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Exhibit 4.4

          This SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 29, 2010 (this “Supplemental Indenture”),
between Novelis Inc. (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”) and The Bank of New
York Trust Mellon Company, N.A., as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS the Company was formed on September 29, 2010 as a result of the amalgamation, in
accordance with the provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act, of Novelis Inc. (the
“Predecessor”) and its parent, AV Aluminum Inc. (“Holdings”);

          WHEREAS, the Predecessor and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered the Indenture,
dated as of August 11, 2009 (as amended, supplemental, waived or otherwise modified, the
“Indenture”) providing for the issuance of 111/2% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”);

          WHEREAS, the terms of the Indenture provide that upon the amalgamation of the Predecessor with
another corporation, the successor corporation must enter into a supplemental indenture to evidence
the succession of such corporation to the Predecessor and the assumption by such successor
corporation of the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed by the Predecessor and
in the Notes upon the amalgamation;

          WHEREAS, the Company has provided to the Trustee the Officers’ Certificate and Opinions of
Counsel required by Sections 5.01(f), (g) and (h) of the Indenture with respect to the execution of
this Supplemental Indenture;

          WHEREAS, the Company has been authorized by a resolution of its Board of Directors to enter
into this Supplemental Indenture; and

          WHEREAS, all other acts and proceedings required by law, by the Indenture and by the
organizational documents of the Company to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding
agreement for the purposes expressed herein, in accordance with the Indenture’s terms, have been
duly done and performed.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the Company and the
Trustee hereby agree as follows:

 

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

          1.1 General. For all purposes of the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, except as
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article,
Section or subdivision; and

(b) capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture.

ARTICLE 2

ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS

          2.1 Assumption of Obligations. In accordance with Section 5.01 of the Indenture, the Company,
as successor to the Predecessor pursuant to the Predecessor’s amalgamation with Holdings hereby
expressly assumes all of the Predecessor’s obligations under the Indenture and in respect of the
Securities, including without limitation, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and
premium, if any, and interest on, all the Notes, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual
performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed by
the Predecessor.

ARTICLE 3

MISCELLANEOUS

          3.1 Parties. Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be construed to give
any Person, firm or corporation, other than the Holders and the Trustee, any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture or any
provision herein or therein contained.

          3.2 Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as expressly
amended hereby, this Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms,
conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental
Indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or
hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby. The Trustee makes no representation or
warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

          3.3 Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture limits,
qualifies or conflicts with another provision of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture that
is required to be included by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in force at the date
this Supplemental Indenture is executed, the provision required by said Act shall control.

          3.4 Severability. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction be ineffective to the
extent of

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such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions; and the invalidity of a particular provision
in a particular jurisdictions shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

          3.5 Headings. The headings of the Articles and the Sections in this Supplemental Indenture
are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall not be
deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

          3.6 Trustee Disclaimer. The recitals contained in this Supplemental Indenture shall be taken
as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental
Indenture.

          3.7 Governing Law.

          THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

          3.8 Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Supplemental
Indenture in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

[Signature pages follow]

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

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	NOVELIS INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Steven R. Fisher
 

Name: Steven R. Fisher
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST MELLON
COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Lee Ann Willis
 

Name: Lee Ann Willis
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Senior AssociateExhibit 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

R.G. BARRY CORPORATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION PROGRAM

The Compensation Program for non-employee members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) is as
follows:

Annual Retainer: $73,500 for each twelve-month period following the annual meeting of shareholders.
The directors have the election to receive 25%, 50% or 100% of such amount in an Equity Award as
described below. The balance is paid in cash in quarterly installments. No separate meeting fees
are paid to the directors.

Equity Award. The director can elect to receive his or her Equity Award in the form of fully-paid
common shares or stock units. The common shares or stock units are issued to the director
following authorization by the Board at the meeting of the Board that immediately follows the
annual meeting of shareholders. The number of common shares or stock units granted annually to a
director is determining by dividing the amount of the Annual Retainer that the director has elected
to receive in the form of an Equity Award by the market value of one common share of the Company at
the close of the market on the date of grant. As required by the plan under which the common shares
and stock units are granted, directors must submit their elections regarding the form of their
Equity Awards for approval by the full Board before the Equity Awards are granted and as a
condition to any grant.

Stock units convert into common shares when the director leaves the Board. Stock units are
accompanied by dividend equivalent rights so that the director receives, when he or she leaves the
Board, an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of dividends paid on an equivalent number of
common shares from the date of grant of the corresponding stock units through the date such stock
units are converted into common shares.

Directors appointed to serve less than a full term (e.g., to fill out a term) may be granted a
prorated number of common shares or stock units when they join the Board as determined by the
Board.

Non-Executive Chairman Retainer: An additional retainer in the amount of $8,876 is paid to the
Non-Executive Chairman in cash in quarterly installments. The Non-Executive Chairman does not
serve as the chair of any of the standing Board committees.

Committee Chair Retainer: The following additional annual retainer amounts are paid to each
committee chair: $8,876 for Audit Committee Chair, $8,876 for Compensation Committee Chair and
$8,876 for Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair. The Company also pays a fee of
$500 per committee meeting to the director or directors who serves on the Company’s pension plan
committee, a committee that is not comprised solely of members of the Board and meets normally four
times per year. These retainers are paid in cash in quarterly installments.

Ad-hoc/Special Committees: Compensation to be determined by the Board, as applicable.

Effective Date: Adopted by Board of Directors approval at the September 2, 2010 meeting of the
Board of Directors to be in effect with the November 4, 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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