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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-018070
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-3ASR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		18
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250131
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250131
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20250131

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001067983
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				470813844
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3ASR
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-284622
		FILM NUMBER:		25577139

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3555 FARNAM STREET
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68131
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4023461400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3555 FARNAM STREET
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68131

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NBH INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980810

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY FINANCE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001274791
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				450524698
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3ASR
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-284622-01
		FILM NUMBER:		25577140

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1440 KIEWITT PLAZA
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68131
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4023461400
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">47-0813844</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">45-0524698</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3555 Farnam Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Omaha, Nebraska 68131 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(402) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">346-1400</FONT></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants&#146; principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Marc D. Hamburg </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3555 Farnam Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Omaha, Nebraska 68131 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(402) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">346-1400</FONT></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Judith Kitano </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Baker&nbsp;&amp; McKenzie LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10250 Constellation Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 1850 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Los
Angeles, California 90067 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(310) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">201-4728</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:</B> From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box&#8194;&#9746; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form
is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall
become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box:&#8194;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form
is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following
box:&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148;, &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement contains: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">A base prospectus to be used by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in connection with offerings of its debt securities.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">A base prospectus to be used by Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation in connection with offerings of its debt
securities and the related guarantees of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Debt Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may, from
time to time, offer to sell debt securities. We may sell these debt securities in one or more offerings at prices and on other terms to be determined at the time of offering. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus describes some of the general terms and conditions that apply to these debt securities. We will provide the specific terms of
the debt securities to be offered in one or more supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you make an investment decision. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described under &#147;<A HREF="#tx907543_5">Risk Factors</A>&#148;
starting on page 5 of this prospectus, as well as the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, before making a decision to invest in our securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>This prospectus is dated January
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>We are responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any
accompanying prospectus supplement, and in any related free writing prospectus we prepare or authorize. We have not authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give
you. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of this prospectus, the date of the relevant document incorporated by reference, or another that
is otherwise specified, as applicable. Our financial condition, results of operations or business prospects may have changed since those dates. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this prospectus are
unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this prospectus does not extend to you. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain statements contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus are &#147;forward-looking&#148; statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or which include words such as &#147;expects,&#148;
&#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;estimates&#148; or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth
rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects and possible future actions by us, which may be provided by management are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, economic and market factors and the industries in which we do business, among other things. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors.
The principal risk factors that could cause our actual performance and future events and actions to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, changes in market prices of our investments in fixed maturity
and equity securities; the occurrence of one or more catastrophic events, such as an earthquake, hurricane, wildfire, geopolitical conflict, act of terrorism or cyber-attack that causes losses insured by our insurance subsidiaries and/or losses to
our business operations; the frequency and severity of epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks, and other events that negatively affect our operating results and restrict our access to borrowed funds through the capital markets at reasonable rates;
changes in laws or regulations affecting our insurance, railroad, utilities and energy and finance subsidiaries; changes in federal income tax laws; and changes in general economic and market factors that affect the prices of securities or the
industries in which we and our affiliates do business. You are advised to consult any additional disclosures we make in our Annual Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> Quarterly Reports on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> and Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). See &#147;Where You Can Find More
Information.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. We undertake no obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements to reflect events or developments after the date of this prospectus, except as required by law. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), utilizing a &#147;shelf&#148; registration process. By using this shelf registration process, we may, at any time and from time to time, sell our debt securities in one or more offerings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus only provides a general description of the debt securities that we may offer. Each time we sell debt securities under the
shelf registration, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus containing specific information about the terms of the securities, including the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities offered. The prospectus supplement may also
add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Before purchasing any securities, you should read carefully both this
prospectus and any prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In this prospectus, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise implies, references to &#147;dollars&#148; and &#147;$&#148; are to
U.S. dollars. Unless we indicate otherwise or unless the context implies otherwise, all references in this prospectus to &#147;Berkshire,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; &#147;our,&#148; or similar references are to Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
excluding its consolidated subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx907543_3"></A>Where You Can Find More Information </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These SEC filings are available to the
public on the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. These SEC filings are also available, free of charge, on our website at http://www.berkshirehathaway.com. Except to the extent of any SEC filings available on our website that are incorporated by
reference in this prospectus as described under &#147;Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference,&#148; information on our website is not intended to be, and does not constitute, a part of this prospectus and should not be considered a part
of this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have filed a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> with the SEC under the
Securities Act relating to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus is a part of the registration statement and does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. Some information has been omitted in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information, please refer to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed with it. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In this document we &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to another document. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus from the date we file that document, and later information filed with the SEC will automatically update
and supersede this information. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (in each case, excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, including, but not limited to, information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and any corresponding information furnished with respect to such Items under Item 9.01 or as an exhibit) prior to the termination of any offering of securities made by this prospectus: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Berkshire&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000095017024019719/brka-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December 31, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">those portions of Berkshire&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312524069107/d512828ddef14a.htm">proxy
 statement</A> for its 2024 annual meeting of shareholders incorporated by reference into its Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Berkshire&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarters ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000095017024053185/brka-20240331.htm">March
 31, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000095017024090305/brka-20240630.htm">June<U></U>&nbsp;
30, 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000095017024120241/brka-20240930.htm">September<U></U>&nbsp;30, 2024</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Berkshire&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312524116833/d818397d8k.htm">April&nbsp;25,
 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312524133049/d759664d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
7, 2024</A> (Item 5.07 only) and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312524241941/d840653d8k.htm">October&nbsp;23, 2024</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request
and at no cost to such person, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus. You may request a copy of such information by writing or telephoning us at:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3555
Farnam Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Omaha, Nebraska 68131 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attn: Corporate Secretary </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Tel:
(402) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">346-1400</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are incorporated in Delaware, and we have our corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. We are a holding company owning subsidiaries that
engage in numerous diverse business activities. The most important of these are insurance businesses conducted on both a primary basis and a reinsurance basis, a freight rail transportation business and a group of utility and energy generation and
distribution businesses. Berkshire also owns and operates numerous other businesses engaged in a variety of manufacturing, services, retailing and other activities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Included in the group of businesses that underwrite insurance and reinsurance is GEICO, one of the largest private passenger auto insurers in
the United States, and the Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group (&#147;BHRG&#148;), one of the largest reinsurance businesses in the world. BHRG is comprised of National Indemnity Company and its affiliates, General Re Corporation and its
subsidiaries and Alleghany Corporation&#146;s Transatlantic Reinsurance Company and affiliates. Other subsidiaries that underwrite insurance include Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company, Cypress Insurance Company, Berkshire Hathaway
Specialty Insurance Company, Medical Protective Company, the Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies, U.S. Liability Insurance Company, Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, MLMIC Insurance Company, Berkshire Hathaway Direct
Insurance Company, and Alleghany Corporation and its insurance subsidiaries including RSUI and CapSpecialty. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Burlington Northern Santa
Fe, LLC (&#147;BNSF&#148;) is a holding company that, through its subsidiary, BNSF Railway Company, operates one of the largest railroad systems in North America. Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (&#147;BHE&#148;) is a global energy holding company
owning a wide variety of operating companies engaged in the generation, transmission, storage, distribution and supply of energy. Among BHE&#146;s operating energy businesses are Northern Powergrid, MidAmerican Energy Company, PacifiCorp, NV Energy,
BHE Pipeline Group, BHE Renewables, and AltaLink. In addition, BHE owns HomeServices of America, a residential real estate brokerage firm. McLane Company operates a wholesale distribution business that provides grocery and nonfood consumer products
to retailers and convenience stores and to restaurants. The Marmon Group is a global industrial organization comprising 11 diverse business groups and more than 100 autonomous manufacturing and service businesses. The Lubrizol Corporation is a
specialty chemical and performance materials company that manufactures products and supplies technologies for the global transportation, industrial and consumer markets. IMC International Metalworking Companies is one of the world&#146;s largest
multinational manufacturers of consumable precision carbide metal cutting tools for application in a broad range of industrial end markets. Precision Castparts Corp. (&#147;PCC&#148;) is a worldwide diversified manufacturer of complex metal
components and products for critical aerospace and power energy applications. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Numerous business activities are conducted through our
other manufacturing, services and retailing subsidiaries. Clayton Homes offers <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">off-site</FONT> (factory) built housing and site-built homes and provides related financing and insurance products. Shaw Industries is a
leading manufacturer and distributor of carpet, carpet tile and hard surface flooring products. Benjamin Moore is one of North America&#146;s leading manufacturers of premium-quality residential, commercial and industrial maintenance coatings. Johns
Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium quality products for insulation, roofing and engineered products. Acme Building Brands is a manufacturer and distributor of clay bricks and concrete block. MiTek produces residential and
commercial construction and engineering products and systems. Fruit of the Loom, Russell Athletic, Vanity Fair, Garan, Fechheimer, H.H. Brown Shoe Group, and Brooks manufacture, license and distribute apparel and footwear under a variety of brand
names. FlightSafety International is an industry leading provider of professional aviation training services and flight simulation products. NetJets is the leader in private aviation services and operates a large, diverse private aircraft fleet.
NFM, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings, Star Furniture and Jordan&#146;s Furniture are retailers of home furnishings. Borsheims, Helzberg Diamond Shops and Ben Bridge Jeweler are retailers of fine jewelry. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, other manufacturing, service and retail businesses include: See&#146;s Candies, a producer of boxed chocolates and other
confectionery products; Larson-Juhl, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of custom </P>
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picture framing products; CTB International, a leading global designer, manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of agricultural systems and solutions for the livestock and agricultural
industries; International Dairy Queen, a licensor and service provider to approximately 7,000 quick service franchised restaurants that offer various desserts, beverages, prepared foods and blended fruit drinks; Pampered Chef, a direct seller of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">high-quality</FONT> kitchenware products with sales and operations in the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria and France; Forest River, a manufacturer of recreational vehicles, utility cargo trailers, buses and pontoon
boats in the United States and Canada; Business Wire, a global electronic distributor of news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other multimedia content; TTI, Inc., a global specialty distributor of electronic components; XTRA, a leading
transportation equipment lessor; CORT, a leading provider of rental furniture for home and office and related services; Richline Group, a manufacturer and distributor of precious metal, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-precious</FONT> metal,
diamond and gem products; Oriental Trading Company, a leading multi-channel and online retailer for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">fun-value</FONT> priced party supplies, seasonal products, arts and crafts, toys and novelties, school supplies and
educational games; Charter Brokerage, a leading <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-asset</FONT> based third party logistics provider to the petroleum and chemical industries; Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, which includes 83 automobile dealerships
that sell new and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-owned</FONT> automobiles and offer repair services and related products; Detlev Louis Motorrad, a leading retailer of motorcycle apparel and equipment in Europe; Duracell, a leading manufacturer
of high-performance alkaline and lithium coin batteries; Jazwares, a global toy company; IPS, a global leader in developing business solutions for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries; and W&amp;W/AECO Steel, a structural steel fabricator
and erector. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In 2017, we acquired a 38.6% interest in Pilot Travel Centers, LLC (&#147;Pilot&#148;), and on January&nbsp;31, 2023, we
acquired an additional 41.4% interest in Pilot. On January&nbsp;16, 2024, we acquired an additional 20% interest in Pilot and as of that date Pilot became an indirect wholly owned Berkshire subsidiary. Pilot operates 677 travel center locations and
77 fuel-only retail locations in North America across the U.S. and five Canadian provinces, primarily under the names Pilot or Flying J, as well as large wholesale fuel and fuel marketing businesses in the U.S. Pilot also sells diesel fuel at other
locations in the U.S. and Canada through various arrangements with third party travel centers and operates a water disposal business in the oil fields sector. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Operating decisions for our various businesses are made by managers of the business units. Investment decisions and all other capital
allocation decisions are made for us and our subsidiaries by our senior management team which is led by Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire&#146;s CEO and Chairman of its Board of Directors. Our businesses currently employ approximately 392,000 people.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our executive offices are located at 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, and our telephone number is (402) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">346-1400.</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx907543_5"></A>Risk Factors </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investing in our securities involves risks. Prior to making a decision about investing in our securities, in addition to the other information
contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should carefully consider the risks described in the section entitled &#147;Risk factors&#148; in the applicable prospectus supplement and the
risks described in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future. The occurrence or
realization of any of these risks could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The risks
and uncertainties we describe are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or operations. Any adverse effect on our business,
financial condition or operating results could result in a decline in the value of our securities and the loss of all or part of your investment. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as any applicable prospectus supplement may indicate otherwise, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of debt securities
offered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx907543_7"></A>Description of the Debt Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will issue debt securities on a senior unsecured basis under an indenture, dated as of January 31, 2025, by and among Berkshire, Berkshire
Hathaway Finance Corporation (&#147;BHFC&#148;) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the &#147;trustee&#148;). BHFC may also issue debt securities under this indenture; however, the debt securities described in this prospectus are
solely issued by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have summarized material provisions of the indenture and the debt securities below. This
summary is not complete, and is subject, and qualified in its entirety by reference, to all the provisions of the indenture, including the definition of certain terms. We have filed the indenture with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration
statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and you should read the indenture for provisions that may be important to you. The following sets forth certain general terms and provisions of our debt securities offered by this prospectus. The
particular terms of any debt securities being offered will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those offered debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Provisions Applicable to Indenture </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>General
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that may be issued under that indenture, nor does it limit the amount
of other unsecured debt or securities that we may issue. We may issue debt securities under the indenture from time to time in one or more series, each in an amount authorized prior to issuance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Terms </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement
relating to any series of debt securities being offered will include specific terms relating to the offering. These terms will include some or all of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the title of the debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the total principal amount of the debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether the debt securities will be issued in individual certificates to each holder or in the form of temporary
or permanent global securities held by a depositary on behalf of holders; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the date or dates on which the principal of and any premium on the debt securities will be payable;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any interest rate, the date from which interest will accrue, interest payment dates and record dates for interest
payments; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any right to extend or defer the interest payment periods and the duration of the extension;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether and under what circumstances any additional amounts with respect to the debt securities will be payable;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any sinking fund or analogous provision; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any provisions for optional redemption or early repayment; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any provisions that would require the redemption, purchase or repayment of debt securities;
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whether payments will be payable by reference to any index or formula; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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payable if the maturity is accelerated, if other than the entire principal amount; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if other than the trustee, the security registrar and paying agent for the debt securities; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other terms of the debt securities not inconsistent with the indenture. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ranking </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities will be our
senior unsecured obligations and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all of our unsubordinated, unsecured indebtedness and will be senior in right of payment to all of our subordinated indebtedness, and will be effectively subordinated to
all of our existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of our subsidiaries (secured or unsecured). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise provided in the indenture or the debt securities, we may not merge into or consolidate with any other entity, or convey,
transfer or lease our respective properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity, unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the successor or transferee corporation (or other entity) shall (i)&nbsp;be a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, trust or similar entity organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia, and (ii)&nbsp;expressly assume by supplemental indenture the due and punctual payment of
the principal of and any interest on the debt securities and the performance of our obligations under the indenture; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default, and no event which, after notice of
lapse of time or both, would become an event of default will have occurred or be continuing. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Events of Default </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we inform you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the following are events of default with respect to a series of debt
securities: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a default in the payment of any interest on such series of debt securities when due and payable, and the
continuance of such default for a period of 60 days; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a default in the payment of principal of such series of debt securities when due and payable;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of other covenants of ours in the indenture
applicable to such series of debt securities that continues for 90 consecutive days after we receive notice of the default or breach; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation involving us. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an event of bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation of us has occurred, the principal of the then-outstanding debt securities and any other
amounts payable under the indenture will become immediately due and payable. If any other event of default shall occur and be continuing, either the trustee or the holders of not less than 33% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of all series (or, if such default is not applicable to all series of the debt securities, the holders of at least 33% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series to which such default is applicable) (in
each case, voting as a single class) may declare the principal amount payable under the indenture on those then outstanding debt securities of the series affected by the default due and payable. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">8 </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Defeasance </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our obligations with respect to the payment of the principal and interest on the debt securities will terminate if we irrevocably deposit or
cause to be deposited with the trustee as trust funds specifically held in trust for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the holders of the debt securities: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">cash, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">U.S. government obligations, which through the scheduled payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in
accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, cash, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a combination of the foregoing, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">in each case sufficient to pay and discharge each installment of principal and interest on the debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The discharge of the debt securities is subject to certain other conditions, including, without limitation, </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">no event of default or event (including such deposit) which with notice or lapse of time would become an event of
default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (or, with respect to an event of bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation of us, at any time on or prior to the 90th day after the date of such deposit), </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">we shall have delivered to the trustee an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that beneficial owners of the debt
securities will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the debt securities, if they are then listed on any securities exchange, will not be delisted as a result of such
deposit, and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">such deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or
instrument to which we are a party or otherwise bound. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Modification and Waiver </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Modification of Indenture </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
indenture provides that we and the trustee may, without the consent of any holders of debt securities, enter into supplemental indentures for the purposes, among other things, of adding to our covenants, adding additional events of default and
curing ambiguities or inconsistencies in the indenture. We and the trustee may, without the consent of any holders of debt securities, also make other changes to the indenture that do not have a material adverse effect on the interests of the
holders of any series of debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, modifications and amendments of the indenture may be made by us and the trustee by
entering into a supplemental indenture with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of each series affected by such modification or amendment, acting as one class, provided,
however, that no such modification or amendment may, without the consent of each holder of debt securities outstanding that is affected thereby, </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any
outstanding debt securities, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the principal of or interest rate on any outstanding debt securities, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the place of payment where, or the currency in which, the principal of, any premium or interest on any
outstanding debt securities is payable, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any outstanding debt
securities on or after the stated maturity thereof, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the percentage in principal amount of the debt securities then outstanding required for modification or
amendment of the indenture or for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the indenture or for waiver of certain defaults, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">modify any of the above provisions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Waiver of Default </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of
not less than a majority of aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all such series of debt securities, waive any past default under the indenture with respect to such series of
debt securities, except a default: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in the payment of principal of or any premium or any interest on such debt securities, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in respect of a covenant or provision of the indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of
each holder of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the default. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Payment and Paying Agents </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we inform you otherwise, payments on the debt securities will be made in U.S. dollars at the office or agency maintained by us in New
York, New York (or, if we fail to maintain such office or agency, at the corporate trust office of the trustee in New York, New York or if the trustee does not maintain an office in New York, at the office of a paying agent in New York). At our
option, however, we may make payments by check mailed to the holder&#146;s registered address or, with respect to global notes, by wire transfer. We will make any required interest payments to the person in whose name a debt security is registered
at the close of business on the record date for the interest payment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we inform you otherwise, the trustee will be designated as
our paying agent for payments on the debt securities. We may at any time designate additional paying agents or rescind the designation of any paying agent or approve a change in the office through which any paying agent acts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the requirements of any applicable abandoned property laws, the trustee and paying agent shall pay to us upon written request any
money held by them for payments on the debt securities that remain unclaimed for one year after the date upon which that payment has become due. After payment to us, holders entitled to the money must look to us for payment. In that case, all
liability of the trustee or paying agent with respect to that money will cease. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notices </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise described herein, notice to registered holders of the debt securities will be given by mail to the addresses as they appear
in the security register. Notices will be deemed to have been given on the date of such mailing, and to have been received by such registered holders whether or not actually received by such registered holders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governing Law </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture and the debt
securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may sell debt securities from time to time in one or more transactions separately or in combination. The debt securities may be sold in any
one or more of the following ways: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">directly to purchasers or a single purchaser; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through dealers; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through one or more underwriters acting alone or through underwriting syndicates led by one or more managing
underwriters; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">each as may be identified in a prospectus supplement relating to an issuance of debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the debt securities described in a prospectus supplement are underwritten, the prospectus supplement will name each underwriter of the debt
securities. Only underwriters named in a prospectus supplement will be deemed to be underwriters of the debt securities offered by that prospectus supplement. Underwriters may sell debt securities to or through dealers, and such dealers may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions (which may be changed from time to time) from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prospectus supplements relating to underwritten offerings of securities will also describe: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the discounts, commissions or agents&#146; fees to be allowed or paid to the underwriters or agents, as the case
may be; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">all other items constituting underwriting compensation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to dealers, if any; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the exchanges, if any, on which the securities will be listed. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Debt securities may be sold directly by us through agents designated by us from time to time. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of
securities, and any commission or agents&#146; fees payable by us to such agent, will be set forth in the prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent involved in the offer or sale of securities will be
acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we utilize a dealer in the sale of the debt securities being offered
pursuant to this prospectus, we will sell the debt securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the debt securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If indicated in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters will be subject to conditions precedent. With respect to a sale
of securities, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all securities offered if any are purchased. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may have agreements with
underwriters, dealers and agents to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to reimburse them for certain expenses. Underwriters and agents may engage in transactions with or perform
services for us, our subsidiaries and affiliated companies in the ordinary course of business. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain matters with respect to the legality of the debt securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Baker&nbsp;&amp;
McKenzie LLP. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx907543_10"></A>Experts </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements and the related financial statement schedule, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from our
Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such consolidated
financial statements and related financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Debt Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Guaranteed by </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berkshire
Hathaway Finance Corporation may, from time to time, offer to sell debt securities. Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation may sell these debt securities in one or more offerings at prices and on other terms to be determined at the time of offering.
All of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation&#146;s obligations under the debt securities will be guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus describes some of the general terms and conditions that apply to these debt securities. Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation
will provide the specific terms of the debt securities to be offered in one or more supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you make an investment decision. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described under &#147;<A HREF="#bhfctx907543_5">Risk Factors</A>&#148;
starting on page 5 of this prospectus, as well as the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, before making a decision to invest in our securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>This prospectus is dated January
31, 2025 </B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>We are responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any
accompanying prospectus supplement, and in any related free writing prospectus we prepare or authorize. We have not authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give
you. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of this prospectus, the date of the relevant document incorporated by reference, or another that
is otherwise specified, as applicable. Our financial condition, results of operations or business prospects may have changed since those dates. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this prospectus are
unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this prospectus does not extend to you. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain statements contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus are &#147;forward-looking&#148; statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or which include words such as &#147;expects,&#148;
&#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;estimates&#148; or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth
rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects and possible future actions by Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (&#147;BHFC&#148;) or Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (&#147;Berkshire&#148;), which may be provided by management are also
forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions
about BHFC and Berkshire, economic and market factors and the industries in which we do business, among other things. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Actual events and
results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. The principal risk factors that could cause Berkshire&#146;s actual performance and future events and actions to differ
materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, changes in market prices of Berkshire&#146;s investments in fixed maturity and equity securities; the occurrence of one or more catastrophic events, such as an
earthquake, hurricane, wildfire, geopolitical conflict, act of terrorism or cyber-attack that causes losses insured by Berkshire&#146;s insurance subsidiaries and/or losses to Berkshire&#146;s business operations; the frequency and severity of
epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks, and other events that negatively affect Berkshire&#146;s operating results and restrict Berkshire&#146;s access to borrowed funds through the capital markets at reasonable rates; changes in laws or
regulations affecting Berkshire&#146;s insurance, railroad, utilities and energy and finance subsidiaries; changes in federal income tax laws; and changes in general economic and market factors that affect the prices of securities or the industries
in which Berkshire and its affiliates do business. You are advised to consult any additional disclosures we make in our Annual Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> Quarterly Reports on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> and Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). See &#147;Where You Can Find More
Information.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Neither of Berkshire nor BHFC undertakes any
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or developments after the date of this prospectus, except as required by law. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), utilizing a &#147;shelf&#148; registration process. By using this shelf registration process, we may, at any time and from time to time, sell our debt securities in one or more offerings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus only provides a general description of the debt securities that we may offer. Each time we sell debt securities under the
shelf registration, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus containing specific information about the terms of the securities, including the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities offered. The prospectus supplement may also
add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Before purchasing any securities, you should read carefully both this
prospectus and any prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In this prospectus, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise implies, references to &#147;dollars&#148; and &#147;$&#148; are to
U.S. dollars. Unless we indicate otherwise or unless the context implies otherwise, all references in this prospectus to &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our&#148; are references to either Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (&#147;Berkshire&#148;) or
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (&#147;BHFC&#148;) or both. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="bhfctx907543_3"></A>Where You Can Find More Information
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BHFC is not subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, pursuant to Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12h-5</FONT> thereunder. Berkshire is, however, subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, Berkshire files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. These SEC filings are available to the public on the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. These SEC filings are also available, free of charge, on Berkshire&#146;s website at http://www.berkshirehathaway.com. Except to the
extent of any SEC filings available on Berkshire&#146;s website that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus as described under &#147;Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference,&#148; information on Berkshire&#146;s website is not
intended to be, and does not constitute, a part of this prospectus and should not be considered a part of this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have filed
a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> with the SEC under the Securities Act relating to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus is a part of the registration statement and does not contain
all of the information set forth in the registration statement. Some information has been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information, please refer to the registration statement and the exhibits and
schedules filed with it. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In this document BHFC and Berkshire &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the information that Berkshire files with the SEC, which means that
they can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus from the date we file that document, and later information filed with the
SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BHFC and Berkshire incorporate by reference the documents listed below and
any future filings made by either of them with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (in each case, excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, including, but not limited to, information
furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and any corresponding information furnished with respect to such Items under Item 9.01 or as an exhibit) prior to the termination of any offering of securities
made by this prospectus: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Berkshire&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000095017024019719/brka-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">those portions of Berkshire&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312524069107/d512828ddef14a.htm">proxy
 statement</A> for its 2024 annual meeting of shareholders incorporated by reference into its Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Berkshire&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarters ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000095017024053185/brka-20240331.htm">March
<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2024, June<U></U>&nbsp;30, 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000095017024120241/brka-20240930.htm">September<U></U>&nbsp;30, 2024</A>; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Berkshire&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312524116833/d818397d8k.htm">April&nbsp;25,
 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312524133049/d759664d8k.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;
7, 2024</A> (Item 5.07 only) and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312524241941/d840653d8k.htm">October<U></U>&nbsp;23, 2024</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request
and at no cost to such person, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus. You may request a copy of such information by writing or telephoning Berkshire
at: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3555 Farnam Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Omaha, Nebraska
68131 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attn: Corporate Secretary </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Tel: (402) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">346-1400</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berkshire is incorporated in Delaware, and it has its corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. Berkshire is a holding company owning
subsidiaries that engage in numerous diverse business activities. The most important of these are insurance businesses conducted on both a primary basis and a reinsurance basis, a freight rail transportation business and a group of utility and
energy generation and distribution businesses. Berkshire also owns and operates numerous other businesses engaged in a variety of manufacturing, services, retailing and other activities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Included in the group of businesses that underwrite insurance and reinsurance is GEICO, one of the largest private passenger auto insurers in
the United States, and the Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group (&#147;BHRG&#148;), one of the largest reinsurance businesses in the world. BHRG is comprised of National Indemnity Company and its affiliates, General Re Corporation and its
subsidiaries and Alleghany Corporation&#146;s Transatlantic Reinsurance Company and affiliates. Other subsidiaries that underwrite insurance include Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company, Cypress Insurance Company, Berkshire Hathaway
Specialty Insurance Company, Medical Protective Company, the Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies, U.S. Liability Insurance Company, Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, MLMIC Insurance Company, Berkshire Hathaway Direct
Insurance Company, and Alleghany Corporation and its insurance subsidiaries including RSUI and CapSpecialty. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Burlington Northern Santa
Fe, LLC (&#147;BNSF&#148;) is a holding company that, through its subsidiary, BNSF Railway Company, operates one of the largest railroad systems in North America. Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (&#147;BHE&#148;) is a global energy holding company
owning a wide variety of operating companies engaged in the generation, transmission, storage, distribution and supply of energy. Among BHE&#146;s operating energy businesses are Northern Powergrid, MidAmerican Energy Company, PacifiCorp, NV Energy,
BHE Pipeline Group, BHE Renewables, and AltaLink. In addition, BHE owns HomeServices of America, a residential real estate brokerage firm. McLane Company operates a wholesale distribution business that provides grocery and nonfood consumer products
to retailers and convenience stores and to restaurants. The Marmon Group is a global industrial organization comprising 11 diverse business groups and more than 100 autonomous manufacturing and service businesses. The Lubrizol Corporation is a
specialty chemical and performance materials company that manufactures products and supplies technologies for the global transportation, industrial and consumer markets. IMC International Metalworking Companies is one of the world&#146;s largest
multinational manufacturers of consumable precision carbide metal cutting tools for application in a broad range of industrial end markets. Precision Castparts Corp. (&#147;PCC&#148;) is a worldwide diversified manufacturer of complex metal
components and products for critical aerospace and power energy applications. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Numerous business activities are conducted through
Berkshire&#146;s other manufacturing, services and retailing subsidiaries. Clayton Homes offers <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">off-site</FONT> (factory) built housing and site-built homes and provides related financing and insurance products. Shaw
Industries is a leading manufacturer and distributor of carpet, carpet tile and hard surface flooring products. Benjamin Moore is one of North America&#146;s leading manufacturers of premium-quality residential, commercial and industrial maintenance
coatings. Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium quality products for insulation, roofing and engineered products. Acme Building Brands is a manufacturer and distributor of clay bricks and concrete block. MiTek produces
residential and commercial construction and engineering products and systems. Fruit of the Loom, Russell Athletic, Vanity Fair, Garan, Fechheimer, H.H. Brown Shoe Group, and Brooks manufacture, license and distribute apparel and footwear under a
variety of brand names. FlightSafety International is an industry leading provider of professional aviation training services and flight simulation products. NetJets is the leader in private aviation services and operates a large, diverse private
aircraft fleet. NFM, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings, Star Furniture and Jordan&#146;s Furniture are retailers of home furnishings. Borsheims, Helzberg Diamond Shops and Ben Bridge Jeweler are retailers of fine jewelry. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, other manufacturing, service and retail businesses include: See&#146;s Candies, a producer of boxed chocolates and other
confectionery products; Larson-Juhl, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of custom </P>
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picture framing products; CTB International, a leading global designer, manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of agricultural systems and solutions for the livestock and agricultural
industries; International Dairy Queen, a licensor and service provider to approximately 7,000 quick service franchised restaurants that offer various desserts, beverages, prepared foods and blended fruit drinks; Pampered Chef, a direct seller of
high-quality kitchenware products with sales and operations in the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria and France; Forest River, a manufacturer of recreational vehicles, utility cargo trailers, buses and pontoon boats in the United States and
Canada; Business Wire, a global electronic distributor of news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other multimedia content; TTI, Inc., a global specialty distributor of electronic components; XTRA, a leading transportation equipment lessor;
CORT, a leading provider of rental furniture for home and office and related services; Richline Group, a manufacturer and distributor of precious metal, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-precious</FONT> metal, diamond and gem products; Oriental
Trading Company, a leading multi-channel and online retailer for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">fun-value</FONT> priced party supplies, seasonal products, arts and crafts, toys and novelties, school supplies and educational games; Charter
Brokerage, a leading <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-asset</FONT> based third party logistics provider to the petroleum and chemical industries; Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, which includes 83 automobile dealerships that sell new and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-owned</FONT> automobiles and offer repair services and related products; Detlev Louis Motorrad, a leading retailer of motorcycle apparel and equipment in Europe; Duracell, a leading manufacturer of high-performance
alkaline and lithium coin batteries; Jazwares, a global toy company; IPS, a global leader in developing business solutions for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries; and W&amp;W/AECO Steel, a structural steel fabricator and erector. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In 2017, Berkshire acquired a 38.6% interest in Pilot Travel Centers, LLC (&#147;Pilot&#148;), and on January&nbsp;31, 2023, Berkshire
acquired an additional 41.4% interest in Pilot. On January&nbsp;16, 2024, Berkshire acquired an additional 20% interest in Pilot and as of that date Pilot became an indirect wholly owned Berkshire subsidiary. Pilot operates 677 travel center
locations and 77 fuel-only retail locations in North America across the U.S. and five Canadian provinces, primarily under the names Pilot or Flying J, as well as large wholesale fuel and fuel marketing businesses in the U.S. Pilot also sells diesel
fuel at other locations in the U.S. and Canada through various arrangements with third party travel centers and operates a water disposal business in the oil fields sector. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Operating decisions for the various Berkshire businesses are made by managers of the business units. Investment decisions and all other
capital allocation decisions are made for Berkshire and its subsidiaries by the Berkshire senior management team which is led by Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire&#146;s CEO and Chairman of its Board of Directors. The Berkshire businesses collectively
employ approximately 392,000 people. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berkshire&#146;s executive offices are located at 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, and its telephone
number is (402) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">346-1400.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BHFC is a Delaware corporation that was created by Berkshire on August&nbsp;4, 2003. Assets of BHFC consist of term loans to Vanderbilt
Mortgage and Finance, Inc. (&#147;Vanderbilt&#148;) and 21st Mortgage Corporation (&#147;21st Mortgage&#148;), indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Clayton Homes, Inc. and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Berkshire. BHFC also provides
financing to the tank car and crane leasing business of Berkshire&#146;s indirect wholly owned subsidiary, UTLX Company. BHFC currently charges Vanderbilt, 21st Mortgage and UTLX interest at a rate which is either 50 or 100 basis points higher than
it pays on its related debt obligations. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investing in our securities involves risks. Prior to making a decision about investing in our securities, in addition to the other information
contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should carefully consider the risks described in the section entitled &#147;Risk factors&#148; in the applicable prospectus supplement and the
risks described in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future. The occurrence or
realization of any of these risks could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The risks
and uncertainties we describe are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or operations. Any adverse effect on our business,
financial condition or operating results could result in a decline in the value of our securities and the loss of all or part of your investment. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as any applicable prospectus supplement may indicate otherwise, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of debt securities
offered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="bhfctx907543_7"></A>Description of the Debt Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BHFC will issue debt securities on a senior unsecured basis under an indenture, dated as of January 31, 2025, by and among Berkshire, BHFC and
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the &#147;trustee&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have summarized material provisions of the indenture and
the debt securities, including the guarantee, below. This summary is not complete, and is subject, and qualified in its entirety by reference, to all the provisions of the indenture, including the definition of certain terms. We have filed the
indenture with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and you should read the indenture for provisions that may be important to you. The following sets forth certain general terms and provisions of
BHFC&#146;s debt securities offered by this prospectus. The particular terms of any debt securities being offered will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those offered debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Provisions Applicable to Indenture </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>General
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that may be issued under that indenture, nor does it limit the amount
of other unsecured debt or securities that BHFC may issue. BHFC may issue debt securities under the indenture from time to time in one or more series, each in an amount authorized prior to issuance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Terms </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement
relating to any series of debt securities being offered will include specific terms relating to the offering. These terms will include some or all of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the title of the debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the total principal amount of the debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether the debt securities will be issued in individual certificates to each holder or in the form of temporary
or permanent global securities held by a depositary on behalf of holders; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the date or dates on which the principal of and any premium on the debt securities will be payable;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any interest rate, the date from which interest will accrue, interest payment dates and record dates for interest
payments; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any right to extend or defer the interest payment periods and the duration of the extension;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether and under what circumstances any additional amounts with respect to the debt securities will be payable;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any sinking fund or analogous provision; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the place or places where payments on the debt securities will be payable; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any provisions for optional redemption or early repayment; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any provisions that would require the redemption, purchase or repayment of debt securities;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether payments on the debt securities will be payable in foreign currency or currency units or another form and
whether payments will be payable by reference to any index or formula; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the portion (or the method of calculation of the portion) of the principal amount of debt securities that will be
payable if the maturity is accelerated, if other than the entire principal amount; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any additional means of defeasance of the debt securities, any additional conditions or limitations to defeasance
of the debt securities or any changes to those conditions or limitations; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any changes or additions to the events of default or covenants described in this prospectus;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any changes, additions to or deletion from the covenants described in this prospectus; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if other than the trustee, the security registrar and paying agent for the debt securities; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other terms of the debt securities not inconsistent with the indenture. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Guarantee of Debt Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berkshire
will unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the payment of all of BHFC&#146;s obligations under the debt securities offered hereby pursuant to a guarantee to be endorsed on the debt securities offered hereby, the form of which is filed as an
exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. If BHFC defaults in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, such debt securities when and as the same shall become due, whether upon maturity, acceleration, or
otherwise, without the necessity of action by the trustee or any holder of such debt securities, Berkshire shall be required promptly and fully to make such payment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ranking </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities will be
BHFC&#146;s senior unsecured obligations and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all of BHFC&#146;s unsubordinated, unsecured indebtedness and will be senior in right of payment to all of BHFC&#146;s subordinated indebtedness. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The guarantee will be a senior unsecured obligation of Berkshire, will rank pari passu with all of Berkshire&#146;s unsubordinated, unsecured
indebtedness and senior to all of Berkshire&#146;s subordinated indebtedness, and will be effectively subordinated to all of Berkshire&#146;s existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets securing such indebtedness and
structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of Berkshire&#146;s subsidiaries (secured or unsecured). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consolidation, Merger and
Sale of Assets </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise provided in the indenture or the debt securities, neither BHFC nor Berkshire may merge into or
consolidate with any other entity, or convey, transfer or lease our respective properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity, unless: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the successor or transferee corporation (or other entity) shall (i)&nbsp;be a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, trust or similar entity organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia, and (ii)&nbsp;expressly assume by supplemental indenture, as applicable, (a)&nbsp;the
due and punctual payment of the principal of and any interest on the debt securities and the performance of BHFC&#146;s obligations under the indenture or (b)&nbsp;the due and punctual performance of the guarantee and Berkshire&#146;s obligations
under the indenture; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default, and no event which, after notice of
lapse of time or both, would become an event of default will have occurred or be continuing. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Events of Default </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we inform you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the following are events of default with respect to a series of debt
securities: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a default in the payment of any interest on such series of debt securities when due and payable, and the
continuance of such default for a period of 60 days; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a default in the payment of principal of such series of debt securities when due and payable;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of other covenants of BHFC or Berkshire in the
indenture or of Berkshire in the guarantee applicable to such series of debt securities that continues for 90 consecutive days after BHFC or Berkshire, as the case may be, receives notice of the default or breach; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation involving BHFC or Berkshire. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an event of bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation of us has occurred, the principal of the then-outstanding debt securities and any other
amounts payable under the indenture will become immediately due and payable. If any other event of default shall occur and be continuing, either the trustee or the holders of not less than 33% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of all series (or, if such default is not applicable to all series of the debt securities, the holders of at least 33% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series to which such default is applicable) (in
each case, voting as a single class) may declare the principal amount payable under the indenture on those then outstanding debt securities of the series affected by the default due and payable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Defeasance </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BHFC&#146;s obligations with
respect to the payment of the principal and interest on the debt securities, and Berkshire&#146;s obligations with respect to such debt securities under the indenture and the guarantee, will terminate if BHFC irrevocably deposits or causes to be
deposited with the trustee as trust funds specifically held in trust for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the holders of the debt securities: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">cash, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">U.S. government obligations, which through the scheduled payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in
accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, cash, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a combination of the foregoing, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">in each case sufficient to pay and discharge each installment of principal and interest on the debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The discharge of the debt securities is subject to certain other conditions, including, without limitation, </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">no event of default or event (including such deposit) which with notice or lapse of time would become an event of
default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (or, with respect to an event of bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation of BHFC or Berkshire, at any time on or prior to the 90th day after the date of such deposit),
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">BHFC shall have delivered to the trustee an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that beneficial owners of the
debt securities will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the debt securities, if they are then listed on any securities exchange, will not be delisted as a result of such
deposit, and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">such deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or
instrument to which BHFC or Berkshire are a party or otherwise bound. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Modification and Waiver </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Modification of Indenture </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
indenture provides that BHFC, Berkshire and the trustee may, without the consent of any holders of debt securities, enter into supplemental indentures for the purposes, among other things, of adding to BHFC&#146;s or
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Berkshire&#146;s covenants, adding additional events of default and curing ambiguities or inconsistencies in the indenture. BHFC, Berkshire and the trustee may, without the consent of any holders
of debt securities, also make other changes to the indenture that do not have a material adverse effect on the interests of the holders of any series of debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, modifications and amendments of the indenture may be made by BHFC, Berkshire and the trustee by entering into a supplemental
indenture with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of each series affected by such modification or amendment, acting as one class, provided, however, that no such
modification or amendment may, without the consent of each holder of debt securities outstanding that is affected thereby, </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any
outstanding debt securities, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the principal of or interest rate on any outstanding debt securities, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the place of payment where, or the currency in which, the principal of, any premium or interest on any
outstanding debt securities is payable, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any outstanding debt
securities on or after the stated maturity thereof or on the guarantee, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the percentage in principal amount of the debt securities then outstanding required for modification or
amendment of the indenture or for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the indenture or for waiver of certain defaults, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">modify any of the above provisions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Waiver of Default </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of
not less than a majority of aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all such series of debt securities, waive any past default under the indenture with respect to such series of
debt securities, except a default: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in the payment of principal of or any premium or any interest on such debt securities, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in respect of a covenant or provision of the indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of
each holder of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the default. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Assumption by Berkshire </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture provides that Berkshire may, without the consent of the trustee or the holders of the debt securities, assume all of BHFC&#146;s
rights and obligations under the indenture and the debt securities if, after giving effect to such assumption, no event of default or event which with notice or lapse of time would become an event of default will have occurred and be continuing. In
addition, Berkshire will assume all of BHFC&#146;s rights and obligations under the indenture and a series of debt securities if, upon a default by BHFC in the due and punctual payment of the principal of, sinking fund payment, if any, premium, if
any, or interest on such debt securities, Berkshire is prevented by any court order or judicial proceeding from fulfilling its obligations under the guarantee. Such assumption shall result in such debt securities becoming the direct obligations of
Berkshire and shall be effected without the consent of the trustee or the holders of any debt securities. Upon any such assumption, Berkshire will execute a supplemental indenture evidencing its assumption of all such rights and obligations and BHFC
will be released from its liabilities under the indenture and such debt securities as obligor on such debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Payment and Paying Agents
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless BHFC informs you otherwise, payments on the debt securities will be made in U.S. dollars at the office or agency maintained by
BHFC in New York, New York (or, if BHFC fails to maintain such office or </P>
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agency, at the corporate trust office of the trustee in New York, New York or if the trustee does not maintain an office in New York, at the office of a paying agent in New York). At BHFC&#146;s
option, however, it may make payments by check mailed to the holder&#146;s registered address or, with respect to global notes, by wire transfer. BHFC will make any required interest payments to the person in whose name a debt security is registered
at the close of business on the record date for the interest payment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless BHFC informs you otherwise, the trustee will be designated
as BHFC&#146;s paying agent for payments on the debt securities. BHFC may at any time designate additional paying agents or rescind the designation of any paying agent or approve a change in the office through which any paying agent acts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the requirements of any applicable abandoned property laws, the trustee and paying agent shall pay to BHFC or Berkshire upon
written request any money held by them for payments on the debt securities that remain unclaimed for one year after the date upon which that payment has become due. After payment to BHFC or Berkshire, holders entitled to the money must look to BHFC
or Berkshire for payment. In that case, all liability of the trustee or paying agent with respect to that money will cease. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notices </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise described herein, notice to registered holders of the debt securities will be given by mail to the addresses as they appear
in the security register. Notices will be deemed to have been given on the date of such mailing, and to have been received by such registered holders whether or not actually received by such registered holders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governing Law </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture, the debt
securities and the guarantee will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may sell debt securities from time to time in one or more transactions separately or in combination. The debt securities may be sold in any
one or more of the following ways: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">directly to purchasers or a single purchaser; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through dealers; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through one or more underwriters acting alone or through underwriting syndicates led by one or more managing
underwriters; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">each as may be identified in a prospectus supplement relating to an issuance of debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the debt securities described in a prospectus supplement are underwritten, the prospectus supplement will name each underwriter of the debt
securities. Only underwriters named in a prospectus supplement will be deemed to be underwriters of the debt securities offered by that prospectus supplement. Underwriters may sell debt securities to or through dealers, and such dealers may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions (which may be changed from time to time) from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prospectus supplements relating to underwritten offerings of securities will also describe: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the discounts, commissions or agents&#146; fees to be allowed or paid to the underwriters or agents, as the case
may be; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">all other items constituting underwriting compensation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to dealers, if any; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the exchanges, if any, on which the securities will be listed. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Debt securities may be sold directly by us through agents designated by us from time to time. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of
securities, and any commission or agents&#146; fees payable by us to such agent, will be set forth in the prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent involved in the offer or sale of securities will be
acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we utilize a dealer in the sale of the debt securities being offered
pursuant to this prospectus, we will sell the debt securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the debt securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If indicated in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters will be subject to conditions precedent. With respect to a sale
of securities, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all securities offered if any are purchased. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may have agreements with
underwriters, dealers and agents to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to reimburse them for certain expenses. Underwriters and agents may engage in transactions with or perform
services for us, our subsidiaries and affiliated companies in the ordinary course of business. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain matters with respect to the legality of the debt securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Baker&nbsp;&amp;
McKenzie LLP. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="bhfctx907543_10"></A>Experts </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements and the related financial statement schedule, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from
Berkshire&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> and the effectiveness of Berkshire&#146;s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered
public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such consolidated financial statements and related financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Part II. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Information not Required in Prospectus </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;14.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Other expenses of issuance and distribution </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee and the estimated expenses in connection with the offering are as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accounting fees and expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">*</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">*&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Legal fees and expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">*</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">*&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Printing expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">*</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">*&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">*</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">*&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Deferred in reliance on Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">**</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Estimated expenses are not presently known. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;15.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each registrant&#146;s bylaws provide that each director or officer of such registrant who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to or is involved in any proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of such registrant or is or was serving at the request of such registrant as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, shall be indemnified and held harmless by such registrant to the
fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as they exist or may be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent such amendment permits such registrant to provide broader indemnification rights), against all
costs, charges, expenses, liabilities and losses reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit
of his or her heir, executives and administrators. This indemnification shall not apply to any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by the person seeking indemnification unless it is seeking to enforce or obtain payment under any right to
indemnification by such registrant or such registrant has joined in or consented to (in the case of Berkshire) or authorized (in the case of BHFC) the initiation of such proceeding (or part thereof). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;), a corporation may indemnify a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation (or a person who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action brought by or in the right of a corporation, the corporation may indemnify a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation (or a person who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought finds that, in view of
all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each registrant&#146;s bylaws provide that such registrant may maintain insurance, at its
expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of such registrant or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not such registrant has
the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a
Delaware corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation for the elimination or limitation of the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
However, no provision can eliminate or limit a director&#146;s liability: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL, which imposes liability on directors for unlawful payment of dividends or
unlawful stock purchase or redemption; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director of such registrant shall not be liable to such registrant or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the statute, each registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws, and the arrangements referred to above and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;16.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exhibits </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See the Exhibit Index which is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;17.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Undertakings </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registrants hereby undertake: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Filing Fee Tables&#148; or
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; <I>provided</I>,<I> however</I>, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and
(iii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by Berkshire pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">post-effective</FONT> amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the
Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed a part of
the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)
Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x)&nbsp;for the purpose of providing
the information required by Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date
of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new
effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
<I>Provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that
was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) That, for the purpose
of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, each of the undersigned registrants undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of an undersigned
registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the
undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)
Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of an undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of an undersigned registrant or used or referred to by an
undersigned registrant; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information
about an undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of an undersigned registrant; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) Any other
communication that is an offer in the offering made by an undersigned registrant to the purchaser. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) That, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of Berkshire&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to
act under subsection (a)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section&nbsp;305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Agreement.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d907543dex41.htm">Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2025, by and among Berkshire Hathaway Inc., as an issuer and a guarantor of the debt securities issued by Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, Berkshire Hathaway Finance
 Corporation, as an issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Debt Securities of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Debt Securities of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Guarantee of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (included in Exhibit 4.3).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d907543dex51.htm">Opinion of Baker&nbsp;&amp; McKenzie LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d907543dex231.htm">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d907543dex51.htm">Consent of Baker&nbsp;&amp; McKenzie LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d907543ds3asr.htm#sig">Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3).&nbsp;</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d907543dex251.htm">Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the Indenture dated as of January 31, 2025. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d907543dexfilingfees.htm">Calculation of Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To be filed by amendment to this Registration Statement or as an exhibit to a document to be incorporated by
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Omaha, State of Nebraska,
on January 31, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Marc D. Hamburg</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Marc D. Hamburg</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial<BR>Officer</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Marc D. Hamburg as his true and
lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to act for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
any or all amendments (including <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-effective</FONT> and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, including any subsequent registration statement for the same offering that may be filed under Rule
462(b) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent or his substitute may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Warren E. Buffett</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board of<BR>Directors and Chief</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Executive Officer</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Gregory E. Abel</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Howard G. Buffett</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Howard G. Buffett</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Susan A. Buffett</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Susan A. Buffett</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Marc D. Hamburg</P></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Marc D. Hamburg as his true and
lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to act for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
any or all amendments (including <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-effective</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">post-effective</FONT> amendments) to this Registration Statement, including any subsequent registration statement for the
same offering that may be filed under Rule 462(b) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(</B><B><I>As Issuer and Guarantor</I></B><B>) </B></P>
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FINANCE CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(</B><B><I>As Issuer</I></B><B>) </B></P>
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YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(</B><B><I>As Trustee</I></B><B>) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.02.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>C<SMALL>OMPLIANCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>ERTIFICATES</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL>
O<SMALL>PINIONS</SMALL></I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.03.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>F<SMALL>ORM</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> D<SMALL>OCUMENTS</SMALL> D<SMALL>ELIVERED</SMALL>
<SMALL>TO</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL></I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.04.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>A<SMALL>CTS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> H<SMALL>OLDERS</SMALL>; R<SMALL>ECORD</SMALL> D<SMALL>ATES</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.05.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>N<SMALL>OTICES</SMALL>, E<SMALL>TC</SMALL>., <SMALL>TO</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL>, C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> G<SMALL>UARANTOR</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.06.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>N<SMALL>OTICE</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> H<SMALL>OLDERS</SMALL>; W<SMALL>AIVER</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.07.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>ONFLICT</SMALL> <SMALL>WITH</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUST</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDENTURE</SMALL> A<SMALL>CT</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.08.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>E<SMALL>FFECT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> H<SMALL>EADINGS</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> T<SMALL>ABLE</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>ONTENTS</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.09.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>S<SMALL>UCCESSORS</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> A<SMALL>SSIGNS</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.10.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>S<SMALL>EPARABILITY</SMALL> C<SMALL>LAUSE</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.11.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>B<SMALL>ENEFITS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDENTURE</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.12.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>G<SMALL>OVERNING</SMALL> L<SMALL>AW</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.13.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>L<SMALL>EGAL</SMALL> H<SMALL>OLIDAYS</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.14.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>N<SMALL>O</SMALL> R<SMALL>ECOURSE</SMALL> A<SMALL>GAINST</SMALL> O<SMALL>THERS</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.15.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>W<SMALL>AIVER</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> J<SMALL>URY</SMALL> T<SMALL>RIAL</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.16.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>F<SMALL>ORCE</SMALL> M<SMALL>AJEURE</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.17.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>S<SMALL>UBMISSION</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> J<SMALL>URISDICTION</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;1.18.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>E<SMALL>LECTRONIC</SMALL> S<SMALL>IGNATURES</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="7"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 2 SECURITY FORMS</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0em; text-indent:0em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&nbsp;</B></P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;2.01.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>F<SMALL>ORMS</SMALL> G<SMALL>ENERALLY</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;2.02.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>F<SMALL>ORM</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> L<SMALL>EGEND</SMALL> <SMALL>FOR</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;2.03.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>F<SMALL>ORM</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL>&#146;<SMALL>S</SMALL> C<SMALL>ERTIFICATE</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> A<SMALL>UTHENTICATION</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="7"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 3 THE SECURITIES</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0em; text-indent:0em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&nbsp;</B></P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.01.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>A<SMALL>MOUNT</SMALL> U<SMALL>NLIMITED</SMALL>; I<SMALL>SSUABLE</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL> S<SMALL>ERIES</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.02.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>D<SMALL>ENOMINATIONS</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.03.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>E<SMALL>XECUTION</SMALL>, A<SMALL>UTHENTICATION</SMALL>, D<SMALL>ELIVERY</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> D<SMALL>ATING</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.04.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>T<SMALL>EMPORARY</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.05.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>R<SMALL>EGISTRATION</SMALL>, R<SMALL>EGISTRATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> T<SMALL>RANSFER</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> E<SMALL>XCHANGE</SMALL>; C<SMALL>ERTAIN</SMALL> T<SMALL>RANSFERS</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL>
E<SMALL>XCHANGES</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.06.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>M<SMALL>UTILATED</SMALL>, D<SMALL>ESTROYED</SMALL>, L<SMALL>OST</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> S<SMALL>TOLEN</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.07.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>P<SMALL>AYMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> I<SMALL>NTEREST</SMALL>; I<SMALL>NTEREST</SMALL> R<SMALL>IGHTS</SMALL> P<SMALL>RESERVED</SMALL>; A<SMALL>DDITIONAL</SMALL> <SMALL>OR</SMALL> S<SMALL>PECIAL</SMALL>
I<SMALL>NTEREST</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.08.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>P<SMALL>ERSONS</SMALL> D<SMALL>EEMED</SMALL> O<SMALL>WNERS</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.09.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>ANCELLATION</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">25</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.10.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>OMPUTATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> I<SMALL>NTEREST</SMALL></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">25</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.11.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><I>E<SMALL>XECUTION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> G<SMALL>UARANTEE</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>S<SMALL>ATISFACTION</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> D<SMALL>ISCHARGE</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDENTURE</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>A<SMALL>PPLICATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUST</SMALL> M<SMALL>ONEY</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>E<SMALL>VENTS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> D<SMALL>EFAULT</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>A<SMALL>CCELERATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> M<SMALL>ATURITY</SMALL>; R<SMALL>ESCISSION</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> A<SMALL>NNULMENT</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>OLLECTION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDEBTEDNESS</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> S<SMALL>UITS</SMALL> <SMALL>FOR</SMALL> E<SMALL>NFORCEMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>BY</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">30</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL> M<SMALL>AY</SMALL> F<SMALL>ILE</SMALL> P<SMALL>ROOFS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>LAIM</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL> M<SMALL>AY</SMALL> E<SMALL>NFORCE</SMALL> C<SMALL>LAIMS</SMALL> W<SMALL>ITHOUT</SMALL> P<SMALL>OSSESSION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>A<SMALL>PPLICATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> M<SMALL>ONEY</SMALL> C<SMALL>OLLECTED</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>U<SMALL>NCONDITIONAL</SMALL> R<SMALL>IGHT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> H<SMALL>OLDERS</SMALL> T<SMALL>O</SMALL> R<SMALL>ECEIVE</SMALL> P<SMALL>RINCIPAL</SMALL>, P<SMALL>REMIUM</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL>
I<SMALL>NTEREST</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>R<SMALL>ESTORATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> R<SMALL>IGHTS</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> R<SMALL>EMEDIES</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>R<SMALL>IGHTS</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> R<SMALL>EMEDIES</SMALL> C<SMALL>UMULATIVE</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>D<SMALL>ELAY</SMALL> <SMALL>OR</SMALL> O<SMALL>MISSION</SMALL> N<SMALL>OT</SMALL> W<SMALL>AIVER</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>ONTROL</SMALL> <SMALL>BY</SMALL> H<SMALL>OLDERS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>U<SMALL>NDERTAKING</SMALL> <SMALL>FOR</SMALL> C<SMALL>OSTS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>W<SMALL>AIVER</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> U<SMALL>SURY</SMALL>, S<SMALL>TAY</SMALL> <SMALL>OR</SMALL> E<SMALL>XTENSION</SMALL> L<SMALL>AWS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>ERTAIN</SMALL> D<SMALL>UTIES</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> R<SMALL>ESPONSIBILITIES</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>ERTAIN</SMALL> R<SMALL>IGHTS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">34</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>N<SMALL>OT</SMALL> R<SMALL>ESPONSIBLE</SMALL> <SMALL>FOR</SMALL> R<SMALL>ECITALS</SMALL> <SMALL>OR</SMALL> I<SMALL>SSUANCE</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">35</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>M<SMALL>ONEY</SMALL> H<SMALL>ELD</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUST</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>OMPENSATION</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> R<SMALL>EIMBURSEMENT</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>M<SMALL>ERGER</SMALL>, C<SMALL>ONVERSION</SMALL>, C<SMALL>ONSOLIDATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OR</SMALL> S<SMALL>UCCESSION</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> B<SMALL>USINESS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>P<SMALL>REFERENTIAL</SMALL> C<SMALL>OLLECTION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>LAIMS</SMALL> A<SMALL>GAINST</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">40</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>A<SMALL>PPOINTMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> A<SMALL>UTHENTICATING</SMALL> A<SMALL>GENT</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 7 HOLDERS&#146; LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>OMPANIES</SMALL> T<SMALL>O</SMALL> F<SMALL>URNISH</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL> N<SMALL>AMES</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> A<SMALL>DDRESSES</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> H<SMALL>OLDERS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>P<SMALL>RESERVATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> I<SMALL>NFORMATION</SMALL>; C<SMALL>OMMUNICATIONS</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> H<SMALL>OLDERS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">41</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>R<SMALL>EPORTS</SMALL> <SMALL>BY</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">42</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>R<SMALL>EPORTS</SMALL> <SMALL>BY</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> G<SMALL>UARANTOR</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">42</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 8 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;8.01.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>OMPANIES</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> G<SMALL>UARANTOR</SMALL> M<SMALL>AY</SMALL> C<SMALL>ONSOLIDATE</SMALL>, E<SMALL>TC</SMALL>., O<SMALL>NLY</SMALL> <SMALL>ON</SMALL> C<SMALL>ERTAIN</SMALL> T<SMALL>ERMS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">42</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>S<SMALL>UCCESSOR</SMALL> S<SMALL>UBSTITUTED</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 9 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>S<SMALL>UPPLEMENTAL</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDENTURES</SMALL> W<SMALL>ITHOUT</SMALL> C<SMALL>ONSENT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> H<SMALL>OLDERS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>S<SMALL>UPPLEMENTAL</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDENTURES</SMALL> <SMALL>WITH</SMALL> C<SMALL>ONSENT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> H<SMALL>OLDERS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>E<SMALL>XECUTION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>UPPLEMENTAL</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDENTURES</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>E<SMALL>FFECT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>UPPLEMENTAL</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDENTURES</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>ONFORMITY</SMALL> <SMALL>WITH</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUST</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDENTURE</SMALL> A<SMALL>CT</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>R<SMALL>EFERENCE</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> S<SMALL>UPPLEMENTAL</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDENTURES</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 10 COVENANTS</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>P<SMALL>AYMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> P<SMALL>RINCIPAL</SMALL>, P<SMALL>REMIUM</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> I<SMALL>NTEREST</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>M<SMALL>AINTENANCE</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> O<SMALL>FFICE</SMALL> <SMALL>OR</SMALL> A<SMALL>GENCY</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>M<SMALL>ONEY</SMALL> <SMALL>FOR</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL> P<SMALL>AYMENTS</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> B<SMALL>E</SMALL> H<SMALL>ELD</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUST</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>S<SMALL>TATEMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>BY</SMALL> O<SMALL>FFICERS</SMALL> <SMALL>AS</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> D<SMALL>EFAULT</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>W<SMALL>AIVER</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>ERTAIN</SMALL> C<SMALL>OVENANTS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>E<SMALL>CONOMIC</SMALL> S<SMALL>ANCTIONS</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 11 REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>A<SMALL>PPLICABILITY</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> A<SMALL>RTICLE</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>E<SMALL>LECTION</SMALL> T<SMALL>O</SMALL> R<SMALL>EDEEM</SMALL>; N<SMALL>OTICE</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>S<SMALL>ELECTION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL> T<SMALL>O</SMALL> B<SMALL>E</SMALL> R<SMALL>EDEEMED</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>R<SMALL>EDEMPTION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL> <SMALL>FOR</SMALL> S<SMALL>INKING</SMALL> F<SMALL>UND</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL>&#146;<SMALL>S</SMALL> O<SMALL>PTION</SMALL> T<SMALL>O</SMALL> E<SMALL>FFECT</SMALL> D<SMALL>EFEASANCE</SMALL> <SMALL>OR</SMALL> C<SMALL>OVENANT</SMALL> D<SMALL>EFEASANCE</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>C<SMALL>ONDITIONS</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> D<SMALL>EFEASANCE</SMALL> <SMALL>OR</SMALL> C<SMALL>OVENANT</SMALL> D<SMALL>EFEASANCE</SMALL></I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>D<SMALL>EPOSITED</SMALL> M<SMALL>ONEY</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> U.S. G<SMALL>OVERNMENT</SMALL> O<SMALL>BLIGATIONS</SMALL> T<SMALL>O</SMALL> B<SMALL>E</SMALL> H<SMALL>ELD</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL> T<SMALL>RUST</SMALL>;
M<SMALL>ISCELLANEOUS</SMALL> P<SMALL>ROVISIONS</SMALL></I></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">INDENTURE, dated as of January 31, 2025, among Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called &#147;<B>Berkshire</B>&#148; and, solely when Berkshire is in its capacity as guarantor of the Debt Securities of BHFC, the &#147;<B>Guarantor</B>&#148;), having its
principal office at 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called &#147;<B>BHFC</B>&#148;, and, together with
Berkshire in its capacity as an issuer of Securities hereunder, the &#147;<B>Companies</B>&#148; and each a &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), having its principal office at 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N. A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee (herein called the &#147;<B>Trustee</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Recitals </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Company
has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the &#147;<B>Debt Securities</B>&#148;), to be issued in one or
more series as provided in this Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Guarantor has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture and deems it
appropriate from time to time to issue its guarantee of the Debt Securities of BHFC on the terms herein provided (such guarantee together with the Debt Securities of BHFC, the &#147;<B>BHFC Securities</B>&#148;, and the BHFC Securities together with
the Debt Securities of Berkshire, the &#147;<B>Securities</B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of
each Company and the Guarantor, in accordance with its terms, have been done. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of
any series thereof: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.01. <I>Definitions</I>. For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context
otherwise requires: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as
well as the singular; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference
therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to
them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term &#147;<B>generally accepted accounting principles</B>&#148; with respect to any computation required or permitted
hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted and applied by the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, on a consistent basis in the United States of America at the date of such computation; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an &#147;<B>Article</B>&#148; or a &#147;<B>Section</B>&#148; refers to an Article
or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) the words &#147;<B>herein</B>&#148;, &#147;<B>hereof</B>&#148; and
&#147;<B>hereunder</B>&#148; and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) unless otherwise expressly provided, the word &#147;including&#148; does not limit the
preceding words or terms; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) &#147;or&#148; is inclusive; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) references to statutes are to be construed as including all statutory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute referred
to; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) unless otherwise provided, references to agreements and other instruments shall be deemed to include all amendments and other
modifications to such agreements and instruments, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Act</B>&#148; when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;1.04. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Add On Securities</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;3.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Affiliate</B>&#148; means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by
or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, &#147;<B>control</B>&#148; when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms &#147;<B>controlling</B>&#148; and &#147;<B>controlled</B>&#148; have meanings correlative to the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Applicable Procedures</B>&#148; means, with respect to a Depositary, as to any matter at any time, the policies and procedures of
such Depositary, if any, that are applicable to such matter at such time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Authenticating Agent</B>&#148; means any Person
authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section&nbsp;6.14 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Bankruptcy Default</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;5.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>BHFC Securities</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in the second recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any BHFC
Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Board of </B><B>Directors</B>&#148; means either the board of
directors of the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of such board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Board
Resolution</B>&#148; means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and/or any committee thereof, as
applicable, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Business
Day</B>&#148; means, when used with respect to any Place of Payment, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order
to close; <I>provided</I> that (i)&nbsp;with respect to Securities of any series that are denominated in Euros or GBP, Business Day shall be with respect to the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York and London and be a day on which the
Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System (the TARGET2 system), or any successor thereto, operates or (ii)&nbsp;with respect to Securities of any series that are denominated in Yen, Business Day shall be with
respect to the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, London and Tokyo and be a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System (the TARGET2 system), or any successor thereto, operates. </P>
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time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such
duties at such time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Company</B>&#148; and &#147;<B>Companies</B>&#148; have the meanings assigned to such terms in the first
paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter such successor Person shall be included in the definition of &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148; and
&#147;<B>Companies</B>&#148; and the Person replaced by such successor Person shall not be included in the definition of &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148; and &#147;<B>Companies</B>&#148;.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Company Request</B>&#148; means a written request or order signed in the name of the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case
may be, by its Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, President or Chief Executive Officer or a Vice President, and by its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered
to the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Corporate Trust Office</B>&#148; means the designated office of the Trustee or the Security Registrar, as the
case may be, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business will be administered, which office for the Trustee as of the date hereof is located at 2 N. La Salle St., Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60602. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Covenant Defeasance</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;13.03. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Debt Securities</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Debt
Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Default</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;6.02.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Defaulted Interest</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;3.07. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Defeasance</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;13.02. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Depositary</B>&#148; means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global
Securities, (i)&nbsp;for Securities of any series that are denominated in U.S. dollars, a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01, (ii) for
Securities of any series that are denominated in Euros, GBP or Yen, a common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream Banking, <I>soci</I><I>&eacute;</I><I>t</I><I>&eacute;</I><I> anonyme</I>, and Euroclear Bank S.A/N.V. or (iii)&nbsp;for
Securities of any series that are denominated in any other currency, a Person that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Electronic Means</B>&#148; shall mean the following communications methods: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail,</FONT> secure
electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection with its services hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Event of Default</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;5.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148; means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time
to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Exchange Rate</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;5.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Expiration Date</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;1.04. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Global Security</B>&#148; means a Security that evidences all or part of the Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth
in Section&nbsp;2.02 (or such legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01 for such Securities). </P>
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Annex A hereto or in any other form specified in accordance with Section&nbsp;3.01 hereof, to be endorsed on the Debt Securities of BHFC authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Guarantor</B>&#148; means the Person named as the &#147;Guarantor&#148; in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor
Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter &#147;Guarantor&#148; shall mean such successor Person.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Holder</B>&#148; means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Indenture</B>&#148; means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or
more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part
of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term &#147;<B>Indenture</B>&#148; shall also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>interest</B>&#148; means, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after
Maturity, interest payable after Maturity.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Interest Payment Date</B>&#148; means, when used with respect to any Security, the
Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Investment Company Act</B>&#148; means the Investment Company
Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Maturity</B>&#148; means, when used
with respect to any Security, the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for
redemption or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Non-</B><B>U.S.</B><B> Person</B>&#148; means a Person who is not a &#147;U.S. person&#148; (as defined
in Regulation S). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Notice of Default</B>&#148; means a written notice of the kind specified in Section&nbsp;5.01(c). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Officers</B><B>&#146;</B><B> Certificate</B>&#148; means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the
Board, President, Chief Executive Officer or a Vice President, and by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to
the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Opinion of Counsel</B>&#148; means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel for the
issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Original Issue
Discount Security</B>&#148; means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section&nbsp;5.02. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Outstanding</B>&#148; means, when used with respect to Securities, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (including Securities held by a Company or an Affiliate of either Company),<I> except</I>: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Securities
theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited
with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the issuing Company or the Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the issuing Company or the Guarantor (if the issuing Company or the Guarantor shall act as the Paying Agent) for
the Holders of such Securities; <I>provided</I> that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section&nbsp;13.02; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) Securities which have been paid or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture,
other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a <I>bona fide</I> purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the
issuing Company or the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as the case may be; <I>provided</I>,<I> however</I>, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A)&nbsp;the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the
principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section&nbsp;5.02, (B) if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not
determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01, (C) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more
foreign currencies, composite currencies or currency units which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined as of such date in the manner provided as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01, of the principal amount
of such Security (or, in the case of a Security described in Clause (A)&nbsp;or (B) above, of the amount determined as provided in such Clause), and (D)&nbsp;Securities owned by the issuing Company, the Guarantor or any other obligor upon the
Securities or any Affiliate of the issuing Company, the Guarantor or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith
may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee&#146;s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the issuing Company, the Guarantor or any other obligor upon
the Securities or any Affiliate of the issuing Company, the Guarantor or of such other obligor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Paying Agent</B>&#148; means any
Person authorized by the issuing Company to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of such Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Person</B>&#148; means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability
company or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Place of Payment</B>&#148; means, when used with respect
to the Securities of any series, the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Predecessor Security</B>&#148; means, with respect to any particular Security, every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of
the same debt (and guarantee, in the case of a BHFC Security) as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section&nbsp;3.06 in exchange for or in lieu of a
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt (and guarantee, in the case of a BHFC Security) as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Private Placement Legend</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;2.02.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>QIB</B>&#148; means any &#147;qualified institutional buyer&#148; as defined in Rule 144A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Redemption Date</B>&#148; means, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or
pursuant to this Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Redemption </B><B>Price</B>&#148; means, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, the
price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Registered Exchange Offer</B>&#148; means an exchange offer by
the issuing Company registered under the Securities Act pursuant to which Restricted Securities are exchanged for Securities of like principal amount not bearing the Private Placement Legend. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Registration Rights Agreement</B>&#148; means a registration rights agreement, if any, among the issuing Company, the Guarantor (as
applicable) and one or more initial purchasers in connection with an issuance of Restricted Securities of any series under this Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Regular Record Date</B>&#148; means, for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series, the date
specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Regulation S</B>&#148; means Regulation S under the Securities
Act (including any successor regulation thereto), as it may be amended from time to time.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Regulation S Global Security</B>&#148;
has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;2.01. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Responsible </B><B>Officer</B>&#148; means, when used with respect to the
Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, senior associate, associate, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily
performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person&#146;s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Restricted Security</B>&#148; means
any Security (or beneficial interest therein) not originally issued and sold in a transaction registered under the Securities Act, until such time as: (i)&nbsp;such Security (or beneficial interest therein) has been transferred in a transaction
registered under the Securities Act; (ii)&nbsp;the Restriction Termination Date therefor has passed; or (iii)&nbsp;the Private Placement Legend therefor has otherwise been removed pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.05(b)(4) hereof or, in the case of a
beneficial interest in a Global Security, such beneficial interest has been exchanged for an interest in a Global Security not bearing a Private Placement Legend. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Restriction Termination Date</B>&#148; means, (i)&nbsp;with respect to any Restricted Security (or beneficial interest therein)
resold in reliance on Rule 144A, six months (or such other period specified in Rule 144(d)) or, (ii)&nbsp;with respect to any Restricted Security (or beneficial interest therein) resold in reliance on Regulation S, the last day of the distribution
compliance period specified in Rule 903 of Regulation S (if applicable), in each case from the original issue date of such Restricted Security or, if any additional Restricted Securities within the same series have been issued and sold prior to the
Restriction Termination Date for such Restricted Security, from the latest original issue date of such additional Securities. The issuing Company shall determine the Restriction Termination Date with respect to any such Restricted Security (or
beneficial interest therein).</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Rule 144</B>&#148; means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (including any successor regulation
thereto), as it may be amended from time to time, and any reference to a subsection thereof shall include any successor subsection thereto, as it may be amended from time to time. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Rule 144A</B>&#148; means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (including any
successor regulation thereto), as it may be amended from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Rule 144A</B><B> Global Security</B>&#148; has the
meaning specified in Section&nbsp;2.01. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Securities</B>&#148; has the meaning stated in the second recital of this Indenture and
more particularly means any Debt Securities, including Debt Securities issued with a Guarantee, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Securities Act</B>&#148; means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to
time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Security Register</B>&#148; and &#147;<B>Security </B><B>Registrar</B>&#148; have the respective meanings specified in
Section&nbsp;3.05. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Special Record Date</B>&#148; means, for the payment of any Defaulted Interest, a date fixed by the Trustee
pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.07. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Stated Maturity</B>&#148; means, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of
principal thereof or interest thereon, the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Subsidiary</B>&#148; means an entity more than 50% of the voting interests of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by an issuing
Company or the Guarantor or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by either issuing Company or the Guarantor and one or more other Subsidiaries. For purposes of this definition, &#147;voting interests&#148; of an entity mean equity interests which
ordinarily have the power to vote on or appoint directors or management, as applicable, of such entity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Trust Indenture
Act</B>&#148; means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this Indenture was executed;<I> provided</I>,<I> however</I>, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, &#147;<B>Trust
Indenture Act</B>&#148; means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Trustee</B>&#148; means the Person named as the &#147;<B>Trustee</B>&#148; in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor
Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter &#147;<B>Trustee</B>&#148; shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such
Person, &#147;<B>Trustee</B>&#148; as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of such series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>U.S.</B><B> Government Obligation</B>&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;13.04. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Vice</B><B> President</B>&#148; when used with respect to the issuing Company, the Guarantor or the Trustee, means any vice
president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title &#147;<B>vice president</B>.&#148;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.02. <I>Compliance Certificates and Opinions</I><I>.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon any application or request by the issuing Company or the Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this
Indenture, the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied
with and an opinion of counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is
specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished by the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section&nbsp;10.04) shall include: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) a statement that each
individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he 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 complied with; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) a statement as to whether, in
the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.03. <I>Form of Documents Delivered
to </I><I>Trustee</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified
Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to
some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the issuing Company or the Guarantor may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a
certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which such officer&#146;s
certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the issuing Company
or the Guarantor stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the
certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Where any Person is required to make, give or
execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.04. <I>Acts</I><I> of </I><I>Holders</I><I>; Record Dates</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given,
made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the issuing Company and/or the Guarantor. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein
and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the &#147;<B>Act</B>&#148; of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for
any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section&nbsp;6.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee, the issuing Company and the Guarantor, if made in the manner provided in this Section&nbsp;1.04. The Holder of a Global Security may grant proxies
and otherwise authorize any Person, including owners of beneficial interests in such Global Security, to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture. </P>
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proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him
the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than such signer&#146;s individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of such signer&#146;s authority. The fact and
date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future
Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, the issuing Company
and/or the Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company may set
any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted
by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series; <I>provided</I> that the issuing Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making
of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall
be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; <I>provided</I> that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the
requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the issuing Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously
been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action
taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the issuing Company, at its own expense, shall
cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Sections 1.05 and 1.06. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to
join in the giving or making of (i)&nbsp;any Notice of Default, (ii)&nbsp;any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section&nbsp;5.02, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section&nbsp;5.07(b), or (iv)&nbsp;any direction
referred to in Section&nbsp;5.12, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be
entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date;<I> provided</I> that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable
Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a
record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be canceled and </P>
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of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant
series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the issuing Company&#146;s expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable
Expiration Date to be given to the issuing Company in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Sections 1.05 and 1.06. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section&nbsp;1.04, the party hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as
the &#147;<B>Expiration Date</B>&#148; and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day;<I> provided</I> that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other
party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section&nbsp;1.06, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set
pursuant to this Section&nbsp;1.04, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the
Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with
regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.05. <I>Notices, Etc., to </I><I>Trustee</I><I>, </I><I>Company</I><I> and </I><I>Guarantor</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this
Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the Trustee by any Holder or by the issuing Company or the Guarantor
shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Corporate Trust Division; and shall be deemed effective only upon receipt by the Trustee;
or. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the issuing Company or the Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless
otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as appropriate, addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this
Indenture or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the issuing Company or the Guarantor, attention: Chief Financial Officer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon notice, instructions or directions, including funds transfer instructions
(&#147;<B>Instructions</B>&#148;) given pursuant to this Indenture and using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received from the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, an incumbency certificate listing
persons designated to provide such Instructions (&#147;<B>Authorized </B><B>Officers</B>&#148;) and containing the titles and specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a
person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the
Trustee&#146;s reasonable understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. Each Company understands and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee shall
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conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized
Officer. The issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, and all Authorized
Officers, are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable. The Trustee shall not be
liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee&#146;s reasonable reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions prior to its receipt of subsequent written Instructions that supersede such earlier
Instructions, except in the case of the Trustee&#146;s negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company issuing Instructions agrees (i)&nbsp;to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the
Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions (subject to the first sentence of this paragraph), and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties except for any risks arising out of the
Trustee&#146;s negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith; (ii)&nbsp;that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various Electronic Means of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure
methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable; (iii)&nbsp;it will not contest that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of
Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv)&nbsp;to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security
procedures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.06. <I>Notice to </I><I>Holders</I><I>; Waiver</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly
provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at such Holder&#146;s address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest
date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of
such notice with respect to other Holders. Any notice when mailed to a Holder in the aforesaid manner shall be conclusively deemed to have been received by such Holder whether or not actually received by such Holder. Where this Indenture provides
for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with
the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case
by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient
notification for every purpose hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Where this Indenture provides for notice of any event to a Holder of a Global Security, such
notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Security (or its designee), pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary, not later than the latest date, if any, and not earlier than the earliest date, if any,
prescribed for the giving of such notice. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, as long as the Securities are in the
form of a Global Security, notice to the Holders may be made electronically in accordance with Applicable Procedures. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act which is required under such act to be a
part of and govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to
apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.08. <I>Effect of Headings and Table of
Contents</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.09. <I>Successors and Assigns</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the issuing Company and the Guarantor shall bind their respective successors and assigns,
whether so expressed or not. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.10. <I>Separability Clause</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.11. <I>Benefits of
</I><I>Indenture</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the
parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.12. <I>Governing Law</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.13. <I>Legal</I><I> Holidays</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of
Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Securities of any series which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section&nbsp;1.13)) payment
of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment
Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity; <I>provided</I> that, except where otherwise specified in a provision of any Securities of any series, no interest shall accrue for the period from and after any such Interest Payment Date,
Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, to the date of such payment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.14. <I>No Recourse Against
Others</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No recourse shall be had for the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Security of any
series, or for any claim based thereon, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of either Company or the Guarantor or of any
successor corporation of either Company or the Guarantor, either directly or indirectly through either Company or the Guarantor or any successor corporation of either Company or the Guarantor, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule
of law or by the enforcement of any assessment of penalty or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that this Indenture </P>
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and all the Securities of each series are solely corporate obligations, and that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, or is incurred by, any incorporator, shareholder, officer or
director, past, present or future, of either Company or the Guarantor or of any successor corporation of either Company or the Guarantor, either directly or indirectly through either Company or the Guarantor or any successor corporation of either
Company or the Guarantor, because of the incurring of the indebtedness hereby authorized or under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities of any series, or to be implied
herefrom or therefrom; and that all such personal liability is hereby expressly released and waived as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Securities of each series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.15. <I>Waiver of Jury Trial</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">EACH OF THE COMPANIES, THE GUARANTOR, THE TRUSTEE AND THE HOLDERS (BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE SECURITIES) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.16. <I>Force Majeure</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of
or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, epidemics or pandemics, nuclear or natural catastrophes or
acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the
banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.17. <I>Submission to
Jurisdiction</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Company and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any New York State court sitting in
the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York or any federal court sitting in the Southern District in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture, the
Guarantees and the Securities, and irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.18. <I>Electronic Signatures</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The words &#147;execution&#148;, &#147;signed&#148;, &#147;signature&#148;, &#147;delivery&#148; and words of like import in or relating to
this Indenture and/or any document, notice, instrument or certificate to be signed and/or delivered in connection with this Indenture and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures (as defined below),
electronic deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping
system, as the case may be. &#147;<B>Electronic Signatures</B>&#148; means any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, any contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such
contract or record. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.01. <I>Forms Generally</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities of each series shall be in substantially such form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or,
subject to Section&nbsp;3.03, set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officers&#146; Certificate pursuant to a Board Resolution, or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case, with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with
applicable tax laws or the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined to be appropriate by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of
Debt Securities of any series or the form of Guarantee of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Request contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.03 for the authentication and delivery of such Debt Securities or Guarantee. If all
of the Securities of any series established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution are not to be issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver a record of such action at the time of issuance of each Security of such series, but an
appropriate record of such action shall be delivered at or before the time of issuance of the first Security of such series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any
Securities originally offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A will be issued in the form of one or more permanent Global Securities (each, a &#147;<B>Rule 144A</B><B> Global Security</B>&#148;). Any Securities originally offered and sold
outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S will be issued in the form of one or more permanent Global Securities (each, a &#147;<B>Regulation S Global Security</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as
determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.02. <I>Form of
Legend for </I><I>Securities</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01 for the Debt Securities evidenced
thereby, every Debt Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear one or more of the appropriate legends in substantially the following forms as relevant below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[<B>If the </B><B>Debt Security</B><B> is a </B><B>Global Security</B><B>, then insert</B> &#151; THIS DEBT SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY
WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS DEBT SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBT
SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>[If the </B><B>Debt Security</B><B> is a </B><B>Restricted Security</B><B>, then insert the following legend (the
</B><B>&#147;</B><B>Private Placement Legend</B><B>&#148;</B><B>) on the face thereof; provided, however, that the </B><B>Private Placement Legend</B><B> on any </B><B>Security</B><B> shall be removed at the request of the </B><B>Holder</B><B> on or
after the date when such </B><B>Security</B><B> ceases to be a </B><B>Restricted Security</B> &#151; THIS DEBT SECURITY AND ANY RELATED GUARANTEE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE &#147;SECURITIES
ACT&#148;), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER, OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF, THE SECURITIES ACT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THE INDENTURE UNDER WHICH THIS DEBT SECURITY AND THE RELATED GUARANTEE WERE ISSUED.] </P>
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of Authentication</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee&#146;s certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.01. <I>Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to (a)&nbsp;a Board Resolution and, subject to
Section&nbsp;3.03, set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officers&#146; Certificate, or (b)&nbsp;one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
(except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 9.06 or 11.07 and except for any Securities which,
pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.03, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder); <U>provided</U>, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may from time to time be increased above such amount by one
or more Board Resolutions to such effect; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than
the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the date or dates on which the principal of and any premium on any Securities of the series is payable; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, or the method or methods by which such rate or rates shall be
determined, if any, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable, and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any
Securities of the series shall be payable; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) as applicable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the
terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the issuing Company and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the issuing Company to redeem the
Securities shall be evidenced; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) the obligation, if any, of the issuing Company to redeem or purchase any Securities of the series
pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of the Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series shall be redeemed
or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) if the amount of principal of or any premium or
interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) if other than the Trustee, the identity of each Security Registrar and/or Paying Agent for the Securities of the series; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any
premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of
&#147;<B>Outstanding</B>&#148; in Section&nbsp;1.01; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series
is to be payable, at the election of the issuing Company or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in
which the principal of or any premium or interest on such Securities as to which such election is made shall be payable, the periods within which or the dates on which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the
amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the
portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section&nbsp;5.02 or the method by which such portion shall be determined; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more
dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable
upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p) as applicable, whether the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13.02 or Section&nbsp;13.03 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the issuing Company to defease such Securities shall be evidenced; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q) as applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part
in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the respective Depositaries for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in
Section&nbsp;2.02 and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Clause (2)&nbsp;of the last paragraph of Section&nbsp;3.05(a) in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered,
and any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the
Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section&nbsp;5.02; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(s) any addition to, deletion from or change in the covenants set forth in Article 10 which applies to Securities of the series; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(t) any other terms of the Securities of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as
permitted by Section&nbsp;9.01(e)); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(u) in the case of BHFC Securities, the terms and conditions of any Guarantee to be endorsed upon
the Securities in addition to or in lieu of the form of Guarantee attached hereto as Annex A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All Securities of any one series shall be
substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to above or pursuant to authority granted by one or more Board Resolutions and, subject to Section&nbsp;3.03,
set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officers&#146; Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All Securities of any one series need not be issued at one time. With respect to any particular series of Securities issued and Outstanding
hereunder, the issuing Company may, from time to time, subject to compliance with any other applicable provisions of this Indenture, at the option of such issuing Company without the consent of the Holders, create and issue additional Securities of
such series (&#147;<B>Add On Securities</B>&#148;) having terms and conditions identical to those of the other Outstanding Securities in such series, except that Add On Securities (i)&nbsp;may have a different issue date from other Outstanding
Securities; (ii)&nbsp;may have a different principal amount than that of other Outstanding Securities; (iii)&nbsp;may have terms specified in the relevant Board Resolution or supplemental indenture making appropriate adjustment to Articles 2 and 3
of this Indenture (and related definitions) applicable to such Add On Securities in order to conform to and ensure compliance with the Securities Act (or other applicable securities laws) and any registration rights or similar agreement applicable
to such Add On Securities, which are not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of any other Outstanding Securities; and (iv)&nbsp;may be entitled to additional or special interest as provided in Section&nbsp;3.07 not applicable to other
Outstanding Securities and may not be entitled to such additional or special interest applicable to other Outstanding Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any
of the terms of the series of Securities are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the issuing Company and
delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers&#146; Certificate setting forth the terms of the series of Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.02. <I>Denominations</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01, the Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons
and only in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.03. <I>Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities shall be executed on behalf of the issuing Company, and, with respect to Debt Securities of BHFC, the Guarantees endorsed
thereon shall be executed on behalf of the Guarantor, by its or their respective, as applicable, Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or one of its or their
respective, as applicable, Vice Presidents. The signature of any of these officers on the Debt Securities and the Guarantees may be manual or electronic. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities bearing the manual or electronic signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the issuing Company and, in
the case of BHFC Securities, the Guarantor, as the case may be, shall bind the Company and the Guarantor, as the case may be, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and
delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time and from time to time after the
execution and delivery of this Indenture, the issuing Company may deliver Debt Securities of any series executed by such Company, together with the Guarantees endorsed thereon executed by the Guarantor in the case of BHFC Debt Securities, to the
Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Request for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Request shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. If the form or terms of the
Debt Securities of the series and the Guarantees, as applicable, have been established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 3.01, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional
responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section&nbsp;6.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section&nbsp;2.01, that such form
has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or
pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section&nbsp;3.01, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the issuing Company (with respect to the Debt
Securities) and by the Guarantor (with respect to the Guarantee), as applicable, in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the issuing Company (with
respect to the Debt Securities) and the Guarantor (with respect to the Guarantee), as applicable, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such
Securities pursuant to this Indenture will materially adversely affect the Trustee&#146;s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. </P>
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Section&nbsp;3.03, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time (including in the event that additional Securities of a series of Outstanding Securities are issued as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01), it shall not be
necessary to deliver the Officers&#146; Certificate, Board Resolution or supplemental indenture otherwise required pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 or the Company Request and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to this Section&nbsp;3.03 at
or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such
Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual or electronic signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the issuing Company, and the issuing Company shall
deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section&nbsp;3.09, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture or any related Guarantee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.04. <I>Temporary </I><I>Securities</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, may execute, and upon
Company Request, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive
Securities of such series in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such
Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, will cause definitive
Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender
of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the issuing Company in a Place of Payment for such series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the
issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate
principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.05. <I>Registration, </I><I>Registration of Transfer and Exchange</I><I>; Certain Transfers and Exchanges</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I>Registration, </I><I>Registration of Transfer and Exchange</I><I> Generally.</I> The issuing Company shall cause to be kept at the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of such Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the &#147;<B>Security
Register</B>&#148;) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, such Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed
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&#147;<B>Security </B><B>Registrar</B>&#148; for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided. The issuing Company, with prior notice to the Trustee, may
replace the Security Registrar with an entity that satisfies the eligibility requirements of a Trustee under Section&nbsp;6.09. The Trustee shall have the right to inspect the register of the Security Registrar at all reasonable times and may
request and rely upon a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Security Registrar as to the names and addresses of Holders and the principal amounts and numbers of the Securities held thereby and such other matters as the Trustee may
reasonably request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of a series at the office or agency of the issuing
Company in a Place of Payment for such series, such Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the
same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the option of the Holder, Securities of
any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities
are so surrendered for exchange, the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the issuing Company and
the Guarantor, as applicable, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the issuing Company or the
Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to such Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or such Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the issuing Company may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.04, 3.06, 9.06 or 11.07 not involving any
transfer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Securities of any series are to be redeemed in part, the issuing Company shall not and, in the case of BHFC Securities,
the Guarantor shall not, be required (A)&nbsp;to issue, register the transfer of or exchange Securities of such series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of such
Securities selected for redemption under Section&nbsp;11.03 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B)&nbsp;to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the
unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions of clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4)&nbsp;below shall apply only
to Global Securities: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary
designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture. </P>
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provisions, if any, as may be specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name
of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A)&nbsp;such Depositary (i)&nbsp;has notified the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, that it is unwilling or unable to continue as
Depositary for such Global Security or (ii)&nbsp;has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act or is otherwise no longer permitted under applicable law to continue as Depositary for such Global Security, (B)&nbsp;the issuing
Company in its sole discretion determines that such Global Security shall be exchangeable for definitive registered Securities and executes and delivers to the Security Registrar a Company Request providing that such Global Security shall be so
exchangeable, (C)&nbsp;there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global Security or (D)&nbsp;there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified
for this purpose as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) Subject to clause (2)&nbsp;above and any applicable provisions as may be
specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such
names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct. In connection with the exchange of an entire Global Security for definitive Securities pursuant to clause (2), such Global Security shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for
cancellation, and the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to each beneficial owner identified by the Depositary in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global
Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of authorized denominations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) Every Security authenticated and
delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section&nbsp;3.05, Section&nbsp;3.04, 3.06, 9.06 or 11.07 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and
delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I>Additional Provisions Related to </I><I>Transfer and Exchange of Certain </I><I>Restricted Securities</I><I>.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) If the owner of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Security that is a Restricted Security wishes to transfer such interest (or a
portion thereof) to a Non-U.S. Person pursuant to Regulations S, then upon receipt by the Trustee of (i)&nbsp;instructions from the Holder of the Rule 144A Global Security directing the Trustee to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest
in the Regulation S Global Security equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Security to be transferred and (ii)&nbsp;a certificate from the transferor in the form of Exhibit A, the Trustee shall, subject to
the rules and procedures of the Depositary, instruct the Depositary to increase the Regulation S Global Security and decrease the Rule 144A Global Security by the principal amount so transferred. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) If the owner of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Security that is a Restricted Security wishes to transfer such interest
(or a portion thereof) to a QIB pursuant to Rule 144A, then upon receipt by the Trustee of (i)&nbsp;instructions from the Holder of the Regulation S Global Security directing the Trustee to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the
Rule 144A Global Security equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Regular S Global Note to be transferred and (ii)&nbsp;a certificate from the transferor in the form of Exhibit B, the Trustee shall, subject to the rules and
procedures of the Depositary, instruct the Depositary to increase the Rule 144A Global Security and decrease the Regulation S Global Security by the principal amount so transferred. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) Any transfer of Restricted Securities not described above (other than transfers of
beneficial interests within the same Global Security, which must be effected in accordance with applicable law and the rules and procedures of the Depositary) shall be made only upon receipt by the Trustee of such opinions of counsel, certificates
and/or other information reasonably required by and satisfactory to it in order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act or in accordance with subsection (4)&nbsp;below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of any Security (or a beneficial interest in a Global Security) bearing a Private Placement
Legend, the Trustee shall deliver only a Security (or a beneficial interest in a Global Security) that bears a Private Placement Legend unless: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">i. such Security (or beneficial interest) is exchanged in a Registered Exchange Offer; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ii. such Security (or beneficial interest) is transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">iii. such Security (or beneficial interest) is transferred pursuant to Rule 144 upon delivery to the Trustee of a certificate from the
transferor in the form of Exhibit C and an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">iv. such Security (or beneficial
interest) is transferred, replaced or exchanged after the Restriction Termination Date therefor; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I>Adverse Consequences Under
Law.</I> Furthermore, notwithstanding any other provision of this Section&nbsp;3.05, the issuing Company will not be required to exchange any Securities (or beneficial interests in a Global Security) if, as a result of the exchange, such Company
would suffer adverse consequences under any United States law or regulation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <I>Trustee</I><I>&#146;</I><I>s</I><I> Duties with
Respect to Transfers.</I> The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any
interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are
expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <I>No Responsibility for Records or Actions of </I><I>Depositary</I>. None of the Companies, the Guarantor, the Trustee, any Paying Agent
or any Security Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for (i)&nbsp;any aspect of the Depositary&#146;s records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security or for maintaining,
supervising or reviewing any such records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, (ii)&nbsp;any transfers of beneficial interests in the Securities or any other transactions between the Depositary and owners of beneficial interests in such
Securities, or (iii)&nbsp;any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.06. <I>Mutilated, </I><I>Destroyed,
Lost</I><I> and Stolen</I><I> </I><I>Securities</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the issuing Company and the
Guarantor, as applicable, shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. The Trustee
shall thereafter cancel and dispose of such mutilated Security in accordance with its customary procedures. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If there shall be delivered to the issuing Company and the Trustee (i)&nbsp;evidence to
their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii)&nbsp;such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to such Company or
the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, such Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new
Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case any
such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the issuing Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section&nbsp;3.06, the issuing Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel to the issuing Company and the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section&nbsp;3.06 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall
constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to
all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of such series duly issued hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions of this Section&nbsp;3.06 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to
the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.07. <I>Payment of Interest; Interest Rights
Preserved; </I><I>Additional or Special Interest</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01 with respect to
any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any interest on any Security of any series which is
payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called &#147;<B>Defaulted Interest</B>&#148;) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having
been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the issuing Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (a)&nbsp;or (b) below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Such Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest payable on Securities of a series to the Persons in whose names the
Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. Such Company shall
notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time such Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to
the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the
benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of </P>
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such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the
notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify such Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of such Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special
Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section&nbsp;1.06, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the
Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such
Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (b). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Such Company may make payment of any
Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if,
after notice given by such Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section&nbsp;3.07, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of
or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Under certain circumstances, the issuing Company may be obligated to pay additional or special interest as liquidated damages to Holders
of Outstanding Securities of any series, all as and to the extent set forth in a Registration Rights Agreement (if any) applicable to such series. In any such event, such additional or special interest such Company may be obligated to pay as
liquidated damages will be deemed to be interest for purposes of this Indenture. The Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility for determining if any additional or special interest or liquidated damages are payable with respect to Securities of
any series or, if any such additional or special interest or liquidated damages are payable thereon, when such additional or special interest or liquidated damages are payable and the amount thereof. Such Company shall notify the Trustee and Paying
Agent in writing at least five days prior to each Interest Payment Date with respect to Securities of such series whether additional or special interest or liquidated damages are payable and, to the extent such additional or special interest or
liquidated damages are payable, shall certify in such notice the date such additional or special interest or liquidated damages commenced to accrue, the applicable per annum interest rate or rates applicable thereto and the periods such additional
or special interest or liquidated damages accrued at each such rate and the aggregate amount of such additional or special interest or liquidated damages payable on such Interest Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.08. <I>Persons</I><I> Deemed Owners</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the issuing Company, the Guarantor (as applicable), the Trustee and any
agent thereof may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and, subject to Section&nbsp;3.07, any interest on such Security and for
all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and none of such Company, the Guarantor (as applicable), the Trustee or any agent thereof shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall,
if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities
previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which such Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any
Securities previously authenticated hereunder that such Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or
in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section&nbsp;3.09, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed in accordance with its customary procedures. The Trustee
shall provide each Company a list of Securities that have been cancelled from time to time as requested by such Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.10. <I>Computation of Interest</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series
shall be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.11. <I>Execution of </I><I>Guarantee</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the case of BHFC Securities, to evidence the Guarantee to the Holders specified in this Indenture, the Guarantor hereby agrees to execute
the Guarantees, in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A or in any other form specified in accordance with Section&nbsp;3.01 hereof, to be endorsed on each BHFC Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee (or any Authenticating
Agent). Each such Guarantee shall be signed on behalf of the Guarantor as set forth in Section&nbsp;3.03. The delivery by the Trustee (or any Authenticating Agent) of such BHFC Security on which such Guarantee is endorsed, after the authentication
of such BHFC Security hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of such Guarantee on behalf of the Guarantor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.12.
<I>Assumption by </I><I>Guarantor</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Guarantor may, without the consent of the Trustee or the Holders, assume all of the rights and
obligations of BHFC hereunder with respect to a series of BHFC Securities and under the BHFC Securities of such series if, after giving effect to such assumption, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Guarantor shall assume all of the rights and obligations of BHFC hereunder with respect to a series of BHFC Securities and under the BHFC
Securities of such series if, upon a default by BHFC in the due and punctual payment of the principal, sinking fund payment, if any, any premium or interest on such BHFC Securities, the Guarantor is prevented by any court order or judicial
proceeding from fulfilling its obligations under the Guarantee with respect to such series of BHFC Securities. Such assumption shall result in the BHFC Securities of such series becoming the direct obligations of the Guarantor and shall be effected
without the consent of the Holders of the Securities of any series or the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon any such assumption by the Guarantor pursuant to
this Section&nbsp;3.12, the Guarantor shall execute a supplemental indenture evidencing its assumption of all such rights and obligations of BHFC, and BHFC shall be released from its liabilities hereunder and under such BHFC Securities as obligor on
the BHFC Securities of such series. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company in issuing any series of the Securities may use &#147;CUSIP&#148; and/or &#147;ISIN&#148; numbers and/or other similar
identification numbers, in each case, if then generally in use, and thereafter with respect to such series, the Trustee may use such numbers in any notice of redemption or exchange with respect to such series; provided that any such notice may state
that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities of such series or as contained in any notice of a redemption or exchange and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers printed on the Securities of such series, and any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.14. <I>Paying Agent</I><I>.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Company initially authorizes and appoints the Trustee as the Paying Agent for each series of the Securities. The issuing Company of
Securities of a series may designate a different Paying Agent for such series of Securities as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 4 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.01. <I>Satisfaction and </I><I>Discharge</I><I> of </I><I>Indenture</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Indenture shall, upon Company Request, cease to be of further effect with respect to any series of Securities specified in such Company
Request (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities of such series herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the expense of the issuing Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as to such series, when: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) either </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i)&nbsp;Securities which have been mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section&nbsp;3.06 and (ii)&nbsp;Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by such Company and thereafter
repaid to such Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section&nbsp;10.03) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) all such Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">i. have become due and payable, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ii. will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">iii. are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by
the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of such Company, and such Company and/or the Guarantor, as the case may be, in the case of Section&nbsp;4.01(a)(2)(ii) or (iii), has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in
trust for such purpose money in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of
such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) such Company and/or the Guarantor, as the case may be, has paid or caused to be paid all
other sums payable hereunder by such Company and the Guarantor, as the case may be; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) such Company and/or the Guarantor, as the
case may be, has delivered to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as the case
may be, to the Trustee under Section&nbsp;6.07, the obligations of the Trustee to any Authenticating Agent under Section&nbsp;6.14 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.01(a)(2), the obligations of the
Trustee under Section&nbsp;4.02 and the last paragraph of Section&nbsp;10.03 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.02. <I>Application of Trust Money</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section&nbsp;10.03, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.01
shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the applicable series of Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the issuing Company or the Guarantor acting
as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.01 (and held by it or any Paying Agent) for the payment of Securities
subsequently converted into other property shall be returned to the issuing Company upon Company Request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company may direct
by a Company Request the investment of any money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.01, without distinction between principal and income, in (a)&nbsp;United States Treasury securities with a maturity of one year or less, or
(b)&nbsp;a money market fund that invests solely in short-term United States Treasury securities (including money market funds for which the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee serves <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-custodian,</FONT>
notwithstanding that the Trustee charges and collects fees and expenses for services rendered pursuant to this Indenture at any time), and from time to time the issuing Company may direct the reinvestment of all or a portion of such money in other
securities or funds meeting the criteria specified in clauses (a)&nbsp;or (b) of this Section&nbsp;4.02. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 5 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REMEDIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.01. <I>Events of Default</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An &#147;<B>Event of Default</B>&#148; means, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series (except as may be otherwise
provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 for Securities of any series), any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to
any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) default in
the payment of any interest upon any Security of such series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 60 days; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Security of such series at its Maturity; or </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) default in the performance or breach, in any material respect, of any covenant of the
issuing Company or the Guarantor (as applicable) in this Indenture applicable to a Security of such series or, with respect to the Guarantor, in the Guarantee of such Security (other than a covenant, a default in the performance of which or a breach
of which is elsewhere in this Section&nbsp;5.01 specifically dealt with or that has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than such series), and continuance of such default or breach for a
period of 90 consecutive days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to such Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Trustee or to such Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, and the Trustee by the Holders
of at least 33% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series then Outstanding (or, with respect to any such covenant that is not applicable to all series of Securities of such Company, by the Holders of at least 33% in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such Company of all series to which it is applicable) voting as a single class, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a
&#147;<B>Notice of Default</B>&#148; hereunder; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (i)&nbsp;a decree or
order for relief in respect of the issuing Company or the Guarantor, with respect to such series, in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (ii)&nbsp;a
decree or order adjudging such Company or the Guarantor (as applicable) bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of such Company or the Guarantor
(as applicable) under any applicable federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of such Company or the Guarantor (as applicable) or of all or substantially all of
their respective property and assets, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of their respective affairs, and any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order remains undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of 90
consecutive days; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) the issuing Company or the Guarantor, with respect to such series, (i)&nbsp;commences a voluntary case under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case against it under any such law, (ii)&nbsp;consents to the appointment of or taking possession by
a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of such Company or the Guarantor or of all or substantially all of their respective property and assets or (iii)&nbsp;effects any general assignment for the
benefit of creditors (an event of default specified in clause (d)&nbsp;or (e), a &#147;<B>Bankruptcy Default</B>&#148;); or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)
occurrence of any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of such series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
this Section&nbsp;5.01, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01 for any series of Securities, if the principal or any premium or interest on such Security is payable in a currency other than the currency of the United
States of America and such currency is not available to the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, for making payment thereof due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the control of such Company or the
Guarantor, such Company or the Guarantor will be entitled to satisfy its obligations to Holders of the Securities by making such payment in the currency of the United States of America in an amount equal to the currency of the United States of
America equivalent of the amount payable in such other currency, by reference to the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S.
Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent applicable exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or prior to the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date (in each case, the
&#147;<B>Exchange Rate</B>&#148;). The Exchange Rate most recently available on, or prior to, the second Business Day before the relevant determination date </P>
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shall be the basis for determining the equivalent of such other currency in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose under this Indenture, including for purposes of the
definition of &#147;<B>Outstanding</B>&#148; hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section&nbsp;5.01, any payment made under such circumstances in the currency of the United States of America where the required payment is in a
currency other than the currency of the United States of America will not constitute an Event of Default. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall be responsible for obtaining the Exchange Rate or for making any conversion of any currency for
purposes of the foregoing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.02. <I>Acceleration of </I><I>Maturity</I><I>; Rescission and Annulment</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default (other than a Bankruptcy Default) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is
continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of at least 33% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series then Outstanding (or, if such default is not applicable to all series of the Securities, the Holders of at
least 33% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series to which it is applicable) (in each case voting as a single class) may declare the principal amount of all the Securities of such series (or, if any Securities of such series
are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Companies and the Guarantor, as applicable,
(and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or lesser specified amount) shall become immediately due and payable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a Bankruptcy Default with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs, the principal amount of all the Securities of
such series (or, if any Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) shall automatically, and without any declaration or other
action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable. Upon payment of such amount, all obligations of the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, in respect of the payment of principal of the Securities of
such series, shall terminate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as may otherwise be provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 for all or any specified Securities of
any series, at any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article
provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the issuing Company, the Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences if: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) all overdue interest on all Securities of such series, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of such series that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of
acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) to the extent that payment of
such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, if any, and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) all
sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; and </P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-payment</FONT> of the principal of Securities of such series that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section&nbsp;5.13. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.03. <I>Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by </I><I>Trustee</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If Berkshire is the issuing Company, Berkshire covenants that if, and if BHFC is the issuing Company, BHFC and the Guarantor, jointly and
severally, covenant that if: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security of such issuing Company when such interest
becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 60 days, or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or
premium, if any, on) any Security of such issuing Company at the Maturity thereof, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, will, upon demand
of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be
legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and
expenses of collection, together with the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect
and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem necessary to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any
covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.04. <I>Trustee</I><I> May File Proofs of Claim</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, (or any other obligor upon the
Securities), its or their respective property or creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of
the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian,
receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 it under Section&nbsp;6.07. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No provision of this Indenture
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 Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to
authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding;<I> provided</I>,<I> however</I>, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be
a member of a creditors&#146; or other similar committee. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.05. <I>Trustee</I><I> May Enforce Claims Without Possession of
</I><I>Securities</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the
Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery
of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel under Section&nbsp;6.07, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in
respect of which such judgment has been recovered. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.06. <I>Application of Money Collected.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any money or property collected or to be applied by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 5 shall be applied in the following order, at the
date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money or property on account of principal or any premium or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and
upon surrender thereof if fully paid: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FIRST: to the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section&nbsp;6.07; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECOND: to the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the series of Securities in respect
of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such series of Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively;
and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIRD: to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.07. <I>Limitation on Suits</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this
Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator or sequestrator (or similar official), or for any other remedy hereunder, unless: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) an Event of Default with respect to such series shall have occurred and be continuing and such Holder shall have previously given written
notice to the Trustee of such Event of Default and the continuance thereof; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the Holders of not less than 33% in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and
liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and
offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been
given to the Trustee during such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">60-day</FONT> period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">it being understood and intended that no Holder of Securities of such series shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by
availing itself of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder of Securities of such series, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holder of Securities of such
series or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all Holders of Securities of such series. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.08. <I>Unconditional Right of </I><I>Holders</I><I> To Receive Principal,
Premium and Interest.</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which
is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section&nbsp;3.07) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the
Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.09. <I>Restoration of Rights and Remedies.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the issuing Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the
Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.10. <I>Rights and Remedies Cumulative.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last
paragraph of Section&nbsp;3.06, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent
assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.11. <I>Delay or Omission Not Waiver.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default
shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 5 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and
as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.12. <I>Control by
</I><I>Holders</I><I>.</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any
series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series;<I>
provided</I> that the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee being advised by counsel determines that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken, conflicts with this Indenture or the Securities or
would be unduly prejudicial to the Holders not joining in such direction or if the Trustee determines that the action so directed would involve the Trustee in any personal liability or expense for which the Trustee has not received a satisfactory
indemnity or security. The Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series by notice to the Trustee may
on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article 9 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security of such series affected. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.14. <I>Undertaking for Costs</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his or her acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any
court may in its discretion require, 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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such
suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys&#146; fees) against any party litigant in such suit, in the manner and to the extent provided in the
Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this Section nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Trustee, the issuing Company or the
Guarantor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.15. <I>Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, covenant (to the extent that each of them may lawfully do so) that they will not at any
time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this
Indenture; and the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, (to the extent that each of them may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenant that they will not hinder, delay or impede the
execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 6 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE TRUSTEE
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.01. <I>Certain Duties and Responsibilities</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if
it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture
relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section&nbsp;6.01. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied
covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 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; but in the case of
any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) 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 their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of their own affairs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from
liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) this
Section&nbsp;6.01(d) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section&nbsp;6.01(b); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any
error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, determined as provided in Section&nbsp;1.04 and Section&nbsp;5.12, relating to the time, method and place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.02. <I>Notice of Defaults</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice
of such default within 90 days after the Trustee has received written notice thereof. For the purpose of this Section&nbsp;6.02, the term &#147;<B>default</B>&#148; means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.03. <I>Certain Rights of </I><I>Trustee</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the provisions of Section&nbsp;6.01: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) if so requested by the Trustee, any request or direction of the issuing Company or the Guarantor mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable
that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon one or more
Officers&#146; Certificates; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) 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 in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) 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 pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it
in compliance with such request or direction; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make
such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it
hereunder; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of
any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any default or Event of Default unless written notice of any event which is in fact such
a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be
indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized
at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken,
suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.04. <I>Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of </I><I>Securities</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee&#146;s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the
statements of the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as the case may be, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of
this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the issuing Company or the Guarantor of Securities or the proceeds thereof. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the issuing Company or the Guarantor, in
its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 6.08 and 6.13, may otherwise deal with the issuing Company and the Guarantor with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee,
Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.06. <I>Money </I><I>Held in Trust</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they
were received but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the issuing Company or the
Guarantor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.07. <I>Compensation and Reimbursement</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company, and if BHFC is the issuing Company and fails to do so, the Guarantor, agrees: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as such Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all
services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the reasonable expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or
advance as may be attributable to its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, and the Trustee shall provide such Company reasonable notice of any expenditures not in the ordinary course of business; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, damage, claims, liability or expense incurred without negligence,
bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the
issuing Company, the Guarantor, any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel), except those
attributable to its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee shall notify the issuing Company promptly of any claim for
which it may seek indemnity under this Section&nbsp;6.07. Failure by the Trustee to so notify such Company shall not relieve such Company of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent such Company is prejudiced by such failure. Neither any
issuing Company nor the Guarantor shall be obligated to pay for any settlement made without its consent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions of this
Section&nbsp;6.07 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the termination of this Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Without prejudice to its rights hereunder, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders
services after a Bankruptcy Default occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities as to all property and funds held by it hereunder for any amount owing it or any
predecessor Trustee pursuant to this Section&nbsp;6.07, except with respect to funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.08. <I>Conflicting Interests</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate
such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a
conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.09. <I>Corporate </I><I>Trustee</I><I> Required; Eligibility</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder
for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and has an office in New York, New York or
any other major city that is acceptable to the Companies. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this
Section&nbsp;6.09 and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at
any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section&nbsp;6.09, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this
Article 6. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.10. <I>Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article 6 shall become effective until the
acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section&nbsp;6.11. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee may
resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable. The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by
Act of the Holders of no less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, upon 31 days&#146; written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the issuing Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section&nbsp;6.11 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30
days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition, at the expense of the issuing Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such
series. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section&nbsp;6.08 after written request therefor by the issuing Company, the Guarantor, as
applicable, or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the Trustee shall cease to be
eligible under Section&nbsp;6.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the issuing Company, the Guarantor, as applicable, or by any Holder who has been a<I> bona fide</I> Holder of a Security for at least six months, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property
shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">then, in any such case, (i)&nbsp;the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, by a Board Resolution, may remove the Trustee with respect to all
Securities of such Company, or (ii)&nbsp;subject to Section&nbsp;5.14, any Holder who has been a <I>bona fide</I> Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause,
with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it
being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and
shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section&nbsp;6.11. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be
appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the issuing Company, the Guarantor, as applicable, and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed
shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section&nbsp;6.11, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor
Trustee appointed by such Company or the Guarantor. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by such Company, the Guarantor or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by
Section&nbsp;6.11, any Holder who has been a <I>bona fide</I> Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of
a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall give
notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the
manner provided in Section&nbsp;1.06. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.11. <I>Acceptance of </I><I>Appointment</I><I> by Successor</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the issuing Company, the Guarantor, as applicable, and to the retiring Trustee a written instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become
effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of such Company, the Guarantor, as applicable, or the
successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver a written instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer
and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of one or more (but not all) series, the issuing Company, the Guarantor, as applicable, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto
wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (a)&nbsp;shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and
duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (b)&nbsp;if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such
provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall
continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (c)&nbsp;shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it
being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or
trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such
successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such
successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the issuing Company, the Guarantor, as applicable, or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such
retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon request of any such successor Trustee, such Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall execute any and all instruments for more
fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible
under this Article 6. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.12. <I>Merger, Conversion, Consolidation</I><I> or Succession to Business</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any
merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee (including the trust created by this Indenture), shall be the successor
of the Trustee hereunder; <I>provided</I> that such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article 6, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any
Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated
with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any Securities shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Securities in the name of the
successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Securities or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have. </P>
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</I><I>Company</I><I>. </I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the issuing Company or the Guarantor (as applicable)
(or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against such Company (or any such other obligor). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.14. <I>Appointment of </I><I>Authenticating Agent</I><I>. </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on
behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.04, 3.06, or 9.06 and Securities so authenticated
shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the
Trustee or the Trustee&#146;s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the
Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the issuing Company and the Guarantor (as applicable) and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of
America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section&nbsp;6.14, the combined capital and
surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section&nbsp;6.14, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section&nbsp;6.14. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent
(including the authenticating agency contemplated by this Indenture), shall be the successor Authenticating Agent and continue to be an Authenticating Agent hereunder; provided that such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this
Section&nbsp;6.14, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the issuing Company and the Guarantor
(as applicable). The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent, the issuing Company and the Guarantor (as applicable). Upon receiving such a notice of
resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section&nbsp;6.14, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be
acceptable to such Company and the Guarantor (as applicable) and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section&nbsp;1.06 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve.
Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor
Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section&nbsp;6.14. </P>
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compensation for its services under this Section&nbsp;6.14. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this
Section&nbsp;6.14, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to or in lieu of the Trustee&#146;s certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HOLDERS&#146; LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.01. <I>Companies</I><I> To Furnish </I><I>Trustee</I><I> </I><I>Names and Addresses</I><I> of </I><I>Holders</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Company, so long as the Trustee is not the Security Registrar for such Company, will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) semi-annually, not later than June&nbsp;1 and December&nbsp;1 in each year, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably
require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities of each series as of the preceding Interest Payment Date for such series, and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by such Company of any such request, a list of
similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.02. <I>Preservation
of Information; Communications to </I><I>Holders</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the
names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section&nbsp;7.01 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy
any list furnished to it as provided in Section&nbsp;7.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The rights of Holders to communicate
with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the issuing Company, the Guarantor (as applicable) and the Trustee
that none of such Company, the Guarantor or the Trustee or any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee shall transmit to the Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant
to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reports so required to be transmitted at stated
intervals of not more than 12 months shall be transmitted no later than July&nbsp;15 in each calendar year, commencing in 2025. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of
each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be promptly delivered or filed by the Trustee to or with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed, the Commission, the Companies and the Guarantor, as applicable.
The issuing Company will notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange and any delisting therefrom. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.04. <I>Reports by </I><I>Company</I><I> and </I><I>Guarantor</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to the Holders, such
information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, in each case, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act;<I> provided</I> that any such
information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with the Trustee within 15 days after the same is filed with the Commission. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, all required information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, referred to in this Section&nbsp;7.04 shall be deemed filed with the Trustee and transmitted to the Holders at the time such information, documents, other
reports or summaries are publicly filed with the Commission via the Commission&#146;s EDGAR filing system (or any successor system). For purposes of clarification, the foregoing sentence does not impose on the Trustee any duty to search for or
obtain any electronic or other filings that the issuing Company or the Guarantor makes with the Commission, regardless of whether such filings are periodic, supplemental or otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Delivery of such information, documents, other reports and summaries thereof, to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and shall not
constitute a representation or warranty by any of the Companies or the Guarantor, as applicable, as to the accuracy or completeness of such information, documents, other reports or summaries thereof. The Trustee&#146;s receipt of such information,
documents, other reports and summaries thereof shall not constitute constructive or actual notice or knowledge of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including any Company&#146;s or the
Guarantor&#146;s compliance with any of their respective covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers&#146; Certificates). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.01. <I>Companies</I><I> and </I><I>Guarantor</I><I> May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither of the Companies nor the Guarantor (in its capacity as such) shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer
or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) such Company or the Guarantor, as the case may
be, shall be the continuing entity, or the Person formed by such consolidation or into which such Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged, or the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, such properties and
assets of such Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, substantially as </P>
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an entirety shall be a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or similar entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, in the case of such Company, the due and punctual payment of the principal
of and any premium and interest on all the Securities and the performance or observance of every covenant and obligation under this Indenture on the part of such Company, and in the case of the Guarantor, the due and punctual performance of the
Guarantee and the performance or observation of every covenant and obligation of the Guarantor under this Indenture and the Guarantee; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would
become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.02. <I>Successor Substituted</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon any consolidation of a Company or the Guarantor with, or merger of a Company or the Guarantor into, any other Person or any conveyance,
transfer or lease of the properties and assets of a Company or the Guarantor substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section&nbsp;8.01, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which such Company or the Guarantor is merged
or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall, in each case, succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, such Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, under this Indenture with the same effect
as if such successor Person had been named as a Company or the Guarantor herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the applicable Company or the Guarantor shall be released and relieved of all liabilities, obligations and covenants
under this Indenture, the Guarantee, as applicable, and the Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 9 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.01. <I>Supplemental </I><I>Indentures</I><I> Without Consent of </I><I>Holders</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Without the consent of any Holders, a Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may
enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) to
evidence the succession of another Person to such Company and/or the Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants, agreements and obligations of such Company and/or the Guarantor herein and in the Securities; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) to add to the covenants of such Company and/or the Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if
such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon such Company
and/or the Guarantor; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities
(and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of
Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one
or more series of Securities;<I> provided</I> that any such addition, change or elimination (i)&nbsp;shall neither (A)&nbsp;apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit
of such provision nor (B)&nbsp;modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (ii)&nbsp;shall become effective only when there is no such Security described in clause (i)(A) Outstanding; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) to secure any series of the Securities; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) subject to any limitations established pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01, to provide for the issuance of additional Securities of any series;
or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 3.01; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more
series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;6.11; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision
herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture;<I> provided</I> that such action pursuant to this clause (j)&nbsp;shall not have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Holders of
Securities of any series; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) to comply with the rules of any securities exchange on which any of the Securities may be listed or any
applicable securities depositary; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) to comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with the qualification of this
Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act or any amendments to the Trust Indenture Act; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) to add to the conditions, limitations and
restrictions on the authorized amount, form, terms or purposes of issue, authentication and delivery of Securities, as herein set forth, other conditions, limitations and restrictions thereafter to be observed; <I>provided</I>, that such action
pursuant to this clause (m)&nbsp;shall not have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) to supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and
discharge of any series of Securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.01 or Article 13; <I>provided</I> that such action pursuant to this clause (n)&nbsp;shall not have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Holders of Securities of any
series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.02. <I>Supplemental </I><I>Indentures</I><I> with Consent of </I><I>Holders</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series
affected by such supplemental indenture (voting as a single class), by Act of said Holders delivered to the issuing Company, the Guarantor (as applicable) and the Trustee, such Company, the Guarantor (as applicable), and the Trustee may enter into
an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such
series under this Indenture;<I> provided</I>,<I> however</I>, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected thereby: </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or
interest on, any Security; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the
redemption thereof; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security or any other Security that would be due
and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section&nbsp;5.02; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) change any Place of Payment
where the principal of, or any premium or interest on any Security is payable; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) change the coin or currency in which the principal of,
or any premium or interest on any Security is payable; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) impair the right of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any
such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) reduce the
percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain
provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) modify any of
the provisions of this Section&nbsp;9.02, Section&nbsp;5.13 or Section&nbsp;10.05, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of
each Outstanding Security affected thereby;<I> provided</I>,<I> however</I>, that this clause (h)&nbsp;shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to the &#147;<B>Trustee</B>&#148; and
concomitant changes in this Section&nbsp;9.02 and Section&nbsp;10.05, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 6.11 and 9.01(i). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A supplemental indenture that changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture that has expressly been included solely
for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture
of the Holders of Securities of any other series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section&nbsp;9.02 to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.03. <I>Execution of Supplemental </I><I>Indentures</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article 9 or the modifications
thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and, subject to Section&nbsp;6.01, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers&#146; Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that the
execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture that adversely affects the Trustee&#146;s own rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article 9, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such
supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.05. <I>Conformity with </I><I>Trust Indenture Act</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article 9 shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.06. <I>Reference in </I><I>Securities</I><I> to Supplemental </I><I>Indentures</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article 9 may, and
shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall so determine, new Securities of any series
so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee, such Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by such Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, and authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 10 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COVENANTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;10.01. <I>Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities issued by such Company that it will duly and punctually
pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, or the Paying Agent
may, to the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes imposed by the United States of America or other domestic or foreign taxing authorities from principal or interest payments hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;10.02. <I>Maintenance of Office or </I><I>Agency</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of such series
may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon such Company in respect of the Securities of such series and this
Indenture may be served. Each issuing Company initially appoints the Trustee, acting through its Corporate Trust Office, as its agent for said purpose. Such Company will 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 such 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, and such Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may
be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations;<I> provided, however</I>, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve such Company of its obligation to maintain an
office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. Such Company will 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. </P>
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</I><I>Be</I><I> Held</I><I> in Trust</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, shall at any time act as its own
Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate to the extent required by applicable law and hold in trust
for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the
Trustee of its action or failure so to act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever the issuing Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of
Securities, it will, on or prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as provided by the Trust
Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) such Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) to execute and deliver
to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section&nbsp;10.03, that such Paying Agent will comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a
Paying Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Request direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Company, the Guarantor or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the
same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by such Company, the Guarantor or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such
money. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the
issuing Company, or the Guarantor, as applicable, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for one year after such principal, premium or interest has become due and
payable shall be paid to such Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, upon Company Request, or (if then held by such Company or the Guarantor) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an
unsecured general creditor, look only to such Company or the Guarantor for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of such Company or the Guarantor (as the case may
be) as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;10.04. <I>Statement by </I><I>Officers</I><I> as to </I><I>Default</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall each deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of
such Company or the Guarantor (as the case may be) ending after the date hereof, a certificate from the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of such Company or the Guarantor (as the case may be) stating whether or not to the
knowledge of the signor thereof such Company or the Guarantor (as the case may be) is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture or the Guarantees (with respect to the Guarantor)
(without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder), and, if such Company or the Guarantor (as the case may be) shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which the signor
may have knowledge. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01 for Securities of such series, each Company may, with respect to the
Securities of any series, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any covenant provided herein or pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01(s), 9.01(b) or 9.01(h) for the benefit of the Holders of such series
if before the time for such compliance the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive
compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of such
Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;10.06. <I>Economic </I><I>Sanctions</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each Company covenants and represents that neither it nor any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, directors or officers are the target or
subject of any sanctions enforced by the US Government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury or the US Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European
Union, His Majesty&#146;s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively &#147;<B>Sanctions</B>&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each Company
covenants and represents that neither it nor any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, directors or officers will directly or indirectly use any payments made pursuant to this Indenture, (i)&nbsp;to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with
any person who, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii)&nbsp;to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any country or territory that is the target or subject of Sanctions, or
(iii)&nbsp;in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 11 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;11.01. <I>Applicability of </I><I>Article</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities of any series that are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01 for such Securities) in accordance with this Article 11. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;11.02.
<I>Election To Redeem; Notice to </I><I>Trustee</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The election of the issuing Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a
Board Resolution or an Officers&#146; Certificate or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the issuing Company of less than all the Securities of any series
(including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), such Company shall, at least 10 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by such Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such
Redemption Date, of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed, and, as applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such
redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, such Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers&#146; Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;11.03. <I>Selection </I><I>of </I><I>Securities</I><I> </I><I>To Be
Redeemed</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all the Securities of such series and of a
specified tenor are to be redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such
series not previously called for redemption, by the Trustee using such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series
or, in the case of Global Securities, pursuant to applicable Depositary&#146;s procedures; provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum
authorized denomination) for such Security. If less than all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be
selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series and specified tenor not previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee shall promptly notify the issuing Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any
Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions of the two preceding
paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of
the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall
relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed. If the issuing Company shall so direct, Securities registered in the name
of such Company or any Affiliate thereof or any Subsidiary shall not be included in the Securities selected for redemption. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;11.04. <I>Notice of Redemption</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed or otherwise in accordance with the Applicable Procedures not
less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date (or within such period as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01 for Securities of a series), to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at such Holder&#146;s
address appearing in the Security Register. Notices of redemption may be conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more subsequent events specified in the notice. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All notices of redemption shall identify the series of Securities to be redeemed and shall state: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the Redemption Date, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)
the Redemption Price, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be
redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single
Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed, </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each
such Security to be redeemed and, as applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) the place or
places where each such Security is to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) that the redemption is for a sinking fund,
if such is the case, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) if applicable, any condition to such redemption, and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) if applicable, the CUSIP numbers of the Securities of such series; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that no representation will be made as
to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, or any similar number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the issuing Company shall be given by such Company or, at such
Company&#146;s request (which may be rescinded or revoked by such Company at any time prior to the time at which the Trustee shall have given such notice to the Holders), by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of such Company. The notice, if
sent in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or otherwise in accordance with the Applicable Procedures or any
defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any notice of redemption may, at the issuing Company&#146;s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including completion
of a corporate transaction. In such event, the related notice of redemption shall describe each such condition and, if applicable, shall state that, at the issuing Company&#146;s discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time
(including more than 60 days after the notice of redemption was given) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied (or waived by the issuing Company in its sole discretion), or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in
the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date so delayed. The issuing Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business two
Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;11.05. <I>Deposit of </I><I>Redemption </I><I>Price</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By no later than 11:00 am New York City time on any Redemption Date, the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, shall deposit with
the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if such Company or the Guarantor is acting as Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section&nbsp;10.03) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the
Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date or the Securities of the series provide otherwise) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date, other than Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption
which are owned by such Company or a Subsidiary and have been delivered by such Company or such Subsidiary to the Trustee for cancellation. All money, if any, earned on funds held by the Paying Agent shall be remitted to such Company. In addition,
the Paying Agent shall promptly return to such Company any money deposited with the Paying Agent by such Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued interest, if any, on, all Securities to be redeemed. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at
the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the issuing Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such
Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date;<I> provided</I>,<I>
however</I>, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01, (a) installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more
Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section&nbsp;3.07, and (b)&nbsp;if the Redemption Date is after the relevant Regular Record Date
and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date, the accrued and unpaid interest shall be payable to the Holder of the redeemed Securities registered as such at the close of business on such Regular Record Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until
paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;11.07. <I>Securities</I><I>
Redeemed in Part</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any Security that is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the
issuing Company, the Guarantor (as applicable) or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to such Company, the Guarantor (as applicable) and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder
thereof or such Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing), and such Company and the Guarantor (as applicable) shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new
Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 12 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SINKING
FUNDS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;12.01. <I>Applicability of </I><I>Article</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions of this Article 12 shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of any series for which a sinking
fund is provided except as otherwise specified in the terms of such Securities as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The minimum amount
of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of any series of Securities is herein referred to as a &#147;mandatory sinking fund payment&#148;, and any sinking fund payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of such
Securities is herein referred to as an &#147;optional sinking fund payment&#148;. If provided for by the terms of any series of Securities, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section&nbsp;12.02.
Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of the series as provided for by the terms of such Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;12.02. <I>Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with </I><I>Securities</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company (a)&nbsp;may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any previously called for redemption) and (b)&nbsp;may
apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of such Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such
Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect </P>
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to any Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as and to the extent provided for by the terms of such Securities;<I> provided</I> that the
Securities to be so credited have not been previously so credited. The Securities to be so credited shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price, as specified in the Securities so to be redeemed, for
redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;12.03. <I>Redemption of </I><I>Securities</I><I> for Sinking Fund</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund payment date as specified in the terms of a series of Securities, the issuing Company will
deliver to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of
cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12.02 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days prior to each such
sinking fund payment date (or as otherwise specified in the terms of a series of Securities), the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section&nbsp;11.03 and cause notice
of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of such Company in the manner provided in Section&nbsp;11.04. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the
manner stated in Sections 11.06 and 11.07. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 13 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;13.01. <I>Company</I><I>&#146;</I><I>s</I><I> Option To Effect </I><I>Defeasance</I><I> or </I><I>Covenant Defeasance</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have Section&nbsp;13.02 or Section&nbsp;13.03 applied to any Securities or any
series of Securities, as the case may be, not designated pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 as being indefeasible pursuant to such Section&nbsp;13.02 or 13.03, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 and upon
compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 13. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or Officers&#146; Certificate or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3.01 for such Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;13.02. <I>Defeasance</I><I> and Discharge</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the issuing Company&#146;s exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section&nbsp;13.02 applied to any Securities or any series of
Securities, as the case may be, such Company and the Guarantor (if the issuing Company is not the Guarantor) shall be deemed to have been discharged from its or their respective, as the case may be, obligations with respect to such Securities as
provided in this Section&nbsp;13.02 on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section&nbsp;13.04 are satisfied (hereinafter called &#147;<B>Defeasance</B>&#148;). For this purpose, such Defeasance means that such Company and, if the issuing
Company is not the Guarantor, the Guarantor shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities and to have satisfied all its or their respective, as the case may be, other obligations under such
Securities, this Indenture and the Guarantee (if the issuing Company is not the Guarantor) insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of such Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a)&nbsp;the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section&nbsp;13.04 and as
more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities when payments are due, (b)&nbsp;such Company&#146;s and the Guarantor&#146;s (as applicable) respective obligations with
respect to such Securities under Sections 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, </P>
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10.02 and 10.03, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the issuing Company&#146;s and the Guarantor&#146;s (as applicable) respective obligations in
connection therewith, and (d)&nbsp;this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the issuing Company may exercise its option (if any) to have this Section&nbsp;13.02 applied to any Securities notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option
(if any) to have Section&nbsp;13.03 applied to such Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;13.03. <I>Covenant Defeasance</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the issuing Company&#146;s exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section&nbsp;13.03 applied to any Securities or any series of
Securities, as the case may be, (a)&nbsp;such Company and the Guarantor (if the issuing Company is not the Guarantor) shall be released from its or their respective, as the case may be, obligations under Section&nbsp;8.01 and any covenants provided
pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01(s), 9.01(b) or 9.01(h) for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, and (b)&nbsp;the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 5.01(c) (with respect to any of Section&nbsp;8.01 and any such covenants provided
pursuant to Sections 3.01(s), 9.01(b) or 9.01(h)), and Sections 5.01(d) through 5.01(f) shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section&nbsp;13.03 on and after the
date the conditions set forth in Section&nbsp;13.04 are satisfied (hereinafter called &#147;<B>Covenant Defeasance</B>&#148;). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such Securities, the issuing Company and the
Guarantor (if the issuing Company is not the Guarantor) may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of
Section&nbsp;5.01(c)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or by reason of any reference in any such Section to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this
Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;13.04. <I>Conditions to </I><I>Defeasance</I><I> or
</I><I>Covenant Defeasance</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section&nbsp;13.02 or Section&nbsp;13.03 to
any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The issuing Company or the Guarantor shall irrevocably have deposited
or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section&nbsp;6.09 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article 13 applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose
of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefits of the Holders of such Securities, (i)&nbsp;money in an amount, or (ii)&nbsp;U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled
payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (iii)&nbsp;a combination thereof, in each case sufficient, in the
opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or financial advisors expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or any such other
qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Securities. As used herein, &#147;<B>U.S.</B><B>
Government Obligation</B>&#148; means (x)&nbsp;any security which is (1)&nbsp;a direct obligation of the United States of America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged or (2)&nbsp;an obligation
of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in
either case (1)&nbsp;or (2), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and (y)&nbsp;any depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any U.S.
Government Obligation which is specified in clause (x)&nbsp;above and held by such bank for the account of the holder of such </P>
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depositary receipt, or with respect to any specific payment of principal of or interest on any U.S. Government Obligation which is so specified and held; provided that (except as required by law)
such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal or
interest evidenced by such depositary receipt. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In the event of an election to have Section&nbsp;13.02 apply to any Securities or any
series of Securities, as the case may be, the issuing Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i)&nbsp;such Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or
(ii)&nbsp;since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case (i)&nbsp;or (ii) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of such
Securities will not recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in the same
manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) In the event of an
election to have Section&nbsp;13.03 apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the issuing Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of such Securities
will not recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at
the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
shall not cause any Securities of such series then listed on any registered national securities exchange under the Exchange Act to be delisted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) No event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to such Securities shall have
occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with regard to any such event specified in Sections 5.01(d) and (e), at any time on or prior to the 90th day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not
be deemed satisfied until after such 90th day). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a
conflicting interest as defined in Section&nbsp;6.08 and within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or
instrument to which the issuing Company or the Guarantor (if the issuing Company is not the Guarantor) is a party or by which it is bound. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The issuing Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. </P>
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Obligations</I><I> </I><I>To</I><I> </I><I>Be Held in Trust</I><I>; Miscellaneous Provisions</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the provisions of the last
paragraph of Section&nbsp;10.03, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section&nbsp;13.05 and Section&nbsp;13.06, the Trustee
and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the &#147;<B>Trustee</B>&#148;) pursuant to Section&nbsp;13.04 in respect of any Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such
Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company or the Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to
become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuing Company or the Guarantor (if the issuing Company is not the Guarantor), as the case may be, shall pay and indemnify the Trustee
against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section&nbsp;13.04 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 Outstanding Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Anything in this Article 13 to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Trustee shall deliver or pay to the issuing Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, from time to time upon Company Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section&nbsp;13.04 with respect to any Securities
which are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;13.06. <I>Reinstatement</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article 13 with respect to any Securities by reason of
any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the issuing Company and the Guarantor, as the
case may be, have been discharged or released pursuant to Section&nbsp;13.02 or 13.03 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article 13 with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or
Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section&nbsp;13.05 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article 13; provided, however, that (a)&nbsp;if the issuing Company or the Guarantor makes any payment
of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of obligations, such Company and/or the Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from
the money so held in trust and (b)&nbsp;unless otherwise required by any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall return all such money and U.S. Government Obligations to the
issuing Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, promptly after receiving a written request therefor at any time, if such reinstatement of the issuing Company&#146;s or Guarantor&#146;s obligations have occurred and continue to be in effect. </P>
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executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Marc D. Hamburg</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF GUARANTEE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">BERKSHIRE
HATHAWAY INC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Guarantor</U>&#148;), hereby absolutely,
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the holders (the &#147;<U>Holders</U>&#148;) of any security authenticated and delivered (each a &#147;<U>Security</U>&#148;) by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N. A., as trustee (the
&#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;) under that certain Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2025 (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among the Trustee, the Guarantor and Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(&#147;<U>Issuer</U>&#148;), the full and prompt payment when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all present and future payment obligations of the Issuer pursuant to the terms of such Security and/or the Indenture,
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise (collectively, the &#147;<U>Obligations</U>&#148;). Nothing herein shall be deemed to guarantee any obligation of
the Issuer other than the Obligations. Nothing herein shall be deemed to guarantee any obligation of any person or entity other than the Issuer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Guarantor&#146;s obligations hereunder shall be unconditional and absolute, and shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by
(i)&nbsp;the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, (ii)&nbsp;any lack of validity or enforceability of any provision of the Security or the Indenture, (iii)&nbsp;any liquidation, bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Issuer or its assets, or (iv)&nbsp;any other circumstance relating to the Obligations that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or defense to, the
Guarantor. The Guarantor agrees that the Holders and/or the Trustee may resort to the Guarantor, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, for payment of any of the Obligations whether or not the Holders or the Trustee shall have proceeded
against the Issuer or any other obligor principally or secondarily obligated with respect to any of the Obligations. Neither the Holders nor the Trustee shall be obligated to file any claim relating to any of the Obligations in the event that the
Issuer becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Holders or the Trustee to so file shall not affect the Guarantor&#146;s obligations hereunder. In the event that any payment to the Holders by the
Issuer in respect of any Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason whatsoever, the Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder with respect to such Obligations as if such payment had not been made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Guarantor agrees that, subject to the Indenture, the Holders and/or the Trustee may at any time and from time to time, either before or
after the maturity thereof, without notice to or further consent of the Guarantor, extend the time of payment of, exchange or surrender any collateral for, or renew any of the Obligations, and may also make any agreement with the Issuer or with any
other party to or person liable on any of the Obligations or interested therein, for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release thereof, in whole or in part, or for any modification of the terms thereof or of any agreement
between the Holders, the Trustee and the Issuer or any such other party or person, and that none of the foregoing shall in any way impair or affect this Guarantee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a)&nbsp;notice of the acceptance of this
Guarantee and of the Obligations, presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor and protest, (b)&nbsp;any requirement that any Holder exhaust any right or take any action against the Issuer, and (c)&nbsp;any right to revoke this Guarantee.
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses incurred by the Holders or the Trustee in any way relating to the enforcement or protection of the rights of the Holders and/or the Trustee hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon payment of any of the Obligations, the Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders and/or the Trustee against the Issuer
with respect to such Obligations, and the Holders and the Trustee agree to take such steps, at the Guarantor&#146;s expense, as the Guarantor may reasonably request to implement such subrogation; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that the Guarantor
shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation during any period in which any amount payable by the Issuer under the Security or the Indenture is overdue or unpaid. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No failure on the part of the Holders or the Trustee to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Holders or the Trustee of any right, remedy or power hereunder preclude any other or future exercise of any right, remedy or power. Each and every right, remedy and power
hereby granted to the Holders or the Trustee or allowed any of them by law or other agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other, and may be exercised by the Holders or the Trustee at any time or from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Guarantor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the
State of Delaware and has full corporate power to execute, deliver and perform this Guarantee; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee have been and remain duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action and do not contravene any provision of the Guarantor&#146;s certificate of incorporation or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws,</FONT> as amended to date, or any law, regulation, rule, decree, order, judgment or contractual
restriction binding on the Guarantor or its assets; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">all consents, licenses, clearances, authorizations and approvals of, and registrations and declarations with,
any governmental authority or regulatory body necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee have been obtained and remain in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other
action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Guarantee; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">this Guarantee constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the
Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">there are no actions, suits or arbitration proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor,
threatened against it, at law or in equity, which, individually or in the aggregate, if adversely determined, would materially adversely affect the financial condition of the Guarantor or materially impair its ability to perform its obligations
under this Guarantee. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Guarantor may not assign its obligations hereunder to any person (except as permitted by the
Indenture) without the prior written consent of the Holders or the Trustee. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments by the Guarantor to the Holders or the Trustee shall be made in accordance with
the provisions of the Indenture and the Security; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that payment of any fees or expenses pursuant to the fifth paragraph hereof shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account at a
commercial bank in the United States specified to the Guarantor at least ten (10)&nbsp;days in advance of any demand for payment by the Holders or the Trustee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All notices or demands on the Guarantor shall be deemed effective when received, shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or by
registered mail, or by electronic transmission promptly confirmed by registered mail, addressed to the Guarantor at: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berkshire Hathaway
Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3555 Farnam Street </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Omaha, NE 68131 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Chief
Financial Officer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">or to such other addresses as the Guarantor shall have notified the Holders or the Trustee in a written notice delivered in accordance
with the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding on the Guarantor, its successors and
assigns until all of the Obligations have been satisfied in full. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Guarantee shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed solely within such State. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No amendment or waiver of
any provision of this Guarantee shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Trustee and the Guarantor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid and contrary to any existing or future law, such invalidity
shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, impair the operation of or effect of those portions of this Guarantee that are valid. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE GUARANTOR WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED IN ANY
WAY TO THIS GUARANTEE. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER FROM </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">RULE 144A GLOBAL SECURITY TO REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(transfers pursuant to Section&nbsp;305(b)(1) of the Indenture) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">[Date] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Name of Trustee] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Address of Trustee] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Re:&#8195;[Note][Debenture][Zero Coupon]
Due (the &#147;<U>Securities</U>&#148;) of [Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation] [Berkshire Hathaway Inc.] (the &#147;Company&#148;) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and
Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2025 (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the
&#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, as issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., as issuer and guarantor[ (in its capacity as guarantor, the &#147;<U>Guarantor</U>&#148;)], and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N. A., as trustee (the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This letter relates to $<U>_________</U> principal amount of Securities which are held by the undersigned (the &#147;<U>Transferor</U>&#148;)
as a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Security (CUSIP No. ) deposited with [Name of Depositary] (the &#147;<U>Depositary</U>&#148;). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest for an interest in the Regulation S
Global Security (CUSIP No. ) deposited with the Depositary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with such request and in respect of such Securities, the
Transferor hereby certifies that such transfer has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S and accordingly further certifies that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the offer of the Securities was not made to a person in the United States; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) either (i)&nbsp;at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person
acting on its behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States or (ii)&nbsp;the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">off-shore</FONT> securities market
and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction has been <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-arranged</FONT> with a buyer in the United States; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of
Regulation S, as applicable; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities
Act; and </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, if the transfer is made during the distribution compliance period specified in Rule 903 of Regulation S and the provisions of
Rule 904(b)(1) or Rule 904(b)(2) of Regulation S are applicable thereto, the Transferor confirms that such transfer has been made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Rule 904(b)(1) or Rule 904(b)(2), as the case may be. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You and the Company [and the Guarantor] are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER FROM </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY TO RULE 144A GLOBAL SECURITY </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(transfers pursuant to Section&nbsp;305(b)(2) of the Indenture) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">[Date] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Name of Trustee] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Address of Trustee] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Re:&#8195;[Note][Debenture][Zero Coupon]
Due (the &#147;<U>Securities</U>&#148;) of [Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation] [Berkshire Hathaway Inc.] (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and
Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2025 (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the
&#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, as issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., as issuer and guarantor[ (in its capacity as guarantor, the &#147;<U>Guarantor</U>&#148;)], and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N. A., as trustee (the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This letter relates to $<U>_________</U> principal amount of Securities which are held by the undersigned (the &#147;<U>Transferor</U>&#148;)
as a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Security (CUSIP No. ) deposited with [Name of Depositary] (the &#147;<U>Depositary</U>&#148;). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such beneficial interest for an interest in the Rule 144A
Global Security (CUSIP No. ) deposited with the Depositary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with such request and in respect of such Securities, the
Transferor hereby certifies that such Securities are being transferred to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Securities for its own account or an account with respect to which the transferee exercises sole
investment discretion, and the transferee, as well as any such account, is a &#147;qualified institutional buyer&#148; within the meaning of Rule 144A, in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with applicable
securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You and the Company [and the Guarantor] 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. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dated:</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO RULE 144 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">[Date] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Name of Trustee] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Address of Trustee] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Re:&#8195;[Note][Debenture][Zero Coupon]
Due (the &#147;<U>Securities</U>&#148;) of [Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation] [Berkshire Hathaway Inc.] (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and
Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2025 (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the
&#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, as issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., as issuer and guarantor[ (in its capacity as guarantor, the &#147;<U>Guarantor</U>&#148;)], and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N. A., as trustee (the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with our proposed sale of $<U>_________</U> principal amount of the Securities, which represent an interest in a Rule 144A
Global Note beneficially owned by the undersigned (the &#147;<U>Transferor</U>&#148;), we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You and the Company [and the Guarantor] 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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BAKER&nbsp;&amp; MCKENZIE LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">10250 Constellation Boulevard </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Suite 1850 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Los Angeles, California
90067 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">January 31, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berkshire Hathaway
Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3555 Farnam Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Omaha, Nebraska 68131 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3555 Farnam Street </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Omaha, Nebraska 68131 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT></U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as special
counsel to Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<U>Berkshire</U>&#148;), and Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&#147;<U>BHFC</U>&#148;), in connection with the preparation and filing on the date hereof
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), of a registration statement on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (excluding the documents incorporated by reference therein, the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;) relating to the offering from time to time of (i)&nbsp;one or more series of debt securities by
Berkshire (the &#147;<U>Berkshire Debt Securities</U>&#148;), (ii) one or more series of debt securities by BHFC (the &#147;<U>BHFC Debt Securities</U>&#148; and, together with the Berkshire Debt Securities, the &#147;<U>Debt Securities</U>&#148;)
which will be unconditionally guaranteed by Berkshire (in such capacity, the &#147;<U>Guarantor</U>&#148;), and (iii)&nbsp;the guarantees of BHFC Debt Securities (the &#147;<U>Guarantees</U>&#148;) by the Guarantor. The Registration Statement
includes prospectuses for offerings of Berkshire Debt Securities and for offerings of the BHFC Debt Securities and the Guarantees (such prospectuses together, the &#147;<U>Prospectus</U>&#148;), each of which provides that it will be supplemented in
the future by one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a &#147;<U>Prospectus Supplement</U>&#148;) in connection with each offering of Berkshire Debt Securities and of BHFC Debt Securities and Guarantees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities and the Guarantees are to be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2025 (the
&#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), by and among Berkshire, BHFC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> under the Securities Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement, other than as expressly
stated herein with respect to the issuance of Debt Securities and Guarantees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have examined
originals or copies, certified or otherwise, of such instruments, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other persons, and other documents as we have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have assumed that (i)&nbsp;all information contained in all documents reviewed by us is true and
correct; (ii)&nbsp;all signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine; (iii)&nbsp;all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and all documents submitted to us as copies conform to the originals of those documents;
(iv)&nbsp;each natural person signing any document reviewed by us had the legal capacity to do so; (v)&nbsp;each person signing in a representative capacity any document reviewed by us had authority to sign in such capacity; (vi)&nbsp;all documents
reviewed by us have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto; (vii)&nbsp;the Registration Statement, and any post-effective amendments thereto, will be effective and comply with all applicable laws; (viii)&nbsp;one or more
Prospectus Supplements will have been prepared and filed in a timely manner with the SEC describing the Debt Securities and the Guarantees offered thereby; (ix)&nbsp;all Debt Securities and </P>
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Guarantees will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and any applicable Prospectus Supplement;
(x)&nbsp;the Indenture, together with any supplemental indenture or other instruments establishing a series of Debt Securities and, if applicable, establishing the terms of the Guarantees, each to be issued under the Indenture, has been or will be
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto in substantially the form reviewed by us or with changes that do not affect the opinions given hereunder; (xi)&nbsp;the Indenture is the valid and legally binding obligation of the
Trustee; and (xii)&nbsp;a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement with respect to any Debt Securities and Guarantees offered will have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by Berkshire and BHFC, as applicable, and
the other parties thereto. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon and assumed the accuracy of, without independent verification, written and oral statements and representations of officers and other
representatives of Berkshire, BHFC and others and filings made by Berkshire and BHFC with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the foregoing, and in
reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, exclusions and other limitations contained herein, we are of the opinion that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. With respect to Debt Securities, when (i)&nbsp;the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended;
(ii)&nbsp;the Board of Directors of Berkshire or BHFC, as the case may be, or persons duly authorized thereby, has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance and terms of such Debt Securities, the terms of the
offering thereof and related matters; (iii)&nbsp;the terms of such Debt Securities and of their issuance and sale have been duly established so as not to violate any applicable law, conflict with any matter of public policy, or result in a default
under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon Berkshire or BHFC, as the case may be, or any of their respective assets or properties and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body
having jurisdiction over Berkshire or BHFC, as the case may be, or any of their respective assets or properties; (iv)&nbsp;such Debt Securities have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the
provisions of the Indenture; and (v)&nbsp;such Debt Securities have been issued and sold as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any related Prospectus Supplement, and in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase,
underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of Directors of Berkshire or BHFC, as the case may be, or persons duly authorized thereby, then upon such Debt Securities having been duly delivered to the purchasers thereof against payment of
the consideration therefor, such Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of Berkshire or BHFC, as the case may be, enforceable against Berkshire or BHFC, as the case may be, in accordance with their terms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. With respect to Guarantees, when (i)&nbsp;the Board of Directors of the Guarantor, or persons duly authorized thereby, has taken all
necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance and terms of such Guarantees, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters; (ii)&nbsp;the terms of such Guarantees and of their issuance and sale have been duly established so
as not to violate any applicable law, conflict with any matter of public policy, or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Guarantor, or any of its assets or properties and so as to comply with any
requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Guarantor or any of its assets or properties; (iii)&nbsp;such Guarantees have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture; (iv)&nbsp;such Guarantees have been issued and sold as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any related Prospectus Supplement, and in accordance with the applicable
definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of Directors of BHFC and the Guarantor, or persons duly authorized thereby, and (v)&nbsp;the conditions set forth in clauses (i)&nbsp;through (v) in our opinion expressed
in numbered paragraph 1 above have been satisfied with respect to the BHFC Debt Securities to which such Guarantees relate, then upon such BHFC Debt Securities and Guarantees having been duly delivered to the purchasers thereof against payment of
the consideration therefor, such Guarantees will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Guarantor, enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with their terms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our opinions expressed above are subject to the effect of (i)&nbsp;any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent
conveyance, moratorium or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors&#146; rights generally, (ii)&nbsp;general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and
(iii)&nbsp;public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain certain remedies. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We express no opinion concerning the validity or enforceability of any provision
(i)&nbsp;that purports to waive or does not give effect to rights to notices, defenses, subrogation or other rights or benefits that cannot be effectively waived under applicable law, including any right to a jury trial, (ii)&nbsp;relating to
indemnification to the extent it purports to relate to liabilities resulting from or based upon negligence or any violation of federal or state securities or blue sky laws, (iii)&nbsp;that requires a judgment or decree with respect to a security
denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars be awarded in U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange as of a particular date or converted into a currency other than U.S. dollars, in each case, to the extent applicable law otherwise provides, or
(iv)&nbsp;relating to indemnification against any loss in obtaining currency due from a court judgment in another currency. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The law
covered by the opinions expressed above is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction, or any other law of the State of
Delaware, and no opinion regarding the statutes, administrative decisions, rules, regulations or requirements of any county, municipality, subdivision or local authority of any jurisdiction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion letter is limited to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated
herein. Debt Securities and Guarantees may be issued from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis, and this opinion is limited to the laws, including the rules and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof, which laws are subject to change
with possible retroactive effect. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion letter should the present law of the State of New York or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware be changed by legislative action, judicial
decision or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the use of our
name in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement under the caption &#147;Legal Matters.&#148; In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of
the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC issued thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 22.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>LIST OF ISSUERS OF GUARANTEED SECURITIES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of January
31, 2025, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was the guarantor and Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation was the issuer of the following securities: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">2.300% Senior Notes due 2027 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">1.850% Senior Notes due 2030 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">1.450% Senior Notes due 2030 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">1.500% Senior Notes due 2030 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">2.875% Senior Notes due 2032 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">2.000% Senior Notes due 2034 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">2.375% Senior Notes due 2039 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">5.750% Senior Notes due 2040 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">4.400% Senior Notes due 2042 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">4.300% Senior Notes due 2043 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">4.200% Senior Notes due 2048 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">4.250% Senior Notes due 2049 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">2.850% Senior Notes due 2050 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">2.500% Senior Notes due 2051 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">3.850% Senior Notes due 2052 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">2.625% Senior Notes due 2059 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exact Name of Issuer Subsidiary and Jurisdiction of Formation: Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 23.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> of our reports dated
February&nbsp;24, 2024, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and the effectiveness of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.&#146;s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in
the Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading &#147;Experts&#148; in the Prospectus, which is
part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ DELOITTE &amp; TOUCHE LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Omaha, Nebraska </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">January&nbsp;28, 2025 </P>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 2525</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Los Angeles,
California</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>90071</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">47-0813844</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>identification no.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Omaha, Nebraska</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>68131</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">45-0524698</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Omaha, Nebraska</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Debt Securities of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Debt Securities of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Comptroller of the Currency</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">United States
Department of the Treasury</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Washington, DC 20219</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Federal Reserve Bank</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(b)</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yes. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Affiliations with Obligor. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>List of Exhibits. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant
to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">7a-29</FONT> under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the &#147;Act&#148;). </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The
Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1</FONT> filed with Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-121948</FONT> and Exhibit 1 to Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1</FONT> filed with Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-152875).</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1</FONT> filed with Registration Statement No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-121948).</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit 3 to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1</FONT> filed with Registration Statement No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-152875).</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of the existing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> of the trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1</FONT> filed with Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-229762).</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The consent of the trustee required by Section&nbsp;321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1</FONT> filed with Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-152875).</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a banking association organized and
existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 21st day of
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">THE&nbsp;BANK&nbsp;OF&nbsp;NEW&nbsp;YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ann Dolezal</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>EXHIBIT 7 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Consolidated Report of Condition of </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">of 333 South Hope Street, Suite 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90071 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the close of business September&nbsp;30, 2024, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions. </P>
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<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Dollar&nbsp;amounts<BR>in thousands</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>ASSETS</U></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cash and balances due from depository institutions:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26,798</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest-bearing balances</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">301,825</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Held-to-maturity</FONT></FONT>
securities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Available-for-sale</FONT></FONT>
debt securities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">525</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Federal funds sold in domestic offices</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities purchased under agreements to resell</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loans and lease financing receivables:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loans and leases held for sale</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loans and leases held for investment</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LESS: Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Trading assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Premises and fixed assets (including <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">right-of-use</FONT></FONT> assets)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10,600</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other real estate owned</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Intangible assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">856,313</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">95,524</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,291,585</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><U>LIABILITIES</U></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Deposits:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In domestic offices</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,118</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Noninterest-bearing</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,118</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest-bearing</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Federal funds purchased in domestic offices</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities sold under agreements to repurchase</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Trading liabilities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other borrowed money:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subordinated notes and debentures</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other liabilities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">257,847</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total liabilities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">258,965</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not available</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accumulated other comprehensive income</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other equity capital components</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not available</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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