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Title: PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC. $120,000,000 7.75% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2015
Governing Law: New York     Date: 5/8/2009
Industry: Healthcare Facilities     Law Firm: Waller Lansden     Sector: Healthcare

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC. 

$120,000,000 

7.75% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2015, Parties: psychiatric solutions inc , us bank national association
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Exhibit 4.2

 

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC.

$120,000,000

7.75% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2015

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of May 7, 2009

 

U.S. Bank National Association,

as Trustee

 

 


 

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

 

 

 

 

 

TIA SECTION REFERENCE

 

 

 

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, 7.07

(c)

 

 

 

7.06, 13.02

(d)

 

 

 

7.06

314 (a)

 

 

 

4.03, 4.04, 13.02

(b)

 

 

 

N.A.

(c)(1)

 

 

 

13.04

(c)(2)

 

 

 

13.04

(c)(3)

 

 

 

N.A.

(d)

 

 

 

N.A.

(e)

 

 

 

13.05

315 (a)

 

 

 

7.01

(b)

 

 

 

7.05, 13.02

(c)

 

 

 

7.01

(d)

 

 

 

7.01

(e)

 

 

 

6.11

316 (a) (last sentence)

 

 

 

2.09

(a)(1)(A)

 

 

 

6.05

(a)(1)(B)

 

 

 

6.04

(a)(2)

 

 

 

N.A.

(b)

 

 

 

6.07

317 (a)(1)

 

 

 

6.08

(a)(2)

 

 

 

6.09

(b)

 

 

 

2.04

318 (a)

 

 

 

13.01

 

N.A.

 

means Not Applicable.

 

Note:

 

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

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

ARTICLE 1.

 

 

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

SECTION 1.01. Definitions

 

 

1

 

SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions

 

 

18

 

SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

 

 

18

 

SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2.

 

 

 

 

 

THE NOTES

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating

 

 

19

 

SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication

 

 

20

 

SECTION 2.03. Registrar And Paying Agent

 

 

21

 

SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust

 

 

21

 

SECTION 2.05. Holder Lists

 

 

21

 

SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange

 

 

22

 

SECTION 2.07. Replacement Notes

 

 

32

 

SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Notes

 

 

32

 

SECTION 2.09. Treasury Notes

 

 

33

 

SECTION 2.10. Temporary Notes

 

 

33

 

SECTION 2.11. Cancellation

 

 

33

 

SECTION 2.12. Payment of Interest; Defaulted Interest

 

 

33

 

SECTION 2.13. CUSIP or ISIN Numbers

 

 

33

 

SECTION 2.14. Additional Interest

 

 

34

 

SECTION 2.15. Issuance of Additional Notes

 

 

34

 

SECTION 2.16. Record Date

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3.

 

 

 

 

 

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee

 

 

34

 

SECTION 3.02. Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed

 

 

35

 

SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption

 

 

35

 

SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption

 

 

36

 

SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price

 

 

36

 

SECTION 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part

 

 

36

 

SECTION 3.07. Optional Redemption

 

 

36

 

SECTION 3.08. Mandatory Redemption

 

 

37

 

SECTION 3.09. Offer To Purchase

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4.

 

 

 

 

 

COVENANTS

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes

 

 

39

 

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Page

 

SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency

 

 

40

 

SECTION 4.03. Reports

 

 

40

 

SECTION 4.04. Compliance Certificate

 

 

41

 

SECTION 4.05. Taxes

 

 

41

 

SECTION 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws

 

 

41

 

SECTION 4.07. Corporate Existence

 

 

42

 

SECTION 4.08. Payments for Consent

 

 

42

 

SECTION 4.09. Incurrence of Additional Debt and Issuance of Capital Stock

 

 

42

 

SECTION 4.10. Restricted Payments

 

 

44

 

SECTION 4.11. Liens

 

 

46

 

SECTION 4.12. Asset Sales

 

 

46

 

SECTION 4.13. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

 

 

48

 

SECTION 4.14. Affiliate Transactions

 

 

49

 

SECTION 4.15. Issuances and Sales of Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries

 

 

50

 

SECTION 4.16. Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

 

 

50

 

SECTION 4.17. Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control

 

 

51

 

SECTION 4.18. Future Subsidiary Guarantors

 

 

51

 

SECTION 4.19. Business Activities

 

 

51

 

SECTION 4.20. Limitation on Layering

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5.

 

 

 

 

 

SUCCESSORS

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets

 

 

52

 

SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6.

 

 

 

 

 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 6.01. Events of Default

 

 

53

 

SECTION 6.02. Acceleration

 

 

54

 

SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies

 

 

55

 

SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Defaults

 

 

55

 

SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority

 

 

56

 

SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits

 

 

56

 

SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment

 

 

56

 

SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee

 

 

57

 

SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

 

 

57

 

SECTION 6.10. Priorities

 

 

57

 

SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7.

 

 

 

 

 

TRUSTEE

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee

 

 

58

 

SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee

 

 

59

 

SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee

 

 

59

 

SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer

 

 

60

 

SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults

 

 

60

 

SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders

 

 

60

 

SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity

 

 

60

 

SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee

 

 

61

 

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Page

 

SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.

 

 

62

 

SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification

 

 

62

 

SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8.

 

 

 

 

 

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 8.01. Option To Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

 

 

62

 

SECTION 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge

 

 

63

 

SECTION 8.03. Covenant Defeasance

 

 

63

 

SECTION 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance

 

 

63

 

SECTION 8.05. Deposited Cash and U.S. Government Securities To Be Held In Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

 

 

64

 

SECTION 8.06. Repayment to Company

 

 

65

 

SECTION 8.07. Reinstatement

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9.

 

 

 

 

 

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of Notes

 

 

65

 

SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes

 

 

66

 

SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act

 

 

67

 

SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents

 

 

67

 

SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes

 

 

68

 

SECTION 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments, Etc.

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10.

 

 

 

 

 

GUARANTEES

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 10.01. Guarantee

 

 

68

 

SECTION 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability

 

 

70

 

SECTION 10.03. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee

 

 

70

 

SECTION 10.04. Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms

 

 

71

 

SECTION 10.05. Releases Following Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets, Etc.

 

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11.

 

 

 

 

 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge

 

 

72

 

SECTION 11.02. Deposited Cash and U.S. Government Securities To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

 

 

72

 

SECTION 11.03. Repayment to Company

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 12.

 

 

 

 

 

SUBORDINATION

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 12.01. Agreement To Subordinate

 

 

73

 

SECTION 12.02. Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy

 

 

73

 

SECTION 12.03. Default on Designated Senior Debt

 

 

73

 

SECTION 12.04. Acceleration of Notes

 

 

74

 

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Page

 

SECTION 12.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over

 

 

74

 

SECTION 12.06. Notice by the Company

 

 

75

 

SECTION 12.07. Subrogation

 

 

75

 

SECTION 12.08. Relative Rights

 

 

75

 

SECTION 12.09. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by the Company

 

 

76

 

SECTION 12.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative

 

 

76

 

SECTION 12.11. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent

 

 

76

 

SECTION 12.12. Authorization To Effect Subordination

 

 

76

 

SECTION 12.13. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated

 

 

77

 

SECTION 12.14. Payment and Distribution

 

 

77

 

SECTION 12.15. No Claims

 

 

77

 

SECTION 12.16. Acknowledgement of Holders

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 13.

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 13.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls

 

 

77

 

SECTION 13.02. Notices

 

 

78

 

SECTION 13.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes

 

 

79

 

SECTION 13.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

 

 

79

 

SECTION 13.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

 

 

79

 

SECTION 13.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents

 

 

79

 

SECTION 13.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

 

 

79

 

SECTION 13.08. Governing Law

 

 

80

 

SECTION 13.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

 

 

80

 

SECTION 13.10. SUCCESSORS.

 

 

80

 

SECTION 13.11. Severability

 

 

80

 

SECTION 13.12. Counterpart Originals

 

 

80

 

SECTION 13.13. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.

 

 

80

 

SECTION 13.14. Qualification of This Indenture

 

 

80

 

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EXHIBITS

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF 7 3 / 4 % SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2015

Exhibit B

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Exhibit C

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Exhibit D

 

FORM OF NOTE GUARANTEE

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          This INDENTURE, dated as of May 7, 2009, is by and among Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, each Guarantor listed on the signature pages hereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”)

          The Company, each Guarantor and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 7 3 / 4 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 (the “ Notes ”) issued under this Indenture:

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

SECTION 1.01. Definitions .

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

          “ 144A Global Note ” means a Global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold for initial resale in reliance on Rule 144A.

          “ Acquired Debt ” means, with respect to any specified Person:

     (a) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and

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

          “ Additional Interest ” has the meaning set forth in a Registration Rights Agreement relating to amounts to be paid in the event the Company fails to satisfy certain conditions set forth herein. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term “interest” shall include Additional Interest, if any, with respect to the Notes.

          “ Additional Notes ” means any Notes (other than Initial Notes, Exchange Notes and Notes issued under Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.10 and 3.06 hereof) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.02, 2.15 and 4.09 hereof, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes or as an additional series.

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

          “ Agent ” means any Registrar, coregistrar, Paying Agent or additional paying agent.

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

 


 

          “ Asset Sale ” means the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights, other than sales, leases, transfers, conveyances or other dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; provided that the sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Section 4.17 hereof and/or Section 5.01 hereof and not by Section 4.12 hereof.

          Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items will not be deemed to be Asset Sales:

     (a) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a fair market value of less than $5.0 million;

     (b) a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

     (c) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary;

     (d) a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition effected in compliance with the provisions described in Article 5 hereof;

     (e) a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted by Section 4.10 hereof;

     (f) a transfer of property or assets that are obsolete, damaged or worn out equipment and that are no longer useful in the conduct of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ business and that is disposed of in the ordinary course of business; and

     (g) a Permitted Asset Swap.

          “ Attributable Debt ” in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.

          “ Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors, or the law of any other jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, liquidation, reorganization or relief of debtors.

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

          “ Board of Directors ” means:

     (a) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation;

     (b) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership; and

     (c) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

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          “ Board Resolution ” of a Person means a copy of a resolution certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary (or individual performing comparable duties) of the applicable Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

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

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

          “ Capital Stock ” means:

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

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

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

     (d) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

          “ Cash Equivalents ” means:

     (a) United States dollars;

     (b) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition;

     (c) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any lender party to the Credit Agreement or with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of “B” or better;

     (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b) and (c) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above;

     (e) commercial paper rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, or at least P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and in each case maturing within six months after the date of acquisition; and

     (f) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (e) of this definition.

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

     (a) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the

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

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

     (c) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in clause (a) above), becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 30% of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares;

     (d) the consummation by the Company of any “going private” transaction that would constitute a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in the Exchange Act;

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

     (f) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance).

          “ Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking S.A. and any successor thereto.

          “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          “ Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

          “ Company ” means Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., and any successor thereto.

          “ Consolidated Cash Flow ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus :

     (a) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss realized by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

     (b) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

     (c) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized (including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations), to the extent that any such expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

     (d) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash

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expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for expenses to be paid in cash in any future period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus

     (e) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.

          “ Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:

     (a) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;

     (b) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;

     (c) the Net Income of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests transaction for any period prior to the date of such acquisition will be excluded; and

     (d) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded.

          “ Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the amounts that would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries as the total assets (less accumulated depreciation and amortization, allowances for doubtful receivables, other applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, after giving effect to purchase accounting, and after deducting therefrom consolidated current liabilities and, to the extent otherwise included, the amounts of (without duplication):

     (a) the excess of cost over fair market value of assets or businesses acquired;

     (b) any revaluation or other write-up in book value of assets subsequent to the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company immediately preceding the date of issuance of the notes as a result of a change in the method of valuation in accordance with GAAP;

     (c) unamortized debt discount and expenses and other unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, organization or developmental expenses and other intangible items;

     (d) minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries held by Persons other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

     (e) treasury stock;

     (f) cash or securities set aside and held in a sinking or other analogous fund established for the purpose of redemption or other retirement of Capital Stock to the extent such obligation is not reflected in Consolidated Current Liabilities; and

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     (g) Investments in and assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

          “ Continuing Directors ” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who:

     (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of this Indenture; or

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

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

          “ Credit Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 1, 2006, as further amended by Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 31, 2007, as further amended by an Incremental Facility Amendment, dated as of February 25, 2009, among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, Citicorp North America, Inc., as term loan facility administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A., as revolving credit facility administrative agent, collateral agent and swing line lender, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as co-syndication agents, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as documentation agent and as sole lead arranger and sole book manager, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and in each case as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced (in whole or in part) from time to time, whether or not with the same lenders or agent.

          “ Credit Facilities ” mean, one or more debt facilities or agreements (including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement) or commercial paper facilities, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced (including any agreement to extend the maturity thereof and adding additional borrowers or guarantors) in whole or in part from time to time under the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders and including increasing the amount of available borrowings thereunder; provided that such increase is permitted by Section 4.09 hereof.

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

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

          “ Definitive Note ” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 or 2.10 hereof, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.

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

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

          “ Disqualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or an Asset Sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with the Section 4.10 hereof.

          “ Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or that guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company.

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

          “ Equity Offering ” means any private or public sale of common stock of the Company.

          “ Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear systems, and any successor thereto.

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

          “ Exchange Notes ” means notes issued in exchange for the Initial Notes or any Additional Notes pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement.

          “ Exchange Offer ” has the meaning set forth in a Registration Rights Agreement relating to an exchange of Notes registered under the Securities Act for Notes not so registered.

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

          “ Existing Indebtedness ” means (i) Indebtedness existing on July 6, 2005 (other than Indebtedness under this Indenture and the Credit Agreement), (ii) the Existing 7 3 / 4 % Notes and (iii) any existing HUD Financings.

          “ Existing 7 3 / 4 % Notes ” means the 7 3 / 4 % senior subordinated notes due 2015 issued by the Company on July 6, 2005 and the 7 3 / 4 % senior subordinated notes due 2015 issued by the Company on May 31, 2007, in each case pursuant to that certain indenture dated as of July 6, 2005 by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee, as supplemented from time to time.

          “ Financing Transactions ” means the Financing Transactions as described in the Offering Memorandum.

          “ Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

     (a) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, non-cash interest payments, the interest

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component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations; plus

     (b) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus

     (c) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus

     (d) the product of (i) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, times (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.

          “ Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.

          In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:

     (a) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and including any related financing transactions, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect (calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X) as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such reference period will be calculated without giving effect to clause (c) of the proviso set forth in the definition of Consolidated Net Income;

     (b) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP (other than the treatment of the termination and expiration of management contracts which shall be governed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 2 as in effect before the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144), and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded; and

     (c) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP (other than the treatment of the termination and expiration of management contracts which shall be governed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 2 as in effect before the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144), and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date.

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          “ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which were in effect on July 6, 2005.

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

          “ Global Note ” means any global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Article 2 hereof.

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

          “ Guarantors ” means each of:

     (a) the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries (other than the HUD Financing Subsidiaries, PSI Surety, Inc. and certain immaterial Subsidiaries in which neither PSI nor any Restricted Subsidiary has made an Investment in excess of $100,000); and

     (b) any other Subsidiary that executes a Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;

and their respective successors and assigns.

          “ Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:

     (a) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements; and

     (b) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates.

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

          “ HUD Financing ” means Indebtedness of HUD Financing Subsidiaries that is insured by the Federal Housing Administration, an organizational unit of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

          “ HUD Financing Subsidiaries ” means any Domestic Subsidiary formed solely for the purpose of holding assets pledged as security in connection with any HUD Financing, including Holly Hill Real Estate, LLC, Cedar Springs Hospital Real Estate, Inc., Canyon Ridge Real Estate, LLC, Delaware Investment Associates, LLC, Neuro Rehab Real Estate, L.P., Texas Oaks Psychiatric Hospital Real Estate, L.P., Texas San Marcos Treatment Center Real Estate, L.P., Cypress Creek Real Estate, L.P., West Oaks Real Estate, L.P. and Riveredge Real Estate, Inc.; provided that the designation of a Domestic Subsidiary as a HUD Financing Subsidiary shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Domestic Subsidiary shall be designated as a HUD Financing Subsidiary and certifying that the sole purpose of such HUD Financing Subsidiary shall be to hold assets pledged as security in connection with HUD Financing and that the incurrence of the HUD Financing complies with the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof.

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          “ Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent:

     (a) in respect of borrowed money;

     (b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

     (c) in respect of banker’s acceptances;

     (d) representing Capital Lease Obligations;

     (e) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; or

     (f) representing any Hedging Obligations,

if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.

          The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:

     (i) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; and

     (ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with any interest on the Indebtedness that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness.

          “ Indenture ” means this indenture, as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended in accordance with Article 9 hereof.

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

          “ Initial Notes ” means $120,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the Issue Date.

          “ Interest Payment Dates ” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 1 of any Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Article 2 hereof.

          “ Investments ” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances, fees and compensation paid to officers, directors and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 4.10. The acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such

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Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Investment held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 4.10.

          “ Issue Date ” means May 7, 2009.

          “ Legal Holiday ” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York, the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located or any other place of payment on the Notes are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.

          “ Letter of Transmittal ” means the letter of transmittal, or its electronic equivalent in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Initial Notes or any Additional Notes for use by such Holders in connection with an Exchange Offer.

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

          “ Mandatory Principal Redemption Amount ” means the portion of a Note, if any, determined by the Company in good faith to be required to be redeemed to prevent such Note from being treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code.

          “ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

          “ Net Income ” means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however:

     (a) any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with: (i) any Asset Sale; or (ii) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

     (b) any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss).

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

          “ Non-recourse Debt ” means Indebtedness:

     (a) as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (ii) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (iii) constitutes the lender;

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

     (c) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

          “ Obligations ” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

          “ Offering Memorandum ” means the Offering Memorandum relating to the Initial Notes dated May 4, 2009.

          “ Officer ” means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President or the Treasurer of the Company.

          “ Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, signed by two Officers of the Company, at least one of whom shall be the principal executive officer or principal financial officer of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

          “ OID Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(iii), which is required to be placed on all Notes issued with original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

          “ Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee and which meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee.

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

          “ Permitted Asset Swap ” means sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets, including all of the outstanding Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, for consideration at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or disposed of, but only if the consideration received consists of Capital Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary engaged in, or property or assets (other than cash, except to the extent used as a bona fide means of equalizing the value of the property or assets involved in the swap transaction) of a nature or type or that are used in, a business having property or assets of a nature or type, or engaged in a business similar or related to the nature or type of the property and assets of, or business of, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the date of such sale or other disposition.

          “ Permitted Business ” means the lines of business conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and the businesses reasonably related thereto, including the ownership, operation and/or management of a hospital, outpatient clinic or other facility or business that is used or useful in or related to the provision of health care services in connection with the ownership, operation and/or management of such hospital or outpatient clinic or ancillary to the provision of health care services or information or the investment in or management, lease or operation of a hospital or outpatient clinic.

          “ Permitted Investments ” means:

     (a) any Investment in the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

     (b) any Investment in Cash Equivalents;

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     (c) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:

     (i) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; or

     (ii) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Subsidiary;

     (d) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.12 hereof;

     (e) any acquisition of assets solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

     (f) any Investments received in compromise of obligations of such persons incurred in the ordinary course of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer;

     (g) Hedging Obligations;

     (h) Investments the payment for which is Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

     (i) Physician Support Obligations;

     (j) Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection, utility and workers compensation, performance and similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business;

     (k) loans and advances to non-executive officers and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business in accordance with the past practices of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount for all such loans and advances not to exceed $1.0 million at any time outstanding;

     (l) Investments in any Person to the extent such Investment represents the non-cash portion of the consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale consummated in compliance with Section 4.12 hereof;

     (m) Investments existing on the date of this Indenture; and

     (n) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each such investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (n) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed $30.0 million.

          “ Permitted Junior Securities ” means:

     (a) Equity Interests in the Company or any Guarantor; or

     (b) debt securities that are subordinated to all Senior Debt and any debt securities issued in exchange for Senior Debt to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees are subordinated to Senior Debt under this Indenture.

          “ Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew,

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replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided , however , that:

     (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith);

     (b) in the case of Indebtedness other than Senior Debt, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date the same as or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;

     (c) if Subordinated Obligations are being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Subordinated Obligations being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and

     (d) such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded.

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

          “ Physician Support Obligation ” means a loan to or on behalf of, or a guarantee of indebtedness of a Qualified Physician made or given by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (a) in the ordinary course of its business, and (b) pursuant to a written agreement having a period not to exceed five years; provided , however , that any such guarantee of Indebtedness of a Qualified Physician shall be expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be.

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

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

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

          “ Qualified Physicians ” means one or more physicians or health care professionals providing service to patients in a health care facility owned, operated or managed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

          “ Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, the Guarantors and Banc of America Securities LLC on behalf of the Initial Purchasers named therein as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one or more registration rights agreements between the Company and the other parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given by the Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes, or exchange such Additional Notes for registered notes, under the Securities Act.

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          “ Regular Record Date ” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the applicable date specified as a “Record Date” on the face of any Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Article 2 hereof.

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

          “ Regulation S Global Note ” means a Global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold for initial resale in reliance on Rule 904 of Regulation S.

          “ Representative ” means the trustee, agent or representative expressly authorized to act in such capacity, if any, for an issue of Senior Debt.

          “ Responsible Officer ,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

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

          “ Restricted Global Notes ” means 144A Global Notes and Regulation S Global Notes.

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

          “ Restricted Subsidiary ” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not a Unrestricted Subsidiary.

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

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

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

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

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

          “ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

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

          “ Senior Debt ” means:

     (a) all Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor outstanding under Credit Facilities and all Hedging Obligations with respect thereto;

     (b) all Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor outstanding under HUD Financing;

     (c) any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Indenture, unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it is on a parity with or subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee; and

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     (d) all Obligations with respect to the items listed in the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c).

          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding, Senior Debt will not include:

     (i) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Company;

     (ii) any Indebtedness of the Company to any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates;

     (iii) the Existing 7 3 / 4 % Notes;

     (iv) any trade payables; or

     (v) the portion of any Indebtedness that is incurred in violation of this Indenture.

          “ Senior Subordinated Indebtedness ” means (a) with respect to the Company, the Notes and any other Indebtedness of the Company that specifically provides that such Indebtedness is to have the same rank as the Notes in right of payment and is not subordinated by its terms in right of payment to any Indebtedness or other obligation of the Company which is not Senior Debt; (b) with respect to any Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantees and any other Indebtedness of such Guarantor that specifically provides that such Indebtedness is to have the same rank as the Subsidiary Guarantees in right of payment and is not subordinated by its terms in right of payment to any Indebtedness or other obligation of such Guarantor which is not Senior Debt; and (c) the Existing 7 3 / 4 % Notes.

          “ Shelf Registration Statement ” means a registration statement relating to the registration of the Notes under Rule 415 of the Securities Act, as may be set forth in a Registration Rights Agreement.

          “ Significant Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such regulation is in effect on July 6, 2005.

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

          “ Subordinated Obligations ” means any Indebtedness of the Company (whether outstanding on the date hereof or thereafter incurred) that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

          “ Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any specified Person:

     (a) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

     (b) any partnership (i) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (ii) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).

          “ Subsidiary Guarantee ” means the Guarantee of the Notes by each of the Guarantors pursuant to Article 10 hereof and in the form of the Guarantee endorsed on the form of Note attached as Exhibit D hereto and any additional Guarantee of the Notes to be executed by any Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to Section 4.18 hereof.

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          “ Surviving Person ” means the surviving Person formed by a merger, consolidation or amalgamation and, for purposes of Section 5.01 hereof, a Person to whom all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any Guarantor is sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of.

          “ TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

          “ Treasury Rate ” means, at the time of computation, the yield to maturity of United States Treasury Securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) which has become publicly available at least two business days prior to the redemption date or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to July 15, 2010; provided , however , that if the period from the redemption date to July 15, 2010 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury Security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury Securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the redemption date to July 15, 2010 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.

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

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

          “ Unrestricted Global Notes ” means one or more Global Notes that do not and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend and are deposited with and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.

          “ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company or any successor to any of them that is designated by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Board Resolution, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:

     (a) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

     (b) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;

     (c) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (i) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (ii) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results;

     (d) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

     (e) has at least one director on its Board of Directors that is not a director or executive officer of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and has at least one executive officer that is not a director or executive officer of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

          “ U.S. Government Securities ” 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

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the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

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

          “ Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

     (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by

     (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions .

 

 

 

Term

 

Defined in Section

“Acceleration Notice”

 

6.02

“Affiliate Transaction”

 

4.14

“AHYDO Redemption Date”

 

3.08

“Asset Sale Offer”

 

4.12

“Authentication Order”

 

2.02

“Benefited Party”

 

10.01

“Change of Control Offer”

 

4.17

“Change of Control Purchase Price”

 

4.17

“Covenant Defeasance”

 

8.03

“DTC”

 

2.03

“Event of Default”

 

6.01

“Legal Defeasance”

 

8.02

“Losses”

 

7.07

“Mandatory Principal Redemption”

 

3.08

“Offer Amount”

 

3.09

“Offer Period”

 

3.09

“Offer to Purchase”

 

3.09

“Paying Agent”

 

2.03

“Payment Blockage Notice”

 

12.03

“Purchase Date”

 

3.09

“Purchase Price

 

3.09

“Registrar”

 

2.03

“Security Register”

 

2.03

SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act .

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

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

          “indenture securities” means the Notes and the Guarantees;

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

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          “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

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

          “obligor” on the Notes means the Company and any successor obligor upon the Notes.

          (c) All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule under the TIA and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings so assigned to them.

SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction .

          (a) Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

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

     (iii) “or” is not exclusive;

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

     (v) all references in this instrument to “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and subdivisions of this instrument as originally executed;

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

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

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

     (ix) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the TIA shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the Commission from time to time thereunder.

ARTICLE 2.

THE NOTES

SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating .

          (a)  General . The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form included in Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, exchange rule or usage in addition to those set forth on Exhibit A. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. To the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

          (b)  Form of Notes . Notes shall be issued initially in global form and shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of

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

          (c)  Book-Entry provisions . This Section 2.01(c) shall apply only to Global Notes deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary. Participants and Indirect Participants shall have no rights under this Indenture or any Global Note with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary, and the Depositary shall be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Participants or Indirect Participants, the Applicable Procedures or the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.

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

          (e)  Certificated Securities . The Company shall exchange Global notes for Definitive Notes if: (i) at any time the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for the Global Notes or if at any time the Depositary shall no longer be eligible to act as such because it ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and, in either case, the Company shall not have appointed a successor Depositary within 120 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, (ii) the Company, at its option, determines that the Global Notes shall be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee or (iii) upon written request of a Holder or the Trustee if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

          Upon the occurrence of any of the events set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Company shall execute, and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, Definitive Notes, in authorized denominations, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Notes in exchange for such Global Notes.

          Upon the exchange of a Global Note for Definitive Notes, such Global Note shall be cancelled by the Trustee or an agent of the Company or the Trustee. Definitive Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.01 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its Participants or its Applicable Procedures, shall instruct the Trustee or an agent of the Company or the Trustee in writing. The Trustee or such agent shall deliver such Definitive Notes to or as directed by the Persons in whose names such Definitive Notes are so registered or to the Depositary.

SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication .

          (a) One Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

          (b) If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated by the Trustee, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

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          (c) A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

          (d) The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for issuance.

          (e) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. Unless otherwise provided in such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent shall have the same rights as the Trustee to deal with Holders, the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.

SECTION 2.03. Registrar And Paying Agent .

          (a) The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent ”). The Registrar shall keep a register (the “ Security Register ”) of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

          (b) The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

          (c) The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes, and the Trustee hereby agrees so to initially act.

SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust .

          The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all funds held by it relating to the Notes to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all funds held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for such funds. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all funds held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any Event of Default under Sections 6.01(i) and (j) hereof relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

SECTION 2.05. Holder Lists .

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

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SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange .

          (a)  Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes . A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. Upon the occurrence of any of the events set forth in Section 2.01(e) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof and in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee in writing. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Except as provided above, every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), and beneficial interests in a Global Note may not be transferred and exchanged other than as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.

          (b)  Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either clause (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following clauses, as applicable:

     (i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note . Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend and any Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. Except as may be required by any Applicable Procedures, no written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).

     (ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes . In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A)(1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B)(1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (B)(1) above. Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with Section 2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof.

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

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     (A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof or, if permitted by the Applicable Procedures, item (3) thereof;

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

     (C) [Reserved].

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

     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, makes any and all certifications required in the applicable Letter of Transmittal (or is deemed to have made such certifications if delivery is made through the Applicable Procedures) as may be required by such Registration Rights Agreement;

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

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

     (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

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

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

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

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     (v) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note Prohibited . Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note may not be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note.

     (c) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes for Definitive Notes .

          (i)  Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes . Subject to Section 2.06(a) hereof, if any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

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

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

     (C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a “non-U.S. Person” in an offshore transaction (as defined in Section 902(k) of Regulation S) in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

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

     (E) [Reserved]; or

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

the Trustee shall reduce or cause to be reduced in a corresponding amount pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Note, and the Company shall execute and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver a Restricted Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount to the Person designated by the holder of such beneficial interest in the instructions delivered to the Registrar by the Depositary and the applicable Participant or Indirect Participant on behalf of such holder. Any Restricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall designate in such instructions. The Trustee shall deliver such Restricted Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Restricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

          (ii)  Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes . Subject to Section 2.06(a) hereof, a holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:

     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, makes any and all certifications in the applicable Letter of Transmittal

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(or is deemed to have made such certifications if delivery is made through the Applicable Procedures) as may be required by such Registration Rights Agreement;

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

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

          (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

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

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

          Upon satisfaction of any of the conditions of any of the clauses of this Section 2.06(c)(ii), the Company shall execute and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver an Unrestricted Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount to the Person designated by the holder of such beneficial interest in instructions delivered to the Registrar by the Depositary and the applicable Participant or Indirect Participant on behalf of such holder, and the Trustee shall reduce or cause to be reduced in a corresponding amount pursuant to Section 2.06(h), the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Note.

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

          (d)  Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes .

          (i)  Transfer or Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes . If any holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who

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takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

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

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

     (C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a “non-U.S. Person” in an offshore transaction (as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S) in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

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

     (E) [Reserved]; or

     (F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof,

the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased in a corresponding amount pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, a 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above, a Regulation S Global Note.

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

     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, makes any and all certifications in the applicable Letter of Transmittal (or is deemed to have made such certifications if delivery is made through the Applicable Procedures) as may be required by such Registration Rights Agreement;

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

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

     (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

     (2) if the holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial

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

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

          Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the clauses in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel such Restricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased in a corresponding amount pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

          (iii)  Transfer or Exchange of Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes . A holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Unrestricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Unrestricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased in a corresponding amount pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.

          (iv)  Transfer or Exchange of Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes Prohibited . An Unrestricted Definitive Note may not be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note.

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

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

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

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

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

     (C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

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

     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement and the holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, makes any and all certifications in the applicable Letter of Transmittal (or is deemed to have made such certifications if delivery is made through the Applicable Procedures) as may be required by a Registration Rights Agreement;

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

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

     (D) the Registrar receives the following:

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

     (2) if the holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

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

     Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the clauses of this Section 2.06(e)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the prior Restricted Definitive Note and the Company shall execute, and upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver an Unrestricted Definitive Note in the appropriate aggregate principal amount to the Person designated by the holder of such prior Restricted Definitive Note in instructions delivered to the Registrar by such holder.

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

          (f)  Exchange Offer . Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate (A) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interests in the applicable Restricted Global Notes (1) tendered for acceptance by Persons that make any and all certifications in the applicable Letters of Transmittal (or are deemed to have made such certifications if delivery is made through the Applicable Procedures) as may be required by such Registration Rights Agreement and (2) accepted for exchange in such Exchange Offer and (B) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of

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the Restricted Definitive Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons who made the foregoing certifications and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall reduce or cause to be reduced in a corresponding amount the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes, and the Company shall execute and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the holders of Restricted Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the appropriate aggregate principal amount.

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

          (i)  Private Placement Legend .

     (A) Except as permitted by clause (B) below, unless and until (x) a Note is exchanged for an Exchange Note or sold in connection with an effective Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (y) with respect to a Restricted Global Note, all of the beneficial interests in such Restricted Global Note have been exchanged for beneficial interests in the Unrestricted Global Note in accordance with clause (j) of this Section 2.06 or the Private Placement Legend has been removed from such Restricted Global Note in accordance with clause (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (d)(ii) or (e)(ii) to this Section 2.06, or (z) the Company determines and there is delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and a letter of representation of the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that the following legend and the related restrictions on transfer are not required in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

     “THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN

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CLAUSE (A) ABOVE. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 FOR RESALE OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY.”

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

     (ii) Global Note Legend . Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

     “THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

     UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

     (iii) OID Legend . Each Note issued with original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

     “THIS NOTE IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ . OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH NOTES BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO THE BORROWER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC., 6640 CAROTHERS PARKWAY, SUITE 500, FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE 37067, ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL.”

          (h)  Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes . At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any

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beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the aggregate principal amount of such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

          (i)  General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges .

          (i) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.12, 4.17 and 9.05 hereof).

          (ii) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration or transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

          (iii) Neither the Registrar nor the Company shall be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the date of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date (including a Regular Record Date) and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

          (iv) Prior to due presentment for the registration of transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Note and for all other purposes, in each case regardless of any notice to the contrary.

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

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

          (j)  Automatic Exchange from Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Global Note . Upon compliance with the following procedures, all of the beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note shall be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Unrestricted Global Note. In order to effect such exchange, the Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee instructing the Trustee to (i) direct the Depositary to transfer all of the outstanding beneficial interests in a particular Restricted Global Note to the Unrestricted Global Note and provide the Depositary with all such information as is necessary for the Depositary to appropriately credit and debit the relevant Holder accounts and (ii) provide prior written notice to all Holders of such exchange, which notice must include the date such exchange is to occur, the CUSIP number of the relevant Restricted Global Note and the CUSIP number of the Unrestricted Global Note into which such Holders’ beneficial interests will be exchanged. As a condition to any such exchange pursuant to this Section 2.06(j), the Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Company, and rely conclusively without any liability, upon an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to

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the Company, in form and in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that such transfer of beneficial interests to the Unrestricted Global Note shall be effected in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon such exchange of beneficial interests pursuant to this Section 2.06(j), the Registrar shall endorse the Schedule of Transfers and Exchanges to the relevant Notes and reflect on its books and records the date of such transfer and a decrease and increase, respectively, in the principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Note(s) and the Unrestricted Global Note, respectively, equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred. Following any such transfer pursuant to this Section 2.06(j), the relevant Restricted Global Note shall be cancelled.

          (k)  Transfers of Notes Held by Affiliates . Any certificate (i) evidencing a Note that has been transferred to an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company within one year after the Issue Date, as evidenced by a notation on the assignment form for such transfer or in the representation letter delivered in respect thereof, or (ii) evidencing a Note that has been acquired from an affiliate (other than by an affiliate) in a transaction or a chain of transactions not involving any public offering shall, until one year after the last date on which either the Company or any affiliate of the Company was an owner of such Note, in each case, be in the form of a permanent Definitive Note and bear the Private Placement Legend subject to the restrictions in Section 2.06(g)(i). The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to this Section 2.06. The Company, at its sole cost and expense, shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.

SECTION 2.07. Replacement Notes .

          If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note. If required by the Trustee or the Company, the Holder of such Note shall provide an affidavit of loss and indemnity that is sufficient, in the judgment of the Trustee or the Company, to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer in connection with such replacement. If required by the Company, such Holder shall reimburse the Company for its reasonable expenses in connection with such replacement.

          Every replacement Note issued in accordance with this Section 2.07 shall be the valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same debt as the destroyed, lost or stolen Note, and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Notes .

          (a) The Notes outstanding at any time shall be the entire principal amount of Notes represented by all of the Global Notes and Definitive Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those subject to reductions in beneficial interests effected by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note shall not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; provided , however , that Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed not to be outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(c) hereof.

          (b) If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it shall cease to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced note is held by a bona fide purchaser.

          (c) If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it shall cease to be outstanding and interest on it shall cease to accrue.

          (d) If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date, a Purchase Date or a maturity date, funds sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.

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SECTION 2.09. Treasury Notes .

          In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, or by any Affiliate of the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.

SECTION 2.10. Temporary Notes .

          Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes or Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes, as applicable. After preparation of Definitive Notes, the Temporary Notes will be exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon surrender of the Temporary Notes.

          Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

SECTION 2.11. Cancellation .

          The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. Upon sole direction of the Company, the Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy cancelled Notes (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act or other applicable laws) unless by written order, signed by an Officer of the Company, the Company directs them to be returned to it. Certification of the destruction of all cancelled Notes shall be delivered to the Company from time to time upon request. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

SECTION 2.12. Payment of Interest; Defaulted Interest .

          If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related Interest Payment Date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related Interest Payment Date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

SECTION 2.13. CUSIP or ISIN Numbers .

          The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” and/or “ISIN” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” and/or “ISIN” numbers in notices of redemption or Offers to Purchase as a convenience to Holders; provided, however , that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption or notice of an Offer to Purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or Offer to Purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the “CUSIP” and/or “ISIN” numbers.

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SECTION 2.14. Additional Interest .

          If Additional Interest is payable by the Company pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement and paragraph 1 of the Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable and (ii) the date on which such interest is payable pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives such a certificate or instruction or direction from the Holders in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no Additional Interest is payable. The foregoing shall not prejudice the rights of the Holders with respect to their entitlement to Additional Interest as otherwise set forth in this Indenture or the Notes and pursuing any action against the Company directly or otherwise directing the Trustee to take any such action in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Notes. If the Company has paid Additional Interest directly to the Persons entitled to it, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the details of such payment.

SECTION 2.15. Issuance of Additional Notes .

          The Company shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.09 hereof, to issue Additional Notes under this Indenture which shall have identical terms as the Initial Notes issued on the date hereof, other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue price and rights under a related Registration Rights Agreement, if any. The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof, any Additional Notes and all Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefor shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including directions, waivers, amendments, consents, redemptions and Offers to Purchase.

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

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

     (b) the issue price, the Issue Date and the CUSIP and/or ISIN number of such Additional Notes; provided , that if any Additional Notes are not fungible for United States federal income tax purposes with any of the Notes previously issued, such Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number; and

     (c) whether such Additional Notes shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 2.06 hereof relating to Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes.

SECTION 2.16. Record Date .

          The record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders of Notes entitled to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent or permitted under this Indenture shall be determined as provided for in TIA Section 316(c).

ARTICLE 3.

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee .

          If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 45 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date (or such shorter period as allowed by the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate setting forth (a) the applicable section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (b) the redemption date, (c) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (d) the redemption price.

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SECTION 3.02. Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed .

          If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed among the Holders of the Notes in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed or, if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or in accordance with any other method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate. In the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption.

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

SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption .

          At least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior to a redemption date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address appearing in the Security Register, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance pursuant to Article 8 hereof or a satisfaction and discharge pursuant to Article 11 hereof.

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

     (a) the redemption date;

     (b) the appropriate method for calculation of the redemption price, but need not include the redemption price itself; the actual redemption price shall be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the redemption date;

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

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

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

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

     (g) the applicable section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

     (h) that no representation is made as to the correctness of the CUSIP and/or ISIN numbers, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.

          At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense; provided , however , that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days (or such shorter period allowed by the Trustee), prior to the redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the

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Trustee give such notice (in the name and at the expense of the Company) and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in this Section 3.03.

SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption .

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

SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price .

          On or prior to 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on the Business Day prior to any redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and, if applicable, accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date, and shall invest such proceeds until such use to pay the redemption price as directed by the Company in Cash Equivalents. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly, and in any event within two (2) Business Days after the redemption date, return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed.

          If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for purchase or redemption in accordance with Section 2.08(d) hereof, whether or note such Notes are presented for payment. If a Note is redeemed on or after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Regular Record Date. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal from the redemption date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.

SECTION 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part .

          Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.

SECTION 3.07. Optional Redemption .

          (a) Except as set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 3.07, the Notes shall not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to July 15, 2010. Beginning on July 15, 2010, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the Notes, at once or over time, after giving the notice required pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on July 15 of the years indicated below:

 

 

 

 

 

Year

 

Percentage

2010

 

 

103.875

%

2011

 

 

102.583

%

2012

 

 

101.292

%

2013 and thereafter

 

 

100.000

%

          (b) [Reserved]

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          (c) At any time prior to July 15, 2010, the Company may redeem all or any portion of the Notes, at once or over time, after giving the required notice under the indenture at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

     (i) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, and

     (ii) the sum of the present values of (1) the redemption price of the notes at July 15, 2010 (as set forth above) and (2) the remaining scheduled payments of interest from the redemption date through July 15, 2010, but excluding accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date, discounted to the redemption date (assuming a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30 day months), at the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points,

plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, including Additional Interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

          (d) Any notice to holders of Notes of such a redemption shall include the appropriate calculation of the redemption price, but need not include the redemption price itself. The actual redemption price, calculated as described above, shall be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee no later than two business days prior to the redemption date.

          (e) Any prepayment pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

SECTION 3.08. Mandatory Redemption .

          (a) Except as set forth in Section 3.08(b) hereof, the Company will not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

          (b) If the Notes would otherwise constitute “applicable high yield discount obligations” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code, on July 15, 2014 and each interest period thereafter (each, an “ AHYDO Redemption Date ”), the Company will be required to redeem for cash a portion of each Note then outstanding equal to the Mandatory Principal Redemption Amount (such redemption, a “ Mandatory Principal Redemption ”). The redemption price for the portion of each Note redeemed pursuant to a Mandatory Principal Redemption shall be 100% of the principal amount of such portion plus any accrued interest thereon on the date of redemption. No partial redemption or repurchase of the Notes prior to each AHYDO Redemption Date pursuant to any other provision of this Indenture shall alter the Company’s obligation to make the Mandatory Principal Redemption with respect to any Notes that remain outstanding on such AHYDO Redemption Date.

          (c) Any redemption of the Notes pursuant to this Section 3.08 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

SECTION 3.09. Offer To Purchase .

          (a) In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.12 or 4.17 hereof, the Company shall be required to commence an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer (each, an “ Offer to Purchase ”), it shall follow the procedures specified below.

          (b) The Company shall cause a notice of the Offer to Purchase to be sent at least once to the Dow Jones News Service or similar business news service in the United States.

          (c) The Company shall commence the Offer to Purchase by sending, by first-class mail, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder at such Holder’s address appearing in the Security Register, a notice the terms of which shall govern the Offer to Purchase stating:

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     (i) that the Offer to Purchase is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.12 or Section 4.17, as the case may be, and, in the case of a Change of Control Offer, that a Change of Control has occurred, the circumstances and relevant facts regarding the Change of Control and that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to Section 4.17;

     (ii) the principal amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.12 or Section 4.17, as the case may be (the “ Offer Amount ”), the purchase price set forth in Section 4.12 or Section 4.17 hereof, as applicable (the “ Purchase Price ”), the Offer Period and the Purchase Date (each as defined below);

     (iii) except as provided in clause (ix), that all Notes timely tendered and not withdrawn shall be accepted for payment;

     (iv) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;

     (v) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;

     (vi) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Offer to Purchase may elect to have Notes purchased in integral multiples of $1,000 only;

     (vii) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Offer to Purchase shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purcha


 
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