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Title: INDENTURE
Governing Law: Nevada     Date: 5/22/2009
Industry: Casinos and Gaming     Sector: Services

INDENTURE, Parties: us bank national association
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Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

MGM MIRAGE

10.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2014
11.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017

INDENTURE

Dated as of May 19, 2009

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 1.01 Definitions

 

 

1

 

SECTION 1.02 Rules of Construction

 

 

32

 

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2.01 Form and Dating

 

 

33

 

SECTION 2.02 Execution and Authentication

 

 

34

 

SECTION 2.03 Registrar, Paying Agent and Depositary

 

 

34

 

SECTION 2.04 Paying Agent To Hold Money In Trust

 

 

35

 

SECTION 2.05 Holder Lists

 

 

35

 

SECTION 2.06 Transfer and Exchange

 

 

35

 

SECTION 2.07 Replacement Notes

 

 

47

 

SECTION 2.08 Outstanding Notes

 

 

48

 

SECTION 2.09 Intentionally Omitted

 

 

48

 

SECTION 2.10 Temporary Notes

 

 

48

 

SECTION 2.11 Cancellation

 

 

49

 

SECTION 2.12 Defaulted Interest

 

 

49

 

SECTION 2.13 CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code Numbers

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3.01 Optional Redemption

 

 

50

 

SECTION 3.02 Election To Redeem; Notice To Trustee

 

 

51

 

SECTION 3.03 Selection By Trustee of Notes To Be Redeemed or Purchased

 

 

51

 

SECTION 3.04 Notice of Redemption

 

 

51

 

SECTION 3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price

 

 

52

 

SECTION 3.06 Notes Payable on Redemption Date

 

 

52

 

SECTION 3.07 Notes Redeemed in Part

 

 

53

 

SECTION 3.08 Mandatory Disposition of Notes Pursuant to Gaming Laws

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest

 

 

54

 

SECTION 4.02 Reports

 

 

54

 

SECTION 4.03 Officer’s Certificate as to Compliance

 

 

55

 

SECTION 4.04 Maintenance of Office or Agency

 

 

55

 

SECTION 4.05 Money For Notes; Payments To Be Held In Trust

 

 

56

 

SECTION 4.06 Corporate Existence

 

 

57

 

SECTION 4.07 Subsidiary Guarantee

 

 

57

 

SECTION 4.08 Further Assurances and Gaming Approval

 

 

58

 

SECTION 4.09 Change of Control

 

 

58

 

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SECTION 4.10 Non-Collateral Asset Sales

 

 

60

 

SECTION 4.11 Collateral Asset Sales

 

 

63

 

SECTION 4.12 Event of Loss

 

 

65

 

SECTION 4.13 Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock

 

 

68

 

SECTION 4.14 Limitation on Liens

 

 

72

 

SECTION 4.15 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions

 

 

73

 

SECTION 4.16 Limitation on Restricted Payments

 

 

73

 

SECTION 4.17 Limitation on Layered Indebtedness

 

 

77

 

SECTION 4.18 Transactions With Affiliates

 

 

77

 

SECTION 4.19 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

 

 

79

 

SECTION 4.20 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

 

 

80

 

SECTION 4.21 Insurance

 

 

80

 

SECTION 4.22 Payments For Consent

 

 

81

 

SECTION 4.23 Suspension of Covenants

 

 

81

 

SECTION 4.24 Post-closing matters

 

 

82

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets

 

 

83

 

SECTION 5.02 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets of Subsidiary Guarantors

 

 

84

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 6.01 Events of Default

 

 

85

 

SECTION 6.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment

 

 

87

 

SECTION 6.03 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits For Enforcement By Trustee

 

 

88

 

SECTION 6.04 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

 

 

89

 

SECTION 6.05 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Debt Securities

 

 

89

 

SECTION 6.06 Application of Money Collected

 

 

90

 

SECTION 6.07 Limitation on Suits

 

 

90

 

SECTION 6.08 Unconditional Right of Holders To Receive Principal, Premium and Interest

 

 

91

 

SECTION 6.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies

 

 

91

 

SECTION 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative

 

 

91

 

SECTION 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver

 

 

92

 

SECTION 6.12 Control By Holders

 

 

92

 

SECTION 6.13 Waiver of Existing Defaults

 

 

92

 

SECTION 6.14 Undertaking For Costs

 

 

93

 

SECTION 6.15 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

 

 

93

 

SECTION 6.16 Disqualified Holders

 

 

93

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

TRUSTEE

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 7.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities

 

 

93

 

SECTION 7.02 Notice of Defaults

 

 

95

 

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SECTION 7.03 Certain Rights of Trustee

 

 

95

 

SECTION 7.04 Not Responsible For Recitals or Issuance of Notes

 

 

97

 

SECTION 7.05 May Hold Notes

 

 

97

 

SECTION 7.06 Money Held In Trust

 

 

97

 

SECTION 7.07 Compensation and Reimbursement

 

 

97

 

SECTION 7.08 Disqualification; Conflicting Interests

 

 

98

 

SECTION 7.09 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility

 

 

98

 

SECTION 7.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

 

 

99

 

SECTION 7.11 Acceptance of Appointment By Successor

 

 

100

 

SECTION 7.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

 

 

100

 

SECTION 7.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

 

 

101

 

SECTION 7.14 Appointment of Authenticating Agent

 

 

101

 

SECTION 7.15 Paying Agent; Registrar

 

 

102

 

SECTION 7.16 Reports By Trustee

 

 

103

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 8.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

 

 

104

 

SECTION 8.02 Application of Trust Money

 

 

105

 

SECTION 8.03 Applicability of Article

 

 

105

 

SECTION 8.04 Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

 

 

106

 

SECTION 8.05 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance

 

 

106

 

SECTION 8.06 Deposited Moneys and Government Securities To Be Held In Trust

 

 

108

 

SECTION 8.07 Repayment to Company

 

 

108

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 9.01 Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

 

 

108

 

SECTION 9.02 Execution of Supplemental Indentures

 

 

111

 

SECTION 9.03 Effect of Supplemental Indentures

 

 

111

 

SECTION 9.04 Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures

 

 

111

 

SECTION 9.05 Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers

 

 

111

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE X

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 10.01 Subsidiary Guarantee

 

 

112

 

SECTION 10.02 Execution and Delivery of Subsidiary Guarantee

 

 

113

 

SECTION 10.03 Limitation of Subsidiary Guarantor’s Liability

 

 

113

 

SECTION 10.04 Contribution

 

 

114

 

SECTION 10.05 Rights Under The Subsidiary Guarantee

 

 

114

 

SECTION 10.06 Primary Obligations

 

 

114

 

SECTION 10.07 Waivers

 

 

115

 

SECTION 10.08 Releases

 

 

115

 

SECTION 10.09 No Election

 

 

116

 

SECTION 10.10 Financial Condition of The Company

 

 

116

 

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ARTICLE XI

COLLATERAL AND SECURITY

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 11.01 Collateral and Collateral Documents; Additional Collateral

 

 

116

 

SECTION 11.02 Collateral Opinions

 

 

117

 

SECTION 11.03 Possession and Use of Collateral; Disposition of Collateral Without Release and Not Constituting Collateral Asset Sale

 

 

117

 

SECTION 11.04 Specified Releases of Collateral

 

 

118

 

SECTION 11.05 Release and Reconveyance of Collateral

 

 

119

 

SECTION 11.06 Purchaser Protected

 

 

120

 

SECTION 11.07 Authorization of Actions To Be Taken By The Trustee and The Collateral Agent Under The Collateral Documents

 

 

120

 

SECTION 11.08 Certain TIA Requirements

 

 

120

 

SECTION 11.09 Equal and Ratable Lien Sharing by Holders of Notes and Holders of Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness

 

 

121

 

SECTION 11.10 Reserved

 

 

121

 

SECTION 11.11 Enforcement of Security Interests

 

 

121

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 12.01 Notices

 

 

121

 

SECTION 12.02 Communication By Holders With Other Holders

 

 

122

 

SECTION 12.03 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

 

 

122

 

SECTION 12.04 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

 

 

123

 

SECTION 12.05 Rules By Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar

 

 

123

 

SECTION 12.06 Business Days

 

 

123

 

SECTION 12.07 Governing Law

 

 

123

 

SECTION 12.08 No Recourse Against Others

 

 

124

 

SECTION 12.09 Successors

 

 

124

 

SECTION 12.10 Multiple Originals

 

 

124

 

SECTION 12.11 Table of Contents; Headings

 

 

124

 

SECTION 12.12 Severability

 

 

124

 

SECTION 12.13 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

 

 

124

 

SECTION 12.14 No Parent Liability

 

 

125

 

SECTION 12.15 Additional Waiver

 

 

125

 

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EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A-1 —FORM OF 2014 NOTE
EXHIBIT A-2 —FORM OF 2017 NOTE
EXHIBIT B — FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
EXHIBIT C — FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
EXHIBIT D — FORM OF JOINDER
EXHIBIT E — FORM OF DEEDS OF TRUST
EXHIBIT F — FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT G — FORM OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT H — FORM OF TRANSFERABILITY CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT I — FORM OF TRANSFERABILITY CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT J — SURVEY REQUIREMENTS

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     INDENTURE dated as of May 19, 2009, among MGM MIRAGE, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “ Trustee ”), having its Corporate Trust Office at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107-1419.

     Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of (i) the Company’s 10.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 issued on the Closing Date (as defined herein) (the “ 2014 Notes ”), (ii) the Company’s 11.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 issued on the Closing Date (the “ 2017 Notes ”, together with the 2014 Notes, the “ Initial Notes ”) and (iii) if and when issued pursuant to this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined herein), any Exchange Notes (as defined herein) (all such notes in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to collectively as the “ Notes ”, and for purposes of this Indenture, all references to Notes to be issued or authenticated upon transfer, replacement or exchange shall be deemed to refer to Notes of the applicable series):

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS.

     “ Acceptable Event of Loss Commitment ” has the meaning given in Section 4.12(a)(ii).

     “ Acceptable Non-Collateral Commitment ” has the meaning given in Section 4.10(b).

     “ Acquired Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any specified Person,

     (a) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness 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

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

     “ Additional Interest ” means all additional interest then owing pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.”

     “ Additional Lien ” has the meaning given in Section 4.14(a).

     “ 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 ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “ controlling, ” “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”), 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. For purposes of this definition, no Non-Control Entity shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

     “ Affiliate Transaction ” has the meaning given in Section 4.18(a).

 


 

     “ After-Acquired Collateral Documents ” has the meaning given in Section 11.01(b).

     “ After-Acquired Property ” has the meaning given in Section 11.01(b).

     “ Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

     “ Ancillary Mortgage Documents ” means with respect to Collateral consisting of real property and the Mortgage relating to such Collateral, (i) an opinion of counsel (which counsel shall be satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgage, and such other related matters as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (ii) ALTA lenders policy(ies) of title insurance with respect to such Collateral issued by a title company reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent insuring fee simple title with respect to such Collateral and insuring that the Mortgage creates a valid and enforceable first priority lien on the Collateral encumbered thereby, together with all endorsements and co-insurance reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, (iii) an ALTA/ACSM survey with respect to such Collateral dated a date, and prepared by a Person and in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (iv) one or more environmental assessment reports which, in their totality, provide a detailed environmental assessment of such Collateral, in form and substance and from an independent environmental assessment firm satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and (v) any consents or estoppels reasonably deemed necessary or advisable by the Collateral Agent in connection with the Mortgage, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in each case in substantially the form entered into with respect to the Collateral in existence on the Closing Date.

     “ Applicable Premium ” means with respect to any Note on any Redemption Date, as determined by the Company, the excess of:

     (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Note (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over

     (b) the principal amount of the Note.

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

     “ Attributable Debt ” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, at any date of determination, (a) if such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby according to the definition of “Capitalized Lease Obligation” and (b) in all other instances, the present value of the total Obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest applicable to the Notes.

     “ Authenticating Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.14.

     “ Authentication Order ” has the meaning given in Section 2.02.

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

     “ Bellagio Deed of Trust ” means the Fee and Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of the Closing Date, granted by Bellagio, LLC to Nevada Title Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Trustee.

     “ Bellagio, LLC ” means Bellagio, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

     “ 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 after the passage of time.

     “ Beneficiaries ” means the Holders and the Trustee.

     “ Board of Directors ” means, with respect to any Person, the Board of Directors (or any similar governing body) of such Person, or unless the context otherwise requires, any authorized committee of the Board of Directors (or such body) of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, “ Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     “ Board Resolution ” means a duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise specified, “Board Resolution” means a duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company.

     “ Broker-Dealer ” means any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in any Exchange Offer in exchange for Notes that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities.

     “ Business Day ” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

     “ Capital Stock ” means:

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

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

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

     (d) 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 or properties of, the issuing Person.

     “ Capitalized 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 such time be required to be

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capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Cash Equivalents ” means:

     (a) Government Securities due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment;

     (b) readily marketable direct obligations of any State of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such State or any public agency or instrumentality thereof given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s or AA by S&P in each case due within one year from the making of the Investment;

     (c) certificates of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by any bank or by any bank incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and having on the date of such Investment combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $250,000,000, or total assets of at least $5,000,000,000, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment;

     (d) certificates of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by any branch or office located in the United States of America of a bank incorporated under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of America having on the date of such Investment combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500,000,000, or total assets of at least $15,000,000,000, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment;

     (e) repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by a broker or dealer registered under Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act having on the date of the Investment capital of at least $50,000,000, due within 90 calendar days after the date of the making of the Investment; provided that the maker of the Investment receives written confirmation of the transfer to it of record ownership of the Government Securities on the books of a “primary dealer” in such Government Securities or on the books of such registered broker or dealer, as soon as practicable after the making of the Investment;

     (f) readily marketable commercial paper or other debt securities issued by corporations doing business in and incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or of any corporation that is the holding company for a bank described in clause (c) or (d) above given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least P-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by S&P, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment;

     (g) a readily redeemable “money market mutual fund” sponsored by a bank described in clause (c) or (d) hereof, or a registered broker or dealer described in clause (e) hereof, that has and maintains an investment policy limiting its investments primarily to instruments of the types described in clauses (a) through (f) hereof and given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s and AA by S&P; and

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     (h) corporate notes or bonds having an original term to maturity of not more than one year issued by a corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof, or a participation interest therein; provided that any commercial paper issued by such corporation is given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s and AA by S&P.

     “ Casualty ” means any casualty, loss, damage, destruction or other similar loss with respect to real or personal property or improvements.

     “ Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:

     (a) 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 transaction, of all or substantially all of the assets and properties of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to Tracinda and its Affiliates;

     (b) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of either the Company or any successor thereto;

     (c) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that (i) any “person” (as defined in clause (a) above), other than Tracinda and any of its Affiliates, becomes the Beneficial Owner directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of Equity Interests, and (ii) Tracinda does not own a greater percentage of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company than the percentage of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company owned by such “person”, measured by voting power rather than number of Equity Interests, and does not by contract or otherwise possess the power to vote or direct the voting of the amount of Voting Stock necessary to elect a majority of the Board of Directors;

     (d) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors;

     (e) Tracinda and any of its Affiliates ceasing to collectively own more than 15% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of Equity Interests; or

     (f) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person or sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets and properties to any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or mergers with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance).

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     “ Change of Control Offer ” has the meaning given in Section 4.09(a).

     “ Change of Control Payment ” has the meaning given in Section 4.09(a).

     “ Change of Control Payment Date ” has the meaning given in Section 4.09(b)(ii).

     “ CityCenter ” means the development of that name currently under construction by a joint venture of Subsidiaries of the Company and Dubai World on an approximately 67 acre site on the Las Vegas Strip and further described in the Company’s public filings with the Commission.

     “ Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking, societe anonyme, Luxembourg.

     “ Closing Date ” means May 19, 2009.

     “ Collateral ” means all of the assets and properties subject to the Liens created by the Collateral Documents, including any Replacement Collateral but, in any event, excluding Excluded Assets.

     “ Collateral Agent ” means the Trustee, in its capacity as “ Collateral Agent ” under this Indenture and under the Collateral Documents, and any successor thereto in such capacity.

     “ Collateral Asset Sale ” means the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a disposition of Collateral upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 11.03(a) shall not be considered a Collateral Asset Sale.

     “ Collateral Asset Sale Offer ” has the meaning given in Section 4.11(d).

     “ Collateral Asset Sale Payment ” has the meaning given in Section 4.11(d).

     “ Collateral Asset Sale Payment Date ” has the meaning given in Section 4.11(d)(ii).

     “ Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Deeds of Trust, the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, and any other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, collateral assignments, deeds of trust and all other pledges, agreements, financing statements, patent, trademark or copyright filings, or other filings or documents that create or purport to create or perfect a Lien in the assets of the Collateral Grantors in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Holders), in each case as they may be amended from time to time, and any instruments of assignment or other instruments or agreements executed pursuant to the foregoing.

     “ Collateral Grantor ” means Bellagio, LLC and The Mirage Casino-Hotel or any other Restricted Subsidiary that pledges Collateral to the Collateral Agent as security for the Notes.

     “ Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

     “ Company Request ” and “ Company Order ” mean, respectively, a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or an

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Executive or Senior Vice President and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, an Assistant Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

     “ Condemnation ” means any taking by a Governmental Authority of assets or property, or any part thereof or interest therein, for public or quasi-public use under the power of eminent domain, by reason of any public improvement or condemnation or in any other manner.

     “ Condemnation Award ” means all proceeds of any Condemnation or transfer in lieu thereof.

     “ Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense ” means with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period

          (a) increased (without duplication) by:

     (i) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, including, without limitation, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period to the extent the same was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

     (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for such period (including (x) net losses on Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk and (y) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, in each case, to the extent included in Consolidated Fixed Charges) to the extent the same was deducted (and not added back) in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; plus

     (iii) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

     (iv) preopening and start-up expenses that are required by GAAP to be charged as an expense prior to or upon opening, to the extent that such preopening and start-up expenses were deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

     (v) any other non-cash charges, including any write-offs or write-downs, reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period ( provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period);

   (b) decreased by (without duplication) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they

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represent the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period; and

          (c) increased or decreased by (without duplication):

     (i) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations and the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133; plus or minus, as applicable,

     (ii) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from hedge agreements for currency exchange risk), in each case to the extent the same was deducted or added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, as applicable; provided , for any period ending during the one year period after the opening of CityCenter, that portion of Consolidated EBITDA for such period attributable to (1) cash dividends or distributions received by a Restricted Subsidiary from CityCenter except dividends or distributions of income from the sales of condominium units and (2) cash management fees received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the management of CityCenter shall in each of clauses (1) and (2) be annualized at each date of determination by taking the product of (x) such Consolidated EBITDA and (y) the fraction equal to four divided by the number of full fiscal quarters that have elapsed since the opening of CityCenter.

     “ Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “ Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date ”), then the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

     For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and disposed operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis, assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and disposed operations (and the change in any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in Consolidated EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or disposed operation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Consolidated Fixed

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Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or disposed operation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

     For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation or any other transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company in accordance with Regulation S-X of the Securities Act, as promulgated by the Commission (and may include, for the avoidance of doubt cost savings adjustments in compliance with such Regulation). If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period except as set forth in the first paragraph of this definition. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a Eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Company may designate.

     “ Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of:

     (a) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period;

     (b) the product of (i) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary during such period, times (ii) 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, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and

     (c) the product of (i) all dividends or other distributions accrued (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock during such period, times (ii) 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, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:

     (a) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued (including, without limitation or duplication, amortization of original issue discount, amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capitalized Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred

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in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Obligations), plus

     (b) any interest accruing on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which shall include, without limitation, any interest accruing on Indebtedness of Detroit under the Credit Facility, plus

     (c) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued. For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however , that, without duplication,

     (a) any after-tax effect, whether gains or losses, of items classified as extraordinary or any non-cash item classified as nonrecurring shall be excluded,

     (b) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period shall be excluded,

     (c) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded,

     (d) any after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Company, shall be excluded,

     (e) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Company shall be increased by the aggregate amount of Net Income of any such Person in respect of such period distributed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of cash dividends or distributions,

     (f) non-cash expenses resulting from the grant of stock and stock options and other compensation to management personnel of the Company and

     (g) the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the 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, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived, provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Company will be

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increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) or Cash Equivalents to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.16 only (other than clause (3)(IV) of Section 4.16(a)), there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from the sale or other disposition, repurchase, redemption, repayment or return of capital, as applicable, of Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in Existing Investment Entities, any distribution or dividend received from an Existing Investment Entity, the sale or other disposition, repurchase, redemption, repayment or return of capital, as applicable, of Restricted Investments made after the Closing Date by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in Persons that are not Existing Investment Entities and any distribution or dividend received from any such Person.

     “ Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” means, as of each date of determination, the total amount of assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, after deducting therefrom (a) all current liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding (i) the current portion of long-term Indebtedness, (ii) inter-company liabilities, and (iii) any liabilities which are by their terms renewable or extendable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more than twelve months from the time as of which the amount thereof is being computed), and (b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all as set forth on the latest internally available consolidated balance sheet of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Contingent Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“ primary obligations ”) of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent,

     (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property or asset constituting direct or indirect security therefor,

     (b) to advance or supply funds

     (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation, or

     (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, or

     (c) to purchase property, assets, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

     “ Continuing Directors ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Person, any member of the Board of Directors of such Person who:

     (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Closing Date; or

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

     “ Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the Trustee specified in Section 12.01 or any other office specified by the Trustee from time to time pursuant to such Section.

     “ corporation ” means a corporation, association, company or business trust.

     “ Covenant Defeasance ” has the meaning given in Section 8.04(c).

     “ Covenant Suspension Event ” has the meaning given in Section 4.23(a).

     “ Credit Facility ” means the Fifth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2006, among the Company, as Borrower and MGM Grand Detroit, LLC, as Co-Borrower, the Banks, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agents and Co-Documentation Agents therein named, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (and their successors and assigns from time to time party thereto), as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated September 30, 2008, Amendment No. 2 and Waiver, dated as of March 16, 2009, Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 26, 2009, Amendment No. 4, dated as of April 9, 2009, Amendment No. 5 and Waiver, dated as of April 29, 2009 and Amendment No. 6, dated as of May 12, 2009, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith and any additional credit agreements and related documents relating to the up to $1.0 billion of Indebtedness permitted under 4.13(b)(i), in each case as amended, modified, renewed, extended, refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, from time to time.

     “ Credit Facility Refinancing Indebtedness ” has the meaning given in Section 4.13(c).

     “ Deeds of Trust ” mean that certain Bellagio Deed of Trust and that certain The Mirage Casino-Hotel Deed of Trust, substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit E.

     “ 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.

     “ Defaulted Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a).

     “ Definitive Note ” means one or more certificated Notes registered in the name of the Holder thereof, issued in accordance with Section 2.06, and substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 hereto.

     “ Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes issued in whole or in part in global form, the person specified in or pursuant to Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, “ Depositary ” means or includes such successor.

     “ Detroit ” means MGM Grand Detroit, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

     “ Disqualified Holder ” has the meaning given in Section 3.08.

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     “ Disqualified Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 calendar days after the Maturity Date of the Notes; provided, however , that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations. The amount of any Disqualified Stock shall be the greater of the face amount and the maximum redemption or repurchase price thereof.

     “ Distribution Compliance Period ” means the 40-day Distribution Compliance Period provided for in Regulation S.

     “ Dollar ” or “ $ ” means a dollar or other equivalent unit in such coin or currency of the United States that, at the time of payment, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

     “ DTC ” has the meaning given in Section 2.03.

     “ 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.

     “ Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., or its successor, as operator of the Euroclear system.

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

     “ Event of Loss ” means, with respect to any Collateral, any (a) Casualty of such Collateral, (b) Condemnation or seizure (other than pursuant to foreclosure or confiscation or requisition of the use of such Collateral) or (c) settlement in lieu of clause (b) above, in each case having a fair market value in excess of $50.0 million.

     “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

     “ Exchange Notes ” means the Unrestricted Definitive Notes issued in exchange for the Initial Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer in Section 2.06(f).

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

     “ Excluded Assets ” means MH, Inc., MRGS, LLC, the tradename “Bellagio” and related trademarks, service marks and copyrights ( provided that upon the transfer of the Bellagio trademark to another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Collateral Grantor such Subsidiary will grant to Bellagio LLC a royalty free perpetual non-exclusive license to such trademark, which license and rights thereunder will be part of the Collateral), interests in the nightclubs Light, Bella and Mist, and the specific parcels of real property (i) owned by Bellagio, LLC consisting of 3 parcels being located at or consisting

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of (1) a Triangle Parcel (Lot 3) (with address of 3600 S. Las Vegas Boulevard), (2) parcel on Frank Sinatra Drive north of Tropicana Avenue, and (3) a parcel in the Area between Frank Sinatra Drive and 1-15 north of Tropicana Avenue; (ii) owned by Mirage consisting of five parcels comprised of parking lots and a structure across Industrial Road from The Mirage Casino-Hotel (with addresses of 3619, 3665 and 3705 Industrial Boulevard); and (iii) owned by Mirage Laundry Services Corp. comprised of a Pyrotechnic Bunker (with an address of 3549 Industrial Road).

     “ Existing Investment Entity ” means any Non-Control Entity, any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any other Person in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has made an Investment existing as of the Closing Date that is designated as an Existing Investment Entity in writing by the Company to the Trustee.

     “ Existing Notes ” means that Existing Senior Notes and the Existing Subordinated Notes.

     “ Existing Senior Notes ” means (a) the Company’s 6% senior notes due 2009 in the aggregate principal amount of $820.0 million, (b) the Company’s 8.50% senior notes due 2010 in the aggregate principal amount of $782.0 million, (c) the Company’s 6.75% senior notes due 2012 in the aggregate principal amount of $544.7 million, (d) the Company’s 5.875% senior notes due 2014 in the aggregate principal amount of $508.9 million, (e) the Company’s 6.625% senior notes due 2015 in the aggregate principal amount of $875 million, (f) the Company’s 6.75% senior notes due 2013 in the aggregate principal amount of $484.2 million, (g) the Company’s 6.875% senior notes due 2016 in the aggregate principal amount of $242.9 million, (h) the Company’s 7.50% senior notes due 2016 in the aggregate principal amount of $732.7 million, (i) the Company’s 7.625% senior notes due 2017 in the aggregate principal amount of $743.0 million, (j) the 13% Secured Notes, (k) the Mandalay Senior Notes and (l) the Mirage Notes.

     “ Existing Subordinated Notes ” means the Subordinated MGM Notes and the Subordinated Mandalay Notes.

     “ Funding Guarantor ” has the meaning given in Section 10.04.

     “ 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 Accounts and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect from time to time.

     “ Gaming Authority ” means the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, the Michigan Gaming Control Board, the Detroit City Council, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Illinois Gaming Board or any similar commission or agency which has, or may at any time after the date of this Indenture have, jurisdiction over the gaming activities of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any successor thereto.

     “ Gaming Facility ” means any gaming or pari-mutuel wagering establishment and any related building, restaurant, hotel, theater, parking facilities, retail shops, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, and vessel, barge, ship and equipment.

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     “ Gaming Laws ” means the gaming laws of a jurisdiction or jurisdictions to which the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is, or may at any time after the date of this Indenture be, subject.

     “ Gaming Licenses ” means all licenses, permits, franchises or other authorization from any governmental authority required on the date of this Indenture or at any time thereafter to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct the gaming business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

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

     “ Global Notes ” means one or more Notes substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 issued under this Indenture that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.

     “ Government Securities ” means readily marketable (a) direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America or obligations guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America and (b) obligations of an agency or instrumentality of, or corporation owned, controlled or sponsored by, the United States of America that are generally considered in the securities industry to be implicit obligations of the United States of America.

     “ Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central bank).

     “ 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 letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.

     “ Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(a).

     “ Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, commodity swap agreement, commodity cap agreement, commodity collar agreement, foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or similar agreement providing for the transfer, modification or mitigation of interest rate, commodity or currency risks either generally or under specific contingencies.

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

     “ incur ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, an “ incurrence ”).

     “ Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:

     (a) any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent:

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     (i) in respect of borrowed money;

     (ii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

     (iii) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), except (A) any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business and (B) any earn-out obligations until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP; or

     (iv) representing net obligations under any Hedging Obligations; if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;

     (b) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise on, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (a) of a third Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of the such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business; and

     (c) to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (a) of a third Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such first Person; provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include (i) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with Indebtedness under clause (a) or (ii) any obligation or commitment, contingent or otherwise, to make an Investment (other than any guarantee of or other obligation or commitment to pay any Indebtedness for borrowed money of another Person).

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

     “ Independent Financial Advisor ” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in Similar Businesses of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Company, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

     “ Indirect Participant ” means an entity that, with respect to any Depositary, clears through or maintains a direct or indirect, custodial relationship with a Participant.

     “ Initial Notes ” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

     “ Initial Purchasers ” means Banc of America Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp., Daiwa Securities America Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC.

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     “ Interest Payment Date ” with respect to any Note means May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing November 15, 2009, provided that if such Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, interest due on such Interest Payment Date shall be payable on the next succeeding Business Day.

     “ Investment Grade Rating ” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P.

     “ Investments ” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable or credit extended, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel and similar advances or credit extended to officers and employees, in each case 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, completion guarantees issued in favor of any person other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (but only to the extent that any obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to such completion guarantee is required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet of the Company as a liability) and investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of the Company in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property. For purposes of the definition of “ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” and Section 4.16:

     (a) “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:

     (i) the Company’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; less

     (ii) 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

     (b) 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.

     “ Legal Defeasance ” has the meaning given in Section 8.04(b).

     “ Legal Holiday ” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York.

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

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     “ Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority 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, or any lease in the nature thereof; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

     “ Loss Proceeds Offer ” has the meaning given in Section 4.12(b).

     “ Loss Proceeds Offer Payment ” has the meaning given in Section 4.12(b).

     “ Loss Proceeds Offer Payment Date ” has the meaning given in Section 4.12(b)(ii).

     “ Mandalay ” means Mandalay Resort Group, a Nevada corporation.

     “ Mandalay Senior Notes ” means (a) Mandalay’s 6.375% Senior Notes due 2011 in the aggregate principal amount of $128.7 million; (b) Mandalay’s 6.50% Senior Notes due 2009 in the aggregate principal amount of $226.3 million; (c) Mandalay’s Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures due 2033 in the aggregate principal amount of $5.9 million; (d) Mandalay’s 7% Debentures due 2036 in the aggregate principal amount of $0.6 million; and (e) Mandalay’s 6.7% Debentures due 2096 in the aggregate principal amount of $4.3 million.

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

     “ Maturity Date ” means May 15, 2014 for the 2014 Notes and November 15, 2017 for the 2017 Notes.

     “ Mirage ” means Mirage Resorts, Incorporated, a Nevada corporation.

     “ Mirage Notes ” means Mirage’s 7.25% debentures due 2017 in the aggregate principal amount of $100 million.

     “ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

     “ Mortgage ” means a deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, security agreement and fixture filing executed and delivered by any Collateral Grantor on or after the Closing Date substantially in the form of the Deeds of Trust or in such form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent, with such changes thereto as may be recommended by the Collateral Agent’s local counsel based on local laws or customary local mortgage or deed of trust practices, as such security instrument may be modified from time to time.

     “ Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

     “ Net Loss Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Event of Loss, the proceeds in the form of (a) cash or Cash Equivalents, (b) insurance proceeds, (c) Condemnation Awards or (d) damages

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awarded by any judgment, in each case received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Event of Loss, net of:

     (i) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Event of Loss (including without limitation legal, accounting and appraisal or insurance adjuster fees); and

     (ii) taxes paid or payable after taking into account any reduction in consolidated tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements.

     “ Net Loss Proceeds Deposit Account ” has the meaning given in Section 4.12(a).

     “ Net Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Non-Collateral Asset Sale or Collateral Asset Sale (each, an “ Asset Sale ”), including any cash and Cash Equivalents 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 and the sale or disposition of such non-cash consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on such assets or properties (other than Collateral or as required by Section 4.10(b)(i)) and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction.

     “ New York-New York ” means the New York-New York Hotel and Casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

     “ New York-New York Collateral ” means the assets securing the 13% Secured Notes and the New York-New York Guarantees thereof including (i) New York-New York, the real property on which New York-New York is located and all existing and future personal property of New York-New York LLC (other than cash, deposit accounts, gaming and liquor licenses, other assets and properties in which the grant of security is restricted by law or contract and certain excluded assets), (ii) upon receipt of the necessary gaming approvals, 100% of the equity interests in New York-New York LLC, and (iii) any replacement or substitute collateral permitted to be provided pursuant to the 13% Secured Notes Indenture.

     “ New York-New York Collateral Documents ” means the deeds of trust, security agreements, pledge agreements and other collateral documents in respect of the New York-New York Collateral, in each case as amended, modified, renewed, extended, refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, from time to time

     “ New York-New York Guarantee ” means any guarantee of the 13% Secured Notes by a New York-New York Guarantor.

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     “ New York-New York Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary Guarantor that is required by the terms of the 13% Secured Notes Indenture to guarantee the 13% Secured Notes and to grant Liens securing its guarantee on assets included in the New York-New York Collateral.

     “ Non-Collateral Asset Sale ” means (a) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of any assets or properties other than Collateral and rights in respect thereof (including, without limitation, by way of a sale and leaseback) other than in the ordinary course of business, and (b) the issue or sale by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries other than Equity Interests that constitute Collateral, in the case of either clause (a) or (b), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions that have a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors and evidenced by a certified Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee) in excess of $250.0 million or for net cash proceeds in excess of $250.0 million. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (a) a transfer of assets or properties by the Company to a Restricted Subsidiary or by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary; (b) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary; (c) a Restricted Payment or a Permitted Investment that is permitted by Section 4.16; (d) a disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents; (e) a disposition of either obsolete equipment or equipment that is damaged, worn out or otherwise no longer useful in the business; (f) any Sale and Leaseback Transaction involving an asset (other than a Gaming Facility) in respect of which Sale and Leaseback Transaction less than $250.0 million of Attributable Debt is incurred; (g) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or a settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind or a grant of any Lien not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture; and (h) like kind exchanges of properties where such properties have substantially equivalent fair market values (as determined in good faith by the Company or, if such fair market values is $250.0 million or more, the Board of Directors and in such case evidenced by the delivery to the Trustee of a certified copy of Board Resolutions documenting such determination) shall in each case not be considered a Non-Collateral Asset Sale.

     “ Non-Collateral Asset Sale Offer ” has the meaning given in Section 4.10(b)(ii).

     “ Non-Collateral Asset Sale Payment ” has the meaning given in Section 4.10(b)(ii).

     “ Non-Collateral Asset Sale Payment Date ” has the meaning given in Section 4.10(c)(ii).

     “ Non-Control Entity ” means any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which 50% or more 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 a 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 interests or otherwise, but with respect to which such Person and its other Subsidiaries do not have the collective right to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other equivalent governing body, and otherwise lack the power to direct the management, of such partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity. Unless otherwise specified, “Non-Control Entity” refers to a Non-Control Entity of the Company.

     “ Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary

     (a) as to which none of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:

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(i)

 

provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness),

 

 

(ii)

 

is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise), or

 

 

(iii)

 

constitutes the lender or purchaser, and

     (b) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof 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 any of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity.

     “ Non-U.S. Person ” means any Person other than a U.S. Person.

     “ Note Register ” means a register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of the Notes and of transfers and exchanges of such Notes which the Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or at the appropriate office of any other Registrar appointed hereunder).

     “ Notes ” has the meaning stated in the recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Notes authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term “ Notes ” shall include any Exchange Notes to be issued and exchanged for the Initial Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and this Indenture.

     “ Notes Custodian ” or “ Custodian ” means the custodian with respect to any Global Note (as appointed by the Depositary), or any successor entity thereto covered in 2.03.

     “ Notice of Default ” has the meaning given in Section 6.01.

     “ Obligations ” means any principal, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

     “ Offering Memorandum ” means the offering memorandum dated May 14, 2009 relating to the sale of the Initial Notes.

     “ Officer ” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor.

     “ Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company or on behalf of a Restricted Subsidiary by an Officer of such Restricted Subsidiary, who

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must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company or any officer of such Restricted Subsidiary that meets the requirements set forth herein.

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

     “ Outstanding Notes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08.

     “ Pari Passu Indebtedness ” has the meaning given in Section 4.10(b)(i).

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

     “ Paying Agent ” has the meaning given in Section 2.03.

     “ Permitted Investment ” means:

     (a) any Investment in the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that any Investment that results in a transfer of Collateral to any Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute a Permitted Investment only if such Restricted Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Guarantor and the Collateral Agent shall have received such instruments and documents as may be necessary to ensure that the Liens of the Collateral Documents continue to apply to such Collateral and continue to be of first priority;

     (b) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents, provided that in the case of Investments of Collateral, such Investments constitute Collateral under the Collateral Documents;

     (c) any Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person that is engaged in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment:

     (i) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; or

     (ii) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets and properties to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transfer;

     (d) any Investment in securities or other assets or properties, including earnouts, not constituting cash and Cash Equivalents and received in connection with (i) a Non-Collateral Asset Sale made pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.10 or any other disposition of assets or properties not constituting a Non-Collateral Asset Sale or (ii) a Collateral Asset Sale made pursuant to and in accordance with Section 4.11;

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     (e) any Investment existing on the Closing Date, including any Investments in Existing Investment Entities;

     (f) any Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries:

          (i) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable; or

          (ii) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

     (g) Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 4.13(b)(ix);

     (h) any Investment in CityCenter, including without limitation CityCenter Holdings, LLC, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

     (i) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (exclusive of Disqualified Stock) of the Company; provided, however , that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (3) of Section 4.16(a);

     (j) guarantees of Indebtedness of the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 4.13;

     (k) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices or to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent company thereof; and

     (l) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof, an Investment of up to 42 acres of undeveloped land in respect of the joint venture with Kerzner International and Istithmar previously announced by the Company in its filings with the Commission.

     “ Permitted Liens ” means, with respect to any Person:

     (a) pledges or deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation or regulatory requirements, deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers; good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party; deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure bid, surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party; deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; and deposits

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made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;

     (b) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

     (c) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or payable or subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

     (d) (i) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, 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 properties or Liens incidental, to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person, (ii) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and do not secure any Indebtedness and (iii) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

     (e) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.13(b)(iv) and Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 4.13 or Liens in favor of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

     (f) Liens existing on the Closing Date (other than Liens securing Indebtedness);

     (g) Liens on assets or properties or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or Liens on assets or properties at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however , that in each case such Liens do not secured Indebtedness and are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary or such acquisition, as the case may be; and provided further , that in each case such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

     (h) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (e), (f) and

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(g); provided, however , that (i) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (ii) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (e), (f) and (g) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien, and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;

     (i) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 6.01(e) so long as such Liens are adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated has not expired;

     (j) (i) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business; (ii) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale or purchase of goods entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) Liens on specific items of inventory of other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

     (k) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, or (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

     (l) [Reserved];

     (m) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement; and

     (n) Liens securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount as of the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, including, without limitation, Liens securing the Notes and the related Subsidiary Guarantees of the Notes (and exchange notes in respect thereof), the 13% Secured Notes and all other secured Indebtedness then outstanding, not to exceed 16.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at the time of such incurrence.

     For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall be deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness. The foregoing notwithstanding, (a) none of the Liens set forth above (other than those set forth in clauses (b), (c), (d)(i) and (ii), (j)(i) and (k)) shall apply to any assets or properties that constitute Collateral and (b) and none of the Liens set forth above shall be a Permitted Lien to the extent it has priority over the Collateral Agent’s Liens and security interests in any of the Collateral.

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

     “ Place of Payment ” when used with respect to the Notes means the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or such other location as may be established under Section 4.04.

     “ Pledge Agreement ” means the Pledge Agreement executed by Mirage in favor of the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.

     “ Pledged LLC Interests ” means all of the ownership interests of Bellagio, LLC and Mirage Hotel and Casino owned by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary pledged to the Collateral Agent as security for the Notes.

     “ Predecessor Note ” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.07 in lieu of a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note.

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

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

     “ Protected Purchaser ” means a purchaser of a Note, or of an interest therein, who: (i) gives value; (ii) does not have notice of any adverse claim to the Note; and (iii) obtains control of the Note.

     “ Purchase Date ” means any of the Change of Control Payment Date, the Non-Collateral Asset Sale Payment Date, the Collateral Asset Sale Payment Date and the Loss Proceeds Offer Payment Date, as applicable.

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

     “ Qualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock.

     “ Redemption Date ” means the date fixed for redemption of any Note pursuant to this Indenture.

     “ Redemption Price ” has the meaning given in Section 3.01.

     “ Real Estate ” means the hotels and casinos commonly known as Bellagio and The Mirage, the real property upon which the hotels and casinos are located.

     “ Refinancing Indebtedness ” has the meaning given in Section 4.13(b)(x).

     “ Registrar ” has the meaning given in Section 2.03.

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     “ Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Notes dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

     “ Regular Record Date ” for the interest payable on the Notes on any Interest Payment Date means the May 1 or November 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.

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

     “ Regulation S Global Note ” means one or more Global Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend issued in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S on the Closing Date.

     “ Released Property ” has the meaning given in Section 11.04(b)(i).

     “ Replacement Collateral ” has the meaning given in Section 4.11(b).

     “ Replacement Collateral Documents ” has the meaning given in Section 4.11(b).

     “ Replacement Gaming Collateral ” has the meaning given in Section 4.11(b).

     “ Replacement Pledged Equity ” has the meaning given in Section 4.11(b).

     “ Responsible Officer ” means any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

     “ Restricted Definitive Note ” means one or more Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture bearing the Private Placement Legend.

     “ Restricted Global Note ” means one or more Global Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend, issued under this Indenture; provided that in no case shall an Exchange Note issued in accordance with this Indenture and the terms of any Registration Rights Agreement be a Restricted Global Note.

     “ Restricted Investment ” means an Investment (including an Investment made in a Non-Control Entity or an Unrestricted Subsidiary) other than a Permitted Investment.

     “ Restricted Payment ” has the meaning given in Section 4.16(a).

     “ Restricted Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company (including any foreign subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however , that if any Unrestricted Subsidiary ceases to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be included in the definition of “ Restricted Subsidiary ”; provided , further , that for purposes of the calculation of Consolidated Fixed Charges, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Net Income and the

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calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments that may be made pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.16(a) only, Detroit shall be deemed to be a Restricted Subsidiary.

     “ Reversion Date ” has the meaning given in Section 4.23(b).

     “ Rule 144 ” has the meaning promulgated under the Securities Act.

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

     “ Rule 144A Global Note ” means one or more Global Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend that will be issued in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes to be resold by the Initial Purchasers in reliance on Rule 144A on the Closing Date.

     “ Rule 14e-1 ” has the meaning given in Section 4.09(c).

     “ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

     “ Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” means any arrangement providing for the leasing by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any real or tangible personal property or assets, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to a third Person in contemplation of such leasing.

     “ Secured Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by a Lien.

     “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

     “ Security Agreement ” means the Security Agreement executed by Bellagio, LLC and The Mirage Casino-Hotel in favor of the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.

     “ Shelf Registration Statement ” means a shelf registration statement prepared pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement in respect of the Initial Notes.

     “ Significant Subsidiary ” means a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article I, Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as in effect on the Closing Date; provided that for purposes of this Indenture, each reference therein to 10% shall be deemed to be 2.5%.

     “ Similar Business ” means any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto.

     “ Special Record Date ” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.12.

     “ Specified Refinanced Debt ” has the meaning given in Section 4.13(c).

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     “ Stated Maturity ” when used with respect to any Note or any payment of principal thereof or premium thereon or interest thereon means the date specified in such Note or in this Indenture, as the date on which the principal of such Note or such payment of principal, premium or interest is due and payable.

     “ Subordinated Indebtedness ” means, with respect to the Notes,

     (a) any Indebtedness of the Company which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, and

     (b) any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary Guarantor which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Subsidiary Guarantee of such entity of the Notes.

     “Subordinated Indebtedness” in any event includes the Existing Subordinated Notes.

     “ Subordinated Mandalay Notes ” means 9.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 of Mandalay and the 7.625% Senior Subordinated Debentures due 2013 of Mandalay.

     “ Subordinated MGM Notes ” means the 8.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 of the Company.

     “ Subsidiary ” of any specified Person means any corporation, partnership or limited liability company of which at least a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock (or other Equity Interests) having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or the equivalent) (irrespective of whether or not at the time Capital Stock (or other Equity Interests) of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person, or by one or more of its other Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries.

     “ Subsidiary Guarantee ” means the guarantee by any Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company’s Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

     “ Subsidiary Guarantor ” means each Restricted Subsidiary that guarantees the Obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and its successors and assigns, until released from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

     “ Successor Company ” has the meaning given in Section 5.01(a).

     “ Successor Guarantor ” has the meaning given in Section 5.02(a)(i).

     “ supplemental indenture ” has the meaning given in Section 9.01(a).

     “ Suspended Covenants ” has the meaning given in Section 4.23(a).

     “ Suspension Period ” has the meaning given in Section 4.23(a).

     “ The Mirage Casino-Hotel ” means The Mirage Casino-Hotel, a Nevada corporation.

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     “ The Mirage Casino-Hotel Deed of Trust ” means Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of the Closing Date, granted by The Mirage Casino-Hotel to Nevada Title Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Trustee.

     “ TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except as stated in Section 9.03.

     “ Title Policy ” has the meaning given in Section 4.24.

     “ 13% Secured Notes ” means the 13% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2013 of the Company in existence on the Closing Date (and any exchange notes in respect thereof issued pursuant to the 13% Secured Notes Indenture or any agreement in existence on the Closing Date).

     “ 13% Secured Notes Indenture ” means the Indenture governing the 13% Secured Notes as in effect on the Closing Date.

     “ 13% Secured Notes Issue Date ” has the meaning given in Section 4.16(a).

     “ Tracinda ” means Tracinda Corporation, a Nevada corporation.

     “ Transaction Documents ” has the meaning given in Section 12.14.

     “ Transferability Certificate ” means the Transferability Certificate set forth as Exhibit I hereto, or another certificate acceptable to the Trustee.

     “ Treasury Rate ” means, as of any 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 the maturity date for the Notes; provided , however , that if the period from the Redemption Date to the maturity date for the Notes 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 Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder. Unless the context otherwise requires, “Trustee” shall include the Trustee in its capacity as Collateral Agent.

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

     “ 2014 Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the recital hereto.

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     “ 2017 Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the recital hereto.

     “ Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Nevada Uniform Commercial Code.

     “ United States ” means the United States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories and possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.

     “ Unrestricted Definitive Note ” means one or more Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

     “ Unrestricted Global Note ” means one or more Global Notes issued under this Indenture that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

     “ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means

     (a) Subsidiaries of the Company formed under the laws of foreign nations whose only tangible assets or properties are located in foreign nations, and pure holding companies for such foreign Subsidiaries owning as their sole asset the stock or other securities and obligations thereof;

     (b) Detroit and its Subsidiaries and MGMM Insurance Company;

     (c) Nevada Landing Partnership, but only until receipt of approval from the Illinois Gaming Board of its Subsidiary Guarantee, after which it shall become a Restricted Subsidiary; and

     (d) any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly-formed or newly-acquired Subsidiary) that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in writing by the Company to the Trustee, and any Subsidiary of such an Unrestricted Subsidiary, but only so long as the conditions under Section 4.20 and in the definition of “Investment” are satisfied upon such designation.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subsidiary shall be designated as, or otherwise constitute, an Unrestricted Subsidiary if:

     (i) it has outstanding any Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness;

     (ii) it has guaranteed or granted any Liens securing any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

     (iii) it is subject to any of the covenants of the Credit Facility, our Existing Notes or any other existing or future senior subordinated notes or senior notes of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall not apply to (A) Detroit’s Indebtedness and covenants under the Credit Facility as long as its liability under the Credit Facility is limited to that portion of the loans under the Credit Facility which are actually borrowed or the proceeds of which are actually received by Detroit and (B) Nevada Landing Partnership with respect to its obligations under the Credit Facility and the Existing Notes. In addition, no Collateral Grantor shall be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

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

     “ Vice President ” includes, with respect to the Company, any Executive or Senior Vice President and includes, with respect to the Trustee, any Vice President, whether or not designated by a number or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President.”

     “ 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, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing:

     (a) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment; by

     (b) the sum of all such payments.

     “ Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

     SECTION 1.02 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

     Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

     (b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP and all financial calculations and determinations contemplated by this Indenture shall be made in conformity with GAAP;

     (c) “or” is not exclusive;

     (d) “including” means “including without limitation”;

     (e) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular;

     (f) all references to “principal” of the Notes include redemption price and purchase price and all references to “interest” on the Notes include Additional Interest, if any, as well as interest accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors (including post-petition interest), whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding;

     (g) all exhibits are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part of this Indenture;

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     (h) all references to articles, sections and exhibits (and subparts thereof) are to this Indenture;

     (i) all references to statutes or rules (or their subparts) include amendments and replacement or successor provisions;

     (j) all references to Persons include their successors;

     (k) unless otherwise specifically indicated, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person refers to such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and excludes from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person; and

     (l) except as set forth in Section 3.01, the 2014 Notes and 2017 Notes will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.

ARTICLE II
THE NOTES

     SECTION 2.01 FORM AND DATING.

     (a)  General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 (in the case of the 2014 Notes) and Exhibit A-2 (in the case of the 2017 Notes). The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, usage or this Indenture. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.

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

     (b)  Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 (in the case of the 2014 Notes) and in the form of Exhibit A-2 (in the case of the 2017 Notes) (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 (in the case of the 2014 Notes) and Exhibit A-2 (in the case of the 2017 Notes) (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, redemptions or transfers of beneficial interests from one Global Note to another Global Note. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Notes Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder or beneficial owner thereof as required by Section 2.06.

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     (c)  Form of Initial Notes, Etc. All Initial Notes issued on the Closing Date are being or will be offered and sold by the Initial Purchasers only (i) to QIBs (in which case they will be evidenced by Rule 144A Global Notes) or (ii) in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (in which case they will be evidenced by Regulation S Global Notes).

     SECTION 2.02 EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION.

     The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board of Directors, its President, one of its Executive or Senior Vice Presidents or Chief Executive Officers or its Treasurer, and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these officers may be manual or facsimile.

     If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid. A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture. The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an “ Authentication Order ”), authenticate and, if requested therein, deliver (a) Initial Notes for original issuance up to the aggregate principal amount stated in such Authentication Order in such form as may be provided therein or in this Indenture and (b) in accordance with Section 2.06(f), Exchange Notes; provided that the aggregate principal amount of the 2014 Notes at any time may not exceed $650,000,000 and the aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Notes at any time may not exceed $850,000,000, except as provided in Section 2.07. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.

     SECTION 2.03 REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND DEPOSITARY.

     The Company shall maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment ( Paying Agent ). Until otherwise designated by the Company, the Company’s office or agency in New York shall be the office of the Trustee maintained for such purpose. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “ Registrar ” includes any co-registrar and the term “ Paying Agent ” includes any additional paying agent. The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar, Paying Agent or other Agent not a party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate any applicable terms of the TIA. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any time upon not less than 10 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Company; provided, however , that the Trustee may resign as Paying Agent or Registrar only if the Trustee also resigns as Trustee in accordance with Section 7.10.

     The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

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     The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Notes Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

     SECTION 2.04 PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST.

     Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be payable at the office of the Paying Agent or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their respective addresses set forth in the Note Register; provided , all payments or principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Notes represented by one or more Global Notes registered in the name or held by the Depositary shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to accounts specified by the Holder prior to 10:00 a.m., New York time, on each due date of the principal and interest on any Note. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent, and in such event any such Paying Agent shall have the obligation, to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for such money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

     Any money deposited with any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company or a domestic Subsidiary in trust for the payment of principal or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal and interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company at its request, or, if then held by the Company or a domestic Subsidiary, shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holders shall thereafter, as general unsecured creditors, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Paying Agent with respect to such money, and all liability of the Company or such permitted Subsidiary as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.

     SECTION 2.05 HOLDER LISTS.

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

     SECTION 2.06 TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.

     (a)  Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. Beneficial interests in Global Notes

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will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes, subject to any applicable laws, if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the date of such written notice from the Depositary, or (ii) upon request of the Trustee or Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes if there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default with respect to the Notes; provided that in no event shall any temporary Note that is a Global Note issued pursuant to Regulation S be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes prior to (A) the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificate identified by the Company and its counsel to be required pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act. In any such case, the Company will notify the Trustee in writing that, upon surrender by the Participants and Indirect Participants of their interests in such Global Note, Definitive Notes will be issued to each Person that such Participants, Indirect Participants and DTC jointly identify as being the beneficial owner of the related Notes. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06. However, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c), (d) or (f).

     (b)  Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions hereof and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth in this Indenture to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with the applicable provisions below.

     (i)  Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note; Transfers of Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes for Interests in Other Unrestricted Global Notes . Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided , however , that prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, no transfer of beneficial interests in a Regulation S Global Note may be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser) unless permitted by applicable law and made in compliance with Sections 2.06(b)(ii) and (iii) below. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i) unless specifically stated above.

     (ii)  All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes . In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i), the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or, (B) (1) if Definitive Notes are at such time permitted to be issued pursuant to this Indenture, a written order from a Participant or an Indirect

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Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above. Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with Section 2.06(f), the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee or Notes Custodian shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

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

and, in each such case set forth in Section 2.06(b)(iv)(D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

     If any such transfer is effected pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(iv)(B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(iv)(B) or (D) above.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Company shall execute and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order pursuant to Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the certificate a Restricted Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Restricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Restricted Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Restricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

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

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

     (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Registrar receives a certificate from such Holder to such effect;

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

     (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

     (z) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a

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certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the applicable certifications in item (4) thereof,

and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(c)(ii)(D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

     If any such transfer is effected pursuant to Section 2.06(c)(ii)(B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to Section 2.06(c)(ii)(B) or (D) above.

     (iii)  Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes for Unrestricted Definitive Notes . If any Holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Company shall execute and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order pursuant to Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the certificate a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.

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

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

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

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

     (C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a

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certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof, the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the Rule 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note.

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

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

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

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

     (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

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

and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(d)(ii)(D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained in this Indenture and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

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

     (iii)  Transferor Exchange of Unrestricted Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes . A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Unrestricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at

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any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.

     If any such exchange or transfer from an Unrestricted Definitive Note or a Restricted Definitive Note, as the case may be, to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to Section 2.06(d)(ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes, as the case may be, so transferred.

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

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

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

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

     (C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including, if the Registrar so requests, a certification or Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act.

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

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

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

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

     (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

     (z) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the applicable certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(e)(ii)(D), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained in this Indenture and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

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

     (f)  Exchange Offer . Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that make the certifications in the applicable Letters of Transmittal required by the Registration Rights Agreement, and accepted for exchange in an Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in an Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Restricted Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amounts.

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

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     (i)  Private Placement Legend .

     (A) Except as permitted by Section 2.06(g)(i)(B) below, each Global Note (other than an Unrestricted Global Note) and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

     (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT, AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING, IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND

     (2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE (AS DEFINED IN THE NEXT PARAGRAPH), EXCEPT:

     (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR

     (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

     (C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

     (D) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE WILL BE THE DATE (1) THAT IS AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND (2) ON WHICH THE COMPANY INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED FROM THIS SECURITY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE RELATING TO THIS SECURITY. PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY

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     EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

The Private Placement Legend shall be deemed removed from the face of any Note without further action of the Company, the Trustee or the Holder of such Note at such time as the Company shall have delivered a Transferability Certificate executed by an Officer to the Trustee certifying that the Private Placement Legend can be removed because such Note may be resold to the public in accordance with Rule 144 without regard to volume, manner of sale or any other restrictions contained in Rule 144 (other than the holding period requirement in paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of Rule 144 so long as such holding period requirement is satisfied at such time of determination) by Holders that are not Affiliates of the Company. Concurrently with such deemed removal of the Private Placement Legend, the CUSIP Number for each Restricted Global Note shall be deemed to be 552953BE0.

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

     (ii)  Global Note Legend . Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“ DTC ”), 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. THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. THIS NOTE IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

     (iii)  Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend . Each temporary Note that is a Global Note issued pursuant to Regulation S shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR DEFINITIVE NOTES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF ALSO AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IF IT IS A PURCHASER IN A SALE THAT OCCURS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S OF THE SECURITIES ACT, IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, UNTIL EXPIRATION OF THE “40-DAY DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD” WITHIN THE MEANING OF

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RULE 903 OF REGULATION S, ANY OFFER OR SALE OF THIS NOTE SHALL NOT BE MADE BY IT TO A U.S. PERSON TO OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF A U.S. PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 902(k) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

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

     (i)  General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges .

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

     (ii) No service charge shall be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.02, 2.10, 3.07 and 9.04).

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

     (iv) The Registrar shall retain copies of all certificates, Opinions of Counsel, notices and other written communications received pursuant to Section 2.06. The Company shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such certificates, Opinions of Counsel, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable notice to the Registrar. All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

     (v) The Company, Trustee and Registrar shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business on a Business Day 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection or (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any

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Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.

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

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

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

     (ix) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, as to any certifications and certificates delivered to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06, the Registrar’s duties shall be limited to confirming that any such certifications and certificates delivered to it are in the form of Exhibits B, C and I attached hereto. The Registrar shall not be responsible for confirming the truth or accuracy of representations made in any such certifications or certificates.

     SECTION 2.07 REPLACEMENT 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 Holder (i) satisfies the Company or the Trustee within a reasonable time after he has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and the Registrar does not register a transfer prior to receiving such notification, (ii) makes such request to the Company or the Trustee prior to the Note being acquired by a Protected Purchaser and (iii) satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee and the Company including evidence of the destruction, loss or theft of the Note. Such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee to protect the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, and the Registrar from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced, including, but not limited to any loss or liability which any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced and subsequently presented or claimed for payment. The Company and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note including the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be required. In the event any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may pay such Note instead of issuing a new Note in replacement thereof.

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

     The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Notes.

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     SECTION 2.08 OUTSTANDING NOTES.

     Outstanding Notes means, as of the date of determination, all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

     (a) Notes theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including Notes tendered and exchanged for other securities of the Company;

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

     (c) Notes, except to the extent provided in Section 8.04, with respect to which the Company has effected defeasance as provided in Article VIII; and

     (d) Notes paid pursuant to Section 2.07 and Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Notes in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Notes are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Notes are valid obligations of the Company; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes Outstanding have performed any Act hereunder, Notes owned by the Company or any other obligor upon such Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding ( provided that in connection with any offer by the Company or any obligor to purchase or exchange Notes, Notes tendered by Holder shall be Outstanding until the date of purchase or exchange), except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such Act, only such Notes which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon such Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

     SECTION 2.09 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

     SECTION 2.10 TEMPORARY NOTES.

     Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

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     SECTION 2.11 CANCELLATION.

     All Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office. All Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes cancelled as provided in this Section 2.11, except as permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Notes held by the Trustee shall be delivered to the Company upon Company Request. The acquisition of any Notes by the Company shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented thereby unless and until such Notes are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation. The Notes shall not be disposed of until exchanged in full for Definitive Notes or until payment thereon is made in full.

     SECTION 2.12 DEFAULTED INTEREST.

     (a) Any interest on any Note which is payable but is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “ Defaulted Interest ”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of his having been such registered Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:

     (i) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names such Notes (or their respective Predecessor Note) are registered at the close of business on a special record date (the “ Special Record Date ”) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each such Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Holders of such Notes at their addresses as they appear in the Note Register, not less than 15 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Notes (or their respective Predecessor Note) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii).

     (ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Notes in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange,

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if, after notice is 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.

     (b) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of, 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 2.13 CUSIP, ISIN OR COMMON CODE NUMBERS.

     The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP,” “ISIN” or “Common Code” numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use such numbers in notices of redemption or repurchase 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 repurchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or repurchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in “CUSIP,” “ISIN” or “Common Code” numbers.

ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION

     SECTION 3.01 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

     The Company may redeem all or a part of the 2014 Notes, in accordance with the provisions of this Article III, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of 2014 Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of redemption, subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Regular Record Date prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

     In addition, prior to May 15, 2013, the Company may redeem all or a part of the 2017 Notes, in accordance with the provisions of this Article III, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of 2017 Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant record date prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

     After May 15, 2013, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the 2017 Notes, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 calendar days’ prior notice, in amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount, the “ Redemption Price ”), if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning of the years indicated below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption

Year

 

 

Price

2013

 

 

105.563

%

2014

 

 

102.781

%

2015 and thereafter

 

 

100%

     The amount payable to the holder of a 2017 Note shall be equal to the applicable redemption price of the 2017 Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date

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(subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant record date prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

     SECTION 3.02 ELECTION TO REDEEM; NOTICE TO TRUSTEE.

     The election of the Company to redeem the Notes shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. The Company shall, not less than 23 Business Days (unless a shorter notice period is acceptable to the Trustee) nor more than 60 calendar days before the Redemption Date fixed by the Company, notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, the Redemption Price, the CUSIP numbers and the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed.

     SECTION 3.03 SELECTION BY TRUSTEE OF NOTES TO BE REDEEMED OR PURCHASED.

     If the Company is purchasing or redeeming less than all of the Notes, the Trustee will select the Notes to be purchased or redeemed (a) 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 (b) on a pro rata basis to the extent practicable or, to the extent that selection on a pro rata basis is not practicable, by lot or such other similar method in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. The portions of the principal amount of Notes so selected for partial redemption shall be equal to the minimum authorized denominations for Notes pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or any integral multiple thereof. In any case when more than one Note is registered in the same name, the Trustee, in its discretion, may treat the aggregate principal amount so registered as if it were represented by one Note.

     The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company and the Depositary (if other than itself) in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

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

     SECTION 3.04 NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.

     Notice of redemption shall be given by the Company, or at the Company’s written request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company, not less than 20 Business Days and not more than 60 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date (which date may be extended in accordance with applicable law) to each Holder at such Holder’s registered address or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary; provided that a notice of redemption may be mailed more than 60 calendar days prior to a Redemption Date if such notice is issued in connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 8.01 or Covenant Defeasance or Legal Defeasance pursuant to Section 8.04. Any notice so given shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not any such Holder receives such notice. Failure to give such notice, or any defect in such notice to the Holder of any Note, in whole or in part, shall not affect the sufficiency of any notice of redemption with respect to the Holder of any other Note.

     All notices of redemption shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP number) and shall state:

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     (a) the Redemption Date,

     (b) the Redemption Price,

     (c) that the Notes are being redeemed by the Company pursuant to provisions contained in this Indenture or the terms of such Notes, together with a brief statement of the facts permitting such redemption,

     (d) that (i) all Outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, or (ii) if less than all Outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the principal amount) of the particular Notes to be redeemed,

     (e) in the case of Notes that are to be redeemed in part only, that on or after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Notes, the Holders of such Notes will receive, without charge, new Notes in authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining unredeemed,

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

     (g) the Place or Places of Payment where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price.

     SECTION 3.05 DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE.

     On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date for the Notes to be redeemed, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.05) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of such Notes which are to be redeemed on that date.

     SECTION 3.06 NOTES PAYABLE ON REDEMPTION DATE.

     Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, any Notes so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price) such Notes shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Note for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Note shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price; provided, however, that installments of interest on Notes which have a Stated Maturity on or prior to the Redemption Date for such Notes shall be payable according to the terms of such Notes and the provisions of Section 2.04, Section 2.12 and Section 4.05.

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

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     SECTION 3.07 NOTES REDEEMED IN PART.

     Any Note which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the Corporate Trust Office with, if the Company, the Depositary for such Notes or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Depositary for such Notes and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and form, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Note so surrendered. In the case of a Note providing appropriate space for such notation, at the option of the Holder thereof, the Trustee, in lieu of delivering a new Note or Notes as aforesaid, may make a notation on such Note of the payment of the redeemed portion thereof.

     SECTION 3.08 MANDATORY DISPOSITION OF NOTES PURSUANT TO GAMING LAWS.

     Each Holder and beneficial owner, by accepting or otherwise acquiring an interest in the Notes, shall be deemed to have agreed that if the Gaming Authority of any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts or proposes to conduct gaming activities requires that a Person who is a Holder or beneficial owner must be licensed, qualified or found suitable under the applicable Gaming Laws, such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, shall apply for a license, qualification or a finding of suitability within the required time period in accordance with such Gaming Laws. If such Person fails to apply or become licensed or qualified or is found unsuitable (a “ Disqualified Holder ”), then the Company shall have the right, at its option, notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture:

     (a) to require such Person to dispose of its Notes or beneficial interest therein within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice of the Company’s election or such earlier date as may be requested or prescribed by such Gaming Authority; or

     (b) to redeem such Notes, which Redemption Date may be less than 30 calendar days following the notice of redemption if so requested or prescribed by the Gaming Authority, at a redemption price equal to:

     (i) the lesser of:

     (A) the Person’s cost, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the earlier of the Redemption Date or the date of the finding of unsuitability or failure to comply; and

     (B) 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the earlier of the Redemption Date or the date of the finding of unsuitability or failure to comply; or

     (ii) such other amount as may be required by applicable Gaming Laws or by order of the applicable Gaming Authority.

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     The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any such Disqualified Holder status or redemption as soon as practicable. The Company shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses any such Holder or beneficial owner may incur in connection with its application for a license, qualification or a finding of suitability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, immediately upon the imposition of a requirement to dispose of Notes by a Gaming Authority, such Person shall, to the extent required by applicable Gaming Laws, have no further right (i) to exercise, directly or indirectly, through any trustee, nominee or any other person or entity, any right conferred by such Notes or (ii) to receive any interest, dividends or any other distributions or payments with respect to such Notes or any remuneration in any form with respect to such Notes from the Company or the Trustee, except the redemption price. Additionally, to the extent required by applicable Gaming Laws, Notes held by a Disqualified Holder shall, so long as held by such Person, be disregarded for the purposes of providing notices, directions, waivers, or other actions and determining the sufficiency of such notices, directions, waivers or actions.

ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS

     SECTION 4.01 PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST.

     The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Notes, that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes, this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents.

     SECTION 4.02 REPORTS.

     In the event the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise does not report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission, the Company shall make available to the Trustee, post to the Company’s publicly accessible website, and otherwise make available to any Holder, without cost to any Holder, within 15 calendar days after the time the Company would be required to file such information with the Commission, if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, from and after the Closing Date,

     (a) within 90 calendar days (or any other time period then in effect under the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act with respect to the filing of a Form 10-K by a non-accelerated filer) after the end of each fiscal year, annual reports on Form 10-K, or any successor or comparable form, containing the information required to be contained therein, or required in such successor or comparable form;

     (b) within 45 calendar days (or any other time period then in effect under the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act with respect to the filing of a Form 10-K by a non-accelerated filer) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, reports on Form 10-Q containing all quarterly information that would be required to be contained in Form 10-Q, or any successor or comparable form;

     (c) promptly from time to time after the occurrence of an event required to be therein reported and within the time period then in effect under the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act, such reports on Form 8-K, or any successor or comparable form; and

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     (d) any other information, documents and other reports which the Company would be required to file with the Commission if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

in each case, in a manner that complies in all material respects with the requirements specified in such form; provided that none of the foregoing reports shall be required to contain the financial statements of Bellagio, LLC and The Mirage Casino Hotel required by Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X of the Commission. In addition, to the extent not satisfied by the foregoing, the Company agrees that, for so long as any Notes are outstanding, it will furnish to Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

     Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports, information and documents shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on the Officer’s Certificate described in Section 4.03). The Trustee is under no duty to examine such reports, information or documents to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or to ascertain the correctness or accuracy of the information or the statements contained therein. The Trustee is entitled to assume such compliance and correctness unless an Officer of the Trustee is informed in writing otherwise.

     SECTION 4.03 OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE AS TO COMPLIANCE.

     The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 calendar days after the end of each fiscal year, a certificate of the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company stating whether or not, to the knowledge of the signer thereof, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with all covenants and conditions under the Transaction Documents, and, in the event of any noncompliance, specifying such noncompliance and the nature and status thereof of which such signer may have knowledge. For purposes of this Section 4.03, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under the Transaction Documents.

     The Company shall, within 30 calendar days, upon becoming aware of any Event of Default, deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default.

     Except with respect to a payment Default and any Default described in the certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 4.03, the Trustee shall have no duty to review, ascertain or confirm the Company’s compliance with, or the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant set forth in this Indenture.

     SECTION 4.04 MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.

     The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for the Notes an office or agency where such Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where such Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of such Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee

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with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

     The Company may also from time to time designate different or additional offices or agencies to be maintained for such purposes (in or outside of such Place of Payment), and may from time to time rescind any such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligations described in the preceding paragraph. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such additional designation or rescission of designation and any change in the location of any such different or additional office or agency.

     SECTION 4.05 MONEY FOR NOTES; PAYMENTS TO BE HELD IN TRUST.

     The Company shall maintain one or more Paying Agents for the Notes in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York. The initial Paying Agent for the Notes shall be the Trustee.

     Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents with respect to the Notes, it shall, by or on each due date of the principal (and premium, if any) or interest on any such Notes, deposit with any such Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due (in same day funds and, if a Global Note is Outstanding, by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, in order for the Trustee to make payment to the Depositary for the Notes in accordance with rules of such Depositary), such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto, and (unless any such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

     The Company shall cause each Paying Agent with respect to the Notes other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.05, that such Paying Agent shall:

     (a) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;

     (b) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) in the making of any payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest on the Notes; and

     (c) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.

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

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     Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company upon Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, shall at the expense of the Company cause to be transmitted in the manner and to the extent provided by Section 12.02, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 calendar days from the date of such notification, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company upon Company Request.

     SECTION 4.06 CORPORATE EXISTENCE.

     Subject to Article V, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its and each Restricted Subsidiary’s corporate, partnership, limited liability company and other existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

     SECTION 4.07 SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE.

     (a) Each Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) become a Subsidiary Guarantor by executing this Indenture (directly, by supplemental indenture or a joinder agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit D) or by executing a Subsidiary Guarantee in substantially the form of Article X hereto, (ii) execute any Collateral Documents as are necessary, subject to any required approval of any Gaming Authority, to create and convey to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders a perfected first-priority lien on all Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens) held by such Restricted Subsidiary and (iii) deliver an Opinion of Counsel relating to the enforceability and authorization of such Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and, if applicable, perfection of the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent on the Collateral owned by such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any newly-formed, newly-acquired or newly designated Restricted Subsidiary that does not own any assets or properties that would constitute Collateral shall have 10 calendar days after its formation, acquisition or designation to become a Subsidiary Guarantor.

     (b) In the event of a sale or other disposition of all of the assets and properties of any Restricted Subsidiary, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary), then such Restricted Subsidiary (in the event of a sale or other disposition, by way of such a merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all of the Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary) or the corporation acquiring the property (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all of the assets and properties of such Restricted Subsidiary) shall be released and relieved of any Obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee and the Collateral Documents; provided that the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.10 hereof and that such sale or transaction complies with the other provisions hereof. In addition, in the event the Board of Directors designates a Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, then such Restricted

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Subsidiary will be released from the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee; provided that such designation is conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof.

     SECTION 4.08 FURTHER ASSURANCES AND GAMING APPROVAL.

          (a) The Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall execute and file any and all further documents, financing statements (including UCC-3 continuation statements), agreements and instruments, and take all further action that may be required under applicable law, or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and priority of the security interests created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents in the Collateral. In addition, from time to time, the Company will reasonably promptly secure the Obligations under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents by pledging or creating, or causing to be pledged or created, perfected security interests with respect to the Collateral. Such security interests and Liens will be created under the Collateral Documents and other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other instruments and documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

          (b) The pledge of the Pledged LLC Interests pursuant to the Collateral Documents and any restriction on the ability of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to encumber the shares and ownership interests of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Nevada registered Subsidiary or which holds Nevada Gaming Licenses requires the prior approval of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission in order to be effective. The Company shall as soon as practicable after the Closing Date apply for and use commercially reasonable efforts after the Closing Date to obtain such approval from the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission.

          (c) Additionally, the Company shall petition the Illinois Gaming Board to approve the Subsidiary Guarantee by Nevada Landing Partnership of the Notes, and upon receipt of such approval, Nevada Landing shall execute the Subsidiary Guarantee.

     SECTION 4.09 CHANGE OF CONTROL.

     (a) If a Change of Control occurs, unless the Company has previously or concurrently mailed a redemption notice with respect to all Outstanding Notes pursuant to Section 3.01, the Company will make an offer to purchase all of the Notes (the “ Change of Control Offer ”) at a price in cash (the " Change of Control Payment ”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

     (b) Within 30 calendar days following any Change of Control, the Company shall send notice of the Change of Control Offer by first-class mail, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder to the address of such Holder appearing in the Note Register or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary, with a copy to the Trustee, with the following information:

     (i) that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.09 and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer will be accepted for payment by the Company;

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     (ii) the amount of the Change of Control Payment and the purchase date with respect thereto, which will be no earlier than 20 Business Days nor later than 60 calendar days from the date such notice is mailed (the “ Change of Control Payment Date ”); provided that the Change of Control Payment Date may be extended in accordance with applicable law;

     (iii) that any Note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest;

     (iv) that unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on the Change of Control Payment Date;

     (v) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender such Notes, with the form entitled “ Option of Holder to Elect Purchase ” on the reverse of such Notes completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

     (vi) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Company to purchase such Notes; provided that the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the expiration date of the Change of Control Offer, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased;

     (vii) the other instructions, as determined by the Company, consistent with the provisions of this Section 4.09, that a Holder must follow; and

     (viii) if such notice is mailed prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, stating that the Change of Control Offer is conditional upon the occurrence of such Change of Control.

     (c) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 14e-1 ”) and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in this Indenture by virtue thereof.

     (d) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law,

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

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

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     (iii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation the Notes so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating that such Notes or portions thereof have been tendered to, and purchased by, the Company.

     (e) The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by us and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of the Change of Control Offer.

     (f) The Company’s obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes until a Change of Control has occurred.

     SECTION 4.10 NON-COLLATERAL ASSET SALES.

     (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate a Non-Collateral Asset Sale, unless:

     (i) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Non-Collateral Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company or, if $250.0 million or more, the Board of Directors and in such case evidenced by the delivery to the Trustee of a certified copy of Board Resolutions documenting such determination) of the assets or properties sold or otherwise disposed of; and

     (ii) at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided that the following shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this Section 4.10 and for no other purpose:

     (A) any liabilities (as reflected in the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or liabilities to the extent owed to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or properties and for which the Company and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing;

     (B) any Indebtedness (as reflected in the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to the Notes or Indebtedness to the extent owed to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company) validity released in writing in exchange for assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

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     (C) any securities, notes or other similar obligations received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 180 calendar days following the closing of such Non-Collateral Asset Sale.

     (b) Within 360 calendar days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds of any Non-Collateral Asset Sale, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall apply the Net Proceeds from such Non-Collateral Asset Sale,

     (i) to prepay, purchase, redeem or pay at maturity any Indebtedness that ranks equally with the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee in right of payment (“ Pari Passu Indebtedness ”) including Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to any agreement providing for revolving Indebtedness so long as the commitment thereunder is permanently reduced by a corresponding amount, at a price in cash in an amount not to exceed 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase; or

     (ii) to make an offer to all Holders (the “ Non-Collateral Asset Sale Offer ”) to prepay, purchase or redeem the Notes, at an offer price in cash (the “ Non-Collateral Asset Sale Payment ”) equal to 100% of their princi


 
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