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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
May 17, 2011
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
DELAWARE   000-29472   23-1722724
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Incorporation)       Identification No.)
1900 SOUTH PRICE ROAD
CHANDLER, AZ 85286

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(480) 821-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 17, 2011, Amkor Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), agreed to issue to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”) $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”).
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, James J. Kim, the Company’s Executive Chairman of the Board and largest stockholder, and 915 Investments, LP, an affiliate of James J. Kim (collectively, the “Kim Purchasers”), agreed to purchase $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes from the Initial Purchasers (the “Affiliate Notes”). The Company and the Kim Purchasers entered into a letter agreement, dated May 17, 2011 (the “Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to register the resale of the Affiliate Notes on a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), upon request of the Kim Purchasers at any time after May 20, 2012. The Company will bear the expenses related to such registration, including the reasonable legal fees and expenses of James J. Kim. The description of the Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Letter Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
On May 20, 2011, the Company issued $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes, pursuant to an Indenture (the “Indenture”) between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the issuance of the Notes.
U.S. Bank National Association, the trustee under the Indenture, also serves as trustee under the indentures governing the Company’s 6.0% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, 9.25% Senior Notes due 2016 and 7.375% Senior Notes due 2018.
In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2011, with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).
The terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement described in Item 2.03 hereof are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
ITEM 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information set forth in Item 1.01 hereof is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
On May 20, 2011, the Company entered into the Indenture relating to the issuance by the Company of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The material terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Notes are as follows:
Maturity. The Notes mature on June 1, 2021, subject to earlier redemption or repurchase.
Interest. The Notes accrue interest at a rate of 6.625% per year. Interest on the Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1, beginning on December 1, 2011.
Ranking. The Notes are the unsecured senior obligations of the Company.
Guarantees. Each of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries that is a significant subsidiary will be required to guarantee the Notes.
None of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries is currently a significant subsidiary.
Optional Redemption. The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time prior to June 1, 2015, at a price equal to the sum of (a) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, (b) accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, and (c) a “make-whole” premium. The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes on or after June 1, 2015 at descending prices, starting at 104.969% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. In addition, at any time prior to June 1, 2014, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the Notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at 106.625% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Change of Control. Upon a change in control (as defined in the Indenture), the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of Notes outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.
Covenants. The Indenture contains covenants limiting, among other things, the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries to:

 


 

    incur additional indebtedness;
 
    pay dividends, repurchase stock, prepay subordinated debt and make investments and other restricted payments;
 
    create restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments;
 
    engage in sale and leaseback transactions;
 
    create liens;
 
    enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and
 
    sell assets or merge with or into other companies.
These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications.
Events of Default. The following constitute events of default under the Indenture that could, subject to certain conditions, cause the unpaid principal on the Notes to become due and payable:
               (a) the Company’s failure to pay when due an installment of interest on the Notes that continues for thirty (30) days or more;
               (b) the Company’s failure to pay when due the principal, or premium, if any, on the Notes;
               (c) the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ failure to make any payment required to be made under the Indenture pursuant to a change of control or an asset sale;
               (d) the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ failure to perform or observe any other covenant, representation, warranty or other agreements contained in the Notes or the Indenture for a period of sixty (60) days after notice of default is given;
               (e) the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ default under any mortgage, indenture or other instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money, or the guarantee thereof, in an aggregate principal amount of at least $10,000,000, if such default is caused by a failure to pay principal at maturity thereof or results in the acceleration of such indebtedness prior to maturity;
               (f) the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries, or group of subsidiaries that taken together would constitute a significant subsidiary, fail to pay final judgments in excess of $10,000,000 in the aggregate, and such judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for sixty (60) days or more; and
               (g) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries.
Registration Rights. In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into the Registration Rights Agreement. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is obligated to use its reasonable best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and cause to become effective a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the Notes (other than the Affiliate Notes) for notes issued by the Company that are registered with the Commission and have substantially identical terms as the Notes. If the Company is not able to effect the exchange offer, the Company will instead use its reasonable efforts to file and cause to become effective a shelf registration statement covering the resale of the Notes.
          The descriptions of the Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Indenture, the related form of Note and the Registration Rights Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1, Exhibit 4.2 and Exhibit 4.3, respectively, to this report and are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On May 17, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of its offering of the Notes. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
On May 20, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of its offering of the Notes. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 


 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit   Description
4.1  
Indenture, dated May 20, 2011, by and between Amkor Technology, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
   
 
4.2  
Form of Note for Amkor Technology, Inc.’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 hereof)
   
 
4.3  
Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 20, 2011, by and among Amkor Technology, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
   
 
10.1  
Letter Agreement, dated May 17, 2011, between Amkor Technology, Inc., James J. Kim and 915 Investments, LP
   
 
99.1  
Press release, dated May 17, 2011 announcing pricing of the offering of Amkor Technology, Inc.’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021
   
 
99.2  
Press release, dated May 20, 2011 announcing closing of the offering of Amkor Technology, Inc.’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
Date: May 20, 2011  Amkor Technology, Inc.
 
 
  /s/ Gil C. Tily    
  Gil C. Tily   
  Executive Vice President and
Chief Administrative Officer
 
 

 


 

         
Index to Exhibits
     
Exhibit   Description
4.1  
Indenture, dated May 20, 2011, by and between Amkor Technology, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
   
 
4.2  
Form of Note for Amkor Technology, Inc.’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 hereof)
   
 
4.3  
Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 20, 2011, by and among Amkor Technology, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
   
 
10.1  
Letter Agreement, dated May 17, 2011, between Amkor Technology, Inc., James J. Kim and 915 Investments, LP
   
 
99.1  
Press release, dated May 17, 2011 announcing pricing of the offering of Amkor Technology, Inc.’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021
   
 
99.2  
Press release, dated May 20, 2011 announcing closing of the offering of Amkor Technology Inc.’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021

 

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Exhibit 4.1
EXECUTION VERSION
     
 
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
6.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021
 
INDENTURE
Dated as of May 20, 2011
 
 
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee
 
 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
    Page  
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
    5  
 
Section 1.01. Definitions
    5  
Section 1.02. Other Definitions
    20  
Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
    21  
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction
    21  
 
ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES
    22  
 
Section 2.01. Form and Dating
    22  
Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication
    23  
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent
    23  
Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
    24  
Section 2.05. Holder Lists
    24  
Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange
    24  
Section 2.07. Replacement Notes
    37  
Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes
    37  
Section 2.09. Treasury Notes
    38  
Section 2.10. Temporary Notes
    38  
Section 2.11. Cancellation
    38  
Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest
    38  
 
ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION AND REPAYMENT
    39  
 
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee
    39  
Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed
    39  
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption
    39  
Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption
    40  
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price
    40  
Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part
    40  
Section 3.07. Optional Redemption
    40  
Section 3.08. No Mandatory Redemption
    41  
Section 3.09. Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds
    41  
 
ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS
    43  
 
Section 4.01. Payment of Notes
    43  
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency
    43  
Section 4.03. Reports
    44  

 


 

         
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Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate
    44  
Section 4.05. Taxes
    44  
Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
    44  
Section 4.07. Restricted Payments
    45  
Section 4.08. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
    48  
Section 4.09. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock
    49  
Section 4.10. Asset Sales
    52  
Section 4.11. Transactions with Affiliates
    54  
Section 4.12. Liens
    55  
Section 4.13. Corporate Existence
    55  
Section 4.14. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control
    55  
Section 4.15. Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Capital Stock in Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
    56  
Section 4.16. Payments for Consent
    57  
Section 4.17. Future Subsidiary Guarantees
    57  
Section 4.18. Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries
    57  
Section 4.19. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions
    57  
 
ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS
    58  
 
Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets
    58  
Section 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted
    58  
 
ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
    58  
 
Section 6.01. Events of Default
    58  
Section 6.02. Acceleration
    60  
Section 6.03. Other Remedies
    60  
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults
    61  
Section 6.05. Control by Majority
    61  
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits
    61  
Section 6.07. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment
    62  
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee
    62  
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
    62  
Section 6.10. Priorities
    62  
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs
    63  
 
ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE
    63  
 
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee
    63  
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee
    64  

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Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee
    64  
Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer
    65  
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults
    65  
Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes
    65  
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity
    65  
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee
    66  
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
    67  
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification
    67  
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company
    67  
 
ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
    67  
 
Section 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
    67  
Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge
    67  
Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance
    68  
Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance
    68  
Section 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions
    69  
Section 8.06. Repayment to Company
    70  
Section 8.07. Reinstatement
    70  
 
ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
    71  
 
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of Notes
    71  
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes
    71  
Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
    73  
Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents
    73  
Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes
    73  
Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
    73  
 
ARTICLE 10 NOTE GUARANTEES
    73  
 
Section 10.01. Guarantee
    73  
Section 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability
    74  
Section 10.03. Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee
    75  
Section 10.04. Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms
    75  
Section 10.05. Release of Notes Guarantors
    76  
 
ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS
    76  
 
Section 11.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls
    76  
Section 11.02. Notices
    76  
Section 11.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes
    78  

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Section 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
    78  
Section 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
    78  
Section 11.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents
    78  
Section 11.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
    78  
Section 11.08. Governing Law, Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process
    79  
Section 11.09. Agent for Service; Submission to Jurisdiction
    79  
Section 11.10. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
    79  
Section 11.11. Successors
    79  
Section 11.12. Severability
    79  
Section 11.13. Counterpart Originals
    79  
Section 11.14. Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
    80  
Section 11.15. Designated Senior Debt
    80  
EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit A
  FORM OF NOTE
Exhibit B
  FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Exhibit C
  FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Exhibit D
  FORM OF GUARANTEE
Exhibit E
  FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Exhibit F
  FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER FROM AFFILIATED ENTITY TO ANOTHER AFFILIATED ENTITY

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          INDENTURE dated as of May 20, 2011 between Amkor Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
          The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”):
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01. Definitions.
          “144A Global Note” means a global note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Restricted Notes Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
          “2018 Notes Issue Date” means May 4, 2010, the issue date of the Company’s 7.375% Senior Notes due 2018.
          “Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person, (i) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a 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 (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
          “Additional Interest” means interest payable pursuant to (i) Section 6.02(b) hereof and (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement.
          “Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more, or an agreement, obligation or option to purchase 10% or more, of the Voting Stock of a Person shall be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” shall have correlative meanings.
          “Affiliate Note” means any Note acquired by any Affiliated Entity.
          “Affiliate Security Legend” means the legend labeled as such that is set forth in Section 2.06(g)(iii), which is required to be placed on all Affiliate Notes issued under this Indenture.
          “Affiliated Entities” means James J. Kim and his estates, spouses, ancestors and lineal descendants (and spouses thereof), the legal representatives of any of the foregoing, and the trustee of any bona fide trust of which one or more of the foregoing are sole beneficiaries or the grantors, or any Person of which any of the forgoing, individually or collectively, beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) voting securities representing at least a majority of the total voting power of all classes of Capital Stock of such Person (exclusive of any matters as to which class voting rights exist). For purposes of this definition, the term “Affiliated Entity” shall mean any of the Affiliate Entities individually.

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          “Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.
          “Agent’s Message” means a message transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Depositary and forming a part of the book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express and unconditional acknowledgement from the Participant in DTC described in such agent’s message, stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes that have been tendered by such Participant.
          “Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary.
          “Attributable Debt” in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction involving an operating lease 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.
          “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 such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.
          “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company, or any authorized committee of the Board of Directors.
          “Business Day” means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
          “Capital Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
          “Capital Stock” means (i) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock, (ii) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, (iii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited), and (iv) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
          “Cash Equivalents” means (i) United States dollars or currency of any other sovereign nation in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary conducts business, (ii) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the full faith and credit of the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition, (iii) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of twelve months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding twelve months and overnight bank deposits, in each case with (A) any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and a Fitch Individual Rating (formerly Thompson Bank Watch Rating) of “B” or better, or (B) any commercial bank organized under the laws of any foreign country recognized by the United

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States having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and a Fitch Individual Rating (formerly Thompson Bank Watch Rating) of “B” or better, (iv) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iii) above, (v) commercial paper having the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation and, in each case, maturing within six months after the date of acquisition, and (vi) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (i) through (v) of this definition, provided that the currency of any sovereign nation other than the United States and certificates of deposit, eurodollar time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and overnight bank deposits with any commercial bank organized under the laws of a foreign country shall not be considered “Cash Equivalents” for purposes of determining whether an Asset Sale constitutes a permitted Asset Sale pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof.
          “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, (ii) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as defined above), other than a Permitted Holder, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares, and such percentage represents more than the aggregate percentage of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares, as to which any Permitted Holder is the Beneficial Owner, or (iii) the first date during any consecutive two year period on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors. For purposes of this definition, any transfer of an Equity Interest of an entity that was formed for the purpose of acquiring Voting Stock of the Company will be deemed to be a transfer of such portion of Voting Stock as corresponds to the portion of the equity of such entity that has been so transferred.
          “Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, or its successors.
          “Company” means Amkor Technology, Inc., and any and all successors thereto.
          “Consolidated Cash Flow” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus: (i) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss realized in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income, plus (ii) 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 (iii) 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 payments, if any, pursuant to Hedging Obligations), to the extent that any such expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income, plus (iv) 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 expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its 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, plus (v) non-cash items (other than any non-cash items that will require cash payments in the future or that relate to foreign currency translation) decreasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than items that were accrued

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in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (vi) non-cash items (other than any non-cash items that will require cash payments in the future or that relate to foreign currency translation) increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than items that were accrued in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
          Notwithstanding the preceding, the provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation and amortization and other non-cash charges of, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company only to the extent that a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended to the Company by such Restricted Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders.
          “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of: (i) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, 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 payments, if any, pursuant to Hedging Obligations, plus (ii) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period, plus (iii) interest actually paid by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under any Guarantee of Indebtedness of another Person, plus (iv) the product of all dividend payments, whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividend payments on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.
          “Consolidated Interest Expense 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 Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, Guarantees or redeems any Indebtedness (other than revolving credit borrowings) or issues or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of preferred stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
          In addition, for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio: (i) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and including any related financing transactions, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such reference period shall be calculated without giving effect to clause (iii) of the proviso set forth in the definition of Consolidated Net Income, (ii) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded, and (iii) the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations

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or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Consolidated Interest Expense will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date.
          “Consolidated Net Assets” means, with respect to any specified Person as of any date, the total assets of such Person as of such date less (i) the total liabilities of such Person as of such date, (ii) the amount of any Disqualified Stock as of such date and (iii) any minority interests reflected on the balance sheet of such Person as of such date.
          “Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that: (i) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof, (ii) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, (iii) the Net Income of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests transaction for any period prior to the date of such acquisition shall be excluded, (iv) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be excluded, whether or not distributed to the specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries, and (v) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded.
          “Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who (i) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of this Indenture or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board at the time of such nomination or election.
          “Convertible Subordinated Notes” means the Company’s 2.50% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due May 15, 2011, 6.25% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2013 and 6.00% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014.
          “Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee at which the trust created by this Indenture is administered, which address as of the date hereof is specified in Section 11.02 hereof, or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.
          “Credit Facilities” means, with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary, one or more debt facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders 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 in whole or in part from time to time.
          “Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
          “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.

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          “Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.
          “Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Global Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.
          “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 thereof), 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 thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall 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 Section 4.07 hereof.
          “Domestic Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is (i) formed under the laws of the United States of America or a state or territory thereof or (ii) as of the date of determination, treated as a domestic entity or a partnership or a division of a domestic entity for United States federal income tax purposes; and, in either case, is not owned, directly or indirectly, by an entity that is not described in clauses (i) or (ii) above.
          “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 offering for cash of common stock of the Company or options, warrants or rights with respect to its common stock so long as shares of the common stock of the Company remain listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on an established over-the-counter trading market in the United States.
          “Euroclear” means Euroclear S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, or its successors in such capacity.
          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
          “Exchange Notes” means the Notes issued in the Exchange Offer pursuant to Section 2.06(f) hereof.
          “Exchange Offer” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
          “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
          “Existing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the date of this Indenture, until such amounts are repaid.

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          “Foreign Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
          “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 are in effect from time to time.
          “Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
          “Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b), 2.06(d) or 2.06(f) hereof.
          “Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the United States pledges its full faith and credit.
          “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, through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
          “Guarantor” means any future Domestic Subsidiary of the Company formed or capitalized after the date of this Indenture that is a Significant Subsidiary and that is required by the terms of this Indenture to execute a Note Guarantee, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and its successors and assigns, until such Guarantor is released as a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
          “Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the Obligations of such Person under (i) swap agreements, cap agreements and collar agreements relating to interest rates, commodities or currencies; and (ii) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, commodities or currencies
          “Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.
          “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, in respect of: (i) borrowed money, (ii) bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (iii) banker’s acceptances, (iv) Capital Lease Obligations, (v) 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 (vi) Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent any of such indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability on 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 measured as the lesser of the fair market value of the assets of such Person so secured or the amount of such Indebtedness) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by such Person of any indebtedness of any other Person.
          The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount. In addition, the amount of any

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Indebtedness shall also include the amount of all Obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, any preferred stock of such Restricted Subsidiary.
          “Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
          “Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.
          “Initial Notes” means the Notes issued on the date hereof.
          “Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of direct or indirect loans (including Guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.07 hereof.
          “Issue Date” means the date on which the Notes are initially issued.
          “Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.
          “Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer.
          “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, fixed or floating 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; provided that the term “Lien” shall not include any lease properly classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.
          “Make-Whole Amount” means, in connection with any optional redemption of any Note pursuant to Section 3.07(c) hereof, the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate present value as of the date of such redemption of each dollar of principal being redeemed and the amount of interest (exclusive of interest accrued to the redemption date) that would have been payable in respect of such dollar if such prepayment had not been made, determined by discounting, on a semiannual basis, such principal and interest at the Reinvestment Rate (determined on the Business Day preceding the date of such redemption) from the respective dates on which such principal and interest would have been payable if such payment had not been made, over (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Notes being redeemed.

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          “Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however: (i) any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with (a) any Asset Sale or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss), (iii) any gain or loss relating to foreign currency translation or exchange, and (iv) any income or loss related to any discontinued operation.
          “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 thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, 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 Permitted Bank Debt, secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale.
          “Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness: (i) as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) provides credit support of any kind (including any obligation that would constitute Indebtedness), or (B) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, other than in the form of a Lien on the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in favor of any holder of Non-Recourse Debt of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than the Notes) of 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 (iii) 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 (other than against the Equity Interests of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, if any).
          “Non-U.S. Person” means a person other than a U.S. Person.
          “Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s payment obligations under this Indenture and on the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.
          “Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture.
          “Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
          “Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.
          “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of Section 11.05 hereof.

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          “Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 11.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.
          “Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, a Person who has an account with the Depositary.
          “Permitted Bank Debt” means Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Credit Facilities, any Receivables Program, or one or more other term loan and/or revolving credit or commercial paper facilities (including any letter of credit subfacilities) or indentures or note purchase agreements entered into with commercial banks and/or financial institutions, and/or institutional investors and/or insurance companies or trustees, whether in the bank or debt capital markets or otherwise (or combination thereof) and any replacement, extension, renewal, refinancing or refunding thereof.
          “Permitted Business” means the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, operated in a manner consistent with past operations, and any business that is reasonably related thereto or supplements such business or is a reasonable extension thereof.
          “Permitted Holder” means James J. Kim and his estate, spouse, siblings, ancestors, heirs and lineal descendants, and spouses of any such persons, the legal representatives of any of the foregoing, and the trustee of any bona fide trust of which one or more of the foregoing are the principal beneficiaries or the grantors or any other Person that is controlled by any of the foregoing.
          “Permitted Investments” means: (i) any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any Investment in Cash Equivalents, (iii) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment or in connection with the transaction pursuant to which such Investment is made (A) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or (B) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, (iv) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof, (v) any acquisition of assets solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company, (vi) any Investment in connection with Hedging Obligations, (vii) any Investments received (A) in satisfaction of judgments, or (B) as payment on a claim made in connection with any bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership or other insolvency proceeding, (viii) Investments in (A) prepaid expenses and negotiable instruments held for collection, (B) accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business (and Investments obtained in exchange or settlement of accounts receivable for which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has determined that collection is not likely), and (C) lease, utility and worker’s compensation, performance and other similar deposits arising in the ordinary course of business, (ix) any Strategic Investment; provided that the aggregate amount of all Investments by the Company and any Restricted Subsidiaries in Strategic Investments shall not exceed 5% of the Company’s consolidated total assets determined as of the date of the last day of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter, and (x) Investments purchased or received in exchange for Permitted Investments existing as of the Issue Date or made thereafter; provided that any additional consideration provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such exchange shall not be permitted pursuant to this clause (x); and provided, further, that such purchased or exchanged Investments shall have a fair market value (as determined by an officer of the Company unless such fair market value exceeds $25.0 million in which case, as determined by the Company’s board of directors) equal to or exceeding the Permitted Investments exchanged therefor; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the preceding, any

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extension of credit or advance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a customer or supplier of the Company or its Subsidiaries shall not be a Permitted Investment.
          “Permitted Liens” means: (i) Liens on the assets of the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary securing Permitted Bank Debt that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred, (ii) Liens on the assets of any Foreign Subsidiary securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary that were permitted by the terms of this indenture to be incurred, (iii) Liens in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iv) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, (v) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition, (vi) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, (vii) Liens to secure Obligations in respect of Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by clause (iv) of Section 4.09(b) hereof covering only the assets acquired with such Indebtedness, including accessions, additions, parts, attachments, improvements, fixtures, leasehold improvements or proceeds, if any, related thereto, (viii) Liens existing on the date of this Indenture, (ix) Liens securing Obligations of the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Receivables Program, (x) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor, (xi) Liens imposed by law or arising by operation of law, including, without limitation, landlords’, mechanics’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, suppliers’ and vendors’ Liens, Liens for master’s and crew’s wages and other similar Liens, in each case which are incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith, if such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made with respect thereto, (xii) Liens incurred or pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance and other types of social security, (xiii) Liens to secure any extension, renewal, refinancing or refunding (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings), in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in the foregoing clauses (iv), (v), (vii) and (viii) of this definition; provided that such Liens do not extend to any other property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien is not increased, (xiv) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been initiated for the review of such judgment, decree or order shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired, (xv) Liens securing obligations of the Company under Hedging Obligations permitted to be incurred under clause (vii) of Section 4.09(b) hereof or any collateral for the Indebtedness to which such Hedging Obligations relate, (xvi) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of banker’s acceptances issued or credited for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods, (xvii) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof, (xviii) Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of business, (xvix) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods, (xx) Liens securing other Indebtedness not exceeding $25.0 million at any time outstanding, (xxi) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, provided that such Liens do not extend to any other property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and the principal amount of the Indebtedness

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secured by such Lien is not increased, and (xxii) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries securing obligations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries not otherwise prohibited by the Indentures.
          “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that: (i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable), plus accrued interest or premium (including any make-whole premium), if any, on, the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus the amount of reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith), (ii) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; provided that if the original maturity date of such Indebtedness is after the Stated Maturity of the Notes, then such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall have a maturity at least 180 days after the Notes, (iii) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, 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 Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded, and (iv) such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the Restricted 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 or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
          “QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
          “Qualified Proceeds” means any of the following or any combination of the following: (i) any Cash Equivalents other than (A) currency of any sovereign nation other than the United Stated and (B) certificates of deposit, eurodollar time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and overnight bank deposits with any commercial bank organized under the laws of a foreign country, (ii) any liabilities (as would be shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP on the date of the corresponding Asset Sale) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary novation agreement that releases or indemnifies the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability, (iii) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 90 days after such Asset Sale (to the extent of the cash received in that conversion), (iv) long-term assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business, and (v) all or substantially all of the assets of, or a majority of the Voting Stock of, any Permitted Business; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (iv) and (v) above, the Asset Sale transaction shall be with a non-Affiliate and the amount of long-term assets or Voting Stock received in the Asset Sale transaction shall not exceed 10% of the consideration received.
          “Receivables Program” means, with respect to any Person, an agreement or other arrangement or program providing for the advance of funds to such Person against the pledge, contribution, sale or other transfer of encumbrances of Receivables Program Assets of such Person or such Person and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries.

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          “Receivables Program Assets” means all of the following property and interests in property, including any undivided interest in any pool of any such property or interests, whether now existing or existing in the future or hereafter arising or acquired: (i) accounts, (ii) accounts receivable, general intangibles, instruments, contract rights, documents and chattel paper (including, without limitation, all rights to payment created by or arising from sales of goods, leases of goods, or the rendition of services, no matter how evidenced, whether or not earned by performance), (iii) all unpaid seller’s or lessor’s rights (including, without limitation, rescission, replevin, reclamation and stoppage in transit) relating to any of the foregoing or arising therefrom, (iv) all rights to any goods or merchandise represented by any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, returned or repossessed goods), (v) all reserves and credit balances with respect to any such accounts receivable or account debtors, (vi) all letters of credit, security or Guarantees of any of the foregoing, (vii) all insurance policies or reports relating to any of the foregoing, (viii) all collection or deposit accounts relating to any of the foregoing, (ix) all books and records relating to any of the foregoing, (x) all instruments, contract rights, chattel paper, documents and general intangibles relating to any of the foregoing, and (xi) all proceeds of any of the foregoing.
          “Receivables Program Debt” means, with respect to any Person, the unreturned portion of the amount funded by the investors under a Receivables Program of such Person.
          “Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2011, by and among the Company and the other parties named on the signature pages thereof, as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
          “Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
          “Regulation S Global Note” means the Global Note representing the Notes offered and sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S.
          “Reinvestment Rate” means 0.50% plus the arithmetic mean of the yields under the respective headings “This Week” and “Last Week” published in the Statistical Release under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities” for the maturity (rounded to the nearest month) corresponding to the maturity of the principal being prepaid. If no maturity exactly corresponds to such maturity, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such maturity shall be calculated pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence and the Reinvestment Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight-line basis, rounding in each of such relevant periods to the nearest month. For the purpose of calculating the Reinvestment Rate, the most recent Statistical Release published prior to the date of determination of the Make-Whole Amount shall be used.
          “Responsible Officer,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Services Department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
          “Restricted Definitive Note” means a definitive Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that does not bear the Global Note Legend nor the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that bears the Restricted Notes Legend or the Affiliate Securities Legend, as the case may be.
          “Restricted Global Note” means a permanent global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests

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in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing a series of Notes that bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
          “Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
          “Restricted Notes Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
          “Restricted Period” with respect to any Restricted Global Note, means the 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (i) the commencement of the offering of the Notes to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S and (ii) the date of the issuance of the Initial Notes.
          “Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
          “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
          “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
          “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
          “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
          “Shelf Registration Statement” means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined in the 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 Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date hereof assuming that the Company were the “registrant” for purposes of such definition; provided that in no event shall a “Significant Subsidiary” include (i) any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company created for the primary purpose of facilitating one or more Receivables Programs or holding or purchasing inventory, (ii) any non-operating Subsidiary which does not have any liabilities to Persons other than the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (iii) any Unrestricted Subsidiary.
          “Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall 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.
          “Statistical Release” means the statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded U.S. government securities adjusted to constant maturities or, if such statistical release is not published at the time of any determination hereunder, then such reasonably comparable index which shall be designated by the Company.
          “Strategic Investment” means any Investment in any Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) whose primary business is related, ancillary or complementary to a Permitted Business, and such Investment is determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or senior officers of the Company to whom the Board of Directors has duly delegated the authority to make such a determination), whose

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determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution, to promote or significantly benefit the businesses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the date of such Investment; provided that, with respect to any Strategic Investment or series of related Strategic Investments involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Investment qualifies as a Strategic Investment pursuant to this definition.
          “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person: (i) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof), and (ii) any partnership (A) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (B) the only general partners of which are such Person or of one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof).
          “substantially concurrent” means, with respect to any two or more events, the occurring of such events within 90 days of each other.
          “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA.
          “Total Tangible Assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries” means, as of any date, the total assets of all of the Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company as of such date less the amount of the intangible assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company as of such date.
          “Trustee” means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
          “Unrestricted Definitive Note” means a definitive Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that does not bear the Global Note Legend nor the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
          “Unrestricted Global Note” means a permanent global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing a series of Notes that do not bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
          “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company 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: (i) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt, (ii) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (A) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (B) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results, (iii) has not Guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (iv) 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.

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          Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.07 hereof. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of the Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.09 hereof, the Company shall be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation shall only be permitted if (i) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.09 hereof, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period; and (ii) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
          “U.S. Person” means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the Securities Act
          “Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
          “Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (A) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (B) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment, by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
          “Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person means a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or similar shares required by law to be held by third parties) shall at the time be owned by such Person and/or by one or more Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person.
Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
         
    Defined in
Term   Section
“Additional Interest”
    6.02  
“Affiliate Transaction”
    4.11  
“Asset Sale”
    4.10  
“Asset Sale Offer”
    3.09  
“Authentication Order”
    2.02  
“Calculation Date”
    1.01  
“Change of Control Offer”
    4.14  
“Change of Control Payment”
    4.14  
“Change of Control Payment Date”
    4.14  
“Covenant Defeasance”
    8.03  
“Event of Default”
    6.01  
“Excess Proceeds”
    4.10  
“incur”
    4.09  

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    Defined in
Term   Section
“Legal Defeasance”
    8.02  
“Offer Amount”
    3.09  
“Offer Period”
    3.09  
“Paying Agent”
    2.03  
“Permitted Debt”
    4.09  
“Purchase Date”
    3.09  
“Reference Period”
    4.09  
“Registrar”
    2.03  
“Restricted Payments”
    4.07  
“Trustee”
    8.05  
Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
          Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
          The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
          “indenture securities” means the Notes;
          “indenture security Holder” means a Holder of a Note;
          “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;
          “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and
          “obligor” on the Notes and the Note Guarantees means the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Note Guarantees, respectively.
          All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction.
          Unless the context otherwise requires:
          (a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
          (b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
          (c) “or” is not exclusive;
          (d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
          (e) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
          (f) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.

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ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01. Form and Dating.
               (a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Initial Notes will be (i) offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated May 17, 2011, and (ii) distributed initially only to (A) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A, (B) Non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S and (C) Affiliated Entities. Such Initial Notes may thereafter be transferred only in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter.
          The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
               (b) Global Notes. The Notes issued in global form, without interest coupons, 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).
          (i) The Notes offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more 144A Global Notes, which shall be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depositary, or will remain in the custody of the Trustee pursuant to an agreement between the Depositary and the Trustee.
          (ii) The Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Regulation S Global Notes, which shall be deposited with, or on behalf of, a custodian for the Depositary, as described in Section 2.01(b)(i) above, for credit to the respective accounts of the purchasers (or to such other accounts as they may direct) at Euroclear or Clearstream.
          (iii) Unrestricted Global Notes shall be issued in accordance with Section 2.06(b)(vi), 2.06(d)(ii), 2.06(d)(iii) and 2.06(f) and shall be deposited, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.
          Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. 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) Affiliate Notes. The Affiliate Notes originally offered and sold to Affiliated Entities shall be issued in the form of one or more Definitive Notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of

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Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto), and each Affiliate Note shall be issued with the Affiliate Security Legend. Upon such issuance, the Registrar shall register such Affiliate Notes in the name of the registered owner or owners of such Affiliate Note (or the nominee of such registered owner or owners) and deliver the certificates for such Affiliate Notes to the respective registered owner or owners (or the nominee of such registered owner or owners). Affiliate Notes will be issued as Definitive Notes and bear the Affiliate Securities Legend unless otherwise agreed by the Company (with written notice thereof to the Trustee).
               (d) Definitive Notes. Notes issued in definitive form (other than Affiliate Notes) shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Upon such issuance, the Registrar shall register such Definitive Notes in the name of the registered owner or owners of such Notes (or the nominee of such registered owner or owners) and deliver the certificates for such Notes to the respective registered owner or owners (or the nominee of such registered owner or owners).
Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
          One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.
          If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
          A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
          The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue up to the aggregate principal amount stated in paragraph 4 of the Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed such amount except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.
          The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.
          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 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.
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          The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to any Global Notes.
Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
          The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, if the Company or such Subsidiary is then acting as Paying Agent, 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 § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).
Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.
               (a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes only if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or of such cessation, (ii) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee or (iii) an Event of Default has occurred or is continuing. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.
               (b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall

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require compliance with subparagraphs (i) through (vi) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
          (i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Restricted Notes Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).
          (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 (A) 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 (B) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase. 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 an Agent’s Message delivered in accordance with the Applicable Procedures or a 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 hereof. Transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the Regulation S Global Note, whether before or after the expiration of the Restricted Period, shall be made only upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification from the transferor to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Regulation S or, after the expiration of the Restricted Period, if available, Rule 144 under the Securities Act and that, if such transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the interest transferred shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream.
          (iii) Restrictions on Transfer of Regulation S Global Note
          (A) Prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, interests in the Regulation S Global Note may only be held through Euroclear or Clearstream. Prior to expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the 144A Global Note shall be made only in accordance with Applicable Procedures and upon receipt the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided by Exhibit B or as otherwise provided by the Company in accordance with law to the effect that such transfer is being made a person whom the transferor reasonably believes is a within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting requirements of Rule 144A. Such certification shall not be required after the expiration of the Restricted Period.

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     (B) Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Note shall be transferable in accordance with law and the other terms of this Indenture.
     (iv) Other Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and delivers a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
     (v) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes to Definitive Notes. In the event that a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (including Section 2.06(a)) prior to the consummation of the Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such Notes, such Notes may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.06(b), (c), (d) and (e) (including the certification requirements set forth therein intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A, Regulation S or such other applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Company reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law.
     (vi) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in an Agent’s Message in accordance with the Applicable Procedures or in a Letter of Transmittal or otherwise via the Depositary’s book entry system that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
     (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; and
     (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

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(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 4 thereof;
     and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Notes Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
     If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (A), (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (A), (B) or (D) above.
     Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
          (c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.
     (i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (including Section 2.06(a)), then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
     (A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item 2(a) thereof;
     (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate 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 and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 2 thereof; or
     (D) 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 thereof,
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Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Restricted Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Restricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Restricted Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Restricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Restricted Notes Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.
     (ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (including Section 2.06(a)) only if:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in an Agent’s Message in accordance with Applicable Procedures or in a Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
     (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
     (D) 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 4(a) thereof; and
     (E) 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 Definitive Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend, 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 a Definitive Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 4 thereof;

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     and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (E), if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Notes Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
     (iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for 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 in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (including Section 2.06(a)), then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions an Unrestricted Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. 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 instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. 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 Restricted Notes Legend.
          (d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.
     (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note (other than an Affiliate Note) proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
     (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item 2(b) thereof;
     (B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 1 thereof;
     (C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 2 thereof; or
     (D) 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 thereof,
     the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Restricted Global Note.

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     (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note (other than an Affiliate Note) may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
     (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
     (D) 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 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 4(a) thereof; and
     (E) the Registrar receives the following:
     (1) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item 1(c) thereof; or
     (2) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 4 thereof;
     and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (E), if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Notes Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
     Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
     (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note (other than an Affiliate Note) may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee

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shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
     (iv) Affiliate Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. Affiliate Notes may not be transferred or exchanged for an interest in a Restricted Global Note. If a Holder of an Affiliate Note wishes at any time to transfer such Affiliate Note to a Person that is not an Affiliated Person at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has been issued, such Holder may, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein and in such Affiliate Note and the rules of the Depositary and notice to DTC in accordance with DTC’s procedures, cause the exchange of such Affiliate Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. Upon receipt by the Registrar of (1) such Affiliate Note, duly endorsed as provided herein and (2) such certifications or other information and as the Company may reasonably require to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption from registration under Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or such other exemption that will permit the Holder of such beneficial interest to transfer such beneficial interest under Section 4(1) or Rule 144 under the Securities Act without limitation so long as it continues not to be an Affiliated Person), then the Trustee shall cancel or cause to be canceled such Affiliate Note and concurrently therewith shall increase the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note, as applicable, by the same aggregate principal amount as the Affiliate Note canceled.
     If any such exchange or transfer from an Unrestricted Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(E) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.
          (e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).
     (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note (other than an Affiliate Note) may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:
     (A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 1 thereof and;
     (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 2 thereof; and
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certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item 3 thereof, if applicable.
     (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note (including any Affiliate Note) may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
     (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement or any other registration statement relating to such Notes;
     (C) any such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
     (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 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 4(a) thereof; and
     (E) the Registrar receives the following:
     (1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes (other than an Affiliate Note) proposes to exchange such 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 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 subparagraph (E), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Notes Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
     (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

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     (iv) Affiliate Notes to Affiliate Notes. A Holder may transfer an Affiliate Note to an eligible Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Affiliate Note issued with the Affiliate Security Legend, such Holder may, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein and in such Affiliate Note, cause the transfer of such Affiliate Note (or any portion thereof in a principal amount equal to an authorized denomination) to such transferee. Upon receipt by the Registrar of (1) such Affiliate Note, duly endorsed as provided herein and (2) such certifications or other information (including, in the case of a transfer of an Affiliate Note from an Affiliated Entity to another Affiliated Entity, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto), as the Company may reasonably require to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the Registrar, shall cancel or cause to be canceled such Affiliate Note and concurrently therewith, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Affiliate Notes in the appropriate aggregate principal amount, in accordance with the instructions referred to above and, if only a portion of a Affiliate Note is transferred as aforesaid, concurrently therewith the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the transferor an Affiliate Note in a principal amount equal to the principal amount which has not been transferred. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Affiliate Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.
          (f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons (other than Affiliated Entities) that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (1) they are not broker-dealers, (2) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (3) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, Affiliated Entities cannot tender or participate in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive Notes in the appropriate 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) Restricted Notes Legend.
     (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note other than Affiliate Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER
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     (A) IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT OR
     (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND
     (2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ONLY
     (A) TO THE COMPANY,
     (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
     (C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
     (D) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
     (E) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
     PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(C) ABOVE OR (2)(D) ABOVE, A DULY COMPLETED AND SIGNED CERTIFICATE (THE FORM OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE. PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(E) ABOVE, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY RULE 144 EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.”
     (B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(vi), (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 Restricted Notes Legend.

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     (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 (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(h) OR SECTION 9.05 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OR 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) Affiliate Note Legend. Each Affiliate Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR
(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

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(C) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED THAT ANY TRANSFEREE SHALL AGREE IN WRITING, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, TO BE BOUND BY THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS; OR
(D) A PLEDGE TO AN AFFILIATE OF THE HOLDER SO LONG AS SUCH PLEDGEE AGREES IN WRITING TO BE BOUND BY THE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS LEGEND AND IN THE AGREEMENT, DATED MARCH 17, 2011, AMONG JAMES J. KIM, 915 INVESTMENTS, LP AND THE COMPANY.
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (C) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY BE REASONABLY REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.”
          (h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
          (i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
     (i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon the Company’s order or at the Registrar’s request.
     (ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.14 and 9.05 hereof).

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     (iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
     (iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
     (v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection or (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
     (vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
     (vii) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.
     (viii) All certifications or certificates required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
Section 2.07. Replacement Notes.
     If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee 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 the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
     Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company 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.
     The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.
     If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.

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     If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
     If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money 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.
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 Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with 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 the Trustee 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 the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
     Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.
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. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all canceled Notes shall be delivered to the Company. 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. 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 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 payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

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ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND REPAYMENT
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 30 days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Trustee) but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.
Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.
     If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased 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 considers 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 $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 thereafter; 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 a 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
     Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.
     The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:
          (a) the redemption date;
          (b) the redemption price;
          (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, 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;
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          (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 paragraph of the Notes and/or 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 or accuracy of the CUSIP number, 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 as may be acceptable to the Trustee) prior to the redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.
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 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.
     Prior to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed on that date. The trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest and Additional 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 redemption. If a Note is redeemed on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any note called for redemption 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 the Company’s written request, 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 paragraphs (c) and (d) below, the Notes will not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to June 1, 2015.

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     (b) At any time on or after June 1, 2015, the Notes may be redeemed at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest and 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). The following redemption prices are for the Notes redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on June 1 of the years set forth below, and are expressed as percentages of principal amount:
         
Year   Redemption Price  
2015
    104.969 %
2016
    103.313 %
2017
    101.656 %
2018 and thereafter
    100.000 %
     (c) At any time, and from time to time, prior to June 1, 2015, the Notes are subject to redemption, as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at a price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date plus (ii) the Make-Whole Amount, if any.
     (d) At any time, and from time to time, prior to June 1, 2014, the Company may redeem up to a maximum of 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued hereunder with the proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) equal to 106.625% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant interest record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date); provided, however, that after giving effect to such redemption, at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries) remains outstanding. Any such redemption shall be made within 45 days of the closing of such Equity Offering.
     (e) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
Section 3.08. No Mandatory Redemption.
     The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes.
Section 3.09. Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.
     In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Company shall be required to commence an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes and to all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in Section 4.10 hereof (an “Asset Sale Offer”), it shall follow the procedures specified below.
     The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement and no longer, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “Offer Period”). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the “Purchase Date”), the Company shall purchase the principal amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof and such other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to Section 4.10 hereof that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds (the “Offer Amount”) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered in response to the Asset

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Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.
     If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.
     Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company shall deliver a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders. The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:
          (a) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer shall remain open;
          (b) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;
          (c) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrete or accrue interest;
          (d) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrete or accrue interest after the Purchase Date;
          (e) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in integral multiples of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter only;
          (f) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date;
          (g) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company, the depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;
          (h) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders and Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to Section 4.10 exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company shall select the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of $2,000, or integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter, shall be purchased); and
          (i) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).

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          On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered, and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.09. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than five Business Days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon written request from the Company shall authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on the Purchase Date.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01. Payment of Notes.
          The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.
          The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
          The Company shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
          The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

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          The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03.
Section 4.03. Reports.
          Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall file with the SEC, if permitted, all of the reports and other information as it would be required to file with the SEC by Sections 13(a) and 15(d) under the Exchange Act as if it were subject thereto. The Company shall supply the Trustees and each Holder of Notes, or shall supply to the Trustees for forwarding to each Holder of Notes, without cost to any such Holder, copies of such reports and other information (whether or not so filed). The Company shall at all times comply with TIA § 314(a).
Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate.
               (a) The Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that such Guarantor is so required under the TIA) shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
               (b) The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
          Any failure of the Company to take any action within a period of time explicitly or implicitly required by this Section 4.04 or Section 4.03 should be deemed cured upon the Company’s taking such action.
Section 4.05. Taxes.
          The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.
Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
          The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the

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covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Section 4.07. Restricted Payments.
               (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
     (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company);
     (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than any such Equity Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company);
     (iii) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Notes, including the Convertible Subordinated Notes, except (A) a payment of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof, (B) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement thereof for value in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement, or (C) the purchase redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of the Company’s 2.50% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due May 15, 2011; or
     (iv) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
     (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;
     (B) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof; and
     (C) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the 2018 Notes Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07(b)(ii), (iii), (iv), (vii) and (ix)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:

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     (1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the fiscal quarter commencing on January 1, 2010 to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit), plus
     (2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company since January 1, 2010 as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Company), plus
     (3) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the 2018 Notes Issue Date is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (I) the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) and (II) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment, plus
     (4) the amount by which (I) Indebtedness (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) issued after the 2018 Notes Issue Date or (ii) consisting of the Convertible Subordinated Notes, in each case, is reduced on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (if prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the date of determination) on or after the 2018 Notes Issue Date and (II) Disqualified Stock of the Company issued after the 2018 Notes Issue Date (held by any Person other than any Restricted Subsidiary) is reduced (measured with reference to its redemption or repurchase price), in each case, as a result of the conversion or exchange of any such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock into Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company, less, in each case, any cash distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange, plus
     (5) to the extent that any Investment in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that was made after the 2018 Notes Issue Date is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated, repaid for cash or such Unrestricted Subsidiary is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (I) an amount equal to the sum of (i) the net reduction in Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries resulting from dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets, in each case to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and (ii) the fair market value of the net assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary, and (II) the remaining amount of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary which has not been repaid or converted into cash or assets.
  (b)   The preceding provisions will not prohibit:
     (i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby and such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

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     (ii) the making of any payment on or with respect to, or in connection with, the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of, any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is subordinated to the Notes or of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any subordinated Indebtedness of the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition shall be excluded from Section 4.07(a)(iv)(C)(2);
     (iii) the making of any payment on or with respect to, or in connection with, the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is subordinated to the Notes with the net cash proceeds from the incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
     (iv) the payment of any dividend by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its common Capital Stock on a pro rata basis;
     (v) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any employee of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any employee equity subscription agreement, stock ownership plan or stock option agreement in effect from time to time; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $5.0 million in any twelve-month period;
     (vi) the making of any payment on or with respect to, or repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of the Convertible Subordinated Notes or any future convertible notes of the Company solely by the honoring by the Company of any request to convert such notes into capital stock (other than Disqualified Stock) by a holder of the Convertible Subordinated Notes or such future convertible notes (including the payment by the Company of any cash in lieu of fractional shares) in accordance with their terms;
     (vii) that portion of Investments the payment for which consists exclusively of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
     (viii) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $125.0 million;
     (ix) the repurchase of Equity Interests of the Company that may be deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price thereof;
     (x) any payments to one or more stockholders of the Company in connection with settling stockholder obligations for income taxes in respect of tax periods ending prior to the conversion of the Company from “S” corporation status to “C” corporation status;
     (xi) in the case of an Asset Sale, any asset sale offer required under the terms of other Indebtedness of the Company after the Company has complied with its obligations to the Holders of the Notes under Section 4.10; and

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     (xii) in the case of a Change of Control, any Change of Control Offer to repurchase the Convertible Subordinated Notes after the Company has complied with its obligations to the Holders of the Notes under Section 4.14.
          The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The fair market value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this covenant with a fair market value in excess of $5.0 million shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate which shall be delivered to the Trustee. Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment valued in excess of $5.0 million, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment is permitted and setting forth the basis upon which the calculations required by this Section 4.07 were computed, together with a copy of any fairness opinion or appraisal required by this Indenture.
Section 4.08. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.
               (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to
     (i) (A) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (I) on its Capital Stock or (II) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits or (B) pay any indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (ii) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or
     (iii) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
               (b) The preceding restrictions in Section 4.08(a) will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
     (i) Existing Indebtedness as in effect on the date hereof and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof, provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in such Existing Indebtedness, as in effect on the date hereof;
     (ii) this Indenture, the Notes and the Notes Guarantees;
     (iii) applicable law;
     (iv) any instrument governing or relating to Permitted Bank Debt or Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries, in each case that meets the criteria specified in clauses (i) and (xiii), respectively, of Section 4.09(b); provided, that the Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith at the time that such encumbrance or restriction is created that the encumbrance or restriction (A) would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Company to pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes at their Stated Maturity or to pay principal and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes at their final Stated

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Maturity, and (B) is not materially more disadvantageous to holders of the Notes than is customary in comparable financings;
     (v) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired, provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred;
     (vi) customary nonassignment provisions in leases, licenses and other contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
     (vii) purchase money obligations or Capital Lease Obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions on the property so acquired of the nature described in Section 4.08(a)(iii);
     (viii) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts dividends, distributions, loans, advances or transfers by such Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;
     (ix) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;
     (x) agreements entered into with respect to Liens securing Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.12 hereof that limit the right of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to dispose of the assets subject to such Lien;
     (xi) provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
     (xii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
     (xiii) any Receivables Program; and
     (xiv) any restriction imposed pursuant to contracts for the sale of assets with respect to the transfer of the assets to be sold pursuant to such contract.
Section 4.09. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.
               (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company will not issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company may issue Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor may issue

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preferred stock, if the Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters (the “Reference Period”) for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been at least 2.0 to 1, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred, or the Disqualified Stock or preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
               (b) Clause (a) of this Section 4.09 will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):
     (i) the incurrence by the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary of any Permitted Bank Debt; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Bank Debt at any one time outstanding shall not exceed $100.0 million plus 85% of the consolidated accounts receivable of the Company plus 50% of the consolidated inventory of the Company;
     (ii) the incurrence by the Company and its Subsidiaries of Existing Indebtedness;
     (iii) the incurrence by the Company and any Guarantor of Indebtedness represented by the Notes and any Note Guarantees;
     (iv) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (A) Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) Capital Lease Obligations, in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (iv), not to exceed the greater of $75.0 million and 10% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Assets;
     (v) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance or replace, Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Indenture to be incurred under Section 4.09(a) or clauses (ii), (iii), (v), (xiii) or (xiv) of this Section 4.09(b);
     (vi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that: (A) if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness is in favor of a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Notes in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantee and of such Guarantor, in the case of a Guarantor, and (B)(I) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary thereof and (II) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary thereof; shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (vi);
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currency risk in the ordinary course of business for bona fide hedging purposes; provided that the notional principal amount of any such Hedging Obligation with respect to interest rates does not exceed the amount of Indebtedness or other liability to which such Hedging Obligation relates;
     (viii) the Guarantee by the Company or any of the Guarantors of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 4.09;
     (ix) the incurrence by the Company’s Unrestricted Subsidiaries of Non-Recourse Debt; provided, however, that if any such Indebtedness ceases to be Non-Recourse Debt of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such event shall be deemed to constitute an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was not permitted by this clause (ix);
     (x) the incurrence of Indebtedness solely in respect of performance, surety and similar bonds or completion or performance Guarantees, to the extent that such incurrence does not result in the incurrence of any obligation for the payment of borrowed money to others;
     (xi) the incurrence of Indebtedness arising from the agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary; provided, however, that: (A) such Indebtedness is not reflected as a liability on the balance sheet of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, and (B) the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds, including non-cash proceeds (the fair market value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value), actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
     (xii) the accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional             shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock; provided, in each such case, that the amount thereof is included in Consolidated Interest Expense of the Company as accrued;
     (xiii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by Foreign Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed 10% of the Total Tangible Assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and
     (xiv) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xiv), not to exceed $75.0 million.
               (c) Indebtedness or preferred stock of any Person which is outstanding at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (including upon designation of any Subsidiary or other Person as a Restricted Subsidiary) or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed to have been incurred at the time such Person becomes such a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as applicable.
               (d) The Company will not incur any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company unless such

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Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness of the Company shall be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company solely by virtue of any Liens, Guarantees, maturity of payments of structural seniority.
               (e) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xiv) of Section 4.09(b) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a), the Company may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such of Indebtedness (or any part thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09 and such item of Indebtedness shall be treated as having been incurred pursuant to only one of such clauses of Section 4.09(b) or pursuant to Section 4.09(a).
               (f) For purposes of determining any particular amount of Indebtedness under this covenant, Guarantees, Liens or obligations in support of letters of credit supporting Indebtedness shall not be included to the extent such letters of credit are included in the amount of such Indebtedness.
               (g) Any increase in the amount of any Indebtedness solely by reason of currency fluctuations shall not be considered an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this covenant.
               (h) Accrual of interest and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09.
Section 4.10. Asset Sales.
               (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:
     (i) sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of any assets or rights (including by way of a sale-and-leaseback) other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business (provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other distribution of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 4.14 and 5.01 hereof and not by Section 4.10(c));
     (ii) with respect to the Company, sell Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries;
     (iii) with respect to the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries, issue Equity Interests (each of the foregoing, an “Asset Sale”),
     unless (x) the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value (evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of and (y) at least 75% of the consideration received therefor by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or other Qualified Proceeds.
               (b) Notwithstanding clause (a) of this Section 4.10, the following shall not be deemed to be Asset Sales:
     (i) any single transaction or series of related transactions that (A) involves assets having a fair market value of less than $5.0 million or (B) results in net proceeds to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of less than $5.0 million;

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     (ii) a transfer of assets between or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary;
     (iii) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary;
     (iv) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any Receivable Program Assets by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Receivables Program;
     (v) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any inventory, receivables or other current assets by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
     (vi) the granting of a Permitted Lien;
     (vii) the licensing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business or on commercially reasonable terms;
     (viii) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of obsolete or worn out equipment or equipment no longer useful in the Company’s business; and
     (ix) the making or liquidating of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted by Section 4.07 hereof.
               (c) Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale, the Company (or such Restricted Subsidiary) may apply such Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale, at its option, either
     (i) to repay Permitted Bank Debt, and if such Permitted Bank Debt is revolving debt, to effect a corresponding commitment reduction thereunder;
     (ii) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or a majority of the Voting Stock of, another Permitted Business;
     (iii) to make a capital expenditure; or
     (iv) to acquire any other long-term assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business.
     Pending the final application of any such Net Proceeds, the Company (or such Restricted Subsidiary) may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture. Any Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale that are not finally applied or invested as provided in paragraphs (i) through (iv) of this clause (c) will be deemed to constitute “Excess Proceeds.” Within five days of each date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20 million, the Company shall commence a pro rata Asset Sale Offer pursuant to Section 3.09 hereof to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.09 hereof. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the

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Company (or such Subsidiary) may use such deficiency for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. Upon completion of such offer to purchase, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be deemed to be reset at zero.
Section 4.11. Transactions with Affiliates.
               (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or Guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless:
     (i) such Affiliate Transaction (when viewed together with related Affiliate Transactions, if any) is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and
     (ii) the Company delivers to the Trustee
     (A) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this covenant and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors (of which there must be at least one); and
     (B) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the Holders of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.
               (b) The following items shall not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to clause (a) of this Section 4.11:
     (i) any employment agreement or arrangement entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any employee benefit plan available to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries generally, in each case in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the past practice of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;
     (ii) Affiliate Transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (iii) payment of reasonable directors fees to Persons who are not otherwise Affiliates of the Company and indemnity provided on behalf of officers, directors and employees of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company; and
     (iv) any Restricted Payments that are permitted by Section 4.07 hereof.
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majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors (of which there must be at least one to utilize this method of approval) and evidenced by a board resolution or for which a fairness opinion has been issued shall be deemed to be on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person and thus shall be permitted under this Section 4.11.
Section 4.12. Liens.
          The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens, unless the Notes or any existing Note Guarantee of a Subsidiary subject to such Lien are equally and ratably secured with the obligations so secured for as long as such Indebtedness will be so secured.
Section 4.13. Corporate Existence.
          Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.
Section 4.14. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.
               (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter) of each Holder’s Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall deliver a notice to each Holder stating:
     (i) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.14 and that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;
     (ii) the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no later than 30 business days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of Control Payment Date”);
     (iii) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
     (iv) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
     (v) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to

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Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Notes completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;
     (vi) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased;
     (vii) (vii) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter.
               (b) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes in connection with a Change of Control.
               (c) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered, and (iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly deliver to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered by such Holder, if any; provided, that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
               (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.14, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.14 and Section 3.09 hereof and all other provisions of this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
Section 4.15. Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Capital Stock in Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
          The Company (a) shall not, and shall not permit any of Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company to, transfer, convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests in any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to any Person (other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company), unless (i) such transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition is of all the Equity Interests in such Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or immediately following such transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition, the Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) the cash Net Proceeds from such transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition are applied in accordance with Section 4.10(c) hereof, and (b) shall not permit any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to issue any of its Equity

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Interests (other than, if necessary, shares of its Capital Stock constituting directors’ qualifying shares) to any Person other than to the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless immediately following such issuance the Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary.
Section 4.16. Payments for Consent.
          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder of any Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid or is paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
Section 4.17. Future Subsidiary Guarantees.
          If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall acquire, create or capitalize a Domestic Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture that is a Significant Subsidiary, then that newly acquired, created or capitalized Subsidiary must become a Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture satisfactory to the Trustee and deliver an Opinion of Counsel, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, to the Trustee within 10 Business Days of the date on which it was acquired or created. The form of such Supplemental Indenture is attached as Exhibit E hereto.
Section 4.18. Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
          The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as such designation would not cause a Default hereunder. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of such designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a)(iv)(C) hereof or Permitted Investments, as applicable. All such outstanding Investments will be valued at their fair market value at the time of such designation. That designation will only be permitted if such Restricted Payment would be permitted at that time and if such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if the redesignation would not cause a Default hereunder.
Section 4.19. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
          The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction; provided that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into a sale and leaseback transaction if (i) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, could have incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt relating to such sale and leaseback transaction (if the lease is in the nature of an operating lease, otherwise the amount of Indebtedness) under the Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ration test in Section 4.09(a) hereof, and (ii) the transfer of assets in that sale and leaseback transaction is permitted by, and the Company applies the proceeds of such transaction in compliance with, Section 4.10(c) hereof.
          The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any sale and leaseback transaction if (i) the transaction is solely between the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries, or (ii) the sale and leaseback transaction is consummated within 180 days after the purchase of the assets subject to such transaction.

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ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.
          The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless (i) the Company is the surviving corporation or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, (iii) immediately after such transaction no Default or Event of Default exists, (iv) except in the case of the amalgamation, consolidation or merger of the Company with or into a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or with or into any Person solely for the purpose of effecting a change in the state of incorporation of the Company, the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) shall, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof, and (v) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition complies with this Indenture. In addition, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person. The provisions of this Section 5.01 shall not be applicable to a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of assets by the Company to any of its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries.
Section 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
          Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the successor corporation and not to the Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein; provided, however, that the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes except in the case of a sale of all of the Company’s assets that meets the requirements of Section 5.01 hereof.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. Events of Default.
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               (a) the Company defaults in the payment when due of interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes and such default continues for a period of 30 days;
               (b) the Company defaults in the payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon redemption (including in connection with an offer to purchase) or otherwise;
               (c) the Company fails to make any payment required to be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.10 or 4.14 hereof;
               (d) the Company fails to observe or perform any other covenant, representation, warranty or other agreement in this Indenture or the Notes for 60 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class;
               (e) a default occurs under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this Indenture, which default (i) is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness at the Stated Maturity thereof or (ii) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to the Stated Maturity thereof, and, in each case, the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $10 million or more;
               (f) a final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money are entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary and such judgment or judgments remain undischarged for a period (during which execution shall not be effectively stayed) of 60 days, provided that the aggregate of all such undischarged judgments exceeds $10 million (other than amounts covered by insurance);
               (g) within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law, the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary:
     (i) commences a voluntary case,
     (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
     (iii) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
     (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
     (v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or
               (h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

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     (i) is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
     (ii) appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
     (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.
Section 6.02. Acceleration.
               (a) If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Significant Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon any such declaration, the Notes shall become due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in clause (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs with respect to the Company, any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes shall be due and payable immediately without further action or notice. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of all of the Holders rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default (except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has become due solely because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived.
               (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company so elects, the sole remedy of the Holders for the Company’s failure to file or furnish reports or other financial information pursuant to TIA § 314(a) or as otherwise required by the Indenture (including Section 4.03), will for the first 180 days after the occurrence of such failure, consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the Notes at a rate per annum: equal to (i) 0.25% for the first 90 days after the occurrence of such failure and (ii) 0.50% from the 91st day to, and including, the 180th day after the occurrence of such failure (“Additional Interest”). Additional Interest will accrue on all outstanding Notes from and including the date on which such failure first occurs until such violation is cured or waived and shall be payable on each relevant interest payment date to Holders of record on the regular record date immediately preceding such interest payment date. On the 181st day after such failure (if such violation is not cured or waived prior to such 181st day), such failure will then constitute an Event of Default without any further notice or lapse of time and the Notes will be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02(a) above. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to “interest” contained herein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest.
Section 6.03. Other Remedies.
          If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

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          The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
          Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase) (provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration). Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.05. Control by Majority.
          Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
          A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:
               (a) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
               (b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
               (c) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
               (d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and
               (e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.
          A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.

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Section 6.07. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.
          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
          If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium, interest and Additional Interest, if any, remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
          The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.10. Priorities.
          If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
     First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
     Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, respectively; and

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          Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.
          The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.
          In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
               (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
               (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
          (i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
          (ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
               (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
          (i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section;
          (ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
          (iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

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               (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section.
               (e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
               (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
               (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
               (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
               (c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
               (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
               (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.
               (f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
          The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

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Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.
          The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults.
          If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.
Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.
          Within 60 days after each March 15 beginning with the March 15 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall deliver to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).
          A copy of each report at the time of its delivery to the Holders of Notes shall be delivered to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange.
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
          The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder, as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
          The Company shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its

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obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
          The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
          To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
          When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
          The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
          A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section.
          The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
               (a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
               (b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
               (c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
               (d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
          If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
          If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

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          If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
          A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
          If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business (including the trust created by this Indenture) to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
          There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has (or if the Trustee is a subsidiary of a bank holding company, its parent shall have) a combined capital and surplus of at least $100 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
          This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b).
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
          The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
          The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.
Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge.
          Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes on the date the

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conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on such Notes when such payments are due, (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith and (d) this Section 8.02. Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.
Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance.
          Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18 and 4.19 hereof and clause (iv) of Section 5.01 hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(c) through 6.01(f) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default.
Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.
          The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof to the outstanding Notes:
          In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
               (a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;

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               (b) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
               (c) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
               (d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds of which will be used to defease the Notes pursuant to this Article 8 concurrently with such incurrence) or insofar as Sections 6.01(g) or 6.01(h) hereof is concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;
               (e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;
               (f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (which may be subject to customary exceptions) to the effect that on the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally;
               (g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others;
               (h) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with; and
               (i) except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, each Guarantor shall have been released from its Obligations under its Note Guarantee.
Section 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.
          Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall

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be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
          The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.
          Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
Section 8.06. Repayment to Company.
          Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
Section 8.07. Reinstatement.
          If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

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ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of Notes.
          Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes without the consent of any Holder of a Note:
               (a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
               (b) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of Article 2 hereof (including the related definitions) in a manner that does not materially adversely affect any Holder;
               (c) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders of the Notes by a successor to the Company pursuant to Article 5 or Article 10 hereof;
               (d) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any Holder of the Note;
               (e) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
               (f) to make any change necessary to make this Indenture, the Notes or the Notes Guarantee, as applicable, consistent with the disclosure under the caption “Description of Notes” in the final offering memorandum relating to the initial issuance of the Notes; or
               (g) to permit any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes.
          Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes.
          Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.14 hereof), the Note Guarantees and the Notes with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection

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with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Section 2.08 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.
          Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such amended or supplemental Indenture unless such amended or supplemental Indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture.
          It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
          After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental Indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):
               (a) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
               (b) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter or waive any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes except as provided above with respect to Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.14 hereof;
               (c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any Note;
               (d) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
               (e) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
               (f) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes;
               (g) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 hereof or in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions;
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               (i) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
          Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in a amended or supplemental Indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.
Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
          Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.
Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
          The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.
          Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
          The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental Indenture until the Board of Directors approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 11.04 hereof, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
ARTICLE 10
NOTE GUARANTEES
Section 10.01. Guarantee.
          Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or

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thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
          The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.
          If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
          Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guarantee.
          As of the date of this Indenture, there are no Guarantors.
Section 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability.
          Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

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Section 10.03. Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.
          To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form included in Exhibit D shall be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by its President or one of its Vice Presidents.
          Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.
          If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Note Guarantee is endorsed, the Note Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.
          The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.
          In the event that the Company creates or acquires any new Subsidiaries subsequent to the date of this Indenture, if required by Section 4.18 hereof, the Company shall cause such Subsidiaries to execute supplemental indentures to this Indenture and Note Guarantees in accordance with Section 4.18 hereof and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.
Section 10.04. Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.
          Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05, no Guarantor may consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, in each case other than with or to the Company or another Guarantor unless:
               (a) subject to Section 10.05 hereof, either: (i) the Surviving Person (if not a Guarantor or the Company) is a Restricted Subsidiary and expressly assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under the Indenture and the Notes Guarantee by executing a supplemental indenture and other documents reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; or (ii) such sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance or other disposition or merger, consolidation or amalgamation is otherwise in compliance with Section 4.10; and
               (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists.
          In case of any such consolidation or merger and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Guarantor, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

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          Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, and notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or another Guarantor.
Section 10.05. Release of Notes Guarantors.
               (a) A Notes Guarantor shall be released from all of its obligations under its Notes Guarantee and this Indenture:
          (i) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or all of the Capital Stock of that Notes Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company, if such sale or other disposition is in compliance with Section 10.04;
          (ii) upon the designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or
          (iii) upon the delivery by the Company to the Trustees of an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Guarantor is not a Significant Subsidiary or a Domestic Subsidiary;
          and in each case, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provide for relating to such transactions have been complied with and that such release is authorized and permitted hereunder.
               (b) If all of the conditions to release contained in this Section 10.05 have been satisfied, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Company or any Notes Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Notes Guarantor from its obligations under its Notes Guarantee under this Article 10.
          Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 10.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
          If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA §318(c), the imposed duties shall control.
Section 11.02. Notices.
          Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

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If to the Company and/or any Guarantor:
Amkor Technology, Inc.
1900 South Price Road
Chandler, Arizona 85286
Telecopier No.: (610) 431-3990
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telecopier No.: (650) 493-6811
Attention: Larry Sonsini
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
One Federal Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Telecopier No.: (617) 603-6665
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
(Amkor Technology, Inc. 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021)
          The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
          All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery. Notwithstanding the foregoing, notices to the Trustee shall be effective only upon receipt by a Responsible Officer.
          Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
          If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

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          If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Section 11.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.
          Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).
Section 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
          Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
               (a) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
               (b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
Section 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
          Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and shall include:
               (a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
               (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
               (c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and
               (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.
Section 11.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents.
     The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 11.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
          No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or such Guarantor under the Notes, the Note Guarantees, this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or

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by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
Section 11.08. Governing Law, Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process
          THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
Section 11.09. Agent for Service; Submission to Jurisdiction.
          Each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes, or brought under federal or state securities laws or brought by the Trustee, may be instituted in any federal or state court in the State of New York, borough of Manhattan. The Company has irrevocably appointed Corporation Service Company, located at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19898-1660, as its agent (the “Authorized Agent”) for service of process in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture and the Notes, or brought under federal or state securities laws or brought by the Trustee, that may be instituted in federal or state courts in the State of New York, borough of Manhattan. The Company expressly consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of such action and waives any other requirements or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. Such appointment shall be irrevocable unless and until replaced by an agent reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The Company agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to the Company shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Company.
Section 11.10. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
          This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 11.11. Successors.
          All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05.
Section 11.12. Severability.
          In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 11.13. Counterpart Originals.
          The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

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Section 11.14. Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
          The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 11.15. Designated Senior Debt.
          The Notes shall be “Designated Senior Debt” for purposes of the indentures governing the Convertible Subordinated Notes.
[Signatures on following page]

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SIGNATURES
Dated as of May 20, 2011
         
  AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Joanne Solomon    
    Name:   Joanne Solomon   
    Title:   Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Susan Freedman    
    Name:   Susan Freedman   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO INDENTURE]

 


 

EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
[Insert the Global Note Legend if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
[Insert the Restricted Notes Legend if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
[Face of Note]
     
No.   CUSIP:
$   ISIN:
6.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of                      on June 1, 2021.
Interest Payment Dates: June 1 and December 1, commencing December 1, 2011.
Record Dates: May 15 and November 15.
Dated:
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers
         
     Dated:   AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:
   
 
       
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
   
 
       
By:
       
 
       
 
  Authorized Signatory    

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[Back of Note]
          Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
          1. Interest. Amkor Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the principal amount of this Note at 6.625% per annum from May 20, 2011 until maturity. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be December 1, 2011. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
          2. Method of Payment. The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the May 15 and November 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
          3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
          4. Indenture. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of May 20, 2011 (“Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are obligations of the Company limited to $400,000,000 in aggregate principal amount.

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          5. Optional Redemption.
          (a) Except as set forth in clauses (c) and (d) of this paragraph 5, the Notes will not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to June 1, 2015.
          (b) At any time and from time to time on and after June 1, 2015, the Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest and 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). The following redemption prices are for the Notes redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on May 1 of the years set forth below, and are expressed as percentages of principal amount:
         
Year   Redemption Price  
2015
    104.969 %
2016
    103.313 %
2017
    101.656 %
2018 and thereafter
    100.000 %
          (c) At any time, and from time to time, prior to June 1, 2015, the Notes are subject to redemption, as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at a price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date plus (ii) the Make-Whole Amount, if any.
          (d) At any time, and from time to time, prior to June 1, 2014, the Company may redeem up to a maximum of 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under the Indenture with the proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) equal to 106.625% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant interest record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date); provided, however, that after giving effect to such redemption, at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries) remains outstanding. Any such redemption shall be made within 45 days of the closing of such Equity Offering.
          6. No Mandatory Redemption.
          Except as set forth in paragraph 7 below, the Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes.
          7. Repurchase at Option of Holder.
          (a) If there is a Change of Control, the Company shall be required to make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter) of each Holder’s Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon, if any, to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall deliver a notice to each Holder setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.
          (b) If the Company or a Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sales, within five days of each date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20 million, the Company shall

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commence an offer to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to Section 4.10 of the Indenture (as “Asset Sale Offer”) pursuant to Section 3.09 of the Indenture to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and such pari passu Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company (or such Subsidiary) may use such deficiency for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders thereof plus the amount of any pari passu Indebtedness surrendered by the holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Notes.
          8. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
          9. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.
          10. Amendment, Supplement and Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class, and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented to (i) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; (ii) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of Article 2 of the Indenture (including the related definitions) in a manner that does not materially adversely affect any Holder; (iii) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders of the Notes by a successor to the Company pursuant to Article 5 or Article 10 of the Indenture; (iv) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any Holder of the Note; (v) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; (vi) to make any change necessary to make the Indenture, the Notes or the Notes Guarantee, as applicable, consistent with the disclosure under the caption “Description of Notes” in the final offering memorandum relating to the initial issuance of the Notes; or (vii) to permit any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes.

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          Without the consent of each holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a nonconsenting holder): (i) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; (ii) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter or waive any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes except as provided above with respect to Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.14 of the Indenture; (iii) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any Note; (iv) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); (v) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes; (vi) make any change in the provisions of the Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of or interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes; (vii) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 of the Indenture or in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions; (viii) waive a payment required by any of the covenants in Sections 3.09, 4.10, 4.14 of the Indenture; or (ix) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or the Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
          11. Defaults and Remedies. An “Event of Default” occurs if: (i) the Company defaults in the payment when due of interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes and such default continues for a period of 30 days; (ii) the Company defaults in the payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon redemption (including in connection with an offer to purchase) or otherwise; (iii) the Company fails to make any payment required to be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture; (iv) the Company fails to observe or perform any other covenant, representation, warranty or other agreement in the Indenture or the Notes for 60 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class; (v) a default occurs under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the Indenture, which default (A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness at the Stated Maturity thereof or (B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to the Stated Maturity thereof, and, in each case, the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $10 million or more; (vi) a final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money are entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary and such judgment or judgments remain undischarged for a period (during which execution shall not be effectively stayed) of 60 days, provided that the aggregate of all such undischarged judgments exceeds $10 million (other than amounts covered by insurance); and (vii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary.
          If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company so elects, the sole remedy of the Holders for the Company’s failure to file or furnish reports or other financial information pursuant to TIA § 314(a) or as

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otherwise required by the Indenture (including Section 4.03 thereof), will for the first 180 days after the occurrence of such failure, consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the Notes at a rate per annum: equal to (i) 0.25% for the first 90 days after the occurrence of such failure and (ii) 0.50% from the 91st day to, and including, the 180th day after the occurrence of such failure (“Additional Interest”). Additional Interest will accrue on all outstanding Notes from and including the date on which such failure first occurs until such violation is cured or waived and shall be payable on each relevant interest payment date to Holders of record on the regular record date immediately preceding such interest payment date. On the 181st day after such failure (if such violation is not cured or waived prior to such 181st day), such failure will then constitute an Event of Default without any further notice or lapse of time and the Notes will be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02(a) of the Indenture. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to “interest” contained herein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest.
          Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, or the principal of, the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
          12. DESIGNATED SENIOR DEBT. This Note shall be “Designated Senior Debt” for purposes of the indentures governing the Convertible Subordinated Notes.
          13. GOVERNING LAW. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
          14. Trustee Dealings with Company. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
          15. No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder, of the Company, as such, shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
          16. Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
          17. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=

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joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
          18. CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
          The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:
Amkor Technology, Inc.
1900 South Price Road
Chandler, Arizona 85286
Attention: Chief Financial Officer

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Assignment Form
     To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
     
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:
   
 
   
 
  (Insert assignee’s legal name)
 
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
 
 
 
 
 
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
         
and irrevocably appoint
       
 
 
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company.   The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Date:                                        
         
 
  Your Signature:    
 
       
 
               (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Signature Guarantee*:                                         
 
*   Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

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Option of Holder to Elect Purchase
     If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
o Section 4.10            o Section 4.14
     If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
     $                                         
Date:                                         
         
 
  Your Signature:
 
               (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
 
 
  Tax Identification No.:    
 
       
Signature Guarantee*:                                         
 
*   Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE
          The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
                                 
                    Principal Amount of        
                    this Global Note     Signature of  
    Amount of decrease in     Amount of increase in     following such     authorized officer of  
    Principal Amount of     Principal Amount of     decrease     Trustee or Note  
Date of Exchange   this Global Note     this Global Note     (or increase)     Custodian  
 
                               

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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Amkor Technology, Inc.
1345 Enterprise Drive
West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380
Attention: Secretary
U.S. Bank National Association
One Federal Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Telecopier No.: (617) 603-6665
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
          Re: 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021
          Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2011 (the “Indenture”), between Amkor Technology, Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
                                                  , (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $                      in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to                                          (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
1.   [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE 144A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Notes Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
2.   [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE OR DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the

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    time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, and (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Restricted Notes Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
 
3.   [ ] CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE (OTHER THAN AFFILIATE NOTES) PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A OR REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof.
 
4.   [ ] CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF AN AFFILIATE NOTE. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Affiliate Notes and in compliance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that such Transfer is being effected (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) pursuant to a registration statement which has become effective under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to any other available exemption from, or a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided that any transferee shall agree in writing satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the foregoing restrictions or (iv) a pledge to an affiliate of the holder and such pledge has agreed in writing to be bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and in the agreement dated May 17, 2011, among James J. Kim, 915 Investments, LP and the Company.
 
5.   [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE.
  (a)   [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Notes Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Notes Legend

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      printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
 
  (b)   [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Notes Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Notes Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
 
  (c)   [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Notes Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Notes Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
     This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
     
 
   
 
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
         
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Dated:                                        

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EXHIBIT B
ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
1.   The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:
[CHECK ONE]
  (i)   [ ] 144A Global Note (CUSIP                      ), or
 
  (ii)   [ ] Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP                      ), or
 
  (iii)   [ ] Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP                      ), or
 
  (iv)   [ ] Affiliate Note (CUSIP                      ),
2.   After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:
[CHECK ONE]
  (a)   [ ] a beneficial interest in the:
  (i)   [ ] 144A Global Note (CUSIP                      ), or
 
  (ii)   [ ] Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP                      ), or
 
  (iii)   [ ] Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP                      ), or
  (b)   [ ] a Restricted Definitive Note; or
 
  (c)   [ ] an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
 
  (d)   [ ] an Affiliate Note,
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Amkor Technology, Inc.
1345 Enterprise Drive
West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380
Attention: Secretary
U.S. Bank National Association
One Federal Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Telecopier No.: (617) 603-6665
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
     Re: 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021
     Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2011 (the “Indenture”), between Amkor Technology, Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
                                              , (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $                      in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1.   EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE
  (a)   [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Notes Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
(b)   [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s

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    own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Notes Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
 
(c)   [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture, the Restricted Notes Legend and, if applicable, the Affiliate Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
 
(d)   [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE (OTHER THAN AN AFFILIATE NOTE) TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture, the Restricted Notes Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
2.   EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES FOR RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES
  (a)   [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted

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      Notes Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
 
  (b)   [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE (OTHER THAN AN AFFILIATE NOTE) TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Notes Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
3.   EXCHANGE OF AFFILIATE NOTE FOR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE.
  (a)   [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM AFFILIATE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Affiliate Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Notes Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
     This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
         
 
 
[Insert Name of Transferor]  
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
          
Date: __________         
 

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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
     For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of May 20, 2011 (the “Indenture”) among Amkor Technology, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes (as defined in the Indenture), whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal and premium, and, to the extent permitted by law, interest, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Note Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Note Guarantee. Each Holder of a Note, by accepting the same, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions.
[Signature page follows]

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EXHIBIT D
         
  [Guarantor]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS
     Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of                      , among                      (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Amkor Technology, Inc. (or its permitted successor), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
          WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of May 20, 2011, governing the Company’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”);
          WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and
          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
          NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
          1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
          2. Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees as follows:
          (a) Along with all Guarantors named in the Indenture, to jointly and severally Guarantee to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:
          (i) the principal of and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and
          (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately.

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          (b) The obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor.
          (c) The following is hereby waived: diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever.
          (d) This Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and the Indenture, and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary accepts all obligations of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
          (e) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors, or any Custodian, Trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
          (f) The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby.
          (g) As between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee.
          (h) The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guarantee.
          (i) Pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Indenture, after giving effect to any maximum amount and any other contingent and fixed liabilities that are relevant under any applicable Bankruptcy or fraudulent conveyance laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under Article 10 of the Indenture, this Note Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount permissible such that the obligations of such Guarantor under this Note Guarantee will not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
     3. Execution and Delivery. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Note Guarantees shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.

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               4. Guaranteeing Subsidiary May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms.
               (a) Except as otherwise provided in Article 4 hereof and Section 10.05 of the Indenture, no Guarantor may consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, in each case other than with or to the Company or another Guarantor unless:
               (a) subject to Article 4 hereof and Section 10.05 of the Indenture, either: (i) the Surviving Person (if not a Guarantor or the Company) is a Restricted Subsidiary and expressly assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under the Indenture and the Notes Guarantee by executing a supplemental indenture and other documents reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; or (ii) such sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance or other disposition or merger, consolidation or amalgamation is otherwise in compliance with Section 4.10 of the Indenture; and
               (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists.
          In case of any such consolidation or merger and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Guarantor, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under the Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of the Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
          (c) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 and Section 10.05 of Article 10 of the Indenture, and notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, nothing contained in the Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or another Guarantor.
          5. Releases.
          (a) A Notes Guarantor shall be released from all of its obligations under its Notes Guarantee and the Indenture:
          (i) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or all of the Capital Stock of that Notes Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company, if such sale or other disposition is in compliance with Section 10.04 of the Indenture;

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          (ii) upon the designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and
          (iii) upon the delivery by the Company to the Trustees of an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Guarantor is not a Significant Subsidiary or a Domestic Subsidiary;
          and in each case, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provide for relating to such transactions have been complied with and that such release is authorized and permitted hereunder.
          (b) Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under the Indenture as provided in Article 10 of the Indenture.
          6. No Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or agent of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
          7. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
          8. Counterparts The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
          9. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
          10. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
Dated:                      ,          
         
  [Guaranteeing Subsidiary]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  Amkor Technology, Inc.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  [Existing Guarantors]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  U.S. Bank National Association,
as Trustee
 
 
  By:      
    Authorized Signatory   
       
 

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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER
FROM AFFILIATED ENTITY TO ANOTHER AFFILIATED ENTITY
[Date]
U.S. Bank National Association
One Federal Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Attention:       Corporate Trust Services
Re:   6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 the “Notes”)
of Amkor Technology, Inc. (the “Company”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2011 (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Indenture.
          This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of US $ principal amount of the Notes (the “Transferred Notes”) to the undersigned (the “Transferee”).
          Upon transfer, the Transferred Notes should be registered in the name of the new owner as follows:
          Name:                                          [If applicable, add: as nominee for the transferee]
          Address:                                         
          Taxpayer ID Number:                                         
          (as shown in the Form W-9 or Form W-8 BEN attached hereto)
          The undersigned represents and warrants to you that, pursuant to Section [ ] of the Indenture, the transferee agrees to abide by all restrictions applicable to the transferor of the Notes.
          You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
         
  Very truly yours,
[Name of Transferee]
 
 
  By:      
    Authorized Signature   
       
 

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Exhibit 4.3
EXECUTION VERSION
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated May 20, 2011
among
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
and
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
and
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

 


 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
          THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 20, 2011, among AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. and CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., as the initial purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers”) named in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
          This Agreement is made pursuant to the purchase agreement dated May 17, 2011 (the “Purchase Agreement”), among the Company and the Initial Purchasers, pursuant to which the Company proposes to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Securities”). In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement.
          In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:
          1. Definitions.
          As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following meanings:
     “1933 Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
     “1934 Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
     “Additional Interest” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
     “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the Company’s successors.
     “Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii).
     “Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company of Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.
     “Exchange Offer Consummation Deadline” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
     “Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the 1933 Act effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.
     “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the

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Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
     “Exchange Securities” shall mean securities issued by the Company under the Indenture containing terms identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not contain restrictions on transfer or be subject to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
     “Filing Date” means with respect to the Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(b)(i), (ii) or (iii), the later of (x) 120 days after the Issuance Date or (y) the 45th day after such determination, date or notice, as applicable.
     “Free Writing Prospectus” means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities.
     “Holder” shall mean the registered holder of Registrable Securities, and each of its successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who become registered owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that for purposes of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, the term “Holder” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers (as defined in Section 4(a)).
     “Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities dated as of May 20, 2011 between the Company and the Trustee, and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
     “Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
     “Issuance Date” shall mean May 20, 2011.
     “Issuer Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
     “Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Company or any of its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) (other than the Holders of Registrable Securities if such Holders are deemed to be such affiliates solely by reason of their holding of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount.
     “Notice Holder” means each Holder that provides the Company the information described in Section 3.
     “Participating Broker-Dealer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

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     “Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
     “Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including all material incorporated by reference therein.
     “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
     “Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided, however, that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when an Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to validly tendered Securities shall have been declared effective under the 1933 Act and such Securities shall have been exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer for Exchange Securities, (ii) when a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such Securities shall have been declared effective under the 1933 Act and such Securities shall have been disposed of pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, (iii) when such Securities have become freely transferable by Persons other than “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144 under the 1933 Act) of the Company pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Act under circumstances in which any legend borne by the Securities relating to restrictions on transferability thereof is removed or is subject to removal at the request of the Holder, the Securities do not (or are not required to) bear a restricted CUSIP number and such Securities are eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144, or any successor provision, of the 1933 Act, or (iv) when such Securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.
     “Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock exchange or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any Underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements and other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Majority Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial Purchasers) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the

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independent public accountants of the Company, including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.
     “Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Company that covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
     “Requisite Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.
     “SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
     “Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
     “Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof.
     “Shelf Registration Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.
     “Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(b) of this Agreement which covers all of the Registrable Securities (but no other securities unless approved by the Holders whose Registrable Securities are covered by such Shelf Registration Statement) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
     “Suspension Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.
     “TIA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(l) hereof.
     “Trustee” shall mean U.S. Bank National Association with respect to the Securities under the Indenture.
     “Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.
     “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a registration in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public.

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          2. Registration Under the 1933 Act.
          (a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering the offer by the Company to the Holders to exchange all of the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities, to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be declared effective and to have such Exchange Offer Registration Statement remain effective until the closing of the Exchange Offer. The Company shall commence the Exchange Offer as soon as reasonably practicable after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and use its reasonable best efforts to have the Exchange Offer completed within 210 days after the Issuance Date; provided that the Company will not include Securities held by any of its “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the 1933 Act) in such Exchange Offer in accordance with the interpretations of the staff of the SEC.
          The Company shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Prospectus and accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law:
     (i) that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered will be accepted for exchange;
     (ii) the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 business days and not more than 40 business days, or longer if required by applicable law, from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”);
     (iii) that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest, but will not retain any rights under this Agreement;
     (iv) that Holders electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to surrender such Registrable Security, together with the enclosed letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address (located in the United States) specified in the notice, or effect such exchange otherwise in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for such Registrable Security, in each case prior to the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and
     (v) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election, not later than the close of business, New York City time, on the last Exchange Date, by sending to the institution and at the address (located in the United States) specified in the notice a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Securities exchanged or effecting such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for the Registrable Securities.

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          As soon as reasonably practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company shall:
     (i) accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and
     (ii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder, an Exchange Security equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities surrendered by such Holder.
          Interest on each Exchange Security will accrue from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the Securities surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no interest has been paid on the Securities, from the Issuance Date.
          The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC and other customary conditions for “A/B” exchange offers for debt securities similar to the Securities.
          (b) In the event that (i) the Company determines upon the advice of the Company’s outside counsel that the Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not available or may not be consummated as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate applicable law or the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason completed within 210 days after the Issuance Date (the “Exchange Offer Consummation Deadline”) or (iii) any Holder notifies the Company that it is not eligible to participate in the Exchange Offer (other than by virtue of being an “affiliate” of the Company (as defined in Rule 144 under the 1933 Act)), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed no later than the applicable Filing Date a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale by the Holders of all of the Registrable Securities and to use its reasonable best efforts to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC within 60 days after the applicable Filing Date. In the event the Company is required to file a Shelf Registration Statement solely as a result of the matters referred to in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file and have declared effective by the SEC both an Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) with respect to all Registrable Securities and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities held by the Holders after completion of the Exchange Offer. Subject to the Company’s right to suspend the use of the Shelf Registration Statement during the Suspension Period (as defined in Section 3), the Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the earlier of (i) the first anniversary date of the Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) such time as all of the Securities cease to be outstanding or have either been (A) sold or otherwise transferred

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pursuant to an effective registration statement or (B) sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act or have become freely transferable by Persons other than “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144 under the 1933 Act) of the Company pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, in each case, under circumstances in which any legend borne by the Securities relating to restrictions on transferability thereof is removed, or is subject to removal at the request of the Holder, the Securities do not (or are not required to) bear a restricted CUSIP number and such Securities are eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144, or any successor provision, of the 1933 Act (the “Shelf Registration Effectiveness Period”). The Company further agrees to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the 1933 Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder for shelf registration or if reasonably requested by a Holder with respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use reasonable best efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective and such Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The Company agrees to furnish to the Holders of Registrable Securities, upon request by such Holders, copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.
          (c) The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b). Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.
          (d) An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or is automatically effective upon filing with the SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the 1933 Act. As provided for in the Indenture, in the event the Exchange Offer is not consummated and the Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective as set forth below, then the interest rate on the Securities will be increased (the “Additional Interest”) as follows:
     (i) if the Company is required to file a Shelf Registration Statement and such Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC within 60 days the applicable Filing Date then, commencing on the 61st day following the applicable Filing Date, Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days immediately following thereafter, and such Additional Interest rate shall increase by an additional 0.25% per annum after the first 90 days; or
     (ii) if (A) the Company has not exchanged Exchange Securities for all Securities validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer on or prior to the Exchange Offer Consummation Deadline or (B) if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective and such Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or usable during the Shelf Registration Effectiveness Period that exceeds the Suspension Period (as defined in Section 3), then Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.25% per annum

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for the first 90 days commencing on the day after the Exchange Offer Consummation Deadline in the case of clause (A) or the day such Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or usable during the Shelf Registration Effectiveness Period in excess of the Suspension Period in the case of clause (B), and such Additional Interest rate shall increase by an additional 0.25% per annum after the first 90 days (it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, so long as any Securities not registered under an Exchange Offer Registration Statement are then covered by an effective Shelf Registration, no Additional Interest shall accrue on such Securities);
provided, however, that the Additional Interest rate on the Securities may not exceed in the aggregate 0.50% per annum; provided further, however, that in no event shall the Company be obligated to pay Additional Interest under more than one of the clauses in this Section 2(d) at any one time; provided further, however, that (1) upon the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of clause (i) above), (2) upon the exchange of Exchange Securities for all Securities tendered (in the case of clause (ii)(A) above), or upon the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement which had ceased to remain effective (in the case of clause (ii)(B) above), or (3) upon the Securities being sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act or having become freely transferable by Persons other than “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144 under the 1933 Act) of the Company pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, in each case, under circumstances in which any restrictive legend borne by the Securities is removed or is subject to removal at the request of the Holder, the Securities do not (or are not required to) bear a restricted CUSIP number and such Securities are eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or any successor provisions, as the case may be, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) above, Additional Interest on the Securities as a result of such clause (or the relevant subclause thereof), as the case may be, shall cease to accrue.
          (e) The Initial Purchasers and the Trustee shall be entitled, on behalf of the Holders, to seek any available remedy for the enforcement of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the exclusive remedy, monetary or otherwise, available to any Holder with respect to the registration defaults set forth in Sections 2(d)(i) and (ii) shall be Additional Interest.
          (f) The Company represents, warrants and covenants that it (including its agents and representatives) will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any Free Writing Prospectus that may correct a material misstatement or omission contained in the Registration Statement.
          3. Registration Procedures.
          In connection with the obligations of the Company with respect to the Registration Statements pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable:
     (a) Use reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the 1933 Act, which form (x) shall be selected by the Company and (y) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale

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of the Registrable Securities by the selling Holders thereof and (z) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith, and use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective in accordance with Section 2 hereof;
     (b) Use reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable period and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act; to keep each Prospectus current during the period described under Section 4(3) and Rule 174 under the 1933 Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities;
     (c) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish upon request to each Holder of Registrable Securities, to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for the Holders and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus, including each preliminary Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto and such other documents as such Holder or Underwriter may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities; and the Company consents to the use of such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of the selling Holders of Registrable Securities and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law;
     (d) use reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions of the United States as any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, to cooperate with such Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such Holder to consummate the disposition in each such jurisdiction of such Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (ii) file any general consent to service of process or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so subject;
     (e) in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Notice Holder of Registrable Securities, counsel for the Notice Holders and counsel for the Initial Purchasers promptly and, if requested by any such Notice Holder or counsel, confirm such notice in writing (i) when a Registration Statement has become effective and when

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any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective and when any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus has been filed (in each case other than for the purpose of naming a Notice Holder as a selling security holder therein), (ii) of any request (but not the nature or details regarding such request) by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement and Prospectus or for additional information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, including the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the SEC to the use of a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the 1933 Act, (iv) if the Company receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the happening of any event during the period a Shelf Registration Statement is effective which makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus untrue in any material respect or which requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (vi) of any determination by the Company that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus (other than for the purpose of naming a Notice Holder as a selling security holder therein) would be appropriate;
     (f) make every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, the resolution of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the 1933 Act, including by filing an amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement on the proper form, at the earliest possible moment and provide prompt notice to each Holder of the withdrawal of any such order;
     (g) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Notice Holder of Registrable Securities upon request, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested);
     (h) in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the selling Notice Holders of Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of any global certificates representing the beneficial interests of the Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) and registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for the Depositary under the Indenture for the Securities at least one business day prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities;
     (i) in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(e)(v) hereof, use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or

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the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available) to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, subject to the Company’s right to suspend the use of the Shelf Registration Statement during the Suspension Period, the Company agrees to notify the Holders to suspend use of the Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and the Holders hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus until the Company has amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission;
     (j) a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or any document which is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus after initial filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Notice Holders and their counsel) and make such of the representatives of the Company as shall be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Notice Holders or their counsel) available for discussion of such document, and shall not at any time file or make any amendment to the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus or any document which is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, of which the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Notice Holders and their counsel) shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders or their counsel) shall have not been provided reasonable opportunity to comment; provided that the immediately preceding sentence shall not prohibit the Company from making any filing that is, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, necessary to comply with applicable law;
     (k) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, not later than the effective date of a Registration Statement;
     (l) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), in connection with the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA and execute, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner;

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     (m) in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of the Notice Holders of the Registrable Securities, any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, and attorneys and accountants designated by the Holders, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all financial and other records, pertinent documents and properties of the Company, and cause the respective officers, directors and employees of the Company to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement; provided, however, that the foregoing inspection and information gathering shall be coordinated by the Initial Purchasers and on behalf of the other parties, by one counsel designated by and on behalf of such Holders by the Majority Holders; provided, further, that any information of the Company marked as confidential shall be kept confidential and shall be used solely for satisfying “due diligence” obligations under the 1933 Act and such Persons shall not engage in trading of the Company’s securities until any material non-public information becomes publicly available.
     (n) use reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Securities to continue to be rated by two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (as such term is defined in Rule 436(g)(2) under the 1933 Act), if the Registrable Securities have been rated;
     (o) if reasonably requested by any Notice Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Holder as such Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such filing; and
     (p) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and in the case of a Shelf Registration, make generally available to its securityholders earning statements (which need not be audited) satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the 1933 Act) no later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal year) commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company commencing after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month periods.
     (q) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an in each case solely in connection with an Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (i) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the Notice Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in each case, in

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form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings and confirm the same in writing if and when requested, (ii) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Notice Holders and such Underwriters and their respective counsel) addressed to each selling Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in Underwritten Offerings, (iii) obtain “comfort” letters from the independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other certified public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company, or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the Registration Statement) addressed to each selling Holder (to the extent permitted by applicable professional standards) and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort” letters in connection with Underwritten Offerings and (iv) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Majority Holders of the Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in Underwritten Offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties of the Company made pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement.
               In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall have the right to require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company such information regarding the Holder and the proposed distribution by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing (“Requisite Information”). Any Holder that fails to provide the Company with the Requisite Information shall have no right to have their Registrable Securities included in such Shelf Registration Statement and shall have no right to receive Additional Interest under this Agreement as a result of the failure to provide such Requisite Information. Each Notice Holder agrees to notify the Company as promptly as practicable of any inaccuracy or change in information previously furnished by such Notice Holder to the Company or of the occurrence of any event in either case as a result of which any Prospectus relating to the Shelf Registration Statement contains or would contain an untrue statement of a material fact regarding such Notice Holder or such Notice Holder’s intended method of disposition of Registrable Securities or omits to state any material fact regarding such Notice Holder or such Notice Holder’s intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly to furnish to the Company any additional information required to correct and update any previously furnished information or required so that such Prospectus shall not contain, with respect to such Notice Holder or the disposition of such Registrable Securities, an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing.
               In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(e)(iii), (iv) or (v) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of

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Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(i) hereof, and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder will deliver to the Company (at its expense) all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. Upon the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development, public filings with the SEC or any other material event that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, the Company shall give notice (without notice of the nature or details of such events) to the Holders of Registrable Securities that the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement is suspended and, upon actual receipt of any such notice, each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in Section 3(c) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. Each Holder shall keep confidential any communications received by it from the Company regarding the suspension of the use of the Prospectus, except as required by applicable law. The Company may give any such notice of suspension that may not exceed 90 days in the aggregate during any 12-month period (the “Suspension Period”).
               The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers (the “Underwriters”) that will administer the offering will be selected by the Majority Holders of the Registrable Securities included in such offering and must be reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company shall not be required to undertake more than three underwritten offerings pursuant to this Agreement.
               4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer.
               (a) The staff of the SEC has taken the position that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”), may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the 1933 Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the 1933 Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.
               The Company understands that it is the staff of the SEC’s position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation under the 1933 Act in connection with resales of Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the 1933 Act.

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               (b) In light of the above, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company agrees that the provisions of this Agreement as they relate to a Shelf Registration shall also apply to an Exchange Offer Registration to the extent, and with such reasonable modifications thereto as may be, reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers, in each case as provided in clause (ii) below, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the staff of the SEC recited in Section 4(a) above; provided that:
     (i) the Company shall not be required to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as would otherwise be contemplated by Section 3(i), for a period exceeding 90 days after the last Exchange Date and Participating Broker-Dealers shall not be authorized by the Company to deliver and shall not deliver such Prospectus after such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4; and
     (ii) the application of the Shelf Registration procedures set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement to an Exchange Offer Registration, to the extent not required by the positions of the staff of the SEC or the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, will be in conformity with the reasonable request to the Company by the Initial Purchasers or with the reasonable request in writing to the Company by one or more broker-dealers who certify to the Initial Purchasers and the Company in writing that they anticipate that they will be Participating Broker-Dealers; and provided further that, in connection with such application of the Shelf Registration procedures set forth in Section 3 to an Exchange Offer Registration, the Company shall be obligated (x) to deal only with one entity representing the Participating Broker-Dealers, which shall be Citigroup Global Markets Inc. unless it elects not to act as such representative, (y) to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of only one counsel representing the Participating Broker-Dealers, which shall be counsel to the Initial Purchasers unless such counsel elects not to so act and (z) to cause to be delivered only one, if any, “comfort” letter with respect to the Prospectus in the form existing on the last Exchange Date and with respect to each subsequent amendment or supplement, if any, effected during the period specified in clause (i) above.
               (c) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company or any Holder with respect to any request that it may make pursuant to Section 4(b) above.
               5. Indemnification and Contribution.
               (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial Purchasers, each Holder, their directors, their officers, their affiliates and their agents and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, or is under common control with, or is controlled by, any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, from and against all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchasers, any Holder or any such controlling or affiliated Person in connection with

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defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) pursuant to which Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities were registered under the 1933 Act, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), any Free Writing Prospectus used in violation of this Agreement or any “issuer information” (“Issuer Information”) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to the Initial Purchasers or any Holder furnished to the Company in writing by the Initial Purchasers or any selling Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in any Prospectus relating to a Registration Statement, the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection (a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer from whom the person asserting any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased the Securities concerned, to the extent that a Prospectus relating to such Securities was required to be delivered by such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer under the 1933 Act in accordance with applicable law in connection with such purchase and any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities of such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer result from the fact that there was not sent or given to such person if required by law, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such Securities to such person, a copy of the Prospectus if the Company had previously furnished copies thereof to such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer. In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3, the Company will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their directors, their officers, their affiliates and their agents and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any Issuer Information.
               (b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Initial Purchasers and the other selling Holders, and each of their respective directors, officers, affiliates and agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Company, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, but only with reference to information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any Free Writing Prospectus or any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).

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               (c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) above, such Person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for (a) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Company, its directors, its officers, its affiliates and its agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, (b) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Initial Purchasers, their directors, their officers, their affiliates and their agents and all Persons, if any, who control the Initial Purchasers within the meaning of either such Section and (c) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Holders, their directors, their officers, their affiliates and their agent and all Persons, if any, who control any Holders within the meaning of either such Section, and that all such reasonable fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In such case involving the Holders and such Persons who control Holders, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders. In such case involving the Company and such Persons who control the Company, such firm shall be designated by the Company, and in such case involving the Initial Purchasers, their directors, their officers, their affiliates and their agent and such Persons who control the Initial Purchasers, such firm shall be designated by the Initial Purchasers. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent but, if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party for such fees and expenses of counsel in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such

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settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
               (d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this Section 5 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and the Holders shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Holders and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Holders’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5(d) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Registrable Securities of such Holder that were registered pursuant to a Registration Statement.
               (e) The Company and each Holder agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, no Holder shall be required to indemnify or contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which Registrable Securities were sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
               The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, any Holder or , their directors, their officers, their affiliates and their agent and any Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company, their directors, their officers, their affiliates and their agent and any Person controlling the Company, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.

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               6. Miscellaneous.
               (a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not entered into, and on or after the date of this Agreement will not enter into, any agreement which is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s other issued and outstanding securities under any such agreements.
               (b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company has obtained the written consent of Majority Holders affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided, however, that no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder.
               (c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telex, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which addresses initially are, with respect to the Initial Purchasers, the addresses set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and (ii) if to the Company, initially at the Company’s address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c).
               All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five business days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next business day if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
               Copies of all such notices, demands, or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture.
               (d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement

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and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation to the Company with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.
               (e) Purchases and Sales of Securities. The Company shall not, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) not to, purchase and then resell or otherwise transfer any Securities.
               (f) Third Party Beneficiary. The Holders shall be third party beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of Holders hereunder.
               (g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
               (h) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
               (i) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of law rules of said State.
               (j) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.

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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
         
  AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Joanne Solomon    
    Name:   Joanne Solomon   
    Title:   Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
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  The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed
and accepted as of the date first above written.

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Manfred Affenzeller    
    Name:   Manfred Affenzeller   
    Title:   Director   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Nicholas Hayes    
    Name:   Nicholas Hayes   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
  CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Timothy P. Dilworth    
    Name:   Timothy P. Dilworth   
    Title:   Managing Director
 
 
As Initial Purchasers 
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exv10w1
Exhibit 10.1
Amkor Technology, Inc.
1900 South Price Road
Chandler, Arizona 85286
May 17, 2011
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     Reference is hereby made to the letter agreement dated as of May 17, 2011 (the “Letter Agreement”), by and among Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mr. James J. Kim and his affiliates identified on Schedule A thereto (each, an “Acquiring Party”), pursuant to which the Acquiring Parties have agreed to purchase $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) issued by Amkor Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Amkor”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties herein, the Acquiring Parties and Amkor agree as follows
  1.   Each Acquiring Party hereby agrees that Amkor is entitled to rely on the representations, warranties, agreements and acknowledgements made by each Acquiring Party in Section 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Letter Agreement as if such Acquiring Party made such representations, warranties, agreements and acknowledgements directly to Amkor. Without limiting the foregoing, each Acquiring Party agrees that, so long as it is an “affiliate” of Amkor (as such term is defined in Rule 144 (as defined below) the Acquiring Party will not sell any Notes that constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144 other than (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 (if available) or (ii) to persons who agree to be bound by the restrictions applicable to such Acquiring Party.
 
  2.   Each Acquiring Party acknowledges and agrees that the Notes purchased by such Acquiring Party shall bear a restrictive legend substantially in the following form:
 
      THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
  (A)   TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR

 


 

  (B)   PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
 
  (C)   PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED THAT ANY TRANSFEREE SHALL AGREE IN WRITING, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, TO BE BOUND BY THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS; OR
 
  (D)   A PLEDGE TO AN AFFILIATE OF THE HOLDER SO LONG AS SUCH PLEDGEE AGREES IN WRITING TO BE BOUND BY THE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS LEGEND AND IN THE AGREEMENT, DATED MAY 17, 2011, AMONG JAMES J. KIM, 915 INVESTMENTS, LP AND THE COMPANY.
      PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (C) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY BE REASONABLY REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
 
  3.   Each Acquiring Party hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Amkor:
  a.   Either (i) no portion of the assets used by such Acquiring Party to acquire and hold the Notes constitutes assets of any employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), any individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement, or (ii) the purchase and holding of the Notes will not constitute a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code;
 
  b.   Such Acquiring Party agrees not to conduct hedging transactions involving the Notes other than in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and other applicable laws; and
 
  c.   Such Acquiring Party acknowledges that Amkor and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the above acknowledgements, representations and agreements. Such Acquiring Party agrees that if any of the acknowledgements, representations or agreements made herein is

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       no longer accurate, such Acquiring Party will promptly notify Amkor. If either Acquiring Party is purchasing any Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, such Acquiring Party represents that it has sole investment discretion with respect to each of those accounts and that it has full power to make the above acknowledgements, representations and agreements on behalf of each account.
  4.   (a) Amkor agrees that if requested by the Acquiring Parties (including transferees thereof bound by the terms of this Agreement) holding a majority of the Notes at any time after the first anniversary of the original issuance of the Notes, Amkor will use reasonable efforts to register, as soon as practicable after the receipt of such notice, the resale of those Notes held by any Acquiring Party (or a transferee thereof bound by the terms of this Agreement) that continue to be held by affiliates of the Amkor on a Shelf Registration Statement and to keep such Shelf Registration Statement effective and available for effecting resales by such holders until the earlier of (i) such time as such Notes have been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144 and (ii) ten years from the last date of original issuance of any of the Notes, subject to suspension of any such sales during periods when trading is suspended under the Amkor’s board approved trading policy (unless otherwise agreed by Amkor) and upon the occurrence of material events with respect to Amkor not yet fully disclosed in filings incorporated by reference in the registration statement. Amkor shall be obligated to honor only three demands made pursuant to this Section 4(a
 
     (b) Amkor and the Holders will provide to each other all cooperation as may be reasonably necessary, and shall deliver such instruments, documents or agreements or information, and shall take such actions, as either may reasonably request in order to facilitate the filing and effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement and the intent and purposes of this Section 4.
 
     (c) (i) Amkor agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities and their officers, directors, managers, members, partners and each other Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act), as applicable, against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to Amkor by such Holder expressly for use therein or by such holder’s failure to deliver a copy of the Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after Amkor has furnished such Holder with a sufficient number of copies of the same.
 
     (ii) Each Holder agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, Amkor and its officers and directors, as applicable, against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not

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      misleading, solely to the extent the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to Amkor by such Holder expressly for use therein.
 
      (iii) A person entitled to indemnification hereunder (the “indemnified party”) shall (A) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any indemnified party’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (B) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified party and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim.
 
      (iv) The indemnification provided for under this agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, manager, member, partner or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. Amkor also agrees to make such provisions, as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party, for contribution to such party in the event the Amkor’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason. Such provisions shall provide that the liability amongst the various persons shall be allocated in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the such persons in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in losses (the relative fault being determined by reference to, among other things, which person supplied the information giving rise to untrue statement or omission and each person’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission) and, only if such allocation is not respected at law, would other equitable considerations, such as the relative benefit received by each person from the sale of the securities, be taken into consideration.
 
      (d) So long as a Holder is an Affiliate of Amkor, such Holder shall not transfer or sell any of its Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement at any time when either (i) any blackout period under Amkor’s insider trading policy is in effect and applicable to all executive officers of Amkor or (ii) such Holder is in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Amkor.
 
      (e) Amkor will use its reasonable efforts to minimize the occurrence and duration of the periods during which the use of the Shelf Registration Statement is suspended.
 
  5.   As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
      Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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      Holder” means a holder of Registrable Securities.
 
      Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Shelf Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including any such prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to a prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and in each case including all material incorporated by reference therein.
 
      Registrable Securities” means Notes that are held by any Acquiring Party or any transferee thereof to the extent such holder is an affiliate of the Company under Rule 144; provided that the Notes shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest of (i) such time as such Notes have been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement (including the Shelf Registration Statement) or (ii) with respect to any Note, such Note is no longer outstanding.
 
      Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, and any successor rule thereto.
 
      Shelf Registration Statement” means a “shelf” registration statement of Amkor pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 hereof which covers some or all of the Notes on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
 
  6.   Amkor shall reimburse Mr. James J. Kim for the reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by Mr. Kim in connection with the negotiation and purchase of the Notes by Mr. Kim and/or any other Acquiring Party.
 
  7.   This agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon the termination of the Letter Agreement.
 
  8.   The agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and no other person shall have any rights or obligations hereunder. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this agreement, and such person shall enter into a written agreement with Amkor agreeing to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this agreement, including the restrictions on resale set forth in this agreement and, if applicable, the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture, and upon execution of such written agreement the such person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.
 
  9.   Amkor and each of the Acquiring Parties hereby agrees and acknowledges that any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this agreement (a “Claim”) may be commenced, prosecuted or

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      continued in any court of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which courts shall have jurisdiction over the adjudication of such matters, and each Acquiring Party consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and personal service with respect thereto and waives any objection to such venue. Each party hereto waives any right to trial by jury in any action, claim, suit or proceeding with respect to the matters contained herein. Each of the Acquiring Parties agrees that a final judgment in any such action, proceeding or counterclaim brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such Acquiring Party and may be enforced in any other courts to the jurisdiction of which such Acquiring Party is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment.
 
  10.   This agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written (and all contemporaneous oral) agreements or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof.
 
  11.   THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 
  12.   This agreement may be executed in multiple counterpart copies, each of which shall be considered an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument binding on all the parties, notwithstanding that all parties are not signatories to the same counterpart.
     Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Letter Agreement.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has signed this letter on the date set forth above and in the capacity indicated.
         
     
  /s/ James J. Kim    
  James J. Kim   
     
         
    915 INVESTMENTS, LP
 
 
  By:   /s/ James J. Kim    
    James J. Kim   
    Title:   General Partner   
       
  Accepted and Agreed:

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
 
By:  /s/ Gil C. Tily  
  Gil C. Tily   
  Title:   Executive Vice President,
Chief Administrative Officer
and General Counsel 
 

 

exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
(AMKOR LOGO)
News Release
Amkor Technology Announces Pricing of $400 Million of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021
CHANDLER, AZ, May 17, 2011 — Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) today announced that it has priced its offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act, and to Mr. James J. Kim, the company’s executive chairman of the board and largest stockholder, and certain entities controlled by Mr. Kim. Mr. Kim and his affiliates have agreed to purchase $75 million of the Notes. The offering is expected to close on May 20, 2011, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
“We took advantage of favorable conditions in the capital markets to refinance high cost debt at a very attractive interest rate” said Joanne Solomon, Amkor’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. “The new 10 year note provides a strong foundation for the continuing improvement of our capital structure.”
The Notes will be issued at par and will be senior unsecured obligations of the company. Interest will be payable semi-annually at a rate of 6.625% per annum on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing on December 1, 2011.
The net proceeds from the offering will be used to fund the company’s tender offer for the approximately $264.3 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 9.25% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “2016 Notes”) and for general corporate purposes, including the redemption of any 2016 Notes not tendered in the tender offer and the refinancing of the company’s 2.50% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due May 2011.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

 


 

Contacts
Amkor Technology, Inc.
Joanne Solomon
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
480-786-7878

 

exv99w2
Exhibit 99.2
(AMKOR TECHNOLOGY LOGO)
News Release
Amkor Technology Completes Sale of $400 Million of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021
CHANDLER, AZ, May 20, 2011 — Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) today announced that it has completed its previously announced offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021. The proceeds from the offering will be used to fund the company’s tender offer for the approximately $264.3 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 9.25% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “2016 Notes”), for general corporate purposes, including the redemption of any 2016 Notes not tendered in the tender offer and the refinancing of the company’s 2.50% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due May 2011, and to pay related fees and expenses.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the notes, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.
About Amkor
Amkor is a leading provider of semiconductor assembly and test services to semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs. More information on Amkor is available from the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filings and on Amkor’s website: www.amkor.com.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact are considered forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements regarding the expected use of proceeds from the offering, the tender offer for the 2016 Notes and certain financing activities. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could affect future results and cause actual results and events to differ materially from historical and expected results and those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect our operating results and financial condition are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, and in our subsequent filings with the SEC made prior to or after the date hereof. Amkor undertakes no obligation to review or update any

 


 

forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.
Contacts
Amkor Technology, Inc.
Joanne Solomon
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
480-786-7878