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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-150804
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180503
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:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180503
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180503

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COMMERCIAL METALS CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000022444
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES  ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS) [3312]
		IRS NUMBER:				750725338
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04304
		FILM NUMBER:		18803825

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1046
		CITY:			IRVING
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75039
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2146894300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1046
		CITY:			IRVING
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75039
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May&nbsp;3, 2018 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commercial Metals Company </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6565 N. MacArthur Blvd.</B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(214) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">689-4300</FONT> </B></P>
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name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined
in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
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revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B></B><B><I>Closing of Note Offering;</I></B><B> </B><B><I>Supplemental Indenture</I></B><B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;3, 2018, Commercial Metals Company (the &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;) completed the issuance and sale of $350.0&nbsp;million
aggregate principal amount of 5.750% Senior Notes due 2026 (the &#147;<B><I>Notes</I></B>&#148;) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Securities
Act</I></B>&#148;), and to persons outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes were
issued under an indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;6, 2013 (the &#147;<B><I>2013 Base Indenture</I></B>&#148;), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the &#147;<B><I>Trustee</I></B>&#148;), as amended and supplemented by
the third supplemental indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;3, 2018 (the &#147;<B><I>Third Supplemental Indenture</I></B>&#148; and, together with the 2013 Base Indenture, the &#147;<B><I>2018 Notes Indenture</I></B>&#148;), between the Company and the
Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of the Company, and the Notes accrue interest at a fixed rate per annum equal to
5.750%. Interest on the Notes is payable on April&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year, beginning on October&nbsp;15, 2018, to the persons in whose names such Notes are registered at the close of business on the preceding April&nbsp;1 or
October&nbsp;1, as the case may be. The Notes mature on April&nbsp;15, 2026, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed. None of the Company&#146;s subsidiaries are guarantors of the Notes nor are they guarantors of any of the Company&#146;s other
outstanding notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021, the Company will have the option to redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus an applicable premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. Additionally, on or after April&nbsp;15, 2021, the Company may redeem some or
all of the Notes at the redemption prices set forth in the Third Supplemental Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. Prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021, and subject to certain limitations, the
Company may redeem up to 40% of the Notes with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 105.750% of the principal amount of each note to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the
date of redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, if the Company&#146;s previously announced acquisition of certain assets of the business, and certain
outstanding common stock, belonging directly or indirectly to GNA Financing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the &#147;<B><I>Acquisition</I></B>&#148;), does not close on or before March&nbsp;29, 2019, or
if the acquisition agreement is terminated prior to such date, the Company will have the right, but not the obligation, to redeem all of the outstanding Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the initial offering price of the Notes, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under certain change of control triggering events,
holders of the Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Notes at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the
repurchase date. 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 will be mailed to holders of the Notes describing the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the change of control triggering event and offering to repurchase the Notes on the date specified in the notice, which date will
be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 2018 Notes Indenture provides for customary events of default (subject in certain cases to
customary grace and cure periods), which include nonpayment, breach of covenants and warranties in the 2018 Indenture and certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs, the Trustee or holders of not less than
25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount of all of the Notes to be due and payable immediately. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The net proceeds from the offering of the Notes were approximately $344.0&nbsp;million, after deducting discounts, commissions and estimated
offering expenses. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes, together with the proceeds from the incurrence of a new term loan under the Company&#146;s existing credit agreement and cash on hand, to fund the
purchase price for the Acquisition and to pay the fees and expenses related thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the 2018 Notes
Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Supplemental Indenture, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and
is incorporated by reference herein, and the form of the Notes, which is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and is incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Registration Rights Agreement </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated May&nbsp;3, 2018 (the
&#147;<B><I>Registration Rights Agreement</I></B>&#148;), with Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, which provides the holders of the Notes certain rights relating to the registration
of the Notes under the Securities Act. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to conduct a registered exchange offer for the Notes and in certain circumstances to file and cause to become effective a shelf registration
statement providing for the resale of the Notes. If the Company fails to comply with certain obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, it will be required to pay liquidated damages in the form of additional interest to holders of the
Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Other Information </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer
to buy the Notes. The Notes were offered in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to persons outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Off-Balance</FONT> Sheet Arrangement
of a Registrant. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information set forth under the heading &#147;Closing of Note Offering; Supplemental Indenture&#148; in Item
1.01 of this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> is incorporated by reference herein. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As previously disclosed, on December&nbsp;29, 2017, the Company entered into a Commitment Letter with Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and
certain other commitment parties named therein (the &#147;<B><I>Commitment Parties</I></B>&#148;), pursuant to which the Commitment Parties agreed to provide the Company with a senior secured term loan B facility in the aggregate principal amount of
up to $600.0&nbsp;million (the &#147;<B><I>Term Loan B Facility</I></B>&#148;) to fund all or a portion of the purchase price for the Acquisition and pay certain fees and expenses in connection therewith. The total commitments under the Term Loan B
Facility were subsequently reduced from $600.0&nbsp;million to $400.0&nbsp;million in connection with the Company&#146;s entry into its Joinder Agreement and Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement on February&nbsp;21, 2018. Following the completion
of the offering of the Notes, the Company and the Commitment Parties jointly terminated the commitment letter governing the Term Loan B Facility, and, as a result, the Commitment Parties are no longer obligated to lend any amounts under the Term
Loan B Facility to the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d) Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d548346dex41.htm">Third Supplemental Indenture, dated May&nbsp;3, 2018, by and among Commercial Metals Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">and
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S.&nbsp;BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Trustee </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">DATED AS OF MAY&nbsp;3, 2018 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">TO </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">INDENTURE </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">DATED AS OF MAY&nbsp;6, 2013 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Article One DEFINITION OF TERMS</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Article Two GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES</TD>
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Indenture</I></B>&#148;), between Commercial Metals Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal office at 6565 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, Texas 75039 (the
&#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;), and U.S.&nbsp;Bank National Association, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America and having its principal office at 800 Nichollet Mall,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, as trustee (the &#147;<B><I>Trustee</I></B>&#148;) under the Indenture (as hereinafter defined). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">RECITALS
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company executed and delivered the Indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;6, 2013, to the Trustee (the &#147;<B><I>Existing
Indenture,</I></B>&#148; and as heretofore supplemented, the &#147;<B><I>Indenture</I></B>&#148;), to provide for the issuance of the Company&#146;s unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the
&#147;<B><I>Securities</I></B>&#148;), in one or more series; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, pursuant to Section&nbsp;901 of the Existing Indenture, the
Company desires to provide for the issuance of a new series of its Securities to be known as its 5.750% Senior Notes due 2026 (the &#147;<B><I>Initial Notes</I></B>&#148; and together with any Additional Notes (as defined herein) issued in
accordance with Section&nbsp;2.05 hereunder from time to time and any Exchange Notes (as defined herein), the &#147;<B><I>Notes</I></B>&#148;), and to establish the forms thereof, as in Section&nbsp;201 of the Existing Indenture provided, and to set
forth the terms thereof, as in Section&nbsp;301 of the Existing Indenture provided; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company,
pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors on March&nbsp;21, 2018, and resolutions duly adopted by the pricing committee of the Board of Directors on April&nbsp;19, 2018, has duly authorized the issuance of up to $350,000,000
aggregate principal amount of the Notes, and has authorized the appropriate officers of the Company to execute any and all appropriate documents necessary or appropriate to effect such issuance; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, and to make
the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the valid obligations of the Company, have been done; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the Holders thereof, and for the purpose of
setting forth, as provided in the Indenture, the forms and terms of the Notes, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ARTICLE 1 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">DEFINITION OF TERMS
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_2"></A>Section&nbsp;1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Definitions</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the context otherwise requires: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;each term defined in the Indenture has the same meaning when used in this Supplemental Indenture; </P>

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meaning throughout; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the singular includes the plural and vice versa; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect interpretation; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Additional Notes&#148; means, subject to Section&nbsp;205 of this Supplemental Indenture, 5.750% Senior Notes due 2026 issued from time
to time after the date of this Supplemental Indenture under the terms of the Existing Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture (other than pursuant to Section&nbsp;304, 305, 306, 906 or&nbsp;1107 of the Existing Indenture). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Additional Interest&#148; has the meaning assigned to that term in the Registration Rights Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Applicable Premium&#148; means with respect to any Notes on any Redemption Date, as determined by the Company, the excess, if any, of
(1)&nbsp;the present value as of such Redemption Date of (i)&nbsp;the Call Period Redemption Price of such Notes on April&nbsp;15, 2021 <I>plus</I> (ii)&nbsp;all required interest payments due on such Notes through April&nbsp;15, 2021 (excluding
accrued but unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including the applicable Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date, <I>plus</I> fifty (50)&nbsp;basis points, over (2)&nbsp;the
then outstanding principal of such Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Call Period Redemption Price&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;3.01(d) of
this Supplemental Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Capital Stock&#148; means, with respect to any Person, all equity interests in such Person, including
any common stock, preferred stock, limited liability or partnership interests (whether general or limited), and all warrants or options with respect to, or other rights to purchase, the foregoing, but excluding any Indebtedness convertible into
equity interests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control&#148; means the occurrence of any of the following: (1)&nbsp;the consummation of any
transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any &#147;person&#148; (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-5</FONT> under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company&#146;s 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; (2)&nbsp;the direct or indirect sale, 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 the assets of the Subsidiaries of the Company, taken as a whole, to one or more Persons (other than the Company or one of the Subsidiaries of the
Company); or (3)&nbsp;the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (i)&nbsp;the Company
becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (ii)(A)&nbsp;the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of
the Company&#146;s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (B)&nbsp;immediately following that transaction no person (other than a holding company satisfying the requirements of this sentence) is the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such holding company. </P>
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Supplemental Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control Payment&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;4.01(a) of this Supplemental
Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control Payment Date&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;4.01(a) of this Supplemental Indenture.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control Triggering Event&#148; means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Continuing Directors&#148; means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors who (1)&nbsp;was a member of
such Board of Directors on the date the Initial 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). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Disqualified Stock&#148; means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any
security into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, other than as a result of a Change of Control or asset sale, pursuant to a sinking fund
obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, other than as a result of a Change of Control or asset sale, in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date that is
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ninety-one</FONT> (91)&nbsp;days after the earlier of the Stated Maturity of the Notes or any date on which the Notes are no longer outstanding; <I>provided, however</I>, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any
plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because such Capital Stock may be required to be repurchased by the
Company or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Equity Offering&#148; means any
public offering or private placement of Capital Stock for cash (other than Disqualified Stock) after the date any Notes offered under this Supplemental Indenture are issued. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Equity Redemption Price&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;3.01(b) of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Existing Indenture&#148; has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Gerdau Acquisition&#148; means the Company&#146;s proposed acquisition of certain assets of the business, and certain outstanding common
stock, belonging directly or indirectly to GNA Financing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates. &#147;Gerdau Acquisition Agreement&#148; means the Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of
December&nbsp;29, 2017, by and among GNA Financing Inc., Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., Gerdau Ameristeel Sayreville Inc., Gerdau Ameristeel WC, Inc., the Company and certain of the Company&#146;s wholly owned subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Initial Notes&#148; has the meaning specified in the second recital of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Investment Grade Rating&#148; means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody&#146;s and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> (or the equivalent) by S&amp;P, and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148; means Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;No Call Redemption Price&#148; has the meaning specified in Section&nbsp;3.01(a) of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Notes&#148; has the meaning stated in the second recital of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Rating Agencies&#148; means (1)&nbsp;each of Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P; and (2)&nbsp;if either of 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
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F)</FONT> under the Exchange Act selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) as a replacement agency for Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P, or both of them, as
the case may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Rating Event&#148; means the rating on the Notes is lowered by each of the Rating Agencies and the Notes are rated
below an Investment Grade Rating by each of the Rating Agencies on any day within the sixty (60)&nbsp;day period (which 60 day period will be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible
downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (1)&nbsp;the occurrence of a Change of Control and (2)&nbsp;public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the Company&#146;s intention to effect a Change of Control;
<I>provided, however</I>, that a Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Rating Event for purposes
of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the Company&#146;s
or its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has
occurred at the time of the Rating Event). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Registration Rights Agreement&#148; means (i)&nbsp;the Registration Rights Agreement
dated as of May&nbsp;3, 2018 between the Company and the Initial Purchasers party thereto with respect to the Initial Notes, and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to any Additional Notes, any registration rights agreements between the Company and the Initial
Purchasers party thereto relating to rights given by the Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes or exchange them for Exchange Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;S&amp;P&#148; means S&amp;P Global Ratings, a subsidiary of the S&amp;P Global, Inc., and any successor thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Securities&#148; has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Special Optional Redemption Deadline&#148; means March&nbsp;29, 2019, if and only if the Gerdau Acquisition has not been completed on or
before such date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Special Optional Redemption Date&#148; means the 15th Business Day following the earlier to occur of (a)&nbsp;the
Special Optional Redemption Deadline, if any, and (b)&nbsp;the date, if any, the Gerdau Acquisition Agreement is terminated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Special Optional Redemption Notice&#148; means a notice to Holders of Notes stating that the Notes shall be redeemed and specifying the
Special Optional Redemption Date and such other information as required, to the extent applicable, by Section&nbsp;1104 of the Existing Indenture. </P>
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price of the Notes, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest from and including the date of initial issuance, or the most recent date to which interest has been paid, whichever is later, to but excluding the Special Optional Redemption Date.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Treasury Rate&#148; means as of any Redemption Date of any Notes, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States
Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two (2)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the date that notice of
redemption is given (or, if such Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) is no longer published, any publicly available source or similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to April&nbsp;15, 2021;
<I>provided, however</I>, that if the period from the date that notice of Redemption Date is given to April&nbsp;15, 2021 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the
Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-twelfth</FONT> (1/12) of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are
given, except that if the period from the Redemption Date to April&nbsp;15, 2021 is less than one (1)&nbsp;year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one (1)&nbsp;year will
be used. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Voting Stock&#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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As used in this Supplemental Indenture, for the purposes of the Notes, the term &#147;<B>interest</B>&#148; shall
be deemed to include any &#147;Additional Interest&#148; payable as a consequence of a &#147;Registration Default,&#148; in each case as defined in, and in accordance with, the Registration Rights Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ARTICLE 2 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">GENERAL TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_6"></A>Section&nbsp;2.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Designation</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There is hereby authorized and established a series of Securities under the Indenture. Such series of Securities is hereby designated as the
&#147;5.750% Senior Notes due 2026.&#148; The aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be issued on the date hereof shall be $350,000,000. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_9">
</A>Section&nbsp;2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Form</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Provisions relating to the Notes are set forth in Appendix&nbsp;A hereto. The
Notes and the Trustee&#146;s certificate of authentication thereon shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A to Appendix&nbsp;A. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule and agreements to which
the Company is subject, if any, or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Notes set forth in Appendix&nbsp;A are hereby incorporated in and expressly made part of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_12"></A>Section&nbsp;2.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Denomination</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company shall issue the Notes in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are subject to redemption as described in Article&nbsp;Three hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_18"></A>Section&nbsp;2.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Additional Notes</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with this Section&nbsp;205, to issue Additional Notes on
the same terms and conditions as the Initial Notes issued under this Supplemental Indenture, except for issue date, issue price, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest and, in some cases, first Interest Payment Date
(as defined in Exhibit A to Appendix&nbsp;A). The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase, but may be treated
as separate classes, with, among other things, separate issue prices, for United States federal tax purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to any issuance of Additional Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Board Resolution or an
Officers&#146; Certificate, and, if the Company elects, a supplemental indenture, which shall together provide the following information: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant
to the Indenture; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the issue date, issue price,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest and first Interest Payment Date, and the CUSIP number of such Additional Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_21">
</A>Section&nbsp;2.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Appointment of Agents</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee shall initially be the Security Registrar and
Paying Agent and shall act as such at its offices in Dallas, Texas. The Company may at any time designate additional Paying Agents or rescind the designations or approve a change in the offices where one or more such Paying Agents act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ARTICLE 3 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">REDEMPTION OF THE NOTES
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_25"></A>Section&nbsp;3.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Optional Redemption by Company</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time and from time to time, prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021, the Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at
the sole election of the Company, at a Redemption Price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount thereof (the &#147;No Call Redemption Price&#148;) <I>plus </I>the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but
not including, the relevant Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Redemption Date pursuant to
Section&nbsp;307 of the Indenture). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time and from time to time, prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021, up to 40%
in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may be redeemed, at the sole election of the Company, at a Redemption Price equal to 105.750% of the principal amount thereof (the &#147;Equity Redemption Price&#148;), plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Redemption
Date pursuant to Section&nbsp;307 of the Indenture), with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; <I>provided that</I> (1)&nbsp;immediately after the occurrence of such redemption, to at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of
Notes </P>
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originally issued under this Supplemental Indenture (excluding Notes held by the Company or its Subsidiaries) remain outstanding, and (2)&nbsp;such redemption occurs within ninety (90)&nbsp;days
of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except pursuant to clauses (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;of this
Section&nbsp;3.01 or pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.02, the Notes will not be redeemable at the Company&#146;s option prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time and from time to time, on or after April&nbsp;15, 2021, the Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part,
at the sole election of the Company, at the applicable Redemption Price set forth below (each such applicable Redemption Price being the &#147;Call Period Redemption Price&#148;). The Notes will be so redeemable at the following Call Period
Redemption Prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the Notes), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant
Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Redemption Date pursuant to Section&nbsp;307 of the Indenture), if redeemed during the twelve (12)&nbsp;month period beginning on
April&nbsp;15<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> of the years set forth below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B></B>Date<B></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2021</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">102.875</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2022</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">101.438</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2023 and thereafter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100.000</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any optional redemption hereunder shall be made by giving notice to the Trustee as
provided in the Indenture (except that, notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;1104 of the Existing Indenture, any notice of redemption for the Notes given pursuant to said Section need not set forth the Redemption Price but only the manner
of calculation thereof). If the Company elects to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, the Company shall deliver, no later than two (2)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the Redemption Date, an Officers&#146; Certificate to the Trustee setting forth the
calculation of the Redemption Price applicable to such redemption. The Trustee shall be under no duty to inquire into, may conclusively presume the correctness of, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, the Redemption Price as so calculated
on the third (3<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">rd</SUP>) Business Day preceding the Redemption Date according to the calculation set forth in such Officers&#146; Certificate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_28"></A>Section&nbsp;3.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Special Optional Redemption.</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If, for any reason, the Gerdau Acquisition is not consummated on or prior to the Special Optional Redemption
Deadline or if the Gerdau Acquisition Agreement is terminated prior to such Special Optional Redemption Deadline, the Company may redeem all of the outstanding Notes on the Special Optional Redemption Date at the applicable Special Optional
Redemption Price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1102 of the Existing Indenture shall not apply in connection with a Special Optional
Redemption pursuant to this Section&nbsp;302. The Special Optional Redemption Notice shall be mailed, with a copy to the Trustee, promptly after the occurrence of the event triggering such Special Optional Redemption to each Holder of Notes at such
Holder&#146;s registered address. At the Company&#146;s request, the Special Optional Redemption Notice may be given by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Gerdau Acquisition Agreement may be amended and the form of the
Gerdau Acquisition may be modified, in each case, without the consent of any Holder of the Notes. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund or other mandatory redemption obligation prior to the Stated Maturity thereof.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ARTICLE 4 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CHANGE OF CONTROL
OFFER </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_35"></A>Section&nbsp;4.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Change of Control Offer</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has exercised its option to redeem
the Notes as described in Section&nbsp;301 above, the Company shall be required to make an offer (the &#147;Change of Control Offer&#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. In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall be required to offer payment in cash equal to 101.000% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of repurchase (the &#147;Change of Control Payment&#148;). Within thirty (30)&nbsp;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 the Holders of the Notes describing the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of
Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Notes on the date specified in the notice, which date shall be no earlier than thirty (30)&nbsp;days and no later than sixty (60)&nbsp;days from the date such notice is mailed (the &#147;Change
of Control Payment Date&#148;). The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the Change of
Control Payment Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of
Control Offer; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers&#146; Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being repurchased. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. In addition, the Company shall not repurchase any Notes if there has occurred and is continuing on the Change of Control Payment Date an Event of Default under the Indenture, other than a default in the payment of the Change of Control
Payment upon a Change of Control Triggering Event. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14e-1</FONT> 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 </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">8 </P>


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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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ARTICLE 5 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL INTEREST </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_39">
</A>Section&nbsp;5.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Additional Interest</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company shall pay all Additional Interest, if any, in the
same manner as provided in Section&nbsp;307 of the Existing Indenture on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. If Additional Interest is payable on the Notes, the Company shall provide an Officers&#146;
Certificate to the Trustee on or before the record date for each interest payment date such Additional Interest is payable setting forth the accrual period and the amount of such Additional Interest in reasonable detail. The Trustee may provide a
copy of such Officers&#146; Certificate or other notice received from the Company relating to Additional Interest to any Holder upon request. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such a
certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest directly to the Persons entitled to it, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers&#146;
Certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ARTICLE 6 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">AMENDMENT OF EXISTING INDENTURE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_43">
</A>Section&nbsp;6.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Amendment of Article Ten of the Existing Indenture</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1007 of the Existing
Indenture is hereby amended and restated, but only with respect to the Notes, to read in its entirety as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Limitation on
Liens</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Principal Subsidiary of the Company to, incur or suffer to exist any Lien
upon any Principal Property, or upon any shares of stock of any Principal Subsidiary of the Company (whether such Principal Property or shares are owned as of the Issue Date or thereafter acquired), to secure any Debt without making, or causing such
Principal Subsidiary to make, effective provision for securing the Securities (and no other indebtedness of the Company or any Principal Subsidiary of the Company except, if the Company shall so determine, any other indebtedness of the Company which
is not subordinate in right of payment to the Securities or of such Principal Subsidiary)&nbsp;(x) equally and ratably with such Debt as to such Principal Property or shares for as long as such Debt shall be so secured unless such Debt is Debt of
the Company which is subordinate in right of payment to the Securities, in which case prior to such Debt as to such Principal Property or shares for as long as such Debt shall be so secured. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing restrictions will not apply to Liens existing at the Issue Date or to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Liens securing only the Securities; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Liens in favor of only the Company; </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">9 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged
into or consolidated with the Company or any Principal Subsidiary of the Company (but only to the extent such Liens cover such property); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) Liens on property existing immediately prior to the time of acquisition thereof (and not in anticipation of the financing
of such acquisition); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) any Lien upon a Principal Property (including any property that becomes a Principal Property
after acquisition thereof) to secure Debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of construction or improvement of the property subject to such Lien; <U>provided</U>, however, that (A)&nbsp;the
principal amount of any Debt secured by such Lien (1)&nbsp;does not exceed 100% of such purchase price or cost and (2)&nbsp;is incurred not later than six months after such purchase or the completion of such construction or improvement, whichever is
later, and (B)&nbsp;such Lien does not extend to or cover any other property other than such item of property and any improvements on such item; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi) Liens to secure Debt incurred to extend, renew, refinance or refund (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancings or
refundings), in whole or in part, Debt secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (i)&nbsp;to (v) or any Lien existing at the Issue Date, in each case, as long as such Lien does not extend to any other property and the original amount
of the Debt so secured is not increased; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii) any Lien securing Debt owing by the Company to a wholly owned Principal
Subsidiary of the Company (provided that such Debt is at all times held by a Person which is a wholly owned Principal Subsidiary of the Company); provided, however, that for purposes of this Section&nbsp;1007 and 1008 hereof, upon either
(A)&nbsp;the transfer or other disposition of Debt secured by a Lien so permitted to a Person other than the Company or another wholly owned Principal Subsidiary of the Company or (B)&nbsp;the issuance, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of
shares of capital stock of any such wholly owned Principal Subsidiary to a Person other than the Company or another wholly owned Principal Subsidiary of the Company, the provisions of this clause (vii)&nbsp;shall no longer be applicable to such Lien
and such Lien shall be subject (if otherwise subject) to the requirements of this Section&nbsp;1007 without regard to this clause (vii); and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(viii) Liens to secure (or to secure letters of credit, bankers&#146; acceptances or bank guarantees in connection with) the
performance of statutory obligations (including obligations under workers&#146; compensation, unemployment insurance or similar legislation), surety or appeal bonds, customs bonds, performance bonds, leases, bids, agreements or other obligations of
a like nature, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In addition to the foregoing, the Company and its Principal
Subsidiaries may incur and suffer to exist a Lien to secure any Debt or enter into a Sale and Leaseback Transaction without equally and ratably securing the Securities if, after giving effect thereto, the sum of (i)&nbsp;the principal amount of Debt
secured by all Liens incurred after the Issue Date and otherwise prohibited by this Indenture and (ii)&nbsp;the Attributable Debt of all Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into after the date of this Indenture and otherwise prohibited by this
Indenture does not exceed 10% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) If the Company shall hereafter be required under
this Section&nbsp;1007 to make (or cause to be made) effective provision for securing the Securities, then (i)&nbsp;the Company will promptly deliver to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that this Section
</P>
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1007 has been complied with and that any instruments executed by the Company or any Principal Subsidiary of the Company in the performance of this Section&nbsp;1007 shall comply with the
requirements hereof, and (ii)&nbsp;the Trustee is hereby authorized to enter into an indenture or agreement supplemental hereto and to take such action, if any, as it may deem advisable to enable it to enforce the rights of the Holders of the
Securities as so secured.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ARTICLE 7 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">MISCELLANEOUS </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_47"></A>Section&nbsp;7.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Ratification of Indenture</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and
provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_50"></A>Section&nbsp;7.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Trustee Makes No Representations</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals
contained herein, all of which recitals are made by the Company solely. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_53"></A>Section&nbsp;7.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Governing Law</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This Supplemental Indenture and each Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
giving effect to any conflict of law principles of such state that would require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_56">
</A>Section&nbsp;7.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Severability</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Supplemental Indenture or of
the Notes, but this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein or therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="ex4_1toc548346_59"></A>Section&nbsp;7.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Counterparts</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES </U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Definitions</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Definitions</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purposes of this Appendix A the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below; capitalized terms used and not defined in
this Appendix&nbsp;A shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Applicable Procedures&#148; means, with
respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Broker-Dealer&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Custodian&#148; means the custodian with respect to a Global Note (as appointed by the Depositary), or any successor Person thereto and
shall initially be the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Definitive Note&#148; means a certificated Note bearing, if required, the appropriate restricted
securities legend set forth in Section&nbsp;2.3(g). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Depositary&#148; means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their
respective successors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Distribution Compliance Period,&#148; with respect to the Notes, means the period of 40 consecutive days
beginning on and including the later of (i)&nbsp;the day on which the Notes are first offered to Persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S and (ii)&nbsp;the issue date with
respect to such Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Exchange Notes&#148; means the Notes of the Company issued pursuant to the Indenture in exchange for, and in
an aggregate principal amount equal to, the Initial Notes or any Additional Notes, as applicable, in compliance with the terms of any Registration Rights Agreement and containing terms substantially identical to the Initial Notes (except that
(i)&nbsp;such Exchange Notes will be registered under the Securities Act and will not be subject to transfer restrictions or bear a restricted legend, and (ii)&nbsp;the provisions relating to rights under any Registration Rights Agreement will be
eliminated). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Exchange Offer&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>&#147;</I>Exchange Offer Registration Statement&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Global Note&#148; means a global Note bearing the global securities legend set forth in Exhibit A to this Appendix A </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Indirect Participant&#148; means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant. </P>
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this Supplemental Indenture, each of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., BB&amp;T Capital Markets, a
division of BB&amp;T Securities, BBVA Securities Inc., LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., Capital One Securities, Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., Rabo Securities USA, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and (2)&nbsp;with respect to each
issuance of Additional Notes, the Persons purchasing such Additional Notes under the related Purchase Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Letter of
Transmittal&#148; means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Participant&#148; means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary,
Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Private Placement
Legend&#148; means the legend set forth in Section&nbsp;2.3(g) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Purchase Agreement&#148; means (1)&nbsp;with respect to the Notes issued as of the date of this Supplemental Indenture, the Purchase
Agreement, dated April&nbsp;19, 2018, between the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several Initial Purchasers named therein, and (2)&nbsp;with respect to each issuance of Additional
Notes, the purchase agreement among the Company and the Persons purchasing such Additional Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;QIB&#148; means a &#147;qualified
institutional buyer&#148; as defined in Rule 144A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Rule 144A Notes&#148; means all Notes offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on
Rule 144A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Restricted Definitive Note&#148; means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Restricted Global Note&#148; means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Securities&#148; mean (1)&nbsp;the Initial Notes and (2)&nbsp;the Additional Notes, if any, issued in a transaction exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Securities Act&#148; means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Shelf Registration Statement&#148; means the registration statement issued by the Company in connection with the offer and sale of
Securities pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Unrestricted Definitive Note&#148; means a Definitive Note that does not
bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Unrestricted Global Note&#148; means a Global Note that does not
bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">THE NOTES </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>(a) Form and Dating</U>. The Securities will be
offered and sold by the Company pursuant to a Purchase Agreement. The Securities will be resold initially only to (i)&nbsp;QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act (&#147;Rule 144A&#148;) and (ii)&nbsp;Persons other than U.S. Persons
(as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (&#147;Regulation S&#148;). The Securities may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs and purchasers in reliance on Regulation S, subject to the restrictions
on transfer set forth herein and in the Notes. The Securities initially resold pursuant to Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes in fully registered form (collectively, the &#147;Rule 144A Global
Notes&#148;); and the Securities initially resold pursuant to Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes in fully registered form (collectively, the &#147;Regulation S Global Notes&#148;), in each case
without interest coupons and with the global securities legend and the applicable restricted securities legend set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Securities represented thereby with the
Custodian and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture. Except as set forth in this Section&nbsp;2.1(a), beneficial ownership
interests in the Regulation S Global Note will not be exchangeable for interests in the Rule 144A Global Note prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period and then, after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, may be
exchanged for interests in a Rule 144A Global Note only upon certification in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note are being transferred to a Person (a)&nbsp;who the
transferor reasonably believes to be a QIB, (b)&nbsp;purchasing for its own account or the account of a QIB in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and (c)&nbsp;in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the States of the
United States and other jurisdictions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beneficial interests in a Rule 144A Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery
in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Note, whether before or after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, only if the transferor first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate to the effect that such transfer is
being made in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S or Rule 144 (if applicable). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The aggregate principal amount of the Global
Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee as hereinafter provided. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Book-Entry Provisions</U>. This Section&nbsp;2.1(b) shall apply only to a Global Note deposited with or on
behalf of the Depositary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section&nbsp;2.1(b) and pursuant to a
Company Order, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (a)&nbsp;shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Note or Global Notes or the nominee of such Depositary and (b)&nbsp;shall be delivered by the
Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary&#146;s instructions or held by the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary. </P>
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under the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as the custodian of the Depositary or under such Global Note, and the Company, the Trustee and any agent of
the Company or the Trustee shall be entitled to treat the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company,
the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary
practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ownership of
beneficial interests in any Global Notes will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary or its nominee (with respect to interests of Agent Members) and the records of the Agent Members
(with respect to interests of Persons other than Agent Members). None of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar will have any responsibility of liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on
account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Definitive Notes</U>. Except as provided in this Section&nbsp;2.1 or Section&nbsp;2.3, owners of beneficial
interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Authentication</U>. The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver: (1)&nbsp;on the Issue Date, an aggregate
principal amount of $350,000,000 5.750% Senior Notes Due 2026, (2) any Additional Notes for an original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in a Company Order pursuant to the Existing Indenture and (3)&nbsp;Exchange Notes for issue in
an Exchange Offer pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, for a like principal amount of Securities, in each case upon a Company Order pursuant to the Existing Indenture. Such order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated
and the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Transfer and Exchange</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes</U>. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such
Holder&#146;s compliance with the provisions of this Section&nbsp;2.3(a), the Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender
to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting
Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section&nbsp;2.3(a). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes</U>. Any Restricted Definitive Note
may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate
in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)&nbsp;thereof; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or
Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)&nbsp;thereof; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(C)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)&nbsp;thereof, if applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes</U><I>.</I> Any Restricted
Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i)&nbsp;a Broker-Dealer, (ii)&nbsp;a Person participating in
the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii)&nbsp;a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(C)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(D)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Registrar receives the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who
shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)&nbsp;thereof; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar
to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes</U><I>.</I> A
Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the
Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof. </P>
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Interest in a Global Note</U>. A Definitive Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or a Regulation S Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a
Definitive Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;certification, in the form set forth on the reverse of the Security, that such Definitive Note is
either (A)&nbsp;being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A or (B)&nbsp;being transferred in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Custodian to make, an
adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Rule 144A Global Note (in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (b)(i)(A)) or Regulation S Global Note (in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (b)(i)(B)) to reflect an increase in
the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">then the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Note and cause, or direct the Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures
existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note
to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, equal to the principal amount of the
Definitive Note so canceled. If no Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, is then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon receipt of a Company Order, a new Rule 144A Global Note or
Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, in the appropriate principal amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Transfer and Exchange of
Global Notes</U>. A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such
nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to
continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part)
should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (1)&nbsp;or (2) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the
Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Section&nbsp;304 and Section&nbsp;306 of the Indenture. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of,
a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant </P>
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to this Section&nbsp;2.3 or Section&nbsp;304 or Section&nbsp;306 of the Indenture, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be
exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section&nbsp;2.3(c), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section&nbsp;2.3(d) or (f)&nbsp;hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes</U>. The transfer and exchange of beneficial
interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer
comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (1)&nbsp;or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or
more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Transfer of Beneficial Interests
in the Same Global Note</I>. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer
restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written
orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section&nbsp;2.3(d)(1). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes.</I> In connection with
all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section&nbsp;2.3(d)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;both: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance
with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding
the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;both: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance
with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person
in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (i)&nbsp;above </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon consummation of an Exchange
Offer by the Company in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.3(f) hereof, the requirements of this Section&nbsp;2.3(d)(2) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal
delivered by the Holder of such beneficial </P>
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interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes
or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.3(h) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note.</I> A beneficial interest in
any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section&nbsp;2.3(d)(2) above and the
Registrar receives the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)&nbsp;thereof; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global
Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)&nbsp;thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial
Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note.</I> A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section&nbsp;2.3(d)(2) above and: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i)&nbsp;a
Broker-Dealer, (ii)&nbsp;a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii)&nbsp;a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(C)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(D)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Registrar receives the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(4)&nbsp;thereof; </P>
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Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the
Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any such transfer is effected
pursuant to subparagraph (B)&nbsp;or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a Company Order in accordance with Section&nbsp;303 of the Indenture, the Trustee shall
authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B)&nbsp;or (D) above. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form
of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Restrictions on Transfer of Regulation S Global
Note</U>. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, during the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note may only be sold, pledged or transferred (i)&nbsp;to the Company, (ii)&nbsp;in an
offshore transaction in accordance with Regulation S or (iii)&nbsp;pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in each case in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any State of the United States. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exchange Offer</U>. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of a Company Order in accordance with Section&nbsp;303 of the Indenture, the Trustee will authenticate: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount
of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (A)&nbsp;they are not Broker-Dealers, (B)&nbsp;they are not participating in
a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (C)&nbsp;they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the
Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (A)&nbsp;they are not Broker-Dealers, (B)&nbsp;they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange
Notes and (C)&nbsp;they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the
Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive
Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Legend</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as permitted by the following paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv), each Security certificate
evidencing the Global Notes and the Definitive Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof), shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE &#147;SECURITIES ACT&#148;), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION AS SET FORTH BELOW. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BY ITS
ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1)&nbsp;REPRESENTS THAT (A)&nbsp;IT IS A &#147;QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER&#148; (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (&#147;RULE 144A&#148;)), OR (B)&nbsp;IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS
NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (&#147;REGULATION S&#148;), (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE, PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE HOLDING PERIOD THEN IMPOSED BY
RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION) ONLY (A)&nbsp;TO THE ISSUER OR (B)&nbsp;PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C)&nbsp;FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE
FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A &#147;QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER&#148; THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS
GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D)&nbsp;OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-U.S.</FONT> PERSONS IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION PURSUANT TO REGULATION S IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E)&nbsp;PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER&#146;S OR THE TRUSTEE&#146;S
RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D)&nbsp;OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Global Note shall also bear the following additional legend: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(THE &#147;DEPOSITARY&#148;), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY, 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. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Appendix A </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, THIS GLOBAL 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 DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Note (including any Transfer Restricted Note
represented by a Global Note) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Security Registrar shall permit the transferee thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a certificated Security that does not bear the legend set forth
above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Note, if the transferor thereof certifies in writing to the Security Registrar that such sale or transfer was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the
form set forth on the reverse of the Security). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After a transfer of any Securities pursuant
to and during the period of the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such Securities, all requirements pertaining to legends on such Securities will cease to apply and the requirements requiring any such Securities issued
to certain Holders be issued in global form will continue to apply. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the consummation of
an Exchange Offer with respect to the Securities, all requirements pertaining to such Securities that Securities be issued in global form will continue to apply, and the Exchange Notes in global form without the restricted securities legend set
forth in Exhibit A hereto will be available to Holders that exchange such Securities in such Exchange Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Note</U>. At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have
either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, redeemed, purchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned to the Depositary for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial
interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, redeemed, purchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if
it is then the Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, to reflect such reduction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate Definitive Notes and Global Notes at the Security Registrar&#146;s request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Security Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of
(a)&nbsp;any Definitive Note selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article Three of this Supplemental Indenture, except the unredeemed portion of any Definitive Note being redeemed in part, or (b)&nbsp;any Note for a period
beginning 15 days before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem Notes or 15 days before an Interest Payment Date. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Appendix A </P>


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transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, or the Security Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and
premium, if any, and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, or the Security Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall
evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under the Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>No Obligation of the Trustee</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a
member of, or a participant in the Depositary or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect
to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and
communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note).
The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information
furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with
any restrictions on transfer imposed under the Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any
Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of the Indenture, and to examine the same to determine
substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">to </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">APPENDIX A </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Global
Note Legend] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(THE &#147;DEPOSITARY&#148;), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY, 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, THIS GLOBAL 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 DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE
OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Restricted Security Legend] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE &#147;SECURITIES ACT&#148;), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT
SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION AS SET FORTH BELOW. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1)&nbsp;REPRESENTS THAT (A)&nbsp;IT IS A
&#147;QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER&#148; (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (&#147;RULE 144A&#148;)), OR (B)&nbsp;IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT (&#147;REGULATION S&#148;), (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE, PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE HOLDING PERIOD THEN IMPOSED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION) ONLY
(A)&nbsp;TO THE ISSUER OR (B)&nbsp;PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C)&nbsp;FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON
IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A &#147;QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER&#148; THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A,
(D)&nbsp;OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-U.S.</FONT> PERSONS IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION PURSUANT TO REGULATION S IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E)&nbsp;PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION </P>
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REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER&#146;S OR THE TRUSTEE&#146;S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D)&nbsp;OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY
OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">COMMERCIAL METALS
COMPANY </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5.750% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2026 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">CUSIP: [201723 AM5][U06657 AA5] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">ISIN: [US201723AM53][USU06657AA53] </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein called the &#147;Company&#148;, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> DOLLARS ($<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>) on April&nbsp;15, 2026, and to pay interest thereon from May&nbsp;3, 2018, or
from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on April&nbsp;15<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> and October
15<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> in each year (each, an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), commencing on October&nbsp;15, 2018, at the rate of 5.750% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for
payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at
the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the April 1<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">st</SUP> or October 1<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">st</SUP> (whether or not a Business
Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in
whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of
Securities of this series not less than ten (10)&nbsp;days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series
may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the
principal of (and premium and Additional Interest, if any) and any such interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in New York, New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of
America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further
provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this
Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Exhibit A to Appendix A
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set
forth below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dated:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="5">COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3">Mary Lindsey</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Reverse Side of Note] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debt securities of the Company (hereinafter called the &#147;Securities&#148;), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;6, 2013 (the &#147;Base
Indenture&#148;), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;3, 2018 (the &#147;Third Supplemental Indenture&#148; and together with the Base Indenture and any applicable subsequent amendments or supplements,
collectively herein called the &#147;Indenture&#148;; all capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture), between the Company and U.S.&nbsp;Bank National Association, as trustee (herein
called the &#147;Trustee,&#148; which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), 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 Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face
hereof, which series is unlimited in amount. After giving effect to the issuance of Securities of such series on the date of the Supplemental Indenture, $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Securities of such series were issued and
outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the
obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and any premium and any interest on, this Security at the place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Redemption. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time and from time to time, prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021, the Securities may be redeemed in whole or in part
at the sole election of the Company, at a Redemption Price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount thereof (the &#147;No Call Redemption Price&#148;) <I>plus </I>the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to,
but not including, the relevant Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Redemption Date pursuant to
Section&nbsp;307 of the Indenture). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time and from time to time, prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021, up to 40%
in aggregate principal amount of the Securities may be redeemed, at the sole election of the Company, at a Redemption Price equal to 105.750% of the principal amount thereof (the &#147;Equity Redemption Price&#148;), plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Redemption
Date pursuant to Section&nbsp;307 of the Indenture), with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; <I>provided that</I> (1)&nbsp;immediately after the occurrence of such redemption, to at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of
Notes originally issued under the Third Supplemental Indenture (excluding Securities held by the Company or its Subsidiaries) remain outstanding, and (2)&nbsp;such redemption occurs within ninety (90)&nbsp;days of the date of the closing of such
Equity Offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except pursuant to clauses (a), (b)&nbsp;or (e)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;2, the Securities
will not be redeemable at the Company&#146;s option prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Exhibit A to Appendix A
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time and from time to time, on or after April&nbsp;15, 2021,
the Securities may be redeemed in whole or in part, at the sole election of the Company, at the applicable Redemption Price set forth below (each such applicable Redemption Price being the &#147;Call Period Redemption Price&#148;). The Securities
will be so redeemable at the following Call Period Redemption Prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the Securities), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Redemption Date
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Redemption Date pursuant to Section&nbsp;307 of the Indenture), if redeemed
during the twelve (12)&nbsp;month period beginning on April 15<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> of the years set forth below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Date</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2">Percentage</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2021</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">102.875</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2022</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">101.438</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2023 and thereafter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100.000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notice of any redemption shall be mailed at least thirty (30)&nbsp;days but not more than sixty (60)&nbsp;days
prior to the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed
portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon cancellation hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If, for any reason,
the Gerdau Acquisition is not consummated on or prior to the Special Optional Redemption Deadline or if the Gerdau Acquisition Agreement is terminated prior to such Special Optional Redemption Deadline, the Company may redeem all of the outstanding
Notes on the Special Optional Redemption Date at the applicable Special Optional Redemption Price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Change of Control Offer.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has exercised its option to redeem the Securities as
described above, the Company will be required to make a Change of Control Offer to each Holder of the Securities 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 Securities. In
the Change of Control Offer, the Company will be required to offer a Change of Control Payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, on the Securities
repurchased to the date of repurchase. Within thirty (30)&nbsp;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 will be mailed to the Holders of the Securities describing the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Securities on the
Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than thirty (30)&nbsp;days and no later than sixty (60)&nbsp;days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice will, if mailed prior to the date of consummation
of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms
of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 77aaa-77bbbb), as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the
&#147;TIA&#148;). The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of those terms. The Securities issued under the Indenture are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank
equally in right of payment with all of the Company&#146;s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Exhibit A to Appendix A
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Note will be entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated May&nbsp;3, 2018, between the Company and the Initial
Purchasers named therein, including the right to receive Additional Interest (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) as and when set forth therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paying Agent and Security Registrar. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where the Securities may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange and an office or agency where the Securities may be presented for payment or for exchange. The Company has initially appointed the Trustee, U.S.&nbsp;Bank National Association, as its Paying Agent and Security
Registrar. The Company reserves the right at any time to vary or terminate the appointment of any Paying Agent or Security Registrar, to appoint additional or other Paying Agents or other Security Registrars and to approve any change in the office
through which any Paying Agent or Security Registrar acts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and
payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sinking Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities will not be subject to any sinking fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security
Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more Securities of this series and of
like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities are issuable only in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in
excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different
authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be assessed against the Holder for any
such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require from the Holder payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Persons Deemed Owners. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Exhibit A to Appendix A
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment; Supplement; Waiver. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company, together with the Trustee, may modify the Indenture or the Securities, without the consent of the Holders of any Outstanding
Securities, for certain specified purposes, including, among other things, adding to the Company&#146;s covenants or events of default, securing the Securities, appointing a substitute trustee, curing ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies,
maintaining the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, as amended, providing for the assumption by a successor to the Company of its obligations under the Indenture and making any change that does not adversely affect the
interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture also permits, with certain exceptions as
therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in
principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the
Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer
hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, agent, member or stockholder or Affiliate of the Company, as such, shall
have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities of this series, under the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Securities of this series by
accepting a Security of this series waives and releases all such liabilities. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities of this series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee Dealings with the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to,
accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discharge and
Defeasance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s obligations pursuant to the Indenture with respect to Securities of this series will be discharged, except
for obligations pursuant to certain sections thereof, subject to the terms of the Indenture, upon the payment of all the Securities of this series or upon the irrevocable deposit with the Trustee of United States dollars or U.S.&nbsp;Government
Obligations sufficient to pay when due principal of and interest on the Securities of this series to maturity or redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of the Company on this Security and (b)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and the related Events of Default upon compliance by the Company with certain
conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to this Security. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Abbreviations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TENANT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST&nbsp;(=&nbsp;Custodian) and U/G/M/A/ (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proceedings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As
provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy
thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this
series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity and the Trustee shall not have received from the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and
offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any interest hereof on or after the respective due dates expressed herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Governing Law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS
SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ASSIGNMENT FORM </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To assign this Security,
fill in the form below: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I or we assign and transfer this Security to </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Print or type assignee&#146;s name,
address and zip code) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Insert assignee&#146;s social security no. or tax I.D.&nbsp;no.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> Your Signature:
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of
this Security. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Signature must be guaranteed) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Signatures must be guaranteed by an &#147;eligible guarantor institution&#148; meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements
include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (&#147;STAMP&#148;) or such other &#147;signature guarantee program&#148; as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">to </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">APPENDIX A </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Commercial Metals Company </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6565 N. McArthur Boulevard </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Irving, TX 75039 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bank National Association </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Global Corporate Trust Services </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13737 Noel Road, Suite 800 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dallas, Texas 75240 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">Re:</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">5.750% Senior Notes due 2026 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;6, 2013, as
supplemented by the third supplemental indenture dated May&nbsp;3, 2018 (together, the &#147;<I>Indenture</I>&#148;), among Commercial Metals Company, as issuer (the &#147;<I>Company</I>&#148;), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><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;</U>, (the &#147;<I>Transferor</I>&#148;) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of
$<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> in such Note[s] or interests (the &#147;<I>Transfer</I>&#148;), to
<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;</U> (the
&#147;<I>Transferee</I>&#148;), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY] </U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A</U></B>. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance
with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<I>Securities Act</I>&#148;), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the
Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is
a &#147;qualified institutional buyer&#148; within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on
the 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B><U>Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note or a
Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S</U></B>. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i)&nbsp;the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x)&nbsp;at the time the buy order was originated, the
Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y)&nbsp;the transaction was executed in, on or through the
facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii)&nbsp;no directed selling efforts have been made
in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and (iii)&nbsp;the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Upon
consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the
Regulation S Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S</U></B>. The
Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue
sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one): </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with
Rule 144 under the Securities Act; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>or </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary
thereof; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>or </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note</U></B>. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144</B>. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the
Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii)&nbsp;the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B>Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S</B>. (i)&nbsp;The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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state of the United States and (ii)&nbsp;the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption</B>. (i)&nbsp;The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule
144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii)&nbsp;the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture
and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive
Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>[CHECK ONE OF (a)&nbsp;OR (b)]
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a beneficial interest in the: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;144A Global Note (CUSIP 201723 AM5), or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP U06657 AA5) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a Restricted Definitive Note. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">After the Transfer the Transferee will hold: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>[CHECK ONE] </U></P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a beneficial interest in the: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;144A Global Note (CUSIP 201723 AM5), or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP U06657 AA5), or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;an Unrestricted Definitive Note, </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:15%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">to </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">APPENDIX A </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Commercial Metals Company </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6565 N. McArthur Boulevard </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Irving, TX 75039 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bank National Association </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Global Corporate Trust Services </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13737 Noel Road, Suite 800 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dallas, Texas 75240 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">Re:</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">5.750% Senior Notes due 2026 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>(CUSIP 144A - 201723 AM5 / Regulation S U06657 AA5) </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;6, 2013, as supplemented by the third supplemental indenture dated May&nbsp;3, 2018 (together,
the &#147;<I>Indenture</I>&#148;), among Commercial Metals Company, as issuer (the &#147;<I>Company</I>&#148;), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in
the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><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;</U>, (the &#147;<I>Owner</I>&#148;) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of
$<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> in such Note[s] or interests (the &#147;<I>Exchange</I>&#148;). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby
certifies that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note</U></B> </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note</B>. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner&#146;s beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i)&nbsp;the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner&#146;s own account without transfer,
(ii)&nbsp;such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<I>Securities Act</I>&#148;), (iii) the
restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv)&nbsp;the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in
compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B>Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note</B>.
In connection with the Exchange of the Owner&#146;s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i)&nbsp;the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner&#146;s own account
without transfer, (ii)&nbsp;such </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii)&nbsp;the
restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv)&nbsp;the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue
sky securities laws of any state of the United States. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note</B>. In connection with the Owner&#146;s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest
in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i)&nbsp;the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner&#146;s own account without transfer, (ii)&nbsp;such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii)&nbsp;the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance
with the Securities Act and (iv)&nbsp;the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note</B>. In connection with the Owner&#146;s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner
hereby certifies (i)&nbsp;the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner&#146;s own account without transfer, (ii)&nbsp;such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted
Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii)&nbsp;the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act
and (iv)&nbsp;the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes</U></B> </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note.</B> In connection with the Exchange of the Owner&#146;s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a
Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner&#146;s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the
Securities Act. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note</B>. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner&#146;s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in
the [CHECK ONE] &#9744; 144A Global Note or &#9744; Regulation S Global Note, with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i)&nbsp;the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner&#146;s own account without transfer and
(ii)&nbsp;such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities
laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement
Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 4.2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (THE
&#147;DEPOSITARY&#148;), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITARY, 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, THIS GLOBAL 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 DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE
OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE &#147;SECURITIES
ACT&#148;), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH
TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION AS SET FORTH BELOW. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1)&nbsp;REPRESENTS
THAT (A)&nbsp;IT IS A &#147;QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER&#148; (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (&#147;RULE 144A&#148;)), OR (B)&nbsp;IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (&#147;REGULATION S&#148;), (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE, PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE HOLDING PERIOD THEN IMPOSED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (OR ANY SUCCESSOR
PROVISION) ONLY (A)&nbsp;TO THE ISSUER OR (B)&nbsp;PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C)&nbsp;FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A &#147;QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER&#148; THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON
RULE 144A, (D)&nbsp;OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-U.S.</FONT> PERSONS IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION PURSUANT TO REGULATION S IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE
904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E)&nbsp;PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER&#146;S OR THE TRUSTEE&#146;S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO
CLAUSE (D)&nbsp;OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5.750% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2026 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">CUSIP: [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">ISIN: [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein called the &#147;Company&#148;, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] ($[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]) on April&nbsp;15, 2026, and to pay interest thereon from May&nbsp;3, 2018, or from the most
recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on April&nbsp;15<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> and October 15<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> in each
year (each, an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), commencing on October&nbsp;15, 2018, at the rate of 5.750% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided
for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest,
which shall be the April 1<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">st</SUP> or October 1<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">st</SUP> (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any
such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10)&nbsp;days prior to such
Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange,
all as more fully provided in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of (and premium and Additional Interest, if any) and any such
interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in New York, New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further
provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has
been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. </P>

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forth below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debt securities of the Company (hereinafter called the &#147;Securities&#148;), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;6, 2013 (the &#147;Base
Indenture&#148;), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;3, 2018 (the &#147;Third Supplemental Indenture&#148; and together with the Base Indenture and any applicable subsequent amendments or supplements,
collectively herein called the &#147;Indenture&#148;; all capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture), between the Company and U.S.&nbsp;Bank National Association, as trustee (herein
called the &#147;Trustee,&#148; which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), 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 Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face
hereof, which series is unlimited in amount. After giving effect to the issuance of Securities of such series on the date of the Supplemental Indenture, $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Securities of such series were issued and
outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the
obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and any premium and any interest on, this Security at the place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Redemption. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time and from time to time, prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021, the Securities may be redeemed in whole or in part
at the sole election of the Company, at a Redemption Price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount thereof (the &#147;No Call Redemption Price&#148;) <I>plus </I>the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to,
but not including, the relevant Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Redemption Date pursuant to
Section&nbsp;307 of the Indenture). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time and from time to time, prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021, up to 40%
in aggregate principal amount of the Securities may be redeemed, at the sole election of the Company, at a Redemption Price equal to 105.750% of the principal amount thereof (the &#147;Equity Redemption Price&#148;), plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Redemption
Date pursuant to Section&nbsp;307 of the Indenture), with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; <I>provided that</I> (1)&nbsp;immediately after the occurrence of such redemption, to at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of
Notes originally issued under the Third Supplemental Indenture (excluding Securities held by the Company or its Subsidiaries) remain outstanding, and (2)&nbsp;such redemption occurs within ninety (90)&nbsp;days of the date of the closing of such
Equity Offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except pursuant to clauses (a), (b)&nbsp;or (e)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;2, the Securities
will not be redeemable at the Company&#146;s option prior to April&nbsp;15, 2021. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time and from time to
time, on or after April&nbsp;15, 2021, the Securities may be redeemed in whole or in part, at the sole election of the Company, at the applicable Redemption Price set </P>

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forth below (each such applicable Redemption Price being the &#147;Call Period Redemption Price&#148;). The Securities will be so redeemable at the following Call Period Redemption Prices
(expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the Securities), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record
Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Redemption Date pursuant to Section&nbsp;307 of the Indenture), if redeemed during the twelve (12)&nbsp;month period beginning on April 15<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> of the years set forth below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2021</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">102.875</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2022</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">101.438</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2023 and thereafter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100.000</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notice of any redemption shall be mailed at least thirty (30)&nbsp;days but not more than sixty (60)&nbsp;days
prior to the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed
portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon cancellation hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If, for any reason,
the Gerdau Acquisition is not consummated on or prior to the Special Optional Redemption Deadline or if the Gerdau Acquisition Agreement is terminated prior to such Special Optional Redemption Deadline, the Company may redeem all of the outstanding
Notes on the Special Optional Redemption Date at the applicable Special Optional Redemption Price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Change of Control Offer.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has exercised its option to redeem the Securities as
described above, the Company will be required to make a Change of Control Offer to each Holder of the Securities 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 Securities. In
the Change of Control Offer, the Company will be required to offer a Change of Control Payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, on the Securities
repurchased to the date of repurchase. Within thirty (30)&nbsp;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 will be mailed to the Holders of the Securities describing the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Securities on the
Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than thirty (30)&nbsp;days and no later than sixty (60)&nbsp;days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice will, if mailed prior to the date of consummation
of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms
of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 77aaa-77bbbb), as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the
&#147;TIA&#148;). The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of those terms. The Securities issued under the Indenture are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank
equally in right of payment with all of the Company&#146;s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Note will be entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated May&nbsp;3, 2018, between the Company and the Initial
Purchasers named therein, including the right to receive Additional Interest (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) as and when set forth therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paying Agent and Security Registrar. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where the Securities may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange and an office or agency where the Securities may be presented for payment or for exchange. The Company has initially appointed the Trustee, U.S.&nbsp;Bank National Association, as its Paying Agent and Security
Registrar. The Company reserves the right at any time to vary or terminate the appointment of any Paying Agent or Security Registrar, to appoint additional or other Paying Agents or other Security Registrars and to approve any change in the office
through which any Paying Agent or Security Registrar acts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and
payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sinking Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities will not be subject to any sinking fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security
Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more Securities of this series and of
like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities are issuable only in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in
excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different
authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be assessed against the Holder for any
such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require from the Holder payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Persons Deemed Owners. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment; Supplement; Waiver. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company, together with the Trustee, may modify the Indenture or the Securities, without the consent of the Holders of any Outstanding
Securities, for certain specified purposes, including, among other things, adding to the Company&#146;s covenants or events of default, securing the Securities, appointing a substitute trustee, curing ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies,
maintaining the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, as amended, providing for the assumption by a successor to the Company of its obligations under the Indenture and making any change that does not adversely affect the
interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture also permits, with certain exceptions as
therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in
principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the
Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer
hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, agent, member or stockholder or Affiliate of the Company, as such, shall
have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities of this series, under the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Securities of this series by
accepting a Security of this series waives and releases all such liabilities. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities of this series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee Dealings with the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to,
accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discharge and
Defeasance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s obligations pursuant to the Indenture with respect to Securities of this series will be discharged, except
for obligations pursuant to certain sections thereof, subject to the terms of the Indenture, upon the payment of all the Securities of this series or upon the irrevocable deposit with the Trustee of United States dollars or U.S.&nbsp;Government
Obligations sufficient to pay when due principal of and interest on the Securities of this series to maturity or redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of the Company on this Security and (b)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and the related Events of Default upon compliance by the Company with certain
conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to this Security. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Abbreviations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TENANT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and U/G/M/A/ (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proceedings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As
provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy
thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this
series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity and the Trustee shall not have received from the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and
offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any interest hereof on or after the respective due dates expressed herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Governing Law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS
SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ASSIGNMENT FORM </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To assign this Security,
fill in the form below: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I or we assign and transfer this Security to </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Print or type assignee&#146;s name,
address and zip code) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Insert assignee&#146;s social security no. or tax I.D.&nbsp;no.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: __________ Your Signature: __________ </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of
this Security. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Signature must be guaranteed) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Signatures must be guaranteed by an &#147;eligible guarantor institution&#148; meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements
include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (&#147;STAMP&#148;) or such other &#147;signature guarantee program&#148; as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all
in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 10.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:120pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">by and among </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commercial
Metals Company </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(As representatives of the several Initial Purchasers) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Dated as of May&nbsp;3, 2018 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:120pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Rights Agreement (this &#147;Agreement&#148;) is made and entered into as of May&nbsp;3, 2018, by and among Commercial
Metals Company, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several initial purchasers (the &#147;Initial Purchasers&#148;) listed on Schedule A to the
Purchase Agreement (as defined below), each of whom has, severally and not jointly agreed to purchase the Company&#146;s 5.750% Senior Notes due 2026 (the &#147;Initial Securities&#148;) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated April&nbsp;19, 2018 (the &#147;Purchase Agreement&#148;), among the Company
and the Initial Purchasers (i)&nbsp;for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and (ii)&nbsp;for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Initial Securities, including the Initial Purchasers. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to
purchase the Initial Securities, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in
Section&nbsp;5(f) of the Purchase Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The parties hereby agree as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Definitions</I>. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following
meanings: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Additional Interest</I><I>: </I>As defined in Section&nbsp;5 hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Advice: </I>As defined in Section&nbsp;6 hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Broker-Dealer: </I>Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Business Day:</I> Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies
located in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to be closed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Closing Date: </I>The date of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Commission: </I>The Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Company: </I>As defined in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Consummate: </I>A registered Exchange Offer shall be deemed &#147;Consummated&#148; for purposes of this Agreement upon the occurrence of
(i)&nbsp;the filing and effectiveness under the Securities Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (ii)&nbsp;the maintenance of such Registration Statement continuously
effective and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the minimum period required pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(b) hereof, and (iii)&nbsp;the delivery by the Company to the Registrar under the Indenture of Exchange Securities
in the same aggregate principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities that were tendered by Holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Signature Page to
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Registration Rights Agreement </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Effectiveness Target Date: </I>As defined in Section&nbsp;5 hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Exchange Act: </I>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Exchange Offer: </I>The registration by the Company under the Securities Act of the Exchange Securities pursuant to a Registration
Statement pursuant to which the Company offers the Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities the opportunity to exchange all such outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holders that are validly tendered and not
withdrawn before the expiration of the Exchange Offer for Exchange Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities tendered in such exchange offer by such Holders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Exchange Offer Registration Statement: </I>The Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Exempt Resales: </I>The transactions in which the Initial Purchasers propose to sell the Initial Securities to certain &#147;qualified
institutional buyers,&#148; as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to certain institutional &#147;accredited investors,&#148; as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) and (7)&nbsp;of Regulation D under the
Securities Act and to certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Exchange Securities: </I>The 5.750% Senior Notes due 2026, of the same series under the Indenture as the Initial Securities, to be issued
to Holders in exchange for Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>FINRA: </I>The Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Holders: </I>As defined in Section&nbsp;2(b) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Indemnified Holder: </I>As defined in Section&nbsp;8(a) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Indenture: </I>The Indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;6, 2013, by and among the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
&#147;Trustee&#148;), pursuant to which the Securities are to be issued, as such Indenture is amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Initial Purchaser: </I>As defined in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Initial Placement: </I>The issuance and sale by the Company of the Initial Securities to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Initial Securities: </I>As defined in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Person: </I>An individual, partnership, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political
subdivision thereof. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Prospectus: </I>The prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Purchase Agreement: </I>As defined in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Registration Default: </I>As defined in Section&nbsp;5 hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Registration Statement: </I>Any registration statement of the Company relating to (a)&nbsp;an offering of Exchange Securities pursuant to
an Exchange Offer or (b)&nbsp;the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, which is filed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, in each case, including the Prospectus included
therein, all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material incorporated by reference therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Securities Act: </I>The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Shelf Filing Deadline: </I>As defined in Section&nbsp;4(a) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Shelf Registration Statement: </I>As defined in Section&nbsp;4(a) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Transfer Restricted Securities: </I>Each Initial Security, until the earliest to occur of (a)&nbsp;the date on which such Initial Security
is exchanged in the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Security entitled to be resold to the public by the Holder thereof without complying with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (b)&nbsp;the date on which such Initial Security
has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement and (c)&nbsp;the date on which such Initial Security is distributed to the public by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
&#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (including delivery of the Prospectus contained therein). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Trust Indenture Act: </I>The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering: </I>A registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for
reoffering to the public. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Securities Subject to this Agreement</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Transfer Restricted Securities. </I>The securities entitled to the benefits of this Agreement are the Transfer
Restricted Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities. </I>A Person is deemed to be a holder of
Transfer Restricted Securities (each, a &#147;Holder&#148;) whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Registered Exchange Offer</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures
set forth in Section&nbsp;6(a) hereof have been complied with), the Company shall (i)&nbsp;cause to be filed with the Commission no later than 275 days after the Closing Date (or if such 275th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business
Day), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer, (ii)&nbsp;use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective no later than 335 days
after the Closing Date (or if such 335th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (iii) in connection with the foregoing, file or cause to be filed (A)&nbsp;all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-effective</FONT> amendments to
such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B)&nbsp;if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and
(C)&nbsp;cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the
Exchange Offer, and (iv)&nbsp;promptly after the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in
exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section&nbsp;3(c) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be
effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; <I>provided, however</I>, that in no event
shall such period be less than 30 days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the
Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated no later than 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such
365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall indicate in a &#147;Plan
of Distribution&#148; section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own
account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such
Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an &#147;underwriter&#148; within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities
received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such &#147;Plan of
Distribution&#148; section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; shall not
name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. </P>

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Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section&nbsp;6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own
accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time
to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii)&nbsp;the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in
connection with market-making or other trading activities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such
Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">180-day</FONT> (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Shelf Registration</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Shelf Registration. </I>If (i)&nbsp;the Company is not required to file an Exchange Offer Registration Statement
or to consummate the Exchange Offer because the Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section&nbsp;6(a) hereof have been complied with), (ii) for any reason the Exchange Offer is
not Consummated within 365 days after the Closing Date (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), or (iii)&nbsp;with respect to any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (A)&nbsp;such Holder is prohibited by
applicable law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer, or (B)&nbsp;such Holder may not resell the Exchange Securities acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and that the Prospectus
contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales by such Holder, or (C)&nbsp;such Holder is a Broker-Dealer and holds Initial Securities acquired directly from the Company or one of its
affiliates, then, upon such Holder&#146;s written request, the Company shall </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cause to be filed
a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, which may be an amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (in either event, the &#147;Shelf Registration Statement&#148;) on or prior to the earliest to occur
of (1)&nbsp;the 75th day after the date on which the Company determines that it is not required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (2)&nbsp;the 75th day after the date on which the Company receives notice from a Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities as contemplated by clause (ii)&nbsp;above, and (3)&nbsp;the 395th day after the Closing Date (or if such 395th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (such earliest date being the &#147;Shelf Filing
Deadline&#148;), which Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for resales of all Transfer Restricted Securities the Holders of which shall have provided the information required pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(b) hereof; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(y)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared
effective by the Commission on or before the 75th day after the date on which the Company files the Shelf Registration Statement (or if such 75th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Shelf Registration
Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Sections 6(b) and (c)&nbsp;hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities by the Holders of Transfer
Restricted Securities entitled to the benefit of this Section&nbsp;4(a), and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to
time, for a period of at least one year following the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement (or shorter period that will terminate when all the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold
pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection
with the Shelf Registration Statement. </I>No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to the
Company in writing, within 20 Business Days after receipt of a request therefor, such information as the Company may reasonably request for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included
therein. Each Holder as to which any Shelf Registration Statement is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such
Holder true and correct in all respects and not materially misleading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Additional
Interest.</I><I> </I>If (i)&nbsp;any of the Registration Statements required by this Agreement is not filed with the Commission on or prior to the date specified for such filing in this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;any of such Registration Statements has
not been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the date specified for such effectiveness in this Agreement (the &#147;Effectiveness Target Date&#148;), (iii) the Exchange Offer has not been Consummated within 30 Business Days after the
Effectiveness Target Date with respect to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or (iv)&nbsp;any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable
for its intended purpose for more than 30 days without being succeeded immediately by a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement that cures such failure and that is itself declared effective (each such event referred to in clauses
(i)&nbsp;through (iv), a &#147;Registration Default&#148;), the Company hereby agrees that the interest rate borne by the Transfer Restricted Securities shall be increased by 0.25% per annum (&#147;Additional Interest&#148;) during the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">90-day</FONT> period immediately following the occurrence of any one or more Registration Default(s) and shall increase by 0.25% per annum at the end of each subsequent <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">90-day</FONT>
period, but in no event shall such increase exceed 1.00% per annum. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular Transfer Restricted Securities, the interest rate borne by the relevant Transfer Restricted Securities
will be reduced to the original interest rate borne by such Transfer Restricted Securities; <I>provided, however,</I> that, if after any such reduction in interest rate, a different Registration Default occurs, the interest rate borne by the
relevant Transfer Restricted Securities shall again be increased pursuant to the foregoing provisions. A Registration Default with respect to any failure to file, cause to become effective or maintain the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration
Statement shall be deemed cured upon the consummation of the Exchange Offer in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed due to a failure to Consummate the Exchange Offer within the required time period pursuant to
Section&nbsp;4(a)(ii) hereof. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding paragraph that are outstanding with
respect to any Transfer Restricted Security at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such security shall have been satisfied in full. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Registration Procedures</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Exchange Offer Registration Statement. </I>In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company shall comply with
all of the provisions of Section&nbsp;6(c) hereof, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such exchange to permit the sale of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of
distribution thereof, and shall comply with all of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If in the
reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company there is a question as to whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by applicable law, the Company hereby agrees to seek a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letter or other favorable
decision from the Commission allowing the Company to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such Initial Securities. The Company hereby agrees to pursue the issuance of such a decision to the Commission staff level but shall not be required to take
commercially unreasonable action to effect a change of Commission policy. The Company hereby agrees, however, to (A)&nbsp;participate in telephonic conferences with the Commission, (B)&nbsp;deliver to the Commission staff an analysis prepared by
counsel to the Company setting forth the legal bases, if any, upon which such counsel has concluded that such an Exchange Offer should be permitted and (C)&nbsp;diligently pursue a favorable resolution by the Commission staff of such submission.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities shall furnish, upon the request of the Company, prior to the Consummation thereof, a written representation to the Company (which may be contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to the effect that (A)&nbsp;it is not an affiliate of the Company, as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, (B)&nbsp;it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no
arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (C)&nbsp;it is acquiring the Exchange Securities in its ordinary course of business and (D)&nbsp;it is not
acting on behalf of any Person who could not truthfully make the representations in this Section&nbsp;6(a)(ii). In addition, all such Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities shall otherwise cooperate in the Company&#146;s preparations for the
Exchange Offer. Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the securities to be acquired in the Exchange Offer (1)&nbsp;could not under
Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission enunciated in <U>Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc.</U> (available June&nbsp;5, 1991) and <U>Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation</U> (available May&nbsp;13,
1988), as interpreted in the Commission&#146;s letter to Shearman&nbsp;&amp; Sterling dated July&nbsp;2, 1993, and similar <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letters (which may include
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any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letter obtained pursuant to clause (i)&nbsp;above), and (2)&nbsp;must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of
the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or
508, as applicable, of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> if the resales are of Exchange Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Initial Securities acquired by such Holder directly from the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Shelf Registration Statement. </I>In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall comply
with all the provisions of Section&nbsp;6(c) hereof and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods
of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form under the Securities Act, which
form shall be available for the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>General Provisions. </I>In connection with any Registration Statement and any Prospectus required by this
Agreement to permit the sale or resale of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without limitation, any Registration Statement and the related Prospectus required to permit resales of Initial Securities by Broker-Dealers), the Company shall:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously
effective and provide all requisite financial statements for the period specified in Section&nbsp;3 or 4 hereof, as applicable; upon the occurrence of any event that would cause any such Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein
(A)&nbsp;to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B)&nbsp;not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities during the period required by this Agreement, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to
such Registration Statement, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A)&nbsp;or (B), use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective and
such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purpose(s) as soon as practicable thereafter; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the
applicable Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the applicable period set forth in Section&nbsp;3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, or such shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer
Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and to
comply fully with the applicable provisions of Rules 424 and 430A under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration
Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the selling Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus; </P>

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Holders promptly and, if requested by such Persons, to confirm such advice in writing, (A)&nbsp;when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (B)&nbsp;of any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating
thereto, (C)&nbsp;of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Transfer
Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D)&nbsp;of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact
made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority
shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or blue sky laws, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or
lifting of such order at the earliest possible time; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;furnish without charge to each of the
Initial Purchasers, each selling Holder named in any Registration Statement, and each of the underwriter(s), if any, before filing with the Commission, copies of any Registration Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or
supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference after the initial filing of such Registration Statement), which documents will be subject to the review and comment of such Holders and
underwriter(s) in connection with such sale, if any, for a period of at least five Business Days, and the Company will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any such Registration Statement or
Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by reference) to which an Initial Purchaser of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement or the underwriter(s), if any, shall reasonably object in writing within two
Business Days after the receipt thereof (such objection to be deemed timely made upon confirmation of telecopy transmission within such period). The objection of an Initial Purchaser or underwriter, if any, shall be deemed to be reasonable if such
Registration Statement, amendment, Prospectus or supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed, contains a material misstatement or omission; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a
Registration Statement or Prospectus, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers, each selling Holder named in any Registration Statement, and to the underwriter(s), if any, make the Company&#146;s representatives available for
discussion of such document and other customary due diligence matters, and include such information in such document prior to the filing thereof as such selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, reasonably may request; </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;make available at reasonable times for inspection by
the Initial Purchasers, the managing underwriter(s), if any, participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney or accountant retained by such Initial Purchasers or any of the underwriter(s), all financial and
other records and pertinent corporate documents of the Company and cause the Company&#146;s officers, directors and employees to supply all material information reasonably requested by any such Holder, underwriter, attorney or accountant in
connection with such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its effectiveness and to participate in meetings with investors to the extent reasonably requested by the managing
underwriter(s), if any; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if requested by any selling Holders or the underwriter(s), if any,
promptly incorporate in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such selling Holders and underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request to have included
therein, including, without limitation, information relating to the &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; of the Transfer Restricted Securities, information with respect to the principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold to such
underwriter(s), the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as
soon as reasonably practicable after the Company is notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(viii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cause the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be rated with
the appropriate rating agencies, if so requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities covered thereby or the underwriter(s), if any; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ix)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;furnish to each Initial Purchaser, each selling Holder and each of the underwriter(s), if any,
without charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits
(unless such documents are publicly available on the Commission&#146;s EDGAR system); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;deliver
to each selling Holder and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably may request; the Company
hereby consents to the use of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and each of the underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by
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(including, in the case of an Underwritten Offering, an underwriting agreement), and take all such other actions in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to any
Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, all to such extent as may be reasonably requested by any Initial Purchaser or by any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering, underwriter in
connection with any sale or resale pursuant to any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement; and whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and, in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement, whether or not the
registration is an Underwritten Registration, the Company shall: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;furnish to each Initial
Purchaser, each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, in such substance and scope as they may reasonably request and as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in comparable underwritten offerings, upon the date of the Consummation of
the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a certificate, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness
of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, signed by (y)&nbsp;the President or any Vice President and (z)&nbsp;a principal financial or accounting officer of the Company confirming, as of the date thereof, the matters set forth in
paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;5(e) of the Purchase Agreement and such other matters as such parties may reasonably request; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;opinions, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the
Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, of counsel for the Company and the General Counsel of the Company, as applicable, covering the matters set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) of the Purchase Agreement, respectively, and such other
matters as such parties may reasonably request (including customary statements with respect to negative assurance); and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a customary comfort letter, dated the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement,
from the Company&#146;s independent accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of the type customarily requested to be covered in comfort letters by underwriters in connection with comparable underwritten offerings, and covering or
affirming the matters set forth in the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(a) of the Purchase Agreement, without exception; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;set forth in full or incorporate by reference in the underwriting agreement, if any, the
indemnification provisions and procedures of Section&nbsp;8 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(C)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by such parties to
evidence compliance with Section&nbsp;6(c)(xi)(A) hereof and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company pursuant to this Section&nbsp;6(c)(xi), if any. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contemplated in
Section&nbsp;6(c)(xi)(A)(1) hereof cease to be true and correct, the Company shall so advise the Initial Purchasers and the underwriter(s), if any, and each selling Holder promptly and, if requested by such Persons, shall confirm such advice in
writing; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities, cooperate with the
selling Holders, the underwriter(s), if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling
Holders or underwriter(s), if any, may request and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement;
<I>provided, however</I>, that the Company shall not be required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation, other
than as to matters and transactions relating to the Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;shall, to the extent permitted by law and the Indenture, issue, upon the request of any Holder
of Initial Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement, Exchange Securities having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities surrendered to the Company by such Holder in exchange therefor
or being sold by such Holder; such Exchange Securities to be registered in the name of such Holder or in the name of the purchaser(s) of such Securities, as the case may be; in return, the Initial Securities held by such Holder shall be surrendered
to the Company for cancellation; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to the extent the Transfer Restricted Securities are held
in certificated form, cooperate with the selling Holders and the underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive
legends; and enable such Transfer Restricted Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, may request at least two Business Days prior to any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities
made by such Holders or underwriter(s); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if any fact or event contemplated by
Section&nbsp;6(c)(iii)(D) hereof shall exist or have occurred, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document
so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading; </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xvi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provide a CUSIP number for all Securities not later
than the effective date of the Registration Statement covering such Securities and provide the Trustee under the Indenture with printed certificates for such Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company and
take all other action necessary to ensure that all such Securities are eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xvii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with FINRA and in the performance of any
due diligence investigation by any underwriter (including any &#147;qualified independent underwriter&#148;) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xviii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 (which need not be audited) for the twelve-month period
(A)&nbsp;commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Transfer Restricted Securities are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or commercially reasonable efforts Underwritten Offering or (B)&nbsp;if not sold to underwriters in such an
offering, beginning with the first month of the Company&#146;s first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the Registration Statement; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xix)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act not later than the effective
date of the first Registration Statement required by this Agreement, and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders of Securities to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so
qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and to execute and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and
documents required to be filed with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Holder agrees by
acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section&nbsp;6(c)(iii)(D) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer
Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement until such Holder&#146;s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section&nbsp;6(c)(xvi) hereof, or until it is advised in writing (the
&#147;Advice&#148;) by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. If so directed by the Company, each Holder will
deliver to the Company (at the Company&#146;s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder&#146;s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at the time of receipt of such
notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the time period regarding the effectiveness of such Registration Statement set forth in Section&nbsp;3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by the number of days during the period
from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(c)(iii)(D) hereof to and including the date when each selling Holder covered by such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or
amended Prospectus contemplated by Section&nbsp;6(c)(xvi) hereof or shall have received the Advice; <I>provided, however,</I> that no such extension </P>

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shall be taken into account in determining whether Additional Interest is due pursuant to Section&nbsp;5 hereof or the amount of such Additional Interest, it being agreed that the Company&#146;s
option to suspend use of a Registration Statement pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a Registration Default for purposes of Section&nbsp;5 hereof. Each Holder shall hold in confidence the fact that it has received any notice pursuant to
this Section&nbsp;6 and any communication related thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Registration Expenses</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All expenses incident to the Company&#146;s performance of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the
Company, regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i)&nbsp;all registration and filing fees and expenses (including filings made by any Initial Purchaser or Holder with FINRA (and, if
applicable, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of any &#147;qualified independent underwriter&#148; and its counsel that may be required by the rules and regulations of FINRA)); (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal
securities and state securities or blue sky laws; (iii)&nbsp;all expenses of printing (including printing certificates for the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of Prospectuses), messenger and delivery services and
telephone; (iv)&nbsp;all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and, subject to Section&nbsp;7(b) hereof, the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; (v)&nbsp;all application and filing fees in connection with listing the Exchange
Securities on a securities exchange or automated quotation system pursuant to the requirements thereof; and (vi)&nbsp;all fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit
and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will, in any event, bear its internal expenses (including,
without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with any Registration Statement required by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Company, will reimburse the Initial Purchasers and the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered in the Exchange Offer and/or resold pursuant to the
&#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or registered pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel, who shall be
Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP or such other counsel as may be chosen by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities for whose benefit such Registration Statement is being prepared. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Indemnification</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless (i)&nbsp;each Holder, (ii)&nbsp;each Person, if any, who controls
(within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act) any Holder (any of the Persons referred to in this clause (ii)&nbsp;being hereinafter referred to as a &#147;controlling person&#148;) and
(iii)&nbsp;the respective officers, directors, attorneys in fact, partners, employees, representatives and agents of any Holder or any </P>

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controlling person (any Person referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii)&nbsp;may hereinafter be referred to as an &#147;Indemnified Holder&#148;), to the fullest extent lawful, from and against
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions and expenses (including, without limitation, and as incurred, reimbursement of all reasonable costs of investigating, preparing, pursuing, settling, compromising, paying or
defending any claim or action, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to any Indemnified Holder), joint or several, directly or indirectly
caused by, related to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are caused by an untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission that (A)&nbsp;is made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any of the Holders furnished in writing to the Company by any of the Holders expressly for use
therein or (B)&nbsp;that is included in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or document incorporated by reference therein, which is used, relied upon or disseminated by any Holder or any underwriter for
such Holder following the delivery of a notice by the Company to such Holder or any such underwriter pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(c)(iii)(B), (C) or (D). This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise
have. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case any action or proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation or proceeding) shall be brought or
asserted against any of the Indemnified Holders with respect to which indemnity may be sought against the Company, such Indemnified Holder (or the Indemnified Holder controlled by such controlling person) shall promptly notify the Company in
writing; <I>provided, however,</I> that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Company of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement except to the extent that the Company has been materially prejudiced by such failure (including
through the forfeiture of substantive rights and defenses) and the Company will be entitled to participate in and, by written notice delivered to the Indemnified Holders promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such Indemnified Holders, to
assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to a majority of such Indemnified Holders; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include Indemnified Holders and the Company, and the Indemnified Holders shall have
reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the Company, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Holders, on the other hand, in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to any
Indemnified Holder which are different from or additional to those available to the Company, the Indemnified Holders shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such
action on behalf of such Indemnified Holders; provided, however that the Company shall not be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for such Indemnified
Holders, which firm shall be designated by a majority of the Indemnified Holders. Such Indemnified Holder shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action and the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid, as incurred, by the
Company (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified Holder is not entitled to indemnification hereunder). The Company shall not, in connection with any one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or
related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or </P>

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circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for such Indemnified Holders, which firm
shall be designated by the Holders. Upon receipt of notice from the Company to such Indemnified Holder of the Company&#146;s election to so assume the defense of such action and requisite approval by the Indemnified Holders of counsel, the Company
will not be liable to such Indemnified Holders under this Section&nbsp;8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Holders in connection with the defense thereof unless the Indemnified Holders shall have employed
separate counsel in accordance with the foregoing (it being understood, however, that the Company shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel (to the extent required in each jurisdiction)). The
Company shall be liable for any settlement of any such action or proceeding effected with the Company&#146;s prior written consent, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably, and the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any
Indemnified Holder from and against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of any settlement of any action effected with the written consent of the Company. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of each
Indemnified Holder, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action, claim, litigation or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought
hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Holder is a party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Holder from all liability arising out of such action, claim,
litigation or proceeding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agrees, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, officers, attorneys in fact, partners, employees, representatives or agents, and any Person controlling (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the
Exchange Act) the Company, and the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of each such Person, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each of the Indemnified Holders, but only with
respect to losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions and expenses (including, without limitation, and as incurred, reimbursement of all reasonable costs of investigating, preparing, pursuing, settling, compromising, paying or
defending any claim or action, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to any Indemnified Holder), joint or several, directly or indirectly
caused by, related to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with information relating to such Holder furnished in writing by such Holder for use in any Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). In case any
action or proceeding shall be brought against the Company or its directors or officers or any such controlling person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, such Holder shall have the rights
and duties given the Company, and the Company, its directors and officers and such controlling person shall have the rights and duties given to each Holder by the preceding paragraph. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the indemnification provided for in this Section&nbsp;8 is unavailable to an indemnified party under
Section&nbsp;8(a) or (b)&nbsp;hereof (other than by reason of exceptions provided in those Sections) in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions or expenses referred to therein, then each applicable indemnifying party,
in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party </P>

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as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the
Holders, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement (which in the case of the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total gross proceeds to the Company from the Initial Placement), the amount of Additional Interest which did not become
payable as a result of the filing of the Registration Statement resulting in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments actions or expenses, and such Registration Statement, or if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, the
relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Indemnified Holder 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, on the one hand, or the Indemnified Holders, on the other hand, and the parties&#146; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in the
second paragraph of Section&nbsp;8(a) hereof, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company and each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
Section&nbsp;8(c) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the
limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section&nbsp;8, none of the Holders
(and its related Indemnified Holders) shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discount received by such Holder with respect to the Initial Securities exceeds the amount of any damages
which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the Securities
Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders&#146; obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8(c) are several in proportion to the respective principal
amount of Initial Securities held by each of the Holders hereunder and not joint. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Rule
144A</I><I> and Rule 144</I><I>.</I><I> </I>The Company hereby agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which the Company (a)&nbsp;is not subject to Section&nbsp;13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make available to any Holder or beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities from such Holder or beneficial
owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and (b)&nbsp;is subject to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, to make all filings required thereby in a timely manner in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144. </P>

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Holder may participate in any Underwritten Registration hereunder unless such Holder (a)&nbsp;agrees to sell such Holder&#146;s Transfer Restricted Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled
hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b)&nbsp;completes and executes all reasonable questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lock-up</FONT> letters and other documents required
under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Selection of Underwriters. </I>The Holders
of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Transfer Restricted Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker(s) and managing
underwriter(s) that will administer such offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities included in such offering; <I>provided, however</I>, that such investment banker(s)
and managing underwriter(s) must be reasonably satisfactory to the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Miscellaneous.</I>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Remedies. </I>The Company hereby agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any
loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agree to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate; <I>provided, however</I>, that the payment of
Additional Interest by the Company in accordance with Section&nbsp;5 shall be the sole remedy for any Registration Default. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>No Inconsistent Agreements. </I>The Company will not on or after the date of this Agreement enter into any
agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The Company has not previously entered into any agreement granting any
registration rights with respect to its securities to any Person that would require such securities to be included in any Registration Statement filed hereunder. The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not
inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company&#146;s securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Adjustments Affecting the Securities. </I>The Company will not take any action with respect to the Transfer
Restricted Securities that would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Holders to Consummate any Exchange Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Amendments and Waivers. </I>The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and
waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company has (i)&nbsp;in the case of Section&nbsp;5 hereof and this Section&nbsp;12(d)(i), obtained the written consent of Holders of all outstanding Transfer
Restricted Securities and (ii)&nbsp;in the case of all other provisions hereof, obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities (excluding any Transfer Restricted Securities
held by the Company or its affiliates). </P>

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being tendered pursuant to the
Exchange Offer and that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights of other Holders whose securities are not being tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer may be given by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of
Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered or registered; <I>provided, however,</I> that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall obtain the written consent
of each such Initial Purchaser with respect to which such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver, consent or departure is to be effective. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Notices. </I>All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing
by hand-delivery, first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the Registrar under the Indenture, with
a copy to the Registrar under the Indenture; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) if to the Company: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Commercial Metals Company </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6565 MacArthur Boulevard </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Irving, Texas 75039 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (214) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">689-4326</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: General Counsel </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With a copy to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Haynes and Boone, LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dallas, Texas 75219 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (214) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">200-0678</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Jennifer Wisinski </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five
Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight
delivery. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to
the Trustee at the address specified in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Successors and Assigns. </I>This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including, without limitation, and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; <I>provided,
however</I>, that this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a Holder unless and to the extent such successor or assign acquired Transfer Restricted Securities from such Holder. </P>

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counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Headings. </I>The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or
otherwise affect the meaning hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Governing Law. </I>THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THEREOF. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Severability. </I>In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application
thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired
thereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Entire Agreement. </I>This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their
agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than
those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with
respect to such subject matter. </P>

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above written: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER&nbsp;&amp; SMITH </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith<BR></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Paul Liptak</TD></TR>
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