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EXECUTION COPY STANDARD AERO HOLDINGS, INC., As Issuer $200,000,000 8 1 / 4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014 INDENTURE Dated as of August 20, 2004 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, As Trustee

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Title: EXECUTION COPY STANDARD AERO HOLDINGS, INC., As Issuer $200,000,000 8 1 / 4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014 INDENTURE Dated as of August 20, 2004 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, As Trustee
Governing Law: New York     Date: 4/28/2005
Law Firm: Latham Watkins    

EXECUTION COPY STANDARD AERO HOLDINGS, INC., As Issuer $200,000,000 8 1 / 4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014 INDENTURE Dated as of August 20, 2004 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, As Trustee, Parties: 3091781 nova scotia company , 3091782 nova scotia company , 3091783 nova scotia company , 6269044 canada inc , canada  standard aero limited , dunlop aerospace parts inc , dunlop standard aerospace (nederland) bv , dunlop standard aerospace (us) inc , dunlop standard aerospace (us) legal  inc , not fm canada inc , standard aero (alliance) inc , standard aero (nederland) bv , standard aero (san antonio) inc , standard aero canada  inc , standard aero holdings  inc , standard aero inc , wells fargo bank  national association
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Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION COPY

STANDARD AERO HOLDINGS, INC.,
As Issuer

$200,000,000

8 1 / 4 % SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014

 


INDENTURE

Dated as of August 20, 2004

 




 


Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
As Trustee

 


 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

             
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE     1  
 
           
Section 1.01
  Definitions.     1  
Section 1.02
  Other Definitions.     20  
Section 1.03
  Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.     22  
Section 1.04
  Rules of Construction.     22  
 
           
ARTICLE 2. THE NOTES     23  
 
           
Section 2.01
  Form, Dating and Terms.     23  
Section 2.02
  Execution and Authentication     31  
Section 2.03
  Registrar and Paying Agent     32  
Section 2.04
  Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust     33  
Section 2.05
  Holder Lists     33  
Section 2.06
  Transfer and Exchange.     33  
Section 2.07
  Form of Certificate to be Delivered upon Termination of Restricted Period     37  
Section 2.08
  Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with        
 
  Transfers to Institutional Accredited Investors.     38  
Section 2.09
  Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with        
 
  Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S.     39  
Section 2.10
  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes     40  
Section 2.11
  Outstanding Notes     41  
Section 2.12
  Temporary Notes     42  
Section 2.13
  Cancellation     42  
Section 2.14
  Payment of Interest; Defaulted Interest     43  
Section 2.15
  Computation of Interest     44  
Section 2.16
  CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers     44  
Section 2.17
  Issuance of Additional Notes.     44  
 
           
ARTICLE 3. REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT     45  
 
           
Section 3.01
  Notices to Trustee.     45  
Section 3.02
  Selection of Notes to be Redeemed or Purchased.     45  
Section 3.03
  Notice of Redemption.     45  
Section 3.04
  Effect of Notice of Redemption.     46  
Section 3.05
  Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.     47  
Section 3.06
  Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.     47  
Section 3.07
  Optional Redemption.     47  
Section 3.08
  Mandatory Redemption.     48  
Section 3.09
  Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.     48  
Section 3.10
  Mandatory Special Redemption.     50  
 
           
ARTICLE 4. COVENANTS     50  
 
           
Section 4.01
  Payment of Notes.     50  
Section 4.02
  Maintenance of Office or Agency.     51  
Section 4.03
  Reports.     51  
Section 4.04
  Compliance Certificate.     52  
Section 4.05
  Taxes.     53  
Section 4.06
  Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.     53  

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Section 4.07
  Restricted Payments.     53  
Section 4.08
  Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.     56  
Section 4.09
  Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.     58  
Section 4.10
  Asset Sales.     61  
Section 4.11
  Transactions with Affiliates.     63  
Section 4.12
  Liens.     65  
Section 4.13
  Business Activities.     65  
Section 4.14
  Corporate Existence.     66  
Section 4.15
  Offer to Repurchase upon Change of Control.     66  
Section 4.16
  Limitation on Layering.     67  
Section 4.17
  Payments for Consent.     68  
Section 4.18
  Additional Subsidiary Guarantees.     68  
Section 4.19
  Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.     68  
Section 4.20
  Activities of the Company Prior to the Closing of the Transactions.     69  
 
           
ARTICLE 5. SUCCESSORS     69  
 
           
Section 5.01
  Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.     69  
Section 5.02
  Successor Corporation Substituted.     70  
 
           
ARTICLE 6. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES     70  
 
           
Section 6.01
  Events of Default.     70  
Section 6.02
  Acceleration.     72  
Section 6.03
  Other Remedies.     72  
Section 6.04
  Waiver of Past Defaults.     73  
Section 6.05
  Control by Majority.     74  
Section 6.06
  Limitation on Suits.     74  
Section 6.07
  Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.     74  
Section 6.08
  Collection Suit by Trustee.     74  
Section 6.09
  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.     75  
Section 6.10
  Priorities.     75  
Section 6.11
  Undertaking for Costs.     76  
 
           
ARTICLE 7. TRUSTEE     76  
 
           
Section 7.01
  Duties Of Trustee.     76  
Section 7.02
  Rights Of Trustee.     77  
Section 7.03
  Individual Rights of Trustee.     78  
Section 7.04
  Trustee's Disclaimers.     78  
Section 7.05
  Notice of Defaults.     78  
Section 7.06
  Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.     78  
Section 7.07
  Compensation and Indemnity.     79  
Section 7.08
  Replacement of Trustee.     80  
Section 7.09
  Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.     81  
Section 7.10
  Eligibility; Disqualification.     81  
Section 7.11
  Preferential Collection of Claims against Company.     81  
 
           
ARTICLE 8. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE     81  
 
           
Section 8.01
  Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.     81  

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Section 8.02
  Legal Defeasance and Discharge.     81  
Section 8.03
  Covenant Defeasance.     82  
Section 8.04
  Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.     82  
Section 8.05
  Deposited Money and Government Securities to be held in Trust;        
 
  Other Miscellaneous Provisions.     84  
Section 8.06
  Repayment to Company.     84  
Section 8.07
  Reinstatement.     85  
 
           
ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER     85  
 
           
Section 9.01
  Without Consent of Holders of Notes.     85  
Section 9.02
  With Consent of Holders of Notes.     86  
Section 9.03
  Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.     88  
Section 9.04
  Revocation and Effect of Consents.     88  
Section 9.05
  Notation on or Exchange of Notes.     88  
Section 9.06
  Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.     89  
 
           
ARTICLE 10. SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES     89  
 
           
Section 10.01
  Agreement to Guarantee.     89  
Section 10.02
  Execution and Delivery of Subsidiary Guarantees.     89  
Section 10.03
  Guarantors May Consolidate, etc. on Certain Terms.     91  
Section 10.04
  Releases.     92  
Section 10.05
  Withholding Taxes     93  
 
           
ARTICLE 11. SUBORDINATION     93  
 
           
Section 11.01
  Agreement to Subordinate.     93  
Section 11.02
  Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy.     94  
Section 11.03
  Default on Designated Senior Debt.     94  
Section 11.04
  Acceleration of Securities.     95  
Section 11.05
  When Distribution Must Be Paid Over.     95  
Section 11.06
  Notice by Company     95  
Section 11.07
  Subrogation.     96  
Section 11.08
  Relative Rights.     96  
Section 11.09
  Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company.     96  
Section 11.10
  Distribution or Notice to Representative.     97  
Section 11.11
  Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent.     97  
Section 11.12
  Authorization to Effect Subordination.     97  
Section 11.13
  Amendments.     97  
 
           
ARTICLE 12. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE     98  
 
           
Section 12.01
  Satisfaction and Discharge.     98  
Section 12.02
  Application of Trust Money.     99  
 
           
ARTICLE 13. MISCELLANEOUS     99  
 
           
Section 13.01
  Trust Indenture Act Controls.     99  
Section 13.02
  Notices.     99  
Section 13.03
  Communications By Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.     100  
Section 13.04
  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.     100  

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Section 13.05
  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.     101  
Section 13.06
  Rules by Trustee and Agents.     101  
Section 13.07
  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.     101  
Section 13.08
  Governing Law.     102  
Section 13.09
  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.     102  
Section 13.10
  Successors.     102  
Section 13.11
  Severability.     102  
Section 13.12
  Counterpart Originals.     102  
Section 13.13
  Table of Contents, Headings, etc.     102  

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EXHIBITS:

     
EXHIBIT A
  FORM OF THE SERIES A NOTE
EXHIBIT B
  FORM OF THE SERIES B NOTE
EXHIBIT C
  FORM OF NOTATION ON SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE RELATING TO SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
EXHIBIT D
  FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

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Cross-Reference Table *

     
Trust Indenture   Indenture
Act Section   Section
310 (a)(1)
  7.10
(a)(2)
  7.10
(a)(3)
  N.A.
(a)(4)
  N.A.
(a)(5)
  7.10
(b)
  7.10
(c)
  N.A.
311 (a)
  7.11
(b)
  7.11
(c)
  N.A.
312 (a)
  2.05
(b)
  13.03
(c)
  13.03
313 (a)
  7.06
(b)(1)
  N.A.
(b)(2)
  7.06; 7.07
(c)
  7.06; 13.02
(d)
  7.06
314 (a)
  4.03; 13.02; 13.05
(b)
  N.A.
(c)(1)
  13.04
(c)(2)
  13.04
(c)(3)
  N.A.
(d)
  N.A.
(e)
  13.05
(f)
  N.A.
315 (a)
  7.01
(b)
  7.05, 13.02
(c)
  7.01
(d)
  7.01
(e)
  6.11
316 (a)(last sentence)
  2.11
(a)(1)(A)
  6.05
(a)(1)(B)
  6.04
(a)(2)
  N.A.
(b)
  6.07
(c)
  2.14
317 (a)(1)
  6.08

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

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a)(2)
  6.09
(b)
  2.04
318 (a)
  13.01
(b)
  N.A.
(c)
  13.01

N.A. means not applicable.


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

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     This INDENTURE dated as of August 20, 2004 between Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee . Following the issue date and concurrently with the release of the escrowed funds, the following entities will become a party to this Indenture by executing a supplemental indenture: Dunlop Standard Aerospace (U.S.) Inc., a Delaware corporation; Dunlop Standard Aerospace (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation; Dunlop Standard Aerospace (US) Legal, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Standard Aero Inc., a Delaware corporation; Dunlop Aerospace Parts Inc., a Delaware corporation; Standard Aero (San Antonio) Inc., a Delaware corporation; Standard Aero (Alliance) Inc., a Delaware corporation; Standard Aero Canada, Inc., a Delaware corporation; 3091781 Nova Scotia Company, an entity incorporated under the laws of Canada; 3091782 Nova Scotia Company, an entity incorporated under the laws of Canada; 3091783 Nova Scotia Company, an entity, incorporated under the laws of Canada; 6269044 Canada Inc., an entity incorporated under the laws of Canada, Standard Aero Limited, an entity incorporated under the laws of Canada; Not FM Canada Inc., an entity incorporated under the laws of Canada; Dunlop Standard Aerospace (Nederland) BV, an entity incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands; and Standard Aero (Nederland) BV, an entity incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands (collectively, the “ Guarantors ”).

     The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes, Series A, due 2014 (the " Initial Notes ”) and the 8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, due 2014 (the “ Exchange Notes ” and, together with the Initial Notes, the “ Notes ”):

ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01 Definitions.

     " Acquired Debt ” means, with respect to any specified Person, (i) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

      “Acquisition” means the Company’s acquisition, in accordance with the purchase agreement, dated as of July 5, 2004, among Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group Limited (“Dunlop”), Meggitt Acquisition Limited and others, of the engine repair and overhaul businesses of Dunlop, consisting of all of the issued and outstanding common stock or other equity interests of Dunlop Standard Aerospace (U.S.) Inc., Standard Aero Inc., Dunlop Aerospace Parts Inc., Standard Aero (San Antonio) Inc., Standard Aero (Alliance) Inc., Dunlop Standard Aerospace (Nederland) BV, Standard Aero BV, Standard Aero Limited, Standard Aero de Mexico S.A. de CV, Standard Aero (Asia) Pte Limited and Standard Aero (Australia) Pty Limited.

 


 

     " Acquisition Agreement ” means collectively, the Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 5, 2004, among Meggitt Acquisition Limited, Meggitt plc, Standard Aero Holdings, Inc. and the managers and investors parties thereto; the ERO Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 5, 2004, among Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group Limited, Dunlop Aerospace Limited, Dunlop Standard Aerospace Overseas Limited, Dunlop Standard Aerospace Overseas Investments Limited and Meggitt Acquisition Limited; and the Separation Agreement, dated as of July 5, 2004, among Meggitt Acquisition Limited, Meggitt plc and Standard Aero Holdings, Inc.

     " Additional Interest ” means any additional interest payable pursuant to Section 2(d) of the Registration Rights Agreement.

     " Additional Notes ” means any notes (other than the Initial Notes), if any, issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.01, 2.02, 2.17 and 4.09 hereof.

     " Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control”, as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided that with respect to Section 4.11 only, beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person shall be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.

     " Agent ” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.

     " Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Note on any applicable redemption date, the greater of:

     (1) 1% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note; and

     (2) the excess of:

     (a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the Note at September 1, 2009, such redemption price being set forth in Section 3.07 plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through September 1, 2009 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

     (b) the then outstanding principal amount of the Note.

     " Asset Sale ” means (i) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any property, assets or rights (including by way of sale and leaseback); provided that the sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the covenant contained in Section 4.15 and/or the covenant contained in Section 5.01 and not by the covenant contained in Section 4.10; and (ii) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) in

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any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items shall be deemed to be an Asset Sale: (i) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having an aggregate fair market value of less than $2.0 million; (ii) a transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (iii) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary; (iv) the sale or lease of products, services, equipment, inventory or other assets in the ordinary course of business or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets in the ordinary course of business; (v) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents; (vi) the license of patents, trademarks, copyrights and know-how to third Persons in the ordinary course of business; (vii) the creation of Liens; (viii) disposition of an account receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; (ix) for purposes of Section 4.10 only, a Restricted Payment that does not violate, or Permitted Investment (other than a Permitted Investment to the extent such transaction results in the receipt of cash or Cash Equivalents by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries) that is permitted by, Section 4.07 hereof; and (x) dispositions of engine pool assets in the ordinary course of business.

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

      “Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have correlative meanings.

      “Board of Directors” means (i) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation, (ii) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership, and (iii) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

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

     " Business Day ” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized, or required by law to close.

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

     " Capital Stock ” means (i) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock, (ii) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, (iii) in the case of a partnership or

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limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited) and (iv) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

     " Cash Equivalents ” means (i) United States dollars or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business, (ii) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition, (iii) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any lender party to the Credit Agreement or with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of “B” or better, (iv) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iii) above, (v) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and in each case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition and (vi) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (i)-(v) above.

     " Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) prior to the occurrence of the first public offering of common stock of the Company or Holdings, the Permitted Holders cease to be the Beneficial Owners, directly or indirectly, of a majority of the Voting Stock of the Company or Holdings, measured by voting power rather than number of shares, whether as a result of the issuance of securities of the Company or Holdings, any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of the Company or Holdings, or any direct or indirect transfer of securities by the Permitted Holders or otherwise, (ii) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Holdings or the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) other than a Permitted Holder, (iii) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of Holdings or the Company, (iv) after the first public offering of common stock of the Company or Holdings, the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) and Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision), other than the Permitted Holders, becomes the “Beneficial Owner”, directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the Voting Stock of the Company or Holdings after such first public offering, measured by voting power rather than number of shares, or (v) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company or Holdings are not Continuing Directors.

     " Consolidated Cash Flow ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, plus (i) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the

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extent such taxes were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income, plus (ii) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized (including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings), fees or interest paid to purchasers or lenders providing financing in connection with a factoring agreement or other similar agreement and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations to the extent such expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income, plus (iii) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period to the extent such expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income, plus (iv) unrealized non-cash losses resulting from foreign currency balance sheet adjustments required by GAAP to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income, plus (v) any non-recurring fees, charges or other expenses (including bonus and retention payments and severance expenses, restructuring costs and acquisition integration costs and fees) made or incurred in connection with the Acquisition within one year of the Issue Date; plus (vi) all other unusual or non-recurring items of loss or expense, net after-tax; minus (vii) all other unusual or non-recurring gains or revenue, net after-tax; minus (viii) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.

     " Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that (i) the Net Income of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person or, if such Net Income is a loss, only to the extent such loss has been funded with cash from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) the Net Income (if positive) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, (iii) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded and (iv) any impairment loss of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries relating to goodwill or other non-amortizing intangible asset will be excluded.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.07 only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other

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disposition of Restricted Investments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary, or any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, but in each case only to the extent such income otherwise increases the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under clause (C)(III) and (C)(V) of Section 4.07(a).

     " Continuing Directors ” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company or Holdings, as the case may be, who (i) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of the relevant Board at the time of such nomination or election.

     " Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee ” will be at the principal address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.

     " Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement, to be dated as of the closing date of the Acquisition, among the Company, the lenders party thereto, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc., as joint lead arrangers, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston, as co-syndication agent, providing for up to $375.0 million of borrowings, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and in each case as amended, restated, modified, renewed, increased, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) from time to time.

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

     " Definitive Note ” means a certificated Note.

     " Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, DTC as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture, and, thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.

     " Designated Noncash Consideration ” means the fair market value of noncash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale, redemption or payment of, on or with respect to such Designated Noncash Consideration..

     " Designated Senior Debt ” means (i) any Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement and (ii) any other Senior Debt permitted under this Indenture the principal amount of which is $25.0 million or more and that has been designated by the Company as “Designated Senior Debt”.

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     " Disqualified Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the Holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, or is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (excluding Capital Stock which is exchangeable or convertible solely at the option of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the earlier of the date on which the Notes mature or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided , however , that any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or an Asset Sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock (and all securities into which it is convertible or exchangeable) pursuant to such provisions prior to compliance by the Company with Section 4.10 and Section 4.15 hereof and such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.07 hereof.

     " DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective successors and assigns, or such other depository institution hereinafter appointed by the Company.

     " Equity Interests ” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

     " Equity Offering ” means any public or private sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) made for cash on a primary basis by the Company after the Issue Date, other than (i) public offerings registered on Form S-4 or S-8 or (ii) any issuance to any Subsidiary.

     " Escrow Agreement ” means that certain Escrow and Security Agreement dated as of August 20, 2004 among the Company, as pledgor, the Trustee, as trustee and securities intermediary and escrow agent, and the Initial Purchasers.

     " Escrow Fund ” has the meaning set forth in the Escrow Agreement.

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

     " Exchange Notes ” means (i) the 8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, due 2014, registered under the Securities Act, issued pursuant to this Indenture in connection with an Exchange Offer pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) additional notes, if any, issued pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC under the Securities Act.

     " Exchange Offer ” means the exchange and issuance by the Company, pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, of a principal amount of Exchange Notes (which will be registered pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) equal to the outstanding principal amount of Initial Notes or Additional Notes, as the case may be, tendered by Holders thereof in connection with such exchange and issuance.

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

     " Existing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and the Notes) in existence on the Issue Date, until such amounts are repaid.

     " Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period consisting of such Person’s most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available (the “ four quarter reference period ”), the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, Guarantees, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the applicable period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the " Calculation Date ”) , then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Preferred Stock, and the use of proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period. In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (i) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and including any related financing transactions, subsequent to the commencement of the applicable four-quarter reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect as if they had occurred on the first day of such period, including any Consolidated Cash Flow and any pro forma expense and cost reductions that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur, in the reasonable judgment of the chief financial officer of the specified Person (regardless of whether those expense and cost reductions could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC related thereto), (ii) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, (iii) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date, (iv) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during the applicable four-quarter reference period, (v) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on such Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during the applicable four-quarter reference period and (vi) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire applicable four-quarter reference period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Calculation Date in excess of 12 months).

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     " Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued (including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings), fees or interest paid to purchasers or lenders providing financing in connection with a factoring agreement or other similar agreement, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations, plus (ii) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period, plus (iii) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon), plus (iv) the product of (A) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividend payments on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal.

      “Foreign Cash Equivalents” means (i) certificates of deposit or bankers acceptances of, and bank deposits with, any bank organized under the laws of any country that is a member of the European Economic Community, whose short-term commercial paper rating from Standard & Poor’s is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof, in each case with maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition; (ii) commercial paper maturing not more than one year from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having the highest rating obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s or (iii) shares of any money market mutual fund that has its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above.

     " Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was not formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

     " GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which were in effect on the Issue Date.

     " Global Notes ” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Article 2 hereof.

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     " Government Securities ” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America for the payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged.

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

     " Guarantors ” means each Subsidiary that incurs a Guarantee of the Notes, including its successors and assigns; provided that upon the release and discharge of such Person from its Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, such Person shall cease to be a Guarantor.

     " Guarantor Senior Debt ” means:

     (1) all Indebtedness of any Guarantor outstanding under the Credit Agreement and all Hedging Obligations with respect thereto;

     (2) any other Indebtedness of any Guarantor permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Indenture, including premiums and accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Guarantor at the rate specified in the documentation with respect thereto whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding), unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it is on a parity with or subordinated in right of payment to any Subsidiary Guarantee; and

     (3) all Obligations with respect to the items listed in the preceding clauses (1) and (2).

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Guarantor Senior Debt” shall not include:

  (a)   any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Guarantor;
 
  (b)   any intercompany Indebtedness of such Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company;
 
  (c)   any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business;
 
  (d)   the portion of any Indebtedness that is incurred in violation of this Indenture; or
 
  (e)   Capital Stock.

     " Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person incurred in the normal course of business and consistent with past

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practices and not for speculative purposes under (i) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements entered into with one or more financial institutions and designed to protect the Person or entity entering into the agreement against fluctuations in interest rates with respect to Indebtedness incurred and not for purposes of speculation, (ii) foreign exchange contracts and currency protection agreements entered into with one or more financial institutions and designed to protect the Person or entity entering into the agreement against fluctuations in currency exchange rates with respect to Indebtedness incurred and not for purposes of speculation, (iii) any commodity futures contract, commodity option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in the price of commodities used by such Person at the time or (iv) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

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

     " Holdings ” means Standard Aero Acquisition Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor.

      “IAI” means Institutional Accredited Investor.

     " Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent, (i) in respect of borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or, without double counting, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (iii) in respect of banker’s acceptances, (iv) representing Capital Lease Obligations, (v) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property due more than six months after such property is acquired, or (vi) representing the loss value of any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes (a) Disqualified Stock, (b) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, (c) to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.

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

     " Initial Notes ” means $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 issued under this Indenture on the Issue Date.

     " Investments ” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any

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direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 4.07 hereof. The acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Investment held by the acquired Person in such third Person on the date of any such acquisition in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 4.07 hereof.

     For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 4.07 hereof, (i) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided , however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (x) the Company’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (y) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and (ii) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Company.

     " Issue Date ” means August 20, 2004.

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

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

     " Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Services, Inc.

     " Net Income ” means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends, excluding, however, (i) any gain (or loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with (A) any Asset Sale or (B) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) any extraordinary gain (or loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (or loss).

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

     " Non-Recourse Debt ” means Indebtedness: (i) as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (B) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise) or (C) is the lender, (ii) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than the Notes) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity and (iii) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock (other than stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary pledged by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

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

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

     " Notes ” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture. The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, and unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes.

     " Obligations ” means any principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding), penalties, fees, charges, expenses, indemnifications, reimbursement obligations (including, without limitation, reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit), damages, guarantees, and other liabilities or amounts payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness or in respect thereto.

     " Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the

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Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.

     " Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company, who is the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof.

     " Opinion of Counsel ” means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.

     " Other Taxes ” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Indenture or any other Transaction Document.

     " Permitted Business ” means the lines of business conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and any business incidental or reasonably related thereto or which is a reasonable extension thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.

     " Permitted Holders ” means (i) TC Group L.L.C. (which operates under the trade name “The Carlyle Group”), a Delaware limited liability company, and (ii) Carlyle Partners III, L.P. and its Related Parties or any other investment fund controlled by TC Group L.L.C. For purposes of this definition, “control” shall have the meaning given such term in the definition of the term “Affiliate”.

     " Permitted Investment ” means (i) any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) any Investment in Cash Equivalents or Foreign Cash Equivalents; (iii) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment (A) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (B) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (iv) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof; (v) any Investment solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or made with the proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale of such Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock); (vi) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of obligations of litigation, arbitration or other disputes; (vii) Hedging Obligations permitted to be incurred under Section 4.09 hereof; (viii) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 extended during any one fiscal year or $2.0 million outstanding at any time; (ix) Investments of any Person (other than Indebtedness of such Person) in existence at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company; provided such Investment was not made in connection with or anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company; (x) Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers’

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compensation, performance and other similar deposits; (xi) any Investment consisting of a guarantee permitted under Section 4.09 hereof; (xii) Investments consisting of non-cash consideration received in the form of securities, notes or similar obligations in connection with dispositions of obsolete or worn out assets permitted pursuant to this Indenture; (xiii) advances, loans or extensions of credit to suppliers in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (xiv) Investments in any Person to the extent such Investment existed on the Issue Date and any Investment that replaces, refinances or refunds such an Investment, provided, that the new Investment is in an amount that does not exceed that amount replaced, refinanced or refunded and is made in the same Person as the Investment replaced, refinanced or refunded; (xv) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business; and (xvi) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (xvi) since the Issue Date that remain outstanding, not to exceed $25.0 million.

     " Permitted Junior Securities ” means (i) Equity Interests in the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company issued pursuant to a plan of reorganization or adjustment; or (ii) unsecured debt securities that are subordinated to all Senior Debt (and any debt securities issued in exchange for Senior Debt) to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Notes are subordinated to Senior Debt pursuant to Article 11 of this Indenture.

     " Permitted Liens ” means (i) Liens in favor of the Company or any Guarantor; (ii) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary; (iii) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition and do not extend to any other assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (iv) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (v) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by clause (iv) of the second paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof covering only the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness; (vi) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded, provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor; (vii) Liens on assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries that secure Non-Recourse Debt of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; (viii) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business; (ix) survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said

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properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person; (x) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings by lessors regarding operating leases entered into by such lessors and the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (xi) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with respect to obligations that do not exceed $2.0 million at any one time outstanding; and (xxvi) Liens securing the obligations under the Escrow Agreement.

     " Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that (i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith); (ii) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; (iii) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes and Subsidiary Guarantee as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and (iv) such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the Restricted Subsidiary that is the obligor on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded.

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

     " Preferred Stock ” means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

     " Private Placement Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.01(d) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except as otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.

     " Purchase Agreement ” means (i) with respect to the Initial Notes, the Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2004, among the Company, the Guarantors, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston and (ii) with respect to each issuance of Additional Notes, the purchase agreement or underwriting agreement among the Company, the Guarantors and the Persons purchasing such Additional Notes.

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

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     " Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers set forth therein, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one or more substantially similar registration rights agreements among the Company, the Guarantors and the other parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given by the Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes under the Securities Act.

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

     " Related Party” means (i) any controlling stockholder, 80% (or more) owned Subsidiary, or immediate family member (in the case of an individual) of any Permitted Holder; or (ii) any trust, corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or Persons beneficially holding an 80% or more controlling interest of which consist of any one or more Permitted Holders and/or such other Persons referred to in the immediately preceding clause (i).

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

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

     " Restricted Notes ” mean Initial Notes and Additional Notes bearing one of the restrictive legends described in Section 2.01(d).

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

     " Restricted Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

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

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

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

     " SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

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     " Senior Debt ” means (i) all Indebtedness of the Company outstanding under the Credit Agreement and all Hedging Obligations with respect thereto, (ii) any other Indebtedness of the Company permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Indenture, including premiums and accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company at the rate specified in the documentation with respect thereto whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding), unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it is on a parity with or subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and (iii) all Obligations with respect to the items listed in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Senior Debt will not include (a) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Company, (b) any intercompany Indebtedness of the Company to any of its Subsidiaries, (c) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business, (d) the portion of any Indebtedness that is incurred in violation of this Indenture or (e) Capital Stock.

     " Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

     " Significant Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary which is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date hereof.

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

     " Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any specified Person, (i) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof) and (ii) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which (x) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise and (y) such Person or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.

     " Subsidiary Guarantee ” means any Guarantee by a Subsidiary of the Company’s payment Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

     " S&P ” means Standard and Poor’s Rating Services.

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

           “Total Assets” means, with respect to any Person, the total assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP, as shown on its most recent balance sheet.

          “ Transaction Documents ” means this Indenture, the Notes, the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

           “Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by (i) the Acquisition Agreement, (ii) the Credit Agreement and (iii) the offering of the Notes.

           “Treasury Rate” means, as of the applicable redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two business days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to September 1, 2009; provided, however , that if the period from the redemption date to September 1, 2009 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

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

          “ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company (other than the Subsidiaries of the Company on the Issue Date or any successor to any of them) that is designated by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (and any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary) pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary: (i) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt; (ii) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company; (iii) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (A) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (B) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and (iv) does not own any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or own or hold any Lien on, any property of, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated) and has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. Any such designation by the Board of Directors, of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the

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foregoing conditions and was permitted by Section 4.07 and Section 4.19 hereof. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date and, if such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.09 hereof, the Company will be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation will only be permitted if (i) such Indebtedness and Preferred Stock is permitted under Section 4.09 hereof, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.

          “ U.S. Person ” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.

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

          “ Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (A) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of such Indebtedness, by (B) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment, by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

          “ Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” is any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.

          “ Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals under applicable law) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Section 1.02 Other Definitions.

         
    Defined in  
Term   Section  
 
       
“Additional Restricted Notes”
    2.03  
“Affiliate Transaction”
    4.11  
“Agent Members”
    2.01 (e)
“Asset Sale Offer”
    3.09  

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    Defined in  
Term   Section  
 
       
“Authenticating Agent”
    2.02  
“Change of Control Offer”
    4.15  
“Change of Control Payment”
    4.15  
“Change of Control Payment Date”
    4.15  
“Clearstream”
    2.01 (b)
“Company”
  preamble
“Company Order”
    2.02  
“Covenant Defeasance”
    8.03  
“Defaulted Interest”
    2.13  
“Euroclear”
    2.01 (b)
“Event of Default”
    6.01  
“Excess Proceeds”
    4.10  
“Exchange Global Note”
    2.01 (b)
“incur”
    4.09  
“Initial Purchasers”
    2.01 (b)
“Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note”
    2.01 (b)
“Institutional Accredited Investor Note”
    2.01 (b)
“Legal Defeasance”
    8.02  
“Non-Excluded Taxes”
    10.05  
“Notes Register”
    2.03  
“Offer Amount”
    3.09  
“Offer Period”
    3.09  
“Paying Agent”
    2.03  
“Payment Blockage Notice”
    11.03  
“Payment Default”
    6.01  
“Permanent Regulation S Global Note”
    2.01 (b)
“Permitted Debt”
    4.09  
“protected purchaser”
    2.09  
“Purchase Date”
    3.09  
“Registrar”
    2.03  
“Regulation S Global Note”
    2.01 (b)
“Regulation S Legend”
    2.01 (d)
“Regulation S Notes”
    2.01 (d)
“Resale Restriction Termination Date”
    2.06 (a)
“Restricted Payments”
    4.07  
“Restricted Period”
    2.01 (b)
“Rule 144A Global Note”
    2.01 (b)
“Rule 144A Notes”
    2.01 (b)
“Securities Register”
    2.03  
“Special Interest Payment Date”
    2.13 (a)
“Special Record Date”
    2.13 (a)
“Special Redemption
    3.10  
“Special Redemption Date”
    3.10  

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    Defined in  
Term   Section  
 
       
“Special Redemption Price”
    3.10  
“Successor Company”
    5.01  
“Temporary Regulation S Global Note”
    2.01 (b)

Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

          Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

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

          “ indenture securities ” means the Notes;

          “ indenture security Holder ” means a Holder of a Note;

          “ indenture to be qualified ” means this Indenture;

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

          “ obligor ” on the Notes means the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor on the Notes.

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

Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.

          Unless the context otherwise requires:

     (i) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

     (ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

     (iii) “or” is not exclusive;

     (iv) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

     (v) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

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

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ARTICLE 2.
THE NOTES

Section 2.01 Form, Dating and Terms.

          (a) The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof will be in an aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000. In addition, the Company may issue, from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture , Additional Notes (as provided herein) and Exchange Notes. Furthermore, Notes may be authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer, exchange or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Section 2.01, 2.02, 2.06, 2.10, 2.12, 3.06 or 9.05, in connection with an Asset Sale Offer pursuant to Section 3.09 or in connection with a Change of Control Offer pursuant to Section 4.15.

          The Initial Notes shall be known and designated as “8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes, Series A, due 2014” of the Company. Additional Notes issued as Restricted Notes shall be known and designated as “8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes, Series A, due 2014” of the Company. Additional Notes issued other than as Restricted Notes shall be known and designated as “8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, due 2014” of the Company, and Exchange Notes shall be known and designated as “8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, due 2014” of the Company.

          With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in (a) a Board Resolution and (b) (i) an Officers’ Certificate or (ii) one or more indentures supplemental hereto, the following information:

     (1) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture;

     (2) the issue price and the issue date of such Additional Notes, including the date from which interest shall accrue; and

     (3) whether such Additional Notes shall be Restricted Notes issued in the form of Exhibit A hereto and/or shall be issued in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

          In authenticating and delivering Additional Notes, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the Opinion of Counsel and Officers’ Certificate required by Section 13.04, an Opinion of Counsel as to the due authorization, execution, delivery, validity and enforceability of such Additional Notes.

          The Initial Notes, the Additional Notes and the Exchange Notes shall be considered collectively as a single class for all purposes of this Indenture. Holders of the Initial Notes, the Additional Notes and the Exchange Notes will vote and consent together on all matters to which such Holders are entitled to vote or consent as one class, and none of the Holders of the Initial Notes, the Additional Notes or the Exchange Notes shall have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter to which such Holders are entitled to vote or consent.

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          If any of the terms of any Additional Notes are established by action taken pursuant to Board Resolutions of the Company, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’ Certificate or the indenture supplemental hereto setting forth the terms of the Additional Notes.

          (b) The Initial Notes are being offered and sold by the Company pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated August 17, 2004, among the Company, the Guarantors, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and the other Initial Purchasers named therein (collectively, the “ Initial Purchasers ”). The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes (if issued as Restricted Notes) (the “ Additional Restricted Notes ”) will be resold initially only to (A) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A and (B) Non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S. Such Initial Notes and Additional Restricted Notes may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs, purchasers in reliance on Regulation S and IAIs in accordance with Rule 501 of the Securities Act, in each case, in accordance with the procedure described herein. Additional Notes offered after the date hereof may be offered and sold by the Company from time to time pursuant to one or more purchase agreements in accordance with applicable law.

          Initial Notes and Additional Restricted Notes offered and sold to QIBs in the United States of America in reliance on Rule 144A (the “ Rule 144A Notes ”) shall be issued in the form of a permanent global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A , which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Indenture, including appropriate legends as set forth in Section 2.01(d) (the “ Rule 144A Global Note ”), deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Rule 144A Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate, if so required by DTC’s rules regarding the maximum principal amount to be represented by a single certificate. The aggregate principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for DTC or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.

          Initial Notes and any Additional Restricted Notes offered and sold outside the United States of America (the “ Regulation S Notes ”) in reliance on Regulation S shall initially be issued in the form of a temporary global Note (the “ Temporary Regulation S Global Note ”), without interest coupons. Beneficial interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Note will be exchanged for beneficial interests in a corresponding permanent global Note, without interest coupons, substantially in the form of Exhibit A including appropriate legends as set forth in Section 2.01(d) (the “ Permanent Regulation S Global Note ” and, together with the Temporary Regulation S Global Note, each a “ Regulation S Global Note ”) within a reasonable period after the expiration of the Restricted Period (as defined below) upon delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.07. Each Regulation S Global Note will be deposited upon issuance with, or on behalf of, the Trustee as custodian for DTC in the manner described in this Article 2 for credit to the respective accounts of the purchasers (or to such other accounts as they may direct), including, but not limited to, accounts at Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (“ Euroclear ”) or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“ Clearstream ”). Prior to the 40th day after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Initial Notes and the Issue Date (such period through and including such 40th day, the “ Restricted Period ”), interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Note may only be transferred to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S, unless

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exchanged for interests in a Global Note in accordance with the transfer and certification requirements described herein.

          Investors may hold their interests in the Regulation S Global Note through organizations other than Euroclear or Clearstream that are participants in DTC’s system or directly through Euroclear or Clearstream, if they are participants in such systems, or indirectly through organizations which are participants in such systems. If such interests are held through Euroclear or Clearstream, Euroclear and Clearstream will hold such interests in the applicable Regulation S Global Note on behalf of their participants through customers’ Notes accounts in their respective names on the books of their respective depositaries. Such depositaries, in turn, will hold such interests in the applicable Regulation S Global Note in customers’ Notes accounts in the depositaries’ names on the books of DTC.

          The Regulation S Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate, if so required by DTC’s rules regarding the maximum principal amount to be represented by a single certificate. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for DTC or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.

          Initial Notes and Additional Restricted Notes resold to IAIs (the “ Institutional Accredited Investor Notes ”) in the United States of America shall be issued in the form of a permanent global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A including appropriate legends as set forth in Section 2.01(d) (the “ Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note ”) deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate, if so required by DTC’s rules regarding the maximum principal amount to be represented by a single certificate. The aggregate principal amount of the Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for DTC or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.

          Exchange Notes exchanged for interests in the Rule 144A Notes, the Regulation S Notes and the Institutional Accredited Investor Notes will be issued in the form of a permanent global Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit B , which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Indenture, deposited with the Trustee as hereinafter provided, including the appropriate legend set forth in Section 2.01(d) (the “ Exchange Global Note ”). The Exchange Global Note will be deposited upon issuance with, or on behalf of, the Trustee as custodian for DTC, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Exchange Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate, if so required by DTC’s rules regarding the maximum principal amount to be represented by a single certificate.

          The Rule 144A Global Note, the Regulation S Global Note, the Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note and the Exchange Global Note are sometimes collectively herein referred to as the " Global Notes .”

          The principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose in The City of New York, or

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at such other office or agency of the Company as may be maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.03; provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, each installment of interest may be paid by (i) check mailed to addresses of the Persons entitled thereto as such addresses shall appear on the note register (the “Notes Register” ) or (ii) wire transfer to an account located in the United States maintained by the payee, subject to the last sentence of this paragraph. Payments in respect of Notes represented by a Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by DTC. Payments in respect of Notes represented by Definitive Notes (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) held by a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by Definitive Notes will be made by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 15 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept in its discretion).

          The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage, in addition to those set forth on Exhibit A and Exhibit B and in Section 2.01(d). The Company shall approve any notation, endorsement or legend on the Notes. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Notes set forth in Exhibit A and Exhibit B are part of the terms of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to be bound by such terms.

          (c)  Denominations . The Notes shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and only in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.

          (d)  Restrictive Legends . Unless and until (i) an Initial Note or an Additional Note issued as a Restricted Note is sold under an effective registration statement or (ii) an Initial Note or an Additional Note issued as a Restricted Note is exchanged for an Exchange Note in connection with an effective registration statement, in each case pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or a similar agreement, (1) the Rule 144A Global Note and the Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note shall bear the following legend (the “ Private Placement Legend ”) on the face thereof:

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE

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ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES OF $250,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY THE HOLDER HEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (I) NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OF PLANS, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS OR OTHER ARRANGEMENTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAWS”), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” OF SUCH PLANS, ACCOUNTS OR ARRANGEMENTS, OR (II) THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A SIMILAR VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS.

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     (2) the Regulation S Global Note shall bear the following legend (the “ Regulation S Legend ”) on the face thereof:

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“REGULATION S”), (2) BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES OF $250,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AFTER 40 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BEGINNING ON AND INCLUDING THE LATER OF (A) THE DAY ON WHICH THE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S)

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AND (B) THE DATE OF THE CLOSING OF THE ORIGINAL OFFERING. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY THE HOLDER HEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (I) NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OF PLANS, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS OR OTHER ARRANGEMENTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAWS”), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” OF SUCH PLANS, ACCOUNTS OR ARRANGEMENTS, OR (II) THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A SIMILAR VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS.

     (3) Each Global Note, whether or not an Initial Note, shall bear the following legend on the face thereof:

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

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

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          (e)  Book-Entry Provisions . (i) This Section 2.01(e) shall apply only to Global Notes deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC.

     (ii) Each Global Note initially shall (x) be registered in the name of DTC or the nominee of DTC, (y) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for DTC and (z) bear legends as set forth in Section 2.01(d).

     (iii) Members of, or participants in, DTC (“ Agent Members ”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by DTC or by the Trustee as the custodian of DTC or under such Global Note, and DTC may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by DTC or impair, as between DTC and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of DTC governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.

     (iv) In connection with any transfer of a portion of the beneficial interest in a Global Note pursuant to Section 2.01(f) to beneficial owners who are required to hold Definitive Notes, the Note Custodian shall reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of such Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Note to be transferred, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, one or more Definitive Notes of like tenor and amount.

     (v) In connection with the transfer of an entire Global Note to beneficial owners pursuant to Section 2.01(f), such Global Note shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, to each beneficial owner identified by DTC in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations.

     (vi) The registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including Agent Members and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

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

          (f)  Definitive Notes . (i) Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to receive Definitive Notes. If required to do so

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pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, beneficial owners may obtain Definitive Notes in exchange for their beneficial interests in a Global Note upon written request in accordance with DTC’s and the Registrar’s procedures. In addition, Definitive Notes shall be transferred to all beneficial owners in exchange for their beneficial interests in a Global Note if (A) DTC notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such Global Note or DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, at a time when DTC is required to be so registered in order to act as depositary, and in each case a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice or, (B) the Company in its sole discretion executes and delivers to the Trustee and Registrar an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Global Note shall be so exchangeable or (C) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a request from DTC. In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (A), (B) or (C) of the preceding sentence, the Company shall promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes.

     (ii) Any Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(iv) or (v) shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.06(c), bear the applicable legend regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the Definitive Note set forth in Section 2.01(d).

     (iii) In connection with the exchange of a portion of a Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in a Global Note, the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Note, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, to the transferring Holder a new Definitive Note representing the principal amount not so transferred.

Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication . One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If the Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

          A Note shall not be valid until an authorized officer of the Trustee manually authenticates the Note. The signature of the Trustee on a Note shall be conclusive evidence that such Note has been duly and validly authenticated and issued under this Indenture. A Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.

          At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery: (1) Initial Notes for original issue on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000, (2) subject to the terms of this Indenture, Additional Notes for original issue in an unlimited principal amount and (3) Exchange Notes for issue only in an Exchange Offer pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or upon resale under an effective Shelf Registration Statement, and only in exchange for Initial Notes or Additional Notes of an equal principal amount, in each case upon a written order of the Company signed by one Officer of the Company (the “ Company Order ”). Such Company Order shall specify whether the Notes will be in the form of Definitive Notes or Global Notes, the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated and whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes, Additional Notes or Exchange Notes.

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          The Trustee may appoint an agent (the “ Authenticating Agent ”) reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the Notes. Any such instrument shall be evidenced by an instrument signed by a Responsible Officer, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Company. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, any such Authenticating Agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by the Authenticating Agent. An Authenticating Agent has the same rights as any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

          In case the Company or any Guarantor, pursuant to Article 5 or Section 10.03, as applicable, shall be consolidated or merged with or into any other Person or shall convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, and the successor Person resulting from such consolidation, or surviving such merger, or into which the Company or any Guarantor shall have been merged, or the Person which shall have received a conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition as aforesaid, shall have executed an indenture supplemental hereto with the Trustee pursuant to Article 5, or Section 10.03, as applicable, any of the Notes authenticated or delivered prior to such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition may, from time to time, at the request of the successor Person, be exchanged for other Notes executed in the name of the successor Person with such changes in phraseology and form as may be appropriate, but otherwise in substance of like tenor as the Notes surrendered for such exchange and of like principal amount; and the Trustee, upon Company Order of the successor Person, shall authenticate and make available for delivery Notes as specified in such order for the purpose of such exchange. If Notes shall at any time be authenticated and delivered in any new name of a successor Person pursuant to this Section 2.02 in exchange or substitution for or upon registration of transfer of any Notes, such successor Person, at the option of the Holders but without expense to them, shall provide for the exchange of all Notes at the time outstanding for Notes authenticated and delivered in such new name.

Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent . The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange (the “ Notes Register ”). The Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent and the term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar.

          The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate the terms of the TIA. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of each such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07. The Company or any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries organized in the United States may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or transfer agent.

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          The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying Agent for the Notes. The Company may remove any Registrar or Paying Agent upon written notice to such Registrar or Paying Agent and to the Trustee; provided, however, that no such removal shall become effective until (i) acceptance of any appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered into by the Company and such successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee or (ii) notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until the appointment of a successor in accordance with clause (i) above. The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any time upon written notice to the Company and the Trustee.

Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust . By no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the date on which any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note is due and payable, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient in immediately available funds to pay such principal, premium or interest when due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (whether such assets have been distributed to it by the Company or other obligors on the Notes), shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company or any Guarantor in making any such payment and shall during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) in the making of any payment in respect of the Notes, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith deliver to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Notes together with a full accounting thereof. If the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds or assets disbursed by such Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section 2.04, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee. Upon any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

Section 2.05 Holder Lists . The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, or to the extent otherwise required under the TIA, the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the Guarantors, shall furnish or cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least five Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).

Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.

          (a) The following provisions shall apply with respect to any proposed registration of transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note prior to the date which is two years after the later of the date of its original issue and the last date on

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which the Company or any Affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor thereto) (the “ Resale Restriction Termination Date ”):

     (i) a registration of transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to a QIB shall be made upon the representation of the transferee in the form as set forth on the reverse of the Note that it is purchasing for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A;

     (ii) a registration of transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to an IAI shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.08 from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Company, the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to it; and

     (iii) a registration of transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to a Non-U.S. Person shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.09 from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Company, the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to it.

          (b) The following provisions shall apply with respect to any proposed transfer of a Regulation S Note prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period:

     (i) a transfer of a Regulation S Note or a beneficial interest therein to a QIB shall be made upon the representation of the transferee, in the form of assignment on the reverse of the certificate, that it is purchasing the Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A;

     (ii) a transfer of a Regulation S Note or a beneficial interest therein to an IAI shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.08 from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Company or the Trustee, the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them; and

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     (iii) a transfer of a Regulation S Note or a beneficial interest therein to a Non-U.S. Person shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.09 hereof from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Company, receipt by the Trustee or its agent of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to the Company.

          After the expiration of the Restricted Period, interests in the Regulation S Note may be transferred in accordance with applicable law without requiring the certification set forth in Section 2.08, Section 2.09 or any additional certification.

          (c)  Private Placement Legend . Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes not bearing a Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall deliver Notes that do not bear a Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing a Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Notes that bear a Private Placement Legend unless (i) Initial Notes are being exchanged for Exchange Notes in an Exchange Offer in which case the Exchange Notes shall not bear a Private Placement Legend, (ii) an Initial Note is being transferred pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or other effective registration statement or (iii) there is delivered to the Registrar an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to the effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are required in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. Any Additional Notes sold in a registered offering shall not be required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

          (d) The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to Section 2.01 or this Section 2.06. The Company shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable prior written notice to the Registrar.

          (e)  Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes .

     (i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article 2, execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes and Global Notes at the Registrar’s request.

     (ii) No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require the Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax assessments or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charges payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.01, 2.02, 2.06, 2.10, 2.12, 3.06, 4.10, 4.15 or 9.05).

     (iii) The Company (and the Registrar) shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note (A) for a period beginning (1) 15 Business Days before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem Notes and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing or (2) 15 Business Days before an interest payment date and ending on such interest payment date or (B) called for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

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     (iv) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to paragraph 2 of the forms of Notes attached hereto as Exhibits A and B) interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, including without limitation the transfer or exchange of such Note, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

     (v) Any Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note pursuant to Section 2.01(f) shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.06(c), bear the applicable legend regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the Definitive Note set forth in Section 2.01(d).

     (vi) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

          (f)  No Obligation of the Trustee . (i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in, DTC or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of DTC or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than DTC) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or purchase) or the payment of any amount or delivery of any Notes (or other Note or property) under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders in respect of the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be DTC or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through DTC subject to the applicable rules and procedures of DTC. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by DTC with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

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

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Section 2.07 Form of Certificate to be Delivered upon Termination of Restricted Period

[Date]

Standard Aero Holdings, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
213 Court Street, Suite 703
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration (Fax: 860-704-6219)

           
 
  Re:   Standard Aero Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
      8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          This letter relates to Notes represented by a temporary global note (the “ Temporary Regulation S Global Note ”). Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Indenture dated as of August 20, 2004, as supplemented, relating to the Notes (the “Indenture”), we hereby certify that the persons who are the beneficial owners of $[___] principal amount of Notes represented by the Temporary Regulation S Global Note are persons outside the United States to whom beneficial interests in such Notes could be transferred in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, you are hereby requested to issue a Permanent Regulation S Global Note representing the undersigned’s interest in the principal amount of Notes represented by the Temporary Regulation S Global Note, all in the manner provided by the Indenture.

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

     
 
  Very truly yours,
   
  [Name of Transferor]
   
  By:                                                               
   
                                                                      
            Authorized Signature

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Section 2.08 Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Institutional Accredited Investors.

[Date]

Standard Aero Holdings, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
213 Court Street, Suite 703
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration (Fax: 860-704-6219)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $[___] principal amount of the 8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “ Notes ”) of Standard Aero Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

          Upon transfer, the Notes would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:

     
 
  Name:                                                                     
   
  Address:                                                               
   
  Taxpayer ID Number:                                          

          The undersigned represents and warrants to you that:

          1. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)) purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” at least $250,000 principal amount of the Notes, and we are acquiring the Notes not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of our investment in the Notes and we invest in or purchase Notes similar to the Notes in the normal course of our business. We and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

          2. We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Notes to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Notes prior to the date that is two years after the later of the date of original issue and the last date on which the Company or any affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor thereto) (the “ Resale Restriction Termination Date ”) only (a) to the Company, (b) pursuant to a registration statement which has been declared effective under the Securities Act, (c) in a transaction complying with the requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person we reasonably believe is a “qualified institutional buyer” under Rule 144A of the Securities Act (a “ QIB ”) that is

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purchasing for its own account or for the account of a QIB and to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (d) pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (e) to an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor,” in each case in a minimum principal amount of Notes of $250,000 for investment purposes and not with a view to or for offer or sale in connection with any distribution in violation of the Securities Act or (f) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject in each of the foregoing cases to any requirement of law that the disposition of our property or the property of such investor account or accounts be at all times within our or their control and in compliance with any applicable state Securities laws. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Notes is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (e) above prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Company and the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) and that it is acquiring such Notes for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each purchaser acknowledges that the Company and the Trustee reserve the right prior to any offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Termination Date of the Notes pursuant to clauses (d), (e) or (f) above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee.

TRANSFEREE:                                                               

BY:                                                                                    

Section 2.09 Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S.

     
 
  [Date]

Standard Aero Holdings, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
213 Court Street, Suite 703
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration (Fax: 860-704-6219)

           
 
  Re:   Standard Aero Holdings, Inc.
      8 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          In connection with our proposed sale of $[___] aggregate principal amount of the Notes, we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with

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Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and, accordingly, we represent that:

     (a) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States;

     (b) either (i) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States or (ii) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated off-shore Notes market and neither we nor any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;

     (c) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(a)(2) or Rule 904(a)(2) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

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

          In addition, if the sale is made during a restricted period and the provisions of Rule 903(b)(2) or Rule 904(b)(1) of Regulation S are applicable thereto, we confirm that such sale has been made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Rule 903(b)(2) or Rule 904(b)(1), as the case may be.

          You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.

     
 
  Very truly yours,
   
  [Name of Transferor]
   
  By:                                                               
   
                                                                      
            Authorized Signature

Section 2.10 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Note claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met, such that the Holder (a) satisfies the Company or the Trustee that such Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken within a reasonable time after such Holder has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and the Registrar has not registered a transfer prior to receiving such notification, (b) makes such request to the Company or Trustee prior to the Note being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code (a

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" protected purchaser ”) and (c) satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee; provided, however, if after the delivery of such replacement Note, a protected purchaser of the Note for which such replacement Note was issued presents for payment or registration such replaced Note, the Trustee or the Company shall be entitled to recover such replacement Note from the Person to whom it was issued and delivered or any Person taking therefrom, except a protected purchaser, and shall be entitled to recover upon the Note or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the Company or the Trustee in connection therewith. If required by the Trustee or the Company, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced, and, in the absence of notice to the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Company shall execute, and upon receipt of a Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in exchange for any such mutilated Note or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

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

          Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section, the Company may require that such Holder pay 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 counsel and of the Trustee) in connection therewith.

          Subject to the proviso in the initial paragraph of this Section 2.10 every new Note issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, any Guarantor (if applicable) and any other obligor upon the Notes, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

          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 Notes.

Section 2.11 Outstanding Notes Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding. A Note does not cease to be outstanding in the event the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note, provided, however, that (i) in determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, or an Affiliate of the Company, will be considered as though not outstanding, and (ii) in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making a determination whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of outstanding Notes are present at a meeting of Holders of Notes for quorum purposes or have consented to or voted in favor of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,

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waiver, amendment or modification hereunder, or relying upon any such quorum, consent or vote, only Notes which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be held by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company shall not be considered outstanding.

          If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.10 (other than a mutilated Note surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser. A mutilated Note ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Note and replacement pursuant to Section 2.10.

          If the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a redemption date or maturity date money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

Section 2.12 Temporary Notes In the event that Definitive Notes are to be issued under the terms of this Indenture, until such Definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form, and shall carry all rights, of Definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes. After the preparation of Definitive Notes, the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon surrender of the temporary Notes at any office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose and such exchange shall be without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery in exchange therefor, one or more Definitive Notes representing an equal principal amount of Notes. Until so exchanged, the Holder of temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as a Holder of Definitive Notes.

Section 2.13 Cancellation The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and dispose of such Notes in accordance with its internal policies and customary procedures including delivery of a certificate describing such Notes disposed (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act) or deliver copies of canceled Notes to the Company pursuant to written direction by one Officer of the Company. If the Company or any Guarantor acquires any of the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.13. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for any reason other than in connection with a transfer or exchange.

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          At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned by DTC to the Trustee for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Note Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, to reflect such reduction.

Section 2.14 Payment of Interest; Defaulted Interest   Interest on any Note 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 such Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such payment at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.03.

          Any interest on any Note which is payable, but is not paid when the same becomes due and payable and such nonpayment continues for a period of 30 days shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the regular record date, and such defaulted interest and (to the extent lawful) interest on such defaulted interest at the rate borne by the Notes (such defaulted interest and interest thereon herein collectively called “ Defaulted Interest ”) shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (a) or (b) below:

     (a) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date (as defined below) 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 Note and the date (not less than 30 days after such notice) of the proposed payment (the “ Special Interest Payment Date”), 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 Company shall fix a record date (the “ Special Record Date ”) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which date shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the Special Interest Payment Date and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of such Special Record Date, and in the name and at the expense of the Company, the Trustee shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and Special Interest Payment Date therefor to be given in the manner provided for in Section 13.02, 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 and Special Interest Payment Date therefor having been so given, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid on the Special Interest Payment Date to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or

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their respective predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (b).

     (b) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any Notes exchange on which the Notes 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.

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

Section 2.15 Computation of Interest   Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Section 2.16 CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP”, “Common Code” and “ISIN” numbers and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP”, “Common Code” and “ISIN” numbers in notices of redemption or purchase as a convenience to Holders; provided, however , that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption or purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers.

Section 2.17 Issuance of Additional Notes.

          The Company will be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.09 hereof, to issue Additional Notes under this Indenture with identical terms as the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, other than with respect to the date of issuance and issue price. The Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, any Additional Notes and all Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefor will be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture.

          With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company will set forth in a resolution of the Board of Directors and an Officer’s Certificate, copies of which will be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

     (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture;

     (ii) the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Notes; provided , however , that no Additional Notes may be issued at a price that would cause such Additional Notes to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and

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     (iii) whether such Additional Notes will be Restricted Notes or will be issued in the form of Exchange Notes.

ARTICLE 3.
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee.

          If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it will furnish to the Trustee, at least 45 days before a redemption date (or, in the case of a redemption pursuant to such Section 3.10, by 11:00 a.m. New York time (or such other time of day acceptable to the Trustee which will permit it to give the notice referred to in the last paragraph of Section 3.03) at least one Business Day prior to the Special Redemption Date) before a redemption date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption will occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption prices.

Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to be Redeemed or Purchased.

          If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee will select Notes for redemption or purchase as follows: (i) if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed or (ii) if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis. Notes of $1,000 or less may be redeemed in part.

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

Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption.

          Except as provided in Section 3.10 and subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Article 8 or 12 hereof. Notices of redemption may not be conditional. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption.

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          The notice will identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP Numbers, if any) and will state:

     (i) the redemption date;

     (ii) the redemption price;

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

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

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

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

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

     (viii) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.

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

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Notes will be redeemed pursuant to the Special Redemption as set forth in Section 3.10, the Trustee shall, at the Company’s request and in the Company’s name and expense, give notice of such redemption to each Holder in accordance with this Section 3.03 at least one Business Day prior to the Special Redemption Date.

Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption.

          Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 or delivered in accordance with Section 3.10 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be conditional.

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Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.

          Prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business Day prior to the redemption date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

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

Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

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

Section 3.07 Optional Redemption.

          (a) At any time prior to September 1, 2007, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem an aggregate of up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes (calculated after giving effect to the issuance of Additional Notes, if any) issued under this Indenture at a redemption price of 108.25% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings by the Company or from the cash contribution of equity capital (other than Disqualified Stock) to the Company; provided that:

     (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) issued under this Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence o


 
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