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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-11-341046
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		7
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20111208
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111214

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IDEX CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000832101
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PUMPS & PUMPING EQUIPMENT [3561]
		IRS NUMBER:				363555336
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10235
		FILM NUMBER:		111261667

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1925 WEST FIELD COURT
		CITY:			LAKE FOREST
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60045
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8474987070

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1925 WEST FIELD COURT
		CITY:			LAKE FOREST
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60045
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of report: December&nbsp;8, 2011 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Date of earliest event reported) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>IDEX
CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Senior Notes </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On December&nbsp;13, 2011, IDEX Corporation. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) completed a public offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.200% Notes due 2021 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). The offering of the Notes was registered under an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-170890), dated December&nbsp;1, 2010; and supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement dated December&nbsp;8, 2011. The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;6, 2010 (the &#147;Base
Indenture&#148;), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), as supplemented by the second supplemental indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;13, 2011 (the &#147;Supplemental Indenture&#148;
and, together with the Base Indenture, the &#147;Indenture&#148;), between the Company and the Trustee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The net proceeds from
the offering of approximately $346.0 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses of approximately $800,000 payable by the Company, will be used to repay $306 million of outstanding indebtedness under the
Company&#146;s $700 million domestic, multi-currency bank revolving credit facility (the &#147;Credit Facility&#148;). The balance of the net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include strategic acquisitions that
complement the Company&#146;s business model. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.200%&nbsp;per annum, which shall be
payable semi-annually in arrears on each June&nbsp;15 and December&nbsp;15, beginning June&nbsp;15, 2012. The Notes will mature on December&nbsp;15, 2021. The Company may redeem all or part of the Notes at any time prior to maturity at the
redemption prices set forth in the Supplemental Indenture. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company may issue additional debt from time to time pursuant
to the Indenture. The Indenture and Notes contain covenants that limit the Company&#146;s ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions, and enter into certain
consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all the Company&#146;s assets. The terms of the Notes also require the Company to make an offer to repurchase Notes upon a change of control triggering event (as
defined in the Supplemental Indenture) at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Notes rank (i)&nbsp;equal in right of payment to all of the Company&#146;s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, (ii)&nbsp;senior in right of payment to all of the Company&#146;s existing
and future subordinated indebtedness, (iii)&nbsp;effectively subordinated in right of payment to the Company&#146;s future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the Company&#146;s assets and the assets of its subsidiaries securing such
obligations. The notes are not guaranteed by any of the Company&#146;s subsidiaries and are therefore structurally subordinated in right of payment to all of the existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company&#146;s
subsidiaries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The foregoing description of the material terms of the Notes is qualified in its entirety by the Indenture,
incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Supplemental Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1. The Base Indenture was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December&nbsp;1, 2010. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Underwriting Agreement </I></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;8, 2011, among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the &#147;Underwriters&#148;), in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of the
Notes. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions expressed therein, the Company agreed to sell the Notes to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase the Notes for resale to the public.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company. It also provides for
customary indemnification by each of the Company and the Underwriters party to the Underwriting Agreement against certain liabilities arising out of or in connection with sale of the Notes, and for customary contribution provisions in respect of
those liabilities. Affiliates of certain underwriters are lenders under the Company&#146;s Credit Facility and, as such, may receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes. From time to time in the ordinary course of their respective
businesses, certain of the Underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in and may in the future engage in commercial banking, derivatives and/or financial advisory, investment banking and other commercial transactions and services with the
Company and its affiliates for which they have received or will receive customary fees and commissions. </FONT></P>
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in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The disclosures set forth in Item&nbsp;1.01 pertaining to the Notes are hereby incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Underwriting Agreement, dated December 8, 2011, by and among IDEX Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Second Supplemental Indenture, dated December 13, 2011, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form of 4.200% Senior Note due 2021 (included in Exhibit 4.1).</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Opinion of Latham &amp; Watkins LLP.</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ F<SMALL>RANK</SMALL> J. N<SMALL>OTARO&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Vice President &#150; General Counsel</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 1.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$350,000,000 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX CORPORATION </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.200% Senior Notes due 2021 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">December&nbsp;8, 2011 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:9%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;Incorporated </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As Representatives of the </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">several Underwriters
listed </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">in Schedule 1 hereto </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">c/o</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">383 Madison Avenue </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New York, New York 10179 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:9%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Incorporated </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">One Bryant
Park </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New York, New York 10036 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">301 S. College Street </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Charlotte, NC 28288 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ladies and Gentlemen: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the &#147;Underwriters&#148;), for whom you are acting as representatives (the &#147;Representatives&#148;), $350,000,000 principal amount of
its 4.200% Senior Notes due 2021 (the &#147;Securities&#148;). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of December&nbsp;6, 2010 (the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;) between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture to be dated as of </FONT></P>

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December 13, 2011, between the Company and the Trustee (the &#147;Supplemental Indenture&#148; and together with the Base Indenture, the &#147;Indenture&#148;). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. <U>Registration Statement</U>. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-170890),
including a prospectus (the &#147;Basic Prospectus&#148;), relating to the debt securities to be issued from time to time by the Company. The Company has also filed, or proposes to file, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities
Act a prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities (the &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;). The registration statement, as amended at the time it becomes effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A,
430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (&#147;Rule 430 Information&#148;), is referred to herein as the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;; and as used herein, the term
&#147;Prospectus&#148; means the Basic Prospectus as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities
Act) in connection with confirmation of sales of the Securities and the term &#147;Preliminary Prospectus&#148; means the preliminary prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities together with the Basic Prospectus. If the Company
has filed an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the &#147;Rule 462 Registration Statement&#148;), then any reference herein to the term &#147;Registration Statement&#148; shall be deemed to include
such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. References herein to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus,
any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein. The terms &#147;supplement,&#148; &#147;amendment&#148; and &#147;amend&#148; as used herein with respect to the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) subsequent to the date of the Underwriting Agreement which are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the term &#147;Effective Time&#148; means the effective date of
the Registration Statement with respect to the offering of Securities, as determined for the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act and Item&nbsp;512 of Regulation S-K, as applicable. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the &#147;Time of Sale&#148;), the Company has prepared certain
information (collectively, the &#147;Time of Sale Information&#148;) which information is identified in Schedule 3 to this Agreement for such offering of Securities as constituting part of the Time of Sale Information. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters</U>. (a)&nbsp;The Company agrees to
issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter&#146;s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 99.099% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued
interest, if any, from December&nbsp;13, 2011 to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of
this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Prospectus. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or
through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at the offices of Davis Polk&nbsp;&amp; Wardwell LLP at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on December&nbsp;13, 2011, or at such other time or
place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as the &#147;Closing
Date&#148;. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s)
specified by the Company to the Representatives against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company, for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the &#147;Global
Note&#148;), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
business day prior to the Closing Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in
the capacity of an arm&#146;s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a
fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any
jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no
responsibility or </FONT></P>
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liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed
solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. <U>Representations and Warranties of
the Company</U>. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter that: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <I>Registration Statement and
Prospectus.</I> The Registration Statement is an &#147;automatic shelf registration statement&#148; as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no
notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission;
as of the Effective Time, the Registration Statement complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the &#147;Trust
Indenture Act&#148;), and did not or will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of
the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <U>provided</U> that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to (i)&nbsp;that part of the Registration
Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii)&nbsp;any statements or omissions in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein which information, if any, is
identified in Section&nbsp;7(b) hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <I>Time of Sale Information</I>. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of
Sale and at the Closing Date did not and will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such
Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information which information, if any, is identified in Section&nbsp;7(b) hereto. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time
of Sale Information and no </FONT></P>
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statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <I>Issuer Free Writing Prospectus</I>. The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their
capacity as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any &#147;written communication&#148; (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that
constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii)&nbsp;and (iii)&nbsp;below) an
&#147;Issuer Free Writing Prospectus&#148;) other than (i)&nbsp;any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section&nbsp;2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii)&nbsp;the Preliminary Prospectus,
(iii)&nbsp;the Prospectus, (iv)&nbsp;the documents listed on Schedule 3 hereto and (v)&nbsp;any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the
Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, or filed prior to the first use of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or
omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus which information, if any, is identified in Section&nbsp;7(b) hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <I>Incorporated
Documents</I>. The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when filed with the Commission, conformed or will conform, as the case may be, in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <I>Financial Statements.</I> The financial statements and the related notes
thereto included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable,
and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial
statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise set forth
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in the notes thereto, and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly, in all material respects, the information required to be
stated therein; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries
and presents fairly, in all material respects, the information shown thereby. The interactive data in eXtensbile Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale
Information fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission&#146;s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) <I>No Material Adverse Change.</I> Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (i)&nbsp;there has not been any material change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries, or any dividend
or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock (except for (i)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s distribution of a cash dividend of $0.17 per common share on October&nbsp;31, 2011 to
shareholders of record as of October&nbsp;14, 2011, as announced by the Company on September&nbsp;27, 2011 and (ii)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s announcement on December&nbsp;6, 2011 of a cash dividend of $0.17 per common share to be distributed on
January&nbsp;31, 2012 to shareholders of record as of January&nbsp;13, 2012), or any material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties,
management, financial position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement that is material to the Company and
its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any
loss or interference with its business that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that is from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute
or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) <I>Organization and Good Standing.</I> The Company and each of its significant subsidiaries have been duly organized and are validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct
of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified,
in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, </FONT></P>
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financial position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Securities (a &#147;Material
Adverse Effect&#148;). The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 to the Registration Statement. The subsidiaries listed in Schedule 2 to
this Agreement are the only significant subsidiaries of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) <I>Capitalization.</I> As of September&nbsp;30,
2011, the Company had an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading &#147;Capitalization&#148;; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other
equity interests of each significant subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance,
security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) <I>Due Authorization.</I> The
Company has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture (collectively, the &#147;Transaction Documents&#148;) and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action
required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) <I>The Indenture. </I>The Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and has been duly qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors&#146; rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the &#147;Enforceability Exceptions&#148;). The Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company
and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) <I>The Securities</I>. The Securities have been duly
authorized by the Company and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(l) <I>Underwriting Agreement</I>. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(m) <I>Descriptions of the Transaction Documents</I>. Each Transaction Document conforms in
all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(n) <I>No Violation or Default.</I> Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i)&nbsp;in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii)&nbsp;in default, and no
event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; or
(iii)&nbsp;in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties or
assets, except, in the case of clauses (ii)&nbsp;and (iii)&nbsp;above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(o) <I>No Conflicts. </I>The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and
sale of the Securities and compliance by the Company with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not (i)&nbsp;conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
subject, (ii)&nbsp;result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii)&nbsp;result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order,
rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, except, in the case of clauses (i)&nbsp;and (iii)&nbsp;above,
for any such conflict, breach, violation or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(p) <I>No Consents Required</I>. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities and compliance by the Company with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications (i)&nbsp;as have been obtained under the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act and (ii)&nbsp;as may be required under
applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(q) <I>Legal Proceedings.</I> Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be a party or to which any property of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is or may be the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; no such investigations,
actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or, to the best knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others; and (i)&nbsp;there are no current or pending legal, governmental or regulatory
actions, suits or proceedings that are required under the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that are not so described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and
(ii)&nbsp;there are no contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement and described in the Registration Statement, Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus that are not
so filed and described. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(r) <I>Independent Accountants.</I> To the knowledge of the Company, Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP,
who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the
Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(s)
<I>Title to Real and Personal Property.</I> The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property that are material to the respective
businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those that (i)&nbsp;do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of
such property by the Company and its subsidiaries or (ii)&nbsp;would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(t) <I>Title to Intellectual Property.</I> The Company and its subsidiaries (i)&nbsp;own or possess adequate rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) necessary for the conduct of
their respective businesses, and (ii)&nbsp;the conduct of their respective businesses will not conflict in any respect with any such rights of others, and the Company and its subsidiaries have not received any notice of any claim of infringement or
conflict with any such rights of others, except in each case as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(u) <I>Investment Company Act.</I> The Company is not and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, will not be an &#147;investment company&#148; or an entity
&#147;controlled&#148; by an &#147;investment company&#148; within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, &#147;Investment Company Act&#148;).
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) <I>Taxes.</I> The Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes and filed all tax
returns required to be paid or filed through the date hereof; and except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there is no tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected
to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets that would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(w) <I>Licenses and Permits.</I> The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations
issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their
respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such
license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except where such revocation, modification or failure to renew would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(x) <I>No Labor
Disputes.</I> No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the best knowledge of the Company, is contemplated or threatened and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor
disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries&#146; principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(y) <I>Compliance With Environmental Laws.</I> (i)&nbsp;The Company and its subsidiaries (x)&nbsp;are, and at all prior times were, in
compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws rules, regulations, requirements, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health or safety, the environment, natural resources, hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, &#147;Environmental Laws&#148;); (y)&nbsp;have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective </FONT></P>
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businesses; and (z)&nbsp;have not received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any disposal
or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice; (ii)&nbsp;there are no costs or liabilities associated
with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above, for any such failure to comply with, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or approvals, or cost or
liability as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii)&nbsp;except as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (x)&nbsp;there are no proceedings that are pending, or that are
known to be contemplated, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party, other than such proceedings regarding which it is reasonably believed no monetary sanctions of
$100,000 or more will be imposed, (y)&nbsp;the Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company and its subsidiaries, and (z)&nbsp;none of the Company and its
subsidiaries anticipates material capital expenditures relating to any Environmental Laws. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(z) <I>Disclosure Controls</I>.
The Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) maintains an effective system of &#147;disclosure controls and procedures&#148; (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission&#146;s rules and forms, including controls and procedures
designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company&#146;s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the
effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(aa) <I>Accounting
Controls</I>. The Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) maintains systems of &#147;internal control over financial reporting&#148; (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act
and have been designed by, or under the supervision of their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including, but not limited to internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that
(i)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorizations; (ii)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and to maintain asset </FONT></P>
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accountability; (iii)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; (iv)&nbsp;the recorded accountability for assets is compared
with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and (v)&nbsp;interactive data in eXtensbile Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information is prepared in accordance with the Commission&#146;s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses in the Company&#146;s internal controls. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(bb) <I>Insurance. </I>The Company and
its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as is customary in the
Company&#146;s industry; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable
cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(cc) <I>Compliance with Money Laundering Laws</I>.
The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended,
the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the &#147;Money
Laundering Laws&#148;) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to
the best knowledge of the Company, threatened. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(dd) <I>Compliance with OFAC</I>. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries
or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department
of the Treasury (&#147;OFAC&#148;); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner
or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ee) <I>No Unlawful Payments</I>. The Company has not and, to the knowledge of the Company, no director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries and affiliates has i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or
domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; iii) violated or is in violation of any </FONT></P>
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provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ff) <I>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</I>. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company&#146;s directors or
officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the &#147;Sarbanes-Oxley Act&#148;), including Section&nbsp;402 related to loans
and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(gg) <I>Status under the Securities Act</I>. The Company is not an
ineligible issuer and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Securities. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. <U>Further Agreements of the Company</U>. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <I>Filings with the Commission.</I> The Company will (i)&nbsp;pay the registration fees for this offering within the time period
required by Rule 456(b)1(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date and (ii)&nbsp;file the Prospectus in a form approved by the Underwriters with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424 under the Securities Act not later than the close of business on the second business day following the date of determination of the public offering price of the Securities or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule
424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act. The Company will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Term Sheet substantially in the form of Annex A hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act;
and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding
the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <I>Delivery of Copies.</I>
The Company will deliver, without charge, to each Underwriter during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference
therein) and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (if applicable) as the Representatives may reasonably request. As used herein, the term &#147;Prospectus Delivery Period&#148; means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of
the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the
Securities by any Underwriter or dealer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <I>Amendments or Supplements; Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses</I> Before
making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration </FONT></P>
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Statement or the Prospectus, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for
review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <I>Notice to the Representatives.</I> The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing,
(i)&nbsp;when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii)&nbsp;when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii)&nbsp;of any
request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the
Commission for any additional information; (iv)&nbsp;of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act; (v)&nbsp;of the occurrence of any event within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale
Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vi)&nbsp;of the receipt by the Company of any notice of
objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act and (vii)&nbsp;of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any
suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will obtain
as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <I>Time of Sale Information</I>. If at any time prior to the Closing Date
(i)&nbsp;any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading or (ii)&nbsp;it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and
forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c)&nbsp;above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Time of
Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will </FONT></P>
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not, in the light of the circumstances, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) <I>Ongoing Compliance.</I> If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i)&nbsp;any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a
purchaser, not misleading or (ii)&nbsp;it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c)&nbsp;above, file with
the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will
not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) <I>Blue Sky Compliance.</I> The Company will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and
will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Securities; <U>provided</U> that the Company shall not be required to (i)&nbsp;qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in
any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii)&nbsp;file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii)&nbsp;subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise
so subject. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) <I>Earning Statement. </I>The Company will make generally available to its security holders and the
Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with
the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the &#147;effective date&#148; (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) <I>Clear Market.</I> During the period from the date hereof through and including the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell,
contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company and having a tenor of more than one year. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) <I>Use of Proceeds.</I> The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the
heading &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148;. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) <I>No Stabilization.</I> The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(l) <I>Filing of Exchange Act Documents.</I> The Company will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the Prospectus Delivery Period. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(n) <I>Record
Retention</I>. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>Certain Agreements of the Underwriters</U>. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any &#147;free writing
prospectus&#148;, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release
issued by the Company) other than (i)&nbsp;a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii)&nbsp;any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule 3 hereto or prepared pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(c) or Section&nbsp;4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii)&nbsp;any free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved
by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i)&nbsp;or (iii), an &#147;Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus.&#148;) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing the Underwriters may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex A hereto without the consent of the Company. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering (and will
promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.
<U>Conditions of Underwriters&#146; Obligations.</U> The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and
to the following additional conditions: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <I>Registration Compliance; No Stop Order.</I> If a post-effective amendment to
the Registration Statement is required to be filed under the Securities Act, such post-effective amendment shall have become effective, and the Representatives shall have received notice thereof, not later than 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
date of the </FONT></P>
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Underwriting Agreement; no order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to
Section&nbsp;8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section&nbsp;4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <I>Representations and Warranties.</I> The representations and warranties
of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and
correct on and as of the Closing Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <I>No Downgrade.</I> Subsequent to the earlier of (A)&nbsp;the Time of Sale and
(B)&nbsp;the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i)&nbsp;no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Securities or any other debt securities or preferred stock of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by
any &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148;, as such term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act and (ii)&nbsp;no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has
under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with
positive implications of a possible upgrading). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <I>No Material Adverse Change.</I> No event or condition of a type
described in Section&nbsp;3(f) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or
supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement,
the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <I>Officer&#146;s Certificate.</I> The Representatives shall have
received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of an executive officer of the Company who has specific knowledge of the Company&#146;s financial matters and is satisfactory to the Representatives (i)&nbsp;confirming that such officer has
carefully reviewed the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and, to the knowledge of such officer, the representations set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) hereof are true and correct, (ii)&nbsp;confirming that the
other representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
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hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and (iii)&nbsp;to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c)&nbsp;and (d)&nbsp;above. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) <I>Comfort Letters.</I> On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP shall have furnished to
the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and
information of the type customarily included in accountants&#146; &#147;comfort letters&#148; to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; <U>provided</U> that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a &#147;cut-off&#148; date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) <I>Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company.</I> Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP, counsel for the Company, shall have
furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinions and 10b-5 Statement, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the
effect set forth in Annex B hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) <I>Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters.</I> The
Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Davis Polk&nbsp;&amp; Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and
such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) <I>No Legal Impediment to Issuance.</I> No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign
governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date,
prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) <I>Good Standing</I>. The Representatives shall have received on and as
of the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and its significant subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing in such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may
reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) <I>Additional Documents.</I> On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably
request. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Indemnification and Contribution</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <I>Indemnification of the
Underwriters.</I> The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or
Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted
as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i)&nbsp;any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or caused by any omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, or (ii)&nbsp;any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein which information is set
forth in Section&nbsp;7(b) below. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the
Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a)&nbsp;above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the following: the third paragraph in the text under
the caption &#147;Underwriting&#148; in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus concerning terms of the offering, including the concession and reallowance to certain dealers by the Underwriters; the third and fourth sentences of the sixth
paragraph of text under the caption &#147;Underwriting&#148; in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement relating to market making by the Underwriters; and the seventh paragraph of text under the caption &#147;Underwriting&#148; in
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the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to over-allotment, stabilization and syndicate covering transactions by the Underwriters. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <I>Notice and Procedures.</I> If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or
demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above, such person (the &#147;Indemnified Person&#148;) shall promptly notify the person
against whom such indemnification may be sought (the &#147;Indemnifying Person&#148;) in writing; <U>provided</U> that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Section&nbsp;7
except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and <U>provided</U>, <U>further</U>, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from
any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under this Section&nbsp;7. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the
Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person and any others
entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of counsel related to such
proceeding as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i)&nbsp;the Indemnifying
Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary, (ii)&nbsp;the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii)&nbsp;the Indemnified
Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv)&nbsp;the named parties in any such proceeding (including any
impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed
that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified
Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by
the Representatives and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of the Company shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not
be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and
against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the
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Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written
consent if (i)&nbsp;such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii)&nbsp;the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request
prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been
a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x)&nbsp;includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified
Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y)&nbsp;does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <I>Contribution.</I> If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;above is unavailable to an Indemnified
Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i)&nbsp;in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other
from the offering of the Securities or (ii)&nbsp;if the allocation provided by clause (i)&nbsp;is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;but also
the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the
Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The
relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties&#146; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <I>Limitation on Liability.</I> The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7 were determined by <U>pro</U> <U>rata</U> allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in paragraph (d)&nbsp;above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and </FONT></P>
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liabilities referred to in paragraph (d)&nbsp;above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in
connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section&nbsp;7, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions
received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
Underwriters&#146; obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) <I>Non-Exclusive Remedies.</I> The remedies provided for in this Section&nbsp;7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person
at law or in equity. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. <U>Termination</U>. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the
Representatives, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i)&nbsp;trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock Exchange or the
over-the-counter market; (ii)&nbsp;trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii)&nbsp;a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have
been declared by federal or New York State authorities; and (iv)&nbsp;there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that,
in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of
Sale Information and the Prospectus. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. <U>Defaulting Underwriter</U>. (a)&nbsp;If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter
defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the
terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours
within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the
non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or </FONT></P>
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supplement to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term &#147;Underwriter&#148; includes, for all purposes of this Agreement
unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section&nbsp;9, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the
non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a)&nbsp;above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities,
then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Underwriter&#146;s <U>pro</U> <U>rata</U> share (based on
the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the
non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a)&nbsp;above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the
Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b)&nbsp;above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section&nbsp;9 shall
be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section&nbsp;10 hereof and except that the provisions of Section&nbsp;7 hereof shall not terminate and
shall remain in effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to
the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10. <U>Payment of Expenses</U><I></I>.
(a)&nbsp;Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder,
including without limitation, (i)&nbsp;the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii)&nbsp;the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing
under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution
thereof; (iii)&nbsp;the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents; (iv)&nbsp;the fees and expenses of the Company&#146;s counsel and independent accountants; (v)&nbsp;the fees and expenses incurred in connection with
the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and
</FONT></P>
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distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (vi)&nbsp;any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities;
(vii)&nbsp;the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii)&nbsp;all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of
the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; and (ix)&nbsp;all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any &#147;road show&#148; presentation to potential investors. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) If (i)&nbsp;this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section&nbsp;8, (ii)&nbsp;the Company for any reason fails to tender the
Securities for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii)&nbsp;the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11. <U>Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement</U>. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and
any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates of each Underwriter referred to in Section&nbsp;7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or
claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12. <U>Survival</U>. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and
the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall
remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13. <U>Certain Defined Terms</U>. For purposes of this Agreement, (a)&nbsp;except where otherwise expressly provided, the term &#147;affiliate&#148; has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act; (b)&nbsp;the term &#147;business day&#148; means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; (c)&nbsp;the term &#147;subsidiary&#148; has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act ; and (d)&nbsp;the term &#147;significant subsidiary&#148; has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">14. <U>Miscellaneous</U>. (a)&nbsp;<I>Authority of the Representatives.</I> Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action
taken by the Representatives shall be binding upon the Underwriters. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <I>Notices.</I> All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (fax:
212-834-6081), Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated, One Bryant Park NY1-100-18-03, New York, New York 10036; Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal
(fax: 212-901-7881); Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 301 S. College Street, 6th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28288, (fax: 704-383-9165), Attention: Transaction Management. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at 1925 West Field Court, Suite
200, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-4824 (fax: 847-498-9123); Attention: Frank J. Notaro. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <I>Governing Law.</I> This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <I>Amendments or
Waivers.</I> No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <I>Headings.</I> The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect
the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <I>Counterparts</I>. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts
(which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance
of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Very truly yours,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX Corporation</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Frank J. Notaro</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title: Vice President &#151; General Counsel</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Accepted: December&nbsp;8, 2011 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:9%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;Incorporated </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For themselves and on behalf of the </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">several Underwriters listed </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">in Schedule 1 hereto. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Robert Bottamedi</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:9%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;Incorporated </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Happy Hazelton</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name: Happy Hazelton</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title: Managing Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Carolyn Hurley</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name: Carolyn Hurley</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title: Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal&nbsp;Amount</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">70,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:4.15em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;Incorporated</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">87,500,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">70,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">21,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mizuho Securities USA Inc.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">21,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">21,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Barclays Capital Inc.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10,500,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fifth Third Securities, Inc.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10,500,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10,500,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">PNC Capital Markets LLC</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10,500,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Williams Capital Group, L.P.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10,500,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Total</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">350,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>List of Significant Subsidiaries </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX Health&nbsp;&amp; Science LLC </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CVI Laser, LLC </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Time of Sale Information </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>a. Preliminary Prospectus dated December&nbsp;8, 2011</U>
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>b. Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Time of Sale Information</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Final Term Sheet dated December&nbsp;8, 2011 </FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX Corporation </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Pricing Term Sheet </U></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.200% Senior Notes due 2021 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Issuer:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX Corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Security Description:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.200% Senior Notes due 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Principal Amount:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$350 million</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Trade Date:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">December 8, 2011</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Settlement Date:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">T+3; December 13, 2011</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Maturity Date:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">December 15, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Interest Payment Dates:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">June 15 and December 15, commencing June 15, 2012</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Coupon (Interest Rate):</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.200%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Public Offering Price:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">99.749%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Yield to Maturity:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.231%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Benchmark Treasury:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">UST 2.000% due November 15, 2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100-5+ / 1.981 %</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">+ 225 bps</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Optional Redemption:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Prior to September 15, 2021, redeemable at any time at the greater of (i)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of the notes to be
redeemed or (ii)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes to be redeemed (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) from the redemption date through the stated
maturity of the notes being redeemed, in each case discounted to the date of redemption on a semi annual basis (assuming a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30 day months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement)
plus 35 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On or after September 15, 2021, redeemable at any time at 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CUSIP/ISIN:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">45167R AF1 / US45167RAF10</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Use of Proceeds:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We intend to use approximately $306 million of the net proceeds of this offering to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under our domestic, multi-currency Credit
Facility (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement). The balance of our net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include strategic acquisitions that complement our business model.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joint Book-Running Managers:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:4.15em"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;Incorporated</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Co-Managers:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mizuho Securities USA Inc</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Co-Managers:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Barclays Capital Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fifth Third Securities, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">PNC Capital Markets LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Williams Capital Group, L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this
communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these
documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC collect at (212)&nbsp;834-4533, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated toll-free at (800)&nbsp;294-1322 or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at (800)&nbsp;326-5897. </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Company </U></FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 4.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">among </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>IDEX CORPORATION, </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">as Issuer </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">and </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">as Trustee </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated as of December&nbsp;13, 2011 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Supplemental to Indenture for Debt Securities </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated as of December&nbsp;6, 2010 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.200% Senior Notes due 2021 </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of December&nbsp;13, 2011 (this &#147;<B>Second
Supplemental Indenture</B>&#148;), by and among IDEX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (as defined in the Indenture, the &#147;<B>Trustee</B>&#148;), to the
Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;6, 2010 (the &#147;<B>Base Indenture</B>&#148; and, as supplemented by this Second Supplemental Indenture, the &#147;<B>Indenture</B>&#148;), by and between the Company and the Trustee. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>RECITALS: </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of the Base Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of the Company&#146;s debentures, notes, or other evidences of
indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture, the &#147;<B>Securities</B>&#148;), to be issued in one or more series; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS,
Section&nbsp;8.01 of the Base Indenture permits the Company and the Trustee to enter into indentures supplemental to the Base Indenture to establish the form and terms of any series of Securities as provided by Sections 2.01 and 2.03 of the Base
Indenture; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Company desires and has requested the Trustee to join with it in the execution and delivery of this
Second Supplemental Indenture in order to establish and provide for the issuance by the Company of a new series of Securities designated as its 4.200% Senior Notes due 2021 (the &#147;<B>Notes</B>&#148;), on the terms set forth herein; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Company now wishes to issue Notes in an initial aggregate principal amount of $350,000,000; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the conditions set forth in the Indenture for the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture have been
complied with; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company
and the Trustee, in accordance with its terms, and a valid supplement to the Base Indenture have been done; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE,
THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the Holders
thereof, the Company mutually covenants and agrees with the Trustee, for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as follows: </FONT></P>

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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">S<SMALL>COPE</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>UPPLEMENTAL</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDENTURE</SMALL>; G<SMALL>ENERAL</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.01<I>. Scope of Supplemental Indenture; General. </I>This Second Supplemental Indenture supplements and, to the extent inconsistent therewith, replaces the provisions of the Base Indenture,
to which provisions reference is hereby made. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The changes, modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by
this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and govern the terms of, the Notes (which shall be initially in the aggregate principal amount of $350,000,000) and shall not apply to any other Securities that have been
or may be issued under the Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. Pursuant to this Second Supplemental Indenture, there is hereby created
and designated a series of Securities under the Indenture entitled &#147;4.200% Senior Notes due 2021.&#148; The Notes shall be in the form of <U>Exhibit A</U> hereto, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">All Notes issued under this Second Supplemental Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class, including without
limitation on waivers and amendments, and no Holder of Notes shall have the right to vote or consent as a separate class from other Holders on any matter except matters which affect such Holder only. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.02<I>. Terms of Notes. </I>The information applicable to the Notes required pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.03 of the Base
Indenture is as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) the title of the Notes shall be &#147;4.200% Senior Notes due 2021&#148;; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) not applicable; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) the initial aggregate principal amount of the Notes shall be $350,000,000; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) the Notes shall be issuable in Dollars; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) principal shall be payable as set forth in the form of Note; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) the rate at
which the Notes shall bear interest and interest payment and record dates shall be as set forth in the form of Note; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) the
place where the principal of and any interest on the Notes shall be payable shall be as set forth in the Base Indenture; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) the Notes shall be subject to optional redemption as set forth in Article 6 below;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) not applicable; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) the Notes shall be issuable in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 above that amount; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) not applicable; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(l) payment of the principal and interest on the Notes shall
be made in Dollars; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(m) not applicable; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(n) not applicable; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(o) the Notes may be defeased as set forth in Article 7
below; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(p) not applicable; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(q) the Notes shall be issuable as Global Securities; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(r) Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association initially shall serve as the Trustee, paying agent, registrar and custodian with respect to the Notes; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(s) the events of default set forth in Article 5 below and the covenants set forth in Article 3 below shall be applicable to the Notes;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(t) not applicable; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(u) the Notes shall be senior debt securities; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) not applicable.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE 2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">C<SMALL>ERTAIN</SMALL> D<SMALL>EFINITIONS</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.01<I>. Certain
Definitions. </I>The following definitions shall apply to the Notes. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Base Indenture. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Attributable Debt</B>&#148; with respect to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Principal Property, the lesser
of: (a)&nbsp;the fair market value of such property (as determined by the Company&#146;s Board of Directors in good faith); or (b)&nbsp;the present value of the total net amount of rent required to be paid under
</FONT></P>
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such lease during the remaining term thereof (including any period for which such lease has been extended and excluding any unexercised renewal or other extension options exercisable by the
lessee, and excluding amounts on account of maintenance and repairs, services, taxes and similar charges and contingent rents), discounted at the rate of interest set forth or implicit in the terms of such lease (or, if not practicable to determine
such rate, the weighted average interest rate per annum borne by the Notes) compounded semiannually. In the case of any lease which is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, such net amount shall be the lesser of the net amount
determined assuming termination upon the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the net amount shall also include the amount of the penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the
first date upon which it may be so terminated) or the net amount determined assuming no such termination. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Capital
Lease</B>&#148; means any lease of any Principal Property that is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Capital Stock</B>&#148; means and includes any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated) of ownership in a corporation or other Person. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Change of Control</B>&#148; means the occurrence of any
of the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of
merger or consolidation), in one or more series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets and its Subsidiaries&#146; assets, taken as a whole, to any person, other than the Company or one of the Company&#146;s
subsidiaries; provided, however, that none of the circumstances in this clause (a)&nbsp;shall be a Change of Control if the persons that beneficially own the Company&#146;s Voting Stock immediately prior to the transaction own, directly or
indirectly, shares with a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving or transferee person that are entitled to vote generally in the election of that person&#146;s board of directors, managers or
trustees immediately after the transaction; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any
merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company&#146;s outstanding Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the Company&#146;s Voting Stock
is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) the Company
consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such </FONT></P>
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event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Company&#146;s outstanding Voting Stock or the Voting Stock of such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other
property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Company&#146;s Voting Stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving
person or any direct or indirect parent company of the surviving person immediately after giving effect to such transaction; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors; or
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As used in this definition, the term &#147;person&#148; has the meaning given thereto in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act. As
used in this definition, the term &#147;beneficial owner&#148; has the meaning given thereto in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Change of Control Offer</B>&#148; has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section&nbsp;3.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Change of Control Payment</B>&#148; has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section&nbsp;3.01 of this Second Supplemental
Indenture. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Change of Control Payment Date</B>&#148; has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section&nbsp;3.01 of
this Second Supplemental Indenture. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Change of Control Triggering Event</B>&#148; means the occurrence of both a
Change of Control and a Rating Event. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Comparable Treasury Issue</B>&#148; means the United States Treasury security
selected by the Quotation Agent that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the debt
securities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Comparable Treasury Price</B>&#148; means, with respect to any date of redemption, (1)&nbsp;the average
of three Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the date of redemption, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (2)&nbsp;if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations,
the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Consolidated Net Tangible Assets</B>&#148; means the
aggregate amount of assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after </FONT></P>
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deducting therefrom (1)&nbsp;all current liabilities (excluding any Debt of less than 12 months from the date of the Company&#146;s most recent consolidated balance sheet but which by its terms
is renewable or extendable beyond 12 months from such date at the Company&#146;s option) and (2)&nbsp;all goodwill, trade names, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and any other like intangibles, all as set forth on the Company&#146;s
most recent consolidated balance sheet and determined in accordance with GAAP. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Continuing Directors</B>&#148; means,
as of any date of determination, any member of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors who (1)&nbsp;was a member of such Board of Directors on the date the Notes were issued or (2)&nbsp;was nominated for election, elected or appointed to such Board of
Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination, election or appointment (either by a specific vote or by approval of the Company&#146;s proxy statement
in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director, without objection to such nomination). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Debt</B>&#148; means with respect to a Person all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all such obligations of any
other Person for borrowed money guaranteed by such Person. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>DTC</B>&#148; has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section&nbsp;4.02 of this Second Supplemental Indenture. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Event of Default</B>&#148; means any event specified as
such in Section&nbsp;5.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148; means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Fitch</B>&#148; means Fitch Inc., and its successors. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Funded Debt</B>&#148; means any Debt maturing by its terms more than one year from its date of issuance (notwithstanding that
any portion of such Debt is included in current liabilities). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>GAAP</B>&#148; means generally accepted accounting
principles as in effect from time to time in the United States. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Global Note</B>&#148; has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section&nbsp;4.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Global Note Holder</B>&#148; has the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section&nbsp;4.02 of this Second Supplemental Indenture. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Investment Grade</B>&#148; means a rating equal to or higher than BBB- (or the
equivalent) by Fitch, Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody&#146;s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&amp;P, and the equivalent Investment Grade credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Lien</B>&#148; means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, charge or other encumbrance. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Moody&#146;s</B>&#148; means Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Notes</B>&#148; has the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of this Second Supplemental Indenture. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Permitted Liens</B>&#148; means: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Liens existing at the date of the indenture; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Liens in favor of the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Liens on any property existing at the time of the acquisition thereof; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Liens on any property of a Person or its subsidiaries existing at the time such Person is consolidated with or merged into the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or Liens on any property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Liens to secure all or part of the cost of acquisition (including Liens created as a result of an acquisition by way of Capital Lease), construction, development or improvement of the underlying
property, or to secure Debt incurred to provide funds for any such purposes, provided, that the commitment of the creditor to extend the credit secured by any such Lien shall have been obtained not later than 12 months after the later of
(A)&nbsp;the completion of the acquisition, construction, development or improvement of such property and (B)&nbsp;the placing in operation of such property or of such property as so constructed, developed or improved; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Liens securing industrial revenue, pollution control or similar bonds; and </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) any extension, renewal or replacement (including successive extensions, renewals and replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien
referred to in any of clauses (a), (c), (d)&nbsp;or (e)&nbsp;that would not otherwise be permitted pursuant to any of clauses (a)&nbsp;through (f), to the extent that (A)&nbsp;the principal amount of Debt secured thereby and not otherwise permitted
to be secured pursuant to any of clauses (a)&nbsp;through (f)&nbsp;does not exceed the principal amount of Debt, plus any premium or fee payable in connection with any such extension, </FONT></P>
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renewal or replacement, so secured at the time of any such extension, renewal or replacement, except that where the Debt so secured at the time of any such extension, renewal or replacement was
incurred for the sole purpose of financing a specific project; and (B)&nbsp;the property that is subject to the Lien serving as an extension, renewal or replacement is limited to some or all of the property that was subject to the Lien so extended,
renewed or replaced. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Person</B>&#148; means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Principal Property</B>&#148; means any manufacturing plant, warehouse, office building or parcel of real property, including fixtures but excluding leases and other contract rights which might
otherwise be deemed real property, owned or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether owned or leased on the date of the Indenture or thereafter acquired, that has a gross book value (determined in accordance with GAAP) in excess of
2% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. Any plant, warehouse, office building or parcel of real property or portion thereof which the Company&#146;s Board of Directors determines in good faith is
not of material importance to the business conducted by the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole shall not be a Principal Property. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Quotation Agent</B>&#148; means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company as Quotation Agent. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Rating Agencies</B>&#148; means (1)&nbsp;each of Fitch, Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P; and (2)&nbsp;if any of Fitch, Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the
Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Company&#146;s control, a &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1 (c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a
replacement agency for Fitch, Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P, or all of them, as the case may be. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Rating Event</B>&#148;
means a decrease in the ratings of the Notes below Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies on any date from the date that is 60 days prior to the date of the first public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change
of Control until the end of the 60-day period following the consummation of such Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the
Rating Agencies). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Reference Treasury Dealer</B>&#148; means any of (1)&nbsp;J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated and a Primary Treasury Dealer (defined herein) selected by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and their </FONT></P>
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respective successors, unless any of them ceases to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a &#147;Primary Treasury Dealer&#148;), in which case the Company shall
substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer and (2)&nbsp;any other Primary Treasury Dealer the Company selects. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations</B>&#148; means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any date of redemption,
the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by that Reference Treasury
Dealer at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the third business day preceding that date of redemption. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Restricted
Subsidiary</B>&#148; means any Subsidiary of the Company which owns or leases Principal Property. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>S&amp;P</B>&#148;
means Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Sale and Leaseback Transaction</B>&#148; means any arrangement with any Person relating to property now owned or hereafter
acquired whereby the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to another Person and the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary lease or rent it from such Person. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Subsidiary</B>&#148; means any corporation, partnership or other legal entity (a)&nbsp;the accounts of which are consolidated
with the Company&#146;s in accordance with GAAP and (b)&nbsp;of which, in the case of a corporation, more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other subsidiaries, or by the
Company and one or more other subsidiaries or, in the case of any partnership or other legal entity, more than 50% of the ordinary equity capital interests is, at the time, directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Company or by one or more
of the subsidiaries or by the Company and one or more of the subsidiaries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Treasury Rate</B>&#148; means, with
respect to any date of redemption, the rate per year equal to: (1)&nbsp;the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated
&#147;H.15(519)&#148; or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity
under the caption &#147;Treasury Constant Maturities,&#148; for the maturity corresponding to the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that, if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Notes to be
redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from those
</FONT></P>
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yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month; or (2)&nbsp;if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not
contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its
principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that date of redemption. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Voting Stock</B>&#148; means,
with respect to any specified &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date, the Capital Stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of
directors of such person. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.02<I>. Rules of Construction. </I>Unless the context otherwise requires or except as
otherwise expressly provided, the term &#147;interest&#148; in this Indenture shall be construed to include additional interest, if any. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE 3 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">C<SMALL>OVENANTS</SMALL> </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following covenants shall apply in addition to the covenants set forth in the Indenture: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.01<I>. Change of Control Triggering Event. </I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its option to redeem the Notes pursuant to Section&nbsp;6.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture, the Company shall
be required to make an offer (a &#147;<B>Change of Control Offer</B>&#148;) to each Holder of the Notes to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder&#146;s Notes on the terms set
forth in the Notes. In a Change of Control Offer, the Company shall be required to offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to, but
not including, the repurchase date (a &#147;<B>Change of Control Payment</B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Within 30 days following any Change
of Control Triggering Event or, at the Company&#146;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after public announcement of the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control, a notice shall be mailed to Holders of the Notes
with a copy to the Trustee describing the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase such Notes on the repurchase date specified in the applicable notice, which date shall be no
earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date on which such notice is mailed (a &#147;<B>Change of Control Payment Date</B>&#148;). </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control,
state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring prior to or on the applicable Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) On each Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the applicable Change of Control
Offer; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all
Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the applicable Change of Control Offer; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii)
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officer&#146;s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being repurchased. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event if a
third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company, and the third party repurchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and
regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any such securities laws or
regulations conflict with the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Notes, the Company shall comply with those securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Offer provisions
of the Notes by virtue of any such conflict. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.02<I>. Limitations on Liens. </I> </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, assume or permit to exist,
any Lien, other than Permitted Liens, on any Principal Property, or upon Capital Stock or Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary and owned by the Company or any Subsidiary, now or hereafter acquired, to secure Debt, without effectively providing
concurrently that the Notes are secured equally and ratably with such Debt, for so long as such Debt shall be so secured. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in paragraph (a)&nbsp;in this
Section&nbsp;3.02, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may, directly or indirectly, create, assume or permit to exist any Lien that would otherwise be subject to the restrictions set forth in paragraph (a)&nbsp;in this Section&nbsp;3.02
without equally and ratably securing the Notes if, at the time of such creation, assumption or permission, after giving effect thereto and to the retirement of any Debt which is concurrently being retired, the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Debt secured by Liens which would otherwise be subject to such restrictions (not including Permitted Liens) plus all Attributable Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions with
respect to any Principal Property (not including such transactions described under any of clauses (i)&nbsp;through (vii)&nbsp;in Section&nbsp;3.03(a) of this Second Supplemental Indenture), does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.03<I>. Limitations on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. </I> </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect
to any Principal Property owned by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, unless: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the Sale and
Leaseback Transaction is solely with the Company or a Subsidiary; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) the lease in such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction is for a period not in excess of three years; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) the lease in such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction secures or relates to industrial revenue, pollution control or similar bonds; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) the Sale and
Leaseback Transaction is entered into prior to or within 12 months after the purchase or acquisition of the Principal Property which is the subject of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) the Sale and Leaseback Transaction involving property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or
consolidated with the Company or a Subsidiary or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a Person as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or a Subsidiary; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) the proceeds of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction are at least equal to the fair value (as determined by the
Company&#146;s Board of Directors in good faith) of the Principal Property leased pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, so long as within 180 days of the effective date of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary apply (or irrevocably commit to an escrow account for the purpose or purposes hereinafter mentioned) an amount </FONT></P>
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equal to the greater of (A)&nbsp;net proceeds of such sale, and (B)&nbsp;the Attributable Debt of the Company and the Company&#146;s Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction to either (x)&nbsp;the purchase of property which shall constitute a Principal Property having a fair value at least equal to the fair value of the Principal Property leased, or (y)&nbsp;the retirement or repayment (other than any
mandatory retirement, mandatory prepayment or sinking fund payment or by payment at maturity) of any Funded Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Funded Debt that is subordinated to the Notes) or preferred stock of any
Subsidiary (other than any such Debt owed to or preferred stock owned by the Company or any Subsidiary); provided, however, that in lieu of applying an amount equivalent to all or any part of such net proceeds to such retirement or repayment (or
committing such an amount to an escrow account for such purpose), the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary may deliver to the Trustee outstanding Notes and thereby reduce the amount to be applied pursuant to (y)&nbsp;of this clause (vi)&nbsp;by an
amount equivalent to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes so delivered; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) the Sale and Leaseback
Transaction involving the extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of a lease pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction referred to in clauses (i)&nbsp;through (vi), inclusive, in
this Section&nbsp;3.03; provided, however, that such lease extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or any part of the same property leased under the lease so extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements to such property); or
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) the Attributable Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Sale and
Leaseback Transaction and all other Sale and Leaseback Transactions with respect to any Principal Property (not including any Sale and Leaseback Transactions described under any of clauses (i)&nbsp;through (vii)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;3.03), plus
the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Debt secured by Liens upon Principal Properties or Capital Stock or Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary and owned by the Company or any Subsidiary then outstanding (not including any such Debt secured by
Permitted Liens) which do not secure such outstanding securities issued under the Indenture equally and ratably with (or on a basis that is prior to) the other Debt secured thereby, would not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.04<I>. Applicability of Covenants Contained in the Base Indenture. </I>Each of the agreements and covenants of
the Company contained in Article 3 of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Notes. </FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">T<SMALL>HE</SMALL> N<SMALL>OTES</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.01<I>. Form of Notes.
</I>The Notes shall initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the &#147;<B>Global Note</B>&#148;). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.02<I>. Depositary. </I>The Depositary for the Global Note shall initially be The Depository Trust Company
(&#147;<B>DTC</B>&#148;) and the Global Note shall be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Trustee as custodian for DTC and registered in the name of DTC or a nominee of DTC (such nominee being referred to herein as the &#147;<B>Global Note
Holder</B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE 5 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">E<SMALL>VENTS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> D<SMALL>EFAULT</SMALL> </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.01<I>. Events of Default. </I>The following Events of Default shall apply to the Notes: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) default in the payment of any interest on any Note when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of
30 days (unless the entire amount of such payment is deposited by the Company with the Trustee or with a paying agent prior to the expiration of such period of 30 days); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any Note when due and payable; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) default in the performance or breach of any covenant or warranty of the Company in the Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty that has been included in the Indenture solely for the benefit of a
series of debt securities other than the Notes), which default continues uncured for a period of 90 days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of
the outstanding Notes as provided in the Indenture; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or
order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or sequestrator (or
similar official) of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property and assets or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) the Company shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect, or consent </FONT></P>
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to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or
sequestrator (or similar official) of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property and assets, or make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) (i) a default occurs under any instrument under which there is outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness of the Company for money borrowed by the Company (other than
non-recourse indebtedness) which results in acceleration of, or non-payment at maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace period) of, such indebtedness in an amount exceeding $50,000,000, in which case the Company shall immediately give
notice to the Trustee of such acceleration or non-payment and (ii)&nbsp;there shall have been a failure to cure such default or to discharge such defaulted indebtedness within ten days after notice thereof to the Company by the Trustee or to the
Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; provided, however, that no such Event of Default described in this paragraph (f)&nbsp;shall exist as long as the Company is
contesting any such default or acceleration in good faith and by appropriate proceedings. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE 6 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">R<SMALL>EDEMPTION</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.01<I>. Optional Redemption. </I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Notes shall be
redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time prior to three months prior to the maturity date in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be
redeemed (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) from the redemption date through the stated maturity of the Notes being redeemed, in each case discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Notes shall be redeemable, at the
option of the Company, at any time on or after three months prior to the maturity date, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be
redeemed to the date of redemption. </FONT></P>
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unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the date of redemption. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.02<I>. Applicability of
Sections of the Base Indenture. </I>The provisions of Article 12 of the Base Indenture in respect of the Notes shall apply to any optional redemption of the Notes except when such provisions conflict with the foregoing. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE 7 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">D<SMALL>EFEASANCE</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7.01<I>. Defeasance. </I>If the Company shall effect a defeasance of the Notes pursuant to Article 10 of the Base Indenture, the Company shall cease to have any obligation to comply with the
covenants set forth in Article 3 hereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE 8 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">M<SMALL>ISCELLANEOUS</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;8.01<I>. Ratification of Base Indenture. </I>The Base Indenture, as supplemented by this Second Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Second Supplemental
Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;8.02<I>. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals. </I>The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the
Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;8.03<I>. New York Law to
Govern. </I>This Indenture and the Notes shall be deemed to be a contract under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of such State, except as may otherwise be required by mandatory
provisions of law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;8.04<I>. Counterparts. </I>This Second Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;8.05<I>. Effect of Headings. </I>The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Daniel J. Salliotte</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name: Daniel J. Salliotte</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title: Vice President &#151; Mergers,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Gregory S. Clarke</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name: Gregory S. Clarke</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE REGISTERED FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED
EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (&#147;<B>DTC</B>&#148;), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Principal&nbsp;Amount&nbsp;$350,000,000,</B></FONT><BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0px; margin-top:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>as revised by the
Schedule of<BR>Increases&nbsp;and&nbsp;Decreases&nbsp;attached&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0px; margin-top:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>hereto</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0px; margin-top:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CUSIP No.: 45167R AF1</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-top:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ISIN:
US45167RAF10</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>IDEX CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4.200% Senior Note due 2021 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(&#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;, which term includes any successor corporation), for value received promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS, as revised by the Schedule of
Increases and Decreases attached hereto, on December&nbsp;15, 2021. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Interest Payment Dates: June&nbsp;15 and December&nbsp;15
(each, an &#147;<B>Interest Payment Date</B>&#148;), commencing on June&nbsp;15, 2012. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Interest Record Dates: June&nbsp;1 and
December&nbsp;1 (each, an &#147;<B>Interest Record Date</B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Initially, payment of the principal of and interest on
this Note shall be made at the office or agency of the Trustee maintained for that purpose in </FONT></P>

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, in such currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; <I>provided, however</I>, for so long
as the Notes are represented in global form by one or more Global Securities, all payments of principal of and interest shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the
registered owner of the Global Security representing such Notes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set
forth on the reverse hereof, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </FONT></P>

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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: December&nbsp;13, 2011 </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Note is one of the duly authorized securities of the Company (herein called the &#147;<B>Notes</B>&#148;) issued and to be issued in
one or more series under an Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;6, 2010 (the &#147;<B>Base Indenture</B>&#148;), as amended by a Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;13, 2011 (the &#147;<B>Second Supplemental Indenture</B>&#148;
and, together with the Base Indenture, the &#147;<B>Indenture</B>&#148;), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (herein called the &#147;<B>Trustee,</B>&#148; which term includes any successor trustee under the
Indenture with respect to the series of Notes represented hereby), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder
of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is a Global Note representing the Company&#146;s 4.200% Senior Notes due 2021 in the aggregate
principal amount of $350,000,000. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The amount of interest payable on any interest payment date shall be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. In the event that any date on which interest is payable on this Note is not a Business Day, then payment of interest payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a
Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay) with the same force and effect as if made on such interest payment date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Notes of this series are issuable only in fully registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 above that amount. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Notes shall be redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time prior to three months prior to the maturity date, in whole or
from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed or (ii)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on
the Notes to be redeemed (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) from the redemption date through the stated maturity of the Notes being redeemed, in each case discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 35 basis points. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Notes shall be redeemable, at
the option of the Company, at any time on or after three months prior to the maturity date, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to
be redeemed to the date of redemption. </FONT></P>

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being redeemed to the date of redemption. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Comparable Treasury Issue</B>&#148; means the United States Treasury
security selected by the Quotation Agent that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the
debt securities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Comparable Treasury Price</B>&#148; means, with respect to any date of redemption, (1)&nbsp;the
average of three Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the date of redemption, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (2)&nbsp;if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Quotation Agent</B>&#148; means one of the
Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company as Quotation Agent. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Reference Treasury Dealer</B>&#148; means
any of (1)&nbsp;J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated and a Primary Treasury Dealer (defined herein) selected by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and their respective successors, unless any of them ceases
to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a &#147;Primary Treasury Dealer&#148;), in which case the Company shall substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer and (2)&nbsp;any other Primary Treasury Dealer the Company
selects. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations</B>&#148; means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and
any date of redemption, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by that
Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the third business day preceding that date of redemption. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Treasury Rate</B>&#148; means, with respect to any date of redemption, the rate per year equal to: (1)&nbsp;the yield, under the
heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated &#147;H.15(519)&#148; or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption &#147;Treasury Constant Maturities,&#148; for the maturity corresponding to the
applicable Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that, if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the applicable
Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from those </FONT></P>

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yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month; or (2)&nbsp;if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not
contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its
principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that date of redemption. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If a Change of Control Triggering Event
occurs, unless the Company has exercised its option to redeem the Notes as described above, the Company shall be required to make an offer (a &#147;<B>Change of Control Offer</B>&#148;) to each Holder of the Notes to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder&#146;s Notes on the terms set forth herein. In a Change of Control Offer, the Company shall be required to offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate
principal amount of Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to, but not including, the repurchase date (a &#147;<B>Change of Control Payment</B>&#148;). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event or, at the Company&#146;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but
after public announcement of the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control, a notice shall be mailed to Holders of the Notes with a copy to the Trustee describing the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the
Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase such Notes on the repurchase date specified in the applicable notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date on which such notice is mailed (a
&#147;<B>Change of Control Payment Date</B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the
Change of Control, state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring prior to or on the applicable Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On each Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful: (i)&nbsp;accept for payment all Notes or portions of
Notes properly tendered pursuant to the applicable Change of Control Offer; (ii)&nbsp;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the
applicable Change of Control Offer; and (iii)&nbsp;deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officer&#146;s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being
repurchased. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon the occurrence of a Change of Control
Triggering Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company, and the third party repurchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under
its offer. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any
such securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Notes, the Company shall comply with those securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of
Control Offer provisions of the Notes by virtue of any such conflict. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Change of Control</B>&#148; means the
occurrence of any of the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other
than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or more series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets and its Subsidiaries&#146; assets, taken as a whole, to any person, other than the Company or one of the
Company&#146;s subsidiaries; provided, however, that none of the circumstances in this clause (a)&nbsp;shall be a Change of Control if the persons that beneficially own the Company&#146;s Voting Stock immediately prior to the transaction own,
directly or indirectly, shares with a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving or transferee person that are entitled to vote generally in the election of that person&#146;s board of directors,
managers or trustees immediately after the transaction; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company&#146;s outstanding Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the
Company&#146;s Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the
Company&#146;s outstanding Voting Stock or the Voting Stock of such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Company&#146;s Voting Stock outstanding
immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving person or any direct or indirect parent company of the surviving person immediately after giving effect to such
transaction; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors are not Continuing
Directors; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As used in this definition, the term &#147;person&#148; has the meaning given thereto in
Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act. As used in this definition, the term &#147;beneficial owner&#148; has the meaning given thereto in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Change of Control Triggering Event</B>&#148; means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Continuing Directors</B>&#148; means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors who
(1)&nbsp;was a member of such Board of Directors on the date the Notes were issued or (2)&nbsp;was nominated for election, elected or appointed to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members
of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination, election or appointment (either by a specific vote or by approval of the Company&#146;s proxy statement in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director, without
objection to such nomination). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Fitch</B>&#148; means Fitch Inc., and its successors. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Investment Grade</B>&#148; means a rating equal to or higher than BBB- (or the equivalent) by Fitch, Baa3 (or the equivalent) by
Moody&#146;s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&amp;P, and the equivalent Investment Grade credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Moody&#146;s</B>&#148; means Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Rating Agencies</B>&#148; means (1)&nbsp;each of Fitch, Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P; and (2)&nbsp;if any of Fitch, Moody&#146;s or
S&amp;P ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Company&#146;s control, a &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1
(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Fitch, Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P, or all of them, as the case may be. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Rating Event</B>&#148; means a decrease in the ratings of the Notes below Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies on any date from the date that is 60 days prior to the date
of the first public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following the consummation of such Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under
publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>S&amp;P</B>&#148; means
Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B>Voting Stock</B>&#148; means, with respect to any specified &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of
the Exchange Act) as of any date, the Capital </FONT></P>

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Stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Notes are initially limited to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount. The Company may from time to time, without notice to or the
consent of the Holders of the Notes, create and issue additional Notes ranking equally with the Notes in all respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such further Notes or except for the
first payment of interest following the issue date of such further Notes). Such further Notes may be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes and have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Notes; provided that the
Notes and such further Notes must be fungible with each other for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Notes are not
entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company to,
among other things, merge or consolidate with any other Person or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, and requires that the Company comply with certain further covenants, such as Limitations on Liens
and Limitations on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. All such covenants and limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Indenture contains provisions for the defeasance at any time of (a)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of the Company on this Note and (b)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and the related defaults and
Events of Default, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to this Note. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If an Event of Default with respect to Notes of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes of this series may (subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture) be declared
due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Indenture contains provisions permitting,
with certain exceptions therein provided, the Company and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Holders of the outstanding Notes, to modify and amend the Indenture for the purpose of, among other things, curing any ambiguity or correcting
or supplementing any provision contained in the Indenture which may be defective, mistaken or inconsistent with any other provision contained in the Indenture. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive any past default or
Event of Default with respect to the Notes and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any of the Notes or in respect of a covenant or other provision
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which, under the terms of the Indenture, cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the
Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the currency, herein prescribed. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture or any supplemental indenture, or in any Note, or because of any indebtedness evidenced thereby, shall be had
against any incorporator, as such, or against any past, present or future stockholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or
constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue
hereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">I or we assign and transfer this Security to </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Print or type name, address and
zip code of assignee or transferee) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee or transferee) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">and irrevocably appoints
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Issuer. The agent may
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Signed exactly as name appears on the other side of this Security)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee)</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SCHEDULE A </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following increases and decreases to this
Global Note have been made: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Date of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Increase&nbsp;or</B></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Amount&nbsp;of</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Decrease&nbsp;in</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>this Global</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Note</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Amount&nbsp;of</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Increase&nbsp;in</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>this Global</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Note</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Amount&nbsp;of</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>this&nbsp;Global</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Note</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Following</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Such</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Decrease<BR>(or&nbsp;Increase)</B></FONT></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Officer of</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Trustee or</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Note</B></FONT><br><FONT
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 5.1 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">233&nbsp;S.&nbsp;Wacker&nbsp;Drive,&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;5800</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chicago, Illinois 60606</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tel:&nbsp;+1.312.876.7700&nbsp;Fax:&nbsp;+1.312.993.9767</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">www.lw.com</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">FIRM&nbsp;/AFFILIATE&nbsp;OFFICES</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Abu&nbsp;Dhabi</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Moscow</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Barcelona</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Munich</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Beijing</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New Jersey</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Boston</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New York</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Brussels</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Orange County</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chicago</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Paris</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Doha</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Riyadh</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">December&nbsp;13, 2011</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dubai</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Rome</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Frankfurt</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">San Diego</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Hamburg</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">San Francisco</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Hong Kong</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Shanghai</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Houston</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Silicon Valley</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">London</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Singapore</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IDEX Corporation</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Los Angeles</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tokyo</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1925 West Field Court</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Madrid</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Washington,&nbsp;D.C.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Lake Forest, Illinois 60045</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Milan</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Re:</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-170890; $350,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 4.200% Senior Notes due 2021</U> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ladies and Gentlemen: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We have
acted as special counsel to IDEX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;), in connection with the issuance by the Company of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.200% Senior Notes due 2021 (the
&#147;<B><I>Notes</I></B>&#148;) under the indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;6, 2010 (the &#147;<B><I>Base Indenture</I></B>&#148;), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the
&#147;<B><I>Trustee</I></B>&#148;), as supplemented by the supplemental indenture, dated as of the date hereof (the &#147;<B><I>Second Supplemental Indenture</I></B>&#148; and, together with the Base Indenture, the
&#147;<B><I>Indenture</I></B>&#148;), between the Company and the Trustee, and pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Act</I></B>&#148;), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&#148;) on December&nbsp;1, 2010 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-170890) (the &#147;<B><I>Registration Statement</I></B>&#148;), a base prospectus dated December&nbsp;1, 2010, included in the Registration
Statement at the time it originally became effective (the &#147;<B><I>Base Prospectus</I></B>&#148;), a final prospectus supplement, dated December&nbsp;8, 2011, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act on December&nbsp;9,
2011 (together with the Base Prospectus, the &#147;<B><I>Prospectus</I></B>&#148;), and the underwriting agreement, dated December&nbsp;8, 2011, among J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated and Wells
Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, and the Company (the &#147;<B><I>Underwriting Agreement</I></B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item&nbsp;601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents
of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Notes. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this
letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>December 13, 2011 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the internal laws of the State
of New York, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, when the Notes have been
delivered against payment therefor in the manner contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will be legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Our opinion is subject to: (i)&nbsp;the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or
other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; (ii)&nbsp;the effect of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific
performance or injunctive relief), concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and the discretion of the court before which a proceeding is brought; (iii)&nbsp;the invalidity under certain circumstances under law or court
decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy; and (iv)&nbsp;we express no opinion as to (a)&nbsp;any
provision for liquidated damages, default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty, (b)&nbsp;consents to, or restrictions upon,
governing law, jurisdiction, venue, arbitration, remedies, or judicial relief, (c)&nbsp;the waiver of rights or defenses contained in Section&nbsp;11.13 of the Base Indenture, (d)&nbsp;any provision requiring the payment of attorneys&#146; fees,
where such payment is contrary to law or public policy, (e)&nbsp;any provision permitting, upon acceleration of the Notes, collection of that portion of the stated principal amount thereof which might be determined to constitute unearned interest
thereon, and (f)&nbsp;the severability, if invalid, of provisions to the foregoing effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">With your consent, we have assumed
(a)&nbsp;that the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the Notes (collectively, the &#147;<B><I>Documents</I></B>&#148;) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, (b)&nbsp;that each of the Documents
constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto other than the Company, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms, and (c)&nbsp;that the status of each of the Documents as legally valid and
binding obligations of the parties is not be affected by any (i)&nbsp;breaches of, or defaults under, agreements or instruments, (ii)&nbsp;violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or governmental orders, or (iii)&nbsp;failures to obtain
required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or make required registrations, declarations or filings with, governmental authorities. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>December 13, 2011 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon
by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December&nbsp;8, 2011, and to the reference
to our firm contained in the Prospectus under the heading &#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 Act or the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 12.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>IDEX CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Dollars in thousands) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Nine Months<BR>Ended<BR>September&nbsp;30,</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="18" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B><BR><BR>Year Ended December&nbsp;31,</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2011</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2010</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2009</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2008</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2007</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2006</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Earnings:</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-tax earnings</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">206,717</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">231,874</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">168,827</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">192,227</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">232,876</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">198,658</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fixed charges</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">25,613</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20,737</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">21,204</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">22,997</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">27,173</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">19,590</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Total earnings</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>232,330</B></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>252,611</B></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>190,031</B></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>215,224</B></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>260,049</B></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>218,248</B></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Fixed charges:</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Interest expense</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20,937</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">16,150</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">17,178</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">18,852</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">23,353</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">16,353</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Interest portion of rental charges</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4,676</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4,587</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4,026</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4,145</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3,820</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3,237</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Total fixed charges</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>25,613</B></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>20,737</B></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>21,204</B></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>22,997</B></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>19,590</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>9.1x</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>12.2x</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>9.0x</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>9.4x</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>9.6x</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>11.1x</B></FONT></TD>
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