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Title: INDENTURE
Governing Law: New York     Date: 3/15/2004
Industry: Constr. and Agric. Machinery     Law Firm: Armstrong Teasdale LLP     Sector: Capital Goods

INDENTURE
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Exhibit 4.10

EXECUTION COPY



Thermadyne Holdings Corporation
Issuer

9 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014

The Subsidiary Guarantors named herein


INDENTURE
  
Dated as of February 5, 2004


U.S Bank National Association
Trustee




CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*\

TIA Section


 

 

Indenture Section


 

310

(a)(1)

 

7.10

 

(a)(2)

 

7.10

 

(a)(3)

 

N.A.

 

(a)(4)

 

N.A.

 

(a)(5)

 

7.10

 

(b)

 

7.08; 7.10

 

(c)

 

N.A.

311

(a)

 

7.11

 

(b)

 

7.11

 

(c)

 

N.A.

312

(a)

 

2.05

 

(b)

 

13.03

 

(c)

 

13.03

313

(a)

 

7.06

 

(b)(1)

 

N.A.

 

(b)(2)

 

7.06

 

(c)

 

13.02

 

(d)

 

7.06

314

(a)

 

4.02; 4.12; 13.02

 

(b)

 

N.A.

 

(c)(1)

 

13.04

 

(c)(2)

 

13.04

 

(c)(3)

 

N.A.

 

(d)

 

N.A.

 

(e)

 

13.05

 

(f)

 

N.A.

315

(a)

 

7.01

 

(b)

 

7.05; 13.02

 

(c)

 

7.01

 

(d)

 

7.01

 

(e)

 

6.11

316

(a)(last sentence)

 

13.06

 

(a)(1)(A)

 

6.05

 

(a)(1)(B)

 

6.04

 

(a)(2)

 

N.A.

 

(b)

 

6.07

 

(c)

 

9.04

317

(a)(1)

 

6.08

 

(a)(2)

 

6.09

 

(b)

 

2.04

318

(a)

 

13.01

 

(b)

 

N.A.

 

(c)

 

N.A.

N.A. means Not Applicable.


Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page


 


Article 1
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference


SECTION 1.01


 


Definitions


 


1

SECTION 1.02

 

Other Definitions

 

33

SECTION 1.03

 

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

 

34

SECTION 1.04

 

Rules of Construction

 

34


Article 2
The Securities


SECTION 2.01


 


Form and Dating


 


35

SECTION 2.02

 

Execution and Authentication

 

36

SECTION 2.03

 

Registrar and Paying Agent

 

36

SECTION 2.04

 

Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust

 

37

SECTION 2.05

 

Securityholder Lists

 

37

SECTION 2.06

 

Transfer and Exchange

 

38

SECTION 2.07

 

Replacement Securities

 

38

SECTION 2.08

 

Outstanding Securities

 

38

SECTION 2.09

 

Temporary Securities

 

39

SECTION 2.10

 

Cancellation

 

39

SECTION 2.11

 

Defaulted Interest

 

40

SECTION 2.12

 

CUSIP Numbers

 

40

SECTION 2.13

 

Issuance of Additional Securities

 

40


Article 3
Redemption


SECTION 3.01


 


Notices to Trustee


 


41

SECTION 3.02

 

Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed

 

41

SECTION 3.03

 

Notice of Redemption

 

42

SECTION 3.04

 

Effect of Notice of Redemption

 

42

SECTION 3.05

 

Deposit of Redemption Price

 

43

SECTION 3.06

 

Securities Redeemed in Part

 

43


Article 4
Covenants


SECTION 4.01


 


Payment of Securities


 


43

SECTION 4.02

 

SEC Reports

 

44

SECTION 4.03

 

Limitation on Indebtedness

 

45

SECTION 4.04

 

Limitation on Restricted Payments

 

49

SECTION 4.05

 

Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries

 

53

SECTION 4.06

 

Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock

 

56

SECTION 4.07

 

Limitation on Affiliate Transactions

 

61

SECTION 4.08

 

Limitation on Line of Business

 

63

SECTION 4.09

 

Limitation on the Sale or Issuance of Common Stock of Certain Wholly Owned Subsidiaries

 

63

SECTION 4.10

 

Change of Control

 

64

SECTION 4.11

 

Future Guarantors

 

66

SECTION 4.12

 

Compliance Certificate

 

66

SECTION 4.13

 

Further Instruments and Acts

 

67

 

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Article 5
Successor Company


SECTION 5.01.


 


When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets


 


67


Article 6
Defaults and Remedies


SECTION 6.01.


 


Events of Default


 


69

SECTION 6.02.

 

Acceleration

 

72

SECTION 6.03.

 

Other Remedies

 

72

SECTION 6.04.

 

Waiver of Past Defaults

 

73

SECTION 6.05.

 

Control by Majority

 

73

SECTION 6.06.

 

Limitation on Suits

 

73

SECTION 6.07.

 

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

 

74

SECTION 6.08.

 

Collection Suit by Trustee

 

74

SECTION 6.09.

 

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

 

74

SECTION 6.10

 

Priorities

 

75

SECTION 6.11.

 

Undertaking for Costs

 

75

SECTION 6.12.

 

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

 

76


Article 7
Trustee


SECTION 7.01.


 


Duties of Trustee


 


76

SECTION 7.02

 

Rights of Trustee

 

78

SECTION 7.03

 

Individual Rights of Trustee

 

79

SECTION 7.04

 

Trustee's Disclaimer

 

79

SECTION 7.05

 

Notice of Defaults

 

79

SECTION 7.06

 

Reports by Trustee to Holders

 

79

SECTION 7.07

 

Compensation and Indemnity

 

80

SECTION 7.08

 

Replacement of Trustee

 

81

SECTION 7.09

 

Successor Trustee by Merger

 

82

SECTION 7.10

 

Eligibility; Disqualification

 

82

SECTION 7.11

 

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

 

82


Article 8
Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance


SECTION 8.01


 


Discharge of Liability on Securities; Defeasance


 


83

SECTION 8.02

 

Conditions to Defeasance

 

84

SECTION 8.03

 

Application of Trust Money

 

86

SECTION 8.04

 

Repayment to Company

 

86

SECTION 8.05

 

Indemnity for Government Obligations

 

86

SECTION 8.06

 

Reinstatement

 

86


Article 9
Amendments


SECTION 9.01


 


Without Consent of Holders


 


87

SECTION 9.02

 

With Consent of Holders

 

88

SECTION 9.03

 

Compliance with Trust Indenture Act

 

89

SECTION 9.04

 

Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers

 

89

SECTION 9.05

 

Notation on or Exchange of Securities

 

90

SECTION 9.06

 

Trustee To Sign Amendments

 

90

SECTION 9.07

 

Payment for Consent

 

91

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Article 10
Subordination


SECTION 10.01.


 


Agreement To Subordinate


 


91

SECTION 10.02.

 

Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy

 

91

SECTION 10.03.

 

Default on Senior Indebtedness of the Company

 

92

SECTION 10.04.

 

Acceleration of Payment of Securities

 

93

SECTION 10.05.

 

When Distribution Must Be Paid Over

 

94

SECTION 10.06.

 

Subrogation

 

94

SECTION 10.07.

 

Relative Rights

 

94

SECTION 10.08.

 

Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company

 

94

SECTION 10.09.

 

Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent

 

95

SECTION 10.10.

 

Distribution or Notice to Representative

 

95

SECTION 10.11.

 

Article 10 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Accelerate

 

95

SECTION 10.12.

 

Trust Moneys Not Subordinated

 

95

SECTION 10.13.

 

Trustee Entitled To Rely

 

96

SECTION 10.14.

 

Trustee To Effectuate Subordination

 

96

SECTION 10.15.

 

Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company

 

97

SECTION 10.16.

 

Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company on Subordination Provisions

 

97


Article 11
Subsidiary Guaranties


SECTION 11.01.


 


Subsidiary Guaranties


 


97

SECTION 11.02.

 

Limitation on Liability

 

100

SECTION 11.03.

 

Successors and Assigns

 

100

SECTION 11.04.

 

No Waiver

 

100

SECTION 11.05.

 

Modification

 

101

SECTION 11.06.

 

Release of Subsidiary Guarantor

 

101

SECTION 11.07.

 

Contribution

 

102


Article 12
Subordination of Subsidiary Guaranties


SECTION 12.01.


 


Agreement To Subordinate


 


102

SECTION 12.02.

 

Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy

 

102

SECTION 12.03.

 

Default on Senior Indebtedness of Subsidiary Guarantor

 

103

SECTION 12.04.

 

Demand for Payment

 

105

SECTION 12.05.

 

When Distribution Must Be Paid Over

 

105

SECTION 12.06.

 

Subrogation

 

105

SECTION 12.07.

 

Relative Rights

 

105

SECTION 12.08.

 

Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company

 

105

SECTION 12.09.

 

Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent

 

106

SECTION 12.10.

 

Distribution or Notice to Representative

 

106

SECTION 12.11.

 

Article 12 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Demand Payment

 

106

SECTION 12.12.

 

Trustee Entitled To Rely

 

107

SECTION 12.13.

 

Trustee To Effectuate Subordination

 

107

SECTION 12.14.

 

Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness of Subsidiary Guarantor

 

108

SECTION 12.15

 

Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness of Subsidiary Guarantors on Subordination Provisions

 

108

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Article 13
Miscellaneous


SECTION 13.01.


 


Trust Indenture Act Controls


 


108

SECTION 13.02.

 

Notices

 

108

SECTION 13.03.

 

Communication by Holders with Other Holders

 

109

SECTION 13.04.

 

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

 

109

SECTION 13.05.

 

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

 

110

SECTION 13.06.

 

When Securities Disregarded

 

110

SECTION 13.07.

 

Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar

 

111

SECTION 13.08.

 

Legal Holidays

 

111

SECTION 13.09.

 

Governing Law

 

111

SECTION 13.10.

 

No Recourse Against Others

 

111

SECTION 13.11.

 

Successors

 

111

SECTION 13.12.

 

Multiple Originals

 

111

SECTION 13.13.

 

Table of Contents; Headings

 

111

Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix

Exhibit 1—Form of Initial Security

Exhibit A—Form of Exchange Security or Private Exchange Security

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        INDENTURE dated as of February 5, 2004, among THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS named herein and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the "Trustee").

        Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company's Initial Securities, Exchange Securities and Private Exchange Securities (collectively, the "Securities"):

Article 1
 
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

        SECTION 1.01    Definitions.

        "Additional Assets" means (1) any property, plant or equipment used in a Related Business; (2) the Capital Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; or (3) Capital Stock constituting a minority interest in any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that any such Restricted Subsidiary described in clause (2) or (3) above is primarily engaged in a Related Business.

        "Additional Securities" means, subject to the Company's compliance with Section 4.03, 9 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014 issued from time to time after the Issue Date under the terms of this Indenture (other than pursuant to Section 2.06, 2.07, 2.09 or 3.06 of this Indenture and other than Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities issued pursuant to an exchange offer for other Securities outstanding under this Indenture).

        "Adjusted Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated "H.15(519)" or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption "Treasury Constant Maturities", for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after February 1, 2009, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day immediately preceding the redemption date, plus 0.50%.

        "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. For purposes of Sections 4.04, 4.06 and 4.07 only, "Affiliate" shall also mean any beneficial owner of Capital Stock representing 10% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock (on a fully diluted basis) of the Company or of rights or warrants to purchase such Capital Stock (whether or not currently exercisable) and any Person who would be an Affiliate of any such beneficial owner pursuant to the first sentence hereof.

        "Applicable Premium" means with respect to a Security at any redemption date, the greater of (1) 1.00% of the principal amount of such Security at such time and (2) the excess of (A) the present value at such time of (i) the redemption price of such Security on February 1, 2009 (such redemption price being described in the fourth paragraph of section 5 of the Securities, exclusive of any accrued interest) plus (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Security through February 1, 2009 (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate, over (B) the principal amount of such Security on such redemption date.

        "Asset Disposition" means any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers or dispositions) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a "disposition"), of


 

        (1)   any shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors' qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary);

        (2)   all or substantially all the assets of any division or line of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

        (3)   any other assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary

(other than, in the case of clauses (1), (2) and (3) above, (A) a disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, (B) for purposes of Section 4.06 only, (i) a disposition that constitutes a Restricted Payment (or would constitute a Restricted Payment but for the exclusions from the definition thereof) and that is not prohibited by Section 4.04 and (ii) a disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01, (C) a disposition of obsolete or damaged equipment or property, (D) a disposition of assets with a fair market value of less than $1 million, (E) a disposition of cash or Temporary Cash Investments, (F) the creation of a Lien (but not the sale of other disposition of the property subject to such Lien), and (G) a disposition of assets with a fair market value not to exceed $2 million pursuant to a single transaction consummated on or prior to the nine-month anniversary of the Issue Date).

        "Attributable Debt" in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate borne by the Securities, compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended); provided, however, that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of "Capital Lease Obligation".

        "Average Life" means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Indebtedness multiplied by the amount of such payment by (2) the sum of all such payments.

        "Bank Indebtedness" means all Obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

        "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.

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

        "Capital Expenditure Indebtedness" means Indebtedness Incurred by any Person to finance the purchase, lease, construction or improvement of property or equipment so long as such Indebtedness is Incurred at the time of, or within 180 days of, such purchase, lease, construction or improvement.

        "Capital Lease Obligation" means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

        "Capital Stock" of any Person means any and all shares, interests (including partnership interests), rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

        "Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following events:

        (1)   any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause (1) such person shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company; provided, however, that the Permitted Holders beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, in the

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aggregate a lesser percentage of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company than such other person and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the Board of Directors (for the purposes of this clause (1), such other person shall be deemed to beneficially own such Voting Stock of a specified person held by a parent entity, if such other person is the beneficial owner (as defined in this clause (1)) directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent entity and the Permitted Holders beneficially own (as defined in this proviso), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser percentage of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent entity and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the board of directors of such parent entity);

        (2)   individuals who on the Issue Date constituted the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved by a vote of 50% of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors on the Issue Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors then in office;

        (3)   the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

        (4)   the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person other than (A) a transaction in which the survivor or transferee is a Person that is controlled by the Permitted Holders or (B) a transaction following which (i) in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction and (ii) in the case of a sale of assets transaction, each transferee becomes an obligor in respect of the Securities and a Subsidiary of the transferor of such assets.

        "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        "Common Stock" of any Person means any and all shares, interests (including partnership interests), rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, excluding any Preferred Stock and any debt securities convertible into such equity.

        "Company" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor and, for purposes of any provision contained herein and required by the TIA, each other obligor on the Securities.

        "Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities from the redemption date to February 1, 2009, that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a maturity most nearly equal to February 1, 2009.

        "Comparable Treasury Price" means, with respect to any redemption date, if clause (ii) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, the average of three, or such lesser number as is obtained by the Trustee, Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.

        "Consolidated Coverage Ratio" as of any date of determination means the ratio of

        (1)   the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending at least 45 days prior to the date of such determination to

        (2)   Consolidated Interest Expense for such four fiscal quarters;

provided, however, that

        (A)  if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred any Indebtedness since the beginning of such period that remains outstanding or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio is an Incurrence of Indebtedness, or both, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Indebtedness as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred on the first day of such period,

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        (B)  if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged any Indebtedness since the beginning of such period or if any Indebtedness is to be repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged (in each case other than Indebtedness Incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) on the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period and as if the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary has not earned the interest income actually earned during such period in respect of cash or Temporary Cash Investments used to repay, repurchase, defease or otherwise discharge such Indebtedness,

        (C)  if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Asset Disposition, EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to EBITDA (if positive) directly attributable to the assets which are the subject of such Asset Disposition for such period, or increased by an amount equal to EBITDA (if negative), directly attributable thereto for such period and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense directly attributable to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged with respect to the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Disposition for such period (or, if the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period directly attributable to the Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Indebtedness after such sale),

        (D)  if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger or otherwise) shall have made an Investment in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of assets, including any acquisition of assets occurring in connection with a transaction requiring a calculation to be made hereunder, which constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness) as if such Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of such period, and

        (E)  if since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Asset Disposition, any Investment or acquisition of assets that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (C) or (D) above if made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary during such period, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Asset Disposition, Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of such period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition of assets, the amount of income or earnings relating thereto and the amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any Indebtedness Incurred in connection therewith, the pro forma calculations shall be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting Officer of the Company. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness if such Interest Rate Agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months).

If any Indebtedness is Incurred under a revolving credit facility and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated based on the average daily balance of such Indebtedness for the four fiscal quarters subject to the pro forma calculation to the extent that such Indebtedness was incurred solely for working capital purposes.

        "Consolidated Interest Expense" means, for any period, the total interest expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, plus, to the extent not included in such total interest expense, and to the extent incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, without duplication,

        (1)   interest expense attributable to Capital Lease Obligations;

        (2)   amortization of debt discount and debt issuance cost;

        (3)   capitalized interest;

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        (4)   non-cash interest expense;

        (5)   commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance financing;

        (6)   net payments pursuant to Hedging Obligations;

        (7)   dividends accrued in respect of all Preferred Stock held by Persons other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (other than dividends payable solely in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company); provided, however, that such dividends will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the effective combined tax rate of the issuer of such Preferred Stock (expressed as a decimal) for such period (as estimated by the chief financial officer of the Company in good faith);

        (8)   interest incurred in connection with Investments in discontinued operations;

        (9)   interest accruing on any Indebtedness of any other Person to the extent such Indebtedness is Guaranteed by (or secured by the assets of) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and

        (10) the cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such contributions are used by such plan or trust to pay interest or fees to any Person (other than the Company) in connection with Indebtedness Incurred by such plan or trust.

        "Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the net income of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries; provided, however, that there shall not be included in such Consolidated Net Income:

        (1)   any net income of any Person (other than the Company) if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that

        (A)  subject to the exclusion contained in clause (4) below, the Company's equity in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution paid to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (3) below); and

        (B)  the Company's equity in a net loss of any such Person for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;

        (2)   any net income (or loss) of any Person acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary in a pooling of interests transaction (or any transaction accounted for in a manner similar to a pooling of interests) for any period prior to the date of such acquisition;

        (3)   any net income of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that

        (A)  subject to the exclusion contained in clause (4) below, the Company's equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution paid to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause); and

        (B)  the Company's equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;

        (4)   any gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any assets of the Company, its consolidated Subsidiaries or any other Person (including pursuant to any sale-and-leaseback arrangement) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business and any gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person;

        (5)   extraordinary gains or losses;

        (6)   the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles; and

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        (7)   reorganization items and the gain from reorganization and adoption of fresh-start accounting relating to the plan of reorganization approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on April 3, 2003;

in each case, for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.04 only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any repurchases, repayments or redemptions of Investments, proceeds realized on the sale of Investments or return of capital to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such repurchases, repayments, redemptions, proceeds or returns increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under such Section pursuant to Section 4.04(a)(3)(D).

        "Credit Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated on or about the Issue Date, by and among, the Company, certain of its Subsidiaries, the lenders referred to therein, General Electric Capital Corporation, as Agent and Lender, and GECC Capital Market Groups, Inc., as Lead Arranger, together with the related documents thereto (including the term loans and revolving loans thereunder, any guarantees and security documents), as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement (and related document) governing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such Credit Agreement or a successor Credit Agreement.

        "Currency Agreement" means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement with respect to currency values.

        "Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

        "Designated Senior Indebtedness" with respect to a Person, means (1) the Bank Indebtedness and (2) any other Senior Indebtedness of such Person which, at the date of determination, has an aggregate principal amount outstanding of, or under which, at the date of determination, the holders thereof are committed to lend up to, at least $25 million and is specifically designated by such Person in the instrument evidencing or governing such Senior Indebtedness as "Designated Senior Indebtedness" for purposes of this Indenture.

        "Disqualified Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder) or upon the happening of any event:

        (1)   matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock of such Person which is not itself Disqualified Stock) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

        (2)   is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock; or

        (3)   is mandatorily redeemable or must be purchased upon the occurrence of certain events or otherwise, in whole or in part,

in each case on or prior to the 91st day after the Stated Maturity of the Securities; provided, however, that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to purchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an "asset sale" or "change of control" occurring prior to the 91st day after the Stated Maturity of the Securities shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if (A) the "asset sale" or "change of control" provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are not more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than the terms applicable to the Securities in Sections 4.06 and 4.10 of this Indenture and (B) any such requirement only becomes operative after compliance with such terms applicable to the Securities, including the purchase of any Securities tendered pursuant thereto.

        The amount of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which the amount of such Disqualified Stock is to be determined pursuant to the Indenture; provided, however, that if such Disqualified Stock could not be required to be redeemed, repaid or repurchased at the time of such determination, the redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be the book value of such Disqualified Stock as reflected in the most recent financial statements of such Person.

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        "EBITDA" for any period means the sum of Consolidated Net Income, plus the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:

        (1)   all income tax expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries;

        (2)   Consolidated Interest Expense;

        (3)   depreciation and amortization expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding amortization expense attributable to a prepaid operating activity item that was paid in cash in a prior period);

        (4)   all other non-cash charges of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any such non-cash charge to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period); and

        (5)   any non-recurring employee severance expenses and non-recurring cash expenses related to plant reorganizations, in each case to the extent incurred by the Company in 2003 or 2004, up to a cumulative aggregate amount not to exceed $5 million,

in each case for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation and amortization and non-cash charges of, a Restricted Subsidiary shall be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute EBITDA only to the extent (and in the same proportion, including by reason of minority interests) that the net income or loss of such Restricted Subsidiary was included in calculating Consolidated Net Income and only if a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended to the Company by such Restricted Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders.

        "Equity Offering" means a sale of Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) including in connection with the exercise of options or warrants to acquire such Capital Stock.

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

        "Existing Wholly Owned Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary on the Issue Date.

        "Foreign Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

        "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as of the Issue Date, including those set forth in

        (1)   the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;

        (2)   statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board;

        (3)   such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession; and

        (4)   the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.

        "Guarantee" means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person

        (1)   to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or

        (2)   entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);

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provided, however, that the term "Guarantee" shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term "Guarantee" used as a verb has a corresponding meaning. The term "Guarantor" shall mean any Person Guaranteeing any obligation.

        "Guaranty Agreement" means a supplemental indenture, in a form satisfactory to the Trustee, pursuant to which a Subsidiary Guarantor guarantees the Company's obligations with respect to the Securities on the terms provided for in this Indenture.

        "Hedging Obligations" of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any (1) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements and other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates; (2) any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency values; and (3) any commodity futures or option contract or other similar commodity hedging contract designed to protect such person against fluctuations in commodity prices.

        "Holder" or "Securityholder" means the Person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar's books.

        "Incur" means issue, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided, however, that any Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary. The term "Incurrence" when used as a noun shall have a correlative meaning.

Solely for purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.03:

        (1)   amortization of debt discount or the accretion of principal with respect to a non-interest bearing or other discount security;

        (2)   the payment of regularly scheduled interest in the form of additional Indebtedness of the same instrument or the payment of regularly scheduled dividends on Capital Stock in the form of additional Capital Stock of the same class and with the same terms; and

        (3)   the obligation to pay a premium in respect of Indebtedness arising in connection with the issuance of a notice of redemption or making of a mandatory offer to purchase such Indebtedness,

shall not be deemed to be the Incurrence of Indebtedness.

        "Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):

        (1)   the principal in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, including, in each case, any premium on such indebtedness to the extent such premium has become due and payable;

        (2)   all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions entered into by such Person;

        (3)   all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business);

        (4)   all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bankers' acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (1) through (3) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the tenth Business Day following payment on the letter of credit);

        (5)   the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock of such Person and the amount of the liquidation preference of any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, the principal amount of such Stock to be determined in accordance with this Indenture;

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        (6)   all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (5) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any Guarantee;

        (7)   all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) of other Persons secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such property or assets and the amount of the obligation so secured; and

        (8)   to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business, the term "Indebtedness" shall exclude post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 30 days thereafter.

        The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all obligations as described above; provided, however, that in the case of Indebtedness sold at a discount, the amount of such Indebtedness at any time shall be the accreted value thereof at such time.

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

         " Independent Qualified Party" means an investment banking firm, accounting firm or appraisal firm of national standing; provided, however, that such firm is not an Affiliate of the Company.

        "Interest Rate Agreement" means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement or other financial agreement or arrangement with respect to exposure to interest rates.

        "Investment" in any Person means any direct or indirect advance, loan (other than advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the lender or payroll, travel and similar advances to employees in the ordinary course of business) or other extensions of credit (including by way of Guarantee or similar arrangement) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by such Person. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issues, sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of a Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect thereto, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Person remaining after giving effect thereto will be deemed to be a new Investment at such time. The acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person at such time. Except as otherwise provided for herein, the amount of an Investment shall be its fair market value at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

        For purposes of the definition of "Unrestricted Subsidiary", the definition of "Restricted Payment" and Section 4.04, "Investment" shall include

        (1)   the portion (proportionate to the Company's equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent "Investment" in an Unrestricted Subsidiary equal to an amount (if positive) equal to (A) the Company's "Investment" in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (B) the portion (proportionate to the Company's equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

        (2)   any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

        "Issue Date" means February 5, 2004.

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

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        "Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).

        "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

        "Net Available Cash" from an Asset Disposition means cash payments received therefrom (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any securities received as consideration, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to such properties or assets or received in any other non-cash form), in each case net of

        (1)   all legal, accounting and investment banking fees, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Disposition;

        (2)   all payments made on any Indebtedness which is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to such assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition;

        (3)   all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Disposition;

        (4)   the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the property or other assets disposed in such Asset Disposition and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Disposition; and

        (5)   any portion of the purchase price from an Asset Disposition placed in escrow, whether as a reserve for adjustment of the purchase price, for satisfaction of indemnities in respect of such Asset Disposition or otherwise in connection with that Asset Disposition; provided, however, that upon the termination of that escrow, Net Available Cash will be increased by any portion of funds in the escrow that are released to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

        "Net Cash Proceeds", with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys' fees, accountants' fees, underwriters' or placement agents' fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.

        "Obligations" means, with respect to any Indebtedness, all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, and other amounts payable pursuant to the documentation governing such Indebtedness.

        "Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company.

        "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers.

        "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.

        "Permitted Holders" means Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. and its Affiliates.

        "Permitted Investment" means an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in

        (1)   the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary or a Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the primary business of such Restricted Subsidiary is a Related Business;

        (2)   another Person if, as a result of such Investment, such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Person's primary business is a Related Business;

        (3)   cash and Temporary Cash Investments;

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        (4)   receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

        (5)   payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

        (6)   loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;

        (7)   stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

        (8)   any Person to the extent such Investment represents the non-cash portion of the consideration received for (a) an Asset Disposition as permitted pursuant to Section 4.06 or (b) a disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Disposition.

        (9)   any Person where such Investment was acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable or (b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

        (10) any Person to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers' compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

        (11) any Person to the extent such Investments consist of Hedging Obligations otherwise permitted under Section 4.03;

        (12) any Person to the extent such Investment exists on the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investments existing on the Issue Date, but only to the extent not involving additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investment as in effect on the Issue Date); and

        (13) Persons to the extent such Investments, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) outstanding on the date such Investment is made, do not exceed $10 million.

        "Permitted Junior Securities" means Capital Stock of the Company or of a Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, or Indebtedness that is subordinated to all Senior Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, and any Indebtedness issued in exchange for such Senior Indebtedness to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Securities and the Subsidiary Guarantees are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness under this Indenture.

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

        "Preferred Stock", as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.

        "principal" of a Security means the principal of the Security plus the premium, if any, payable on the Security which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time.

        "Quotation Agent" means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Trustee after consultation with the Company.

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        "Reference Treasury Dealer" means Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and its successors and assigns, Lehman Brothers Inc. and its successors and assigns, and one other nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company that is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer.

        "Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day immediately preceding such redemption date.

        "Refinance" means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, purchase, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness. "Refinanced" and "Refinancing" shall have correlative meanings.

        "Refinancing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness that Refinances any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Issue Date or Incurred in compliance with this Indenture, including Indebtedness that Refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that:

        (1)   such Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

        (2)   such Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

        (3)   such Refinancing Indebtedness has an aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding (plus fees and expenses, including any premium and defeasance costs) under the Indebtedness being Refinanced; and

        (4)   if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

provided further, however, that Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include (A) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) that Refinances Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor or (B) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

        "Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement dated February 5, 2004, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.

        "Related Business" means any business in which the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries was engaged on the Issue Date and any business related, ancillary or complementary to such business.

        "Representative" means, with respect to a Person, any trustee, agent or representative (if any) for an issue of Senior Indebtedness of such Person.

        "Restricted Payment" with respect to any Person means

        (1)   the declaration or payment of any dividends or any other distributions of any sort in respect of its Capital Stock (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving such Person) or similar payment to the direct or indirect holders of its Capital Stock (other than (A) dividends or distributions payable solely in its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock), (B) dividends or distributions payable solely to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and (C) pro rata dividends or other distributions made by a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to minority stockholders (or owners of an equivalent interest in the case of a Subsidiary that is an entity other than a corporation));

        (2)   the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of the Company held by any Person (other than by a Restricted Subsidiary) or of any Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary held by any Affiliate of the Company (other than by a Restricted Subsidiary), including in connection with any merger or consolidation and including the exercise of any option to exchange any Capital Stock (other than into Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock);

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        (3)   the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment of any Subordinated Obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than (A) from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition of Subordinated Obligations purchased 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 purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition); or

        (4)   the making of any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any Person.

        "Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

        "Sale/Leaseback Transaction" means an arrangement relating to property owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.

        "SEC" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

        "Secured Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company secured by a Lien.

        "Securities" means the Securities issued under this Indenture.

        "Securities Act" means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

        "Senior Indebtedness" means with respect to any Person,:

        (1)   Indebtedness of such Person, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred; and

        (2)   all other Obligations of such Person (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to such Person whether or not post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding) in respect of Indebtedness described in clause (1) above,

unless, in the case of clauses (1) and (2), in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding it is provided that such Indebtedness or other Obligations are subordinate or pari passu in right of payment to the Securities or the Subsidiary Guaranty of such Person, as the case may be; provided, however, that Senior Indebtedness shall not include:

        (A)  any obligation of such Person to the Company or any Subsidiary;

        (B)  any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Person;

        (C)  any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities);

        (D)  any Indebtedness or other Obligation of such Person which is subordinate or junior in any respect to any other Indebtedness or other Obligation of such Person; or

        (E)  that portion of any Indebtedness which at the time of Incurrence is Incurred in violation of this Indenture.

        "Senior Subordinated Indebtedness" means, with respect to a Person, the Securities (in the case of the Company), the Subsidiary Guaranty (in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor) and any other Indebtedness of such Person that specifically provides that such Indebtedness is to rank pari passu with the Securities or such Subsidiary Guaranty, as the case may be, in right of payment and is not subordinated by its terms in right of payment to any Indebtedness or other obligation of such Person which is not Senior Indebtedness of such Person.

        "Significant Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a "Significant Subsidiary" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

        "Standard & Poor's" means Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

        "Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).

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        "Subordinated Obligation" means, with respect to a Person, any Indebtedness of such Person (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) which is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Securities or a Subsidiary Guaranty of such Person, as the case may be, pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

        "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (1) such Person, (2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

        "Subsidiary Guarantor" means each Subsidiary of the Company that executes this Indenture as a guarantor on the Issue Date and each other Subsidiary of the Company that thereafter guarantees the Securities pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

        "Subsidiary Guaranty" means a Guarantee by a Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company's obligations with respect to the Securities.

        "Temporary Cash Investments" means any of the following:

        (1)   any investment in direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof;

        (2)   investments in demand and time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America, and which bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $50,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and has outstanding debt which is rated "A" (or such similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) or any money-market fund sponsored by a registered broker dealer or mutual fund distributor;

        (3)   repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (2) above;

        (4)   investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 90 days after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Company) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made of "P-1" (or higher) according to Moody's or "A-1" (or higher) according to Standard & Poor's;

        (5)   investments in securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least "A" by Standard & Poor's or "A" by Moody's; and

        (6)   investments in money market or mutual funds that invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above.

        "TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture.

        "Trustee" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

        "Trust Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the President or any other officer or assistant officer of the Trustee assigned by the Trustee to administer its corporate trust matters.

        "Uniform Commercial Code" means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

        "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means:

        (1)   any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors in the manner provided below; and

        (2)   any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

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        The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided, however, that either (A) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or (B) if such Subsidiary has assets greater than $1,000, such designation would be permitted under Section 4.04. The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that immediately after giving effect to such designation (A) the Company could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 4.03(a) and (B) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

        "U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable at the issuer's option.

        "Voting Stock" of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

        "Wholly Owned Subsidiary" means a Restricted Subsidiary all the Capital Stock of which (other than directors' qualifying shares) is owned by the Company or one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

        SECTION 1.02     Other Definitions.     

Term


 

 

Defined in Section


 

"Affiliate Transaction"

 

  4.07

(a)

"Bankruptcy Law"

 

  6.01

 

"Blockage Notice"

 

10.03

; 12.03

"Change of Control Offer"

 

  4.10

(b)

"covenant defeasance option"

 

  8.01

(b)

"Custodian"

 

  6.01

 

"Event of Default"

 

  6.01

 

"Guarantee Obligations"

 

11.01

 

"legal defeasance option"

 

  8.01

(b)

"Legal Holiday"

 

13.08

 

"Offer"

 

  4.06

(b)

"Offer Amount"

 

  4.06

(c)(2)

"Offer Period"

 

  4.06

(c)(2)

"Paying Agent"

 

2.03

 

"Payment Blockage Period"

 

10.03

; 12.03

"Payment Default"

 

10.03

; 12.03

"Purchase Date"

 

  4.06

(c)(1)

"Registrar"

 

  2.03

 

"Successor Company"

 

  5.01

(a)(1)

        SECTION 1.03     Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.     This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms have the following meanings:

        "Commission" means the SEC;

        "indenture securities" means the Securities and the Subsidiary Guaranties;

        "indenture security holder" means a Securityholder;

        "indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture;

        "indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee; and

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        "obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company, each Subsidiary Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture securities.

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

        SECTION 1.04     Rules of Construction.     Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

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

        (3)   "or" is not exclusive;

        (4)   "including" means including without limitation;

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

        (6)   unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness;

        (7)   secured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to any other secured Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral;

        (8)   the principal amount of any noninterest bearing or other discount security at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the issuer dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP; and

        (9)   the principal amount of any Preferred Stock shall be (A) the maximum liquidation value of such Preferred Stock or (B) the maximum mandatory redemption or mandatory repurchase price with respect to such Preferred Stock, whichever is greater ;

        (10) all references to the date the Securities were originally issued shall refer to the Issue Date; and

        (11) all ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Indenture shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.

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Article 2
 
The Securities

        SECTION 2.01     Form and Dating.     Provisions relating to the Initial Securities, the Private Exchange Securities and the Exchange Securities are set forth in the Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix attached hereto (the "Appendix") which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made part of, this Indenture. The Initial Securities and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to the Appendix which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made a part of, this Indenture. The Exchange Securities, the Private Exchange Securities and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Securities set forth in the Appendix and Exhibit A are part of the terms of this Indenture.

        SECTION 2.02     Execution and Authentication.     Two Officers shall execute the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

        If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.

        A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.

        On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver $175.0 million of 9 1 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014 and, at any time and from time to time thereafter, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Securities for original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in such order, in each case upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers or by an Officer and either an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Company. Such order shall specify the amount of the Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Securities is to be authenticated and, in the case of an issuance of Additional Securities pursuant to Section 2.13 after the Issue Date, shall certify that such issuance is in compliance with Section 4.03.

        The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the Securities. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Securities 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 any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

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

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

        The Company hereby initially appoints the Trustee as initial Registrar and Paying Agent in connection with the Securities and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointments subject to the terms herein.

        SECTION 2.04     Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust.     Prior to each due date of the principal and interest on any Security, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest when so becoming due. 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 Securityholders or the Trustee all money held

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by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section 2.04, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee.

        SECTION 2.05     Securityholder 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 Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least five Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Securityholders.

        SECTION 2.06     Transfer and Exchange.     The Securities shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Security for registration of transfer. When a Security is presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of this Indenture and Section 8-401(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code are met. When Securities are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities of other denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested if the same requirements are met.

        SECTION 2.07     Replacement Securities.     If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met and the Holder satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee. If required by the Trustee or the Company, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar and any co-registrar from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Security.

        Every replacement Security is an additional Obligation of the Company.

        SECTION 2.08     Outstanding Securities.     Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security.

        If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.

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

        SECTION 2.09     Temporary Securities.     Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Securities and deliver them in exchange for temporary Securities.

        SECTION 2.10     Cancellation.     The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel and destroy (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act) all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and deliver a certificate of such destruction to the Company unless the Company directs the Trustee to deliver canceled Securities to the Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

        SECTION 2.11     Defaulted Interest.     If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, the Company shall pay defaulted interest (plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful) in any lawful

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manner. The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the persons who are Securityholders on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special record date and payment date to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee and shall promptly mail to each Securityholder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid.

        SECTION 2.12     CUSIP Numbers.     The Company in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.

        SECTION 2.13     Issuance of Additional Securities.     The Company shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.03, to issue Additional Securities under this Indenture which shall have identical terms as the Initial Securities issued on the Issue Date, other than with respect to the date of issuance and issue price. The Initial Securities issued on the Issue Date, any Additional Securities and all Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities issued in exchange therefor shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture.

        With respect to any Additional Securities, the Company shall set forth in a resolution of the Board of Directors and an Officers' Certificate, a copy of each which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

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

        (2)   the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Securities; provided, however, that no Additional Securities may be issued unless such Additional Securities are fungible with the Initial Securities for U.S. Federal income tax purposes; and

        (3)   whether such Additional Securities shall be Transfer Restricted Securities and issued in the form of Initial Securities as set forth in the Appendix to this Indenture or shall be issued in the form of Exchange Securities as set forth in Exhibit A.

Article 3

Redemption

        SECTION 3.01     Notices to Trustee.     If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the redemption date, the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the redemption will occur.

        The Company shall give each notice to the Trustee provided for in this Section 3.01 at least 60 days before the redemption date unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period. Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from the Company to the effect that such redemption shall comply with the conditions herein.

        SECTION 3.02     Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.     If fewer than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed on a pro rata basis, to the extent practicable, and if not practicable, then by such other method as the Trustee shall deem to be fair and appropriate. The Trustee shall make the selection from outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the principal of Securities that have denominations larger than $1,000. Securities and portions of them the Trustee selects shall be in principal amounts of $1,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of the Securities or portions of Securities to be redeemed.

        SECTION 3.03     Notice of Redemption.     At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a date for redemption of Securities, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at such Holder's registered address.

        The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state:

        (1)   the redemption date;

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        (2)   the redemption price;

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

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

        (5)   if fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the identification and principal amounts of the particular Securities to be redeemed;

        (6)   that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on Securities (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; and

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

        At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company's name and at the Company's expense. In such event, the Company shall provide the Trustee with the information required by this Section 3.03.

        SECTION 3.04     Effect of Notice of Redemption.     Once notice of redemption is mailed, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at the redemption price stated in the notice. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest to the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date). Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.

        SECTION 3.05     Deposit of Redemption Price.     Prior to the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Securities to be redeemed on that date other than Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption which have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation.

        SECTION 3.06     Securities Redeemed in Part.     Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder (at the Company's expense) a new Security equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.

Article 4

Covenants

        SECTION 4.01     Payment of Securities.     The Company shall promptly pay the principal of and interest on the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities and in this Indenture. Principal and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal and interest then due and the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, is not prohibited from paying such money to the Securityholders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

        The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Securities, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.

        SECTION 4.02     SEC Reports.     Whether or not the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors are subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall file with the SEC (subject to the next sentence) and provide the Trustee and Securityholders with such annual and other reports as are specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable to a U.S. corporation subject to such Sections, such reports to be so filed and provided at the times specified for the filings of such reports under such Sections and containing all the information, audit reports and exhibits required for such reports.

        If at any time, the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors are not subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company shall nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in the preceding sentence with the SEC within the time periods required unless the SEC will not accept

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such a filing. The Company shall not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept such filings for any reason, the Company shall post the reports specified in the preceding sentence on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.

        At any time that any of the Company's Subsidiaries are Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the Company shall include in the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraph a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company.

        In addition, the Company shall furnish to the Holders of the Securities and to prospective investors, upon the requests of such Holders, any information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act so long as the Securities are not freely transferable under the Securities Act.

        The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of TIA § 314(a).

        SECTION 4.03     Limitation on Indebtedness.     (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness; provided, however, that the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be entitled to Incur Indebtedness if, on the date of such Incurrence and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated Coverage Ratio exceeds 2.25 to 1.

        (b)   Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph (a), the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to Incur any or all of the following Indebtedness:

        (1)   Indebtedness Incurred by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Credit Agreement; provided, however, that, immediately after giving effect to any such Incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (b)(1) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (A) $100 million less the sum of all principal payments with respect to such Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(3)(A), and (B) the sum of (i) 50% of the book value of the inventory of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) 85% of the book value of the accounts receivable of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

        (2)   Indebtedness owed to and held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that (A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of such Indebtedness (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute the Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the obligor thereon, (B) if the Company is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Securities and (C) if a Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations of such obligor with respect to its Subsidiary Guaranty;

        (3)   the Securities (other than any Additional Securities);

        (4)   Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in clause (1), (2), (3) or (13) of this Section 4.03(b));

        (5)   Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred and outstanding on or prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by the Company (other than Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary or was acquired by the Company); provided, however, that on the date of such acquisition and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Company would have been able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.03(a);

        (6)   Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(a) or pursuant to clause (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 4.03(b) or this clause (6); provided, however, that to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness directly or indirectly Refinances Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Incurred pursuant to clause (5), such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Incurred only by such Subsidiary;

        (7)   Hedging Obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred (A) for the purpose of fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to any floating rate Indebtedness that is permitted by the

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terms of this Indenture to be outstanding or (B) for the purpose of fixing or hedging currency exchange rate risk or commodity price risk Incurred in the ordinary course of business, and in each case, not for speculative purposes;

        (8)   Obligations in respect of performance, bid and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

        (9)   Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its Incurrence;

        (10) Capital Lease Obligations, Capital Expenditure Indebtedness or purchase money obligations which, when taken together with all other Capital Lease Obligations, Capital Expenditure Indebtedness or purchase money obligations Incurred pursuant to this clause (10) outstanding on the date of such Incurrence (including Refinancings thereof that do not result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of such Person as of the date of such proposed Refinancing (plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing such Indebtedness and plus the amount of reasonable expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such Refinancing)), do not exceed $10 million;

        (11) Indebtedness incurred by any Foreign Subsidiary in an amount that, when added together with the amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (11) and then outstanding, does not exceed $10 million;

        (12) Indebtedness consisting of the Subsidiary Guaranty of a Subsidiary Guarantor and any Guarantee by a Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) or pursuant to clause (1), (2), (3) or (4) or pursuant to clause (6) to the extent the Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred thereunder directly or indirectly Refinances Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) or pursuant to clause (3) or (4);

        (13) Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date to be repaid in full and discharged with the proceeds of the Securities and other Indebtedness as described in the Offering Circular; and

        (14) Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the date of such Incurrence (other than Indebtedness permitted by clauses (1) through (13) of this Section 4.03(b) or Section 4.03(a)), does not exceed $15 million.

        (c)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor shall Incur any Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.03(b) if the proceeds thereof are used, directly or indirectly, to Refinance any Subordinated Obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor unless such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Securities or to the applicable Subsidiary Guaranty of such Subsidiary Guarantor to at least the same extent as such Subordinated Obligations.

        (d)   For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.03, (1) the outstanding principal amount of any particular Indebtedness shall be counted only once and any obligation arising under any Guarantee, Lien, letter of credit or similar instrument supporting such Indebtedness shall be disregarded, (2) any Indebtedness remaining outstanding under the Credit Agreement after the application of the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities shall be treated as Incurred on the Issue Date under Section 4.03(b)(1), (3) in the event that an item of Indebtedness or any portion thereof meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described above or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(a), the Company, in its sole discretion, shall classify such item of Indebtedness or any portion thereof at the time of Incurrence and such item of Indebtedness (or portion thereof) shall be treated as having been Incurred pursuant to only one of the clauses of Section 4.03(b) or pursuant to Section 4.03(a) ( provided, however, that any Indebtedness originally classified as Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(10) or Section 4.03(b)(14) may later be reclassified as having been Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(a) to the extent that such reclassified Indebtedness could be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(a) at the time of such reclassification), and (4) the Company shall be entitled to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described herein.

        (e)   Notwithstanding Sections 4.03(a) and 4.03(b), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor shall Incur (1) any Indebtedness if such Indebtedness is subordinate or junior in ranking in any respect to any Senior Indebtedness of the Company or of such Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, unless such Indebtedness is Senior Subordinated Indebtedness or is expressly subordinated in right of payment to Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or of such Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, or (2) any Secured Indebtedness that is not

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Senior Indebtedness of such Person unless contemporaneously therewith such Person makes effective provision to secure the Securities or the relevant Subsidiary Guaranty, as applicable, equally and ratably with such Secured Indebtedness for so long as such Secured Indebtedness is secured by a Lien.

        SECTION 4.04     Limitation on Restricted Payments.     (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to make a Restricted Payment if at the time the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary makes such Restricted Payment:

        (1)   a Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom);

        (2)   the Company is not entitled to Incur an additional $1.00 of Indebtedness under Section 4.03(a); or

        (3)   the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments since the Issue Date would exceed the sum of (without duplication):

        (A)  50% of the Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from the beginning of the fiscal quarter immediately following the fiscal quarter during which the Issue Date occurs to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending at least 45 days prior to the date of such Restricted Payment (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit); plus

        (B)  100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company from the issuance or sale of, or 100% of any cash capital contributions received by the Company with respect to, Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) after the Issue Date (other than an issuance or sale to a Subsidiary of the Company and other than an issuance or sale to an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees); plus

        (C)  the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company is reduced on the Company's balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the Company convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of any other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange) provided, however, that the foregoing amount shall not exceed the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the sale of such Indebtedness (excluding Net Cash Proceeds from sales to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees); plus

        (D)  an amount equal to the sum of (i) the net reduction in the Investments (other than Permitted Investments) made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person resulting from repurchases, repayments or redemptions of such Investments by such Person, proceeds realized on the sale of such Investment and proceeds representing the return of capital (excluding dividends and distributions, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income), in each case received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) to the extent such Person is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the portion (proportionate to the Company's equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the foregoing sum shall not exceed, in the case of any such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary, the amount of Investments (excluding Permitted Investments) previously made (and treated as a Restricted Payment) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary.

        (b)   The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit:

        (1)   any Restricted Payment made out of the Net Cash Proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, or made by exchange for, Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) or a substantially concurrent cash capital contribution received by the Company from its shareholders; provided, however, that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments and (B) the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale or such cash capital contribution (to the extent so used for such Restricted Payment) shall be excluded from the calculation of amounts under Section 4.04(a)(3)(B);

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        (2)   any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Indebtedness of such Person which is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03; provided, however, that such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

        (3)   dividends paid within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof if at such date of declaration such dividend would have complied with this Section 4.04; provided, however, that such dividend (except to the extent made in reliance on clauses (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9) or (10) of this Section 4.04(b)) shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

        (4)   so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase or other acquisition of shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from employees, former employees, directors or former directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or permitted transferees of such employees, former employees, directors or former directors), pursuant to the terms of the agreements (including employment agreements) or plans (or amendments thereto) approved by the Board of Directors under which such individuals purchase or sell or are granted the option to purchase or sell, shares of such Capital Stock; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of such repurchases and other acquisitions (excluding amounts representing cancellation of Indebtedness) shall not exceed $1 million in any calendar year; provided further, however, that such repurchases and other acquisitions shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

        (5)   payments of dividends on Disqualified Stock issued by the Company or Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, in each case in accordance with Section 4.03; provided, however, that at the time of payment of such dividend, no Default under this Indenture (in the case of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary Guarantor) and no payment Default under this Indenture (in the case of Preferred Stock of non-Subsidiary Guarantors) shall have occurred and be continuing (or result therefrom); provided further, however, that such dividends shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

        (6)   repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options; provided, however, that such Restricted Payments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

        (7)   cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company; provided, however, that any such cash payment shall not be for the purpose of evading the limitation of this Section 4.04 (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors); provided further, however , that such payments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

        (8)   in the event of a Change of Control, and if no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations of the Company or of any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Obligations, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided, however, that prior to such payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Company (or a third party to the extent permitted by this Indenture) has made a Change of Control Offer with respect to the Securities as a result of such Change of Control and has purchased all Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn in connection with such Change of Control Offer; provided further, however, that such purchase and other acquisitions shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

        (9)   payments of intercompany subordinated Indebtedness, the Incurrence of which was permitted under Section 4.03(b)(2); provided, however, that no Default has occurred and is continuing or would otherwise result therefrom; provided further, however , that such payments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; or

        (10) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(10) that have not been repaid, do not exceed $5 million; provided, however, that (A) at the time of such Restricted Payments, no Default shall have occurred and be

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continuing (or result therefrom) and (B) such Restricted Payments shall be excluded in the calculation of Restricted Payments.

        SECTION 4.05     Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries.     The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company, (b) make any loans or advances to the Company or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company, except:

        (1)   with respect to clauses (a), (b) and (c),

        (A)  any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement, obligation or instrument in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date;

        (B)  any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement relating to any Indebtedness Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary on or prior to the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired by the Company (other than Indebtedness Incurred as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by the Company) and outstanding on such date;

        (C)  any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement effecting a Refinancing of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in Section 4.05(1)(A), Section 4.05(1)(B) or this Section 4.05(1)(C) or contained in any amendment to an agreement referred to in Section 4.05(1)(A), Section 4.05(1)(B) or this Section 4.05(1)(C); provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary contained in any such refinancing agreement or amendment are no less favorable to the Securityholders than encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary contained in such predecessor agreements;

        (D)  any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition;

        (E)  with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, any encumbrance or restriction contained in the terms of any Indebtedness, or any agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness was Incurred, if: (1) the encumbrance or restriction applies only in the event of a payment default or a default with respect to a financial covenant contained in such Indebtedness or agreement, (2) the encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Securities than is customary in comparable financings, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, and (3) such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Company's ability to make principal or interest payments on the Securities, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors;

        (F)  any encumbrance or restriction with respect to any agreement, obligation or instrument of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent created in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; and

        (G)  any encumbrance or restriction with respect to any amendments, modifications, restatements or supplements of the agreements, obligations, or instruments referred to in clause (F) above, provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements or supplements, are, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, not materially more restrictive with respect to such encumbrances or restrictions than those contained in the agreements, instruments or obligations prior to such amendment, modification, restatement or supplement; and

        (2)   with respect to clause (c) only,

        (A)  any encumbrance or restriction consisting of customary nonassignment provisions in leases governing leasehold interests to the extent such provisions restrict the transfer of the lease or the property leased thereunder;

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        (B)  any encumbrance or restriction contained in security agreements or mortgages securing Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such encumbrance or restriction restricts the transfer of the property subject to such security agreements or mortgages;

        (C)  any encumbrance or restriction with respect to restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into the ordinary course of business; and

        (D)  any encumbrance or restriction with respect to customary provisions in joint venture agreements entered into the ordinary course of business to the extent such encumbrance or restriction is applicable only to the property subject to such joint venture.

        SECTION 4.06     Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.     (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Disposition unless

        (1)   the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of such Asset Disposition at least equal to the fair market value (including as to the value of all non-cash consideration), as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, of the shares and assets subject to such Asset Disposition;

        (2)   at least 75% of the consideration thereof received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or cash equivalents; and

        (3)   an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition is applied by the Company (or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be)

        (A)  to the extent the Company elects (or is required by the terms of any Indebtedness), to prepay, repay, redeem or purchase Senior Indebtedness of the Company or of a Subsidiary Guarantor or Indebtedness (other than any Disqualified Stock) of a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) within one year from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash;

        (B)  to the extent the Company elects, to acquire Additional Assets within one year from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash; or

        (C)  to the extent of the balance of such Net Available Cash after application in accordance with (or upon election not to utilize) Section 4.06(a)(3)(A) and 4.06(a)(3)(B), to make an Offer to the Holders of the Securities (and to holders of other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or of a Subsidiary Guarantor designated by the Company) to purchase Securities (and such other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company) pursuant to and subject to the conditions of this Section 4.06;

provided, however, that in connection with any prepayment, repayment or purchase of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(3)(A) or Section 4.06(a)(3)(C), the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall permanently retire such Indebtedness and shall cause the related loan commitment (if any) to be permanently reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so prepaid, repaid or purchased.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.06, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to apply any Net Available Cash in accordance with this Section 4.06(a) except to the extent that the aggregate Net Available Cash from all Asset Dispositions which is not applied in accordance with this Section 4.06(a) exceeds $10 million. Pending application of Net Available Cash pursuant to this Section 4.06(a), such Net Available Cash shall be invested in Temporary Cash Investments or applied to temporarily reduce revolving credit indebtedness.

        For the purposes of this Section 4.06(a), the following are deemed to be cash or cash equivalents: (i) the assumption of Indebtedness of the Company (other than Obligations in respect of Disqualified Stock of the Company) or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Obligations in respect of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary Guarantor) and the release of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from all liability on such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Disposition and (ii) securities received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are promptly converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash, to the extent of cash received in that conversion.

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        (b)   In the event of an Asset Disposition that requires the purchase of Securities (and other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or of a Subsidiary Guarantor) pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(3)(C), the Company shall purchase Securities tendered pursuant to an offer by the Company for the Securities (and such other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness) (the "Offer") at a purchase price of 100% of their principal amount (or, in the event such other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or of a Subsidiary Guarantor was issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof) without premium, plus accrued but unpaid interest (or, in respect of such other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or of a Subsidiary Guarantor, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such Senior Subordinated Indebtedness) in accordance with the procedures (including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth in this Indenture. If the aggregate purchase price of the securities and other Indebtedness tendered exceeds the Net Available Cash allotted to their purchase, the Company shall select the securities and other Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis but in round denominations, which in the case of the Securities will be denominations of $1,000 principal amount or multiples thereof. The Company shall not be required to make such an offer to purchase Securities (and other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or of a Subsidiary Guarantor) pursuant to this Section 4.06(b) if the Net Available Cash available therefor is less than $10 million (which lesser amount shall be carried forward for purposes of determining whether such an offer is required with respect to the Net Available Cash from any subsequent Asset Disposition). Upon completion of such an offer to purchase, Net Available Cash shall be deemed to be reduced by the aggregate amount of such offer.

        (c)   (1) Promptly, and in any event within 10 days after the Company becomes obligated to make an Offer, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee and send, by first-class mail to each Holder, a written notice stating that the Holder may elect to have his Securities purchased by the Company either in whole or in part (subject to prorating as described in Section 4.06(b) in the event the Offer is oversubscribed) in integral multiples of $1,000 of principal amount, at the applicable purchase price. The notice shall specify a purchase date not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the date of such notice (the "Purchase Date") and shall contain such information concerning the business of the Company which the Company in good faith believes will enable such Holders to make an informed decision (which at a minimum will include (A) the most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K(including audited consolidated financial statements) of the Company, the most recent subsequently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and any Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed subsequent to such Quarterly Report, other than Current Reports describing Asset Dispositions otherwise described in the offering materials (or corresponding successor reports), (B) a description of material developments in the Company's business subsequent to the date of the latest of such Reports, and (C) if material, appropriate pro forma financial information) and all instructions and materials necessary to tender Securities pursuant to the Offer, together with the information contained in clause (3).

        (2)   Not later than the date upon which written notice of an Offer is delivered to the Trustee as provided below, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate as to (A) the amount of the Offer (the "Offer Amount"), including information as to any other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness included in the Offer, (B) the allocation of the Net Available Cash from the Asset Dispositions pursuant to which such Offer is being made and (C) the compliance of such allocation with the provisions of Section 4.06(a) and (b). On such date, the Company shall also irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust) in Temporary Cash Investments, maturing on the last day prior to the Purchase Date or on the Purchase Date if funds are immediately available by open of business, an amount equal to the Offer Amount to be held for payment in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.06. If the Offer includes other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness, the deposit described in the preceding sentence may be made with any other paying agent pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee. Upon the expiration of the period for which the Offer remains open (the "Offer Period"), the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation the Securities or portions thereof which have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the Company. The Trustee shall, on the Purchase Date, mail or deliver payment (or cause the delivery of payment) to each tendering Holder in the amount of the purchase price. In the event that the aggregate purchase price of the Securities delivered by the Company to the Trustee is less than the Offer Amount applicable to the Securities, the Trustee shall deliver the excess to the Company immediately after the expiration of the Offer Period for application in accordance with this Section 4.06.

        (3)   Holders electing to have a Security purchased shall be required to surrender the Security, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the Purchase Date. Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee

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or the Company receives not later than one Business Day prior to the Purchase Date, a telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Security which was delivered for purchase by the Holder and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Security purchased. Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered.

        (4)   At the time the Company delivers Securities to the Trustee which are to be accepted for purchase, the Company shall also deliver an Officers' Certificate stating that such Securities are to be accepted by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.06. A Security shall be deemed to have been accepted for purchase at the time the Trustee, directly or through an agent, mails or delivers payment therefor to the surrendering Holder.

        (d)   The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to this Section 4.06. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section 4.06, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.06 by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations.

        SECTION 4.07     Limitation on Affiliate Transactions.     (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property, employee compensation arrangements or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (an "Affiliate Transaction") unless:

        (1)   the terms of the Affiliate Transaction are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that could be obtained at the time of the Affiliate Transaction in arm's-length dealings with a Person who is not such an Affiliate;

        (2)   if such Affiliate Transaction involves an amount in excess of $5 million, the terms of the Affiliate Transaction are set forth in writing and a majority of the non-employee directors of the Company disinterested with respect to such Affiliate Transaction have determined in good faith that the criteria set forth in Section 4.07(a)(1) are satisfied and have approved the relevant Affiliate Transaction as evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors; and

        (3)   if such Affiliate Transaction involves an amount in excess of $10 million, the Board of Directors shall also have received a written opinion from an Independent Qualified Party to the effect that such Affiliate Transaction is fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or is not less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than could reasonably be expected to be obtained at the time in an arm's-length transaction with a Person who was not an Affiliate.

        (b)   The provisions of Section 4.07(a) shall not prohibit:

        (1)   any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) or other Restricted Payment, in each case permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.04;

        (2)   any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Board of Directors;

        (3)   loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business in accordance with the past practices of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, but in any event not to exceed $1 million in the aggregate outstanding at any one time;

        (4)   with respect to the requirements of Section 4.07(a)(3) only, the issuance of Indebtedness to two or more lenders or purchasers, including an Affiliate of the Company; provided, however, (x) the terms of such Indebtedness are negotiated primarily by a lender or purchaser other than an Affiliate and (y) the terms of such Indebtedness applicable to the lender or purchaser that is an Affiliate are substantially identical to those applicable to the other lenders or purchasers;

        (5)   the payment of reasonable fees to directors of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries who are not employees of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

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        (6)   any transaction with a Restricted Subsidiary or joint venture or similar entity which would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise controls such Restricted Subsidiary, joint venture or similar entity;

        (7)  &


 
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