portion of such
Holder’s Notes at any time prior to the Maturity Date in accordance with the provisions of
Section 10.01 of the First Supplemental Indenture, such Holder will receive the Additional
Payment Upon Conversion in shares of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock will be valued at
the Conversion Price.

          If any fractional share of Common Stock otherwise would be issuable as a result of the
issuance of Common Stock to upon conversion of the Notes, the Company shall calculate and pay to
the Holder of Notes a cash adjustment in lieu of such fractional share at a rate equal to the VWAP
per share for the five Trading Days immediately preceding the Trading Day prior to the applicable
Conversion Date. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or any shares issued upon conversion of
such Note except as provided in the Indenture.

7. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange

          The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and whole
multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture.
Upon any transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other
things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes required by
law or permitted by the Indenture.

8. Persons Deemed Owners

          The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

9. Unclaimed Funds

          Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay
to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest
and any shares of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes that remains
unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to the money and/or securities must look
to the Company for payment as general creditors unless applicable abandoned property law designates
another Person.

10. Amendment, Waiver

          Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture contains provisions permitting an amendment of
the Indenture or the Notes with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and the waiver of any Event of Default (other than
any continuing Event of Default in payment of interest or principal amount of the Notes or in
respect of provisions that cannot be amended without the written consent of each

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Holder affected) or noncompliance with any provision with the written consent of the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

          In addition, the Indenture permits an amendment of the Indenture or the Notes without the
consent of any Holder under circumstances specified in the Indenture. The Indenture also permits
an amendment of the Indenture or the Notes only with the consent of any Holder affected thereby
under circumstances specified in the Indenture.

11. Defaults and Remedies

          Except as specified in the Indenture, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare the
principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable.

          No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall
impair, as among the Company and the Holder of the Notes, the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the
respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein and in the Indenture prescribed.

12. Trustee Dealings with the Company

          Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its
individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal
with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

13. No Recourse Against Others

          A director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or partner, as such, of the Company
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. By
accepting a Note, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release
shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

14. Authentication

          This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an
authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this
Note.

15. 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 rights of
survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors
Act).

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16. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

          Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification
Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes and has
directed the Trustee to use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of repurchase 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 repurchase and reliance may be placed only on the other
identification numbers placed thereon.

          The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge to the Holder a
copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Note.

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CONVERSION NOTICE

			
	TO:	 	COEUR D’ALENE MINES CORPORATION

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Conversion Agent

          The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby irrevocably exercises the option to
convert this Note, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or a multiple thereof) below designated
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that the shares
of Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock deliverable or payable
upon such conversion and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued
and delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below.
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Indenture. If shares or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a
person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will provide the appropriate information below
and pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Any amount required to be paid by the
undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

Dated:                     

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Signature(s)	 	 
	 	 	Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible
guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of
the Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in the Security Transfer Agent
Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature
guarantee program” as may be determined by the
Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for,
STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Signature Guarantee	 	 

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          Fill in the registration of shares of Common Stock, if any, if to be issued, and Notes if to
be delivered, and the person to whom cash, if any, is to be made, if to be made, other than to and
in the name of the registered Holder:

Please print name and address

	 	 	 	 	 
	   	 	 
	(Name)
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	(DTC Participant Number if applicable)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	(Street Address)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	(City, State and Zip Code)	 	 
	 
	Principal amount to be converted	 	 
	(if less than all):	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	$ 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Social Security or Other Taxpayer	 	 
	Identification Number:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 

NOTICE: The signature on this Conversion Notice must correspond with the name as written upon the
face of the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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ASSIGNMENT

          For value received
                     hereby sell(s) assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
                     (Please insert social security or other
Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Notes, and hereby irrevocably constitutes
and appoints
                     attorney to transfer said Notes on the books of
the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:                     

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Signature(s)	 	 
	 
	 	 	Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible
guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of
the Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in the Security Transfer Agent
Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature
guarantee program” as may be determined by the
Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for,
STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Signature Guarantee	 	 

NOTICE: The signature on this Assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of
the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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Schedule I

Senior Secured Floating Rate Convertible Notes due 2012

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date
	 	Principal Amount
	 	Notation Explaining

Amount Recorded
	 	Authorized Signature

of Trustee or

Custodian
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

PERFECTION CERTIFICATE

 

 

Exhibit B

To First Supplemental Indenture and Security Agreement

Form of Perfection Certificate

COEUR ROCHESTER, INC.

     The undersigned, the                      of Coeur Rochester, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Grantor”), hereby certifies, with reference to that certain First Supplemental Indenture and
Security Agreement dated as of October 20, 2008 (terms defined in such First Supplemental Indenture
and Security Agreement having the same meanings herein as specified therein), among the Grantor,
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (the “Company”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee and
Collateral Agent, for itself and the holders of the Notes (the “Holders”):

     1. Name. The exact legal name of the Grantor as that name appears on its Articles of
Incorporation is as follows:

     2. Other Identifying Factors.

     2.1 The following is a mailing address for the Grantor:

     2.2. If different from its indicated mailing address, the Grantor’s place of business or, if
more than one, its chief executive office, is located at the following address:

     2.3. The following is the type of organization of the Grantor:

     2.4. The following is the jurisdiction of the Grantor’s organization:

     2.5. The following is the Grantor’s state issued organizational identification number:

     3. Other Names, etc.

 

 

     3.1. The following is a list of every business or organization to which the Grantor became the
successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition of assets, change in form, nature or jurisdiction
of organization or otherwise, now or at any time during the past five years:

     3.2. The following is a list of all other names (including trade names or similar
appellations) used by the Grantor, or any of the businesses or organizations described in Section
3.1:

     4. Other Current Locations.

     4.1. The following are all locations in the United States of America in which the Grantor
maintains any books or records relating to any of the Collateral consisting of accounts,
instruments, chattel paper, general intangibles or mobile goods:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address	 	County	 	 	State & Zip Code	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

     4.2. The following are all places of business of the Grantor in the United States of America:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address	 	County	 	 	State & Zip Code	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

     4.3. The following are all locations in the United States of America where any of the
Collateral consisting of inventory or equipment is located:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address	 	County	 	 	State & Zip Code	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

     4.4. The following are the names and addresses of all persons or entities other than the
Grantor, such as lessees, consignees or warehousemen which have possession or are intended to have
possession of any of the Collateral consisting of instruments, inventory or equipment:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name	 	Street Address	 	 	City, State & Zip Code	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

     4.5. The following are all places of business of the Grantor outside the United States of
America:

 

 

     5. Prior Locations.

     5.1. The following are all locations or places of business previously maintained by the
Grantor at any time during the past five years in a state in which the Grantor has previously
maintained a location or place of business at any time during the past four months:

     5.2. The following are all locations at which, or other persons or entities with which, any of
the Collateral consisting of inventory or equipment has been previously held at any time during the
past twelve months:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address	 	County	 	 	State & Zip Code	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

     6. Deposit Accounts. Set forth below is a list of all bank accounts (checking,
savings, money market or the like) held in the name of the Grantor:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Bank Name	 	Bank Account #	 	 	Account Name	 	 	Location	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

[signature page follows]

 

 

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed this Perfection Certificate on this ___ day of
                    , 2008.

___________________________

Name:

Title:

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