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Title: INDENTURE
Governing Law: New York     Date: 9/16/2009
Industry: Construction Services     Sector: Capital Goods

INDENTURE, Parties: beazer homes usa  inc , u.s. bank national association , wilmington trust fsb
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Exhibit 4.1

Execution Version

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of September 11, 2009

Among

BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.,

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS NAMED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee

and

WILMINGTON TRUST FSB,
as Notes Collateral Agent

12% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2017

 

 

 


 

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Indenture Act Section

 

Indenture Section

310

 

(a)(1)

 

6.10

 

 

(a)(2)

 

6.10

 

 

(a)(3)

 

N.A.

 

 

(a)(4)

 

N.A.

 

 

(a)(5)

 

6.10

 

 

(b)

 

6.10

 

 

(c)

 

N.A.

311

 

(a)

 

6.11

 

 

(b)

 

6.11

 

 

(c)

 

N.A.

312

 

(a)

 

2.05

 

 

(b)

 

13.03

 

 

(c)

 

13.03

313

 

(a)

 

6.06

 

 

(b)(1)

 

N.A.

 

 

(b)(2)

 

6.06; 6.07

 

 

(c)

 

6.06; 13.02

 

 

(d)

 

6.06

314

 

(a)

 

4.03

 

 

(b)

 

10.05

 

 

(c)(1)

 

13.04

 

 

(c)(2)

 

13.04

 

 

(c)(3)

 

N.A.

 

 

(d)

 

10.05

 

 

(e)

 

13.05

 

 

(f)

 

N.A.

315

 

(a)

 

6.01

 

 

(b)

 

6.05; 13.02

 

 

(c)

 

6.01

 

 

(d)

 

6.01

 

 

(e)

 

5.12

316

 

(a)(last sentence)

 

2.09

 

 

(a)(1)(A)

 

5.05

 

 

(a)(1)(B)

 

5.04

 

 

(a)(2)

 

N.A.

 

 

(b)

 

5.08

 

 

(c)

 

1.05(e); 8.04

317

 

(a)(1)

 

5.08

 

 

(a)(2)

 

5.10

 

 

(b)

 

2.04

318

 

(a)

 

13.01

 

 

(b)

 

N.A.

 

 

(c)

 

13.01

 

N.A. means not applicable. 

 

*

 

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

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

 

 

 

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

 

 

1

 

Section 1.02

 

Other Definitions

 

 

28

 

Section 1.03

 

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

 

 

28

 

Section 1.04

 

Rules of Construction

 

 

29

 

Section 1.05

 

Acts of Holders

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE NOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.01

 

Form and Dating; Terms

 

 

31

 

Section 2.02

 

Execution and Authentication

 

 

32

 

Section 2.03

 

Registrar and Paying Agent

 

 

33

 

Section 2.04

 

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

 

 

33

 

Section 2.05

 

Holder Lists

 

 

33

 

Section 2.06

 

Transfer and Exchange

 

 

33

 

Section 2.07

 

Replacement Notes

 

 

48

 

Section 2.08

 

Outstanding Notes

 

 

49

 

Section 2.09

 

Treasury Notes

 

 

49

 

Section 2.10

 

Temporary Notes

 

 

49

 

Section 2.11

 

Cancellation

 

 

50

 

Section 2.12

 

Defaulted Cash Interest

 

 

50

 

Section 2.13

 

CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REDEMPTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.01

 

Notices to Trustee

 

 

51

 

Section 3.02

 

Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased

 

 

51

 

Section 3.03

 

Notice of Redemption

 

 

51

 

Section 3.04

 

Effect of Notice of Redemption

 

 

52

 

Section 3.05

 

Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price

 

 

53

 

Section 3.06

 

Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part

 

 

53

 

Section 3.07

 

Optional Redemption

 

 

53

 

Section 3.08

 

Mandatory Redemption

 

 

54

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COVENANTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.01

 

Payment of Notes

 

 

54

 

Section 4.02

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

 

 

55

 

Section 4.03

 

Reports and Other Information

 

 

55

 

Section 4.04

 

Compliance Certificate

 

 

56

 

Section 4.05

 

Taxes

 

 

56

 

Section 4.06

 

Stay, Extension and Usury Laws

 

 

56

 

Section 4.07

 

Limitations on Restricted Payments

 

 

57

 

Section 4.08

 

Change of Control

 

 

59

 

Section 4.09

 

Limitations on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries

 

 

61

 

Section 4.10

 

Subsidiary Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries

 

 

63

 

Section 4.11

 

Limitations and Restrictions on Issuance of Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries

 

 

64

 

Section 4.12

 

Limitations on Additional Indebtedness

 

 

64

 

Section 4.13

 

Limitations on Asset Sales

 

 

66

 

Section 4.14

 

Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates

 

 

69

 

Section 4.15

 

Limitations on Liens

 

 

70

 

Section 4.16

 

Maintenance of Corporate Existence

 

 

71

 

Section 4.17

 

Limitations on Mergers and Consolidations

 

 

71

 

Section 4.18

 

After-Acquired Property

 

 

72

 

Section 4.19

 

Further Assurances

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.01

 

Events of Default

 

 

74

 

Section 5.02

 

Acceleration

 

 

76

 

Section 5.03

 

Other Remedies

 

 

76

 

Section 5.04

 

Waiver of Existing Defaults

 

 

77

 

Section 5.05

 

Control by Majority

 

 

77

 

Section 5.06

 

Limitation on Suits

 

 

77

 

Section 5.07

 

Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment

 

 

78

 

Section 5.08

 

Collection Suit by Trustee

 

 

78

 

Section 5.09

 

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

 

 

78

 

Section 5.10

 

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

 

 

78

 

Section 5.11

 

Priorities

 

 

79

 

Section 5.12

 

Undertaking for Costs

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRUSTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.01

 

Duties of Trustee

 

 

80

 

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Page

 

 

Section 6.02

 

Rights of Trustee

 

 

81

 

Section 6.03

 

Individual Rights of Trustee

 

 

82

 

Section 6.04

 

Trustee’s Disclaimer

 

 

82

 

Section 6.05

 

Notice of Defaults

 

 

83

 

Section 6.06

 

Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes

 

 

83

 

Section 6.07

 

Compensation and Indemnity

 

 

83

 

Section 6.08

 

Replacement of Trustee

 

 

84

 

Section 6.09

 

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

 

 

85

 

Section 6.10

 

Eligibility; Disqualification

 

 

85

 

Section 6.11

 

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

 

 

85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.01

 

Defeasance Upon Deposit of Moneys or U.S. Government Obligations

 

 

86

 

Section 7.02

 

Survival of the Company’s Obligations

 

 

88

 

Section 7.03

 

Application of Trust Money

 

 

88

 

Section 7.04

 

Repayment to the Company

 

 

89

 

Section 7.05

 

Reinstatement

 

 

89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.01

 

With Consent of Majority; Without Consent of Holders

 

 

89

 

Section 8.02

 

With Consent of all Affected Holders

 

 

90

 

Section 8.03

 

Compliance with Trust Indenture Act

 

 

91

 

Section 8.04

 

Revocation and Effect of Consents

 

 

91

 

Section 8.05

 

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

 

 

92

 

Section 8.06

 

Trustee to Sign Amendments

 

 

92

 

Section 8.07

 

Amendments to Intercreditor Agreement

 

 

92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RANKING OF NOTE LIENS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.01

 

Agreement for the Benefit of Holders of First-Priority Liens

 

 

93

 

Section 9.02

 

Notes, Guarantees and Other Second Priority Obligations not Subordinated

 

 

94

 

Section 9.03

 

Relative Rights

 

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLLATERAL AND SECURITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 10.01

 

Security Documents

 

 

95

 

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Page

 

 

Section 10.02

 

Notes Collateral Agent

 

 

96

 

Section 10.03

 

Authorization of Actions to be Taken

 

 

97

 

Section 10.04

 

Release of Collateral

 

 

98

 

Section 10.05

 

Filing, Recording and Opinions

 

 

99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES; RELEASE OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 11.01

 

Subsidiary Guarantee

 

 

100

 

Section 11.02

 

Execution and Delivery of Subsidiary Guarantee

 

 

102

 

Section 11.03

 

Additional Subsidiary Guarantors

 

 

102

 

Section 11.04

 

Release of a Subsidiary Guarantor

 

 

102

 

Section 11.05

 

Waiver of Subrogation; Right of Conribution

 

 

103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 12.01

 

Satisfaction and Discharge

 

 

104

 

Section 12.02

 

Application of Trust Money

 

 

105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.01

 

Trust Indenture Act Controls

 

 

105

 

Section 13.02

 

Notices

 

 

105

 

Section 13.03

 

Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes

 

 

107

 

Section 13.04

 

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

 

 

107

 

Section 13.05

 

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

 

 

107

 

Section 13.06

 

Rules by Trustee and Agents

 

 

108

 

Section 13.07

 

No Personal Liability of Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers, Directors or Employees

 

 

108

 

Section 13.08

 

Governing Law

 

 

108

 

Section 13.09

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

 

 

108

 

Section 13.10

 

Force Majeure

 

 

108

 

Section 13.11

 

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

 

 

108

 

Section 13.12

 

Successors

 

 

109

 

Section 13.13

 

Severability

 

 

109

 

Section 13.14

 

Counterpart Originals

 

 

109

 

Section 13.15

 

Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

 

 

109

 

Section 13.16

 

Qualification of Indenture

 

 

109

 

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SCHEDULES

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

Subsidiary Guarantors

 

 

 

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Note

Exhibit B

 

Form of Certificate of Transfer

Exhibit C

 

Form of Certificate of Exchange

Exhibit D

 

Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Subsequent Guarantors

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          INDENTURE, dated as of September 11, 2009, among Beazer Homes USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined herein) listed on the signature pages hereto, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and Wilmington Trust FSB, as Notes Collateral Agent.

WITNESSETH

          WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2017; and

          WHEREAS, the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the holders thereof, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

          Section 1.01 Definitions .

     “ 144A Global Note ” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, as the case may be, bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

     “ Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of any Person and its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person became a Subsidiary of the Company (or such Person is merged with or into the Company or one of the Company’s Subsidiaries) or assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from any such Person, including, without limitation, Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of (a) such Person being merged with or into or becoming a Subsidiary of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries (but excluding Indebtedness of such Person which is extinguished, retired or repaid in connection with such Person being merged with or into or becoming a Subsidiary of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries) or (b) such acquisition of assets from any such Person.

     “ Additional Interest ” means the additional interest, if any, to be paid on the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. All references in this Indenture to “interest” shall include Additional Interest, if any, with respect to the Notes.

     “ Additional Notes ” means Notes (other than the Notes issued on the Issue Date) issued pursuant to Article II hereof and otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture.

 


 

     “ Affiliate ” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For purposes of this Indenture, each executive officer and director of the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company will be an Affiliate of the Company. In addition, for purposes of this Indenture, control of a Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Affiliate” will not include, with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary which is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company.

     “ Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

     “ Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to a Note at any redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of (1) the redemption price of such Note on October 15, 2012 (such redemption price being described under Section 3.07(a) hereof, exclusive of any accrued interest) plus (2) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through October 15, 2012 (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 0.50% per annum, over (B) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.

     “ 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/or Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.

     “ Asset Sale ” for any Person means the sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation or sale and leaseback transaction, and whether by operation of law or otherwise) of any of that Person’s assets (including, without limitation, the sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of such Person, whether by such Person or such Subsidiary), whether owned on the date of this Indenture or subsequently acquired in one transaction or a series of related transactions, in which such Person and/or its Subsidiaries receive cash and/or other consideration (including, without limitation, the unconditional assumption of Indebtedness of such Person and/or its Subsidiaries) having an aggregate Fair Market Value of $5.0 million or more as to each such transaction or series of related transactions; provided , however , that none of the following shall constitute an Asset Sale:

     (i) a transaction or series of related transactions that results in a Change of Control;

     (ii) sales of homes or land in the ordinary course of business;

     (iii) sales, leases, conveyances or other dispositions, including, without limitation, exchanges or swaps, of real estate or other assets, in each case in the ordinary course of business, for development or disposition of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ projects;

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     (iv) sales, leases, sale-leasebacks or other dispositions of amenities, model homes and other improvements at the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ projects in the ordinary course of business;

     (v) transactions between the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which are Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, or among such Restricted Subsidiaries which are Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Company;

     (vi) any disposition of Cash Equivalents or obsolete or worn out equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

     (vii) the sale or other disposition of assets no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

     (viii) the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 4.07 hereof.

     “ Authentication Order ” means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company and delivered to the Trustee.

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

     “ Book Value ” means, with respect to any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the book value thereof as reflected in the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company filed with SEC (or if such asset has been acquired after the date of such financial statements, the then-current book value thereof as reasonably determined by the Company consistent with recent practices).

     “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Legal Holiday.

     “ Capital Stock ” of any Person means any and all shares, rights to purchase, warrants or options (whether or not currently exercisable), participations, or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) the equity (which includes, but is not limited to, common stock, preferred stock and partnership and joint venture interests) of such Person (excluding any debt securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, such equity).

     “ Capitalized Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of such obligation will be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following:

     (i) direct obligations of the United States or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof, in each case maturing within one year of the date of acquisition thereof;

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     (ii) certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers acceptances and other obligations placed with commercial banks organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, or branches or agencies of foreign banks licensed under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, having a short-term rating of not less than A- by each of Moody’s and S&P at the time of acquisition, and having a maturity of not more than one year;

     (iii) commercial paper rated at least P-1, A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or S&P, respectively, and in each case and maturing not more than one year from the date of the acquisition thereof;

     (iv) repurchase agreements or money-market accounts which are fully secured by direct obligations of the United States or any agency thereof; and

     (v) investments in money market funds (x) substantially all of the assets of which consist of investments described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) or (y) which (A) have total net assets of at least $2 billion, (B) have investment objectives and policies that substantially conform with the Company’s investment policy as in effect from time to time, (C) purchase only first-tier or U.S. government obligations as defined by Rule 2a-7 of the SEC promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and (D) otherwise comply with such Rule 2a-7.

     “ Change of Control ” means any of the following:

     (i) the sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act); provided that a transaction where the holders of all classes of Common Equity of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity of such Person or group immediately after such transaction will not be a Change of Control;

     (ii) the acquisition by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries of 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity of the Company in one transaction or a series of related transactions;

     (iii) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; provided that a liquidation or dissolution of the Company which is part of a transaction or series of related transactions that does not constitute a Change of Control under the “provided” clause of clause (i) above will not constitute a Change of Control under this clause (iii);

     (iv) any transaction or a series of related transactions (as a result of a tender offer, merger, consolidation or otherwise) that results in, or that is in connection with, (a) any Person, including a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) acquiring “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity of the Company or of any Person that possesses “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all

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classes of Common Equity of the Company or (b) less than 50% (measured by the aggregate voting power of all classes) of the Common Equity of the Company being registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act;

     (v) a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company not being comprised of Continuing Directors; or

     (vi) a change of control shall occur as defined in the instrument governing any publicly traded debt securities of the Company which requires the Company to repay or repurchase such debt securities.

     “ Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme.

     “ Collateral ” means all the assets and properties subject to the Liens created by the Security Documents.

     “ Collateral Agreement ” means the Collateral Agreement, by and among, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Notes Collateral Agent.

     “ Common Equity ” of any Person means all Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled to (i) vote in the election of directors of such Person, or (ii) if such Person is not a corporation, vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management and policies of such Person.

     “ Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges ” of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries means for any period, the sum of the amounts for such period of:

     (i) Consolidated Net Income, plus

     (ii) Consolidated Income Tax Expense (without regard to income tax expense or credits attributable to extraordinary and nonrecurring gains or losses on Asset Sales), plus

     (iii) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus

     (iv) all depreciation, and, without duplication, amortization (including, without limitation, capitalized interest amortized to cost of sales), plus

     (v) all other non-cash items reducing Consolidated Net Income during such period,

minus all other non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income during such period; all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” of the Company means, with respect to any determination date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of the Company for the prior four full fiscal quarters for which financial results have been reported immediately preceding the determination date, to (ii) the aggregate Consolidated Interest

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Incurred of the Company for the prior four full fiscal quarters for which financial results have been reported immediately preceding the determination date; provided that:

          (1) with respect to any Indebtedness Incurred during, and remaining outstanding at the end of, such four full fiscal quarter period, such Indebtedness will be assumed to have been incurred as of the first day of such four full fiscal quarter period;

          (2) with respect to Indebtedness repaid (other than a repayment of revolving credit obligations repaid solely out of operating cash flows) during such four full fiscal quarter period, such Indebtedness will be assumed to have been repaid on the first day of such four full fiscal quarter period;

          (3) with respect to the Incurrence of any Acquired Indebtedness, such Indebtedness and any proceeds therefrom will be assumed to have been Incurred and applied as of the first day of such four full fiscal quarter period, and the results of operations of any Person and any Subsidiary of such Person that, in connection with or in contemplation of such Incurrence, becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into the Company or one of the Company’s Subsidiaries or whose assets are acquired, will be included, on a pro forma basis, in the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of such four full fiscal quarter period; and

          (4) with respect to any other transaction pursuant to which any Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into the Company or one of the Company’s Subsidiaries or pursuant to which any Person’s assets are acquired, such Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of such four full fiscal quarter period, but only if such transaction would require a pro forma presentation in financial statements prepared pursuant to Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

     “ Consolidated Income Tax Expense ” of the Company for any period means the income tax expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Consolidated Interest Expense ” of the Company for any period means the Interest Expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Consolidated Interest Incurred ” of the Company for any period means the Interest Incurred of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Consolidated Net Income ” of the Company for any period means the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there will be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein), without duplication:

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     (i) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) in which any Person (including, without limitation, an Unrestricted Subsidiary) other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income has actually been received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of cash dividends or similar cash distributions during such period, or in any other form but converted to cash during such period;

     (ii) except to the extent includable in Consolidated Net Income pursuant to the foregoing clause (i), the net income (or loss) of any Person that accrued prior to the date that (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) the assets of such Person are acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

     (iii) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that (but only so long as) the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary during such period;

     (iv) in the case of a successor to the Company by consolidation, merger or transfer of its assets, any earnings of the successor prior to such merger, consolidation or transfer of assets; and

     (v) the gains (but not losses) realized during such period by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries resulting from (a) the acquisition of securities issued by the Company or extinguishment of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) Asset Sales by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (c) other extraordinary items realized by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in calculating Consolidated Net Income, the Company will be entitled to take into consideration the tax benefits associated with any loss described in clause (v) of the preceding sentence, but only to the extent such tax benefits are actually recognized by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; provided , further , that there will be included in such net income, without duplication, the net income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent such net income is actually received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the form of cash dividends or similar cash distributions during such period, or in any other form but converted to cash during such period.

     “ Consolidated Tangible Assets ” of the Company as of any date means the total amount of assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (less applicable reserves) on a consolidated basis at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date, as determined in accordance with GAAP, less: (i) Intangible Assets and (ii) appropriate adjustments on account of minority interests of other Persons holding equity investments in Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, as reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date.

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     “ Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ” of the Company as of any date means the stockholders’ equity (including any Preferred Stock that is classified as equity under GAAP, other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date, as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus any amount of unvested deferred compensation included, in accordance with GAAP, as an offset to stockholders’ equity, less the amount of Intangible Assets reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date.

     “ Continuing Director ” means at any date a member of the Board of Directors of the Company who:

     (i) was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on the Issue Date; or

     (ii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors of the Company with the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election.

     “ Covenant Trigger Date ” means the first date that the Company’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is at least 2.0 to 1.0 for any four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on or after the Issue Date.

     “ Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee ” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Holders and the Company or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

     “ Credit Facilities ” means, with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt facilities or other financing arrangements (including, without limitation, commercial paper or letter of credit facilities or indentures) providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit or other Indebtedness (including the Revolving Credit Facility), including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings thereof and any indentures, credit facilities, letter of credit facilities or commercial paper facilities that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount permitted to be borrowed thereunder or alters the maturity thereof ( provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 4.12) or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.

     “ Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

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

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     “ Definitive Note ” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06(c) hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.

     “ Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

     “ Discharge of First Priority Obligations ” means, with respect to any First Priority Collateral, the date on which the First Priority Obligations secured thereby have been paid in full, in cash, all commitments to extend credit thereunder shall have been terminated and such First Priority Obligations are no longer secured by such First Priority Collateral (except that, with respect to any obligations under letters of credit, such obligations may be satisfied by cash collateralization (in an amount not in excess of 105% of the face value thereof) of such letters of credit or provision of back-stop letters of credit); provided that the Discharge of First Priority Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred in connection with a refinancing of such First Priority Obligations with Indebtedness secured by such First Priority Collateral on a first-priority basis under an agreement that has been designated in writing by the agent, trustee or other representative under the agreement so refinancing such First Priority Obligations and the Notes Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.

     “ Disqualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the final maturity date of the Notes; provided that any Capital Stock which would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require the Company to repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control occurring prior to the final maturity of the Notes will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the change of control provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are no more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than Section 4.08 hereof and such Capital Stock specifically provides that the Company will not repurchase or redeem (or be required to repurchase or redeem) any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions prior to the Company’s repurchase of Notes pursuant to Section 4.08 hereof

     “ Disqualified Stock Dividend ” of any Person means, for any dividend payable with regard to Disqualified Stock issued by such Person, the amount of such dividend multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the maximum statutory combined federal, state and local income tax rate (expressed as a decimal number between 1 and 0) then applicable to such Person.

     “ Equity Offering ” means a public or private equity offering or sale after the Issue Date by the Company for cash of Capital Stock, other than an offering or sale of Disqualified Stock.

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     “ Escrow Agreement ” means the Escrow Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among, the Company, the Notes Collateral Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as escrow agent.

     “ Escrow Collateral ” means all the assets and properties subject to the Liens created by the Escrow Agreement.

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

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

     “ Exchange Notes ” means any notes issued in exchange for the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or similar agreement.

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

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

     “ Excluded Property means:

     (i) Capital Stock in any Subsidiary or Affiliate;

     (ii) up to $25.0 million of assets received in connection with sales of assets as permitted by clause (ii) of the definition of Permitted Investments;

     (iii) real or personal property where the cost of obtaining a security interest or perfection thereof exceeds its benefits, as determined by the Company in good faith in an officers’ certificate delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent;

     (iv) real property subject to a Lien (a) permitted by clause (xxvii) of the definition of Permitted Liens or (b) securing Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing the acquisition thereof;

     (v) real property located outside the United States;

     (vi) unentitled land;

     (vii) real property that is leased or held for the purpose of leasing to unaffiliated third parties;

     (viii) any real property in a community under development with a dollar amount of investment as of the most recent month-end (as determined in accordance with GAAP) of less than $2.0 million or with less than 10 lots remaining); and

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     (ix) assets, with respect to which any applicable law or contract prohibits the creation or perfection of security interests therein (other than any contract entered into for the sole purpose of causing any real property to constitute Excluded Property under this clause (ix)).

     “ Existing Indebtedness ” means all of the Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries that is outstanding on the date of this Indenture.

     “ Fair Market Value ” means with respect to any asset or property means the sale value that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy. Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company acting in good faith and shall be evidenced by a board resolution (certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company) delivered to the Trustee.

     “ First Priority Collateral ” means all of the Collateral subject to Liens securing any or all of the First Priority Obligations.

     “ First Priority Collateral Agent ” means any Person acting as collateral agent or in any similar representative capacity for the benefit of any of the holders of First Priority Obligations.

     “ First Priority Documents ” means all operative agreements evidencing or governing the First Priority Obligations and the Liens securing such First Priority Obligations.

     “ First Priority Liens ” means the Liens on any or all of the First Priority Collateral that secure any or all of the First Priority Obligations.

     “ First Priority Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in clause (xi)(b) of the definition of Permitted Liens.

     “ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and interpretations of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and interpretations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, as in effect from time to time. At any time after the Issue Date, the Company may elect to apply IFRS accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided herein); provided that any such election, once made, shall be irrevocable; provided , further , any calculation or determination herein that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Company’s election to apply IFRS shall remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company shall give notice of any such election made in accordance with this definition to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes.

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

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     “ Global Notes ” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

     “ Hedging Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, interest rate collar agreement, option or futures contract or other similar agreement or arrangement relating to interest rates or foreign exchange rates.

     “ Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Security Register.

     “ IFRS ” means International Financial Reporting Standards.

     “ Incur ” (and derivatives thereof) means to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee, extend the maturity of, or otherwise become liable with respect to any Indebtedness; provided , however , that neither the accrual of interest (whether such interest is payable in cash or kind) nor the accretion of original issue discount shall be considered an Incurrence of Indebtedness.

     “ Indebtedness ” of any Person at any date means, without duplication,

     (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof);

     (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments (including a purchase money obligation) given in connection with the acquisition of any businesses, properties or assets of any kind or with services incurred in connection with capital expenditures (other than any obligation to pay a contingent purchase price which, as of the date of incurrence thereof, is not required to be recorded as a liability in accordance with GAAP);

     (iii) all fixed obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit or other similar instruments or reimbursement obligations with respect thereto (other than standby letters of credit or similar instruments issued for the benefit of, or surety, performance, completion or payment bonds, earnest money notes or similar purpose undertakings or indemnifications issued by, such Person in the ordinary course of business);

     (iv) all obligations of such Person with respect to Hedging Obligations (other than those that fix or cap the interest rate on variable rate Indebtedness otherwise permitted by this Indenture or that fix the exchange rate in connection with Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency and otherwise permitted by this Indenture);

     (v) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

     (vi) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person;

     (vii) all Indebtedness of others guaranteed by, or otherwise the liability of, such Person to the extent of such guarantee or liability; and

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     (viii) all Disqualified Stock issued by such Person (the amount of Indebtedness represented by any Disqualified Stock will equal the greater of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends);

provided , that Indebtedness shall not include accrued expenses, trade payables, liabilities related to inventory not owned, customer deposits or deferred income taxes arising in the ordinary course of business. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date will be:

     (a) the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above;

     (b) the maximum liability of such Person for any contingent obligations under clause (vii) above; and

     (c) in the case of clause (vi) (if the Indebtedness referred to therein is not assumed by such Person), the lesser of the (A) Fair Market Value of all assets subject to a Lien securing the Indebtedness of others on the date that the Lien attaches and (B) amount of the Indebtedness secured.

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

     “ Independent Financial Advisor ” means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors, (i) qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged, and (ii) disinterested and independent, in a direct and indirect manner, of the parties to the Affiliate Transaction with respect to which such firm has been engaged.

     “ Indirect Participant ” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

     “ Intercreditor Agreement ” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among Citibank, N.A., as a First Priority Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent, the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “ Intangible Assets ” of the Company means all unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and all other items which would be treated as intangibles on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Interest Expense ” of any Person for any period means, without duplication, the aggregate amount of (i) interest which, in conformity with GAAP, would be set opposite the caption “interest expense” or any like caption on an income statement for such Person (including, without limitation, imputed interest included on Capitalized Lease Obligations, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit securing financial obligations and bankers’ acceptance financing, the net costs associated with Hedging Obligations, amortization of other financing fees and expenses, the interest portion of any deferred payment

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obligation, amortization of discount or premium, if any, and all other non-cash interest expense other than interest and other charges amortized to cost of sales) and includes, with respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, without duplication (including duplication of the foregoing items), all interest amortized to cost of sales for such period, and (ii) the amount of Disqualified Stock Dividends recognized by the Company on any Disqualified Stock whether or not paid during such period.

     “ Interest Incurred ” of any Person for any period means, without duplication, the aggregate amount of (i) interest which, in conformity with GAAP, would be set opposite the caption “interest expense” or any like caption on an income statement for such Person (including, without limitation, imputed interest included on Capitalized Lease Obligations, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit securing financial obligations and bankers’ acceptance financing, the net costs associated with Hedging Obligations, amortization of other financing fees and expenses, the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation, amortization of discount or premium, if any, and all other noncash interest expense other than interest and other charges amortized to cost of sales) and includes, with respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, without duplication (including duplication of the foregoing items), all interest capitalized for such period, all interest attributable to discontinued operations for such period to the extent not set forth on the income statement under the caption “interest expense” or any like caption, and all interest actually paid by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under any guarantee of Indebtedness (including, without limitation, a guarantee of principal, interest or any combination thereof) of any other Person during such period and (ii) the amount of Disqualified Stock Dividends recognized by the Company on any Disqualified Stock whether or not declared during such period.

     “ Interest Payment Date ” means April 15 and October 15 of each year to stated maturity, commencing April 15, 2010.

     “ Investments ” of any Person means all (i) investments by such Person in any other Person in the form of loans, advances or capital contributions, (ii) guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations of any other Person by such Person, (iii) purchases (or other acquisitions for consideration) by such Person of Indebtedness, Capital Stock or other securities of any other Person and (iv) other items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP. For all purposes of this Indenture, the amount of any such Investment shall be the fair market value thereof (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value). The making of any payment in accordance with the terms of a guarantee or other contingent obligation permitted under this Indenture shall not be considered an Investment.

     “ Issue Date ” means the initial date of issuance of the Notes under this Indenture.

     “ Legal Holiday ” means Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York, Atlanta, Georgia or at a place of payment are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment shall be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday.

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     “ 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 the Exchange Offer.

     “ Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other similar encumbrance of any kind upon or in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement).

     “ Marketable Securities ” means (a) equity securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market and (b) debt securities that are rated by a nationally recognized rating agency, listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or covered by at least two reputable market makers.

     “ Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company which accounted for 5% or more of the Consolidated Tangible Assets or Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of the Company on a consolidated basis for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to any Default or Event of Default.

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

     “ Net Proceeds means:

     (i) cash (in U.S. dollars or freely convertible into U.S. dollars) received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from an Asset Sale net of:

     (a) all brokerage commissions, investment banking fees and all other fees and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel, financial advisors, accountants and investment bankers) related to such Asset Sale;

     (b) provisions for all income and other taxes measured by or resulting from such Asset Sale of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

     (c) payments made to retire Indebtedness that was incurred in accordance with this Indenture and that either (1) is secured by a Lien incurred in accordance with this Indenture on the property or assets sold (other than Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral) or (2) is required in connection with such Asset Sale to the extent actually repaid in cash;

     (d) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in the assets subject to the Asset Sale; and

     (e) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities

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related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations or post-closing purchase price adjustments associated with such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee; and

     (ii) all non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale upon the liquidation or conversion of such consideration into cash, without duplication, net of all items enumerated in subclauses (a) through (e) of clause (i) hereof.

     “ Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization ” means any plan of reorganization that grants any Noteholder Secured Party any right or benefit, directly or indirectly, which right or benefit is prohibited at such time by the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

     “ Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” with respect to any Person means Indebtedness of such Person for which (i) the sole legal recourse for collection of principal and interest on such Indebtedness is against the specific property identified in the instruments evidencing or securing such Indebtedness and such property was acquired (directly or indirectly, including through the purchase of Capital Stock of the Person owning such property) with the proceeds of such Indebtedness or such Indebtedness was Incurred within 90 days after the acquisition (directly or indirectly, including through the purchase of Capital Stock of the Person owning such property) of such property and (ii) no other assets of such Person may be realized upon in collection of principal or interest on such Indebtedness. Indebtedness which is otherwise Non-Recourse Indebtedness will not lose its character as Non-Recourse Indebtedness because there is recourse to the borrower, any guarantor or any other Person for (a) environmental warranties and indemnities, (b) indemnities for and liabilities arising from fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication or non-payment of rents, profits, insurance and condemnation proceeds and other sums actually received by the borrower from secured assets to be paid to the lender, waste and mechanics’ liens or (c) in the case of the borrower thereof only, other obligations in respect of such Indebtedness that are payable solely as a result of a voluntary bankruptcy filing (or similar filing or action) by such borrower.

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

     “ Notes ” means the Notes as set forth in the recitals and more particularly means any Notes authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, including the Exchange Notes and any Additional Notes. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Notes” for all purposes of this Indenture include any Additional Notes that are actually issued.

     “ Notes Collateral ” means all of the Collateral other than the First Priority Collateral.

     “ Notes Collateral Agent ” means Wilmington Trust FSB until a successor replaces such party in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Collateral Agreement and thereafter means the successor notes collateral agent serving under the Collateral Agreement.

     “ Obligations ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, all obligations (whether in existence on the Issue Date or arising afterwards, absolute or contingent, direct or indirect) for or in respect of principal (when due, upon acceleration, upon redemption, upon mandatory

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repayment or repurchase pursuant to a mandatory offer to purchase, or otherwise), premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursement and other amounts payable and liabilities with respect to such Indebtedness, including all interest accrued or accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or similar case or proceeding at the contract rate (including, without limitation, any contract rate applicable upon default) specified in the relevant documentation, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such case or proceeding.

     “ Officer ” means the chairman, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the chief operating officer, the chief accounting officer, the treasurer, or any assistant treasurer, the controller, the secretary, any assistant secretary or any vice president of a Person.

     “ Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by two Officers, one of whom must be the Person’s chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer or chief accounting officer.

     “ OID Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(iv) hereof to be placed on each Note issued hereunder that has more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

     “ Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations has the meaning set forth in clause (xi)(c) of the definition of Permitted Liens.

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

     “ 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).

     “ Participating Broker-Dealer ” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

     “ Paying Agent ” means any office or agency where Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees may be presented for payment.

     “ Permitted Investments ” of any Person means Investments of such Person in:

     (i) Cash Equivalents;

     (ii) in the case of the Company and its Subsidiaries, any receivables, loans or other consideration taken by the Company or a Subsidiary in connection with the sale of any asset otherwise permitted by this Indenture; provided that non-cash consideration received in an Asset Sale or an exchange or swap of assets shall be pledged as Collateral under the Security Documents to the extent the assets subject to such Asset Sale or exchange or swap of assets constituted Collateral, with the Lien on such Collateral being of the same priority with respect to the Notes as the Lien on the assets disposed of; provided , further , that notwithstanding the

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foregoing clause, up to an aggregate of $25.0 million of (x) non-cash consideration and consideration received as referred to in Section 4.13(b)(ii) (y) assets invested in pursuant to Section 4.13(c) and (z) assets received pursuant to clause (iv) of the proviso set forth in the definition of “Asset Sale” may be designated by the Company as Excluded Property not required to be pledged as Collateral;

     (iii) Investments in joint ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate fair market value (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (iii) that are at the time outstanding, net of any amounts paid to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a return of, or on, such Investments not to exceed the greater of (x) $50.0 million and (y) if the Covenant Trigger Date has occurred, 3.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets; and

     (iv) other Investments having an aggregate fair market value (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (iv) that are at the time outstanding, net of any amounts paid to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a return of, or on, such Investments not to exceed $10.0 million.

     “ Permitted Liens ” means

     (i) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that either (a) are not yet delinquent or (b) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves have been established or other provisions have been made in accordance with GAAP;

     (ii) statutory Liens of landlords and carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, suppliers’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other Liens imposed by law and arising in the ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts that, to the extent applicable, either (a) are not yet delinquent or (b) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves have been established or other provisions have been made in accordance with GAAP;

     (iii) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security;

     (iv) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, progress payments, government contracts, utility services, developer’s or other obligations to make on-site or off-site improvements and other obligations of like nature (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money but including the items referred to in the parenthetical in clause (iii) of the definition of “Indebtedness”), in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

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     (v) attachment or judgment Liens not giving rise to a Default or an Event of Default and which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

     (vi) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances not materially interfering with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

     (vii) zoning restrictions, licenses, restrictions on the use of real property or minor irregularities in title thereto, which do not materially impair the use of such real property in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or the value of such real property for the purpose of such business;

     (viii) leases or subleases granted to others not materially interfering with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

     (ix) purchase money mortgages (including, without limitation, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money security interests);

     (x) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that such Liens only extend to assets which are similar to the type of assets securing the Indebtedness being refinanced and such refinanced Indebtedness was previously secured by such similar assets;

     (xi) Liens securing:

     (a) the Notes (including any Additional Notes), the Exchange Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees thereof and other Obligations under this Indenture and the Security Documents and in respect thereof and any obligations owing to the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent under this Indenture or the Security Documents;

     (b) (i) up to aggregate amount of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries equal to the greatest of (i) $150.0 million, (ii) 7.5% of Consolidated Tangible Assets (but not in excess of $200.0 million) and (iii) following the Covenant Trigger Date, 15% of Consolidated Tangible Assets, in each case otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture (and all obligations, including letters of credit and similar instruments, incurred, issued or arising thereunder) and Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, which Liens incurred under this clause (b) may be on a first-lien priority basis compared to the Notes on terms as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement (collectively, “ First Priority Obligations ”); provided that the proceeds of any such Indebtedness constituting First Priority Obligations shall not be used to repay or repurchase (and such Indebtedness shall not be issued in exchange for) any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is unsecured or secured by Liens on all or any portion of the Collateral that are pari passu with or junior to the Liens securing the Notes; and

     (c) up to aggregate amount of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries equal to the greater of (i) $700.0 million (but not to exceed, prior to the date that mortgages with respect to real properties have been

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granted to the Notes Collateral Agent covering an aggregate Book Value of real properties equal to at least $700.0 million, an amount equal to the aggregate Book Value of real properties covered by mortgages granted to the Notes Collateral Agent since the Issue Date) and (ii) following the Covenant Trigger Date, 40% of Consolidated Tangible Assets, in each case less the amount of Indebtedness secured under clauses (a) and (b) above and clause (xxvii) below, otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture (and all obligations, including letters of credit and similar instruments, incurred, issued or arising thereunder) and Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, which Liens incurred under this clause (c) shall, to the extent on Collateral, either (x) be on a pari passu lien priority basis compared to the Notes on terms as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement (collectively, “ Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations ”) or (y) be on a junior lien priority basis compared to the Notes on a basis substantially the same as the basis on which the Liens securing the Notes are treated under the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the First Priority Liens, pursuant to an intercreditor agreement, in form and substance similar to the Intercreditor Agreement or as otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the First Priority Collateral Agents and the Notes Collateral Agent (collectively, “ Junior Lien Obligations ”);

provided that in the case of (b) and (c) (other than in the case of Junior Lien Obligations), the holders of such secured Obligations (or a representative thereof) become party to the Intercreditor Agreement;

     (xii) any interest in or title of a lessor or sublessor to property subject to any (x) Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or (y) any lease or sublease;

     (xiii) Liens existing on the date of this Indenture, including, without limitation, Liens securing Existing Indebtedness;

     (xiv) any option, contract or other agreement to sell an asset; provided such sale is not otherwise prohibited under this Indenture;

     (xv) Liens securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof;

     (xvi) Liens on property or assets of any Restricted Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries;

     (xvii) Liens securing Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

     (xviii) any right of a lender or lenders to which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may be indebted to offset against, or appropriate and apply to the payment of, such Indebtedness any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or monies of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with or held by such lender or lenders;

     (xix) any pledge or deposit of cash or property in conjunction with obtaining surety and performance bonds and letters of credit required to engage in constructing on-site and off-site

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improvements required by municipalities or other governmental authorities in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

     (xx) 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;

     (xxi) Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin deposits, and other Liens that are customary in the industry and incurred in the ordinary course of business securing Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations and forward contracts, options, futures contracts, futures options or similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from fluctuations in the price of commodities;

     (xxii) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

     (xxiii) Liens on property acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in each case such Liens (A) were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation and (B) do not extend to any asset other than those of the Person merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary or the property acquired by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary;

     (xxiv) Liens replacing any of the Liens described in clauses (xiii) and (xxiii) above; provided that (A) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not be increased (except to the extent of reasonable premiums or other payments required to be paid in connection with the repayment of the previously secured Indebtedness or Incurrence of related Refinancing Indebtedness and expenses Incurred in connection therewith) and (B) the new Liens shall be limited to the property or part thereof which secured the Lien so replaced or property substituted therefor as a result of the destruction, condemnation or damage of such property;

     (xxv) Liens arising from UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

     (xxvi) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.12(b)(ix) hereof; and

     (xxvii) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.12(b)(x) hereof; provided that such Liens extend only to the land or lots to which such Indebtedness relates.

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

     “ Preferred Stock ” of any Person means all Capital Stock of such Person which has a preference in liquidation or with respect to the payment of dividends.

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

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

     “ Real Estate Business ” means homebuilding, housing construction, real estate development or construction and the sale of homes and related real estate activities, including the provision of mortgage financing or title insurance.

     “ Record Date ” for the interest, if any, payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

     “ Refinancing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness that refunds, refinances or extends any Existing Indebtedness or other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, but only to the extent that:

     (i) the Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be, to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or extended, if at all;

     (ii) the Refinancing Indebtedness is scheduled to mature either (a) no earlier than the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or extended, or (b) after the maturity date of the Notes;

     (iii) the portion, if any, of the Refinancing Indebtedness that is scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the portion of the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or extended that is scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes;

     (iv) such Refinancing Indebtedness is in an aggregate amount that is equal to or less than the aggregate amount then outstanding (including accrued interest) under the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or extended plus an amount necessary to pay any reasonable fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, related to such refinancing;

     (v) such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred by the same Person that initially Incurred the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or extended, except that the Company may Incur Refinancing Indebtedness to refund, refinance or extend Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary; and

     (vi) such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred within 180 days before or after the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or extended is so refunded, refinanced or extended.

     “ Registrar ” means an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange.

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     “ Registration Rights Agreement means the Registration Rights Agreement related to the Notes, dated the Issue Date, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

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

     “ Regulation S Global Note ” means a Global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto, as the case may be, bearing the Global Note Legend, the Private Placement Legend, the Regulation S Global Note Legend and, if applicable, the OID Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903.

     “ Regulation S Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(iii) hereof to be placed on the Regulation S Global Note.

     “ Restricted Definitive Note ” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

     “ Restricted Global Note ” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

     “ Restricted Investment ” with respect to any Person means any Investment (other than any Permitted Investment) by such Person in any (i) of its Affiliates, (ii) executive officer or director or any Affiliate of such Person, or (iii) any other Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the above, a Subsidiary Guarantee shall not be deemed a Restricted Investment.

     “ Restricted Payment ” means any of the following:

     (i) the declaration of any dividend or the making of any other payment or distribution of cash, securities or other property or assets in respect of the Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than (a) dividends, payments or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (b) in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, dividends, payments or distributions payable to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary and pro rata dividends, payments or distributions payable to minority stockholders of such Restricted Subsidiary);

     (ii) the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of any Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Capital Stock held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary);

     (iii) any Restricted Investment; and

     (iv) any principal payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any Subordinated Indebtedness (other than (a) Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.12(b)(vii) hereof or (b) the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of such Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement);

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provided , however , that Restricted Payments will not include any purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of Indebtedness or Capital Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary if the consideration therefor consists solely of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.

     “ Restricted Period ” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.

     “ Restricted Subsidiary ” means each of the Subsidiaries of the Company which is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

     “ Revolving Credit Facility ” means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2009, among the Company, the lenders and letter of credit issuers party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as agent and swingline lender, as such facility may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

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

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

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

     “ Rule 405 ” means Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

     “ Rule 902 ” means Rule 902 promulgated under the Securities Act.

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

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

     “ S&P ” means Standard and Poor’s Ratings Service, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc., a New York corporation, or any successor to its debt rating business.

     “ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     “ Second Priority Liens ” means the Liens on any or all of the First Priority Collateral that secure any or all of the Obligations with respect to the Notes.

     “ Second Priority Obligations ” means all Indebtedness and other Obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and the Security Documents.

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

     “ Security Documents ” means the Collateral Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, collateral assignments, UCC financing statements and related agreements, as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, creating the security interests in the Collateral as contemplated by this Indenture.

     “ Security Register ” is a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange kept by the Registrar.

     “ Shelf Registration Statement ” means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.

     “ Subordinated Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness which is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be.

     “ Subsidiary ” of any Person means any (i) corporation of which at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of all classes of the Common Equity is directly or indirectly beneficially owned by such Person and (ii) any entity other than a corporation of which such Person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns at least a majority of the Common Equity; provided that in each of case (i) and (ii), such Person is required to consolidate such entity in accordance with GAAP.

     “ Subsidiary Guarantee ” means the guarantee of the Notes by each Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture.

     “ Subsidiary Guarantors ” means (i) each of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Issue Date, other than The Ridings Development LLC and (ii) each of the Company’s Subsidiaries that becomes a guarantor of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

     “ 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 October 15, 2012; provided , however , that if the period from the redemption date to October 15, 2012 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.

     “ Trust Indenture Act ” or “ TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

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

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

     “ Unrestricted Global Note ” means a permanent Global Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, as the case may be, that bears the Global Note Legend and, if applicable, the OID Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend.

     “ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means United Home Insurance Corporation, a Vermont corporation, Security Title Insurance Company, Inc., a Vermont corporation, and, to the extent considered a Subsidiary of the Company, Beazer Homes Capital Trust I, and each of the Subsidiaries of the Company (including any newly formed or acquired Subsidiary) so designated by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company as provided below and provided that:

     (a) neither the Company nor any of its other Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries)(1) provides any direct or indirect credit support for any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument evidencing such Indebtedness) or (2) is directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary;

     (b) the creditors with respect to Indebtedness for borrowed money of such Subsidiary have agreed in writing that they have no recourse, direct or indirect, to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries), including, without limitation, recourse with respect to the payment of principal or interest on any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary; and

     (c) no default with respect to any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary (including any right which the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against such Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company and of its other Subsidiaries (other than other Unrestricted Subsidiaries), to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity.

          The Board of Directors of the Company may designate an Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:

     (i) any such redesignation will be deemed to be an Incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Indebtedness (if any) of such redesignated Subsidiary for purposes of Section 4.12 hereof as of the date of such redesignation;

     (ii) immediately after giving effect to such redesignation and the Incurrence of any such additional Indebtedness, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 4.12 hereof; and

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     (iii) the Liens on the property and assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary could then be incurred in accordance with Section 4.15 hereof as of the date of such redesignation.

          Subject to the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company also may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that:

     (i) all previous Investments by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Restricted Subsidiary (net of any returns previously paid on such Investments) will be deemed to be Restricted Payments at the time of such designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof;

     (ii) immediately after giving effect to such designation and reduction of amounts available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof, either (x) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 4.12 hereof or (y) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such ratio immediately prior to such designation, in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation; and

     (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing. Any such designation or redesignation by the Board of Directors of the Company will be evidenced to the Trustee by the filing with the Trustee of a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation or redesignation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation or redesignation complied with the foregoing conditions and setting forth the underlying calculations.

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

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

     “ Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness or portion thereof, at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including, without limitation, payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth)

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that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (ii) the sum of all such payments described in clause (a) above.

     “ Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means (i) a Subsidiary of which 100% of the Common Equity (except for directors’ qualifying shares or certain minority interests owned by other Persons solely due to local law requirements that there be more than one stockholder, but which interest is not in excess of what is required for such purpose) is owned directly by such Person or through one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or (ii) any entity other than a corporation in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns all of the Common Equity of such entity.

          Section 1.02 Other Definitions .

 

 

 

 

 

Term

 

Defined in Section

“Affiliate Transaction”

 

 

4.14

 

“Asset Sale Offer Date”

 

 

4.13

 

“Asset Sale Offer Price”

 

 

4.13

 

“Change of Control Offer”

 

 

4.08

 

“Change of Control Payment Date”

 

 

4.08

 

“Change of Control Price”

 

 

4.08

 

“Covenant Defeasance”

 

 

7.02

 

“DTC”

 

 

2.03

 

“Event of Default”

 

 

5.01

 

“Excess Proceeds”

 

 

4.13

 

“Excess Proceeds Offer”

 

 

4.13

 

“Legal Defeasance”

 

 

7.01

 

“Note Register”

 

 

2.03

 

“Successor”

 

 

4.17

 

          Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act .

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

          The following Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

          “indenture securities” means the Notes;

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

          “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

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

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

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

          Section 1.04 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;

               (c) “or” is not exclusive;

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

               (e) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;

               (f) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

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

               (h) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article,” “Section” or “clause” refers to an Article, Section or clause, as the case may be, of this Indenture; and

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

          Section 1.05 Acts of Holders .

               (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and

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(subject to Section 6.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.05.

               (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.

               (c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register.

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

               (e) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other act, or to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders, but shall have no obligation to do so.

               (f) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.

               (g) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including DTC that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and DTC that is the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Note through such depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices.

               (h) The Company may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by DTC entitled under the procedures of such depositary to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or

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other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, but shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 180 days after such record date.

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

          Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms .

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

               (b)  Global Notes . Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (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 attached hereto (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 in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent up to the aggregate principal amount of 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 applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions and transfers of interests. 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 Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form or any successor entity thereof, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

               (c)  Terms . The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

          The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors 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.

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          The Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Company pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer as provided in Section 4.13 hereof or a Change of Control Offer as provided in Section 4.08 hereof. The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3.

          Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Issuer without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, waivers, amendments, offers to purchase, redemption or otherwise as the Notes; provided that the Issuer’s ability to issue Additional Notes shall be subject to the Issuer’s compliance with Section 4.12 hereof. Any additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to this Indenture.

               (d)  Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable . The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.

          Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication .

          At least one Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

          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 entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form provided for in Exhibit A attached hereto, as the case may be, by the manual or facsimile signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

          On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver the Notes. In addition, at any time, from time to time, the Trustee shall upon an Authentication Order authenticate and deliver any (i) Additional Notes or (ii) Exchange Notes or private exchange notes for issue only in an Exchange Offer or a private exchange, respectively, pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, for a like principal amount of Notes. Such Authentication Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and, in the case of any issuance of Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, shall certify that such issuance is in compliance with Section 4.12 of this Indenture.

          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.

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          Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent .

          The Company shall maintain a Registrar and a Paying Agent. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (“ Note Register ”) 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 may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. 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.

          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 Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes and to act as custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

          Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .

          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, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent 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 the 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.

          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 Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least two 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 the Company shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a).

          Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange .

               (a)  Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes . Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.06, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to

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another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note unless (i) the Depositary (x) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days, (ii) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that the Company elects to cause the issuance of the Notes in certificated form ( provided that under current industry practices, the Depositary would notify Participants of the Company’s determination, but would only withdraw beneficial interests from a Global Note at the request of Participants), or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default with respect to the Notes. Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Definitive Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests therein will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). 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, except for Definitive Notes issued subsequent to any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above and pursuant to Section 2.06(c) hereof. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); provided , however , beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.

               (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 of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

               (i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note . 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 Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). 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).

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beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) hereof, 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) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect 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; provided that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period. Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with Section 2.06(f) hereof, 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 shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof.

               (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) hereof and the Registrar receives the following:

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

                    (B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 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 and 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 by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a

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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) hereof 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 (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business;

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

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

                    (D) the Registrar receives the following:

                    (1) 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 substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or

                    (2) 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 certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (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

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Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

     If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (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 subparagraph (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) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to 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 the occurrence of any of the events in paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) hereof and 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 substantially 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, a certificate substantially in the form of 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, a certificate substantially in the form of 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, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

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

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                    (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of 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) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any 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 mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any 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) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to 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 upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) hereof and if:

                    (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the 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 (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business;

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

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

                    (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

                    (2) 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 an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (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.

               (iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to 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 the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) hereof and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable 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 or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail 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 and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests .

               (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to 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 Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in

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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 substantially 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, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

                    (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, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

                    (D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

                    (E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

                    (F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) 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 applicable Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the applicable 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above, the applicable Regulation S Global Note.

               (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to 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 (w) at the time the Exchange

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Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business;

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

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

                    (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

                    (2) 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 the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (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.

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

               (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to 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

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transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at 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 a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraph (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 Definitive Notes so transferred.

               (e)  Transfer and 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 by 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) 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 a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate substantially 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; or

                    (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 the certifications required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

               (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to 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:

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                    (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 (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business;

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

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

                    (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

                    (2) 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 substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests, 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.

               (iii) 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

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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 certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer, and (ii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business, and accepted for exchange in the 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 mail to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the applicable principal amount. Any Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of an Exchange Offer, and Exchange Notes issued in connection with an Exchange Offer, shall be treated as a single class of securities under this Indenture.

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

                    (i) Private Placement Legend.

                    (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution therefor) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

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“THIS SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS), OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”

                    (B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraph (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:

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(h) OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE

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EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT 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. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“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 SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE 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.”

               (iii) Regulation S Global Note Legend . The Regulation S Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT APPLY FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF FORTY DAYS FROM THE LATER OF (i) THE DATE ON WHICH THESE NOTES WERE FIRST OFFERED AND (ii) THE DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THESE NOTES.”

               (iv) OID Legend . Each Note issued hereunder that has more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS NOTE IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH NOTE BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST

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FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO BEAZER HOMES USA, INC., 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30328, ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL.”

               (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 canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled 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 receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof 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 2.07, 2.10, 3.06, 4.08, 4.13 and 8.05 hereof).

               (iii) Neither the Registrar nor the Company shall be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

               (iv) 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 debt, 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 shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the

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opening of business 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, (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 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 premium, if any) 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) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.

               (viii) At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.

               (ix) 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.

          Section 2.07 Replacement Notes .

          If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, the Registrar or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are


 
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