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                                                                    Exhibit 4(c)

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                           H.J. HEINZ FINANCE COMPANY,
                                                        As Issuer

                                       AND

                               H.J. HEINZ COMPANY,
                                                        As Guarantor

                                       TO

                         BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                                        As Trustee

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                                    INDENTURE

                            Dated as of July 6, 2001

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PARTIES....................................................................................    1
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY....................................................................    1

                                                    ARTICLE ONE

                              DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

SECTION 101.       Definitions:............................................................    1
                   Act.....................................................................    2
                   Affiliate...............................................................    2
                   Agent Member............................................................    2
                   Applicable Procedures...................................................    2
                   Authenticating Agent....................................................    2
                   Board of Directors......................................................    2
                   Board Resolution........................................................    2
                   Business Day............................................................    2
                   Capital Stock............................................................   2
                   Clearstream..............................................................   2
                   Commission..............................................................    2
                   Company.................................................................    3
                   Company Request; Company Order..........................................    3
                   Comparable Treasury Issue...............................................    3
                   Comparable Treasury Price...............................................    3
                   Consolidated Net Assets.................................................    3
                   Corporate Trust Office..................................................    3
                   Corporation.............................................................    3
                   Covenant Defeasance.....................................................    3
                   Defaulted Interest......................................................    3
                   Depositary..............................................................    3
                   DTC.....................................................................    3
                   Euroclear...............................................................    3
                   Event of Default........................................................    3
                   Exchange Act............................................................    3
                   Exchange Offer..........................................................    3
                   Exchange Registration Statement.........................................    4
                   Exchange Security.......................................................    4
                   Expiration Date.........................................................    4
                   Global Security.........................................................    4
                   Guarantee...............................................................    4
                   guarantee...............................................................    4
                   Guarantor...............................................................    4
                   Holder..................................................................    4
                   Indenture...............................................................    4
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                   Interest Payment Date...................................................    4
                   Investment Company Act..................................................    4
                   Maturity................................................................    5
                   Notice of Default.......................................................    5
                   Officer's Certificate...................................................    5
                   Opinion of Counsel......................................................    5
                   Original Security.......................................................    5
                   Outstanding.............................................................    5
                   Paying Agent............................................................    6
                   Person..................................................................    6
                   Place of Payment........................................................    6
                   Predecessor Security....................................................    6
                   Principal Property......................................................    6
                   Purchasers..............................................................    6
                   QIB.....................................................................    6
                   Redemption Date.........................................................    7
                   Redemption Price........................................................    7
                   Reference Treasury Dealer...............................................    7
                   Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation.....................................    7
                   Registered Securities...................................................    7
                   Registration Default....................................................    7
                   Registration Rights Agreement...........................................    7
                   Regular Record Date.....................................................    7
                   Regulation S............................................................    7
                   Regulation S Certificate................................................    7
                   Regulation S Global Security............................................    7
                   Regulation S Legend.....................................................    7
                   Regulation S Securities.................................................    7
                   Remaining Scheduled Payments............................................    7
                   Resale Registration Statement...........................................    7
                   Restricted Global Security..............................................    7
                   Restricted Period.......................................................    7
                   Restricted Securities...................................................    8
                   Restricted Securities Certificate.......................................    8
                   Restricted Securities Legend............................................    8
                   Restricted Subsidiary...................................................    8
                   Rule 144A...............................................................    8
                   Rule 144A Securities....................................................    8
                   Securities..............................................................    8
                   Securities Act..........................................................    8
                   Securities Act Legend...................................................    8
                   Security Register and Security Registrar................................    8
                   Special Interest........................................................    8
                   Special Record Date.....................................................    8
                   Stated Maturity.........................................................    8
                   Subsidiary..............................................................    8
                   Treasury Rate...........................................................    9
                   Trust Indenture Act.....................................................    9
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                   Trustee.................................................................    9
                   Unrestricted Global Security............................................    9
                   Unrestricted Securities.................................................    9
                   Vice President..........................................................    9
                   Voting Stock............................................................    9
SECTION 102.       Compliance Certificates and Opinions....................................    9
SECTION 103.       Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee..................................   10
SECTION 104.       Acts of Holders; Record Dates...........................................   10
SECTION 105.       Notices, Etc., to Trustee, Company and Guarantor........................   12
SECTION 106.       Notice to Holders; Waiver...............................................   12
SECTION 107.       Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.......................................   13
SECTION 108.       Effect of Headings and Table of Contents................................   13
SECTION 109.       Successors and Assigns..................................................   13
SECTION 110.       Separability Clause.....................................................   13
SECTION 111.       Benefits of Indenture...................................................   13
SECTION 112.       Governing Law...........................................................   13
SECTION 113.       Legal Holidays..........................................................   13

                                                    ARTICLE TWO

                                                  SECURITY FORMS

SECTION 201.       Forms Generally.........................................................   14
SECTION 202.       Form of Face of Security................................................   15
SECTION 203.       Form of Reverse of Security.............................................   20
SECTION 204.       Form of Legend for Securities...........................................   25
SECTION 205.       Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.........................   26
SECTION 206.       Form of Guarantee.......................................................   26

                                                   ARTICLE THREE

                                                  THE SECURITIES

SECTION 301.       Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series....................................   29
SECTION 302.       Denominations...........................................................   31
SECTION 303.       Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating..........................   31
SECTION 304.       Temporary Securities....................................................   33
SECTION 305.       Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange;
                           Certain Transfers and Exchanges.................................   33
SECTION 306.       Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities........................   37
SECTION 307.       Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved..........................   38
SECTION 308.       Persons Deemed Owners...................................................   39
SECTION 309.       Cancellation............................................................   39
SECTION 310.       Computation of Interest.................................................   39

                                                   ARTICLE FOUR
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                                            SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 401.       Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.................................   39
SECTION 402.       Application of Trust Money..............................................   40

                                                   ARTICLE FIVE

                                                     REMEDIES

SECTION 501.       Events of Default.......................................................   41
SECTION 502.       Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment......................   42
SECTION 503.       Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for
                          Enforcement by Trustee...........................................   43
SECTION 504.       Trustee May File Proofs of Claim........................................   43
SECTION 505.       Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession
                          of Securities....................................................   44
SECTION 506.       Application of Money Collected..........................................   44
SECTION 507.       Limitation on Suits.....................................................   44
SECTION 508.       Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal,
                          Premium and Interest.............................................   45
SECTION 509.       Restoration of Rights and Remedies......................................   45
SECTION 510.       Rights and Remedies Cumulative..........................................   45
SECTION 511.       Delay or Omission Not Waiver............................................   46
SECTION 512.       Control by Holders......................................................   46
SECTION 513.       Waiver of Past Defaults.................................................   46
SECTION 514.       Undertaking for Costs...................................................   46
SECTION 515.       Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.................................   47

                                                    ARTICLE SIX

                                                    THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 601.       Certain Duties and Responsibilities.....................................   48
SECTION 602.       Notice of Defaults......................................................   48
SECTION 603.       Certain Rights of Trustee...............................................   48
SECTION 604.       Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities..................   49
SECTION 605.       May Hold Securities.....................................................   49
SECTION 606.       Money Held in Trust.....................................................   49
SECTION 607.       Compensation and Reimbursement..........................................   50
SECTION 608.       Conflicting Interests...................................................   50
SECTION 609.       Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.................................   50
SECTION 610.       Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.......................   51
SECTION 611.       Acceptance of Appointment by Successor..................................   52
SECTION 612.       Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession
                          to Business......................................................   53
SECTION 613.       Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.......................   53
SECTION 614.       Appointment of Authenticating Agent.....................................   53
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                                                   ARTICLE SEVEN

                                 HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

SECTION 701.       Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses
                          of Holders.......................................................   55
SECTION 702.       Preservation of Information; Communications
                          to Holders.......................................................   55
SECTION 703.       Reports by Trustee......................................................   56
SECTION 704.       Reports by Company and Guarantor........................................   56

                                                   ARTICLE EIGHT

                               CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

SECTION 801.       Company or Guarantor May Consolidate, Etc., Only on
                          Certain Terms....................................................   56
SECTION 802.       Successor Substituted...................................................   57

                                                   ARTICLE NINE

                                              SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 901.       Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders......................   57
SECTION 902.       Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders.........................   58
SECTION 903.       Execution of Supplemental Indentures....................................   59
SECTION 904.       Effect of Supplemental Indentures.......................................   59
SECTION 905.       Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures......................   60

                                                    ARTICLE TEN

                                                     COVENANTS

SECTION 1001.      Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest..............................   60
SECTION 1002.      Maintenance of Office or Agency.........................................   60
SECTION 1003.      Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.......................   60
SECTION 1004.      Restrictions on Secured Debt............................................   61
SECTION 1005.      Statement by Officer as to Default......................................   63
SECTION 1006.      Existence...............................................................   63
SECTION 1007.      Maintenance of Properties...............................................   63
SECTION 1008.      Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.......................................   64
SECTION 1009.      Waiver of Certain Covenants.............................................   64
SECTION 1010.      Registration Rights.....................................................   64
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                                                  ARTICLE ELEVEN

                                             REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

SECTION 1101.      Applicability of Article................................................   64
SECTION 1102.      Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee...................................   64
SECTION 1103.      Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.......................   65
SECTION 1104.      Notice of Redemption....................................................   65
SECTION 1105.      Deposit of Redemption Price.............................................   66
SECTION 1106.      Securities Payable on Redemption Date...................................   66
SECTION 1107.      Securities Redeemed in Part.............................................   67

                                                  ARTICLE TWELVE

                                                   SINKING FUNDS

SECTION 1201.      Applicability of Article................................................   67
SECTION 1202.      Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities...................   67
SECTION 1203.      Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund...............................   67

                                                 ARTICLE THIRTEEN

                                            GUARANTEE OF THE SECURITIES

SECTION 1301.      Guarantee...............................................................   68
SECTION 1302.      Execution and Delivery of Guarantee.....................................   69
SECTION 1303.      Obligations of the Guarantor Unconditional..............................   69
SECTION 1304.      Waivers.................................................................   71
SECTION 1305.      Waiver of Subrogation and Contribution..................................   72
SECTION 1306.      Certain Agreements......................................................   72
SECTION 1307.      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies..........................................   73
SECTION 1308.      Continuing Guarantee....................................................   73

                                                 ARTICLE FOURTEEN

                                        DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

SECTION 1401.      Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance............   74
SECTION 1402.      Defeasance and Discharge................................................   74
SECTION 1403.      Covenant Defeasance.....................................................   74
SECTION 1404.      Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.........................   75
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SECTION 1405.      Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust;
                   Miscellaneous Provisions.................................................  76
SECTION 1406.      Reinstatement............................................................  77

TESTIMONIUM................................................................................   78
SIGNATURES AND SEALS.......................................................................   79
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...........................................................................   79

Annex A  -  Form of Regulation S Certificate ..............................................  A-1
Annex B  -  Form of Restricted Securities Certificate......................................  B-1
Annex C  -  Form of Unrestricted Securities Certificate ...................................  C-1
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         INDENTURE, dated as of July 6, 2001 among H.J. Heinz Finance Company, a
corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein
called the "Company"), H. J. Heinz Company, a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (herein called the
"Guarantor"), and Bank One, National Association, a national banking association
duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as Trustee
(herein called the "Trustee").

                             RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

         The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured
debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the
"Securities"), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided.

         The Guarantor desires to guarantee irrevocably and unconditionally the
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and any interest on, and any other
amount due under, this Indenture and the Securities, as the same shall become
due in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities pursuant
to the Guarantee provided in this Indenture and endorsed on the Securities, and
to provide therefore has duly authorized the execution and delivery of the
Guarantee and this Indenture.

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

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

         For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the
Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and
proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of a series thereof,
as follows:

                                  ARTICLE ONE

                        DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
                             OF GENERAL APPLICATION

SECTION 101. Definitions.

         For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

         (1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to
         them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

         (2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust
         Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the
         meanings assigned to them therein;

         (3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
         assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
         principles;

         (4) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an
         "Article" or a "Section" refers to an Article or a Section, as the case
         may be, of this Indenture; and

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         (5) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of
         similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any
         particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

         "Act", when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified
in Section 104.

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

         "Agent Member" means any member of, or participant in, the Depositary.

         "Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or
transaction involving a Global Security or beneficial interest therein, the
rules and procedures of Euroclear, Clearstream and the Depositary for such
Security, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in
effect from time to time.

          "Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of one or more series.

         "Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of the Company
or the Guarantor or any duly authorized committee of that board.

         "Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company or the Guarantor to have been
duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the
date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

         "Business Day", when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means
each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which
banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law
or executive order to close.

         "Capital Stock", as applied to the stock of any corporation, means the
capital stock of every class whether now or hereafter authorized, regardless of
whether such capital stock shall be limited to a fixed sum or percentage with
respect to the rights of the holders thereof to participate in dividends and in
the distribution of assets upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of such corporation.

         "Clearstream" means Clearstream Banking, societe anonyme, Luxembourg
(or any successor securities clearing agency).

         "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to
time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the
execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the
duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body
performing such duties at such time.

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

         "Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order
signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman
of the Board, its President, a Vice President, its Treasurer, its Secretary, an
Assistant Secretary, or an Assistant Treasurer and delivered to the Trustee.

         "Comparable Treasury Issue" has the meaning set forth in the form of
Security contained in Section 203.

         "Comparable Treasury Price" has the meaning set forth in the form of
Security contained in Section 203.

         "Consolidated Net Assets" means total assets after deducting therefrom
all current liabilities as set forth on the most recent balance sheet of the
Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries and computed in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles.

         "Corporate Trust Office" means the principal corporate trust office of
the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall
be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 1 Bank One Plaza,
Suite IL1-0126, Chicago, Illinois 60670-0126, Attention: Global Corporate Trust
Services, except for purposes of Section 1002, if required with respect to a
series of Securities, such term shall mean the office or agency of the Trustee
in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, which office at the date
hereof is located at 14 Wall Street, Eighth Floor, New York, New York 10005.

         "Corporation" means a corporation, association, company, LLC,
joint-stock company or business trust.

         "Covenant Defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1403.

         "Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 307.

         "Defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1202.

         "Depositary" means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable
in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary
for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.

         "DTC" means The Depository Trust Company.

         "Euroclear" means the Euroclear System (or any successor securities
clearing agency).

         "Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 501.

         "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any
statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

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          "Exchange Offer" has the meaning set forth in the form of Security
contained in Section 202.

         "Exchange Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in the form
of Security contained in Section 202.

         "Exchange Security " means any Security issued in exchange for an
Original Security or Original Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer or
otherwise registered under the Securities Act and any Security with respect to
which the next preceding Predecessor Security of such Security was an Exchange
Security.

         "Expiration Date" has the meaning specified in Section 104.

         "Global Security" means a Security that evidences all or part of the
Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth in Section 204 (or such
legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities).

         "Guarantee" means the irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of the
Securities by the Guarantor, as contained in Article Thirteen of this Indenture
and endorsed on the Securities.

         "guarantee" by any Person means the obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other
obligation of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such
Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or
payment of) such Debt or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of
partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods,
securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement
conditions or otherwise or (ii) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any
other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof
or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in
part); provided that the term "guarantee" shall not include endorsements for
collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term "guarantee"
used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

         "Guarantor" means H.J. Heinz Company, and its respective Successors, if
any, who becomes a Successor pursuant to Section 801.

         "Holder" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the
Security Register.

         "Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed and as it may
from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures
supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof,
including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental
indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a
part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture,
respectively. The term "Indenture" shall also include the terms of particular
series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.

          "Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any Security, means
the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.

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         "Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

         "Maturity" when used with respect to any Security, means the date on
which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due
and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by
declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, tender for purchase by the
Company, or otherwise.

         "Notice of Default" means a written notice of the kind specified in
Section 501(4).

         "Officer's Certificate" of the Company means a certificate signed by
the Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice
President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or an
Assistant Treasurer of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

         "Officer's Certificate" of the Guarantor means a certificate signed by
the Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice
President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or an
Assistant Treasurer of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

         "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be
counsel for the Company, and who shall be acceptable to the Trustee.

         "Original Security" means any Security, other than an Exchange
Security, that is entitled to the benefits of a Registration Rights Agreement.

         "Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the
date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:

         (1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the
         Trustee for cancellation;

         (2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary
         amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying
         Agent (other than the Company or the Guarantor) in trust or set aside
         and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its
         own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if
         such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been
         duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor
         satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and

         (3) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in
         exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been
         authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any
         such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to
         the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a
         bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid
         obligations of the Company;

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue
Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of
the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon

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acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B)
if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a
Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall
be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as
contemplated by Section 301, (C) the principal amount of a Security denominated
in one or more foreign currencies or currency units which shall be deemed to be
Outstanding shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined as of such date in
the manner provided as contemplated by Section 301, of the principal amount of
such Security (or, in the case of a Security described in Clause (A) or (B)
above, of the amount determined as provided in such Clause), and (D) Securities
owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate
of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to
be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be
protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which the Trustee knows
to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been
pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes
to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to
such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor
upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

         "Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the
principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the
Company.

         "Person" means any individual, Corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.

         "Place of Payment" when used with respect to the Securities of any
series, means the place or places where the principal of or Redemption Price,
and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series are payable as
specified as contemplated by Section 301.

         "Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous
Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such
particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security
authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the
same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.

         "Principal Property" means any manufacturing or processing plant or
warehouse owned at the date hereof or hereafter acquired by the Guarantor or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Guarantor which is located within the United States
and the gross book value (including related land and improvements thereon and
all machinery and equipment included therein without deduction of any
depreciation reserves) of which on the date as of which the determination is
being made exceeds 2% of Consolidated Net Assets, other than (i) any such
manufacturing or processing plant or warehouse or any portion thereof (together
with the land on which it is erected and fixtures comprising a part thereof)
which is financed by industrial development bonds which are tax exempt pursuant
to Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code (or which receive similar tax
treatment under any subsequent amendments thereto or any successor laws thereof
or under any other similar statute of the United States), (ii) any property
which in the opinion of the Board of Directors is not of material importance to
the total business conducted by the Guarantor as an entirety or (iii) any
portion of a particular property which is similarly found not to be of material
importance to the use or operation of such property.

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         "Purchasers" means the initial purchasers from the Company of
Securities being sold pursuant to Rule 144A.

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

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

         "Redemption Price" when used with respect to any Security to be
redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this
Indenture.

         "Reference Treasury Dealer" has the meaning set forth in the form of
Security contained in Section 203.

         "Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation" has the meaning set forth in the
form of Security contained in Section 203.

         "Registered Securities" means the Exchange Securities and all other
Securities sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act, together with their respective Successor
Securities.

         "Registration Default" has the meaning set forth in the form of
Security contained in Section 202.

         "Registration Rights Agreement" has the meaning specified in the form
of security in Section 202.

         "Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment
Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose
as contemplated by Section 301.

         "Regulation S" means Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any
successor provision), as it may be amended from time to time.

         "Regulation S Certificate" means a certificate substantially in the
form set forth in Annex A.

         "Regulation S Global Security" has the meaning specified in Section
201.

         "Regulation S Legend" means a legend substantially in the form of the
legend required in the form of Security set forth in accordance with Section 202
to be placed upon each Regulation S Security".

         "Regulation S Securities" means all Securities required pursuant to
Section 305(c) to bear a Regulation S Legend. Such term includes the Regulation
S Global Security.

         "Remaining Scheduled Payments" has the meaning set forth in the form of
Security contained in Section 203.

         "Resale Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in the form
of Security contained in Section 202.

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         "Restricted Global Security" has the meaning specified in Section 201.

         "Restricted Period" means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning
on and including the later of (i) the day on which Securities are first offered
to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on
Regulation S and (ii) the original issuance date of the Securities.

         "Restricted Securities" means all Securities required pursuant to
Section 305(c) to bear any Restricted Securities Legend. Such term includes the
Restricted Global Security.

         "Restricted Securities Certificate" means a certificate substantially
in the form set forth in Annex B.

         "Restricted Securities Legend" means, collectively, the legends
substantially in the forms of the legends required in the form of Security set
forth in accordance with Section 202 to be placed upon each Restricted Security.

         "Restricted Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Guarantor (i)
substantially all the property of which is located, or substantially all the
business of which is carried on, within the United States and (ii) which owns a
Principal Property.

         "Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor
provision), as it may be amended from time to time.

         "Rule 144A Securities" means the Securities purchased by the Purchasers
from the Company pursuant to Rule 144A.

         "Securities" has the meaning stated in the first recital of this
Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture.

         "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute
successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

         "Securities Act Legend" means a Restricted Securities Legend or a
Regulation S Legend.

         "Security Register" and "Security Registrar" have the respective
meanings specified in Section 305.

         "Special Interest" has the meaning set forth in the form of Security
contained in Section 202.

         "Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a
date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.

         "Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security or any
installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified
in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or
any installment of principal or interest is due and payable.

         "Subsidiary" means any Corporation or limited partnership more than 50%
of the outstanding voting stock or partnership interest of which is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the

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Guarantor or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Guarantor and one or
more other Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this definition, "voting stock"
means stock which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors,
whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting
power by reason of any contingency.

         "Treasury Rate" has the meaning set forth in the form of Security
contained in Section 203.

         "Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force
at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that in
the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust
Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

         "Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first
paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Trustee" shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and
if at any time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with
respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to
Securities of that series.

         "Unrestricted Global Security" has the meaning specified in Section
201.

         "Unrestricted Securities" has the meaning specified in Section 201.

         "Vice President", when used with respect to the Company, the Guarantor
or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number
or a word or words added before or after the title "vice president".

         "Voting Stock" means Capital Stock of a Corporation of the class or
classes having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at
least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such
Corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any other class
or classes shall have or might have power upon the occurrence of any
contingency).

SECTION 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

         Upon any application or request by the Company or the Guarantor to the
Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company or
the Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may
be required under the Trust Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion
shall be given in the form of an Officer's Certificate, if to be given by an
officer of the Company, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and
shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other
requirements set forth in this Indenture.

         Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates
provided for in Section 1005) shall include,

         (1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or
         opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein
         relating thereto;

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         (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 each such individual, 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, in the opinion of each such individual,
         such condition or covenant has been complied with.

SECTION 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.

         In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or
covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all
such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such
Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one
such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one
or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify
or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

         Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based,
insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as
it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the
information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the
Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should
know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such
matters are erroneous.

         Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more
applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other
instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and
form one instrument.

SECTION 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.

         Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or
taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of
substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly
appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such
instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of
a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and
the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

         The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument
or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a
certificate of a notary public or

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other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying
that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the
execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity
other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also
constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution
of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the
same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.

         The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.

         Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the
same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of
transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of
anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in
reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such
Security.

         The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to
give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be
given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the
Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph
shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice,
declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any
record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding
Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders,
shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders
remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be
effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date
by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such
series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a
record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the
record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person
be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal
amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action
is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the
Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the
proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the
Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in
the manner set forth in Section 106.

         The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join
in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of
acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute
proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in
Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any
record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding
Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be
entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or
not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such
action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable
Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall
be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any
action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this
paragraph (whereupon the record

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date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be
cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount
of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is
taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the
Trustee, at the Company's expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the
proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the
Company in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in
the manner set forth in Section 106.

         With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the
Company party hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as the
"Expiration Date" and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any
earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless
notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the Trustee and the other
party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series
in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration
Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date
set pursuant to this Section, the Company party hereto which set such record
date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such
record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to
change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the
applicable record date.

         Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any
action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to
all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly
appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with
regard to all or any part of such principal amount.

SECTION 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee, Company and Guarantor.

         Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to
be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,

         (1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company or the Guarantor shall
         be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or
         filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office,
         Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services, or

         (2) the Company or the Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder shall
         be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein
         expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage
         prepaid, to the Company or the Guarantor addressed to it at the address
         previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company or the
         Guarantor, as the case may be.

SECTION 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.

         Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such
notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided)
if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected
by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later
than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any),
prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is
given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any
notice so mailed, to any particular

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Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other
Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may
be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either
before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such
notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such
filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in
reliance upon such waiver.

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

SECTION 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.

         If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision
of the Trust Indenture Act which is required under such Act to be a part of and
govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of
this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act
which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to
apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.

SECTION 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.

         The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are
for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 109. Successors and Assigns.

         All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company or the
Guarantor shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 110. Separability Clause.

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

SECTION 111. Benefits of Indenture.

         Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in the form of
Security or Form of Guarantee for any series, nothing in this Indenture, in the
Guarantee or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person,
other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders,
any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this
Indenture.

SECTION 112. Governing Law.

         This Indenture, the Guarantee and the Securities shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

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SECTION 113. Legal Holidays.

         In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment,
then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities
(other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such
provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal
(and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date,
but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment
with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or
Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity.

                                  ARTICLE TWO

                                 SECURITY FORMS

SECTION 201. Forms Generally.

         The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set
forth in this Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or
pursuant to a Board Resolution, Officer's Certificate delivered pursuant to
Section 303 or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with
such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as
are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers
or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon
as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or
Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the
officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof. If
the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to
a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be
certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and
delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order
contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such
Securities.

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

         Upon their original issuance, Rule 144A Securities shall be issued in
the form of one or more Global Securities registered in the name of DTC, as
Depositary, or its nominee and deposited with the Security Registrar, as
custodian for DTC, for credit by DTC to the respective accounts of beneficial
owners of the Securities represented thereby (or such other accounts as they may
direct). Such Global Securities, together with their Successor Securities that
are Global Securities other than a Regulation S Global Security, are
collectively herein called the "Restricted Global Security".

         Upon their original issuance, Regulation S Securities shall be issued
in the form of one or more Global Securities registered in the name of DTC, as
Depositary, or its nominee and deposited with the Security Registrar, as
custodian for DTC, for credit by DTC to the respective accounts of beneficial
owners of the Securities represented thereby (or such other accounts as they may
direct), provided that upon such deposit all such Securities shall be credited
to or through accounts maintained at DTC by or on behalf of Euroclear or
Clearstream. Such Global Securities, together with their Successor Securities
that are Global Securities other than a Restricted Global Security, are
collectively herein called a "Regulation S Global Security". After

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such time as the Restricted Period shall have terminated, such Global Securities
shall be referred to herein collectively as the "Unrestricted Global
Securities". The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Security
or the Unrestricted Global Security may from time to time be increased or
decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for
the U.S. Depositary, in connection with a corresponding decrease or increase in
the aggregate principal amount of the Restricted Global Security, as hereinafter
provided. As used herein, the term "Restricted Period" means the period of 40
consecutive days beginning on and including the first day after the later of (i)
the day that the Initial Purchasers advise the Company and the Trustee is the
day on which the Securities are first offered to persons other than distributors
(as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S and (ii) the Closing
Date. The Regulation S Global Security, the Unrestricted Global Security and all
other Securities that are not Restricted Securities shall collectively be
referred to herein as the "Unrestricted Securities." The Company, the Guarantor,
the Trustee and either of their Agents shall not be responsible for any acts or
omissions of a Depository, for any depository records of beneficial ownership
interests or for any transactions between the Depository and beneficial owners.

SECTION 202. Form of Face of Security.

       [Insert any legend required by Section 204.]

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                           H. J. Heinz FINANCE Company

                            o % Guaranteed Note due o

                  Unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by

                               H. J. Heinz Company

No. __

                                                                CUSIP: o

         H. J. Heinz Finance Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter
referred to, for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or
registered assigns, the principal sum of dollars ($ ) on
___________________________ at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for this purpose in the City of Chicago, Illinois, which shall initially be the
corporate trust office of Bank One, National Association, the Trustee under the
Indenture hereinafter referred to, in such coin or currency of the United States
of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of
public and private debts, and to pay to the registered holder hereof, as
hereinafter provided, interest thereon, in like coin or currency, on
______________ and ______________ of each year, or, if such date is not a
Business Day (as defined below), on the next Business Day, commencing
______________ , 20___ at the rate per annum specified below. Interest shall be
paid to the persons in whose name this Security is registered on ______________
and ______________ (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding such
______________ and ______________ (the "Record Date"). "Business Day" means any
day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in
The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or
governmental decree to be closed.

         This Security will bear interest at an annual rate of o% per annum in
arrears from the date hereof on said principal amount on each ______________ and
______________, beginning ______________ , 20___, until payment of said
principal amount has been made or duly provided for; [if Original Security,
insert -- PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if (i) a registration statement (the "Exchange
Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
("Securities Act"), registering a security substantially identical to this
Security pursuant to an exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") has not been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") within ___ days
after the Securities have been initially issued as required by the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of ______________ , 20___ by and between
the Company, the Guarantor and the Holders from time to time of the Securities
(the "Registration Rights Agreement") or, if applicable, a registration
statement registering this security resale (the "Shelf Registration Statement")
has not been filed as required by the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement
or (ii) such Exchange Registration Statement has not become effective or been
declared effective by the Commission within 330 days after the Securities have
been initially issued or such Shelf Registration Statement has not become
effective on or before the date on which such registration statement is required
to become or be declared effective or (iii) the Exchange Offer has not been
completed within 45 days after the initial effective date of the Exchange
Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer (if the

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Exchange Offer is then required to be made) or (iv) any Exchange Registration
Statement or Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed is filed and
declared effective but shall thereafter either be withdrawn by the Company or
shall become subject to an effective stop order issued pursuant to Section 8(d)
of the Securities Act suspending the effectiveness of such registration
statement without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration
statement filed and declared effective (each such event referred to in clauses
(i) through (iv), a "Registration Default" and each period during which a
Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, a "Registration Default
Period"), then special interest ("Special Interest"), in addition to the stated
interest on the Securities, shall accrue at a per annum rate of 0.25% for the
first 90 days of the Registration Default Period, and at a per annum rate of
0.50% thereafter for the remaining portion of the Default Period. At no time
will the aggregate of any such Special Interest described above accrue at an
annual rate in excess of 0.50% and Special Interest shall accrue and be payable
until such time as no Registration Default is in effect (after which such
Special Interest will cease to accrue). Accrued Special Interest, if any, shall
be paid semi-annually on each Interest Payment Date and the amount of accrued
Special Interest shall be determined on the basis of the number of days actually
elapsed.] Any accrued and unpaid interest [if Original Security, insert --
(including Special Interest)] on this Security upon the issuance of an Exchange
Security (as defined in the Indenture) in exchange for this Security shall cease
to be payable to the Holder hereof but such accrued and unpaid interest [if
Original Security, insert -- (including Special Interest)] shall be payable on
the next Interest Payment Date for such Exchange Security to the Holder thereof
on the related Regular Record Date. Interest on this Security [if Original
Security, insert --, with the exception of Special Interest,] shall be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. [if Original Security,
insert Following the date on which all Registration Defaults are cured, the
accrual of Special Interest will cease.]

         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Company
nor the Guarantor shall be required to pay Special Interest to a Holder of
Transfer Restricted Securities if such Holder failed to comply with its
obligations to make certain of the representations set forth in, or failed to
provide certain of the information required to be provided by it pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement. As used herein, the term "Transfer Restricted
Securities" means (i) each Security until the date on which such Security has
been exchanged for a freely transferable Exchange Security in the Exchange
Offer, (ii) each Security until the date on which it has been effectively
registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the Shelf
Registration Statement or (iii) each Security until the date on which it is
distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or is
saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act].

         [If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert -
The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a
default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated
Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall
bear interest at the rate of __% per annum (to the extent that the payment of
such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due
until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue
principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue
principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate
of __% per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest
shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so
demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest
shall be payable on demand.]

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         This Security has initially been issued in the form of a Global
Security (as defined on the reverse hereof), and the Company has initially
designated The Depository Trust Company ("DTC," which term shall include any
successor) as the Depositary for this Security. For as long as this Security or
any portion hereof is issued in such form, and notwithstanding the foregoing,
all payments of interest, principal and other amounts in respect of this
Security or such portion (including payments upon repurchase or redemption
referred to on the reverse hereof) shall be made to the Depositary or its
nominee in accordance with its applicable procedures, in the coin or currency
specified above and as further provided on the reverse hereof.

         Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set
forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

         This Security shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose
until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by the
Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Security to be signed by its
duly authorized officer and has caused its corporate seal to be affixed
hereunto.

                                        H.J. HEINZ FINANCE COMPANY

                                        By:
                                           ------------------------------------

                                             Title:

Attest:

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

Secretary

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SECTION 203. Form of Reverse of Security.

                  This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities
of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one
or more series under an Indenture, dated as of July 6, 2001 (herein called the
"Indenture", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such
instrument), by and among the Company, the Guarantor and Bank One, National
Association, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any
successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the
Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights,
duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and
the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are,
and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series
designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert -- , limited in aggregate
principal amount to $______________].

         As provided in Article Thirteen of the Indenture, the Guarantor has,
for the benefit of the Holders, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed the
due and punctual payment of all amounts payable by the Company under the
Indenture and the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable.
Reference is hereby made to Article [Thirteen] of the Indenture for a statement
of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and amounts thereunder
of the Guarantor and the Trustee.

                  [If Original Securities, insert -- This Security is entitled
to the benefits of a Registration Rights Agreement as provided for on the face
of this Security and in Section 1010 of the Indenture. The Company may register
a security substantially identical to this Security (except that such Security
will not contain terms with respect to the payment of Special Interest (as
described on the face of this Security) or Transfer Restrictions) pursuant to an
Exchange Offer, or in lieu thereof, a Resale Registration Statement.]

                  Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of
the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder
of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and
of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered.

                  [if applicable, insert -- The Securities are subject to
redemption, as a whole or from time to time in part, upon not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days' notice mailed to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at
its address as it appears in the Securities Register, on any date prior to their
Stated Maturity at a Redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the
principal amount of such Securities plus accrued interest to the date of
redemption or (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled
Payments of principal and interest thereon (not including any portion of such
payments of interest accrued as of the Redemption Date) discounted to the
Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus [____] basis
points, plus accrued interest thereon to the redemption date; provided, however,
that unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on or after
the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions
thereof called for redemption.

                  "Treasury Rate" means the rate per annum equal to the
semiannual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the second business day
immediately preceding the redemption date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue,
assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue

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(expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable
Treasury Price for the redemption date.

                  "Comparable Treasury Issue" means the U.S. treasury security
selected by an Independent investment banker that would be used, at the time of
selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new
issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term
of the Notes. "Independent investment banker" means one of the Reference
Treasury Dealers that the Company appoints.

                  "Comparable Treasury Price" means (i) the average of the bid
and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a
percentage of its principal amount) as of the third business day preceding the
redemption date, as set forth in the daily statistical release (or any successor
release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and designated
"Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities" or (ii) if the
release (or any successor release) is not published or does not contain such
prices on that business day, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations for the redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of
such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (2) if the Trustee obtains fewer
than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all
quotations obtained.

                  "Reference Treasury Dealer" means each of [__________________]
(and its successors) and three other nationally recognized investment banking
firms that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers specified from time to
time by the Company. If, however, any of them ceases to be a primary U.S.
Government securities dealer, the Company will substitute another nationally
recognized investment banking firm that is such a dealer.

                  "Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to
each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as
determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable
Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount
and in each case for settlement on the next business day) quoted in writing to
the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 3:30 p.m., New York time, on
the third business day preceding the redemption date.

                  "Remaining Scheduled Payments" means the remaining scheduled
payments of the principal and interest (excluding any interest accrued and paid
as of the date of redemption) on each Note to be redeemed that would be due
after the related redemption date but for such redemption.]

                  [If applicable, insert - The Securities of this series are
subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, (1) on
........... in any year commencing with the year .... and ending with the year
..... through operation of the sinking fund for this series at the Redemption
Prices for redemption through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as
percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at
any time [if applicable, insert - on or after .......], as a whole or in part,
at the election of the Company, at the Redemption Prices for redemption
otherwise than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages
of the principal amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during the
12-month period beginning ...........of the years indicated,

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                               Redemption Price For     Redemption Price For
                                Redemption Through    Redemption Otherwise Than
                                 Operation of the      Through Operation of the
                  Year             Sinking Fund              Sinking Fund
                --------       --------------------   -------------------------

and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to ....% of the principal amount,
together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of the
sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but
interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption
Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more
Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant
Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]

                  [If applicable, insert - Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company may not, prior to ......., redeem any Securities of this series as
contemplated by [if applicable, insert - Clause (2) of] the preceding paragraph
as a part of, or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application,
directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the
Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of
less than.....% per annum.]

                  [If applicable, insert - The sinking fund for this series
provides for the redemption on ......... in each year beginning with the year
...... and ending with the year .... of [if applicable, insert - not less than
$...... ("mandatory sinking fund") and not more than] $...... aggregate
principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this series
acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [if applicable,
insert - mandatory] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent [if
applicable, insert - mandatory] sinking fund payments otherwise required to be
made [if applicable, insert -, in the inverse order in which they become due].]

                  [If the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert
- If the Company is redeeming less than all the Securities, the Trustee will
select the particular Notes to be redeemed by lot or by another method the
Trustee deems fair and appropriate. In the event of redemption of this Security
in part only, a new Security or Securities for the unredeemed portion hereof
will be issued in the name of the holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.]

                  Except as described above, the Securities will not be
redeemable by the Company prior to maturity and will not be entitled to the
benefit of any sinking fund.

                  [If applicable, insert paragraph regarding subordination of
the Security.]

                  [If applicable, insert - The Indenture contains provisions for
defeasance at any time of [the entire indebtedness of this Security] [or]
[certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this
Security] [, in each case] upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in
the Indenture.]

                  In the event of a deposit or withdrawal of an interest in this
Security (including upon an exchange, transfer, redemption or repurchase of this
Security in part only) effected in

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accordance with the Applicable Procedures, the Security Registrar, upon receipt
of notice of such event from the Depositary's custodian for the Security, shall
make an adjustment on its records to reflect an increase or decrease of the
Outstanding principal amount of this Security resulting from such deposit or
withdrawal, as the case may be.

                  Unless the context otherwise requires, the Original securities
(as defined in the Indenture) and the Exchange Securities (as defined in the
Indenture) shall constitute one series for all purposes under the Indenture,
including without limitation, amendments, waivers and redemptions.

      [If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert -- If
an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due
and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.]

                  [If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security,
insert-- If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall
occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series
may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in
the Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to -- insert formula for determining
the amount. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and
payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal, premium and interest (in
each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally
enforceable), all of the Company's obligations in respect of the payment of the
principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series
shall terminate.]

         The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the Guarantor and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of
each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company, the
Guarantor and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be
affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time
Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive
compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain
past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or
waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such
Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued
upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu
hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this
Security.

         As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the
Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding
with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or
for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given
the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount
of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written
request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of
Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee
shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with
such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60
days after receipt of such

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notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any
suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any
payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the
respective due dates expressed herein.

         No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security
or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which
is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and
interest and other amounts due on this Security at the times, place and rate,
and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

         As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security
Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the
office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any
premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of
this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same
aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.

         The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $_________ and any integral multiple
thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate
principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different
authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

         No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

         Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the
Guarantor or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is
registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be
overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee nor any such agent
shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

                  All terms used in this Security that are defined in the
Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

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SECTION 204. Form of Legend for Securities.

         Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the
Securities evidenced thereby, every Security authenticated and delivered
hereunder shall bear one or more of the appropriate legends in substantially the
following forms:

         [If Security is a Restricted Security, insert -

         THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT") AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) TO A PERSON WHO THE TRANSFEROR
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ACQUIRING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (2) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
(3) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED
BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE) OR (4) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION MAY
BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO MODIFY THE RESTRICTIONS ON AND
PROCEDURES FOR RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THIS SECURITY TO REFLECT ANY
CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN
PRACTICES RELATING TO THE RESALE OR TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES GENERALLY.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY SHALL BE DEEMED, BY THE ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, TO HAVE
AGREED TO ANY SUCH AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY OR
ANY INTEREST HEREIN IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE
RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT
PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.]

         [If the Security is a Regulation S Security, insert -

         THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT") AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, OR DELIVERED IN THE
UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON UNLESS
THIS SECURITY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS THEREOF IS AVAILABLE.]

         [If the Security is a Global Security, insert -

         THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE
HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A
NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A
SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE
REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY

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PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.]

[If the Security is a Global Security and The Depository Trust Company is to be
the Depositary therefor, insert -

         UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER OR
ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN 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.]

SECTION 205. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.

         The Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially
the following form:

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

                                                 BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                                                      As Trustee

                                                   By
                                                      -------------------------
                                                              Authorized Officer

SECTION 206. Form of Guarantee

                        GUARANTEE OF H. J. HEINZ COMPANY

         For value received, H. J. HEINZ COMPANY, a corporation duly organized
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the "Guarantor"), hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees (the "Guarantee") to and for the
benefit of the Holder of the Note (the "Note") upon which this Guarantee is
endorsed, being one of the o% Guaranteed Notes due o issued in aggregate
principal amount of o (the "Notes") of H. J. Heinz Finance Company, a
corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Issuer"), all obligations of the Issuer under such Note and under the Indenture
with respect to such Note (the "Indenture"), including the due and punctual
payment of the principal of (and any amount payable upon redemption, if any) and
interest on, any additional interest in respect of and of all other amounts
(including interest on defaulted payments to the extent permitted by law)
payable in respect of, such Note, when and as the same shall become due and
payable, whether at stated maturity, by declaration of acceleration, call for
redemption, purchase or otherwise, according to the terms and conditions of the
Note and the Indenture. In the case of a failure of the Issuer punctually to
make

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any such payment when and as the same shall become due and payable, the
Guarantor hereby agrees to cause such payment to be made at such time as if such
payment were made by the Issuer and according to the Terms and conditions of
such Note and the Indenture.

         The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder and under
the Indenture shall be as if it were principal obligor and not merely surety,
and shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or
enforceability of such Note or the Indenture or the absence of any action to
enforce the same; any creation, exchange, release or non-perfection of any lien
on any collateral for all or of any of the Notes; any election by or on behalf
of any of the Holders of the Notes in any proceeding, any borrowing or grant of
a security interest by the Issuer or the disallowance of all or any portion of
the claims of the Trustee or any of the Holders for payment of any of the Notes
under, or the application of any provision of, any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, suspension of payments, reorganization or other similar law; or any
waiver or consent by or on behalf of the Holder of such Note with respect to any
provisions thereof or of the Indenture, the obtaining of any judgment against
the Issuer or any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances which
might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a
guarantor.

         The Guarantor hereby waives the benefits of diligence, presentment or
demand of payment, any requirement that the Trustee or any of the Holders
protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest in or other lien on any
property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against the
Issuer or any other person or any collateral, any filing of claims with a court
in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a
proceeding first against the Issuer, protest or notice with respect to such Note
or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants
that this Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the
obligations contained in such Note and in this Guarantee. The Guarantor hereby
agrees that, in the event of a default in payment of principal of (or any amount
payable upon redemption, if any) or interest on such Note or of any Special
Interest or other amount (including such Special Interest) in respect of such
Note, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption, purchase
or otherwise, legal proceedings may be instituted by or on behalf of the Holder
of such Note directly against the Guarantor to enforce this Guarantee without
first proceeding against the Issuer. The Guarantor agrees that if, after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default applicable to the
Notes, any of the Holders, or any representatives thereof, are prevented by
applicable law from exercising their respective rights to accelerate the
maturity of the Notes, to collect interest on the Notes or to enforce or
exercise any other right or remedy with respect to the Notes, the Guarantor
shall pay to the Trustee for the account of the Holders, upon demand therefor,
the amount that would otherwise have been due and payable had such rights and
remedies been permitted to be exercised by any of the Holders or their
representatives.

         The Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives (i) any right to which it may
be entitled in connection with any obligation to sue the Issuer prior to a claim
being made against the Guarantor hereunder and (ii) any right to which it may be
entitled to have the assets of the Issuer first be used as payment of the
Issuer's or the Guarantor's obligations under the Note or this Guarantee,
respectively, prior to any amounts being claimed from or paid by the Guarantor
hereunder.

         This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be
effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuer in bankruptcy or
for liquidation or reorganization, should the Issuer become insolvent or make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a

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receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuer's
assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be
effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and
performance of the Notes is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in
amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes,
whether as a "voidable preference," "fraudulent transfer" or otherwise, all as
though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any
payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the
Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed
reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or
returned.

         No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Guarantee
or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the Guarantee of the Guarantor, which
is absolute and unconditional, of the due and punctual payment of the principal
(and any amount payable upon redemption, if any) and interest on, and of all
Special Interest and other amounts (including as aforesaid) payable in respect
of the Note upon which this Guarantee is endorsed.

         The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holder of such
Note against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid by the Guarantor on
account of such Note pursuant to the provisions of this Guarantee or the
Indenture; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Guarantor shall not be entitled to
enforce or to receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of
subrogation until the principal of (and any amount payable upon redemption, if
any) and interest on, and of all Special Interest and other amounts (including
as aforesaid) payable in respect of, such Note and all the other Notes shall
have been irrevocably paid in full.

         The Guarantor agrees to pay to the Holder of the Note upon which this
Guarantee is endorsed on demand all reasonable out-of--pocket expenses
(including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by such Holder that
in any way relate to the enforcement of the rights of such Holder under this
Guarantee; PROVIDED that the Guarantor shall not be liable for any such expenses
if (i) no payment under this Guarantee is due or (ii) the Guarantor shall not
have received such documentation of such expenses as it may reasonably require.

         The Guarantor hereby makes, for the benefit of the Holder of the Note
upon which this Guarantee is endorsed, the covenants and agreements applicable
to it set forth in the Indenture, all of which shall be enforceable by the
Holder of such Security, subject to the Terms and conditions and the terms of
the Indenture, directly against the Guarantor.

         This Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until
the certificate of authentication on the Note upon which this Guarantee is
endorsed shall have been executed by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent)
under the Indenture.

         All capitalized terms used in this Guarantee shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Note upon which this Guarantee is endorsed or in the
Indenture referred to in such Security.

         THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS
PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be duly
executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto.

                                                           H. J. HEINZ COMPANY
                                                                  As Guarantor

                                   By:
                                       ----------------------------------------

                                 ARTICLE THREE

                                 THE SECURITIES

SECTION 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.

         The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated
and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

         The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be
established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 303,
set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officer's Certificate, or
established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance
of Securities of any series,

         (1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish
         the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series);

         (2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of
         the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this
         Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon
         registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other
         Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1107
         and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are
         deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);

         (3) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall
         be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or
         one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
         business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;

         (4) the date or dates on which the principal of any Securities of the
         series is payable;

         (5) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear
         interest, if any, the date or dates from which any such interest shall
         accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be
         payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on
         any Interest Payment Date;

         (6) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and
         interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable;

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         (7) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which
         and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series
         may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company and,
         if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election
         by the Company to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced;

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

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

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

         (11) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the
         currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any
         premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable
         and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of
         the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of
         the definition of "Outstanding" in Section 101;

         (12) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities
         of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or the
         Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than
         that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the
         currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any
         premium or interest on such Securities as to which such election is
         made shall be payable, the periods within which and the terms and
         conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so
         payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);

         (13) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of
         the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be
         payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof
         pursuant to Section 502;

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

         (15) if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable
         in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and,
         in such case, the respective

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         Depositaries for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or
         legends which shall be borne by any such Global Security in addition to
         or in lieu of that set forth in Section 204 and any circumstances in
         addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Clause (2) of the last
         paragraph of Section 305(a) in which any such Global Security may be
         exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and any
         transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered,
         in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such
         Global Security or a nominee thereof;

         (16) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies
         to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the
         Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the
         principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;

         (17) any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article
         Ten which applies to Securities of the series; and

         (18) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be
         inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted
         by Section 901(5)).

         All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical
except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant
to the Board Resolution referred to above and (subject to Section 303) set
forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officer's Certificate
referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.

         If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken
pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action
shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and
delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officer's
Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.

SECTION 302. Denominations.

         The Securities of each series shall be issuable only in registered form
without coupons and only in such denominations as shall be specified as
contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination
with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series
shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.

SECTION 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.

         The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its
Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, its President, a Vice
President, or its Treasurer under its corporate seal reproduced thereon attested
by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of
these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.

         Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals
who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such
offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not
hold such offices at the date of such Securities.

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         At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of
this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the
Company and the Guarantor to the Trustee for authentication, together with a
Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the
Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such
Securities. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been
established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by
Sections 201 and 301, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the
additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities,
the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be
fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,

         (1) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant
         to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form has
         been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

         (2) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or
         pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such
         terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this
         Indenture; and

         (3) 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 legally binding obligations of the Company and the Guarantor
         enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy,
         insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar
         laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors'
         rights and to general equity principles.

If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be
required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities
pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or
immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner
which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

         Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the preceding
paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one
time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officer's Certificate otherwise
required pursuant to Section 301 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel
otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the
authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered
at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security
of such series to be issued.

         Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

         No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be
valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a
certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein
executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any
Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security
has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder
but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such
Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all
purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture.

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SECTION 304. Temporary Securities.

         Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the
Company and the Guarantor may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed,
typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination,
substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they
are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and
other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

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

SECTION 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange; Certain
Transfers and Exchanges.

         (a) Registration of Transfer and Exchange Generally. The Company shall
cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the
register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the
Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as
the "Security Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it
may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and
of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed "Security Registrar"
for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein
provided.

         Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of a series
at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series,
the Company and the Guarantor shall execute, and the Trustee shall 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
like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

         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
like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to
be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so
surrendered for exchange, the Company and the Guarantor shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making
the exchange is entitled to receive.

         All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities shall be the 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.

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

         No service charge shall 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 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 304, 906 or 1107 not involving any transfer.

         If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor)
are to be redeemed in part, the Company shall not be required (A) to issue,
register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that
series and specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period beginning at the
opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of
redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and
ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register
the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or
in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

         The provisions of Clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall apply only
to Global Securities:

         (1) Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be
         registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global
         Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a
         nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security
         shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.

         (2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global
         Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities
         registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part
         may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary
         for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such
         Depositary (i) has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable
         to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased
         to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, (B) there
         shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect
         to such Global Security or (C) there shall exist such circumstances, if
         any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified
         for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.

         (3) Subject to Clause (2) above, any exchange of a Global Security for
         other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities
         issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall
         be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security
         shall direct.

         (4) Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of
         transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any
         portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306,
         906 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the
         form of, and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is
         registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such
         Global Security or a nominee thereof.

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         (b) Certain Transfers and Exchanges. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Indenture or the Securities, transfers and exchanges of
Securities and beneficial interests in a Global Security of the kinds specified
in this Section 305(b) shall be made only in accordance with this Section
305(b).

         (i) Restricted Global Security to Regulation S Global Security. If the
owner of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security wishes at any
time to transfer such interest to a Person who wishes to acquire the same in the
form of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Security, such transfer
may be effected only in accordance with the provisions of this Clause (b)(i) and
Clause (b)(iv) below and subject to the Applicable Procedures. Upon receipt by
the Security Registrar of (A) an order given by the Depositary or its authorized
representative directing that a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global
Security in a specified principal amount be credited to a specified Agent
Member's account and that a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global
Security in an equal principal amount be debited from another specified Agent
Member's account and (B) a Regulation S Certificate, satisfactory to the
Security Registrar and the Trustee and duly executed by the owner of such
beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Security or his attorney duly
authorized in writing, then the Security Registrar, subject to Clause (b)(iv)
below, shall reduce the principal amount of the Restricted Global Security and
increase the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Security by such
specified principal amount.

         (ii) Regulation S Global Security to Restricted Global Security. If the
owner of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Security wishes at any
time to transfer such interest to a Person who wishes to acquire the same in the
form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security, such transfer may
be effected only in accordance with this Clause (b)(ii) and subject to the
Applicable Procedures. Upon receipt by the Security Registrar of (A) an order
given by the Depositary or its authorized representative directing that a
beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Security in a specified principal
amount be credited to a specified Agent Member's account and that a beneficial
interest in the Regulation S Global Security in an equal principal amount be
debited from another specified Agent Member's account and (B) if such transfer
is to occur during a Restricted Period, a Restricted Securities Certificate,
satisfactory to the Security Registrar and the Trustee and duly executed by the
owner of such beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Security or his
attorney duly authorized in writing, then the Security Registrar shall reduce
the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Security and increase the
principal amount of the Restricted Global Security by such specified principal
amount. If transfers under this Clause (b)(ii) occur after a Restricted Period,
no Restricted Securities Certificates will be required.

         (iii) Non-Global Security to Non-Global Security. A Security that is
not a Global Security may be transferred, in whole or in part, to a Person who
takes delivery in the form of another Security that is not a Global Security as
provided in Section 305(a), provided that, if the Security to be transferred in
whole or in part is a Restricted Security, then the Security Registrar shall
have received a Restricted Securities Certificate, satisfactory to the Security
Registrar and the Trustee and duly executed by the transferor Holder of his
attorney duly authorized in writing, in which case the transferee Holder shall
take delivery in the form of a Restricted Security (subject in every case to
Section 305(c)).

         (iv) Regulation S Global Security to be Held Through Euroclear or
Clearstream during Restricted Period. The Company shall use its best efforts to
cause the Depositary to ensure that

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beneficial interests in a Regulation S Global Security may be held only in or
through accounts maintained at the Depositary by Euroclear or Clearstream (or by
Agent Members acting for the account thereof), and no person shall be entitled
to effect any transfer or exchange that would result in any such interest being
held otherwise than in or through such an account, provided that this Clause
(b)(iv) shall not prohibit any transfer or exchange of such an interest in
accordance with Clause (b)(ii) above.

         (v) Restricted Non-Global Security to Restricted Global Security or
Regulation S Global Security. If the Holder of a Restricted Security (other than
a Global Security) wishes at any time to transfer all or any portion of such
Security to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security or a Regulation S Global
Security, such transfer may be effected only in accordance with the provisions
of this Clause (b)(v) and Clause (b)(iv) above and subject to the Applicable
Procedures. Upon receipt by the Security Registrar of (A) such Security as
provided in Section 305(a) and instructions satisfactory to the Security
Registrar and the Trustee directing that a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Security or Regulation S Global Security in a specified principal amount
not greater than the principal amount of such Security be credited to a
specified Agent Member's account and (B) a Restricted Securities Certificate, if
the specified account is to be credited with a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Security, or a Regulation S Certificate, if the specified
account is to be credited with a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global
Security, in either case satisfactory to the Security Registrar and the Trustee
and duly executed by such Holder or his attorney duly authorized in writing,
then the Security Registrar, subject to Clause (b)(iv) above, shall cancel such
Security (and issue a new Security in respect of any untransferred portion
thereof) and increase the principal amount of the Restricted Global Security or
the Regulation S Global Security, as the case may be, by the specified principal
amount, both as provided in Section 305(a).

         (c) Securities Act Legends. Restricted Securities and their Successor
Securities shall bear a Restricted Securities Legend, and Regulation S
Securities and their Successor Securities shall bear a Regulation S Legend,
subject to the following:

         (i) subject to the following Clauses of this Section 305(c), a Security
or any portion thereof which is exchanged, upon transfer or otherwise, for a
Global Security or any portion thereof shall bear the Securities Act Legend
borne by such Global Security while represented thereby;

         (ii) subject to the following Clauses of this Section 305(c), a new
Security which is not a Global Security and is issued in exchange for another
Security (including a Global Security) or any portion thereof, upon transfer or
otherwise, shall bear the Securities Act Legend borne by such other Security,
provided, that, if such new Security is required pursuant to Section 305(b)(v)
to be issued in the form of a Restricted Security, it shall bear a Restricted
Securities Legend and, if such new Security is so required to be issued in the
form of a Regulation S Security, it shall bear a Regulation S Legend;

         (iii) at any time after the Securities may be freely transferred
without registration under the Securities Act or without being subject to
transfer restrictions pursuant to the Securities Act, a new Security which does
not bear a Securities Act Legend may be issued in exchange for or in lieu of a
Security (other than a Global Security) or any portion thereof which bears such
a legend if the Security Registrar has received an Unrestricted Securities
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Security Registrar and Trustee and duly executed by the Holder of such legended
Security or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and after such date and
receipt of such certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver such a
new Security in exchange for or in lieu of such other Security as provided in
this Article Three;

         (iv) a new Security which does not bear a Securities Act Legend may be
issued in exchange for or in lieu of a Security (other than a Global Security)
or any portion thereof which bears such a legend if, in the Company's judgment,
placing such a legend upon such new Security is not necessary to ensure
compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and the
Trustee, at the direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver such a
new Security as provided in this Article Three; and

         (v) notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 305(c), a
Successor Security of a Security that does not bear a particular form of
Securities Act Legend shall not bear such form of legend unless the Company has
reasonable cause to believe that such Successor Security is a "restricted
security" within the meaning of Rule 144, in which case the Trustee, at the
direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver a new Security bearing
a Restricted Securities Legend in exchange for such Successor Security as
provided in this Article Three.

SECTION 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.

         If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange
therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal
amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

         If 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 shall execute and the Trustee shall 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.

         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.

         Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company
may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax 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.

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

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         The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall 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 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.

         Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with
respect to any series of Securities, interest (including any Special Interest)
on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for,
on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that
Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.

         Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein
called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder
on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and
such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each
case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:

         (1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to
         the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their
         respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of
         business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted
         Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company
         shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest
         proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the
         proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with
         the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed
         to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make
         arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the
         date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in
         trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted
         Interest as in this Clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a
         Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which
         shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the
         date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the
         receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The
         Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date
         and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice
         of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special
         Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such
         series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days
         prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of
         such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having
         been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in
         whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective
         Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such
         Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the
         following Clause (2).

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

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         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.

SECTION 308. Persons Deemed Owners.

         Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, or the
Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the
owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and
any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for
all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and
neither the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company,
the Guarantor or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

SECTION 309. Cancellation.

         All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of
transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if
surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee
and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to
the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and
delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner
whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery
to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated
hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so
delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be
authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided
in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled
Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of as directed by a Company
Order.

SECTION 310. Computation of Interest.

         Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for
Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

                                  ARTICLE FOUR

                           SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

         This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect
(except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the expense of
the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture, when

          (1)     either

                  (A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
              (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or
              stolen and which have been replaced

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              or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose
              payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or
              segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid
              to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in
              Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
              or

                  (B) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the
              Trustee for cancellation

                  (i) have become due and payable, or

                  (ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity
              within one year, or

                  (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under
              arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice
              of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of
              the Company,

      and the Company or the Guarantor, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
      has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in
      trust for the purpose money in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge
      the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to
      the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest
      to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become
      due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case
      may be;

         (2) the Company or the Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all
other sums payable hereunder by the Company and the Guarantor; and

         (3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein
provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have
been complied with.

         Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the
obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of
the Trustee to any Authenticating Agent under Section 614 and, if money shall
have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of Clause (1) of
this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 402 and the last
paragraph of Section 1003 shall survive.

SECTION 402. Application of Trust Money.

         Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all
money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust
and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this
Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent
(including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may
determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and
interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.

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                                  ARTICLE FIVE

                                    REMEDIES

SECTION 501. Events of Default.

          "Event of Default", wherever used herein with respect to Securities of
any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected
by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or
any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

         (1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that
         series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default
         for a period of 30 days; or

         (2) default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any
         Security of that series at its Maturity; or

         (3) default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due
         by the terms of a Security of that series; or

         (4) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty
         of the Company or the Guarantor in this Indenture (other than a
         covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is
         elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has
         expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of
         series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such
         default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given,
         by registered or certified mail, to the Company or the Guarantor, as
         the case may be, by the Trustee or to the Company or the Guarantor, as
         the case may be, and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in
         principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written
         notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be
         remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default"
         hereunder; or

         (5) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a
         decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or the Guarantor
         in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or
         State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or
         (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company or the Guarantor a bankrupt
         or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking
         reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect
         of the Company or the Guarantor under any applicable Federal or State
         law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee,
         trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or the
         Guarantor or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the
         winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any
         such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order
         unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

         (6) the commencement by the Company or the Guarantor of a voluntary
         case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy,
         insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or
         proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by
         it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the
         Company or the Guarantor in an involuntary case or proceeding under any
         applicable

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         Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
         similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case
         or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer
         or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable
         Federal or State law, or the consent by it to the filing of such
         petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian,
         receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar
         official of the Company or the Guarantor or of any substantial part of
         its property, or the making by either of them of an assignment for the
         benefit of creditors, or the admission by either of them in writing of
         its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the
         taking of corporate action by the Company or the Guarantor in
         furtherance of any such action;

         (7) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of
         that series; or

         (8) The Guarantor shall contest the validity of or the enforceability
         of the Guarantee or any obligation of the Guarantor under the Guarantee
         shall not be (or is claimed by the Guarantor not to be) in full force
         and effect.

SECTION 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

         If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in
Section 501(5) or 501(6)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time
Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the
Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of that series may declare the principal amount of all the Securities of that
series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount
Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be
specified by the terms thereof) to be due and payable immediately, by a notice
in writing to the Company and the Guarantor (and to the Trustee, the Company and
the Guarantor if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal
amount (or specified amount) shall become immediately due and payable. If an
Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or 501 (6) with respect to
Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs, the principal amount of
all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are
Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such
Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) shall automatically, and
without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any
Holder, become immediately due and payable.

         At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to
Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for
payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this
Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company, the
Guarantor and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences if

         (1) the Company or the Guarantor has paid or deposited with the Trustee
         a sum sufficient to pay

             (A) all overdue interest on all Securities of that series,

             (B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of
         that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of
         acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed
         therefor in such Securities,

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             (C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest
         upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such
         Securities, and

             (D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the
         reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
         Trustee, its agents and counsel;

   and

         (2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series,
         other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that
         series which have become due solely by such declaration of
         acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.

         No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any
right consequent thereon.

SECTION 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

         The Company covenants that if

         (1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when
         such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a
         period of 30 days, or

         (2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if
         any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,

the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the
Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such
Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that
payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue
principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates
prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further
amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection,
including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

         If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs
and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and
enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by
such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual
to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of
any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or the Guarantee or in aid of the
exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

SECTION 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

         In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company, the
Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its
creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such
proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust
Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in
any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect
and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and to distribute

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the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator,
sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby
authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event
that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the
Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607.

         No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee
to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan
of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the
Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to
vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided,
however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election
of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors'
or other similar committee.

SECTION 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.

         All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities
may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of
the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and
any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name
as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after
provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the
ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such
judgment has been recovered.

SECTION 506. Application of Money Collected.

         Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be
applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and,
in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium
or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the
payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

      FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607;
      and

      SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of
      and any premium and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for
      the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without
      preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and
      payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest,
      respectively.

SECTION 507. Limitation on Suits.

         No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to
institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture
or the Guarantee, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any
other remedy hereunder or under the Guarantee, unless

         (1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a
         continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that
         series;

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         (2) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the
         Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request
         to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of
         Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

         (3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable
         indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in
         compliance with such request;

         (4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request
         and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

         (5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given
         to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority
         in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series;

it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have
any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision
of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of
such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any
other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in
the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such
Holders.

SECTION 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest

         Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of
any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to
receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307)
interest and any other amounts on such Security on the respective Stated
Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the
Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment,
including under the Guarantee, and such rights shall not be impaired without the
consent of such Holder.

SECTION 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

         If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce
any right or remedy under this Indenture or the Guarantee 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, subject
to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the
Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions
hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders
shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

SECTION 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

         Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment
of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of
Section 306, no right or remedy herein or in the Guarantee conferred upon or
reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any
other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted
by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given
hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The
assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall
not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate
right or remedy.

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SECTION 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

         No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities
to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair
any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or
an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law
to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as
often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case
may be.

SECTION 512. Control by Holders.

         The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the
Securities of such series, provided that

         (1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or
         with this Indenture, and

         (2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee
         which is not inconsistent with such direction.

SECTION 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.

         The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the
Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such
series and its consequences, except a default

         (1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest or
         other amounts payable on any Security of such series, or

         (2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article
         Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of
         each Outstanding Security of such series affected.

         Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event
of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every
purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

         SECTION 514. Undertaking for Costs.

         In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or the Guarantee , or in any suit against the Trustee for any action
taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party
litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and
may assess costs against any such party litigant, in the manner and to the
extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this Section
nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require
such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the
Company or the Guarantor.

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SECTION 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.

         The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that
it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim
or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants
or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law
and covenants that it will not 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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                                   ARTICLE SIX
                                   THE TRUSTEE

         SECTION 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

         The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by
the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this
Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder,
or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against
such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein
expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct
or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be
subject to the provisions of this Section.

         SECTION 602. Notice of Defaults.

         If a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series,
the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such
default as and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act; provided,
however, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section
501(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to Holders
shall be given until at least 60 days after the occurrence thereof. For the
purpose of this Section, the term "default" means any event which is, or after
notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect
to Securities of such series.

         SECTION 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.

         Subject to the provisions of Section 601:

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

         (2) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be
         sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order, and any
         resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by
         a Board Resolution;

         (3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall
         deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to
         taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless
         other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence
         of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officer's Certificate;

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

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         (5) 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 reasonable security or
         indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be
         incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

         (6) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
         facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
         instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent,
         order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other
         paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such
         further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may
         see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further
         inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books,
         records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or
         attorney; and

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

SECTION 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.

         The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the
Trustee's certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of
the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, and neither the Trustee nor any
Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The
Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Indenture, the Guarantee or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee nor any
Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the
Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

SECTION 605. May Hold Securities.

         The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security
Registrar or any other agent of the Company or the Guarantor, in its individual
or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and,
subject to Sections 608 and 613, may otherwise deal with the Company or the
Guarantor with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee,
Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.

SECTION 606. Money Held in Trust.

         Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated
from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be
under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as
otherwise agreed with the Company.

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SECTION 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.

         The Company agrees

         (1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for
         all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be
         limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a
         trustee of an express trust);

         (2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the
         Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
         advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any
         provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and
         the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any
         such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its
         negligence or bad faith; and

         (3) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any
         loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on
         its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
         administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs
         and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in
         connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or
         duties hereunder.

         The provisions of this Section shall survive the resignation or removal
         of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture.

SECTION 608. Conflicting Interests.

         If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the
meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such
interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to
the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent
permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a
conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with
respect to Securities of more than one series.

SECTION 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.

         There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with
respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for
Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is
eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such, and has a combined
capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 . If any such Person publishes
reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements
of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section
and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and
surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as
set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time
the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall cease to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign
immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this
Article.

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SECTION 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

         No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a
successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the
acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the
applicable requirements of Section 611.

         The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of
one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company and the
Guarantor. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by
Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after
the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series.

         The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities
of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the
Company.

         If at any time:

         (1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written
         request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona
         fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

         (2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall
         fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any
         such Holder, or

         (3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a
         bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property
         shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control
         of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
         rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

then, in any such case, (A) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the
Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months
may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all
Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.

         If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting,
or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect
to the Securities of one or more series, the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those
series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed
with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at
any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any
particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section
611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the
occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the
Company, the Guarantor and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so
appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance
with the applicable requirements of Section 611,

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become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and
to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been
so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the
manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and
all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such
series.

         The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of
the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of
a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders
of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 106. Each notice
shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

SECTION 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

         In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company, the Guarantor and to the
retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such
successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become
vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee;
but, on the request of the Company, the Guarantor or the successor Trustee, such
retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an
instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and
trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to
such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee
hereunder.

         In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the
retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of
one or more series shall execute and deliver a written instrument wherein each
successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such
provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to
vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which
the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee
is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as
shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers,
trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that
or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue
to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the
provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate
the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being
understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall
constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such
Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from
any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon
the execution and delivery of such written instrument the resignation or removal
of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein
and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance,
shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which
the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the
Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign,
transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all

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property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the
Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor
Trustee relates.

         Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute
any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming
to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the
first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.

         No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of
such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under
this Article.

SECTION 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

         Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business
of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated,
but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger,
conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such
authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect
as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

SECTION 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

         If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company,
the Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be
subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of
claims against the Company or the Guarantor (or any such other obligor).

SECTION 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.

         The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect
to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf
of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original
issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof
or pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to
the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all
purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is
made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the
Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be
deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of
the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be
acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and
doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof
or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating
Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and
subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such
Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant
to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then
for the purposes of this Section, the

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combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be
its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of
condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating
Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in
this Section.

         Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting
from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent
shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or
corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an
Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible
under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further
act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

         An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice
thereof to the Trustee, the Company and the Guarantor. The Trustee may at any
time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice
thereof to such Authenticating Agent, the Company and the Guarantor. Upon
receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at
any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with
the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor
Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and the Guarantor
and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106
to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such
Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon
acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights,
powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if
originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent
shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

         The Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to
time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, and the
Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, subject to the
provisions of Section 607.

         If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant
to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in
addition to the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternative
certificate of authentication in the following form:

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

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                                                  BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                                                      As Trustee

                                       By
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                                                         As Authenticating Agent

                                       By
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                                                              Authorized Officer

                                 ARTICLE SEVEN

                HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

SECTION 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.

         The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee

         (1) semi-annually, not more than 15 days after such semi-annual dates
         as may be specified by the Trustee, a list, in such form as the Trustee
         may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of
         Securities of each series as of such semi-annual date as the case may
         be, and

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

provided, however, that so long as the Trustee is the Security Registrar, no
such list need be furnished.

SECTION 702.      Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.

         The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent
list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and
addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security
Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in
Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

         The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to
their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding
rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust
Indenture Act.

         Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees
with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Guarantor nor
the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of
any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant
to the Trust Indenture Act.

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SECTION 703. Reports by Trustee.

         The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the
Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the
Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto.

         A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to
Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any
Securities are listed, with the Commission with the Company and with the
Guarantor. The Company will notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on
any stock exchange.

SECTION 704. Reports by Company and the Guarantor.

         The Company and the Guarantor shall file with the Trustee and the
Commission, and transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other
reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust
Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Act;
provided that any such information, documents or reports required to be filed
with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be
filed with the Trustee within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed
with the Commission.

                                 ARTICLE EIGHT

              CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

SECTION 801. Company or Guarantor May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.

         Neither the Company nor the Guarantor shall consolidate with or merge
into any other Person or sell, convey, transfer or lease its properties and
assets substantially as an entirety to any Person unless:

         (1) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company
         or the Guarantor is merged or the Person which acquires by sale,
         conveyance, transfer or lease the properties and assets of the Company
         or the Guarantor substantially as an entirety shall be a corporation
         organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state
         thereof or the District of Columbia;

         (2) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company
         or the Guarantor is merged or the Person which acquires by sale,
         conveyance, transfer or lease the properties and assets of the Company
         or the Guarantor substantially as an entirety shall expressly assume,
         by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the
         Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual
         payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest and
         other amounts payable, if any, on all the Securities and the
         performance of every covenant of this Indenture or the Guarantee on the
         part of the Company or the Guarantor to be performed or observed;

         (3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, and treating
         any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or the
         Guarantor or a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having
         been incurred by the Company or the Guarantor or such Subsidiary at the
         time of such transaction no Event of Default, and no event which, after

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         notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default,
         shall have happened and be continuing; and

(4)      the Company or the Guarantor has delivered to the Trustee an Officer's
         Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such
         consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a
         supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction,
         such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all
         conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction
         have been complied with.

SECTION 802. Successor Substituted.

         Upon any consolidation of the Company or the Guarantor with, or merger
of the Company or the Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance,
transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company or the Guarantor
substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor
Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company or the Guarantor
is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed
to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the
Company or the Guarantor under this Indenture or the Guarantee with the same
effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company as the case may
be herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person
shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the
Securities.

                                  ARTICLE NINE

                             SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.

         Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Guarantor, when
authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to
time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form
satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

         (1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or the
         Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of
         the Company or the Guarantor herein and in the Securities or the
         Guarantee, as the case may be; or

         (2) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Guarantor for the
         benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such
         covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of
         Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included
         solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or
         power herein conferred upon the Company or the Guarantor; or

         (3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the
         Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional
         Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of
         Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are
         expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or

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         (4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such
         extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of
         Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to
         principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or
         facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or

         (5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this
         Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that
         any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to
         any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such
         supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision
         nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with
         respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there
         is no such Security Outstanding; or

         (6) to secure the Securities pursuant to the requirements of Section
         1004 or otherwise; or

         (7) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as
         permitted by Sections 201 and 301; or

         (8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder
         by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more
         series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture
         as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration
         of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the
         requirements of Section 611; or

         (9) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision
         herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision
         herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or
         questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action
         pursuant to this Clause (9) shall not adversely affect the interests of
         the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect.

SECTION 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.

         With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such
supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company , the
Guarantor and the Trustee, the Company and the Guarantor, when authorized by a
Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures
supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in
any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of
modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series
under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture
shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected
thereby,

         (1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment
         of or terms of purchase of principal of or interest on, any Security,
         or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon
         or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the
         amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security or any
         other Security which would be due and payable upon a declaration of
         acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, or change
         any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any
         Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable,

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         or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such
         payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of
         redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or

         (2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding
         Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for
         any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is
         required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this
         Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences)
         provided for in this Indenture, or

         (3) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or
         Section 1009, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that
         certain other provisions of this Indenture and the Guarantee cannot be
         modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each
         Outstanding Security affected thereby; provided, however, that this
         clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with
         respect to changes in the references to "the Trustee" and concomitant
         changes in this Section and Section 1009, or the deletion of this
         proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 611 and
         901(8).

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

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

SECTION 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.

         In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any
supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of
the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive,
and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is
authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the
Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

SECTION 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

         Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article,
this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental
indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder
of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall be bound thereby.

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SECTION 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.

         Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the
execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall
if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as
to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall
so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the
opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may
be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.

                                  ARTICLE TEN

                                    COVENANTS

SECTION 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.

         The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of
Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium
and interest and other amounts payable, if any, on the Securities of that series
in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. The Guarantor
covenants that it will, as and when any amounts are due hereunder or under any
Security, duly and punctually pay such amounts as provided in the Guarantee.

SECTION 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

         The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of
Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented
or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Company or the Guarantor in respect of the Securities of that series
and this Indenture or the Guarantee may be served. The Company will give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location,
of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any
such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the
address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made
or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and each of the Company
and the Guarantor hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

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

SECTION 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.

         If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with
respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the
principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that series,
segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a
sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due
until

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such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein
provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to
act.

         Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any
series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of or any
premium or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying
Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as provided by
the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the
Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

         The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities
other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in
which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions
of this Section, that such Paying Agent will (1) comply with the provisions of
the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and (2) during the
continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the
Securities of that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the
Securities of that series, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith
pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in
respect of the Securities of that series.

         The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or
by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in
trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee
upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or
such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee,
such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to
such money.

         Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held
by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or
interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years
after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall be
paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall
be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter,
as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof,
and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust
money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon
cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being
required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to
be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily
published on each Business Day and of general circulation in each Place of
Payment, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date
specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such
publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid
to the Company.

SECTION 1004. Restrictions on Secured Debt.

         The Guarantor covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of
Securities, other than any series established by or pursuant to a Board
Resolution, Officer's Certificate or in one or more supplemental indentures
hereto which specifically provides otherwise, that it will not itself, and will
not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, incur, issue, assume, or guarantee any
loans, whether or not evidenced by negotiable instruments or securities, or any
notes, bonds, debentures or other similar evidences of indebtedness for money
borrowed (loans, and notes, bonds, debentures or other similar evidences of
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this Section 1004 called "Debt"), secured after the date hereof by pledge of, or
mortgage or lien on, any Principal Property of the Guarantor or any Restricted
Subsidiary or any shares of Capital Stock of or Debt of any Restricted
Subsidiary (mortgages, pledges and liens being hereinafter in this Section 1004
called "Mortgage" or "Mortgages"), without effectively providing that the
Securities, other than Securities of a series not entitled to the benefits of
this covenant (together with, if the Guarantor shall so determine, any other
Debt of the Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary then existing or thereafter
created which is not subordinate to the Securities) shall be secured equally and
ratably with (or, at the option of the Guarantor, prior to) such secured Debt,
so long as such secured Debt shall be so secured, unless, after giving effect
thereto, the aggregate amount of all such secured Debt would not exceed 10% of
Consolidated Net Assets; provided, however, that this Section 1004 shall not
apply to, and there shall be excluded from secured Debt in any computation under
this Section 1004, Debt secured by:

         (1) Mortgages on property of, or on any shares of Capital Stock of or
         Debt of, any corporation existing at the time such corporation becomes
         a Restricted Subsidiary;

         (2) Mortgages in favor of the Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary;

         (3) Mortgages in favor of any governmental body to secure progress,
         advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or provision of any
         statute;

         (4) Mortgages on property, shares of Capital Stock or Debt existing at
         the time of acquisition thereof (including acquisition through merger
         or consolidation) or to secure the payment of all or any part of the
         purchase price thereof or construction thereon or to secure any Debt
         incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 360 days after the later
         of the acquisition of such property, shares of Capital Stock or Debt or
         the completion of construction for the purpose of financing all or any
         part of the purchase price thereof or construction thereon;

         (5) Mortgages securing obligations issued by a State, territory or
         possession of the United States, any political subdivision of any of
         the foregoing, or the District of Columbia, or any instrumentality of
         any of the foregoing to finance the acquisition or construction of
         property, and on which the interest is not, in the opinion of tax
         counsel of recognized standing or in accordance with a ruling issued by
         the Internal Revenue Service, includible in gross income of the holder
         by reason of Section 103 (a) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any
         successor to such provision or any other similar statute of the United
         States) as in effect at the time of the issuance of such obligations;

         (6) Mechanics', materialmen's, carriers' or other like liens arising in
         the ordinary course of business (including construction of facilities)
         in respect of obligations which are not due or which are being
         contested in good faith;

         (7) Any mortgage arising by reason of deposits with, or the giving of
         any form of security to, any governmental agency or any body created or
         approved by law or governmental regulations, which is required by law
         or governmental regulation as a condition to the transaction of any
         business, or the exercise of any privilege, franchise or license;

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         (8) Mortgages for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies
         not yet delinquent, or mortgages for taxes, assessments or governmental
         charges or levies already delinquent but the validity of which is being
         contested in good faith;

         (9) Mortgages (including judgment liens) arising in connection with
         legal proceedings so long as such proceedings are being contested in
         good faith and, in the case of judgment liens, execution thereon is
         stayed;

         (10) Mortgages existing at the date of this Indenture; and

         (11) Any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions,
         renewals or replacements), as a whole or in part, of any mortgage
         referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) to (10), inclusive; provided,
         however, that such extension, renewal or replacement Mortgage shall be
         limited to all or part of the same property, shares of Capital Stock or
         Debt that secured the Mortgage extended, renewed or replaced (plus
         improvements on such property).

SECTION 1005. Statement by Officer as to Default.

         The Company and the Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee, within 120
days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date
hereof, an Officer's Certificate, complying with Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers
thereof the Company or the Guarantor is in default in the performance and
observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture or
the Guarantee (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice
provided hereunder) and, if the Company or the Guarantor shall be in default,
specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may
have knowledge.

SECTION 1006. Existence.

         Subject to Article Eight, each of the Company and the Guarantor will do
or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and
effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided,
however, that neither the Company nor the Guarantor shall be required to
preserve any such right or franchise if its Board of Directors shall determine
that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its
business and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material
respect to the Holders.

SECTION 1007. Maintenance of Properties.

         The Guarantor will cause all properties used or useful in the conduct
of its business or the business of any Restricted Subsidiary to be maintained
and kept in good condition, repair and working order and supplied with all
necessary equipment and will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals,
replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of
the Guarantor may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection
therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the Guarantor from
discontinuing the operation or maintenance of any of such properties if such
discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Guarantor, desirable in the conduct of
its business or the business of any Restricted Subsidiary and not
disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.

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SECTION 1008. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.

         The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged,
before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Subsidiary or
upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (2)
all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by
law become a lien upon the property of the Company or any Subsidiary; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to
be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount,
applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings.

SECTION 1009. Waiver of Certain Covenants.

         Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for
Securities of such series, the Company may, with respect to the Securities of
any series, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision
or condition set forth in any covenant provided pursuant to Section 301(17),
901(2) or 901(7) for the benefit of the Holders of such series or in Section
1004 or 1007, if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall,
by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or
generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such
waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the
extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the
obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such
term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 1010. Registration Rights.

         Each of the Company and the Guarantor agrees that the Holders of
Original Securities are entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights
Agreement, and each of the Company and the Guarantor covenants that it will
perform or cause to be performed all duties and obligations arising thereunder.
Other than the payment of Special Interest, the rights and remedies of the
Holders for a breach of this Section 1010 are set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement. This Section 1010 shall not apply to Exchange Securities.

                                 ARTICLE ELEVEN

                            REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

SECTION 1101. Applicability of Article.

         Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated
Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities and in
the form of Security contemplated by Article Two) in accordance with this
Article.

SECTION 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.

         The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced
by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section
301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the
Company of less than all the Securities of any series

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(including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Company
shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company
(unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the
Trustee of such Redemption Date, the Redemption Price; including reasonable
detail as to its computation, of the principal amount of Securities of such
series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be
redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of
any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or
elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an
Officer's Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.

SECTION 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.

         If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed
(unless all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be
redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the
particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days
prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of
such series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee
shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for
redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series,
provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security
shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum
authorized denomination) for such Security. If less than all the Securities of
such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed (unless such redemption
affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall
be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee,
from the Outstanding Securities of such series and specified tenor not
previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence.

         The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the
Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities
selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amount thereof to be
redeemed.

         The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with
respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such
Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such
redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the
Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than
the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.

         For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise
requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate,
in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the
portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be
redeemed.

SECTION 1104. Notice of Redemption.

         Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption
Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in
the Security Register.

         All notices of redemption shall state:

         (1) the Redemption Date,

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         (2) the Redemption Price,

         (3) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series
         consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the
         identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such
         Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be
         redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series
         consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal
         amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,

         (4) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due
         and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable,
         that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date,

         (5) the place or places where each such Security is to be surrendered
         for payment of the Redemption Price, and

         (6) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case.

         Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of
the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the
Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and shall be irrevocable.

SECTION 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.

         Prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the
Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying
Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of
money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption
Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities
which are to be redeemed on that date.

SECTION 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.

         Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so
to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the
Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the
Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued
interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any
such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall
be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest
to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is
on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such
Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the
close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the
provisions of Section 307.

         If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon
surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until
paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in
the Security.

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SECTION 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.

         Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered
at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires,
due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service
charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of
any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal
amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of
the Security so surrendered.

                                 ARTICLE TWELVE

                                  SINKING FUNDS

SECTION 1201. Applicability of Article

         The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund
for the retirement of Securities of any series except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.

         The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the
terms of any Securities is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund
payment", and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the
terms of such Securities is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund
payment". If provided for by the terms of any Securities, the cash amount of any
sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 1202.
Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities as
provided for by the terms of such Securities.

SECTION 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities

         The Company (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other
than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit
Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the
Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of
permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such
Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund
payment with respect to any Securities of such series required to be made
pursuant to the terms of such Securities as and to the extent provided for by
the terms of such Securities; provided that the Securities to be so credited
have not been previously so credited. The Securities to be so credited shall be
received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price,
as specified in the Securities so to be redeemed, for redemption through
operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall
be reduced accordingly.

SECTION 1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund

         Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any
Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate
specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such
Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof, if
any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if
any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities pursuant to
Section 1202 and will

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also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30
days prior to each such sinking fund payment date, the Trustee shall select the
Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner
specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given
in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in
Section 1104. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such
Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections
1106 and 1107.

                                ARTICLE THIRTEEN

                           GUARANTEE OF THE SECURITIES

SECTION 1301. Guarantee.

         Subject to the provisions of this Article Thirteen, the Guarantor
hereby unconditionally guarantees, on an unsecured basis, to each Holder of a
Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its
successors, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture,
the Securities or the obligations of the Company or any other Guarantor to the
Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on the Securities (including any Special Interest,
Defaulted Interest and other amounts, if any, payable) will be duly and
punctually paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, call for
redemption, purchase or otherwise, and all obligations of the Company or the
Guarantor to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder (including
amounts due the Trustee under Section 607 hereof) or under the Securities
(including fees, expenses or other disbursements) will be promptly paid in full
or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in
case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Securities or any of
such other obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due or
performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at
maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption, purchase or otherwise (all such
obligations guaranteed by the Guarantor, the "Guaranteed Obligations"). The
guarantees of the Guarantor under this Article Thirteen are herein referred to
as the "Guarantee". Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed, or
failing performance of any other obligation of the Company to the Holders, for
whatever reason, the Guarantor will be obligated to pay, or to perform or cause
the performance of, the same immediately. An Event of Default under this
Indenture or the Securities shall constitute an event of default under this
Guarantee the Holders of Securities or the Trustee to accelerate the obligations
of the Guarantor hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as the
obligations of the Company.

         The Guarantor agrees to pay any and all fees and expenses (including
reasonable attorney's fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders
in enforcing any rights under this Article Thirteen with respect to the
Guarantor.

         Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Guarantee
guarantees, to the extent provided herein, the payment of all amounts that
constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Company
under this Indenture or the Securities but for the fact that they are
unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy,
reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Company.

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         No stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator, past,
present or future, of any Guarantor, as such, shall have any personal liability
under this Guarantee by reason of his, her or its status as such stockholder,
officer, director, employee or incorporator.

SECTION 1302. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee.

         The Guarantee to be endorsed on the Securities shall include the terms
of the Guarantees set forth in this Article Thirteen and any other terms that
may be set forth in the form established pursuant to Section 206. The Guarantor
hereby agrees to execute the Guarantee in the form established pursuant to
Section 206, to be endorsed on each Security authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee.

         The Guarantee shall be executed on behalf of the Guarantor by an
Officer of the Guarantor. The signature of such Officer on the Guarantee may be
manual or facsimile.

         A Guarantee bearing the manual or facsimile signature of an individual
who was at any time the proper officer of the Guarantor shall bind the
Guarantor, notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office
prior to the authentication and delivery of the Security on which such Guarantee
is endorsed or did not hold such office at the date of such Guarantee.

         The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication
thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee endorsed
thereon on behalf of the Guarantor. The Guarantor hereby agrees that its
respective Guarantee set forth in Section 1301 shall remain in full force and
effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse a Guarantee on any Security.

SECTION 1303. Obligations of the Guarantor Unconditional.

         Nothing contained in this Article Thirteen or elsewhere in this
Indenture or in any Security is intended to or shall impair, as between the
Guarantor and the Holders and the Trustee, the obligation of the Guarantor,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders and the Trustee the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including Special Interest,
Defaulted Interest and other amounts, if any, payable) on the Securities (and to
the Trustee amounts due under Section 607) as and when the same shall become due
and payable in accordance with the provisions of this Guarantee, nor shall
anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising all
remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon Default under this
Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that
the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not affect the
liability of any Guarantor hereunder:

         (a) the lack of validity, regularity or enforceability of this
Indenture or the Securities with respect to the Company or the agreement or
instrument relating thereto;

         (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any
other term of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or
waiver of or any consent to departure from this Indenture;

         (c) any amendment or modification of or deletion from or addition or
supplement to or other change in the Guarantee, the Indenture or the Securities
or any other instrument or agreement applicable to any of the parties to the
Guarantee, the Indenture or the Securities;

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         (d) any furnishing or acceptance of any security or any guarantee or
other liability of any Subsidiary or any other party, or any release of any
security or any guarantee or other liability of any Subsidiary or any other
party, for the Guarantee Obligations, or the failure of any security or any
guarantee or other liability of any Subsidiary or any other party or the failure
of any Person to perfect any interest in any collateral;

         (e) any failure, omission or delay on the part of the Company, to
conform or comply with any term of the Indenture or the Securities or any other
instrument or agreement referred to in paragraph (a) above, including, without
limitation, failure to give notice to the Guarantor or the Trustee of the
occurrence of an Event of Default;

         (f) any waiver of the payment, performance or observance of any of the
obligations, conditions, covenants or agreements contained in the Guarantee, the
Indenture or the Securities, or any other waiver, consent, extension,
indulgence, compromise, settlement, release or other action or inaction under or
in respect of the Guarantee, the Indenture or the Securities or any other
instrument or agreement referred to in paragraph (a) above or any obligation or
liability of the Company, or any exercise or non-exercise of any right, remedy,
power or privilege under or in respect of any such instrument or agreement or
any such obligation or liability;

         (g) any failure, omission or delay on the part of the Trustee or any
Holder of Securities to enforce, assert, exercise or continue exercising any
right, power or remedy conferred on it in the Guarantee or the Indenture, or any
such failure, omission or delay on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of
Securities in connection with the Guarantee, the Indenture or the Securities, or
any other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of Securities;

         (h) the assignment of any right, title or interest of the Trustee or
any Holder in this Indenture or the Securities to any other Person;

         (i) any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency, suspension of
payments, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, assignment for the benefit
of creditors, receivership, liquidation or similar proceedings with respect to
the Company, the Guarantor or any other Person or any of their respective
properties or creditors, or any action taken by any trustee, receiver or sindico
or by any court in any such proceeding;

         (j) any limitation on the liability or obligations of the Company or
any other Person under the Guarantee, the Indenture or the Securities, or any
partial discharge, cancellation or unenforceability of the Guarantee, the
Indenture or the Securities or any other agreement or instrument referred to in
paragraph (c) above or any term hereof, to the extent not mutually agreed upon
by the parties hereto;

         (k) any merger or consolidation of the Company or the Guarantor into or
with any other corporation or any sale, lease or transfer of any of the assets
of the Company or any Guarantor to any other Person;

         (l) any change in the ownership of any shares of capital stock of the
Guarantor, or any change in the corporate relationship between the Company and
the Guarantor, or any termination of such relationship, or any change in the
corporate existence, structure, or ownership of the Company;

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         (m) any release or discharge, by operation of law, of the Guarantor
from the performance or observance of any obligation, covenant or agreement
contained in the Guarantee, the Indenture or the Securities;

         (n) any action, failure, omission or delay on the part of the Trustee
or any Holder of Securities that may impede any Guarantor from acquiring or
subrogating such Holder's or Trustee's rights or benefits; or

         (o) any other occurrence, circumstance, happening or event whatsoever,
whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, whether foreseen or unforeseen,
and any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a legal defense or
discharge of the liabilities of the Guarantor or that might otherwise limit
recourse against the Guarantor; it being the intent of the Guarantor that its
obligations hereunder shall not be discharged except by payment of all amounts
owing pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities.

         The Guarantee shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the
case may be, if at any time any payment or performance with respect to any of
the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the
Trustee, any Holder or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or
reorganization of the Company or otherwise, all as though such payment or
performance had not been made or occurred. In the event that any payment, or any
part thereof, is rescinded or must otherwise be returned, the Guaranteed
Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and
not so rescinded or returned. The obligations of the Guarantor under the
Guarantee shall not be subject to reduction, termination or other impairment by
any set-off, recoupment, counterclaim or defense or for any other reason.

SECTION 1304. Waivers.

         The Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by
applicable law:

         (a) promptness, demand for payment, diligence, presentment, notice of
acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Guarantee Obligations
and the Guarantee;

         (b) any requirement that the Trustee, any Holder or any other Person
protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any property subject thereto or
exhaust any right, sue or take any action against the Company or any other
Person, or obtain any relief pursuant to this Indenture or pursue any other
available remedy prior to making a claim against any Guarantor hereunder;

         (c) filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or
bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the
Company, protest or notice with respect to such Security or the Indebtedness
evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever;

         (d) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an
election of remedies by the Trustee or any Holder that in any manner impairs,
reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects its subrogation, contribution
or reimbursement rights or other rights to proceed against the Company or any
other Person;

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         (e) any right to which it may be entitled to have the assets of the
Company first be used as payment of the Company's or the Guarantor's obligations
hereunder prior to any amounts being claimed from or paid by such Guarantor
hereunder;

         (f) any duty on the part of the Trustee or any Holder to disclose to
such Guarantor any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operation or
condition of the Company and its assets now known or hereafter known by the
Trustee or such Holder; or

SECTION 1305. Waiver of Subrogation and Contribution.

         The Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any claim or other right that
it may now or hereafter acquire against the Company that arises from the
existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor's obligations
under this Guarantee and this Indenture, including, without limitation, any
right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification,
and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Trustee or any Holder
of Securities against the Company, whether or not such claim, remedy or right
arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without
limitation, the right to take or receive from the Company, directly or
indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner,
payment or Security on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount
shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and the
Securities shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall have been deemed
to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for
the benefit of, the Holders of the Securities, and shall forthwith be paid to
the Trustee for the benefit of such Holders to be credited and applied upon the
Securities, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture. The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect
benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that
the waiver set forth in this Section 1305 is knowingly made in contemplation of
such benefits.

         The Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of
subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations
until payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantor further
agrees that, as between itself, on the one hand, and the Holders and the
Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations may
be accelerated as provided in Article Five hereof for the purposes of this
Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing
such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, and (y) in the event
of any declaration of acceleration of the Guarantee Obligations as provided in
Article Five hereof, the Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable)
shall forthwith become due and payable by such Guarantor for the purpose of this
Guarantee.

SECTION 1306. Certain Agreements.

         The Guarantor covenants and agrees that, as a condition to the
acceptability of the Guarantee to the Trustee and the Holders, it will:

         (a) preserve and maintain its existence, rights (contractual and
statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not be
required to preserve any right or franchise if the board of directors of the
Guarantor shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer

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desirable in the conduct of the business of the Guarantor and the loss thereof
is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Guarantor or such Holders;
and

         (b) not consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such
Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person whether or not affiliated with
the Guarantor unless:

                  (i) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation,
unless such successor entity is the Company or the Guarantor, unconditionally
assumes all the obligations of the Guarantor, pursuant to a supplemental
indenture in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, under the
Securities, the Indenture and the Guarantee on the terms set forth herein or
therein; and

                  (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
default or Event of Default exists.

         Any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or conveyance is subject to
the condition that the Trustee receive an Officer's Certificate of the Guarantor
and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the merger, sale, lease or
conveyance, and the assumption by any successor entity, complies with the
provisions of this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for
relating to such transactions have been complied with.

         In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon
the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and
delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the
Guarantee endorsed upon the Securities and the due and punctual performance of
all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the
Guarantor, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the
Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the Guarantor.
Such Guarantor's Guarantee shall in all respects have the same legal rank and
benefit under this Indenture theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture as though such Guarantee had been issued at the
date of the execution hereof.

SECTION 1307. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.

         No failure on the part of the Trustee or any Holder to exercise, and no
delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies
herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by
law. The Trustee and the Holders shall have all of the rights and remedies
granted in this Indenture and available at law or in equity, and these same
rights and remedies may be pursued separately, successively or concurrently
against the Company or the Guarantor.

SECTION 1308. Continuing Guarantee.

         The Guarantee is a continuing guarantee and, except as otherwise
provided herein, shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the
satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations, (b) be binding upon the Guarantor
and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee, the Holders
and their successors, transferees and assigns.

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                                ARTICLE FOURTEEN

                       DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

SECTION 1401. Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

         The Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have Section 1402
or Section 1403 applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the
case may be, designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to
such Section 1402 or 1403, in accordance with any applicable requirements
provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set
forth below in this Article. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board
Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for
such Securities.

SECTION 1402. Defeasance and Discharge.

         Upon the Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section
applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the
Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with
respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the
conditions set forth in Section 1404 are satisfied (hereinafter called
"Defeasance"). For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company shall be
deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such
Securities and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities
and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at
the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the
same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated
or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of such Securities to
receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1404 and as more fully
set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any
premium and interest on such Securities when payments are due, (2) the Company's
obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002
and 1003, (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee
hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the
Company may exercise its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any
Securities notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option (if any) to have
Section 1403 applied to such Securities.

SECTION 1403. Covenant Defeasance.

         Upon the Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section
applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, (1)
the Company and the Guarantor shall be released from their obligations under
Sections 1004 and 1007 and any covenants provided pursuant to Section 301(17),
901(2) or 901(7) for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, and (2) the
occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(4) (with respect to any of
Sections 1004 and 1007 and any such covenants provided pursuant to Section
301(17), 901(2) or 901(7)), and 501(7) shall be deemed not to be or result in an
Event of Default, in each case with respect to such Securities as provided in
this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1404 are
satisfied (hereinafter called "Covenant Defeasance"). For this purpose, such
Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such Securities, the Company and
the Guarantor may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of
any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to
the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or
indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or by
reason of any reference in any such Section to any other provision herein or in

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any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities
shall be unaffected thereby.

SECTION 1404. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

         The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section
1402 or Section 1403 to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case
may be:

         (1) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be
         deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the
         requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the
         provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust
         for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged
         as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefits of the Holders
         of such Securities, (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government
         Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and
         interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will
         provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment,
         money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, in each case
         sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
         independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
         thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall
         be applied by the Trustee (or any such other qualifying trustee) to pay
         and discharge, the principal of and any premium and interest on such
         Securities on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the
         terms of this Indenture and such Securities. As used herein, "U.S.
         Government Obligation" means (x) any security which is (i) a direct
         obligation of the United States of America for the payment of which the
         full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged or
         (ii) an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting
         as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the
         payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and
         credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either
         case (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the
         issuer thereof, and (y) any depositary receipt issued by a bank (as
         defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with
         respect to any U.S. Government Obligation which is specified in Clause
         (x) above and held by such bank for the account of the holder of such
         depositary receipt, or with respect to any specific payment of
         principal of or interest on any U.S. Government Obligation which is so
         specified and held, 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 principal or interest evidenced by such
         depositary receipt.

         (2) In the event of an election to have Section 1402 apply to any
         Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company
         shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that
         (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the
         Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this
         instrument, there has been a change in the applicable Federal income
         tax law, in either case (A) or (B) to the effect that, and based
         thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Securities
         will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a
         result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with
         respect to such Securities and will be subject to Federal income tax on
         the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be
         the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.

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         (3) In the event of an election to have Section 1403 apply to any
         Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company
         shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
         that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for
         Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant
         Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be
         subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner
         and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant
         Defeasance were not to occur.

         (4) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's
         Certificate to the effect that neither such Securities nor any other
         Securities of the same series, if then listed on any securities
         exchange, will be delisted as a result of such deposit.

         (5) No event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would
         become, an Event of Default with respect to such Securities or any
         other Securities shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of
         such deposit or, with regard to any such event specified in Sections
         501(6) and (7), at any time on or prior to the 90th day after the date
         of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be
         deemed satisfied until after such 90th day).

         (6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee
         to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust
         Indenture Act (assuming all Securities are in default within the
         meaning of such Act).

         (7) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach
         or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or
         instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

         (8) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the
         trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company
         within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust
         shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration
         thereunder.

         (9) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's
         Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
         precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have
         been complied with.

SECTION 1405. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in
Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.

         Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all
money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited
with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this
Section and Section 1406, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to
collectively as the "Trustee") pursuant to Section 1404 in respect of any
Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with
the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either
directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its
own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such
Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal
and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated
from other funds except to the extent required by law.

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         The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or
other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations
deposited pursuant to Section 1404 or the principal and interest received in
respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for
the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.

         Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee
shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any
money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1404 with
respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm
of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then
be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as
the case may be, with respect to such Securities.

SECTION 1406. Reinstatement.

         If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in
accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any
order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining
or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this
Indenture and such Securities from which the Company has been discharged or
released pursuant to Section 1402 or 1403 shall be revived and reinstated as
though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such
Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply
all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1405 with respect to such Securities
in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Company makes
any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security
following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated
to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment
from the money so held in trust.

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

                              H.J. HEINZ FINANCE COMPANY,
                                     as Issuer

                                     By /s/ Leonard A. Cullo, Jr.
                                        --------------------------
                                        Cullo, Jr. Leonard A.
                                        President

                              H. J. Heinz Company,
                                      as Guarantor

                                     By /s/ Leonard A. Cullo, Jr.
                                       --------------------------
                                       Leonard A. Cullo, Jr.
                                       Treasurer

                              BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                       as Trustee

                                       By /s/ Keith Richardson
                                       --------------------------
                                       Keith Richardson
                                       Vice President

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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA        )
                                       )ss.:
COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY                 )

                  On the 6th day of July, 2001, before me personally came
............................, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did
depose and say that he is .................... of
.................................., one of the corporations described in and
which executed the foregoing instrument; and that he signed his name thereto by
authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation.

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

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA        )
                                       )ss.:
COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY                 )

                  On the 6th day of July, 2001, before me personally came
............................, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did
depose and say that he is .................... of
.................................., one of the corporations described in and
which executed the foregoing instrument; and that he signed his name thereto by
authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation;.

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

STATE OF ILLINOIS   )
                    )  ss.:
COUNTY OF COOK      )

                  On the 6th day of July, 2001, before me personally came
............................, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did
depose and say that he is .................... of
.................................., one of the corporations described in and
which executed the foregoing instrument; and that he signed his name thereto by
authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation;.

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

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                                                               ANNEX A - Form of
                                                        Regulation S Certificate

                            REGULATION S CERTIFICATE

                (For transfers pursuant to ss.305(b)(i) and (v)
                               of the Indenture)

Bank One, National Association
1 Bank One Plaza
Chicago, Illinois  60670-0126

Re:      [INSERT TITLE OF SECURITIES] OF H.J. HEINZ FINANCE COMPANY (THE
         ---------------------------------------------------------------
         "SECURITIES")
         -------------

         Reference is made to the Indenture, dated as of July 6, 2001 (the
"Indenture"), between H.J. Heinz Finance Company (the "Company"), H. J. Heinz
Company (the "Guarantor") and Bank One, National Association, as Trustee. Terms
used herein and defined in the Indenture or in Regulation S or Rule 144 under
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") are used
herein as so defined.

         This certificate relates to U.S. $__________ principal amount of
Securities, which are evidenced by the following certificate(s) (the "Specified
Securities"):

                  CUSIP No(s).
                               ------------------------

                  CERTIFICATE No(s).
                                     ------------------

         The person in whose name this certificate is executed below (the
"Undersigned") hereby certifies that either (i) it is the sole beneficial owner
of the Specified Securities or (ii) it is acting on behalf of all the beneficial
owners of the Specified Securities and is duly authorized by them to do so. Such
beneficial owner or owners are referred to herein collectively as the "Owner".
If the Specified Securities are represented by a Global Security, they are held
through the Depositary or an Agent Member in the name of the Undersigned, as or
on behalf of the Owner. If the Specified Securities are not represented by a
Global Security, they are registered in the name of the Undersigned, as or on
behalf of the Owner.

         The Owner has requested that the Specified Securities be transferred to
a person (the "Transferee") who will take delivery in the form of a Regulation S
Security. In connection with such transfer, the Owner hereby certifies that,
unless such transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act, it is being effected in accordance with Rule
904 or Rule 144 under the Securities Act and with all applicable securities laws
of the states of the United States and other jurisdictions. Accordingly, the
Owner hereby further certifies as follows:

(1)      RULE 904 TRANSFERS. If the transfer is being effected in accordance
         with Rule 904;

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         (A) the Owner is not a distributor of the Securities, an affiliate of
the Company or any such distributor or a person acting on behalf of any of the
foregoing;

         (B) the offer of the Specified Securities was not made to a person in
the United States;

         (C) either:

             (i) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was
         outside the United States or the Owner and any person acting on its
         behalf reasonably believed that the Transferee was outside the United
         States, or

             (ii) the transaction is being executed in, on or through the
         facilities of the Eurobond market, as regulated by the Association of
         International Bond Dealers, or another designated offshore securities
         market and neither the Owner nor any person acting on its behalf knows
         that the transaction has been prearranged with a buyer in the United
         States;

         (D) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States by
or on behalf of the Owner or any affiliate thereof;

         (E) if the Owner is a dealer in securities or has received a selling
concession, fee or other remuneration in respect of the Specified Securities,
and the transfer is to occur during the Restricted Period, then the requirements
of Rule 904(c)(1) have been satisfied; and

         (F) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.

(2)      RULE 144 TRANSFERS. If the transfer is being effected pursuant to Rule
         144:

         (A) the transfer is occurring after a holding period of at least one
year (computed in accordance with paragraph (d) of Rule 144) has elapsed since
the Specified Securities were last acquired from the Company or from an
affiliate of the Company, whichever is later, and is being effected in
accordance with the applicable amount, manner of sale and notice requirements of
Rule 144; or

         (B) the transfer is occurring after a holding period of at least two
years has elapsed since the Specified Securities were last acquired from the
Company or from an affiliate of the Company, whichever is later, and the Owner
is not, and during the preceding three months has not been, an affiliate of the
Company.

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

         Dated:
                           --------------------------
                           (Print the name of the Undersigned,
                           as such term is defined in the
                           second paragraph of this certificate.)

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

         (If the Undersigned is a corporation, partnership or fiduciary, the
         title of the person signing on behalf of the Undersigned must be
         stated.)

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                                                                  CONFORMED COPY

                                                    ANNEX B - Form of Restricted
                                                          Securities Certificate

                       RESTRICTED SECURITIES CERTIFICATE

            (For transfers pursuant to ss.305(b)(ii), (iii) and (v)
                               of the Indenture)

Bank One, National Association
1 Bank One Plaza
Chicago, Illinois  60670-0126

Re:      [INSERT TITLE OF SECURITIES] OF H.J. HEINZ FINANCE COMPANY (THE
         ----------------------------------------------------------------
         "SECURITIES")
         -------------

         Reference is made to the Indenture, dated as of July 6, 2001 (the
"Indenture"), between H.J. Heinz Finance Company (the "Company"), H. J. Heinz
Company (the "Guarantor") and Bank One, National Association, as Trustee. Terms
used herein and defined in the Indenture or in Regulation S or Rule 144 under
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") are used
herein as so defined.

         This certificate relates to U.S. $ ___________ principal amount of
Securities, which are evidenced by the following certificate(s) (the "Specified
Securities"):

                  CUSIP No(s).
                               ----------------------------------------

                  CERTIFICATE No(s).
                                     -------------------------

         The person in whose name this certificate is executed below (the
"Undersigned") hereby certifies that either (i) it is the sole beneficial owner
of the Specified Securities or (ii) it is acting on behalf of all the beneficial
owners of the Specified Securities and is duly authorized by them to do so. Such
beneficial owner or owners are referred to herein collectively as the "Owner".
If the Specified Securities are represented by the Global Security, they are
held through the Depositary or an Agent Member in the name of the Undersigned,
as or on behalf of the Owner. If the Specified Securities are not represented by
a Global Security, they are registered in the name of the Undersigned, as or on
behalf of the Owner.

         The Owner has requested that the Specified Securities be transferred to
a person (the "Transferee") who will take delivery in the form of a Restricted
Security. In connection with such transfer, the Owner hereby certifies that,
unless such transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act, it is being effected in accordance with Rule
144A or Rule 144 under the Securities Act and all applicable securities laws of
the states of the United States and other jurisdictions. Accordingly, the Owner
hereby further certifies as follows:

         (1) RULE 144A TRANSFERS. If the transfer is being effected in
     accordance with Rule 144A:

             (A) the Specified Securities are being transferred to a person that
         the Owner and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believe is a
         "qualified institutional buyer"

                                      B-1

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         within the meaning of Rule 144A, acquiring for its own account or for
         the account of a qualified institutional buyer; and

             (B) the Owner and any person acting on its behalf have taken
         reasonable steps to ensure that the Transferee is aware that the Owner
         may be relying on Rule 144A in connection with the transfer; and

         (2) RULE 144 TRANSFERS. If the transfer is being effected pursuant to
         Rule 144:

             (A) the transfer is occurring after a holding period of at least
         one year (computed in accordance with paragraph (d) of Rule 144) has
         elapsed since the Specified Securities were last acquired from the
         Company or from an affiliate of the Company, whichever is later, and is
         being effected in accordance with the applicable amount, manner of sale
         and notice requirements of Rule 144; or

             (B) the transfer is occurring after a holding period of at least
         two years has elapsed since the Specified Securities were last acquired
         from the Company or from an affiliate of the Company, whichever is
         later, and the Owner is not, and during the preceding three months has
         not been, an affiliate of the Company.

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

         Dated:
                           ----------------------------------------------
                           (Print the name of the Undersigned,
                           as such term is defined in the
                           second paragraph of this certificate.)

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

         (If the Undersigned is a corporation, partnership or fiduciary, the
         title of the person signing on behalf of the Undersigned must be
         stated.)

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                                                                  CONFORMED COPY

                                                  ANNEX C - Form of Unrestricted
                                                          Securities Certificate

                       UNRESTRICTED SECURITIES CERTIFICATE

 (For removal of Securities Act Legends pursuant to ss.305(c) of the Indenture)

Bank One, National Association
1 Bank One Plaza
Chicago, Illinois  60670-0126

Re:      [INSERT TITLE OF SECURITIES] OF H.J. HEINZ FINANCE COMPANY (THE
         ---------------------------------------------------------------
         "SECURITIES")
         -------------

         Reference is made to the Indenture, dated as of July 6, 2001 (the
"Indenture"), between H.J. Heinz Finance Company (the "Company"), H. J. Heinz
Company (the "Guarantor") and Bank One, National Association, as Trustee. Terms
used herein and defined in the Indenture or in Regulation S or Rule 144 under
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") are used
herein as so defined.

         This certificate relates to U.S. $_____________ principal amount of
Securities, which are evidenced by the following certificate(s) (the "Specified
Securities"):

         CUSIP No(s).
                      ---------------------------

         CERTIFICATE No(s).
                            ---------------------
         The person in whose name this certificate is executed below (the
"Undersigned") hereby certifies that either (i) it is the sole beneficial owner
of the Specified Securities or (ii) it is acting on behalf of all the beneficial
owners of the Specified Securities and is duly authorized by them to do so. Such
beneficial owner or owners are referred to herein collectively as the "Owner".
If the Specified Securities are represented by a Global Security, they are held
through the Depositary or an Agent Member in the name of the Undersigned, as or
on behalf of the Owner. If the Specified Securities are not represented by a
Global Security, they are registered in the name of the Undersigned, as or on
behalf of the Owner.

         The Owner has requested that the Specified Securities be exchanged for
Securities bearing no Securities Act Legend pursuant to Section 305(c) of the
Indenture. In connection with such exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that the
exchange is occurring after a holding period of at least two years (computed in
accordance with paragraph (d) of Rule 144) has elapsed since the Specified
Securities were last acquired from the Company or from an affiliate of the
Company, whichever is later, and the Owner is not, and during the preceding
three months has not been, an affiliate of the Company. The Owner also
acknowledges that any future transfers of the Specified Securities must comply
with all applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other
jurisdictions.

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

         Dated:            ----------------
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                           (Print the name of the Undersigned, as such term is
                           defined in the second paragraph of this certificate.)

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

         (If the Undersigned is a corporation, partnership or fiduciary, the
         title of the person signing on behalf of the Undersigned must be
         stated.)

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                                                            Exhibit 10a(vii)

H. J. HEINZ COMPANY

EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(AS AMENDED AND RESTATED ON DECEMBER 27, 2001)

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CONTENTS

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ARTICLE 1         EFFECTIVE DATE AND PURPOSE                             1

ARTICLE 2         ADMINISTRATION                                         1

ARTICLE 3         ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION                          2

ARTICLE 4         ELECTIVE DEFERRALS                                     3

ARTICLE 5         NONELECTIVE DEFERRALS                                  6

ARTICLE 6         DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNTS                         9

ARTICLE 7         RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS                                12

ARTICLE 8         WITHHOLDING OF TAXES                                  13

ARTICLE 9         AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION                             13

ARTICLE 10        MISCELLANEOUS                                         13

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H. J. HEINZ COMPANY
EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

ARTICLE 1. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PURPOSE

1.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. H. J. Heinz Company (the "Company") established the "H. J.
Heinz Company Executive Deferred Compensation Plan" (the "Plan") effective as of
June 8, 1994. The Plan was amended and restated effective as of January 1, 1998.
On September 12, 2000 and January 11, 2001, the Plan was again amended and
restated effective as of those dates. Effective December 27, 2001, the Plan was
again amended and restated as described herein.

1.2 PURPOSE. The Plan is a deferred compensation plan for key employees the
primary purpose of which is to provide certain key employees of the Company, its
subsidiaries and affiliates with deferred cash awards and the opportunity to
voluntarily defer a portion of their compensation, in each case subject to the
terms of the Plan. By adopting the Plan, the Company desires to enhance its
ability to attract and retain employees of outstanding competence.

ARTICLE 2. ADMINISTRATION

2.1 THE COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Management Development
& Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or any other
successor Committee appointed by the Board (the "Committee"). The members of the
Committee shall be appointed by, and shall serve at the discretion of, the
Board. The Committee shall also have the authority, as it determines in its sole
discretion to be necessary or appropriate, to administer under the provisions of
this Plan, and in a manner consistent with the provisions of such other plans,
any grants and awards made under any other plans of the Company.

2.2 AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE. Except as limited by law or by the Company's
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, and subject to the provisions herein, the
Committee shall have authority to select eligible employees of the Company for
participation in the Plan; determine the terms and conditions of each employee's
participation in the Plan; select the recipients of deferred cash awards and
determine the amounts and terms of such awards; interpret the Plan; establish,
amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan's administration; determine
which Participants, if any, are eligible to elect to forego deferred
compensation (including applicable accumulated investment gains or losses) under
this Plan in order to participate in the H. J. Heinz Company Executive Estate
Life Insurance Program; and, subject to Article 9 herein, amend the terms and
conditions of the Plan and any agreement entered into under the Plan. Further,
the Committee shall make all other determinations that may be necessary or
advisable for the administration of the Plan. As permitted by law, the Committee
may delegate any of its authority

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granted under the Plan to such other person or entity it deems appropriate,
including but not limited to, senior management of the Company.

2.3 GUIDELINES. Subject to the provisions herein, the Committee may adopt
written guidelines for the implementation and administration of the Plan.

2.4 DECISIONS BINDING. All determinations and decisions of the Committee arising
under the Plan shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon all parties.

ARTICLE 3. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

3.1 ELIGIBILITY. Subject to Section 3.2, Employees eligible to be selected to
participate in the Plan in any fiscal year of the Company (hereinafter, a
"Year") include full-time, salaried employees of the Company, its subsidiaries
and affiliates who are key employees, as determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion.

3.2 LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY. It is the intent of the Company that the Plan
qualify for treatment as a "top hat" plan under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor Act thereto
("ERISA"). Accordingly, to the extent required by ERISA to obtain such "top hat"
treatment, eligibility shall be extended only to those executives who comprise a
select group of management or highly compensated employees. Further, the
Committee may place such additional limitations on eligibility as it deems
necessary and appropriate under the circumstances.

3.3 PARTICIPATION. Participation in the Plan shall be determined annually by the
Committee based upon the criteria set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 herein. An
employee who is chosen to participate in the Plan in any Year (a "Participant")
shall be so notified in writing. In the event a Participant selected to
participate in the Plan on an elective basis no longer meets the criteria for
participation, such Participant shall become an inactive Participant, retaining
all the rights described under the Plan, except the right to make any further
deferrals, until such time that the Participant again becomes an active
Participant.

3.4 PARTIAL YEAR ELIGIBILITY. In the event that an employee first becomes
eligible to participate in the Plan on an elective basis during a Year, within
thirty (30) calendar days of becoming eligible such employee shall be notified
by the Company of his or her eligibility to participate, and the Company shall
provide each such employee with an Election Form, which must be completed by the
employee as provided in Section 4.2 herein.

3.5 NO RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE. No employee shall have the right to be selected as
a Participant, or having been so selected for any given Year, to be selected
again as a Participant for any other Year.

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ARTICLE 4. ELECTIVE DEFERRALS

4.1 AMOUNT WHICH MAY BE DEFERRED. A Participant may elect to defer, in any Year,
up to one hundred percent (100%) of eligible components of Compensation,
including, but not limited to, Salary, Bonus, Long-Term Awards and Discretionary
Awards, all as defined herein; provided, however, that the Committee shall have
sole discretion to designate which components of Compensation are eligible for
deferral elections under the Plan in any given Year. In addition, the Committee
may, in its sole discretion, designate the minimum amount or increments of any
single eligible component of Compensation which may be deferred in any Year or
establish any other limitations as it deems appropriate in any Year. The
following definitions shall apply for purposes of this Plan:

         (a) "Salary" means all regular, basic wages, before reduction for
         amounts deferred pursuant to the Plan or any other plan of the Company,
         payable in cash to a Participant for services to be rendered, exclusive
         of any Bonus, Long-Term Awards, other special fees, awards, or
         incentive compensation, allowances, or amounts designated by the
         Company as payment toward or reimbursement of expenses.

         (b) "Bonus" means any incentive award based on an assessment of
         performance, payable by the Company to a Participant with respect to
         the Participant's services during a Year, including, but not limited
         to, amounts awarded under the Company's Incentive Compensation Plan;
         provided, however, that for purposes of the Plan, "Bonus" shall not
         include incentive awards which relate to a period exceeding one (1)
         Year.

         (c) "Long-Term Award" means any cash award payable to a Participant
         pursuant to a Company program that establishes incentive award
         opportunities that are contingent upon performance that is measured
         over periods greater than one (1) Year.

         (d) "Discretionary Award" means any cash award payable to a Participant
         not described above.

         (e) "Compensation" means the gross Salary, Bonus, Long-Term Awards,
         Discretionary Awards, and any other payments eligible for deferral
         under the Plan, which are payable to a Participant with respect to
         services performed.

4.2 TIME OF DEFERRAL ELECTION. An election to defer a component of Compensation
permitted by the Committee to be deferred by a Participant under the Plan shall
be given effect in accordance with the following timing rules:

         (a) An election to defer Salary shall apply only to Salary which is
         earned for payroll periods beginning after January 1 and July 1 of a
         Year and for which a properly executed Election Form (whether an
         Election Form for a newly eligible

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         Participant or a new Election Form for additional deferrals by an
         existing Participant) has been filed with the Committee, or its
         designee.

         (b) An election to defer Bonus for any Year shall apply only if a
         properly executed Election Form has been filed with the Committee, or
         its designee, before the end of the calendar year ending within such
         Year.

         (c) An election to defer "Long-Term Award" must be made on or before
         the end of the Year preceding the final Year of the applicable
         multi-year award period.

4.3 CONTENT OF DEFERRAL ELECTION. All deferral elections shall be irrevocable,
and shall be made on an Election Form, as described herein. Participants shall
make the following irrevocable elections on each Election Form:

         (a) The amount to be deferred with respect to each eligible component
         of Compensation for the Year;

         (b) The length of the deferral period with respect to each eligible
         component of Compensation, pursuant to the terms of Section 4.4 herein;
         and

         (c) The form of payment to be made to the Participant at the end of the
         deferral period(s), pursuant to the terms of Section 4.5 herein.

Notwithstanding the amounts requested to be deferred pursuant to Subparagraph
(a) above, the limits on deferrals determined under Section 4.1 herein shall
apply to the requested deferrals each Year.

4.4 LENGTH OF DEFERRAL. The deferral periods elected by each Participant with
respect to deferrals of Compensation (and accumulated investment gains and
losses thereon) for any Year shall be at least equal to one (1) year following
the end of the Year in which the Compensation is earned, and shall be no greater
than the date of retirement or other termination of employment, whichever is
earlier. However, notwithstanding the deferral periods elected by a Participant
pursuant to Section 4.3(b) or the form of payment in effect under Section
4.3(c), payment of deferred amounts and accumulated investment gains or losses
thereon may be accelerated, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in the
event the Participant's employment with the Company is terminated by reason of
death or, at the election of the Participant, total disability, as defined in
the Company's Long-Term Disability Plan, at any time prior to full payment of
deferred amounts and accumulated investment gains or losses thereon.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole discretion, is
authorized to provide a Participant with the right to extend the deferral period
originally elected by such Participant to a later date with respect to amounts
which are not otherwise payable prior to one (1) year after the end of the Year
in which any such election to extend the deferral period is made.

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4.5 PAYMENT OF DEFERRED AMOUNTS. Participants shall be entitled to elect to
receive payment of electively deferred amounts, together with accumulated
investment gains or losses thereon, at the end of the deferral period in a
single lump sum cash payment (or in shares of Company stock in the case of
deferred amounts that are invested in the H. J. Heinz Capital Stock hypothetical
investment account described in Section 6.3(b)), by means of installments, or in
such other format approved by the Committee.

         (a) Lump Sum Payment. Such payment shall be made in cash (or in shares
         of Company stock in the case of deferred amounts that are invested in
         the H. J. Heinz Capital Stock hypothetical investment account described
         in Section 6.3(b)), within thirty (30) calendar days of the date
         specified by the Participant as the date for payment of deferred
         Compensation as described in Section 4.3 and 4.4 hereof, or as soon
         thereafter as practicable.

         (b) Installment Payments. Participants may elect payout in
         installments, with a minimum number of installments of two (2) and a
         maximum of fifteen (15). The initial payment shall be made in cash (or
         in shares of Company stock in the case of deferred amounts that are
         invested in the H. J. Heinz Capital Stock hypothetical investment
         account described in Section 6.3(b)) within thirty (30) calendar days
         after the commencement date selected by the Participant pursuant to
         Sections 4.3 and 4.4 hereof, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The
         remaining installment payments shall be made in cash (or in shares of
         Company stock in the case of deferred amounts that are invested in the
         H. J. Heinz Capital Stock hypothetical investment account described in
         Section 6.3(b)) each year thereafter, until the Participant's entire
         deferred compensation account has been paid. Investment gains and
         losses shall accrue on the deferred amounts in the Participant's
         deferred compensation account, as provided in Section 6.2 of this Plan.
         The amount of each installment payment shall be equal to the balance
         remaining in the Participant's deferred compensation account
         immediately prior to each such payment, multiplied by a fraction, the
         numerator of which is one (1), and the denominator of which is the
         number of installment payments remaining.

         (c) Alternative Payment Schedule. A Participant may submit an alternate
         payment schedule to the Committee for approval; provided, however, that
         no such alternate payment schedule shall be permitted unless approved
         by the Committee.

4.6 FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. The Committee shall have the authority to alter the
timing or manner of payment of deferred amounts in the event that the
Participant establishes, to the satisfaction of the Committee, severe financial
hardship. In such event, the Committee may, in its sole discretion:

         (a) Authorize the cessation of deferrals by such Participant under the
         Plan; or

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         (b) Provide that all or a portion of the amount previously deferred by
         the Participant shall immediately be paid in a lump-sum cash (or in
         shares of Company stock in the case of deferred amounts that are
         invested in the H. J. Heinz Capital Stock hypothetical investment
         account described in Section 6.3(b)) payment; or

         (c) Provide that all or a portion of the installments payable over a
         period of time shall immediately be paid in a lump-sum cash (or in
         shares of Company stock in the case of deferred amounts that are
         invested in the H. J. Heinz Capital Stock hypothetical investment
         account described in Section 6.3(b)) payment; or

         (d) Provide for such other installment payment schedule as deemed
         appropriate by the Committee under the circumstances.

For purposes of this Section 4.6, "severe financial hardship" shall be
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in accordance with all
applicable laws. The Committee's decision with respect to the severity of
financial hardship and the manner in which, if at all, the Participant's future
deferral opportunities shall be ceased, and/or the manner in which, if at all,
the payment of deferred amounts of the Participant shall be altered or modified
shall be final, conclusive, and not subject to appeal. Investment gains and
losses will be credited in accordance with Article 6 up to the date of
distribution.

ARTICLE 5. NONELECTIVE DEFERRALS

5.1 DEFERRED CASH AWARDS. The Committee may, at its discretion during any Year,
make deferred cash awards on behalf of designated Participants, subject to the
applicable vesting requirements as provided under Section 5.3, in amounts in the
aggregate not to exceed 50% of the total amounts awarded under the Company's
Incentive Compensation Plan during the prior Year.

5.2 DEFERRED PERIOD. The period of time during which each such award shall be
deferred, and the form, manner and timing of payment, shall be as specified by
the Committee at the time of the grant of such deferred cash awards; provided,
however, that the Committee shall have the authority to alter the timing of any
specified payout schedule with respect to vested nonelective deferrals upon the
Participant's establishing, pursuant to the rules and procedures established in
Section 4.6, the existence of financial hardship. At the sole discretion of the
Committee, the deferral period specified at the time of grant of a deferred cash
award may be modified in the event of the acceleration of the vesting of
nonelective deferrals pursuant to Section 5.3 due to the death, disability or
retirement of a Participant. Furthermore, notwithstanding the deferral periods
or form of payment specified by the Committee in its grants of deferred cash
awards, payment of deferred amounts and accumulated investment gains or losses
thereon with respect to vested nonelective deferrals may be accelerated, in the
sole discretion of the Committee, in the event the Participant's employment with
the Company is terminated by reason of

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death or, at the election of the Participant, total disability, as defined in
the Company's Long-Term Disability Plan, at any time prior to full payment of
such deferred amounts and accumulated investment gains or losses thereon.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole discretion, is
authorized to provide a Participant with the right to extend the deferral period
originally specified by the Committee in the award grant to a later date with
respect to amounts that are not otherwise payable prior to one (1) year after
the end of the Year in which any such election to extend the deferral period is
made.

5.3 VESTING REQUIREMENTS. The Committee at the time of granting a deferred cash
award under this Article 5 may, in its sole discretion, impose vesting
requirements with respect to such award pursuant to which all or a portion of
such award may be forfeited under conditions specified by the Committee.
Notwithstanding the imposition of vesting requirements with respect to any
award, the entire amount of such award and any additions thereto pursuant to
Section 6.5 shall become 100% vested and nonforfeitable in the following
circumstances: (a) upon the occurrence of a Change in Control as defined in
Section 5.4; (b) upon the termination of employment of the Participant as a
result of the Participant's death; (c) upon the termination of employment of the
Participant as a result of the Participant's total disability; (d) upon the
termination of employment of the Participant as a result of the Participant's
retirement under any retirement plan of the Company or a Subsidiary (as such
term is defined in Section 5.4(a)) of the Company; or (e) upon the termination
of employment of the Participant that constitutes an involuntary termination of
employment without cause. For purposes of subparagraph (c) above, "total
disability" shall be determined as defined in the Company's Long-Term Disability
Plan, and the determination of the existence of "total disability" shall be made
by the Committee and such determination by the Committee shall be final. For
purposes of subparagraph (d) above, the determination of the existence of
"retirement" shall be made by the Committee and such determination by the
Committee shall be final. For purposes of subparagraph (e) above, "cause" shall
mean an act of dishonesty, moral turpitude or an intentional or grossly
negligent act detrimental to the best interests of the Company or a Subsidiary
(as such term is defined in Section 5.4(a)) of the Company.

5.4 CHANGE IN CONTROL. The term "Change in Control" shall mean any of the
following events:

         (a)      An acquisition (other than directly from the Company) of any
                  voting securities of the Company (the "Voting Securities") by
                  any "Person" (as the term person is used for purposes of
                  Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
                  as amended (the "Exchange Act")) immediately after which such
                  Person has "Beneficial Ownership" (within the meaning of Rule
                  13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of
                  the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
                  Voting Securities; provided, however, that in determining
                  whether a Change in Control has occurred, Voting Securities
                  which are acquired in a "Non-Control Acquisition" (as
                  hereinafter defined) shall not constitute an acquisition that
                  would cause a Change in Control. A "Non-Control

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                  Acquisition" means an acquisition by: (i) an employee benefit
                  plan (or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained by the
                  Company or any Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined); (ii) the
                  Company or any Subsidiary; or (iii) any Person in connection
                  with a transaction described in paragraph (c) below.
                  "Subsidiary" means any corporation, partnership, joint venture
                  or other entity during any period in which at least a fifty
                  percent (50%) voting or profits interest is owned, directly or
                  indirectly, by the Company (or by any entity that is a
                  successor to the Company), and any other business venture
                  designated by the Committee in which the Company (or any
                  entity that is a successor to the Company) has a significant
                  interest, as determined in the discretion of the Committee.

         (b)      The individuals who, as of the Effective Date (set forth in
                  Section 1.1), are members of the Board of Directors of the
                  Company (the "Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to
                  constitute at least two-thirds of the Board of Directors;
                  provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for
                  election by the Company's shareholders, of any new director
                  was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent
                  Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this Plan, be
                  considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; provided,
                  further, however, that no individual shall be considered a
                  member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially
                  assumed office as a result of either an actual or threatened
                  "Election Consent" (as described in Rule 14a-11 promulgated
                  under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened
                  solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
                  Person other than the Board of Directors (a "Proxy Contest")
                  including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or
                  settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest;

         (c)      A merger, consolidation or reorganization involving the
                  Company or a Subsidiary, unless

                  (1)   the Voting Securities of the Company, immediately before
                        such merger, consolidation or reorganization, continue
                        immediately following such merger, consolidation or
                        reorganization to represent, either by remaining
                        outstanding or by being converted into voting securities
                        of the surviving corporation resulting from such merger,
                        consolidation or reorganization or its parent (the
                        "Surviving Corporation"), at least 60% of the combined
                        voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the
                        Surviving Corporation;

                  (2)   the individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board
                        immediately before the execution of the agreement
                        providing for such merger, consolidation or
                        reorganization constitute more than one-half of the
                        members of the board of directors of the Surviving
                        Corporation; and

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                  (3)   no person (other than the Company, any Subsidiary, any
                        employee benefit plan (or any trust forming a part
                        thereof) maintained by the Company, the Surviving
                        Corporation or any Subsidiary, or any Person who,
                        immediately before such merger, consolidation or
                        reorganization had Beneficial Ownership of 15% or more
                        of the then outstanding Voting Securities) has
                        Beneficial Ownership of 15% or more of the combined
                        voting power of the Surviving Corporation's then
                        outstanding voting securities.

         (d)   A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

         (e)   Approval by stockholders of the Company of an agreement for the
               sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
               assets of the Company to any Person (other than a transfer to a
               Subsidiary); or

         (f)   Any other transaction involving the Company designated as a
               "Change in Control" by a majority of the Board of Directors of
               the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur
solely because any Person (the "Subject Person") acquired Beneficial Ownership
of more than the permitted amount of the outstanding Voting Securities as a
result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company which, by reducing
the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportional number
of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, provided that if a Change in
Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the
acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share
acquisition by the Company the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of
any additional voting Securities which increases the percentage of the then
outstanding Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, then a
Change in Control shall occur.

ARTICLE 6. DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNTS

6.1 PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS. The Company shall establish and maintain an individual
bookkeeping account ("Participant Account") in the name of each Participant by
or on behalf of whom deferrals have been made under Article 4 or Article 5
hereof. Each Participant Account shall have a subaccount (the "Elective
Account") for elective deferrals under Article 4 which shall be credited with
each amount deferred under Article 4 as of the date that such amount otherwise
would have become due and payable to the Participant. Each Participant Account
established for a Participant on whose behalf an award has been made under
Article 5 shall have a separate subaccount ("Nonelective Account") that shall be
credited with each such award as of the effective date of such award as
determined by the Committee.

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6.2 INVESTMENT GAINS AND LOSSES. The Participant's Elective Account and the
Participant's Nonelective Account shall be credited with investment gains and
losses commencing on the date the Elective Account or the Nonelective Account
first has a positive balance. The investment gains and losses shall be based on
the performance of the hypothetical investments described in Section 6.3 made
available by the Committee from time to time, as selected by the Participant in
accordance with the rules of Section 6.4. The value of the deferred compensation
benefits paid under this Plan shall depend on the investment gains and losses
credited to the Elective Account or the Nonelective Account, based on the
Participant's selections from among the investment alternatives. There shall be
no guaranteed rate of return on the Elective Account or the Nonelective Account
under this Plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to invest
the deferred amounts in any actual investments. Investment gains and losses
credited on deferred amounts shall be paid out to Participants at the same time
and in the same manner as the underlying vested deferred amounts.

6.3 HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT CHOICES. The Committee from time to time may make
available any or all of the following hypothetical investments:

         (a) Interest-Bearing Cash Account. A Participant's Elective Account (or
         Nonelective Account, as the case may be) shall be credited daily with
         interest at the rate selected by the Committee and announced to
         Participants from time to time.

         (b) H. J. Heinz Capital Stock Account. Amounts credited to the
         Participant's Elective Account (or Nonelective Account, as the case may
         be) shall be restated in the form of "stock units" and adjusted from
         time to time in accordance with the following rules:

                  (1) The number of units initially credited shall be determined
                  by dividing the dollar amount to be credited to the Account by
                  a unit value equal to the closing trading price of one share
                  of the Company's common stock on the day that the Compensation
                  would have been paid but for the deferral, except that in the
                  case of a deferral of any "Bonus" or "Long-Term Award" as
                  defined in Section 4.1(b) and (c) respectively, such day shall
                  be the day the Committee approves the amount of the award.

                  (2) The Participant's Elective Account (or Nonelective
                  Account, as the case may be) will also be credited with
                  additional units equal to the dollar amount of dividends paid
                  from time to time during the deferral period on a number of
                  shares of the Company's common stock equal to the number of
                  units then credited to the Participant's Elective Account (or
                  Nonelective Account, as the case may be) divided by a unit
                  value equal to the closing trading price of one share of the
                  Company's common stock on the day the dividend is paid.

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                  (3) In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of
                  the Company's common stock by reason of any stock dividend or
                  split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off,
                  reorganization, combination or exchange of shares or other
                  similar corporate change, then an equitable equivalent
                  adjustment shall be made in the stock units credited to the
                  Elective Accounts (or the Nonelective Accounts, as the case
                  may be) under the Plan.

                  (4) When payment of a Participant's Elective Account (or
                  Nonelective Account, as the case may be) occurs, the portion
                  thereof which is represented by stock units shall be payable,
                  unless the Committee in its sole discretion permits the
                  recipient to elect and the recipient so elects payment in cash
                  or unless necessary to satisfy any withholding obligation as
                  required by Article 8, by transferring to the Participant or
                  beneficiary a number of shares of the Company's common stock
                  equal to the number of whole units then distributable from the
                  Participant's Elective Account (or the Nonelective Accounts,
                  as the case may be), with cash in lieu of fractional units.

         (c) Phantom Investment Alternatives. Each Phantom Investment
         Alternative is a phantom investment opportunity based on a publicly
         traded mutual fund or quoted benchmark such as the NASDAQ Combined
         Composite Index or the S&P 500 Index. The Committee will name the
         investment choices available under the Phantom Investment Alternatives
         from time to time. The portion of a Participant's Elective Account (or
         the Participant's Nonelective Account as the case may be) allocated to
         the Phantom Investment Alternatives will be credited with investment
         gains and losses based on the investment performance as periodically
         reported by the proxy mutual funds or quoted benchmarks using unit
         accounting as if the Participant's deferred amounts had been invested
         in those portfolios. The accounting for additions to Phantom Investment
         Alternatives or redemptions therefrom shall be similarly based on unit
         accounting as of the date of the transaction.

6.4 SELECTION AND REALLOCATION OF HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT CHOICES. Investment
choices may be made or changed in accordance with the following rules:

         (a) A Participant shall designate on an Election Form the percentage of
         each deferred amount which shall be allocated to each available
         investment choice. In default of a complete designation, the
         Participant's Elective Account or Nonelective Account, as the case may
         be (or the undesignated portion thereof) shall be credited with
         investment gains and losses in accordance with Section 6.3(a).

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         (b) The Participant may request a change in the allocation of
         previously deferred portions of his or her Elective Account (or
         Nonelective Account, as the case may be) among the various investment
         alternatives, provided, however, that amounts that have been allocated
         to the H. J. Heinz Capital Stock Account may not later be transferred
         to other investment options. Such changes may be made not more
         frequently than once during any calendar month and, to the extent
         administratively practical, will become effective as of the first day
         of the next calendar month following the Participant's request provided
         the request is filed at least 3 business days before the end of the
         month. The Participant may also change the allocation that shall apply
         to any new elective deferral amounts and deferred cash awards under the
         same rules.

6.5 ADDITIONS TO NONELECTIVE ACCOUNTS. The Participant's Nonelective Account,
which is attributable to deferred cash awards described in Section 5.1, shall be
credited with investment gains and losses in the manner specified in Section
6.2, based on the performance of the hypothetical investments described in
Section 6.3 made available by the Committee from time to time, as selected by
the Participant in accordance with the rules of Section 6.4.

6.6 CHARGES AGAINST ACCOUNTS. There shall be charged against each Participant's
deferred compensation account and subaccounts any payments made to the
Participant or to his or her beneficiary, investment losses, and forfeitures of
any unvested amounts at termination of employment.

ARTICLE 7. RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS

7.1 CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION. The Plan shall create a contractual obligation on
the part of the Company to make payments from the Participant Accounts when due
after the expiration of any vesting period. Payment of account balances shall be
made out of the general funds of the Company.

7.2 UNSECURED INTEREST. No Participant or party claiming an interest in amounts
deferred by or on behalf of a Participant, including any investment gains or
losses thereon, shall have any interest whatsoever in any specific asset of the
Company. Any and all investments remain the property of the Company. To the
extent that any party acquires a right to receive payments under the Plan, such
right shall be equivalent to that of an unsecured general creditor of the
Company.

7.3 AUTHORIZATION FOR TRUST. The Company may, but shall not be required to,
establish one or more trusts, with such trustee as the Committee may approve,
for the purpose of providing for the payment of vested deferred amounts. Such
trust or trusts may be irrevocable, but the assets thereof shall be subject to
the claims of the Company's creditors. To the extent any amounts deferred under
the Plan are actually paid from any such trust, the Company shall have no
further obligation with respect thereto, but to the extent not so paid, such
vested deferred amounts shall remain the obligation of, and shall be paid by,
the Company.

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7.4 EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with nor limit in any way
the right of the Company to terminate any Participant's employment at any time,
nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the
Company.

ARTICLE 8. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES

  All awards under the Plan are subject to withholding of all applicable taxes,
and the Committee may condition the delivery of any cash or stock under the Plan
on the satisfaction of applicable withholding obligations. The Committee, in its
discretion, and subject to such requirements as the Committee may impose prior
to the occurrence of such withholding, may permit such withholding obligations
to be satisfied through cash payment by the Participant, through the surrender
of stock which the Participant already owns, or through the surrender of cash or
stock to which the Participant is otherwise entitled under the Plan.

ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

The Company hereby reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate the Plan at
any time by action of the Committee. Except as described below in Section 10.5,
no such amendment or termination shall in any material manner adversely affect
any Participant's rights to amounts previously deferred hereunder, or investment
gains or losses thereon, without the consent of the Participant.

ARTICLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 NOTICE. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the
Company under the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand delivered, or
sent by registered or certified mail to either the Vice President - Human
Resources or General Counsel at the principal office of the Company at 600 Grant
Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Notice mailed to a Participant shall be at such
address as is given in the records of the Company. Notices shall be deemed given
as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown
on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.

10.2 NONTRANSFERABILITY. Participant's rights to deferred amounts,
contributions, and investment gains and losses credited thereon under the Plan
may not be sold, transferred, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated,
other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In no event shall
the Company make any payment under the Plan to any assignee or creditor of a
Participant.

10.3 SEVERABILITY. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal
or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the
remaining parts of the Plan,

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and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid
provision had not been included.

10.4 COSTS OF THE PLAN. All costs of implementing and administering the Plan
shall be borne by the Company.

10.5 STATUS UNDER ERISA. The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan which is
maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation benefits for a select
group of "management or highly compensated employees" within the meaning of
Sections 201, 301, and 401 of ERISA, and to therefore be exempt from the
provisions of Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Title I of ERISA. Accordingly, the Committee
may terminate the Plan and commence termination payout for all or certain
Participants, or remove certain employees as Participants, if it is determined
by the United States Department of Labor or a court of competent jurisdiction
that the Plan constitutes an employee pension plan within the meaning of Section
3(2) of ERISA which is not so exempt. Payout of Elective Accounts shall be made
in the manner selected by each Participant under Section 4.5 herein as
applicable, and payout of vested Nonelective Accounts shall be made as specified
by the Committee.

10.6 APPLICABLE LAW. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

10.7 SUCCESSORS. All obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding
on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the
result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of
all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

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