<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-25-055757.txt : 20250603
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-25-055757
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	F-3ASR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		25
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250603
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250603
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20250603

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GERDAU S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001073404
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS [3310]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D5
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		F-3ASR
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-287733
		FILM NUMBER:		251017293

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV DOUTORA RUTH CARDOSO, 8,501
		STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
		CITY:			SAO PAULO, SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			05425-070
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011-55-51-3323-2703

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV DOUTORA RUTH CARDOSO, 8,501
		STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
		CITY:			SAO PAULO, SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			05425-070

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GERDAU SA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19981112

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Gerdau Acominas S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002063944
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		F-3ASR
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-287733-03
		FILM NUMBER:		251017296

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		RODOVIA 443, KM 07, FAZENDA DO CADETE
		CITY:			OURO BRANCO
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	MINAS GERAIS
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	D5
		ZIP:			NULL
		BUSINESS PHONE:		55 11 3094 4101

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		RODOVIA 443, KM 07, FAZENDA DO CADETE
		CITY:			OURO BRANCO
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	MINAS GERAIS
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	D5
		ZIP:			NULL

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Gerdau Acos Longos S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002063949
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		F-3ASR
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-287733-01
		FILM NUMBER:		251017294

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		AV. JOAO XXIII, N. 6.777
		CITY:			SANTA CRUZ
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	RIO DE JANEIRO
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	D5
		ZIP:			NULL
		BUSINESS PHONE:		55 11 3094 4101

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		AV. JOAO XXIII, N. 6.777
		CITY:			SANTA CRUZ
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	RIO DE JANEIRO
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	D5
		ZIP:			NULL

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Gerdau Trade Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002063769
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		F-3ASR
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-287733-02
		FILM NUMBER:		251017295

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		KINGSTON CHAMBERS
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 173
		CITY:			ROAD TOWN
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	X0
		ZIP:			NULL
		BUSINESS PHONE:		55 11 3094 4101

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		KINGSTON CHAMBERS
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 173
		CITY:			ROAD TOWN
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	X0
		ZIP:			NULL
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.152pt;">Tobias Stirnberg</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.152pt;">Fabiana Sakai</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.152pt;">Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4100</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.152pt;">Federative Republic of Brazil</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.152pt;">If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule&#160;415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. &#9746; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">This prospectus is part of an &#8220;automatic shelf&#8221; registration statement on Form F-3 that we filed with the SEC as a &#8220;well-known seasoned issuer&#8221; &#8203;(as defined in Rule&#160;405 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;)) using a &#8220;shelf&#8221; registration process. Under this shelf registration process, in one or more offerings, we may sell from time to time the securities described in this prospectus. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">This prospectus provides you only with a general description of the securities that we may offer. Each time we offer securities pursuant to this prospectus, we will attach a prospectus supplement to the front of this prospectus that will contain specific information about the particular offering and the terms of those securities. We may also add, update or change other information contained in this prospectus by means of a prospectus supplement or by incorporating by reference information we file with the SEC. The registration statement on file with the SEC includes exhibits that provide more detail on the matters discussed in this prospectus. Before you invest in any securities offered by this prospectus, you should read this prospectus, any related prospectus supplements and the related exhibits filed with the SEC, together with the additional information described under the heading &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information&#8221; and &#8220;Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.&#8221; The prospectus supplement and any other offering materials may also contain information about any material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the securities described in the prospectus supplement or other offering materials. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">In this prospectus, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, references to &#8220;Gerdau&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221; are to Gerdau S.A., its consolidated subsidiaries and its joint ventures and other affiliated companies. References to &#8220;Gerdau A&#231;ominas&#8221; are to Gerdau A&#231;ominas S.A. References to &#8220;Gerdau A&#231;os Longos&#8221; are to Gerdau A&#231;os Longos S.A. References to &#8220;Gerdau Trade&#8221; are to Gerdau Trade Inc. Terms such as &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; generally refer to one or all of Gerdau, Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Longos and Gerdau Trade, as the context may require. References in any prospectus supplement to &#8220;the accompanying prospectus&#8221; are to this prospectus and to the &#8220;prospectus&#8221; are to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement taken together. References to &#8220;U.S. dollars,&#8221; &#8220;US$&#8221; or &#8220;$&#8221; are to the lawful currency of the United States and references to &#8220;</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">real</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">,&#8221; &#8220;</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">reais</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8221; and &#8220;R$&#8221; are to the lawful currency of Brazil.</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Some of the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&#160;27A of the Securities Act, and Section&#160;21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the &#8220;Exchange Act.&#8221; We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and industry and financial trends affecting our business. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other things: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">general economic, political and business conditions in our markets, both in Brazil and abroad, including demand and prices for steel products; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">political, economic or financial instability, as well as geopolitical instability abroad, especially in light of the geopolitical conflicts around the world, including, but not limited to, the hijackings and assaults by Yemeni rebels on ships crossing the Red Sea (where a significant part of the world&#8217;s seaborne crude oil flows through) and the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine as well as Israel and Hamas; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">interest rate fluctuations, inflation and exchange rate movements of the </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">real</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> in relation to the U.S. dollar and other currencies in which we sell a significant portion of our products or in which our assets and liabilities are denominated; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">our ability to obtain financing on satisfactory terms; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the performance of the Brazilian and the global steel industries and markets; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">our relationship with our workforce; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">global, national and regional competition in the steel market; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">other factors discussed in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including under the heading &#8220;Risk Factors.&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The words &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;aim, &#8220; &#8220;should, &#8220; &#8220;could, &#8220; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;likely,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;continue,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;expect&#8221; and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or other factors. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus might not occur. Our actual results and performance could differ substantially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. As a result of various factors, such as those risks described in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made and we do not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments. All forward-looking statements attributed to us or a person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement included in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Brazil</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau has been advised by its Brazilian counsel, Tauil &amp; Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown LLP, that a final conclusive judgment of non-Brazilian courts for the payment of money may be enforced in Brazil, subject to certain requirements as described below. A judgment against Gerdau, our directors, our officers or Gerdau Trade issued by a foreign court would be enforceable in Brazil (to the extent that Brazilian courts may have jurisdiction) without reconsideration of the merits, upon confirmation of that judgment by the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Superior Tribunal de Justi&#231;a</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">), or the STJ. That confirmation, generally, will occur if the foreign judgment: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">is issued by a competent court after proper service of process on the parties (if made in Brazil, service of process must be effected in accordance with Brazilian law), or after sufficient evidence of the parties&#8217; absence as required by applicable law; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">is authenticated by the Brazilian consulate with jurisdiction over the place the judgment is rendered. If such foreign judgment was authenticated in a country that is signatory of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents dated as of October&#160;5, 1961, or the Apostille Convention, authentication by a Brazilian Diplomatic Office or Consulate is not required; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The judicial confirmation process described above may be time consuming and may also give rise to difficulties in enforcing the foreign judgment in Brazil. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that confirmation would be obtained, that the confirmation process would be conducted in a timely manner or that a Brazilian court would enforce a monetary judgment for violation of the securities laws of countries other than Brazil. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">We have also been advised that civil actions may be brought in Brazilian courts in connection with this prospectus based solely on the securities laws of the United States and that Brazilian courts may enforce such liabilities in such actions against us (provided that provisions of the securities laws of the United States do not contravene Brazilian public policy, national sovereignty or good morals); and that Brazilian courts can assert jurisdiction over the matter under dispute, if certain requirements are met. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">We have been further advised that a plaintiff, whether Brazilian or non-Brazilian, who resides outside Brazil or is outside Brazil during the course of the litigation in Brazil and who does not own real property in Brazil must post a bond to guarantee the payment of the defendant&#8217;s legal fees and court expenses, except in case of (i)&#160;enforcement proceedings based on certain non-disputable documents as determined by the court (which do not include the securities issued under the indenture) that may be enforced under Brazilian law (</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">execu&#231;&#227;o de t&#237;tulo executivo extrajudicial</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">); (ii)&#160;enforcement of a judgment; (iii)&#160;counterclaims; and (iv)&#160;when an international treaty signed by Brazil dismisses the obligation to post a bond, as established under Article&#160;83, first paragraph, of the Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure (</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">C&#243;digo de Processo Civil</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">). </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If proceedings are brought in the courts of Brazil seeking to enforce the Gerdau&#8217;s obligations under the indenture, Gerdau would not be required to discharge its obligations in a currency other than </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">reais</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">. Any judgment obtained against Gerdau in Brazilian courts related to any payment obligations under any indenture would be expressed in </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">reais</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau Trade has been advised by its British Virgin Islands counsel, Maples and Calder, that there is no statutory enforcement in the British Virgin Islands of judgments obtained in the U.S., however, the courts of the British Virgin Islands will in certain circumstances recognize such a foreign judgment and treat it as a cause of action in itself which may be sued upon as a debt at common law so that no retrial of the issues would be necessary, provided that: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau Trade has further been advised that the British Virgin Islands courts are unlikely to recognize or enforce against Gerdau Trade, judgments of courts of the U.S. predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the U.S.; and to impose liabilities against Gerdau Trade, predicated upon the certain civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the U.S. so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">GERDAU S.A.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau S.A. is mainly dedicated to the production and commercialization of steel products in general, through its mills located in Brazil, Canada, United States, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico (joint venture). We believe we are the leading long steel manufacturer in North and South America and that we are among the world&#8217;s major suppliers of special steel for the automotive industry. In Brazil, we also produce flat steel and iron ore for internal consumption, expanding our product mix and enhancing the&#160;competitiveness of our operations. Additionally, we believe we are one of Latin America&#8217;s largest metal scrap recyclers and transform millions of tonnes of scrap metal into steel every year, reinforcing our commitment to sustainable development in the regions where we operate. Gerdau&#8217;s shares are listed on the New York and S&#227;o Paulo stock exchanges. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau offers a wide array of steel products, which can be manufactured according to the customer&#8217;s specifications. The product mix includes crude steel (slabs, blooms and billets) sold to rolling mills; finished products for the construction industry, such as rebars, wire rods, structural bars, hot rolled coils and&#160;heavy plates; finished products for the consumer goods industry, such as commercial rolled steel bars, light profiles and wires; and products for farming and agriculture, such as stakes, smooth wire and barbed wire. Gerdau also produces special steel products, normally with a certain degree of customization, utilizing advanced technology, for the manufacture of tools and machinery, chains, locks and springs, mainly for the&#160;automotive and mechanical industries. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau is a Brazilian corporation (</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Sociedade An&#244;nima</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">) that was incorporated on November&#160;20, 1961 under the laws of Brazil. Its main registered office is located at Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 8th floor, S&#227;o Paulo, S&#227;o Paulo, Brazil, and the telephone number is +55-11-3094-4101. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau A&#231;ominas S.A. is one of Gerdau&#8217;s subsidiaries. Gerdau A&#231;ominas owns the mill located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, the Ouro Branco mill. The Ouro Branco mill is Gerdau&#8217;s largest unit, with an annual installed capacity of 3.6&#160;million tonnes of crude steel, accounting for 52.9% of Gerdau&#8217;s crude steel output in the Company&#8217;s Brazil business segment as of March&#160;31, 2025. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau A&#231;ominas is a Brazilian corporation (</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Sociedade An&#244;nima</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">) that was incorporated on March&#160;7, 1967 under the laws of Brazil. Its main registered office is located at Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 8th floor, S&#227;o Paulo, S&#227;o Paulo, Brazil, and the telephone number is +55-11-3094-4101. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">GERDAU A&#199;OS LONGOS S.A.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau A&#231;os Longos S.A. is one of Gerdau&#8217;s subsidiaries. Gerdau A&#231;os Longos produces common long steel and has ten mills distributed throughout Brazil and an annual installed capacity of 3.2&#160;million tonnes of crude steel as of March&#160;31, 2025. Gerdau A&#231;os Longos also sells general steel products and has steel distribution centers located throughout Brazil. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau A&#231;os Longos is a Brazilian corporation (</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Sociedade An&#244;nima</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">) that was incorporated on&#160;April&#160;25, 2005 under the laws of Brazil. Its main registered office is located at Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 8th floor, S&#227;o Paulo, S&#227;o Paulo, Brazil, and the telephone number is +55-11-3094-4101. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau Trade Inc. is Gerdau&#8217;s direct wholly-owned subsidiary. It was incorporated on August&#160;23, 2010 with company number 1601859 as a business company under the BVI Business Companies Act (as revised) of the British Virgin Islands. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">As of the date hereof, it is authorized to issue a maximum of 50,000 shares of a single class, with US$1.00 par value, of which one share has been issued and is fully paid up. The registered office of Gerdau Trade is Kingston Chambers, P.O. Box 173, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau Trade is not currently required to publish financial statements under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering materials a description of the offer statistics and expected timetable of any offering of securities which may be offered under this prospectus. The prospectus supplement or any other offering materials may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or other offering materials before you invest in any of our securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Our capitalization and indebtedness will be set forth in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus or in a report on Form 6-K subsequently furnished to the SEC and specifically incorporated herein by reference. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless otherwise indicated in an accompanying prospectus supplement, Gerdau Trade intends to on-lend the net proceeds from the sale of the securities to Gerdau or Gerdau&#8217;s subsidiaries.</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">In this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, when we refer to the &#8220;holders&#8221; of securities as being entitled to specified rights or payments, we mean only the actual legal holders of the securities. While you will be the holder if you hold a security registered in your name, more often than not the registered holder will actually be a broker, bank, other financial institution or, in the case of a global security, a depositary. Our obligations, as well as the obligations of the trustee, any registrar, any depositary and any third parties employed by us or the other entities listed above, run only to persons who are registered as holders of our securities, except as may be specifically provided for in a contract governing the securities. For example, once we make payment to the registered holder, we have no further responsibility for the payment even if that registered holder is legally required to pass the payment along to you as a street name customer but does not do so. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Holding securities in accounts at banks or brokers is called holding in &#8220;street name.&#8221; If you hold our securities in street name, we will recognize only the bank or broker, or the financial institution that the bank or broker uses to hold the securities, as a holder. These intermediary banks, brokers, other financial institutions and depositaries pass along principal, interest, dividends and other payments, if any, on the securities, either because they agree to do so in their customer agreements or because they are legally required to do so. This means that if you are an indirect holder, you will need to coordinate with the institution through which you hold your interest in a security in order to determine how the provisions involving holders described in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement will actually apply to you. For example, if the security in which you hold a beneficial interest in street name can be repaid at the option of the holder, you cannot redeem it yourself by following the procedures described in the prospectus supplement relating to that security. Instead, you would need to cause the institution through which you hold your interest to take those actions on your behalf. Your institution may have procedures and deadlines different from or additional to those described in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If you hold our securities in street name or through other indirect means, you should check with the institution through which you hold your interest in our securities to find out, among others: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">A global security is a special type of indirectly held security. If we issue securities, in whole or in part, in the form of global securities, the ultimate beneficial owners can only be indirect holders. We do this by requiring that the global security be registered in the name of a financial institution we select and by requiring that the securities included in the global security not be transferred to the name of any other direct holder unless the special circumstances described below occur. The financial institution that acts as the sole direct holder of the global security is called the &#8220;depositary.&#8221; Any person wishing to own a security issued in global form must do so indirectly through an account with a broker, bank or other financial institution that in turn has an account with the depositary. The applicable prospectus supplement will indicate whether the securities will be issued only as global securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">As an indirect holder, your rights relating to a global security will be governed by the account rules of your financial institution and of the depositary, as well as general laws relating to securities transfers. We will not recognize you as a holder of the securities and instead will deal only with the depositary that holds the global security. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">You should be aware that if our securities are issued only in the form of global securities: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">you cannot receive physical certificates for your interest in the securities; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">you will be a street name holder and must look to your own bank or broker for payments on the securities and protection of your legal rights relating to the securities; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">you may not be able to sell interests in the securities to some insurance companies and other institutions that are required by law to own their securities in the form of physical certificates; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the depositary&#8217;s policies will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to your interest in the global security. We, the trustee, any paying agent and any registrar have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary&#8217;s actions or for its records of ownership interests in the global security. We, the trustee, any paying agent and any registrar also do not supervise the depositary in any way; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the depositary will require that interests in a global security be purchased or sold within its system using same-day funds for settlement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">In a few special situations described below, a global security representing our securities will terminate and interests in it will be exchanged for physical certificates representing the securities. After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold securities directly or in street name will be up to you. You must consult your bank or broker to find out how to have your interests in the securities transferred to your name, so that you will be a direct holder. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the special situations for termination of a global security representing our securities are: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the depositary has notified us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such global security or the depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, at a time when such depositary is required to be so registered in order to act as depositary, and, in each case, we do not or cannot appoint a successor depositary within 90&#160;days; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any of the securities has become immediately due and payable in accordance with &#8220;Description of the Securities&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Events of Default.&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The applicable prospectus supplement may also list additional situations for terminating a global security that would apply only to the particular series of securities covered by such prospectus supplement. When a global security terminates, the depositary (and not us, the trustee, any paying agent or any registrar) is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions that will be the initial direct holders.</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The following briefly summarizes the material provisions of the debt securities and the indenture that will govern the debt securities, other than pricing and related terms and other terms that will be disclosed in the applicable prospectus supplement. You should read the more detailed provisions of the indenture, including the defined terms, for provisions that may be important to you. You should also read the particular terms of your series of debt securities, which will be described in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. This summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the indenture, the debt securities and the prospectus supplement relating to each series of debt securities. In this summary, references to &#8220;Gerdau&#8221; means Gerdau S.A. only and do not include any of its subsidiaries.</font><font style="font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">General</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Any debt securities will be governed by an indenture to be entered into between Gerdau Trade Inc., as issuer, Gerdau S.A., Gerdau A&#231;ominas S.A. and Gerdau A&#231;os Longos S.A., as guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, which we refer to as the &#8220;indenture.&#8221; Gerdau Trade Inc. is referred to as the &#8220;issuer.&#8221; Gerdau S.A., Gerdau A&#231;ominas S.A. and Gerdau A&#231;os Longos S.A., are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the &#8220;guarantors&#8221; and each individually as a &#8220;guarantor.&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The trustee under the indenture has two main roles: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">First, the trustee can enforce your rights against the issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, if it defaults on its obligations under the indenture or the debt securities. There are some limitations on the extent to which the trustee acts on your behalf, described below under &#8220;&#8212; Events of Default.&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Second, the trustee performs administrative duties for the issuer and the guarantors, such as sending principal and interest payments to you, transferring your debt securities to a new buyer if you sell and sending notices to you. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The indenture contains the full legal text of the matters described in this section. New York law governs the indenture and the debt securities. The issuer and the guarantors have consented in the indenture to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any U.S. federal and state courts sitting in the borough of Manhattan in the City of New York. The issuer and the guarantors have filed a copy of the form of indenture with the SEC as an exhibit to our registration statement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of senior debt securities which may be issued under the indenture and provides that the issuer may issue senior debt securities from time to time in one or more series. The issuer and the guarantors may issue debt securities and other securities at any time without your consent and without notifying you. The senior debt securities which the issuer may issue under the indenture are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the &#8220;debt securities.&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">This section summarizes material terms of the debt securities that are common to all series, unless otherwise indicated in this section or in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Because this section is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of the debt securities. This summary is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of the indenture, including the definition of various terms used in the indenture. For example, the meanings for only the more important terms that have been given special meanings in the indenture are described herein. Whenever particular sections or defined terms of the indenture are described in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement, those sections or defined terms are incorporated by reference herein or in such prospectus supplement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The issuer may issue original issue discount debt securities, which are debt securities that are offered and sold at a substantial discount to their stated principal amount. The issuer may also issue indexed securities or securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, currency&#160;units or composite currencies, as described in more detail in the prospectus supplement relating to any such debt securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The issuer and the guarantors describe the U.S. federal income tax consequences and any other special considerations applicable to original issue discount, indexed or foreign currency debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">In addition, the material financial, legal and other terms particular to a series of debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to that series. Those terms may vary from the terms described here. Accordingly, this summary also is subject to and qualified by reference to the description of the terms of the series described in the applicable prospectus supplement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">In addition, the prospectus supplement will state whether the issuer and the guarantors will list the debt securities of the series on any stock exchanges and, if so, which ones. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Form, Exchange and Transfer</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The debt securities will be issued, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, in fully registered form without interest coupons and in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">You may have your debt securities broken into more debt securities of smaller authorized denominations or combined into fewer debt securities of larger authorized denominations, as long as the total principal amount is not changed. This is called an exchange. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">You may exchange or transfer your registered debt securities at the office of the trustee. The trustee acts as our agent for registering debt securities in the names of holders and transferring registered debt securities. The entity that maintains the list of registered holders is called the &#8220;security registrar.&#8221; It will also register transfers of the registered debt securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">You will not be required to pay a service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange of the debt securities, but you may be required to pay any tax or other governmental charge associated with the registration of transfer or exchange. The registration of transfer or exchange of a registered debt security will only be made if you have duly endorsed the debt security or provided the security registrar with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory in form to the security registrar. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Beneficial interests in the debt securities will be subject to certain restrictions on transfer and must be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in the indenture and the debt securities will bear the applicable legends regarding the restrictions set forth under the transfer restrictions set forth in the indenture. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Payment and Paying Agents</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If your debt securities are in registered form, the issuer will pay interest to you if you are listed in the trustee&#8217;s records as a direct holder at the close of business on a particular day in advance of each due date for interest, even if you no longer own the security on the interest due date. That particular day is called the &#8220;regular record date&#8221; and will be stated in the applicable prospectus supplement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The issuer will pay interest, principal, additional amounts and any other money due on global registered debt securities pursuant to the applicable procedures of the depositary or, if the debt securities are not in global form, at our office or agency maintained for that purpose in New York City. The issuer may also choose to pay interest by mailing checks. The issuer may also arrange for additional payment offices, and may cancel or change our use of these offices, including the trustee&#8217;s corporate trust office. These offices are called &#8220;paying agents.&#8221; The issuer may also choose to act as our own paying agent. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Regardless of who acts as paying agent, all money that the issuer or the guarantors pay as principal, premium or interest to a paying agent, or then held by us in trust, that remains unclaimed at the end of two&#160;years after the amount is due to a direct holder will be repaid to us or (if then held in trust) discharged from trust. After that two-year period, direct holders may look only to us for payment and not to the trustee, any other paying agent or anyone else. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Street name and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how they will receive payments.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Notices</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The issuer, the guarantors and the trustee will send notices only to registered holders of certificated debt securities, using their addresses as listed in the registrar&#8217;s records. If the debt securities of a series are listed on a securities exchange, the issuer will provide notice to the holders in accordance with the applicable rules of such exchange. In addition, if debt securities are held in global form, notices will be delivered in accordance with the applicable procedures of the depositary. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Modification and Waiver</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The indenture provides several categories of changes that can be made to the indenture and the debt securities issued under the indenture. Such changes may or may not require the consent of the holders, as described below. A supplemental indenture will be prepared if holder approval is required. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Changes Requiring Each Holder&#8217;s Approval</font><font style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The indenture provides that there are changes to the indenture that cannot be made without the approval of each holder of the outstanding debt securities affected thereby. Those types of changes are: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">a change in the Stated Maturity for any principal or interest payment on the debt securities or to the time at which any debt security may be redeemed; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">a reduction in the principal amount, the interest rate, the redemption price for the debt securities or the principal amount that would be due and payable upon acceleration; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">a change in the obligation to pay additional amounts; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">a change in the currency of any payment on the debt securities; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">a change in the place of any payment on the debt securities; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">an impairment of the holder&#8217;s right to sue for the enforcement of any right to payment on or with respect to any amount due on its debt securities; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">a change in the terms of payment from, or control over, or release or reduction of any collateral or security interest to secure the payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, under any debt security; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">a modification of the sections of the indenture relating to supplemental indentures, waiver with the consent of holders or waiver of past defaults, except to increase the&#160;percentage of holders required to make a modification or waiver or to provide that certain other provisions of the indenture cannot be modified or waived without the approval of each holder of the debt securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">add or change any of the provisions of the indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of the debt securities in bearer form; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">secure the debt securities or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any guarantee of or Lien securing the debt securities when such release, termination or discharge is permitted by the indenture; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment by a successor trustee; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provide for the issuance of additional debt securities; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the indenture, </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> that such action shall not adversely affect the interests of any holder of the debt securities in any material respect (which shall be conclusively established by delivery of an officer&#8217;s certificate to the trustee); </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">make any other change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any holder of the debt securities or to conform the indenture to this &#8220;Description of the Debt Securities;&#8221; or </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">add additional obligors with respect to the debt securities and the indenture or to add additional guarantors to guarantee the obligations under the debt securities and the indenture. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The holders of the debt securities will receive prior notice as described under &#8220;&#8212; Notices&#8221; of any proposed amendment to the debt securities or the indenture described in this section. After an amendment described in the preceding paragraph of this section becomes effective, the issuer or any of the guarantors is required to mail to the holders of debt securities a notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all holders of the debt securities, or any defect therein, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The consent of the holders of the debt securities is not necessary to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Changes Requiring Majority Approval</font><font style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Except for the changes described under &#8220;&#8212; Changes Requiring Each Holder&#8217;s Approval&#8221; and &#8220;&#8212;&#160;Changes Not Requiring Approval,&#8221; the indenture provides that changes to the indenture and the outstanding debt securities under the indenture must be approved by the holders of a majority in principal amount of each series of the debt securities affected by the change or waiver. The required approval must be given by written consent. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The indenture provides that the same majority approval would be required for the issuer or the guarantors to obtain a waiver of any covenants in the indenture. The covenants of the issuer and the guarantors in the indenture include the promises the issuer and the guarantors make about merging or entering into similar transactions and creating liens on their assets, which are described below under &#8220;&#8212;&#160;Certain Covenants&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Mergers and Similar Transactions&#8221; and &#8220;&#8212; Certain Covenants&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Limitation on Liens.&#8221; If the holders approve a waiver of a covenant, the issuer and the guarantors will not have to comply with that covenant. The holders, however, cannot approve a waiver of any provision in the debt securities or the indenture, as it affects any security, that the issuer and the guarantors cannot change without the approval of the holder of that security as described above in &#8220;&#8212; Changes Requiring Each Holder&#8217;s Approval,&#8221; unless that holder approves the waiver. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Voting Mechanics</font><font style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Debt securities will not be considered outstanding, and therefore the holders of those debt securities will not be eligible to vote or take other action under the indenture, if the issuer or any of the guarantors has deposited or set aside in trust money for their payment, repurchase or redemption. Debt securities will also not be eligible to vote or take other action under the indenture if they have been defeased as described under &#8220;&#8212; Defeasance and Discharge.&#8221; Debt securities held by the issuer, the guarantors or their affiliates are not considered outstanding. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The issuer and the guarantors will generally be entitled to set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the holders of outstanding debt securities that are entitled to vote or take other action under the indenture. In limited circumstances, the trustee, and not the issuer or the guarantors, will be entitled to set a record date for action by holders. If a record date is set for a vote or other action to be taken by holders of a particular series, that vote or action may be taken only by persons who are holders of outstanding debt securities of that series on the record date and must be taken within 180&#160;days following the record date </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">or another period that the issuer, the guarantors, or the trustee, as applicable, may specify. This period may be shortened or lengthened (but not beyond 180&#160;days). </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Street name and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how approval may be granted if the issuer and the guarantors seek to change the indenture or the debt securities or request a waiver.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Redemption</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, your debt security will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund; that is, the issuer and the guarantors will not deposit money on a regular basis into any separate custodial account to repay your debt securities. In addition, other than as set forth in &#8220;&#8212; Optional Tax Redemption&#8221; below, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the issuer and the guarantors will not be entitled to redeem your debt security before its Stated Maturity. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">General Provisions for Redemption</font><font style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If the applicable prospectus supplement specifies a redemption date, it will also specify one or more redemption prices, which may be expressed as a&#160;percentage of the principal amount of your debt security or by reference to one or more formulae used to determine the redemption price. It may also specify one or more redemption periods during which the redemption prices relating to a redemption of debt securities during those periods will apply. The issuer&#8217;s actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If the applicable prospectus supplement specifies a redemption commencement date, the issuer may redeem your debt security at our option at any time on or after that date. If the issuer redeems your debt security, it will do so at the specified redemption price, together with interest accrued to the redemption date. If different prices are specified for different redemption periods, the price paid will be the price that applies to the redemption period during which your debt security is redeemed. If less than all of the debt securities are redeemed at any time, (1)&#160;the particular debt securities to be redeemed will be chosen by the trustee in compliance with the requirements governing redemptions of the principal securities exchange, if any, on which debt securities of the applicable series are listed or if such securities exchange has no requirement governing redemption or the debt securities of the applicable series are not then listed on a securities exchange, on a </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">pro&#160;rata basis</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> or by lot (or, in the case of debt securities issued in global form, subject to the applicable procedures of the depositary), and (2)&#160;the trustee will authenticate and deliver to the holder of such debt securities without service charge, a new debt security or securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the debt security so surrendered. If debt securities of any series are redeemed in part, the remaining outstanding amount of any debt security of that series must be at least equal to US$2,000 and be an integral multiple of US$1,000. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless the issuer defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the debt securities or portions thereof called for redemption. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The issuer will give the notice in the manner described above under &#8220;&#8212; Notices.&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Redemption Notice</font><font style="font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">In the event that the issuer exercises an option to redeem any debt securities, it will give to the trustee and the holder written notice of the principal amount of the debt securities to be redeemed, not less than 10&#160;days nor more than 60&#160;days before the applicable redemption date. A notice of redemption, except if made pursuant to the provisions set forth under &#8220;&#8212; Optional Tax Redemption,&#8221; may, at our discretion, be conditional. If such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice will state that, in our discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time (but no more than 60&#160;days after the date of the notice of redemption) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied (or waived by us in our sole discretion) and a new redemption date will be set by us in accordance with the Depository Trust Company&#8217;s, or DTC&#8217;s, applicable procedures, or such redemption may not occur and such </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied (or waived by us in our sole discretion) by the redemption date, or by the redemption date as so delayed. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Optional Tax Redemption</font><font style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The debt securities will be redeemable at the option of the issuer, in whole, but not in part, upon giving not less than 10 nor more than 60&#160;days&#8217; notice to the holders (which notice will be irrevocable), at 100% of the principal amount thereof, </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">plus</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> accrued interest and any additional amounts payable with respect thereto if (i)&#160;the issuer has or will become obligated to pay additional amounts as discussed below under &#8220;&#8212;&#160;Additional Amounts&#8221; with respect to such debt securities in excess of the additional amounts that the issuer would pay if payments in respect of the debt securities were subject to deduction or withholding at a rate of 15% (determined without regard to any interest, fees, penalties or other additions to tax) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the treaties, laws or regulations of a Taxing Jurisdiction, or any change in the application or official interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change or amendment occurs after the date of the indenture (or, in the case of any jurisdiction that becomes a Taxing Jurisdiction after the date of the indenture, after the date on which such jurisdiction becomes a Taxing Jurisdiction), and (ii)&#160;such obligation cannot be avoided by the issuer taking reasonable measures available to it. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of the preceding sentence, reasonable measures shall include a change of the jurisdiction of incorporation, residence or domicile of the issuer, or any paying agent. No such notice of redemption will be given earlier than 60&#160;days prior to the earliest date on which the issuer would be obligated to pay such additional amounts if a payment in respect of such debt securities were then due. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Prior to the publication or mailing of any notice of redemption of the debt securities as described above, the issuer must deliver to the trustee an officers&#8217; certificate to the effect that the obligations of the issuer to pay additional amounts cannot be avoided by the issuer taking reasonable measures available to it. The issuer will also deliver an opinion of an independent legal counsel of recognized standing stating that the issuer either has or will become obligated to pay additional amounts due to the changes in treaties, tax laws or regulations. The trustee will accept this certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in clauses (i)&#160;and (ii)&#160;of the preceding paragraph, in which event it will be conclusive and binding on the holders. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Subject to any restrictions described in the prospectus supplement, the issuer, the guarantors or their affiliates may purchase debt securities from investors who are willing to sell from time to time, either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Debt securities that issuer, the guarantors or their affiliates purchase may, in our discretion, be held, resold or canceled, but will only be resold in compliance with applicable requirements or exemptions under the relevant securities laws. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, all payments by the issuer or a guarantor in respect of the debt securities will be made free and clear of, and without withholding or deduction for or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments, fees or other governmental charges of whatever nature (and any fines, penalties or interest related thereto) imposed or levied by or on behalf of the British Virgin Islands, Brazil, or any other jurisdiction in which the issuer or a guarantor is organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made or any political subdivision or authority of or in such relevant jurisdiction having power to tax (any of the aforementioned being a &#8220;Taxing Jurisdiction&#8221;), unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event that any such taxes, duties, assessments, fees or other governmental charges (and any fines, penalties or interest related thereto) are so imposed or levied, the issuer, or a guarantor, as applicable, will pay to each holder such additional amounts as may be necessary in order that every net payment made by the issuer or a guarantor, as applicable, on each debt security after such withholding or deduction imposed upon or as a result of such payment by a Taxing Jurisdiction will not be less than the amount then due and payable on such debt security. The foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts, however, will not apply to or in respect of: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the existence of any present or former connection between such holder, on the one hand, and the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, on the other hand (including, without limitation, such holder being or having been a citizen or resident thereof or having been engaged in a trade or business or present therein or having, or having had, a permanent establishment therein), other than the mere receipt of such payment or the ownership or holding of, or the enforcement of rights under, such debt security; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been so imposed but for the presentation by such holder for payment on a date more than 30&#160;days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge to the extent that such tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the failure of such holder to comply with any certification, identification or other reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction of the holder or beneficial owner of a debt security (including, without limitation, a certification that the holder or beneficial owner is not resident in the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction) if (a)&#160;such compliance is required or imposed by law as a precondition to exemption from all or a part of such tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge and (b)&#160;at least 30&#160;days prior to the date on which the issuer or a guarantor, as applicable, will apply this clause, either the issuer or a guarantor, as applicable, will have notified all holders of debt securities that some or all holders of debt securities will be required to comply with such requirement and (c)&#160;in no event shall such holder&#8217;s requirement to make such a declaration, claim or filing require such holder to provide any materially more onerous information, documents or other evidence than would be required to be provided had such holder been required to file U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, W-8IMY and/or documentation required by the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS); </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments of principal of or interest on the debt security; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any additional amounts with respect to any such deduction or withholding, imposed on or in respect of the debt securities pursuant to FATCA, any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted by the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or in any jurisdiction in which payments on the debt securities are made implementing FATCA, or any agreement between the issuer, the guarantors or a paying agent and such relevant jurisdiction, or any authority of any of the foregoing implementing FATCA; or </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">As used in this section, &#8220;FATCA&#8221; means Sections&#160;1471 through 1474 of the United States Internal Revenue Code (&#8220;Code&#8221;), as of the date of this prospectus (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section&#160;1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among governmental authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The issuer or a guarantor, as applicable, will also pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise in any jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, registration, enforcement or the making of payments in respect of the debt securities, excluding any such taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by any jurisdiction outside of the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, other than those resulting from, or required to be paid in connection with, the enforcement of the debt securities following the occurrence of any default or event of default. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">No additional amounts will be paid with respect to a payment on any debt security to a holder that is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or beneficial owner would not have been entitled to receive payment of the additional amounts had the beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the holder of the debt security. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The issuer or a guarantor, as applicable, will provide the trustee with the official acknowledgment of the relevant taxing authority (or, if such acknowledgment is not available without unreasonable burden or expense, a certified copy thereof or, if such certified copy is not available, other documentation satisfactory to the trustee) evidencing any payment of taxes, penalties, duties, assessments, fees or other governmental charges in respect of which the issuer or such guarantor has paid any additional amounts. Copies of such documentation will be made available to the holders of the debt securities or the paying agents, as applicable, upon request therefor. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">All references in this prospectus to principal of and interest on the debt securities will include any additional amounts payable by the issuer in respect of such principal and such interest. The obligations described under &#8220;Additional Amounts&#8221; will survive until the debt securities have been paid in full and will apply </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">mutatis mutandis</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> to any jurisdiction in which any successor person to the issuer or a guarantor is organized or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Repurchase of Debt Securities upon a Change of Control</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, not later than 30&#160;days following a Change of Control that results in a Rating Decline with respect to a series of debt securities, the issuer or any of the guarantors will make, directly or by a Designated Affiliate, an offer to purchase (an &#8220;Offer to Purchase&#8221;) all outstanding securities at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">plus</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> accrued interest to the date of purchase. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">An Offer to Purchase must be made by written offer to the holders of debt securities of such series (a copy of which shall be delivered to the trustee), which will specify the principal amount of debt securities of such series subject to the offer (which shall be all the outstanding debt securities of such series) and the purchase price. The Offer to Purchase must specify an expiration date (the &#8220;Expiration Date&#8221;) not less than 30&#160;days or more than 60&#160;days after the date of the offer and an indicative settlement date for purchase (the &#8220;Purchase Date&#8221;) not more than five Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer to Purchase must include (i)&#160;a description of the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control; (ii)&#160;information concerning the business of Gerdau which it believes will enable the holders to make an informed decision with respect to the Offer to Purchase; and (iii)&#160;instructions and any materials necessary to enable holders to tender debt securities of such series pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. The issuer or guarantor, as applicable, will comply with Rule&#160;14e-1 under the Exchange Act (to the extent applicable) and all other applicable laws in making any Offer to Purchase, and the above procedures will be deemed modified as necessary to permit such compliance. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">A holder may tender all or any portion of its debt securities pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, subject to the requirements that any portion of a debt security tendered must be in a multiple of US$1,000 principal amount, the minimum tender of any holder must be no less than US$2,000 and, if tendered in part, the residual amount cannot be less than US$2,000. Holders shall be entitled to withdraw debt securities tendered up to the close of business on the Expiration Date. On the Purchase Date the purchase price will become due and payable on each debt security accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, and interest on debt securities purchased will cease to accrue on and after the Purchase Date. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Neither the issuer nor any of the guarantors will be required to make an Offer to Purchase upon a Change of Control that results in a Rating Decline with respect to a series of debt securities if (1)&#160;a third party (not including the guarantors, their subsidiaries, or a Designated Affiliate) makes the Offer to Purchase in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the applicable indenture applicable to an Offer to Purchase made by the issuer and purchases all debt securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Offer to Purchase, or (2)&#160;a notice of redemption for all outstanding debt securities and of such series has been given pursuant to the applicable indenture unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price. Notwithstanding anything to the </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">contrary contained herein, an Offer to Purchase may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditioned upon the consummation of such Change of Control and the occurrence of such Rating Decline, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Offer to Purchase is made. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each of the issuer and the guarantors will not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or sell, convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of transactions, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of its Property (determined on the basis of the consolidated assets of Gerdau and its Subsidiaries) to any other Person (other than the issuer or a guarantor), unless: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the Person (if not the issuer or a guarantor) formed by such merger or consolidation or the Person (if not the issuer or a guarantor) which acquired by sale, conveyance, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the Property of the issuer or a guarantor (the &#8220;Successor Corporation&#8221;) will be a person or persons organized and existing under the laws of Brazil, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Canada or any other country that is a member country of the European Union or of the OECD on the date of the indenture, and such person or persons expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture to the indenture, executed and delivered to the trustee, all the obligations of the issuer and the guarantors under the indenture; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the Successor Corporation expressly assumes by supplemental indenture to the applicable indenture the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest (and Additional Amounts) on all of the debt securities or such guarantor&#8217;s guarantee, as applicable, of the relevant series, the performance or observance of every covenant of the issuer or guarantor, as applicable, and all other obligations of the issuer or guarantor, as applicable, under such indenture and debt securities or such guarantor&#8217;s guarantee, as applicable; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the issuer or such guarantor, as applicable, or the Successor Corporation, as the case may be, delivers to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture (if required) comply with these conditions, that such supplemental indenture (if required) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and constitutes valid and binding obligations of the Successor Corporation and that all conditions precedent in the applicable indenture provided or relating to such transaction and such supplemental indenture (if required) have been complied with; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the following transactions will not be subject to clause (2)&#160;above: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any merger or consolidation by the issuer or any guarantor with or into any Subsidiary of the issuer or any guarantor; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any sale, conveyance, transfer or lease by the issuer or any guarantor, in one transaction or in a series of transactions, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of its Property (determined on the basis of the consolidated assets of Gerdau and its Subsidiaries) to any Subsidiaries of the issuer or any guarantor. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, any merger or consolidation, in which the surviving entity is the issuer or a guarantor, or sale, conveyance, transfer or lease to the issuer or a guarantor will not be subject to any clause above. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Upon any consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease in accordance with these conditions, the Successor Corporation shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">of, the issuer or guarantor, as applicable, under the applicable indenture and the debt securities or such guarantor&#8217;s guarantee, as applicable, of the relevant series with the same effect as if the Successor Corporation had been named as the issuer or the guarantors of the debt securities of such series in the applicable indenture. No Successor Corporation shall have the right to redeem the debt securities unless the issuer or any guarantor would have been entitled to redeem the debt securities in similar circumstances. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Limitation on Liens</font><font style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the issuer and the guarantors will covenant that for so long as any debt securities remain outstanding, the issuer and the guarantors will not create or suffer to exist any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, conditional sale or other title retention agreement or other similar lien (each a &#8220;Lien&#8221;), upon any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on its Capital Stock. The issuer and the guarantors will not, nor will Gerdau permit any Restricted Subsidiary, including any of the guarantors, to, create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on any of their Capital Stock securing any obligation, unless contemporaneously therewith effective provision is made to secure the debt securities equally and ratably with such obligation for so long as such obligation is so secured. The preceding sentence will not require any of the guarantors or any Restricted Subsidiary to equally and ratably secure the debt securities if the Lien consists of the following: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any Lien existing on the date of the indenture, and any extension, renewal or replacement thereof or of any Lien in clause (2), (3)&#160;or (4)&#160;below; </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided, however</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, that the total amount of Debt so secured is not increased; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any Lien on any property or assets (including Capital Stock of any person) securing Debt incurred solely for purposes of financing the acquisition, construction or improvement of such property or assets after the date of the indenture; provided that (a)&#160;the aggregate principal amount of Debt secured by such Lien will not exceed (but may be less than) the cost (i.e., purchase price) of the property or assets so acquired, constructed or improved and (b)&#160;such Lien is incurred before, or within 120&#160;days after the completion of, such acquisition, construction or improvement and does not encumber any other property or assets of the guarantors or any Restricted Subsidiary; and </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided, further</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, that to the extent that the property or asset acquired is Capital Stock, such Lien also may encumber other property or assets of the person so acquired; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any Lien securing Debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or part of the cost of the acquisition, construction or development of a project (including mini-mills and other facilities); </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> that the lenders of such Debt expressly agree to limit their recourse in respect of such Debt to assets (including Capital Stock of the project entity) and/or revenues of such project with an aggregate value of not more than the amount of such Debt; and </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided, further</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, that the Lien is incurred before, or within 120&#160;days after the completion of, that acquisition, construction or development and does not apply to any other property or assets of Gerdau or any Subsidiary; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any Lien existing on any property or assets of any person before that person&#8217;s acquisition by, merger into or consolidation with Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary after the date of the indenture; </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided that</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> (a)&#160;such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation, (b)&#160;the Debt secured by such Lien may not exceed the Debt secured on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation, (c)&#160;such Lien will not apply to any other property or assets of Gerdau or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (d)&#160;such Lien will secure only the Debt that it secures on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any Lien imposed by law that was incurred in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, carriers&#8217;, warehousemen&#8217;s and mechanics&#8217; liens and other similar encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of business, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any pledge or deposit made in connection with workers&#8217; compensation, unemployment insurance or other similar social security legislation, any deposit to secure appeal bonds in proceedings being contested in good faith to which Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, good faith </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party or deposits for the payment of rent, in each case made in the ordinary course of business; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any Lien in favor of issuers of surety bonds or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any Lien securing taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, the payment of which are not yet due or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, have been established as required by IFRS; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">minor defects, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, licenses, restrictions on the use of property or assets or minor imperfections in title that do not materially impair the value or use of the property or assets affected thereby, and any leases and subleases of real property that do not interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary, and which are made on customary and usual terms applicable to similar properties; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any rights of set-off of any person with respect to any deposit account of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business and not constituting a financing transaction; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any Liens granted to secure borrowings from, directly or indirectly, (a)&#160;</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econ&#244;mico e Social &#8212;</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> BNDES, or any other Brazilian governmental development bank or credit agency or (b)&#160;any international or multilateral development bank, government-sponsored agency, export-import bank or official export-import credit insurer; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any Liens on the inventory or receivables of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary securing the obligations of such person under any lines of credit or working capital facility or in connection with any structured export or import financing or other trade transaction; </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> that the aggregate principal amount of Debt incurred that is secured by receivables that will fall due in any fiscal year shall not exceed (a)&#160;with respect to transactions secured by receivables from export sales, 80% of Gerdau&#8217;s consolidated gross revenues from export sales for the immediately preceding fiscal year of Gerdau; or (b)&#160;with respect to transactions secured by receivables from domestic (Brazilian) sales, 80% of such person&#8217;s consolidated gross revenues from sales within Brazil for the immediately preceding fiscal year of Gerdau; and </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided, further</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, that Advance Transactions will not be deemed transactions secured by receivables for purpose of the above calculation; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">in addition to the foregoing Liens set forth in clauses (1)&#160;through (12) above, Liens securing Debt of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, guarantees of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary) the aggregate principal amount of which, at any time of determination, does not exceed 20% of Consolidated Total Assets. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Gerdau will furnish to the trustee the following reports for delivery to holders upon their written request thereof: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;an English language version of Gerdau&#8217;s annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS promptly upon such financial statements becoming available but not later than 180&#160;days after the close of its fiscal year; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;an English language version of Gerdau&#8217;s unaudited quarterly financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS (including, as supplementary information, an unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and an unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations, in each case, prepared in accordance with IFRS), promptly upon such financial statements becoming available but not later than 60&#160;days after the close of each fiscal quarter (other than the last fiscal quarter of its fiscal year); and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;upon any director or executive officer of any of the issuer or the guarantors becoming aware of the existence of a Default or Event of Default or any event by reason of which payments of either principal or interest on the bonds are prohibited, an officers&#8217; certificate setting forth the details thereof and the action which Gerdau is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Delivery of these reports, information and documents to the trustee is for informational purposes only and the trustee&#8217;s receipt of any of those will not constitute constructive notice of any information contained in them or determinable from information contained in them, including Gerdau&#8217;s compliance with any of its covenants under the indenture. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Notwithstanding the forgoing, if Gerdau makes available the information described in clauses (1)&#160;and (2)&#160;above on the SEC&#8217;s EDGAR website, its website or the website of a Subsidiary of Gerdau, it will be deemed to have satisfied the reporting requirement set forth in clauses (1)&#160;and (2)&#160;above. It is understood that the trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine whether such information, documents or reports have been delivered as described above or posted on any website. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">None of the issuer or the guarantors other than Gerdau will be required to provide or distribute any financial or other reports described above. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Defeasance and Discharge</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The following discussion of full defeasance and discharge and covenant defeasance and discharge will only be applicable to your series of debt securities if Gerdau Trade chooses to apply them to that series, in which case that will be stated in the applicable prospectus supplement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If the applicable prospectus supplement states that full defeasance will apply to a particular series, the issuer and the guarantors will be legally released from any payment and other obligations on the debt securities, except for various obligations described below (called &#8220;full defeasance&#8221;), provided that the issuer or the guarantors, as applicable, in addition to other actions, puts in place the following arrangements for you to be repaid: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the issuer or the guarantors, as applicable, must irrevocably deposit in trust for your benefit and the benefit of all other direct holders of the applicable debt securities a combination of money and (unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement) U.S. government or U.S. government agency debt securities or bonds that must bear the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and that, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments, including additional amounts, on the debt securities on their various due dates. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the issuer or the guarantors, as applicable, must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion of counsel, based upon a ruling by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or upon a change in applicable U.S. federal income tax law, confirming that under then current U.S. federal income tax law the issuer or the guarantors, as applicable, may make the above deposit without causing you to be taxed on the debt securities any differently than if the issuer or the guarantors, as applicable, did not make the deposit and instead repaid the debt securities itself. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If the issuer or the guarantors ever did accomplish full defeasance as described above, you would have to rely solely on the trust deposit for repayment on the debt securities of the applicable series. You could not look to the issuer or the guarantors for repayment in the unlikely event of any shortfall. However, even if the issuer or the guarantors take these actions, a number of obligations relating to the debt securities or the guarantees will remain. These include the following obligations: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">to register the transfer and exchange of debt securities; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">to hold money for payment in trust. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If the applicable prospectus supplement states that covenant defeasance will apply to a particular series, the issuer or the guarantors can make the same type of deposit described above and be released from all or some of the restrictive covenants (if any) that apply to the debt securities of the particular series. This is called &#8220;covenant defeasance.&#8221; In that event, you would lose the protection of those restrictive covenants but would gain the protection of having money and (unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement) U.S. government securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of an internationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certificate delivered to the trustee, without consideration of any reinvestment, to pay the principal of, and interest on the debt securities to redemption or maturity and comply with certain other conditions, including the delivery of certain opinions of counsel as to certain tax matters. In order to achieve covenant defeasance, the issuer or the guarantors would be required to take all of the steps described above under &#8220;&#8212; Defeasance and Discharge&#8221; except that the opinion of counsel would not have to refer to a change in United States Federal income tax laws or a ruling from the United States Internal Revenue Service. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If the issuer or the guarantors were to accomplish covenant defeasance, the following provisions of the indenture and the debt securities would no longer apply: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">any covenants applicable to the series of debt securities and described in the applicable prospectus supplement; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the events of default relating to breach of the defeased covenants, described below under &#8220;&#8212; Events of Default&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;What Is an Event of Default?&#8221;. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If the issuer or the guarantors accomplish covenant defeasance, you would still be able to look to it for repayment of the debt securities of the applicable series if there were a shortfall in the trust deposit. If any event of default occurs and the debt securities of the applicable series become immediately due and payable, there may be such a shortfall. Depending on the event causing the default, you may not be able to obtain payment of the shortfall. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Ranking</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The debt securities will rank equally with all the other unsecured and unsubordinated Debt of the issuer. The guarantees will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated Debt of the guarantors, as applicable. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Events of Default</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The indenture provides that you will have special rights if an event of default occurs and is not cured or waived, as described later in this subsection and as may be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The indenture provides that the term &#8220;event of default&#8221; with respect to any series of debt securities means any of the following: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;there is a failure to pay interest (including any related additional amounts) on any security when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30&#160;days; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;there is failure to pay principal (including any related additional amounts) of any debt security when the same becomes due and payable upon redemption or as described under &#8220;&#8212; Covenants&#8201;&#8212; Repurchase upon a Change of Control&#8221; or otherwise; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the issuer or any of the guarantors fails to comply with any of the covenants described under &#8220;&#8212;&#160;Covenants&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Limitation on the Issuer,&#8221; &#8220;&#8212; Covenants&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Limitation on Liens,&#8221; &#8220;&#8212;&#160;Covenants&#8201;&#8212; Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates&#8221; or &#8220;&#8212; Covenants&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Limitation on Consolidation, Merger or Transfer of Assets,&#8221; and such failure continues for 30&#160;days after the notice specified below; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the issuer or any of the guarantors fails to comply with any of its covenants or agreements in the debt securities or the indenture (other than those referred to in (1), (2)&#160;and (3)&#160;above), and such failure continues for 60&#160;days after the notice specified below; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the issuer or any of the guarantors or any Significant Subsidiary defaults under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Debt for borrowed money by the such or such guarantors or any such Significant Subsidiary (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the issuer or such guarantor or any such Significant Subsidiary) whether such Debt or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the indenture, which default (a)&#160;is caused by failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, or interest on such Debt after giving effect to any grace period provided in such Debt on the date of such default, which is referred to as a &#8220;Payment Default,&#8221; or (b)&#160;results in the acceleration of such Debt prior to its express maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Debt, together with the principal amount of any other such Debt under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, totals US$150.0&#160;million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination) or more in the aggregate; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;one or more final judgments or decrees for the payment of money of US$150.0&#160;million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination) or more in the aggregate are rendered against the issuer or any of the guarantors or any Significant Subsidiary and are not paid (whether in full or in installments in accordance with the terms of the judgment) or otherwise discharged and, in the case of each such judgment or decree, either (a)&#160;an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree and is not dismissed within 30&#160;days following commencement of such enforcement proceedings or (b)&#160;there is a period of 60&#160;days following such judgment during which such judgment or decree is not discharged, waived or the execution thereof stayed; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;certain events (including proceedings or becoming subject to such proceedings) of bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency of the issuer or any of the guarantors or any Significant Subsidiary occur; or </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any guarantee of the debt securities ceases to be valid or in full force and effect or any of the guarantors denies or disaffirms its obligations under its guarantee of the debt securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">A default under clause (3)&#160;or (4)&#160;above will not constitute an event of default until the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the debt securities outstanding notify the issuer and the guarantors of the default and the issuer or the guarantors do not cure such default within the time specified after receipt of such notice. For the purposes of this description of debt securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">An event of default for a particular series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an event of default for any other series of debt securities issued under the indenture, although the default and acceleration of one series of debt securities may trigger a default and acceleration of another series of debt securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Remedies upon an Event of Default</font><font style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If an event of default (other than an event of default specified in clause (7)&#160;above) occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the debt securities then outstanding of that series may declare all unpaid principal of and accrued interest on all debt securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the issuer and the guarantors (and to the trustee, if notice is given by the holders), stating that such notice is an &#8220;acceleration notice,&#8221; and upon any such declaration such amounts will become due and payable immediately. If an event of default specified in clause (7)&#160;above occurs and is continuing, then the principal of and accrued interest on all debt securities of that series will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders, unless such holders have offered to the trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the trustee. Subject to such provision for the indemnification of the trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">debt securities will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Each of the situations described above is called an acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities under the indenture. If the maturity of the debt securities of any series is accelerated and a judgment for payment has not yet been obtained, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may cancel the acceleration of the debt securities, provided that the issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, has paid or deposited with the trustee under the indenture a sum sufficient to pay (i)&#160;all overdue interest and any additional amounts on all of the debt securities of the series, (ii)&#160;the principal of any debt securities of the series which have become due (other than amounts due solely because of the acceleration), (iii)&#160;interest upon overdue interest at the rate borne by (or prescribed therefor in) the securities of that series (to the extent that payment of this interest is lawful), and (iv)&#160;all sums paid or advanced by the trustee under the indenture and all amounts the issuer or the guarantors owe the trustee; and provided further that all other defaults with respect to the debt securities of that series have been cured or waived. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The trustee is not required under the indenture to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties under the indenture, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the trustee has reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of the funds or adequate security or indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Before you bypass the trustee and bring your own lawsuit or other formal legal action or take other steps to enforce your rights or protect your interests relating to the debt securities, the following must occur: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">you must give the trustee under the indenture written notice of a continuing event of default; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the series must make a written request that the trustee institute proceedings in respect of the event of default; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">they or other holders must offer to the trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in taking that action; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the trustee must not have taken action for 60&#160;days after the above steps have been taken; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">during those 60&#160;days, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the series must not have given the trustee directions that are inconsistent with the written request of the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the debt securities of the series. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Under the indenture, you are entitled, however, at any time to bring a lawsuit for the payment of money due on your security and not paid in full on or after its due date by the issuer or the guarantors. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Street name and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how to give notice or direction to or make a request of the trustee and how to declare or cancel an acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of any series may waive any default for the debt securities of the series, except for defaults which cannot be waived without the consent of each holder. If this happens, the default will be treated as if it had not occurred. No one can waive a payment default, however, without the approval of each holder of the affected series of securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Street name and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how to give notice or direction to or make a request of the trustee and how to waive a default.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Additional Terms of the Gerdau Trade Debt Securities</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the Gerdau Trade debt securities will have the following additional basic terms. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Guaranty by Gerdau, Gerdau A&#231;ominas and Gerdau A&#231;os Longos</font><font style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Payments of amounts due by Gerdau Trade under the debt securities will be guaranteed by Gerdau, Gerdau A&#231;ominas and Gerdau A&#231;os Longos. See &#8220;Description of the Guarantees.&#8221; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Regarding the Trustee</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The Bank of New York Mellon will serve as the trustee of the debt securities under the indentures. The Bank of New York Mellon may from time to time have other business relationships with the issuer, the guarantors or their affiliates. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The indenture contains provisions for the indemnification of the trustee and for its relief from responsibility. The obligations of the trustee to any holder are subject to such immunities and rights as are set forth in the indenture. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the trustee needs to perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in the indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into the indenture against the trustee or the principal paying agent. In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the trustee shall exercise those rights and powers vested in it by the indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in such exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. The permissive rights of the trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated in the indenture will not be construed as an obligation or duty. No provision of the indenture will require the trustee or the principal paying agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties thereunder, or in the exercise of its rights or powers, unless it receives security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The issuer and the guarantors and their respective Affiliates may from time to time enter into normal banking and trustee relationships with the trustee and its affiliates. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Governing Law, Waiver of Trial by Jury and Submission to Jurisdiction</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The debt securities, the indenture and the guarantees will be governed by the laws of the State of New York and will provide for a waiver of the right to trial by jury. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The issuer and the guarantors will submit to the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal and New York State courts located in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York for purposes of all legal actions and proceedings instituted in connection with the securities and the indenture. The issuer and the guarantors have appointed Cogency Global, Inc. as their authorized agent upon which process may be served in any such action. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Currency Indemnity</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">U.S. dollars are the sole currency of account and payment for all sums payable by the issuer and the guarantors under or in connection with the securities, including damages. Any amount received or recovered in a currency other than dollars (whether as a result of a judgment or the enforcement of a judgment or order of a court of any jurisdiction, in the winding-up or dissolution of any of the issuer and the guarantors or otherwise) by any holder of a debt security in respect of any sum expressed to be due to it from any of the issuer and the guarantors will only constitute a discharge of such sum to the extent of the amount of U.S. dollars that the recipient is able to purchase with the amount so received or recovered in that other currency on the date of that receipt or recovery (or, if it is not practicable to make that purchase on that date, on the first date on which it is practicable to do so). If that U.S. dollar amount is less than the U.S. dollar amount expressed to be due to the recipient under any debt security, the issuer and the guarantors will jointly and severally indemnify such holder against any loss sustained by it as a result; and if the amount of U.S. dollars so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to such holder, such holder will, by accepting a debt security, be deemed to have agreed to repay such excess. In any event, the issuer and the guarantors will jointly and severally indemnify the recipient against the cost of making any such purchase. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, it will be sufficient for the holder of a debt security to certify in a satisfactory manner (indicating the sources of information used) that it would have suffered a </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">loss had an actual purchase of U.S. dollars been made with the amount so received in that other currency on the date of receipt or recovery (or, if a purchase of U.S. dollars on such date had not been practicable, on the first date on which it would have been practicable, it being required that the need for a change of date be certified in the manner mentioned above). These indemnities constitute a separate and independent obligation from the other obligations of the issuer and the guarantors, will give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, will apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by any holder of a debt security and will continue in full force and effect despite any other judgment, order, claim or proof for a liquidated amount in respect of any sum due under any debt security. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Waiver of Immunities</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">To the extent that the issuer and the guarantors may in any jurisdiction claim for itself or its assets immunity from a suit, execution, attachment, whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise, or other legal process in connection with and as set out in the indenture and the securities and to the extent that in any jurisdiction there may be immunity attributed to the issuer, the guarantors, the issuer&#8217;s assets or the guarantors&#8217; assets, whether or not claimed, the issuer and the guarantors have irrevocably agreed for the benefit of the holders of the debt securities not to claim, and irrevocably waive, the immunity to the full extent permitted by law. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Certain Definitions</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The following sets forth certain of the defined terms used in the indenture. Reference is made to the indentures for the full definition of all such terms, as well as any other terms used herein for which no definition is provided. Unless otherwise indicated by the context, the following terms will, for purposes of this &#8220;Description of the Debt Securities,&#8221; have the meanings ascribed to them below, whether used in singular or plural form. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Advance Transaction&#8221; means an advance from a financial institution involving either (a)&#160;a foreign exchange contract (ACC&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Adiantamento sobre Contrato de C&#226;mbio</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">) or (b)&#160;an export contract (ACE&#8201;&#8212; </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Adiantamento sobre Cambiais Entregues</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">). </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Affiliate&#8221; means, with respect to any specified Person, (i)&#160;any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person or (ii)&#160;any other Person who is a director or officer (a)&#160;of such specified Person, (b)&#160;of any Subsidiary of such specified Person or (c)&#160;of any Person described in clause (i)&#160;above. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise and the terms &#8220;controlling&#8221; and &#8220;controlled&#8221; have meanings correlative to the foregoing. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Business Day&#8221; means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in The City of New York, S&#227;o Paulo, Brazil, or Road Town, British Virgin Islands. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Capital Stock&#8221; of any Person means any and all shares, interests (including partnership interests or limited partnership interests), rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) such Person&#8217;s equity, including any preferred stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Change of Control&#8221; means (1)&#160;any &#8220;person&#8221; or &#8220;group&#8221; &#8203;(as such terms are used for purposes of Sections&#160;13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, other than any Permitted Holders) is or becomes the &#8220;beneficial owner&#8221; &#8203;(as such term is used in Rules 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of Gerdau, including as a result of any merger or consolidation transaction including Gerdau or any of the other guarantors; or (2)&#160;Permitted Holders, directly or indirectly, cease to have the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of Gerdau, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Consolidated Total Assets&#8221; means the total amount of consolidated assets of Gerdau and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with IFRS, calculated after giving pro&#160;forma effect to any acquisition </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">or disposition of Persons, divisions, lines of businesses, operations or assets by Gerdau and its subsidiaries subsequent to such date and on or prior to the date of determination. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the principal of and premium, if any, in respect of (i)&#160;indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money and (ii)&#160;indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable or other short-term obligations to suppliers payable within 180&#160;days, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business); </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker&#8217;s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (a)&#160;through (c)&#160;above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the tenth Business Day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit); </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a)&#160;through (d)&#160;of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any guarantee (other than obligations of other Persons that are customers or suppliers of such Person for which such Person is or becomes so responsible or liable in the ordinary course of business to (but only to) the extent that such Person does not, or is not required to, make payment in respect thereof); </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a)&#160;through (e)&#160;of other Persons secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such property or assets or the amount of the obligation so secured; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any other obligations of such Person which are required to be, or are in such Person&#8217;s financial statements, recorded or treated as debt under IFRS. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Designated Affiliate&#8221; means, at any time, one or more Persons (including, without limitation, a guarantor) designated by the issuer to be the purchaser of debt securities under an Offer to Purchase. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Finance Lease Obligations&#8221; means, with respect to any Person, any obligation which is required to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease on the face of a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with IFRS; the amount of such obligation will be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with IFRS; and the Stated Maturity thereof will be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Gerdau Johannpeter Family&#8221; includes Frederico Gerdau Johannpeter, Germano Gerdau Johannpeter, Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter and Klaus Gerdau Johannpeter, together with their respective spouses, lineal descendants and heirs or trusts that are exclusively for the benefit of any of the foregoing (provided that any of the foregoing has the right to control such trust). </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">or futures contract or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against changes in interest rates or foreign exchange rates. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;IFRS&#8221; means International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (&#8220;IASB&#8221;), as in effect from time to time. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Moody&#8217;s&#8221; means Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Permitted Holders&#8221; means any or all of the following: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any member of the Gerdau Johannpeter Family or any Affiliate or Affiliates of any of the foregoing; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Person the Voting Stock of which (or in the case of a trust, the beneficial interests in which) is owned at least 51%, directly or indirectly, by Persons specified in clause (1). </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;OECD&#8221; means the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Person&#8221; means any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association, governmental authority or any agency, department or political subdivision thereof or any other entity of whatever nature. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Property&#8221; means, with respect to any Person, any interest of such Person in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock in, and other securities of, any other Person. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Rating Agency&#8221; means each of (1)&#160;S&amp;P, (2)&#160;Moody&#8217;s and (3)&#160;Fitch, or their respective successors. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Rating Decline&#8221; means that at any time within 90&#160;days (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the debt securities is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any Rating Agency) after the date of public notice of a Change of Control, or of Gerdau&#8217;s publicly declared intention or that of any Person or entity to effect a Change of Control, (1)&#160;in the event a series of debt securities is assigned an investment grade rating by at least two of the Rating Agencies prior to such public notice, the rating assigned to such series of debt securities by any two or more of the Rating Agencies is below an investment grade rating; or (2)&#160;in the event a series of debt securities is not assigned an investment grade rating by at least two of the Rating Agencies prior to such public notice, the rating assigned to such series of debt securities by at least two of the Rating Agencies is decreased by one or more categories (i.e., notches); </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> that there shall be no Rating Decline to the extent the debt securities of such series continue to have an investment grade rating by at least one of the Ratings Agencies; and </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided, further</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, that, in each case, any such Rating Decline is expressly stated by the applicable Rating Agency to have been the direct or indirect result of a Change of Control. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Restricted Subsidiaries&#8221; means any Subsidiary of Gerdau, including the issuer, other than Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, any of their subsidiaries and any other Person in which they have an equity interest. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Significant Subsidiary&#8221; means any Subsidiary of Gerdau which at the time of determination either (i)&#160;had assets which, as of the date of Gerdau&#8217;s most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet, constituted at least 10% of Gerdau&#8217;s total assets on a consolidated basis as of such date, or (ii)&#160;had revenues for the 12&#160;month period ending on the date of Gerdau&#8217;s most recent quarterly consolidated statement of income which constituted at least 10% of Gerdau&#8217;s total revenues on a consolidated basis for such period. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Stated Maturity&#8221; means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency, unless such contingency has occurred). </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (a)&#160;Gerdau, (b)&#160;Gerdau and one or more Subsidiaries (including the Issuer) or (c)&#160;one or more Subsidiaries. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">&#8220;Voting Stock&#8221; of any Person means Capital Stock in such Person having power to vote for the election of directors, managers or trustees or similar officials of such Person or otherwise voting with respect to actions of such Person (other than such Capital Stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency). </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The following description of the terms and provisions of the guarantees summarizes the general terms that will apply to each guarantee that we deliver in connection with an issuance of securities by Gerdau Trade. When Gerdau Trade sells a series of debt securities, each of the guarantors will execute and deliver a guarantee of that series of securities under the indenture. This summary is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of such guarantee. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Pursuant to any guarantee, the guarantors will irrevocably and unconditionally agree, upon the failure of Gerdau Trade to make the required payments under the applicable series of debt securities and the indenture, to make any required payment and to indemnify you for unpaid claims against Gerdau Trade, whether those claims are in respect of principal, interest or any other amounts. The amount to be paid by the guarantors under the guarantee will be an amount equal to the amount of those claims plus interest and any applicable premium and additional amounts thereon from the date Gerdau Trade was otherwise obligated to make its payments under the indenture to the date the guarantors actually make payment under the guarantee. Each of the guarantors will be obligated to make these payments by the expiration of any applicable grace periods under the indenture and the applicable terms of the securities. The guarantors may have the right to defer its obligation under the guarantee to make payments under certain circumstances described in the applicable prospectus supplement. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">A guarantee may include certain covenants and other provisions relating to the guarantors. The description of the applicable guarantee in the prospectus supplement will summarize the material provisions thereof and reference will be made to the guarantee.</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">At the time of offering any securities, we will supplement the following summary of the plan of distribution with a description of the offering, including the particular terms and conditions thereof, set forth in a prospectus supplement relating to those securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Each prospectus supplement with respect to a series of securities will set forth the terms of the offering of those securities, including the name or names of any underwriters or agents, the price of such securities and the net proceeds to us from such sale, any underwriting discounts, commissions or other items constituting underwriters&#8217; or agents&#8217; compensation, any discount or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers and any securities exchanges on which those securities may be listed. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">We may sell the securities from time to time in their initial offering as follows: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">If we offer securities in a subscription rights offering to our existing security holders, we may enter into a standby underwriting agreement with dealers, acting as standby underwriters. We may pay the standby underwriters a commitment fee for the securities they commit to purchase on a standby basis. If we do not enter into a standby underwriting arrangement, we may retain a dealer-manager to manage a subscription rights offering for us. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement for a particular offering of securities, each series of securities will be a new issue, and there will be no established trading market for any security prior to its original issue date. We may or may not list any particular series of securities on a securities exchange or quotation system. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity or trading market for any of the securities. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, Milbank LLP will provide an opinion regarding the validity of the securities under New York state and U.S. federal law and Tauil &amp; Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown LLP will provide an opinion regarding certain legal matters under Brazilian law relating to the guarantees, if applicable, of Gerdau, Gerdau A&#231;ominas and Gerdau&#160;A&#231;os Longos. Maples and Calder will provide an opinion regarding legal matters under British Virgin Islands law relating to the debt securities of Gerdau Trade. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The financial statements and management&#8217;s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management&#8217;s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1073404/000141057825000353/ggb-20241231x20f.htm">Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December&#160;31, 2024</a> have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes Ltda., an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-3 under the Securities Act relating to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information pertaining to us we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as part of the registration statement. Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus regarding the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete, and, where the contract or other document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the copy of the document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">We are an SEC registrant subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act, and accordingly, file with, or furnish to, the SEC certain reports and other information. As a foreign private issuer, these reports and other information (including financial information) may be prepared in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Brazil, which differ from those in the United States. You may read and copy any&#160;document we file with or furnish to the SEC at the SEC&#8217;s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-888-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Such documents are also available to the public from the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and certain later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede earlier information filed with the SEC or included in this prospectus or a prospectus supplement. All information appearing in this prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the information and financial statements, including the securities, contained in the documents that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the following documents: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.36pt;">Gerdau Trade Inc.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.36pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Guaranteed Debt Securities</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">June&#160;3, 2025</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">PART II</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Item&#160;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Indemnification of Directors and Officers</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">British Virgin Islands Law</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">British Virgin Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company&#8217;s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the British Virgin Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Under Gerdau Trade&#8217;s Memorandum and Articles of Association, it may indemnify its current and former directors and officers against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses including legal expenses, whatsoever which any such director or officer may incur as a result of any act or failure to act, other than in relation to any liability incurred by reason of actual fraud or willful default of such person. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Brazilian Corporate Law</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Neither the laws of Brazil nor Gerdau&#8217;s bylaws or other constitutive documents provide for indemnification of directors and officers. Under the Brazilian Civil Code (</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">C&#243;digo Civil</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">), a person engaged in an illegal action must indemnify any third person that incurred losses or damages arising from such illegal action. Gerdau maintains standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided (a)&#160;to its&#160;directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (b)&#160;to Gerdau itself with respect to payments which may be made by Gerdau to such officers and directors pursuant to the above indemnification provision or otherwise as a matter of law. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Item&#160;9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">Exhibits</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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              <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="tm2511538d2_ex5-1.htm">Opinion of Tauil &amp; Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown LLP, Brazilian Counsel of Gerdau S.A., as to matters of Brazilian law relating to the guarantees.** </a>
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                <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="tm2511538d2_ex5-2.htm">Opinion of Milbank LLP, as to matters of New York law relating to the securities.**</a>
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              <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="tm2511538d2_ex5-3.htm">Opinion of Maples and Calder, as to matters of British Virgin Islands law relating to the debt securities.** </a>
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              <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="tm2511538d2_ex5-1.htm">Consent of Tauil &amp; Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown LLP, Brazilian Counsel of Gerdau S.A. (included in Exhibit&#160;5.1). </a>
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                <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="tm2511538d2_ex5-2.htm">Consent of Milbank LLP (included in Exhibit&#160;5.2).</a>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a document filed by Gerdau under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The undersigned registrants hereby undertake: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">To include any prospectus required by Section&#160;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#8220;Calculation of Registration Fee&#8221; table in the effective registration statement; and; </font>
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          <font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">however</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and 1(iii) above do not apply if information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section&#160;13 or Section&#160;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b) that is part of the registration statement; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item&#160;8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section&#160;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph&#160;(a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section&#160;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 or Item&#160;8.A. of Form 20-F if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section&#160;13 or Section&#160;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Each prospectus filed by the registrants pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule&#160;430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule&#160;415(a)(1)(i), (vii)&#160;or (x)&#160;for the purpose of providing the information required by Section&#160;10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule&#160;430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">however</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">That, for the purpose of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: (i)&#160;any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the registrants relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule&#160;424; (ii)&#160;any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the undersigned registrants; (iii)&#160;the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrants or their securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and (iv)&#160;any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrants to the purchaser. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#8217;s annual report pursuant to Section&#160;13(a) or Section&#160;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#8217;s annual report pursuant to Section&#160;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrants certify that they have reasonable grounds to believe that they meet all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of S&#227;o Paulo, State of S&#227;o Paulo, Brazil on June&#160;3, 2025. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">GERDAU TRADE INC.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">/s/ Rafael Dorneles Japur </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">POWER OF ATTORNEY&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;GERDAU TRADE INC.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Each person whose signature appears below hereby severally and individually constitutes and appoints each Gustavo Werneck da Cunha and Rafael Dorneles Japur the true and lawful attorneys and agents of each of us to execute in the name, place and stead of each of us (individually and in any capacity stated below) any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form F-3, and all instruments necessary or advisable in connection therewith and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, each said attorney and agent to have the power to act with or without the others and to have full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of the undersigned every act whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as any of the undersigned might or could do in person, and we hereby ratify and confirm our signatures as they may be signed by each of our said attorneys and agents to any and all such amendments and instruments. This Power of Attorney has been signed in the respective capacities and on the respective dates indicated below. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">POWER OF ATTORNEY&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;GERDAU S.A.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Each person whose signature appears below hereby severally and individually constitutes and appoints each Gustavo Werneck da Cunha and Rafael Dorneles Japur the true and lawful attorneys and agents of each of us to execute in the name, place and stead of each of us (individually and in any capacity stated below) any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form F-3, and all instruments necessary or advisable in connection therewith and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, each said attorney and agent to have the power to act with or without the others and to have full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of the undersigned every act whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as any of the undersigned might or could do in person, and we hereby ratify and confirm our signatures as they may be signed by each of our said attorneys and agents to any and all such amendments and instruments. This Power of Attorney has been signed in the respective capacities and on the respective dates indicated below. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Each person whose signature appears below hereby severally and individually constitutes and appoints each Gustavo Werneck da Cunha and Rafael Dorneles Japur the true and lawful attorneys and agents of each of us to execute in the name, place and stead of each of us (individually and in any capacity stated below) any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form F-3, and all instruments necessary or advisable in connection therewith and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, each said attorney and agent to have the power to act with or without the others and to have full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of the undersigned every act whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as any of the undersigned might or could do in person, and we hereby ratify and confirm our signatures as they may be signed by each of our said attorneys and agents to any and all such amendments and instruments. This Power of Attorney has been signed in the respective capacities and on the respective dates indicated below. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">POWER OF ATTORNEY&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;GERDAU A&#199;O LONGOS S.A.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Each person whose signature appears below hereby severally and individually constitutes and appoints each Gustavo Werneck da Cunha and Rafael Dorneles Japur the true and lawful attorneys and agents of each of us to execute in the name, place and stead of each of us (individually and in any capacity stated below) any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form F-3, and all instruments necessary or advisable in connection therewith and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, each said attorney and agent to have the power to act with or without the others and to have full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of the undersigned every act whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as any of the undersigned might or could do in person, and we hereby ratify and confirm our signatures as they may be signed by each of our said attorneys and agents to any and all such amendments and instruments. This Power of Attorney has been signed in the respective capacities and on the respective dates indicated below. </font>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 4.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Dated as of &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;,
2025</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">INDENTURE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">GERDAU TRADE INC.,<BR>
as Company</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">GERDAU S.A.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">GERDAU A&Ccedil;OMINAS S.A.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">GERDAU A&Ccedil;OS LONGOS S.A.,<BR>
as Guarantors</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,<BR>
as Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 5.65pt; text-align: center"><U>Table of Contents</U></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;I</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Definitions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Compliance Certificates and Opinions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form&nbsp;of Documents Delivered to Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Acts of Holders; Record Dates</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Notices, Etc., to Trustee, Company and Guarantors</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">15</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Notice to Holders; Waiver</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">16</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.7</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">16</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Effect of Headings and Table of Contents</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">17</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.9</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Successors and Assigns</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">17</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.10</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Separability Clause</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">17</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.11</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Benefits of Indenture</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">17</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.12</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Governing Law</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">17</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.13</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Legal Holidays</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">17</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.14</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent to Service; Jurisdiction</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">17</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">18</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;II</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Security Forms&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8239;&#8239;18</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Forms Generally</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">18</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form&nbsp;of Legend for Global Security</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">19</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form&nbsp;of Trustee&rsquo;s Certificate of Authentication</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">19</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;III</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The Securities&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">20</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">20</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.2</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">22</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">22</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.4</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">24</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">27</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">27</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">29</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">29</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.9</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Computation of Interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">29</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.10</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CUSIP or &ldquo;ISIN&rdquo; Numbers</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">29</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.11</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Open Market Purchases</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">29</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;IV</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Satisfaction and Discharge&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8239;&#8239;30</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Application of Trust Money</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">31</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;V</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Remedies&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8239;31</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Events of Default</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">31</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">32</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">33</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee May&nbsp;File Proofs of Claim</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">33</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee May&nbsp;Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">34</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: right; width: 13%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 77%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Page</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Application of Money Collected</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">34</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Limitation on Suits</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">34</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">35</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.9</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Restoration of Rights and Remedies</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">35</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.10</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rights and Remedies Cumulative</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">35</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.11</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Delay or Omission Not Waiver</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">35</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.12</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Control by Holders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">35</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.13</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Waiver of Past Defaults</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">36</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.14</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Undertaking for Costs</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">36</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.15</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">36</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;VI</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The Trustee&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8239;&#8239;37</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Certain Duties and Responsibilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">37</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Notice of Default; Potential Default</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">37</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Certain Rights of Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">37</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">39</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May&nbsp;Hold Securities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">40</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Money Held in Trust</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">40</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Compensation and Reimbursement</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">40</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Conflicting Interests</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">41</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.9</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">41</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.10</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">41</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.11</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Acceptance of Appointment by Successor</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">43</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.12</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">43</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.13</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">44</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.14</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Appointment of Authenticating Agent</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">44</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.15</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trustee&rsquo;s Application for Instructions from the Company or the Guarantors</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">45</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;VII</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Holders&rsquo; Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8239;&#8239;45</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;7.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">45</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;7.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">46</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;7.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Reports by Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">46</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;VIII</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;46</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;8.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">46</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;IX</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Supplemental Indentures&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">48</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;9.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">48</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;9.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Supplemental Indentures or Waiver with Consent of Holders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">49</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;9.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Execution of Supplemental Indentures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">50</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;9.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Effect of Supplemental Indentures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">50</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: right; width: 13%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 77%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Page</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;9.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Conformity with Trust Indenture Act</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">50</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;9.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">50</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;9.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Effect of Waiver</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">50</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;X</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Covenants&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8239;51</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">51</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Maintenance of Office or Agency</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">51</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Money for Security Payments To Be Held in Trust</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">51</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Statement by Officers as to Default</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">52</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Provision of Financial Statements and Reports</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">53</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Limitation on Liens</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">53</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Payment of Additional Amounts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">56</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Indemnification of Judgment Currency</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">59</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.9</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Further Acts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">59</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.10</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities held by the Company, the Guarantors,&nbsp;etc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">60</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.11</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Status of Guarantees and Securities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">60</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.12</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Maintenance of Corporate Existence</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">60</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.13</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Maintenance of Insurance</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">60</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.14</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Payment of Taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">61</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.15</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ownership of the Company and Payment of Expenses</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">61</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.16</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Additional Limitations on the Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">61</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.17</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Repurchase of Securities upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">61</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;XI</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Redemption of Securities&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8239;&#8239;63</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;11.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Right of Redemption</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">63</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;11.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Notice of Redemption</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">64</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;11.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Deposit of Redemption Price</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">64</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;11.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities Payable on Redemption Date</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">65</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;11.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities Redeemed in Part</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">65</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;XII</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Guarantees&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8239;&#8239;66</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;12.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The Guarantees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">66</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;12.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Guarantees Unconditional</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">66</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;12.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Discharge; Reinstatement</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">66</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;12.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Waiver by the Guarantors</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">67</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;12.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Subrogation and Contribution</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">67</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;12.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Stay of Acceleration</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">67</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;12.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Execution and Delivery of Guarantees</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">67</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;XIII</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8239;67</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;13.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Company&rsquo;s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">67</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;13.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Defeasance and Discharge</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">68</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;13.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Covenant Defeasance</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">68</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;13.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">68</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;13.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">70</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;13.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Reinstatement</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">70</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;13.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Electronic Signatures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">71</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Certain Sections of this Indenture relating to
Section&nbsp;310<BR>
through 318, inclusive, of the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939:</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid"><B>TRUST INDENTURE ACT SECTION</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid"><B>INDENTURE<BR>

    SECTION</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&sect;310(a)(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.9</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.9</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)(5)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.9</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.8</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.10</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&sect;311(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.13</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.13</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&sect;312(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.1</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.2</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.2</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.2</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&sect;313(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.3</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.3</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.3</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.3</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.3</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.3</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&sect;314(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.5</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.5</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.5</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.5</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&sect;315(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.1</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.2</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.1</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.1</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.14</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&sect;316(a)(1)(A)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.12</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)(1)(B)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.13</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.8</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.4</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&sect;317(a)(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.3</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.4</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.3</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&sect;318(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.7</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for
any purpose, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">INDENTURE</FONT>,
dated as of &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;, 2025, (the &ldquo;<U>Indenture</U>&rdquo;) among
GERDAU TRADE INC., a BVI business company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (herein called the
 &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;), having its registered office at Kingston Chambers, P.O.&nbsp;Box 173, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
Islands, GERDAU S.A. (&ldquo;<U>Gerdau</U>&rdquo;), GERDAU A&Ccedil;OMINAS S.A. (&ldquo;<U>Gerdau A&ccedil;ominas</U>&rdquo;) and GERDAU
A&Ccedil;OS LONGOS S.A. (&ldquo;<U>Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos</U>&rdquo;), each a corporation (<I>sociedade an&ocirc;nima</I>) duly organized
and existing under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil (herein called the &ldquo;<U>Guarantors</U>&rdquo;), having their principal
office at Avenida Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 8<SUP>th</SUP>&nbsp;floor, 05425-070, S&atilde;o Paulo, S&atilde;o Paulo State, Brazil, and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a banking corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, having its principal
corporate trust office at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286, as Trustee (herein called the &ldquo;<U>Trustee</U>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">W I T N E S S E T H:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">WHEREAS</FONT>,
the Company and the Guarantors have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the sale in one or more
offerings of debt securities of the Company guaranteed by the Guarantors (herein called collectively the &ldquo;<U>Securities</U>&rdquo;),
to be issued in one or more tranches of one or more series as in this Indenture provided; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">WHEREAS</FONT>,
all things necessary to make this Indenture a valid and binding legal obligation of the Company and the Guarantors according to its terms
have been done.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE
WITNESSETH:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">It is hereby covenanted and
agreed that the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are issued, authenticated, delivered and accepted by all Persons who shall
from time to time be or become the Holders thereof (each as defined below), which said terms and conditions the Trustee hereby accepts
and agrees to discharge pursuant to the terms hereof, are as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;I</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Definitions and Other Provisions of General
Application</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Definitions</U>.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.1.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
terms defined in this Article&nbsp;have the meanings assigned to them in this Article&nbsp;and include the plural as well as the singular;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.1.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>terms
used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act (as defined below), either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings
assigned to them therein;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.1.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>all
accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with international financial reporting
standards, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the terms &ldquo;generally accepted accounting principles&rdquo; or &ldquo;IFRS&rdquo;
with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted under
IFRS at the date of such computation;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.1.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>unless
the context otherwise requires, any reference to an &ldquo;<U>Article</U>&rdquo; or a &ldquo; <U>Section</U>&rdquo; refers to an Article&nbsp;or
Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.1.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>unless
the context otherwise requires, any reference to a statute, rule&nbsp;or regulation refers to the same (including any successor statute,
rule&nbsp;or regulation thereto) as it may be amended from time to time; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.1.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
words &ldquo;herein&rdquo;, &ldquo;hereof&rdquo; and &ldquo; hereunder&rdquo; and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture
as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section&nbsp;or other subdivision.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Act</U>&rdquo; means,
when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;1.4</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Additional Amounts</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;10.7.1</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;<U>Advance
Transaction</U>&rdquo; </FONT>means an advance from a financial institution involving either (a)&nbsp;a foreign exchange contract (ACC
 &mdash; <I>Adiantamento sobre Contrato de C&acirc;mbio</I>) or (b)&nbsp;an export contract (ACE &mdash; <I>Adiantamento sobre Cambiais
Entregues</I>).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Affiliate</U>&rdquo;
means, with respect to any specified Person, (i)&nbsp;any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled
by or is under common control with such specified Person or (ii)&nbsp;any other Person who is a director or officer (a)&nbsp;of such specified
Person, (b)&nbsp;of any Subsidiary of such specified Person or (c)&nbsp;of any Person described in clause (i)&nbsp;above. For purposes
of this definition, control of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
of such Person whether by contract or otherwise and the terms &ldquo;controlling&rdquo; and &ldquo;controlled&rdquo; have meanings correlative
to the foregoing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Agent Members</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;3.4.5</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Agents</U>&rdquo;
means the Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent, authentication agent, or any agent acting hereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Applicable Law</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;10.7.9</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Applicable Procedures</U>&rdquo;
means, with respect to the Depositary, at any matter at any time, the policies and procedures of the Depositary, if any, that are applicable
to such matter at such time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Authenticating Agent</U>&rdquo;
means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;6.14</U> to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities
of one or more series.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Bankruptcy Law</U>&rdquo;
means (i)&nbsp;Title 11, United States Code or any similar U.S.&nbsp;federal or state law for the relief of debtors or the administration
or liquidation of debtors&rsquo; estates for the benefit of their creditors, (ii)&nbsp;the Brazilian Bankruptcy Law or any similar Brazilian
federal or state law for the relief of debtors or the administration or liquidation of debtors&rsquo; estates for the benefit of their
creditors and (iii)&nbsp;the British Virgin Islands Insolvency Law or any other similar British Virgin Islands law for the relief of debtors
or the administration or liquidation of debtors&rsquo; estates for the benefit of their creditors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Board of Directors</U>&rdquo;
means, as the case may be, the Board of Directors of the Company or the Board of Directors of the Guarantors, as applicable (<I>Conselho
de Administra&ccedil;&atilde;o</I>), or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board of Directors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Board Resolution</U>&rdquo;
means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary or another director or Officer performing corporate secretarial
functions of the Company or the Guarantors, as applicable, to have been duly adopted by the respective Board of Directors or Board of
Executive Officers <I>(Diretoria)</I>, as the case may be, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification and delivered
to the Trustee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Brazil</U>&rdquo;
means the Federative Republic of Brazil.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Brazilian Bankruptcy
Law</U>&rdquo; means Brazilian Federal Law No.&nbsp;11,101/05.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>British Virgin Islands
Insolvency Law</U>&rdquo; means the Insolvency Act (As Revised) of the British Virgin Islands and the Insolvency Rules&nbsp;(As Revised)
of the British Virgin Islands.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Business Day</U>&rdquo;
means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized
or obligated by law to close in the City of New York, S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil, or Road Town, British Virgin Islands.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Capitalized Lease
Obligation</U>&rdquo; means, with respect to any Person, any obligation which is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital
lease on the face of a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with IFRS; the amount of such obligation shall be the capitalized
amount thereof, determined in accordance with IFRS; and the Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other
amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Capital Stock</U>&rdquo;
of any person means any and all shares, interests (including partnership interests or limited partnership interests), rights to purchase,
warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) such Person&rsquo;s
equity, including any preferred stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Change of Control</U>&rdquo;
means (1)&nbsp;any &ldquo;person&rdquo; or &ldquo;group&rdquo; (as such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d)&nbsp;and 14(d)&nbsp;of
the Exchange Act, other than any Permitted Holders) is or becomes the &ldquo;beneficial owner&rdquo; (as such term is used in Rules&nbsp;13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of Gerdau,
including as a result of any merger or consolidation transaction including Gerdau or any of the other Guarantors; or (2)&nbsp;Permitted
Holders, directly or indirectly, cease to have the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of Gerdau, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Change of Control
Repurchase Event</U>&rdquo; means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Decline.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Clearstream Luxembourg</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;3.4.5</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;
means the Person named as the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo; in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a Person shall have become a
successor thereto pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo; shall mean such
successor Person.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;<U>Company
Request</U>&rdquo; or &ldquo;<U>Company Order</U>&rdquo; means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by any two of
its directors or officers in accordance with its</FONT> articles of association and delivered to the Trustee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Consolidated Total
Assets</U>&rdquo; means the total amount of consolidated assets of Gerdau and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with IFRS, calculated
after giving pro forma effect to any acquisition or disposition of Persons, divisions, lines of businesses, operations or assets by Gerdau
and its subsidiaries subsequent to such date and on or prior to the date of determination.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Corporate Trust Office</U>&rdquo;
means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered which office
as of the date hereof is located at 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E, New York, New York&nbsp;10286, Attention: Global Finance Americas.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Custodian</U>&rdquo;
means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;<U>Debt</U>&rdquo;
means, </FONT>with respect to any Person, without duplication:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
principal of and premium, if any, in respect of (a)&nbsp;indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money and (b)&nbsp;indebtedness evidenced
by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>all
Finance Lease Obligations of such Person;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>all
obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person
and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable or other short-term obligations
to suppliers payable within 180 days, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iv)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>all
obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker&rsquo;s acceptance or similar credit transaction
(other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (i)&nbsp;through
(iii)&nbsp;above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon
or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the tenth Business Day following receipt by such Person
of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(v)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>all
Hedging Obligations of such Person;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(vi)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>all
obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i)&nbsp;through (iv)&nbsp;of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the
payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including
by means of any guarantee (other than obligations of other Persons that are customers or suppliers of such Person for which such Person
is or becomes so responsible or liable in the ordinary course of business to (but only to) the extent that such Person does not, or is
not required to, make payment in respect thereof);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(vii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>all
obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a)&nbsp;through (e)&nbsp;of other Persons secured by any Lien on any property or asset
of such person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser
of the value of such property or assets or the amount of the obligation so secured; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(viii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
other obligations of such Person which are required to be, or are in such Person&rsquo;s financial statements, recorded or treated as
debt under IFRS.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As used in <U>Section&nbsp;5.1.5</U>,
 &ldquo;<U>Debt</U>&rdquo; shall not include any payment made by the Guarantors on behalf of an Affiliate, upon any Indebtedness of such
Affiliate becoming immediately due and payable as a result of a default by such Affiliate, pursuant to a guarantee or similar instrument
provided by the Guarantors in connection with such Indebtedness, <U>provided</U> that such payment made by the Guarantors is made within
five Business Days of notice being provided to the Guarantors that payment is due under such guarantee or similar instrument.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Default</U>&rdquo;
means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Defaulted Interest</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;3.6</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Depositary</U>&rdquo;
means The Depository Trust Company, or such other depository institution hereafter appointed by the Company, until a Person shall have
become a successor thereto pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter &ldquo;Depositary&rdquo; shall mean
such successor Depositary.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Designated Affiliate</U>&rdquo;
means, at any time, one or more Persons (including, without limitation, a Guarantor) designated by the Company to be the purchaser of
Securities under an Offer to Purchase.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Dollar</U>&rdquo;
and &ldquo;<U>US$</U>&rdquo; mean a U.S.&nbsp;dollar or other equivalent unit in such coin or currency of the United States as at the
time shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Electronic Means</U>&rdquo;
shall mean the following communications methods: e-mail, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords
and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection
with its services hereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Euroclear</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;3.4.5</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Event of Default</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;5.1</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Exchange Act</U>&rdquo;
means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Expiration Date</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.7</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>FATCA</U>&rdquo; has
the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;10.7.1</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Finance Lease Obligations</U>&rdquo;
means, with respect to any Person, any obligation which is required to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease on the face
of a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with IFRS; the amount of such obligation will be the capitalized amount thereof,
determined in accordance with IFRS; and the Stated Maturity thereof will be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due
under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Fitch</U>&rdquo; means
Fitch Ratings,&nbsp;Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Gerdau Johannpeter
Family</U>&rdquo; includes Frederico Gerdau Johannpeter, Germano Gerdau Johannpeter, Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter and Klaus Gerdau Johannpeter,
together with their respective spouses, lineal descendants and heirs or trusts that are exclusively for the benefit of any of the foregoing
(provided that any of the foregoing has the right to control such trust).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Global Security</U>&rdquo;
means a Security that evidences all or part of the Securities of any series and is authenticated and delivered to, and registered in the
name of, the Depositary for Securities of such series or a nominee thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Guarantors</U>&rdquo;
means the Persons named as the &ldquo;<U>Guarantors</U>&rdquo; in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a Person shall have become
a successor thereto pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter &ldquo;<U>Guarantors</U>&rdquo; shall include
such Person.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Guarantees</U>&rdquo;
means the unconditional and irrevocable guarantees of the Securities by the Guarantors pursuant to this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Hedging Obligations</U>&rdquo;
means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, foreign currency exchange
agreement, interest rate collar agreement, option or futures contract or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such
Person against changes in interest rates or foreign exchange rates.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Holder</U>&rdquo;
means, with respect to any Security, a Person in whose name such Security is registered in the Security Register.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>IFRS</U>&rdquo; means
International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (&ldquo;IASB&rdquo;), as in effect
from time to time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Indebtedness</U>&rdquo;
means with respect to any Person, any amount payable (whether as a direct obligation or indirectly through a guaranty by such Person)
pursuant to (i)&nbsp;an agreement or instrument involving or evidencing money borrowed, (ii)&nbsp;a conditional sale or a transfer with
recourse or with an obligation to repurchase or (iii)&nbsp;a Capitalized Lease Obligation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Indenture</U>&rdquo;
means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental
hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this Indenture and any such supplemental
indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental
indenture, respectively. The term &ldquo;<U>Indenture</U>&rdquo; shall also include the terms of the particular series of Securities established
as contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Interest Payment Date</U>&rdquo;
means, when used with respect to any Security, the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Investment Company
Act</U>&rdquo; has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;10.16.3</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Judgment Currency</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;10.8</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Lien</U>&rdquo; means
any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, conditional sale, other title retention agreement, or other similar lien.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Maturity</U>&rdquo;
means, when used with respect to any Security, the date on which the principal of such Security becomes due and payable as therein or
herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, exercise of repurchase right or
otherwise.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Moody&rsquo;s</U>&rdquo;
means Moody&rsquo;s Investors Service,&nbsp;Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Notice of Default</U>&rdquo;
means a written notice of the kind specified in <U>Section&nbsp;6.2</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>OECD</U>&rdquo; means
the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Offer to Purchase</U>&rdquo;
means a written offer by the Company or any of the Guarantors to purchase Securities from the Holders after a Change of Control Repurchase
Event as required by <U>Section&nbsp;10.17</U>, which shall be commenced by mailing a notice to the Trustee and each Holder that, unless
otherwise required by applicable law, must include: (i)&nbsp;a description of the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change
of Control; (ii)&nbsp;information concerning the business of Gerdau which it believes will enable the Holders to make an informed decision
with respect to the Offer to Purchase; and (iii)&nbsp;instructions and any materials necessary to enable Holders to tender Securities
of such series pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, including (a)&nbsp;the covenant pursuant to which the offer is being made and that all
Securities validly tendered will be accepted for payment on a <I>pro rata</I> basis; (b)&nbsp;the purchase price and the date of purchase
(which shall be a Business Day no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed) (the &ldquo;<U>Payment
Date</U>&rdquo;); (c)&nbsp;that any Security not tendered will continue to accrue interest pursuant to its terms; (d)&nbsp;that, unless
the Company defaults in the payment of the purchase price, any Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase shall cease
to accrue interest on and after the Payment Date; (e)&nbsp;that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to the Offer to
Purchase will be required to surrender the Security, together with the form entitled &ldquo;Option of the Holder to Elect Purchase&rdquo;
on the reverse side thereof completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the
Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date; (f)&nbsp;that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent
receives, not later than the close of business on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date, a telegram, electronic
transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Securities delivered for purchase and a statement
that such Holder is withdrawing his or her election to have such Securities purchased; and (g)&nbsp;that Holders whose Securities are
being purchased only in part will be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion thereof surrendered; provided
that each Security purchased and each new Security issued shall be in a principal amount of US$1,000 or integral multiples thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Officer</U>&rdquo;
means, with respect to any Person, the president, vice-president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer or any other executive
officer performing decision-making functions for such Person (including, in the case of the Guarantors, any member of their Board of Executive
Officers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Officers&rsquo; Certificate</U>&rdquo;
means a certificate signed by any two Officers, directors or representatives of the Company in accordance with its articles of association
and any two Officers or representatives of each Guarantor in accordance with their bylaws (<I>estatuto social</I>), and in each case delivered
to the Trustee; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that one of the Officers signing the Officers&rsquo; Certificate of each Guarantor pursuant
to <U>Section&nbsp;10.4</U> shall be the chief executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer
of such Guarantor.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Opinion of Counsel</U>&rdquo;
means a written opinion of counsel, who, unless otherwise indicated, may be an employee of or counsel for the Company or the Guarantors,
and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Outstanding</U>&rdquo;
means, when used with respect to the Securities, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, except:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Securities
theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Securities
for whose payment, redemption or repurchase money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying
Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying
Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; <U>provided</U> that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption shall
have been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(iii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Securities
(except to the extent provided in <U>Section&nbsp;13.2</U>) with respect to which the Company has effected legal defeasance and/or covenant
defeasance as provided in <U>Article&nbsp;XIII</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(iv)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Securities
which have been paid pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U> or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated
and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee
proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of
the Company;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>provided</U></FONT>,
however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken
any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, Securities owned by the
Company, the Guarantors or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company, the Guarantors or of such other obligor
shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon
any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which a Responsible Officer
of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be
regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee&rsquo;s right so to act with respect
to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company, a Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the
Company, the Guarantors or of such other obligor.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;<U>Paying
Agent</U>&rdquo; means any Person (i)&nbsp;having a combined capital and surplus of not less than US$50,000,000 and (ii)&nbsp;subject
to supervision or examination by U.S. federal or state authority, that is authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or premium,
if any, or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company</FONT>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Permitted Holders</U>&rdquo;
means any or all of the following: (1)&nbsp;any member of the Gerdau Johannpeter Family or any Affiliate or Affiliates of any of the foregoing;
and (2)&nbsp;any Person the Voting Stock of which (or in the case of a trust, the beneficial interests in which) is owned at least 51%,
directly or indirectly, by Persons specified in clause (1).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Person</U>&rdquo;
means any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
association, governmental authority or any agency, department or political subdivision thereof or any other entity of whatever nature.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Place of Payment</U>&rdquo;
means, when used with respect to the Securities of any series and subject to <U>Section&nbsp;10.2</U>, the place or places where the principal
of and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities of such series are payable as specified as contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;3.1.6</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Predecessor Security</U>&rdquo;
means, with respect to any particular Security, every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced
by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U>
in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Security.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Property</U>&rdquo;
means, with respect to any Person, any interest of such Person in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible
or intangible, including Capital Stock in, and other securities of, any other Person.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Rating Agency</U>&rdquo;
means each of (1)&nbsp;S&amp;P, (2)&nbsp;Moody&rsquo;s and (3)&nbsp;Fitch, or their respective successors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Rating Decline</U>&rdquo;
means that at any time within 90 days (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities is under publicly announced
consideration for possible downgrade by any Rating Agency) after the date of public notice of a Change of Control, or of Gerdau&rsquo;s
publicly declared intention or that of any Person or entity to effect a Change of Control, (1)&nbsp;in the event a series of Securities
is assigned an investment grade rating by at least two of the Rating Agencies prior to such public notice, the rating assigned to such
series of Securities by any two or more of the Rating Agencies is below an investment grade rating; or (2)&nbsp;in the event a series
of Securities is not assigned an investment grade rating by at least two of the Rating Agencies prior to such public notice, the rating
assigned to such series of Securities by at least two of the Rating Agencies is decreased by one or more categories (i.e., notches); provided
that there shall be no Rating Decline to the extent the Securities of such series continue to have an investment grade rating by at least
one of the Ratings Agencies; and provided, further, that, in each case, any such Rating Decline is expressly stated by the applicable
Rating Agency to have been the direct or indirect result of a Change of Control.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Redemption Date</U>&rdquo;
means, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Redemption Price</U>&rdquo;
means, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture as set
forth in such Security, such calculation to be made by the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Regular Record Date</U>&rdquo;
means, for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series, the date specified for that purpose as contemplated
by <U>Section&nbsp;3.1.5</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;10.7.1</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Relevant Withholding
Taxes</U>&rdquo; has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;10.7.5</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Repurchase Date</U>&rdquo;
means, when used with respect to any Security to be repurchased, the date fixed for such repurchase by or pursuant to this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Responsible Officer</U>&rdquo;
means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer of the Trustee having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture,
and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Restricted Subsidiaries</U>&rdquo;
means any Subsidiary of Gerdau, including the Company, other than Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, any of their subsidiaries and any other
Person in which they have an equity interest.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>SEC</U>&rdquo; means
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after
the execution of this Indenture such commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under applicable law, then
the body performing such duties at such time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Securities</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under
this Indenture. All references herein to the Securities shall be deemed to include the Guarantees of the Securities, which is an integral
part thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Securities Act</U>&rdquo;
means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Security Register</U>&rdquo;
and &ldquo;<U>Security Registrar</U>&rdquo; have the respective meanings specified in <U>Section&nbsp;3.4</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Significant Subsidiary</U>&rdquo;
means any Subsidiary of Gerdau which at the time of determination either (i)&nbsp;had assets which, as of the date of Gerdau&rsquo;s most
recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet, constituted at least 10% of Gerdau&rsquo;s total assets on a consolidated basis as of such
date, or (ii)&nbsp;had revenues for the 12 month period ending on the date of Gerdau&rsquo;s most recent quarterly consolidated statement
of income which constituted at least 10% of Gerdau&rsquo;s total revenues on a consolidated basis for such period.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Special Record Date</U>&rdquo;
means, for the payment of any Defaulted Interest, a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;3.6.1</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Specified Currency</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;10.8</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>S&amp;P</U>&rdquo;
means S&amp;P Global Ratings, a division of S&amp;P Global Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;<U>Stated
Maturity</U>&rdquo; </FONT>means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the principal
of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for
the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency, unless such contingency has
occurred).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Subsidiary</U>&rdquo;
means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of
Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote
in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i)&nbsp;Gerdau,
(ii)&nbsp;Gerdau and one or more Subsidiaries (including the Company) or (iii)&nbsp;one or more Subsidiaries.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Successor Person</U>&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;8.1</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Transfer</U>&rdquo;
of any Security means any sale, pledge, transfer, hypothecation or other disposition of such Security or any interest therein.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Trust Indenture Act</U>&rdquo;
means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Trustee</U>&rdquo;
means the Person named as the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo; in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a Person shall have become a successor
thereto pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo; shall mean or include each Person
who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one Person, &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo; as used with respect to the Securities
of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of such series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that (i)&nbsp;is eligible
pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such, (ii)&nbsp;has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000, (iii)&nbsp;is
subject to supervision or examination by U.S. federal or state authority and (v)&nbsp;has its Corporate Trust Office in the United States.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>United States</U>&rdquo;
or &ldquo;<U>U.S.</U>&rdquo; means the United States of America (including the States thereof and the District of Columbia), its territories,
its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>United States Internal
Revenue Code</U>&rdquo; has the meaning specified in <U>Section&nbsp;10.7.1</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;<U>Voting Stock</U>&rdquo;
of any Person means Capital Stock in such Person having power to vote for the election of directors, managers or trustees or similar officials
of such Person or otherwise voting with respect to actions of such Person (other than such Capital Stock having such power only by reason
of the happening of a contingency).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Compliance
Certificates and Opinions</U>. Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of
this Indenture, the Company and the Guarantors shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required hereunder
and under the Trust Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an Officers&rsquo; Certificate, or an
Opinion of Counsel, respectively, and shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth
in this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Every certificate or opinion
with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.2.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>a
statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating
thereto;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.2.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.2.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>a
statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.2.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Form&nbsp;of
Documents Delivered to Trustee</U>. In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any
specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that
they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters
and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or
several documents.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Any certificate of the Company
or the Guarantors may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel,
unless such officers or directors know, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to the matters upon which the certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may
be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate of the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, stating that
the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company or the Guarantors, unless such counsel knows,
or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are
erroneous. Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements,
opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Acts
of Holders; Record Dates</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.4.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given
or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders
in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective
when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company and the Guarantors.
Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the &ldquo;<U>Act</U>&rdquo;
of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent
shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U>) conclusive in favor of the Trustee, the
Company and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.1</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.4.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution
or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual
signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity
other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and
date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any
other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.4.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.4.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future
Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor
or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, the Company or the Guarantors in reliance
thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.4.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to
give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this
Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, <U>provided</U> that the Company may not set a record date
for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or
direction referred to in <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.6</U>. If any record date is set pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.5</U>, the Holders
of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action,
whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; <U>provided</U> that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless
taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series
on such record date. Nothing in this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.5</U> shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date
for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.5</U> (whereupon the record date previously
set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be canceled and of no effect), and nothing in this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.5</U>
shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the
relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.5</U>, the
Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date
to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;1.6</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.4.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to
join in the giving or making of (i)&nbsp;any Notice of Default, (ii)&nbsp;any declaration of acceleration referred to in <U>Section&nbsp;5.2</U>,
(iii)&nbsp;any request to institute proceedings referred to in <U>Section&nbsp;5.7.2</U> or (iv)&nbsp;any direction referred to in <U>Section&nbsp;5.12</U>,
in each case with respect to the Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.6</U>, the
Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice,
declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; <U>provided</U> that no such action
shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of
Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.6</U> shall be construed to prevent the
Trustee from setting a new record date for any action (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and without any action
by any Person be canceled and of no effect), nor shall anything in this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.6</U> be construed to render ineffective any
action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is
taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.6</U>, the Trustee, at the Company&rsquo;s expense,
shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company in
writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;1.6</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.4.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>With
respect to any record date set pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4</U>, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any
day as the &ldquo;<U>Expiration Date</U>&rdquo; and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day, <U>provided</U>
that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing,
and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;1.6</U>, on or prior to the existing
Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.7</U>,
the party hereto that set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration
Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this <U>Section&nbsp;1.4.7</U>. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Without limiting the foregoing,
a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part
of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment
with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Notices,
Etc., to Trustee, Company and Guarantors</U>. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders
or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.5.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee by any Holder or by the Company or Guarantors shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed
in writing, which may be by other electronic transmission, to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, or</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.5.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>(i)&nbsp;the
Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if
in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, or other electronic transmission to both the Company and the Guarantors and (ii)&nbsp;the
Guarantors by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided)
if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, or other electronic transmission to both the Guarantors and the Company, in either
case addressed to them at the address specified below or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company
or the Guarantors:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">To the Company and the Guarantors:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Gerdau S.A.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Avenida
Dra. </FONT>Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 8th floor</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">05425-070 S&atilde;o Paulo,
SP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Brazil</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Attention:</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rafael Dorneles Japur<BR>
</FONT>Executive Vice President and Investor Relations Director</TD></TR><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>Telephone:&#8239;</TD><TD>55-11-3094-4101</TD></TR>
                                                                         </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">With a copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Tobias Stirnberg</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Milbank LLP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify">Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4100</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">04538-132 S&atilde;o Paulo,
S&atilde;o Paulo</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Brazil</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Trustee may rely upon and
comply with instructions or directions sent by an authorized representative of the Company or the Guarantors via unsecured email transmission
and the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, liability or expense of any kind incurred by the Company or the Guarantors due to the
Trustee&rsquo;s reliance upon and compliance with instructions or directions given by unsecured email transmission, <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>,
that such losses have not arisen from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee. The Trustee may request that the Company or
the Guarantors deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take
specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Notice
to Holders; Waiver</U>. Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless
otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing, which may be by electronic transmission, or mailed by first-class postage prepaid,
to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any),
and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given
by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency
of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing
by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice.
Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any
action taken in reliance upon such waiver.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In case by reason of the suspension
of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification
as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notwithstanding the provisions
of this <U>Section&nbsp;1.6</U>, in case any series of Securities are listed on any securities exchange, a notice to holders of such Securities
given in accordance with the rules&nbsp;and procedures of such securities exchange shall be regarded as a valid notice under this <U>section
1.6</U>. In addition, if any series of Securities are held as a Global Security, notices will be delivered in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act</U>. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that
is required under the Trust Indenture Act to be a part of and govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any provision
of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision
shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or excluded, as the case may be.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents</U>. The Article&nbsp;and Section&nbsp;headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.9&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Successors
and Assigns</U>. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company or the Guarantors shall bind their respective successors
and assigns, whether so expressed or not.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.10&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Separability
Clause</U>. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.11&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Benefits
of Indenture</U>. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties
hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders of Securities, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under
this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.12&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Governing
Law</U>. THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND THE GUARANTEES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING AMONG
THE PARTIES HERETO (BUT, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, NOT INCLUDING THE HOLDERS OF THE NOTES) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE,
THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.13&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Legal
Holidays</U>. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.1</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U>, in any case where any Interest
Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision
of this Indenture or of the Securities) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may
be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or
at the Stated Maturity, as the case may be; <I>provided</I> that no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest
Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, to the next Business Day.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.14&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Consent
to Service; Jurisdiction</U>. The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out
of or relating to this Indenture, and the Company and the Guarantors agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to the Securities may be instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in respect
of actions brought against each such party as a defendant, and each waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying
of the venue of any such legal suit, action or proceeding, waives any immunity, to the extent permitted by law, from jurisdiction or to
service of process in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding, waives any right to which it may be entitled on account of place
of residence or domicile and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding. The Company
and the Guarantors further submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of their own corporate domiciles in any legal suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Securities. The Company and the Guarantors hereby designate and appoint Cogency Global
Inc., located at 122 East 42<SUP>th</SUP> Street, 18<SUP>th</SUP> Floor, New York, New York 10168, as their authorized agent upon which
process may be served in any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Securities, which may
be instituted in any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, and agree that service of process
upon such agent, and written notice of said service to the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same,
shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company or the Guarantors in any such suit, action or proceeding.
If for any reason Cogency Global Inc. (or any successor agent for this purpose) shall cease to act as agent for service of process as
provided above, the Company and the Guarantors will promptly appoint a successor agent for this purpose reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
The Company and the Guarantors agree to take any and all actions as may be necessary to maintain such designation and appointment of such
agent in full force and effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.15&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Language
of Notices, Etc.</U>. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver required or permitted under this Indenture
shall be in the English language, except that any published notice may be in an official language of the country of publication.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;II</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Security Forms</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Forms
Generally</U>. The Securities of each series shall be in substantially such form as shall be approved by or pursuant to a Board Resolution
or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations
as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or
endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules&nbsp;of any securities exchange or Depositary thereof or as may,
consistently herewith, be determined by the Officers or, in the case of the Company, its directors or Officers executing such Securities,
as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. If the form of Securities of any series is approved by a Board Resolution, a copy of
an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary or another Officer or, in the case of
the Company, a director, performing corporate secretarial functions, and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company
Order contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;3.3</U> for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The definitive Securities shall
be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the Officers,
or, in the case of the Company, directors or Officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Form&nbsp;of
Legend for Global Security</U>. The following legends shall appear on the face of each Global Security:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL
SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY&nbsp;BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY FOR ALL PURPOSES.
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART&nbsp;FOR REGISTERED SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE REGISTERED FORM&nbsp;IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES REFERRED TO IN <U>SECTION&nbsp;3.4.2</U>. OF THE INDENTURE, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY&nbsp;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.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The following legend shall appear
on the face of each Global Security for which The Depository Trust Company is to be the Depositary:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (&ldquo;<U>DTC</U>&rdquo;), 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 DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Form&nbsp;of
Trustee&rsquo;s Certificate of Authentication</U>. This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dated: [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD></TD><TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,<BR>
as Trustee</TD>
</TR><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">By:</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">Authorized Officer</TD></TR>
     </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;III</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>The Securities</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Amount
Unlimited; Issuable in Series</U>. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
is unlimited.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities may be issued
in one or more tranches of one or more series. The issuance of Securities shall be approved in or pursuant to a Board Resolution of the
Company or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
title of the Securities, including CUSIP Numbers, of such series (which shall distinguish the Securities of such series from Securities
of any other series);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for
Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of such series
pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;3.4</U>, <U>3.5</U>, <U>9.6</U> or <U>11.5</U> and except for any Securities which, pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;3.3</U>,
are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Person to whom any interest on a Security of such series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one
or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of such series is payable;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
rate or rates at which the Securities of such series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue,
the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable, the Regular Record Date for any interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on Securities of such series shall be payable and the manner in which
any payment may be made;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of such series may be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of such series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions
or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions
upon which Securities of such series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.9&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
rights, if any, of the Holders of the series to demand exchange of their Securities for Securities subject to a registration statement
under the Securities Act declared effective by the SEC;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.10&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>if
other than denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which Securities of
such series shall be issuable;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.11&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>if
the amount of payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any Securities of such series may be determined with reference
to an index, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.12&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>if
the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any Securities of such series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or
a Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable,
the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on Securities of such
series as to which such election is made shall be payable, and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election
is to be made;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.13&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>if
other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of such series which shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;5.2</U>;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.14&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
collateral or other security pledged against payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, on the Securities;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.15&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
applicability, non-applicability, or variation, of <U>Section&nbsp;10.7</U> with respect to the Securities of such series;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.16&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>if
and as applicable, that the Securities of such series shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities
and, in such case, the Depositary or Depositaries for such Global Security or Global Securities and any circumstances other than those
set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;3.4</U> in which any such Global Security may be transferred to, and registered and exchanged for Securities
registered in the name of, a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and in which any such transfer
may be registered;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.17&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
terms and conditions, if any, pursuant to which the Securities are convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.18&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
addition to or change in the covenants set forth in <U>Article&nbsp;10</U> which applies to the Securities of such series;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.19&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
applicability of <U>Article&nbsp;13</U> with respect to the Securities of such series; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1.20&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
other terms of such series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If any of the terms of the series
are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers&rsquo; Certificate
setting forth the terms of the series.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All Securities of any one series
shall be substantially identical except as to issue date, issue price and first payment of interest.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notwithstanding <U>Section&nbsp;3.1.2</U>
herein and unless otherwise expressly provided with respect to a series of Securities, the aggregate principal amount of a series of Securities
may be increased and additional Securities of such series may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with respect
to such series as increased.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Denominations</U>.
The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;3.1.10</U>,
only in minimum denominations of US$2,000 and any integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Execution,
Authentication, Delivery and Dating</U>. The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any two of its Officers or directors
in accordance with the Company&rsquo;s articles of association. The Guarantees on the Securities shall be endorsed on behalf of each Guarantor
by any two of its respective Officers or attorneys-in-fact in accordance with its respective bylaws (<I>estatuto social</I>). The signature
of any of these directors, Officers or attorneys-in-fact on such Securities or such Guarantees may be manual or electronic.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Securities
bearing the manual or electronic signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper Officers or directors of the Company shall
bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and
delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities. Guarantees bearing the manual or electronic</FONT>
endorsement of individuals who were at any time the proper Officers of the Guarantors shall bind the Guarantors, notwithstanding that
such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of Securities bearing such endorsement
or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If an electronic signature will
be used for the Securities, each signatory should approve such use of his signature and evidence of such approval may be required for
the enforcement of the Securities in the British Virgin Islands. If any of the Securities were executed by attaching thereto the electronic
signature of any person who does not hold office at the issue date of such Securities, or if such Securities will be issued on a date
on which the person whose electronic signature is attached thereto no longer holds office, it may be necessary for the enforcement of
such Securities in the British Virgin Islands that the holder of such Securities shall present both such Securities and evidence of such
approval.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">At any time and from time to
time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company and
properly endorsed by the Guarantors to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery
of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. If the form
or terms of the Securities of such series have been approved by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by <U>Sections
2.1</U> and <U>3.1</U>, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation
to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U>) shall be fully protected in relying
upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.3.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>if
the form of such Securities has been approved by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by <U>Section&nbsp;2.1</U>, that such form
has been approved in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.3.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>if
the terms of such Securities have been approved by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U>, that such
terms have been approved in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.3.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>that
such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions
specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with
their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors&rsquo; rights and to general equity principles; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.3.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>that
the Guarantees, when the Securities upon which it shall have been endorsed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and when properly endorsed by the Guarantors in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute
valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantors enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&rsquo; rights
and to general equity principles.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If such form or terms have been
so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if, in the opinion of counsel to the Trustee, the issue
of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee&rsquo;s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and
this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notwithstanding the provisions
of <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U> and of the preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time,
it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers&rsquo; Certificate otherwise required pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.1</U> or the Company
Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security
of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such
series to be issued and in that case the Trustee may rely, as to the authorization by the Company and the Guarantors of any of such Securities
and the Guarantees, the form and terms thereof and the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof, upon the Opinion
of Counsel and the other documents delivered pursuant to <U>Sections 2.1</U> and <U>3.1</U> and this Section, as applicable, in connection
with the first authentication of Securities of such series.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Each Security shall be dated
the date of its authentication.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No Security shall be entitled
to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication
substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an authorized officer, and such certificate
upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Registration,
Registration of Transfer and Exchange</U>. The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register
for each series of Securities (the registers maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of
Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the &ldquo;<U>Security Register</U>&rdquo;) in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers and exchanges of Securities.
The Trustee is hereby appointed &ldquo;<U>Security Registrar</U>&rdquo; for the purpose of registering Securities and registering transfers
and exchanges of Securities as herein provided. Such Security Register shall be in written form or in any other form capable of being
converted into written form within a reasonable period of time. At all reasonable times the Security Register shall be open for inspection
by the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Upon surrender for registration
of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, the Company shall execute
and the Guarantors shall endorse, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, provided that the Security has been duly surrendered
and all relevant conditions precedent have been satisfied, in the name of the designated transferee, one or more new Securities of the
same series of any authorized denomination or denominations of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notwithstanding any other provision
of this <U>Section&nbsp;3.4</U>, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual Securities represented thereby,
a Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary
for such series to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary
or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor Depositary.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">At the option of the Holder
and subject to the other provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;3.4</U>, Securities of any series (other than a Global Security, except as
set forth below) may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series of any authorized denomination or denominations of like tenor
and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of such Securities to be exchanged at the office or agency of the Company maintained for
such purpose.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Whenever any Securities are
so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute and the Guarantors shall endorse, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
the Securities that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No service charge shall be made
for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company or the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities,
other than exchanges pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;9.6</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;11.5</U> not involving any registration of transfer.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Every Security presented or
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee or the Security Registrar) be duly
endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and the Security Registrar,
duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If the Securities of any series
(or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, the Company shall not be required (i)&nbsp;to issue, register the transfer
of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period beginning at
the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption
under <U>Section&nbsp;11.2</U> and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii)&nbsp;to register the transfer of
or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed
in part.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All Securities issued upon any
registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be valid obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, evidencing the same debt,
and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered for such registration of transfer or exchange.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The provisions of <U>Sections
3.4.1</U>, <U>3.4.2</U>, <U>3.4.3</U>, <U>3.4.4</U>, <U>3.4.5</U> and <U>3.4.6</U> below shall apply only to Global Securities:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.4.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Each
Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee thereof and delivered
to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all
purposes of this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.4.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture or the Securities, no Global Security of a series may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities
registered, and no transfer of a Global Security of a series in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than
the Depositary or a nominee thereof unless (i)&nbsp;the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the Company that it is unwilling
or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for the Securities of such series
ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, at a time when such Depositary is required to be so registered in order
to act as depositary, and in each case, a successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is not appointed by the Company within
90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, (ii)&nbsp;the Company in its sole discretion determines
that individual Securities of any series issued in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no longer be represented by such Global
Security or Securities or (iii)&nbsp;there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global Security.
In such event the Company will execute and the Guarantors will endorse, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication
and delivery of individual Securities of such series, will authenticate and deliver, individual Securities of such series in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing Securities of such series in exchange
for such Global Security or Securities. Any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clause (i)&nbsp;above shall be so exchanged in whole
and not in part and any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clauses (ii)&nbsp;or (iii)&nbsp;above may be exchanged in whole or from
time to time in part as directed by the Depositary. Any Security issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall
be a Global Security, <U>provided</U> that any such Security so issued that is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary
or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Security.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.4.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>In
any exchange pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;3.4.2</U> above, the Company will execute and the Guarantors will endorse and the Trustee will
authenticate and deliver individual Securities in registered form in authorized denominations. Upon the exchange of a Global Security
for individual Securities, such Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee. Individual Securities issued in exchange for a Global
Security pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;3.4</U> shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary
for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee.
The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If specified by the Company
pursuant to clause (ii)&nbsp;of <U>Section&nbsp;3.4.2</U> with respect to a series of Securities, the Depositary for such series of Securities
may surrender a Global Security for such series of Securities in exchange in whole or in part for individual Securities of such series
on such terms as are acceptable to the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Guarantors shall endorse,
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge, (i)&nbsp;to each Person specified by such Depositary a new individual
Security or Securities of the same series, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal
to and in exchange for such Persons&rsquo; beneficial interest in the Global Security; and (ii)&nbsp;to such Depositary a new Global Security
in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal
amount of individual Securities delivered to Holders thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.4.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>In
the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in <U>Section&nbsp;3.4.2</U> above, the Company will promptly make available
to the Trustee a reasonable supply of certificated Securities in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.4.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Neither
any members of, or participants in, the Depositary (&ldquo;<U>Agent Members</U>&rdquo;) nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members
may act (including Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System (&ldquo;<U>Euroclear</U>&rdquo;) and Clearstream Banking,
soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme (&ldquo;<U>Clearstream Luxembourg</U>&rdquo;) and account holders and participants therein) shall have any
rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security, or under any Global Security, and the Depositary or such nominee, as
the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder
of such Global Security 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 such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other person on whose
behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder
of any Security.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.4.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>None
of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee shall have any responsibility or
liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security
or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.4.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Trustee, Security Registrar and Transfer Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with
any restrictions on transfer or exchange imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer or exchange
of any interest in any note (including any transfers between or among participants or other beneficial owners of interests in any Global
Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to
do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, the Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to
form with the express requirements hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities</U>. If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute, the Guarantors
shall endorse and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor
and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If there shall be delivered
to the Company and the Trustee (i)&nbsp;evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii)&nbsp;such
security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of
notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Company shall execute, the Guarantors
shall endorse and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of
the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In case any such mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing
a new Security, pay such Security upon compliance with the foregoing provisions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Upon the issuance of any new
Security under this <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U>, the Company or the Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee)
connected therewith.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Every new Security of any series
issued pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U> in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional
contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone,
and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series
duly issued hereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U>
are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Payment
of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved</U>. Interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on
any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered
at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Any interest on any Security
of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called &ldquo;<U>Defaulted
Interest</U>&rdquo;) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such
Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;3.6.1</U>
or <U>Section&nbsp;3.6.2</U> below:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.6.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which
shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to
be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the
Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust
for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as provided in this <U>Section&nbsp;3.6.1</U>. Thereupon the Trustee
shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days
prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause
notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be sent in writing, which may be by
electronic transmission, or mailed by first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities of such series at his address as it appears
in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest
and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities
of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall
no longer be payable pursuant to the following <U>Section&nbsp;3.6.2</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.6.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such
series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of
any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice
given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;3.6.2</U>, such manner of payment shall be
deemed practicable by the Trustee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Subject to the foregoing provisions
of this <U>Section&nbsp;3.6</U>, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in
lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Persons
Deemed Owners</U>. Prior to due surrender of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any
agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such
Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to <U>Section&nbsp;3.6</U>) interest
on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantors,
the Trustee nor any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Cancellation</U>.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, repurchase, registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any Person
other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly canceled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee
for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever,
and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated
hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Trustee. No Securities
shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities canceled as provided in this <U>Section&nbsp;3.8</U>, except as expressly
permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of in accordance with its customary procedures,
unless otherwise directed by a Company Order.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.9&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Computation
of Interest</U>. Unless otherwise specified under <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U> with respect to the Securities of a particular series, interest
on such Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.10&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>CUSIP
or &ldquo;ISIN&rdquo; Numbers</U>. The Company, in issuing the Securities, may use &ldquo;CUSIP&rdquo; or &ldquo;ISIN&rdquo; numbers (if
then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use &ldquo;CUSIP&rdquo; or &ldquo;ISIN&rdquo; numbers in notices of redemption as
a convenience to Holders; <U>provided</U> that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such
numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the
other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of
such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN numbers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;3.11&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Open
Market Purchases</U>. The Company, the Guarantors or any of their Affiliates may purchase Securities from investors who are willing to
sell from time to time, either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Securities that
the Company, the Guarantors or their Affiliates purchase may, in their discretion, be held, resold or canceled, but will only be resold
in compliance with applicable requirements or exemptions under the relevant securities laws.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;IV</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Satisfaction and Discharge</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;4.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture</U>. This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration
of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company,
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.1.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>either</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>all
Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (a)&nbsp;Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which
have been replaced or paid as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U> and (b)&nbsp;Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been
deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust,
as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;10.3</U>) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>all
such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>have
become due and payable, or</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>will
become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>are
to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the
Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">and the Company, in the case of (i)&nbsp;or (ii)&nbsp;above,
has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose an amount sufficient to pay and discharge
the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any)
and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity, Redemption
Date or Repurchase Date, as the case may be;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.1.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.1.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers&rsquo; Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent
herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notwithstanding the satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors to the Trustee under <U>Section&nbsp;6.7</U>, the obligations
of the Company and the Guarantors to any Authenticating Agent under <U>Section&nbsp;6.14</U> and, if money shall have been deposited with
the Trustee pursuant to clause (ii)&nbsp;of <U>Section&nbsp;4.1.1</U> or this <U>Section&nbsp;4.1.3</U>, the obligations of the Trustee
under <U>Section&nbsp;4.2</U> and the last paragraph of <U>Section&nbsp;10.3</U> shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;4.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Application
of Trust Money</U>. Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of <U>Section&nbsp;10.3</U>, all money deposited with the Trustee
pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4.1</U> shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and
this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as
the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such
money has been deposited with the Trustee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;V</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Remedies</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Events
of Default</U>. &ldquo;<U>Event of Default</U>&rdquo; means, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, any one of
the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by
operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule&nbsp;or regulation of any administrative
or governmental body) shall have occurred and be continuing:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or the Guarantors default in any payment of interest (including any Additional Amounts) on the Securities of such series when
the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity, and such Default continues for a period of 30 calendar days;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or the Guarantors default in the payment of the principal (including any related Additional Amounts) of any debt security when
the same becomes due and payable upon redemption or pursuant to a repurchase upon a change of control or otherwise;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or the Guarantors fail to comply with any of the covenants described under <U>Section&nbsp;8.1</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;10.6</U> or
<U>Section&nbsp;10.16</U>, and such failure continues for 30 days after the notice specified below;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or the Guarantors fail to comply with any of their covenants or agreements in the Securities or this Indenture (other than those
referred to in <U>Sections 5.1.1</U>, <U>5.1.2</U> and <U>5.1.3</U> above), and such failure continues for 60 calendar days after the
notice specified below;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or the Guarantors or any Significant Subsidiary defaults under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be
issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Debt for borrowed money by the Company or such Guarantor or any such Significant
Subsidiary (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or such Guarantor or any such Significant Subsidiary) whether such Debt
or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this Indenture, which default (a)&nbsp;is caused by failure to pay principal
of or premium, if any, or interest on such Debt after giving effect to any grace period provided in such Debt on the date of such default,
which we refer to as a &ldquo;<U>Payment Default</U>,&rdquo; or (b)&nbsp;results in the acceleration of such Debt prior to its express
maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Debt, together with the principal amount of any other such Debt under which
there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, totals US$150,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof at
the time of determination) or more in the aggregate;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>One
or more final judgments or decrees for the payment of money of US$150,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination)
or more in the aggregate are rendered against the Company or any of the Guarantors or any Significant Subsidiary and are not paid (whether
in full or in installments in accordance with the terms of the judgment) or otherwise discharged and, in the case of each such judgment
or decree, either (a)&nbsp;an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree and is not dismissed
within 30 days following commencement of such enforcement proceedings or (b)&nbsp;there is a period of 60 days following such judgment
during which such judgment or decree is not discharged, waived or the execution thereof stayed;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Certain
events (including proceedings or becoming subject to such proceedings) of bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency of the Company or any
of the Guarantors or any Significant Subsidiary occur; or</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Any
Guarantee of the Securities ceases to be valid or in full force and effect or any of the Guarantors denies or disaffirms its obligations
under its Guarantee of the Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">A Default under <U>Section&nbsp;5.1.3</U>
or <U>Section&nbsp;5.1.4</U> above will not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal
amount of the Securities outstanding notify the Company and the Guarantors of the Default and the Company or the Guarantors do not cure
such Default within the time specified after receipt of such notice.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment</U>. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in <U>Section&nbsp;5.1.7</U>)
occurs and is continuing with respect to any series of Securities, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare all unpaid principal of and accrued interest on, all the Securities of that series
to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be (and to the Trustee, if
the notice is given by the Holders), stating that such notice is an &ldquo;acceleration notice,&rdquo; and upon any such declaration such
amounts shall become due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in <U>Section&nbsp;5.1.7</U> occurs and is continuing,
then the principal of and accrued interest on all the Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration
or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">At any time after a declaration
of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has
been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter provided in this <U>Article&nbsp;5</U>, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of that series by written notice to the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may rescind or annul such declaration
if:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.2.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Company or the Guarantors have paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (i)&nbsp;all overdue interest on Securities
of that series, (ii)&nbsp;all unpaid principal of any Securities of that series that has become due otherwise than by such declaration
of acceleration, (iii)&nbsp;to the extent that payment of such interest on the Securities of that series is lawful, interest on such overdue
interest, as provided herein (iv)&nbsp;any Additional Amounts due with respect to the Securities of that series and (v)&nbsp;all sums
paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.2.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>all
Events of Default have been cured or waived as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;5.13</U> other than the nonpayment of principal that has become
due solely because of acceleration.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No such rescission shall affect
any subsequent Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee</U>. If an Event of Default specified in <U>Section&nbsp;5.1.1</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;5.1.2</U>
occurs, the Trustee, in its own name as trustee of an express trust, (i)&nbsp;may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of
the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and interest, interest on any overdue principal and, to the extent
that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon any overdue installment of interest, at the rate borne by the Securities,
any Additional Amounts due with respect to the Securities and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover
the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its
agents and counsel, (ii)&nbsp;may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and (iii)&nbsp;may enforce the same against the
Company, the Guarantors or any other obligor upon the Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner
provided by law out of the property of the Company, the Guarantors or any other obligor upon the Securities, wherever situated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If an Event of Default occurs
and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights
and the rights of the Holders of that series by any available proceeding at law or in equity, whether for the specific enforcement of
any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Trustee
May&nbsp;File Proofs of Claim</U>. In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company or the Guarantors (or any other obligor
upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or
otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee
allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable
or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator
or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and,
in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due
it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts
due the Trustee under <U>Section&nbsp;6.7</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No provision of this Indenture
shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote
in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U><I>, </I>that the Trustee may, on behalf
of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors&rsquo; or other similar
committee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Trustee
May&nbsp;Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities</U>. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may
be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any such Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating
thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery
of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee,
its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Application
of Money Collected</U>. Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article&nbsp;shall be applied in the following order, at the
date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest,
upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully
paid:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">FIRST: To the payment of all
amounts due to the Trustee under <U>Section&nbsp;6.7</U>;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">SECOND: To the payment of the
amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of
which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on
such Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">THIRD: Any remaining amounts
shall be repaid to the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;5.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Limitation
on Suits</U>. No Holder of any Securities of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with
respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.7.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>such
Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.7.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee
to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.7.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series or other Holders have offered to the Trustee
indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.7.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.7.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>no
direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">it being understood and intended that no one or
more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect,
disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other
of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit
of all of such Holders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;5.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Unconditional
Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest</U>. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of
any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and
(subject to <U>Section&nbsp;3.6</U>) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in
the case of redemption or repurchase, on the Redemption Date or Repurchase Date, as the case may be), and to institute suit for the enforcement
of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;5.9&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Restoration
of Rights and Remedies</U>. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture
and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder,
then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders
shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee
and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;5.10&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Rights
and Remedies Cumulative</U><B>. </B>Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U>, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee
or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted
by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity
or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or
employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;5.11&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Delay
or Omission Not Waiver</U>. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security to exercise any right or remedy accruing
upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence
therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article&nbsp;or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time,
and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;5.12&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Control
by Holders</U>. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right (subject
to the Trustee&rsquo;s rights under the Indenture, including its right to be indemnified) to direct the time, method and place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the
Securities of such series, <U>provided</U> that</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.12.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>such
direction shall not be in conflict with any rule&nbsp;of law or with this Indenture,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.12.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction, and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.12.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>subject
to the provisions of <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U>, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee
in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed would involve the
Trustee in personal liability against which indemnity would not be satisfactory.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;5.13&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Waiver
of Past Defaults</U>. Subject to <U>Section&nbsp;5.2</U>, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past Event of Default hereunder with
respect to such series and its consequences, except a default</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.13.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>in
the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any Security of such series, or</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.13.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>in
respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under <U>Article&nbsp;10</U> cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the
Holder of each Security of such series affected.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Upon any such waiver, such default
shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture;
but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;5.14&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Undertaking
for Costs</U>. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay
the costs of such suit, and may assess costs, including reasonable attorneys&rsquo; fees and expenses, against any such party litigant,
in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; <U>provided</U> that neither this <U>Section&nbsp;5.14</U> nor the
Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted
by the Company, the Guarantors, or the Trustee or in any suit to require the Company to repurchase any Security of a series in accordance
with its terms.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;5.15&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Waiver
of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws</U>. Each of the Company and the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that
it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay
or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture;
and each of the Company and the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage
of any such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will
suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;VI</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>The Trustee</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Certain
Duties and Responsibilities</U>. The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be set forth explicitly herein or as provided by
the Trust Indenture Act, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate security or indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably
assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the
liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Notice
of Default; Potential Default</U>. If a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, upon receipt of written notification
thereof by a Responsible Officer, the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such Default as and to the
extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act (a &ldquo;<U>Notice of Default</U>&rdquo;). Specifically, the Trustee shall provide Notice
of Default to each Holder promptly, but in no event later than within 15 days of occurrence, and in the manner provided by <U>Section&nbsp;313(c)</U>&nbsp;of
the Trust Indenture Act or any successor section thereto, of any Default of which the Trustee is aware pursuant to Section&nbsp;6.3.8
hereof. The Trustee shall also provide a notice to each Holder of any claim of Default within 30 days of a Responsible Officer receiving
a written assertion of such claim from Holders of no less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities of such series then
Outstanding. For the purpose of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.2</U>, the term &ldquo;<U>Default</U>&rdquo; means any event which is, or after
notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series. If on the Business Day prior
to an Interest Payment Date the Company or the Guarantors have not deposited with the Trustee funds sufficient to pay the interest due
on the next Interest Payment Date, then the Trustee shall provide written notice to the Guarantors of such failure.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Certain
Rights of Trustee</U>. Subject to the provisions of <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U>:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other
paper or document (whether in its original or electronic form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the
proper party or parties;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution
of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution. Any request or direction of the Guarantors mentioned herein
shall be sufficiently evidenced by a written request or direction signed on behalf of the Guarantors by any two of its Officers or its
attorneys-in-fact in accordance with its bylaws (<I>estatuto social</I>);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>whenever
in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering
or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith
on its part, rely upon an Officers&rsquo; Certificate;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee may consult with counsel, investment bankers, accountants or other relevant experts of its own choice and the advice of such counsel,
banker, accountant or relevant expert or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of
any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction
of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
or such other Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities
which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document
in connection with this Indenture, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts
or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled
to examine the books, records and premises of the Company and the Guarantors, personally or by agent or attorney and shall incur no liability
or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">6.3.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys
and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care
by it hereunder;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities unless a written notice
of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee by the Company, the Guarantors or any Holder, and such notice references the Securities, the Guarantees and this Indenture;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.9&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified,
are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.10&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee may request that the Company or the Guarantors deliver an Officers&rsquo; Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or
titles of officers or directors authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers&rsquo; Certificate
may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers&rsquo; Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any
such certificate previously delivered and not superseded;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.11&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
permissive rights and powers of the Trustee enumerated herein (including any right or power to exercise remedies following an Event of
Default) shall not be construed as duties;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.12&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>in
no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or
damage and regardless of the form of action; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.13&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising
out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes;
fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; pandemics; riots; interruption, loss or malfunctions of utilities,
computer (hardware or software) or communications service; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority or governmental
actions; it being understood that the Trustee shall use its best efforts to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.14&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by an officer or officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be
conclusively determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.15&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction
of the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities at the time outstanding determined as provided in
Section&nbsp;5.7 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.3.16&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>If
at any time the Trustee is served with any arbitral, judicial or administrative order, judgment, award, decree, writ or other form of
arbitral, judicial or administrative process in respect of this Indenture or the Securities, or any parts thereof, funds held by it, (including,
but not limited to, orders of attachment or garnishment or other forms of levies or injunctions), it shall (i)&nbsp;forward a copy of
such arbitral, judicial or administrative order, judgment, award, decree, writ or other form of arbitral, judicial or administrative process
to the Company and (ii)&nbsp;be authorized to comply therewith in any manner as it or its legal counsel of its own choosing deems appropriate;
and if the Trustee complies with any such arbitral, judicial or administrative order, judgment, award, decree, writ or other form of arbitral,
judicial or administrative process, the Trustee shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person or entity even
though such order, judgment, award, decree, writ or process may be subsequently modified or vacated or otherwise determined to have been
without legal force or effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Not
Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities</U>. Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assume any responsibility for
the correctness of the recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee&rsquo;s certificates of authentication. The
Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee nor any
Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company or the Guarantors of such Securities or the proceeds
thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>May&nbsp;Hold
Securities</U>. The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company or the
Guarantors, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of the Securities and, subject to <U>Sections 6.8</U>
and <U>6.13</U>, may otherwise deal with the Company and the Guarantors with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating
Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Money
Held in Trust</U>. Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required
by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing
with the Company and the Guarantors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;6.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Compensation
and Reimbursement</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.7.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed
in writing between the parties for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of
law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.7.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon
its request for all reasonable and documented expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with
any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents, experts and counsel),
except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.7.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to fully indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Trustee and any predecessor
Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims or expenses incurred without negligence
or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder,
including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or the Guarantors, a Holder or
any other Person) (and including without limitation enforcing the terms of this Indenture and the indemnification provided herein) or
liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">When the Trustee incurs expenses
or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in <U>Section&nbsp;5.1.7</U>, the expenses (including the reasonable
and documented charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration
under any applicable Bankruptcy Law.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As security for the performance
of the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this <U>Section&nbsp;6.7.3</U>, the Trustee shall have a claim prior to the
Securities of a series upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the payment
of principal of (premium, if any) or interest on such Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.7.3</U>
shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Conflicting
Interests</U>. If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall
either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture
Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest
by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.9&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility</U>. There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of
each series, which may be a Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that (i)&nbsp;is
eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such, (ii)&nbsp;has a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000, (iii)&nbsp;is
subject to supervision or examination by U.S. federal or state authority and (v)&nbsp;has its Corporate Trust Office in the United States.
If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority, then for the purposes of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.9</U> and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined
capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition
so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.9</U>, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this
<U>Article&nbsp;6</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.10&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of Successor</U>. No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant
to this Article&nbsp;shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable
requirements of <U>Section&nbsp;6.11</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Trustee may resign at any
time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company and the Guarantors. If the instrument
of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by <U>Section&nbsp;6.11</U> shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 45 days
after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Trustee may be removed at
any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If at any time:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.10.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee shall fail to comply with <U>Section&nbsp;6.8</U> after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been
a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.10.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee shall cease to be eligible under <U>Section&nbsp;6.9</U> and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company
or by any such Holder; or</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.10.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property
shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">then, in any such case, (i)&nbsp;the Company by
a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (ii)&nbsp;subject to <U>Section&nbsp;5.14</U>, any Holder
who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition
any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee
or Trustees.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If the Trustee shall resign,
be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities
of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the
Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities
of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular
series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of <U>Section&nbsp;6.11</U>. If, within one year after such resignation, removal
or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed
by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the
retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable
requirements of <U>Section&nbsp;6.11</U>, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent
supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have
been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by <U>Section&nbsp;6.11</U>, any Holder
who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly
situated, or the Trustee may, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to
the Securities of such series.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company shall give notice
of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee
with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in <U>Section&nbsp;1.6</U>.
Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate
Trust Office.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.11&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor</U>. In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such
successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting
such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee;
but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver
an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign,
transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company,
the Guarantors, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and
deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (i)&nbsp;shall contain
such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights,
powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such
successor Trustee relates, (ii)&nbsp;if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions
as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect
to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring
Trustee, and (iii)&nbsp;shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate
the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture
shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder
separate and apart from any trust or </FONT>trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery
of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein
and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts
and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee
relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such
successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series
to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Upon request of any such successor
Trustee, the Company and the Guarantors shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to
such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No successor Trustee shall accept
its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.12&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business</U>. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which
it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party,
or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee
hereunder, <U>provided</U> that such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any of the Securities shall have been authenticated,
but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee
may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself
authenticated such Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.13&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Company</U>. If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon
the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against
the Company (or any such other obligor).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.14&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Appointment
of Authenticating Agent</U>. The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the
Trustee to authenticate Securities issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer, or partial redemption or pursuant
to <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U>, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and
obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication
and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee&rsquo;s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include
authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf
of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such
laws to act as Authenticating Agent, have a combined capital and surplus of at least US$50,000,000 and be subject to supervision or examination
by U.S. federal or state authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or
to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.14</U>, the combined capital
and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report
of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this
<U>Section&nbsp;6.14</U>, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this <U>Section&nbsp;6.14</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Any corporation into which an
Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion
or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate
trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, <U>provided</U> that such corporation shall be
otherwise eligible under this <U>Section&nbsp;6.14</U>, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">An Authenticating Agent may
resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency
of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice
of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with
the provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.14</U>, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to
the Company and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders as their names and
addresses appear in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become
vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating
Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.14</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company and the Guarantors
agree to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this <U>Section&nbsp;6.14</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If an appointment is made pursuant
to this <U>Section&nbsp;6.14</U>, the Securities may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee&rsquo;s certificate of authentication,
an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;This is one of the Securities
referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD></TD><TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left">The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee</TD>
</TR><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 47%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">By:</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">as Authenticating Agent</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">By:</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Authorized Officer&rdquo;</TD></TR>
     </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;6.15&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Trustee&rsquo;s
Application for Instructions from the Company or the Guarantors</U>. Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the
Company or the Guarantors may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee
under this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall
not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after
the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than five Business Days after the date any officer or director of
the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, actually receives such application, unless any such officer or director shall have
consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the
Trustee shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;VII</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Holders&rsquo; Lists and Reports by Trustee
and Company</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;7.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Company
to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company will furnish or
cause to be furnished to the Trustee:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.1.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>semi-annually,
not more than 15 days after each Regular Record Date with respect to each series of Securities, a list, in such form as the Trustee may
reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities of such series as of such Regular Record Date, and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.1.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>at
such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request,
a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;7.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Preservation
of Information; Communications to Holders</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.2.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent
list furnished to the Trustee as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;7.1</U> and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in
its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;7.1</U> upon receipt
of a new list so furnished.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.2.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the
corresponding rights and duties of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.2.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Every
Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee
nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders
made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;7.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Reports
by Trustee</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Trustee shall transmit to
Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act
at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by <U>Section&nbsp;313(a)</U>&nbsp;of the Trust Indenture Act, the
Trustee shall, within 60 days after each May&nbsp;15th following the date of this Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as
of such May&nbsp;15th, which complies with the provisions of such <U>Section&nbsp;313(a)</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;VIII</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;8.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Consolidation,
Merger or Sale of Assets</U>. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person
or sell, convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of transactions, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of
its Property (determined on the basis of the consolidated assets of Gerdau and its Subsidiaries) to any other Person (other than the Company
or a Guarantor), unless:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Person (if not the Company or a Guarantor) formed by such merger or consolidation or the Person (if not the Company or a Guarantor) which
acquired by sale, conveyance, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the Property of the Company or a Guarantor (the &ldquo;<U>Successor
Person</U>&rdquo;) will be a person or persons organized and existing under the laws of Brazil, the United States, any State thereof or
the District of Columbia, Canada or any other country that is a member country of the European Union or of the OECD on the date of this
Indenture, and such person or persons expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations
of the Company or Guarantors, as applicable, under this Indenture;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Successor Person expressly assumes by supplemental indenture the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest (and Additional
Amounts) on all of the Securities or such Guarantor&rsquo;s Guarantee, as applicable, the performance or observance of every covenant
of the Company or Guarantors, as applicable, and all other obligations of the Company or Guarantors, as applicable, under this Indenture
and the Securities or such Guarantor&rsquo;s Guarantee, as applicable;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default with respect to any Security shall have occurred and be continuing; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iv)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Company or such Guarantor, as applicable, or the Successor Person, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel
to the effect that such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture (if required) comply
with these conditions, that such supplemental indenture (if required) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and constitutes
valid and binding obligations of the Successor Person and that all conditions precedent herein provided or relating to such transaction
and such supplemental indenture (if required) have been complied with.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.1.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the following transactions shall not be subject to Section&nbsp;8.1(ii):</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
merger or consolidation by the Company or any Guarantor with or into any Subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
sale, conveyance, transfer or lease by the Company or any Guarantor, in one transaction or in a series of transactions, directly or indirectly,
of all or substantially all of its Property (determined on the basis of the consolidated assets of Gerdau and its Subsidiaries) to any
Subsidiaries of the Company or any Guarantor.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.1.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the foregoing, any merger or consolidation, in which the surviving entity is the Company or a Guarantor, or
sale, conveyance, transfer or lease to the Company or a Guarantor will not be subject to this <U>Section&nbsp;8.1</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.1.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Upon
any consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease in accordance with these conditions, the Successor Person shall succeed
to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or Guarantors, as applicable, under this Indenture
and the Securities or such Guarantor&rsquo;s Guarantee, as applicable, with the same effect as if the Successor Person had been named
as the Company or the Guarantor of the Securities herein. No Successor Person shall have the right to redeem the Securities unless the
Company or any Guarantor would have been entitled to redeem the Securities in similar circumstances.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;IX</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Supplemental Indentures</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;9.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Supplemental
Indentures without Consent of Holders</U>. Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, the
Guarantors, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>to
evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or the Guarantors and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of
the Company or the Guarantors herein and in the Securities;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>to
add to the covenants of the Company or the Guarantors or add collateral for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>to
add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>to
add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of
Securities in bearer form;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>to
secure the Securities or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any guarantee of or Lien securing the Securities
when such release, termination or discharge is permitted by this Indenture;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>to
provide for the issuance of any series of additional Securities;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>to
cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein,
or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, <U>provided</U> that such action pursuant
to this <U>Section&nbsp;9.1.8</U> shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material
respect (which shall be conclusively established by delivery of an officer&rsquo;s certificate to the Trustee);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.9&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>to
make any other change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any holder of Securities or to conform this Indenture
to the caption entitled &ldquo;Description of the Debt Securities&rdquo; in the prospectus relating to the Securities; or</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.10&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>to
add additional obligors with respect to the Securities and this Indenture or to add additional guarantors to guarantee the obligations
under the Securities and this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.1.11&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Holders of the Securities will receive prior notice from the Company as described under <U>Section&nbsp;1.6</U> of any proposed amendment
to the Securities or this Indenture described in this <U>Section&nbsp;9.1</U>. After an amendment described in this <U>Section&nbsp;9.1</U>
becomes effective, the Company or any of the Guarantors is required to mail to the Holders of Securities a notice briefly describing such
amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all Holders of the Securities, or any defect therein, will not impair or affect
the validity of the amendment. The consent of the Holders of the Securities is not necessary to approve the particular form of any proposed
amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;9.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Supplemental
Indentures or Waiver with Consent of Holders</U>. With the written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture or waiver, by Act of said Holders delivered to the
Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, the Guarantors, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and
the Trustee may (i)&nbsp;enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing
in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities
of such series under this Indenture or (ii)&nbsp;waive the application of any provision of this Indenture; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>,
that no such supplemental indenture or waiver shall, without the consent of each Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
an amendment may not:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.2.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;change
the Stated Maturity </FONT>for any principal or interest payment on any Securities or the time at which any Securities may be redeemed;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.2.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>reduce
the principal amount, the interest rate, the Redemption Price for any Security or the principal amount that would be due and payable upon
acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;5.2</U>;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.2.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>change
or modify in any way the Company&rsquo;s or the Guarantors&rsquo; obligation to pay Additional Amounts pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;10.7</U>;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.2.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>change
the coin or currency of any payment on the Securities;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.2.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>change
the Place of Payment of any Security;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.2.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>impair
the Holder&rsquo;s right to institute suit for the enforcement of any right to payment on or with respect to any amount due on its Securities;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.2.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>change
the terms of payment from, or control over, or release or reduce any collateral or security interest to secure the payment of principal,
interest or premium, if any, under any Security;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.2.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>change
any provision related to payment obligations under the Guarantees in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the Holders;
and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">9.2.9&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>modify
the sections of this Indenture relating to supplemental indentures, waiver with the consent of Holders or waiver of past Defaults, except
to increase the percentage of Holders required to make a modification or waiver or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture
cannot be modified or waived without the approval of each Holder of the Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">A supplemental indenture or
waiver which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the
benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with
respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities
of any other series.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">It shall not be necessary for
any Act of Holders under this <U>Section&nbsp;9.2</U> to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture or waiver,
but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;9.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Execution
of Supplemental Indentures</U>. In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture or waiver permitted
by this Article&nbsp;or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and
(subject to <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U>) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by <U>Section&nbsp;1.2</U>,
an Officers&rsquo; Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture or waiver is
authorized or permitted by this Indenture and is valid and binding on the Company and the Guarantors. The Trustee may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture or waiver which affects the Trustee&rsquo;s own rights, duties or immunities
under this Indenture or otherwise.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;9.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Effect
of Supplemental Indentures</U>. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified
in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities
theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;9.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Conformity
with Trust Indenture Act</U>. Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article&nbsp;shall conform to the requirements of
the Trust Indenture Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;9.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Reference
in Securities to Supplemental Indentures</U>. Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental
indenture pursuant to this Article&nbsp;may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as
to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified
as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company
and the Guarantors and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;9.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Effect
of Waiver</U>. A waiver shall be effective to waive compliance with the particular provision and for the particular instance for which
the waiver was made and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company or the Guarantors and the duties of
the Trustee in respect of any such provision shall remain in full force and effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;X</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Covenants</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Payment
of Principal, Premium and Interest</U>. The Company will duly and punctually pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (together
with any Additional Amounts payable thereon) on the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Maintenance
of Office or Agency</U>. With respect to any Global Security, and except as otherwise may be specified for such Global Security as contemplated
by <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U>, the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee shall be the Place of Payment where such Global Security may be
presented or surrendered for payment or for registration of transfer or exchange, or where successor Securities may be delivered in exchange
therefor; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that any such payment, presentation, surrender or delivery effected pursuant to the Applicable
Procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security shall be deemed to have been effected at the Place of Payment for such Global Security
in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">With respect to any Securities
that are not in the form of a Global Security, the Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York,
an office or agency where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration
of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities (in this case, without regard
to the form of the Securities) and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location,
and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or
agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made
or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations,
surrenders, notices and demands.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company may also from time
to time designate one or more other offices or agencies (in or outside the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York) where
the Securities of one or more series, notices and other items may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from
time to time rescind such designations; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve
the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for such purposes. The
Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any
such other office or agency.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Money
for Security Payments To Be Held in Trust</U>. If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series
of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of such
series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and premium,
if any, and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will
promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Whenever the Company shall have
one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, on the Business Day prior to each due date of the principal of or premium,
if any, or interest on any Securities of such series, deposit in Dollars with a Paying Agent in New York, New York a sum sufficient to
pay such amount, such sum to be held as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company
will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company will cause each
Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying
Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;10.3</U>, that such Paying Agent will (i)&nbsp;comply
with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and (ii)&nbsp;during the continuance of any default
by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of
such series, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment
in respect of the Securities of such series.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company may at any time,
for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct
any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee
upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying
Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Any money deposited with the
Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest
on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest has become due
and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and
the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company and the Guarantors for payment
thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee
thereof, shall thereupon cease; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make
any such repayment, may, at the expense of the Company, cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language,
customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in The City of New York, New York, notice that such money remains
unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed
balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company or the Guarantors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Statement
by Officers as to Default</U>. The Company and the Guarantors will deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal
year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers&rsquo; Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the
signers thereof the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms,
provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if
the Company or the Guarantors shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have
knowledge.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company and the Guarantors
will deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Company or the Guarantors become aware of the
occurrence of any Event of Default or an event which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default,
an Officers&rsquo; Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or default and the action which the Company proposes
to take with respect thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Provision
of Financial Statements and Reports</U>. Gerdau shall furnish to the Trustee the following reports for delivery to Holders upon their
written request thereof:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;an
English language version of Gerdau&rsquo;s annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS promptly
upon such financial statements becoming available but not later than 180&nbsp;days after the close of its fiscal year;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;an
English language version of Gerdau&rsquo;s unaudited quarterly financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS (including, as supplementary
information, an unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and an unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations, in each
case, prepared in accordance with IFRS), promptly upon such financial statements becoming available but not later than 60&nbsp;days after
the close of each fiscal quarter (other than the last fiscal quarter of its fiscal year); and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(iii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;upon
any director or executive officer of any of the Company or the Guarantors becoming aware of the existence of a Default or Event of Default
or any event by reason of which payments of either principal or interest on the Securities are prohibited, an officers&rsquo; certificate
setting forth the details thereof and the action which Gerdau is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Delivery of these reports, information
and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee&rsquo;s receipt of any of those will not constitute constructive
notice of any information contained in them or determinable from information contained in them, including Gerdau&rsquo;s compliance with
any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers&rsquo; Certificates).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notwithstanding the forgoing,
if Gerdau makes available the information described in <U>Sections 10.5(i)</U>&nbsp;and <U>10.5(ii)</U>&nbsp;above on the SEC&rsquo;s
EDGAR website, its website or the website of a Subsidiary of Gerdau, it will be deemed to have satisfied the reporting requirement set
forth in <U>Sections 10.5(i)</U>&nbsp;and <U>10.5(ii)</U>&nbsp;above. It is understood that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever
to determine whether such information, documents or reports have been delivered as described above or posted on any website.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">None of the Company or the Guarantors
other than Gerdau shall be required to provide or distribute any financial or other reports described above.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Limitation
on Liens</U>. Neither the Company nor the Guarantors will create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets now owned
or hereafter acquired by it or on its Capital Stock. Neither the Company nor the Guarantors will, nor will Gerdau permit any Restricted
Subsidiary, including any of the Guarantors, to, create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter
acquired by it or on any of their Capital Stock securing any obligation, unless contemporaneously therewith effective provision is made
to secure the Securities equally and ratably with such obligation for so long as such obligation is so secured. The preceding sentence
will not require any of the Guarantors or any Restricted Subsidiary to equally and ratably secure the Securities if the Lien consists
of the following:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
Lien in existence on the date of this Indenture and any extension, renewal or replacement thereof or any Lien in clause (ii), (iii)&nbsp;or
(iv)&nbsp;below; <U>provided</U>, however, that the total amount of Debt so secured is not increased;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
Lien on any property or assets (including Capital Stock of any Person) securing Debt incurred solely for purposes of financing the acquisition,
construction or improvement of such property or assets after the date of this Indenture; provided that (a)&nbsp;the aggregate principal
amount of Debt secured by such Lien will not exceed (but may be less than) the cost (i.e., purchase price) of the property or assets so
acquired, constructed or improved and (b)&nbsp;such Lien is incurred before, or within 120 days after the completion of, such acquisition,
construction or improvement and does not encumber any other property or assets of the Guarantors or any Restricted Subsidiary; and provided,
further, that to the extent that the property or asset acquired is Capital Stock, such Lien also may encumber other property or assets
of the Person so acquired;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(iii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
Lien securing Debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or part of the cost of the acquisition, construction or development of a
project (including mini-mills and other facilities); provided that the lenders of such Debt expressly agree to limit their recourse in
respect of such Debt to assets (including Capital Stock of the project entity) and/or revenues of such project with an aggregate value
of not more than the amount of such Debt; and provided, further, that the Lien is incurred before, or within 120 days after the completion
of, that acquisition, construction or development and does not apply to any other property or assets of Gerdau or any Subsidiary;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(iv)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
Lien existing on any property or assets of any Person before that Person&rsquo;s acquisition by, merger into or consolidation with Gerdau
or any Restricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture; provided that (a)&nbsp;such Lien is not created in contemplation of or
in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation, (b)&nbsp;the Debt secured by such Lien may not exceed the Debt secured on
the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation, (c)&nbsp;such Lien will not apply to any other property or assets of Gerdau or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (d)&nbsp;such Lien will secure only the Debt that it secures on the date of such acquisition, merger
or consolidation;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(v)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
Lien imposed by law that was incurred in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, carriers&rsquo;, warehousemen&rsquo;s
and mechanics&rsquo; liens and other similar encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of business, in each case for sums not yet due
or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(vi)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
pledge or deposit made in connection with workers&rsquo; compensation, unemployment insurance or other similar social security legislation,
any deposit to secure appeal bonds in proceedings being contested in good faith to which Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party,
good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which Gerdau or any
Restricted Subsidiary is a party or deposits for the payment of rent, in each case made in the ordinary course of business;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(vii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
Lien in favor of issuers of surety bonds or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of Gerdau or any Restricted
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(viii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
Lien securing taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, the payment of which are not yet due or are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and for which such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, have been established as required by IFRS;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ix)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;minor
defects, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and encumbrances
consisting of zoning restrictions, licenses, restrictions on the use of property or assets or minor imperfections in title that do not
materially impair the value or use of the property or assets affected thereby, and any leases and subleases of real property that do not
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary, and which are made on customary and usual
terms applicable to similar properties;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(x)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
rights of set-off of any person with respect to any deposit account of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course
of business and not constituting a financing transaction;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(xi)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
Liens granted to secure borrowings from, directly or indirectly, (a)&nbsp;Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econ&ocirc;mico e Social &ndash;
BNDES, or any other Brazilian governmental development bank or credit agency or (b)&nbsp;any international or multilateral development
bank, government-sponsored agency, export import bank or official export-import credit insurer;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(xii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
Liens on the inventory or receivables of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary securing the obligations of such person under any lines of
credit or working capital facility or in connection with any structured export or import financing or other trade transaction; provided
that the aggregate principal amount of Debt incurred that is secured by receivables that will fall due in any fiscal year shall not exceed
(a)&nbsp;with respect to transactions secured by receivables from export sales, 80% of Gerdau&rsquo;s consolidated gross revenues from
export sales for the immediately preceding fiscal year of Gerdau; or (b)&nbsp;with respect to transactions secured by receivables from
domestic (Brazilian) sales, 80% of such person&rsquo;s consolidated gross revenues from sales within Brazil for the immediately preceding
fiscal year of Gerdau; and provided, further, that Advance Transactions will not be deemed transactions secured by receivables for purpose
of the above calculation; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(xiii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;in
addition to the foregoing Liens set forth in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (12) above, Liens securing Debt of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary
(including, without limitation, guarantees of Gerdau or any Restricted Subsidiary) the aggregate principal amount of which, at any time
of determination, does not exceed 20% of Consolidated Total Assets.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;10.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Payment
of Additional Amounts</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>All
payments in respect of the Securities and the Guarantees shall be made free and clear of, and without withholding or deduction for or
on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments, fees or other governmental charges of whatever nature (and any fines,
penalties or interest related thereto) imposed or levied by or on behalf of the British Virgin Islands, Brazil or any political subdivision
or authority of or in such relevant jurisdiction having power to tax, or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or a Guarantor is
organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made (any of the aforementioned
being a &ldquo;<U>Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction</U>&rdquo;) unless such deduction or withholding is required by law. In the event that
any such taxes, duties, assessments, fees or other governmental charges (and any fines, penalties or interest related thereto) are so
imposed or levied, the Company, or a Guarantor, as applicable, shall pay to each Holder such additional amounts (&ldquo;<U>Additional
Amounts</U>&rdquo;) as may be necessary in order that every net payment made by the Company, or a Guarantor, as applicable, on the Securities
or the Guarantees after such deduction or withholding imposed upon or as a result of such payment by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction shall
not be less than the amount then due and payable on such Securities or Guarantees. The foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts,
however, shall not apply to or in respect of:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the existence of any present or former connection
between such Holder, on the one hand, and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, on the other hand (including, without limitation, such Holder
being or having been a citizen or resident thereof or having been engaged in a trade or business or present therein or having, or having
had, a permanent establishment therein), other than the mere receipt of such payment or the ownership or holding of, or the enforcement
of rights under, such Securities or Guarantees;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been so imposed but for the presentation by such Holder for payment
on a date more than 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided
for, whichever occurs later;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge to the extent that such tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge would not
have been imposed but for the failure of such Holder to comply with any certification, identification or other reporting requirements
concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction of the Holder or beneficial owner
of a bond (including, without limitation, a certification that the holder or beneficial owner is not resident in the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction)
if (a)&nbsp;such compliance is required or imposed by law as a precondition to exemption from all or a part of such tax, duty, assessment
or other governmental charge, (b)&nbsp;at least 30 days prior to the date on which the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, shall apply
this clause (iii), either the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, shall have notified all Holders of Securities that some or all Holders
of Securities shall be required to comply with such requirement and (c)&nbsp;in no event shall such Holder`s requirement to make such
a declaration, claim or filing require such Holder to provide any materially more onerous information, documents or other evidence than
would be required to be provided had such Holder been required to file U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP,
W-8IMY and/or documentation required by the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iv)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, excise or personal property or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(v)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;any
tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments of principal of or
interest on the Securities;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(vi)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
additional amounts with respect to any such deduction or withholding, imposed on or in respect of the Securities pursuant to FATCA, any
treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or in any jurisdiction in which payments
on the Securities are made implementing FATCA, or any agreement between the Company, the Guarantors or a Paying Agent and such relevant
jurisdiction, or any authority of any of the foregoing implementing FATCA; or</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(vii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
combination of the above.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As used in this section, &ldquo;<U>FATCA</U>&rdquo;
means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the United States Internal Revenue Code (the &ldquo;<U>Code</U>&rdquo;), as of the date of this Indenture
(or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or
future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section&nbsp;1471(b)(1)&nbsp;of the Code
and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules&nbsp;or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention
among governmental authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, shall also pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property
taxes, charges or similar levies which arise in any jurisdiction from execution, delivery, registration, enforcement or the making of
payments in respect of the Securities, excluding any such taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by any jurisdiction outside of the
Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction other than those resulting from, or required to be paid in connection with, the enforcement of the Securities
following the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>No
Additional Amounts shall be paid with respect to a payment on any Security to a Holder that is a fiduciary or partnership or other than
the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership
or beneficial owner would not have been entitled to receive payment of the Additional Amounts had the beneficiary, settlor, member or
beneficial owner been the Holder of the Security.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, shall provide the Trustee with the official acknowledgment of the relevant taxing authority (or,
if such acknowledgement is not available without unreasonable burden or expense, a certified copy thereof or, if such certified copy is
not available, other documentation satisfactory to the Trustee) evidencing any payment of taxes, penalties, duties, assessments, fees
or other governmental charges in respect of which the Company or such Guarantor has paid any Additional Amounts. Copies of such documentation
shall be made available to the Holders of the Securities or any Paying Agent, as applicable, upon request therefor.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, shall:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>at
least 10 Business Days prior to the first Interest Payment Date (and at least 10 Business Days prior to each succeeding Interest Payment
Date or any Redemption Date or date of Maturity if there has been any change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned
Officers&rsquo; Certificate), deliver to the Trustee and any Paying Agent an Officers&rsquo; Certificate (a)&nbsp;specifying the amount,
if any, of taxes described in this <U>Section&nbsp;10.7</U> (the &ldquo;<U>Relevant Withholding Taxes</U>&rdquo;) required to be deducted
or withheld on the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities to Holders and the Additional Amounts, if any, due to Holders
in connection with such payment, and (b)&nbsp;certifying that the Company or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay such deduction or
withholding;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>prior
to the due date for the payment thereof, pay any such Relevant Withholding Taxes, together with any penalties or interest applicable thereto;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>within
15 days after paying such Relevant Withholding Taxes, deliver to the Trustee and any Paying Agent evidence of such payment and of the
remittance thereof to the relevant taxing or other authority as described in this <U>Section&nbsp;10.7</U>; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iv)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>pay
any Additional Amounts due to Holders on any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or date of Maturity to the Trustee in accordance with
the provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;10.7</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Trustee and each Paying Agent for, and hold each harmless
against, any loss, liability or expense reasonably incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct on such Person&rsquo;s part,
arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by any of them in reliance on any Officers&rsquo; Certificate furnished
pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;10.7</U> or the failure of the Trustee or any Paying Agent for any reason (other than its own gross negligence
or willful misconduct) to receive on a timely basis any such Officers&rsquo; Certificate or any information or documentation requested
by it or otherwise required by applicable law or regulations to be obtained, furnished or filed in respect of such Relevant Withholding
Taxes. The Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, shall make available to any Holder requesting the same, evidence that the applicable
Relevant Withholding Taxes have been paid.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Any
Officers&rsquo; Certificate required by this <U>Section&nbsp;10.7</U> to be provided to the Trustee and each Paying Agent shall be deemed
to be duly provided if sent by electronic mail to, and actually received by, the Trustee and each Paying Agent.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
obligations described under this <U>Section&nbsp;10.7</U> will apply <I>mutatis mutandis</I> to any jurisdiction in which any Successor
Person to the Company or to a Guarantor, as applicable, is organized or incorporated or any political subdivision or taxing authority
or agency thereof or therein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7.9&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>In
order to comply with applicable tax laws (inclusive of rules, regulations and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) related
to the Indenture and Securities in effect from time to time (&ldquo;<U>Applicable Law</U>&rdquo;) that a foreign financial institution,
issuer, trustee, paying agent or other party is or has agreed to be subject to, each of the Company and the Trustee agrees (i)&nbsp;to
cooperate and to provide to the other with such reasonable information as each may have in its possession about the parties and/or transactions
(including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so the Trustee can determine whether it has tax related obligations under
Applicable Law, including FATCA withholding and (ii)&nbsp;that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from
payments to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law for which the Trustee shall not have any liability. The terms of this section
shall survive the termination of this Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7.10&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
parties hereto agree that if any payments of interest or principal under the Securities become subject to U.S. withholding tax pursuant
to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, shall provide notice of such event to the Trustee;
and the parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in good faith and to share such relevant and applicable
information or make such amendments or modifications to this Indenture as are necessary to permit the parties to fulfill their withholding
and reporting obligations thereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Indemnification
of Judgment Currency</U>. The Company and the Guarantors shall jointly and severally indemnify the Trustee and any Holder of a Security
against any loss incurred by the Trustee or such Holder, as the case may be, as a result of any judgment or order being given or made
for any amount due under this Indenture or such Security and being expressed and paid in a currency (the &ldquo;<U>Judgment Currency</U>&rdquo;)
other than Dollars (the &ldquo;<U>Specified Currency</U>&rdquo;), and as a result of any variation between (i)&nbsp;the rate of exchange
at which the Specified Currency amount is converted into the Judgment Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order and (ii)&nbsp;the
spot rate of exchange in The City of New York at which the Trustee or such Holder, as the case may be, on the date of payment of such
judgment or order is able to purchase the Specified Currency with the amount of the Judgment Currency actually received by the Trustee
or such Holder. The foregoing indemnity shall constitute a separate and independent obligation of the Company and the Guarantors and shall
continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term &ldquo;spot rate of exchange&rdquo;
shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, the Specified Currency.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.9&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Further
Acts</U>. The Company and the Guarantors will each take any action, satisfy any condition or do any thing (including the obtaining or
effecting of any necessary consent, approval, authorization, exemption, filing, license, order, recording or registration) at any time
required in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations to be taken, fulfilled or done in order (i)&nbsp;to enable them lawfully
to enter into, exercise their rights and perform and comply with their obligations under the Securities, this Indenture and any supplemental
indenture, as the case may be, (ii)&nbsp;to ensure that those obligations are legally binding and enforceable, (iii)&nbsp;to make the
Securities, this Indenture and any supplemental indenture admissible in evidence in the courts of the State of New York, the British Virgin
Islands and Brazil and (iv)&nbsp;to enable the Trustee to exercise and enforce its respective rights under this Indenture and any supplemental
indenture and to carry out the terms, provisions and purposes of this Indenture and any supplemental indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.10&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Securities
held by the Company, the Guarantors,&nbsp;etc.</U>. So long as any Security is Outstanding, the Company will send to the Trustee, as soon
as practicable after being so requested by the Trustee, an Officers&rsquo; Certificate of the Company stating the aggregate principal
amount of Securities held or beneficially owned, at the date of such certificate by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or any
of their Subsidiaries. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when it, the Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries hold or beneficially
own Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.11&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Status
of Guarantees and Securities</U>. The Guarantors will ensure that the Guarantees will rank at least <I>pari passu</I> with any current
and future unsecured and unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Guarantors, subject to (i)&nbsp;the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors&rsquo; rights, (ii)&nbsp;general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii)&nbsp;certain statutory preferred claims for wages, salaries,
social security and taxes as provided by Brazilian law. The Company will ensure that the Securities will rank at least <I>pari passu</I>
with any current and future Indebtedness of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.12&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Maintenance
of Corporate Existence</U>. The Company and the Guarantors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, (i)&nbsp;maintain in
effect its corporate existence and all registrations necessary therefor, <U>provided</U> that these restrictions shall not prohibit any
transactions permitted by <U>Article&nbsp;8</U> or the merger of any Subsidiary with or into a Guarantor or the Company or with or into
any other Subsidiary of the Guarantors or the Company; (ii)&nbsp;take all reasonable actions to maintain all rights, privileges, titles
to property, franchises and the like necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, activities or operations; and (iii)&nbsp;maintain
or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition (normal wear and tear excepted) all properties used or useful in
their business; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that neither the Guarantors, nor their Subsidiaries shall be prevented from discontinuing
those operations or suspending the maintenance of those properties which, in the reasonable judgment of the Guarantors as evidenced by
Board Resolutions, are no longer necessary or useful in the conduct of the Guarantors&rsquo; business, or that of their Subsidiaries;
and <U>provided</U>, <U>further</U>, that such discontinuation of operations or maintenance would not have a material adverse effect on
the ability of the Guarantors to comply with their obligations under this Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.13&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Maintenance
of Insurance</U>. The Guarantors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, maintain insurance with respect to their general
business and its properties, with financially sound, responsible and reputable insurance companies in such amounts and covering such risks
as are usually carried by companies of good repute engaged in similar businesses and owning and/or operating properties similar to those
owned and/or operated by the Guarantors or such Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in the jurisdictions in which the Guarantors or such
Subsidiaries owns and/or operates its properties, including policies covering property losses wherein settlement is on a replacement value
basis, resultant business interruption and general liability.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.14&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Payment
of Taxes</U>. The Company and the Guarantors will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent,
all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or the Guarantors or upon the income, profits or property
of the Company or the Guarantors (the &ldquo;<U>Taxes</U>&rdquo;) which, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the property of the
Company and the Guarantors; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that (i)&nbsp;the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to pay
or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is then-currently
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii)&nbsp;the Company and the Guarantors shall be in compliance with this
<U>Section&nbsp;10.14</U> if the individual or the aggregate amount of the Taxes not paid would not have a material adverse effect on
the ability of the Guarantors to comply with their obligations under this Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.15&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Ownership
of the Company and Payment of Expenses</U>. Gerdau will at all times own directly 100% of the issued shares of the Company. Gerdau will
determine and timely pay all fees, taxes, and other monies required to be paid in connection with the establishment and maintenance of
the existence of the Company under British Virgin Islands law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.16&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Additional
Limitations on the Company</U>. For so long as any of the Securities is outstanding, the Company shall not:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.16.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>incur
or permit to exist any Debt for borrowed money unless such financing transactions are guaranteed by one or more of the Guarantors in respect
of the amounts so financed; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.16.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>enter
into any consolidation, merger, amalgamation, joint venture or other form of combination with any Person, or selling, leasing, conveying
or otherwise disposing of any of its assets or receivables, except as otherwise permitted pursuant to <U>Article&nbsp;8</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;10.17&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Repurchase
of Securities upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.17.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or any of the Guarantors must commence, not later than 30 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control Repurchase Event,
and consummate an Offer to Purchase for all Securities then outstanding at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the
Securities on the date of repurchase <I>plus</I> accrued interest (if any) to the date of purchase.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.17.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or any of the Guarantors shall not be required to make an Offer to Purchase upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if (1)&nbsp;a
third party (not including the Guarantors, their subsidiaries, or a Designated Affiliate) makes the Offer to Purchase in the manner, at
the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth herein applicable to an Offer to Purchase made by the Company and
purchases all Securities of such series properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Offer to Purchase (for the consideration referred
to in the immediately preceding sentence), or (2)&nbsp;a notice of redemption for all outstanding Securities and of such series has been
given pursuant hereto unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable Redemption Price.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.17.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, an Offer to Purchase may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditioned upon the consummation
of such Change of Control and the occurrence of such Rating Decline, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at
the time the Offer to Purchase is made.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.17.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Prior
to the mailing of the notice to Holders commencing such Offer to Purchase, but in any event within 30 days following any Change of Control
Repurchase Event, the Company, covenants to (i)&nbsp;repay in full all indebtedness of the Company that would prohibit the repurchase
of the Securities pursuant to such Offer to Purchase or (ii)&nbsp;obtain any requisite consents under instruments governing any such indebtedness
of the Company to permit the repurchase of the Securities. The Company shall first comply with the covenant in the preceding sentence
before it shall be required to repurchase Securities pursuant to this Section.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.17.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;14e-1 of the Exchange Act and other applicable securities
laws or regulations in connection with making an Offer to Purchase. To the extent that the provisions of any applicable securities laws
or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations
and will not be deemed to have breached the Company&rsquo;s obligations under this Section&nbsp;by virtue of the Company&rsquo;s compliance
with such securities laws or regulations.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.17.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>A
Holder may tender all or any portion of its Securities pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, subject to the requirements that any portion
of a Security tendered must be in a multiple of US$1,000 principal amount, the minimum tender of any Holder must be no less than US$2,000
and, if tendered in part, the residual amount cannot be less than US$2,000. Holders shall be entitled to withdraw Securities tendered
up to the close of business on the Expiration Date. On the purchase date, the purchase price will become due and payable on each Security
accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, and interest on Securities purchased will cease to accrue on and after the purchase
date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.17.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>On
the Payment Date, the Company shall (i)&nbsp;accept for payment on a <I>pro rata</I> basis Securities or portions thereof tendered pursuant
to an Offer to Purchase; (ii)&nbsp;deposit with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the purchase price of all Securities or portions
thereof so accepted; and (iii)&nbsp;deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee all the Securities or portions thereof accepted
for payment by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Securities so accepted, payment in an amount equal
to the purchase price, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to such Holders a new Security equal in principal amount to
any unpurchased portion of the Security surrendered. The Company or the Guarantors, as applicable, will publicly announce the results
of an Offer to Purchase as soon as practicable after the Payment Date. The Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent for an Offer to Purchase.
The Company or the Guarantors, as applicable, will comply with Rule&nbsp;14e-1 under the Exchange Act (to the extent applicable) and all
other applicable laws (including securities law and regulations thereunder, to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable), in
the event that the Company is required to repurchase Securities pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, and the procedures will be deemed modified
as necessary to permit such compliance.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;XI</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Redemption of Securities</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;11.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Right
of Redemption</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.1.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity may not be redeemed at the election of the Company except in
accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U> for such Securities) in accordance
with the provisions of this <U>Article&nbsp;11</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.1.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of
the Company, the Company shall, at least 15 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company, notify the Trustee of such Redemption
Date, of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities specified
therefor in the Securities of a series to be redeemed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.1.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, will have the option to redeem, in whole but not in part, the Securities of the applicable
series, at any time, upon giving not less than 10 nor more than 60 days&rsquo; notice to the Holders of such Securities (which notice
will be irrevocable and made to the Trustee no later than five (5)&nbsp;Business Days prior to when notice is due to Holders of such Securities),
at 100% of the principal amount thereof <I>plus</I> accrued and unpaid interest and any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto,
only if (i)&nbsp;the Company has or shall become obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities of the applicable
series in excess of the Additional Amounts that the Company would pay if payments in respect of the Securities of the applicable series
were subject to deduction or withholding at a rate of 15% (determined without regard to any interest, fees, penalties or other additions
to tax) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the treaties, laws or regulations of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or any change
in the application or official interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change or amendment occurs after the date of this Indenture
(or, in the case of any jurisdiction that becomes a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction after the date of this Indenture, after the date on which
such jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction), and (ii)&nbsp;such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company taking reasonable
measures available to it. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of the preceding sentence, reasonable measures shall include a change
of the jurisdiction of incorporation, residence or domicile of the Company or any Paying Agent. No such notice of redemption shall be
given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment
in respect of such the Securities were then due.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.1.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Prior
to the publication or mailing of any notice of redemption pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;11.1.3</U>, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee
an Officers&rsquo; Certificate to the effect that the obligation of the Company to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the Company
taking reasonable measures available to it. The Company shall also deliver an Opinion of Counsel (which counsel shall be independent)
of recognized standing stating that the Company either has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts due to the changes in treaties,
tax laws or regulations. The Trustee shall accept such certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set forth in clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;of <U>Section&nbsp;11.1.3</U>, in which event it shall be conclusive and binding
on the Holders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;11.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Notice
of Redemption</U>. Notice of any redemption shall be given by the Company or the Guarantors, as applicable, in writing, which may be by
electronic transmission, or mailed by first-class postage prepaid, mailed not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption
Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at such Holder&rsquo;s address appearing in the Security Register.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All notices of redemption shall
state:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.2.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Redemption Date,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.2.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
Redemption Price and amount of accrued interest, if any,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.2.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>that
on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price and any accrued interest shall become due and payable upon each Security to be redeemed and
that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after said date,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.2.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
conversion rate (if applicable), the date on which the right to convert the Securities to be redeemed shall terminate and the place or
places where such Securities may be surrendered for conversion,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.2.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price and any accrued interest, and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.2.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>applicable
CUSIP or ISIN Numbers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notice of redemption of Securities
to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company&rsquo;s request, by the Trustee in the
name and at the expense of the Company, and such notice may, at the Company&rsquo;s discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one
or more conditions precedent, except if such notice is given pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;11.1.3</U>. If an optional redemption is subject
to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice of redemption shall describe each such condition and, if applicable,
shall state that, in the Company&rsquo;s discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time (but no more than 60 days after
the date of the notice of redemption) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied (or waiver by the Company in its sole discretion),
and a new Redemption Date will be set by the Company in accordance with applicable DTC procedures, or such redemption may not occur and
such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions precedent shall not have been satisfied (or waived by the Company
in its sole discretion) by the Redemption Date stated in such notice, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;11.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Deposit
of Redemption Price</U>. On the Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying
Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;10.3</U>) an amount
of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company&rsquo;s actions
and determinations in determining the Redemption Price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;11.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Securities
Payable on Redemption Date</U>. Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption
Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default
in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such
Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company to the Person in whose name such Security
is registered at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U><I>, </I>that
installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities,
or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms
and the provisions of <U>Section&nbsp;3.6</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If any Security called for redemption
shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at
the rate borne by (or prescribed therefor in) the Security.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;11.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Securities
Redeemed in Part</U>. Any Security of a series which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor
(with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute,
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of
the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to
and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If less than all the Securities
of any series are to be redeemed at any time, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee in compliance
with the requirements governing redemptions of the principal securities exchange, if any, on which Securities of that series are listed
or if such securities exchange has no requirement governing redemption or the Securities of that series are not then listed on a securities
exchange, on a <U>pro rata</U> basis or by lot (or, in the event that the Securities of that series are represented by Global Securities
as of the Redemption Date, subject to the then-current rules&nbsp;and procedures of the applicable Depositary).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If Securities of any series
are redeemed in part, the remaining outstanding amount of any Security of that series must be at least equal to U.S.$2,000 and be an integral
multiple of U.S.$1,000.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">For all purposes of this Indenture,
unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities
redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;XII</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Guarantees</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;12.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>The
Guarantees</U>. Subject to the provisions of this <U>Article&nbsp;12</U>, the Guarantors hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee
to each Holder of a Security of each series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee the full and punctual payment
(whether at the Stated Maturity, upon redemption, purchase pursuant to an offer to purchase or acceleration or otherwise) of the principal,
premium, interest, Additional Amounts and all other amounts that may come due and payable under each Security and the full and punctual
payment of all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture as they come due. Upon failure by the Company to pay punctually
any such amount, the Guarantors shall forthwith pay the amount not so paid at the place and time and in the manner specified in the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;12.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Guarantees
Unconditional</U>. The obligations of the Guarantors hereunder are unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, will not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.2.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any obligation of the Company under the Indenture or any Security,
by operation of law or otherwise;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.2.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
modification or amendment of or supplement to the Indenture or any Security;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.2.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Company, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar
proceeding affecting the Company or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of the Company contained in the
Indenture or any Security;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.2.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>the
existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which the Guarantors may have at any time against the Company, the Trustee or any other
Person, whether in connection with the Indenture or any unrelated transactions, <U>provided</U> that nothing herein prevents the assertion
of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.2.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against the Company for any reason of the Indenture or any Security, or any provision of
applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by the Company of the principal of or interest on any Security or any
other amount payable by the Company under the Indenture; or</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.2.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>any
other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Company, the Trustee or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever
which might, but for the provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;12.2.6</U>, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defense to such
Guarantor&rsquo;s obligations hereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;12.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Discharge;
Reinstatement</U>. The Guarantors&rsquo; obligations hereunder will remain in full force and effect until the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture have been paid in full. If at any
time any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security or any other amount payable by the Company under the
Indenture is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise,
the Guarantors&rsquo; obligations hereunder with respect to such payment will be reinstated as though such payment had been due but not
made at such time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;12.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Waiver
by the Guarantors</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.4.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Guarantors unconditionally and irrevocably waive acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and any notice not provided for herein,
as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against the Company or any other Person. The Guarantees
constitute a guaranty of payment and not of collection.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">12.4.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Guarantors unconditionally and irrevocably waive any and all rights provided under Articles 333, sole paragraph 364, 366, 821, 827, 829,
834, 835 and 837 through 839 of the Brazilian Civil Code and Article&nbsp;595 of the Brazilian Civil Procedure Code.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;12.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Subrogation
and Contribution</U>. Upon making any payment with respect to any obligation of the Company under this Article, the Guarantor making such
payment will be subrogated to the rights of the payee against the Company with respect to such obligation; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>,
that such Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation
until the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all Securities of the relevant series shall have been paid in full.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;12.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Stay
of Acceleration</U>. If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by the Company under the Indenture or the Securities
is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the
terms of the Indenture are nonetheless payable by the Guarantors forthwith on demand by the Trustee or the Holders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;12.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Execution
and Delivery of Guarantees</U>. The execution by the Guarantors of the Indenture or a supplemental indenture evidences the Guarantees
of such Guarantors, whether or not the person signing as an officer of a Guarantor still holds that office at the time of authentication
of any Security. The delivery of any Security by the Trustee after authentication constitutes due delivery of the Guarantees set forth
in the Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Article&nbsp;XIII</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;13.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Company&rsquo;s
Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance</U>. The Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have <U>Section&nbsp;13.2</U>
or <U>Section&nbsp;13.3</U> applied to any Securities or any series of Securities designated pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U> as being
defeasible pursuant to such <U>Section&nbsp;13.2</U> or <U>13.3</U>, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided pursuant
to <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U> and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this <U>Article&nbsp;13</U>. Any such election shall
be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U> for such Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;13.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Defeasance
and Discharge</U>. Upon the Company&rsquo;s exercise of its option to have this <U>Section&nbsp;13.2</U> applied to any Securities or
any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company and the Guarantors shall each be deemed to have been discharged from their respective
obligations with respect to such Securities or series of Securities as provided in this <U>Section&nbsp;13.2</U> on and after the date
the conditions set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;13.4</U> are satisfied (hereinafter called &ldquo;<U>Defeasance</U>&rdquo;). For this purpose,
such Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities
and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and
the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall
survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i)&nbsp;the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive, solely from
the trust fund described in <U>Section&nbsp;13.4</U> and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal
of and any premium and interest on such Securities when payments are due, (ii)&nbsp;the respective obligations of the Company and the
Guarantors with respect to such Securities under <U>Sections 3.4</U>, <U>3.5</U>, <U>10.2</U> and <U>10.3</U>, (iii)&nbsp;the rights,
powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (iv)&nbsp;the provisions set forth in this Article&nbsp;Thirteen. Subject
to compliance with this Article, the Company may exercise its option to have this <U>Section&nbsp;13.2</U> applied to any Securities notwithstanding
the prior exercise of its option to have <U>Section&nbsp;13.3</U> applied to such Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;13.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Covenant
Defeasance</U>. Upon the Company&rsquo;s exercise of its option to have this Section&nbsp;applied to any Securities or any series of Securities,
as the case may be, (i)&nbsp;the Company shall be released from any covenants provided pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;3.1.8</U>, <U>8.1</U>,
<U>9.1.2</U>, <U>10.5</U>, <U>10.6</U>, <U>10.12</U>, <U>10.13</U>, <U>10.14</U> and <U>10.16</U> for the benefit of the Holders of such
Securities, and (ii)&nbsp;the occurrence of any event specified in <U>Section&nbsp;5.1.4</U> shall be deemed not to be or result in an
Event of Default, in each case with respect to such Securities as provided in this <U>Section&nbsp;13.3</U> on and after the date the
conditions set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;13.4</U> are satisfied (hereinafter called &ldquo;<U>Covenant Defeasance</U>&rdquo;). For this
purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such Securities, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability
in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section&nbsp;(to the extent so specified in the case of
<U>Section&nbsp;5.13</U>), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section&nbsp;or by reason
of any reference in any such Section&nbsp;to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture
and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;13.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Conditions
to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance</U>. The following shall be the conditions to the application of <U>Section&nbsp;13.2</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;13.3</U>
to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13.4.1&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company or the Guarantors shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the
purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of
such Securities, (i)&nbsp;money in an amount, or (ii)&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal
and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment,
money in an amount, or (iii)&nbsp;a combination thereof, in each case sufficient, in the opinion of an internationally recognized firm
of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, without consideration of any
reinvestment, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee to pay and discharge, the principal of and premium, if any,
interest and Additional Amounts on such Securities on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture
and such Securities. As used herein, &ldquo;<U>U.S. Government Obligation</U>&rdquo; means (a)&nbsp;any security which is (1)&nbsp;a direct
obligation of the United States of America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged
or (2)&nbsp;an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as any agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which,
in either case (1)&nbsp;or (2), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and (y)&nbsp;any depositary receipt
issued by a bank (as defined in <U>Section&nbsp;3(a)(2)</U>&nbsp;of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any U.S. Government
Obligation which is specified in clause (a)&nbsp;above and held by such bank for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt,
or with respect to any specific payment of principal of or interest on any U.S. Government Obligation which is so specified and held,
<U>provided</U> that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the
holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific
payment of principle or interest evidenced by such depositary receipt.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13.4.2&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>In
the event of any election to have <U>Section&nbsp;13.2</U> apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel of independent tax counsel of recognized standing in the United States,
stating that (i)&nbsp;the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (ii)&nbsp;since
the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case (i)&nbsp;or (ii)&nbsp;to
the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for
U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to such Securities and
will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit,
Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13.4.3&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>In
the event of an election to have <U>Section&nbsp;13.3</U> apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize
gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to the effected with respect to such Security
and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit
and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13.4.4&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>No
event which is, or after notice or lapse of time both would become, an Event of Default with respect to such Securities or any other Securities
shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with regard to any such event specified in <U>Section&nbsp;5.1.7</U>,
at any time on or prior to the day which is 90 days after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not
be deemed satisfied until after such day which is 90 days after the date of such deposit).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13.4.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Such
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture
Act (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13.4.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Such
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or
instrument to which the Company or the Guarantors are a party or by which they are bound.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13.4.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>Such
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under the Investment Company Act or exempt from registration
thereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13.4.8&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers&rsquo; Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;13.5&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Deposited
Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions</U>. Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph
of <U>Section&nbsp;10.3</U>, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant
to <U>Section&nbsp;13.4</U> in respect of any Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions
of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company acting
as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in
respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent
required by law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company and the Guarantors
shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations
deposited pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;13.4</U>, or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee
or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Anything in this <U>Article&nbsp;13</U>
to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the Company&rsquo;s order any
money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;13.4</U> with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion
of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee,
are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the
case may be, with respect to such Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;13.6&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Reinstatement</U>.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article&nbsp;with respect to any Securities by
reason of any order of judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application,
then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Company and the Guarantors have been discharged or released
pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;13.2</U> or <U>13.3</U> shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this
Article&nbsp;with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that if the Company or
the Guarantors make any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations,
the Company or the Guarantors (as the case may be) shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive
such payment from the money so held in trust.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The transactions contemplated
by this Indenture have been proposed by the Trustee to the Company for the purposes of paragraph 2 of Article&nbsp;9 of Brazilian Decree-Law
No.&nbsp;4,657 dated September&nbsp;4, 1942 and for no other purpose or reason whatsoever.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This instrument may be executed
in any number of counterparts (either manually or in electronic .pdf format), each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original,
but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Section&nbsp;13.7&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Electronic
Signatures</U> The words &ldquo;execution,&rdquo; &ldquo;signed,&rdquo; &ldquo;signature,&rdquo; &ldquo;delivery,&rdquo; and words of
like import in or relating to this Indenture or any document to be signed in connection with this Indenture (including, without limitation,
any Securities, the Guarantees and any Officers&rsquo; Certificate) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, including without
limitation, digital signature provided by Docusign (or such other digital signature provider as specified in writing to Trustee by the
authorized representative), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature.
The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of using digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications
to Trustee, including without limitation the risk of Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse
by third parties.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Trustee shall have the right
to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (&ldquo;<U>Instructions</U>&rdquo;) given pursuant to this
Indenture and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Company shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate
listing officers with the authority to provide such Instructions (&ldquo;<U>Authorized Officers</U>&rdquo;) and containing specimen signatures
of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Company whenever a person is to be added or deleted
from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee in its discretion elects
to act upon such Instructions, the Trustee&rsquo;s understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Issuer understands
and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee shall conclusively
presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee
have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Company shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions
to the Trustee and that the Issuer and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable
user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Company. The Trustee shall not be liable for any
losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee&rsquo;s reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions
notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees (i)&nbsp;to assume
all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the
Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii)&nbsp;that it is fully informed
of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more
secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s)&nbsp;selected by the Company; (iii)&nbsp;that the security procedures (if
any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in
light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv)&nbsp;to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized
use of the security procedures.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.</P>

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<TD></TD><TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left">GERDAU TRADE INC., <BR>
as Company</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Name:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Title:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">By:</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Name:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Title:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     </TABLE>

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<TD></TD><TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left">GERDAU S.A., <BR>
as Guarantor</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">By:</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Name:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Title:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">By:</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Name:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Title:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD></TD><TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left">GERDAU A&Ccedil;OMINAS S.A., <BR>
as Guarantor</TD>
</TR><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">By:</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Name:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Title:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">By:</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Name:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Title:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD></TD><TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left">GERDAU A&Ccedil;OS LONGOS S.A., <BR>
as Guarantor</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
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     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Name:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Title:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD></TD><TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, <BR>
</FONT>as Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent</TD>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 5.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">June 3, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Gerdau S.A.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 8th floor</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">05425-070 S&atilde;o Paulo, S&atilde;o Paulo</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Federative Republic of Brazil</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We have acted as Brazilian counsel to Gerdau S.A.
(&ldquo;<U>Gerdau</U>&rdquo;), Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos S.A. (&ldquo;<U>Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos</U>&rdquo;) and Gerdau A&ccedil;ominas
S.A. (&ldquo;<U>Gerdau A&ccedil;ominas</U>&rdquo; and together with Gerdau and Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos, the &ldquo;<U>Guarantors</U>&rdquo;),
all of which are <I>sociedades an&ocirc;nimas</I> (corporations) organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil (&ldquo;<U>Brazil</U>&rdquo;),
in connection with the preparation by Gerdau Trade Inc. (the <FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;</FONT><U>Issuer</U><FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;</FONT>),
a limited liability company organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, of a registration statement on Form F-3 (the <FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;</FONT><U>Registration
Statement</U><FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;</FONT>) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the <FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;</FONT><U>SEC</U><FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;</FONT>)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<U>Securities Act</U>&rdquo;), with respect to debt securities (the <FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;</FONT><U>Notes</U><FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;</FONT>)
to be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors (the <FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;</FONT><U>Guarantees</U><FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;
and, together with the Notes, the &ldquo;</FONT><U>Securities</U><FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&rdquo;</FONT>),
in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at or prior to the time of the issuance and sale. Unless otherwise provided in any
prospectus supplement to the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement relating to a particular series of Securities, the
Securities are to be issued under an indenture, to be entered into between the Issuer, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon,
as trustee, registrar, paying agent and transfer agent (the <FONT STYLE="color: #0f0d0b; background-color: white">&quot;<U>Indenture</U>&rdquo;).</FONT>
All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Registration Statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we
have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of the Registration Statement, including the
form of Indenture filed as exhibit thereto and the Guarantees included therein, the Guarantors&rsquo; bylaws, corporate resolutions and
such other documents and instruments. We have made such further investigations as we have deemed necessary or appropriate in connection
with this opinion.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">In rendering the opinions expressed below, we
have assumed that: (i)&nbsp;the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) will have become
effective and comply with all applicable laws (other than the laws of Brazil), (ii)&nbsp;a prospectus supplement will have been prepared
and filed with the SEC describing the Securities offered thereby; (iii)&nbsp;a supplemental indenture will have been prepared and filed
with the SEC specifying the details of the offering and the Securities offered thereby; (iv)&nbsp;all Securities will be issued and sold
in compliance with all applicable laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the appropriate prospectus supplement
and supplemental indenture; (v)&nbsp;a definitive underwriting or similar agreement with respect to any Securities offered will have been
duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Issuer, the Guarantors and the other parties thereto; (vi)&nbsp;the Guarantors
and the Issuer will have authorized the offering and issuance of the Securities, as applicable; and (vii)&nbsp;the validity and enforceability
of the indenture under the laws governing such indenture (other than the laws of Brazil) and, to the extent that any obligation under
the indenture is to be performed in, or is otherwise subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction other than Brazil, the legality of such
performance under the laws of such jurisdiction.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We have relied as to factual matters upon, and
have assumed the accuracy of, representations, statements and certificates of or from public officials and of or from officers and representatives
of the Guarantors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Based upon the foregoing, and subject to each
and all of the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">i.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the Guarantors are <I>sociedades an&ocirc;nimas</I> (corporations) duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of Brazil;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">ii.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the Guarantors have the corporate power to, and all necessary corporate action has been taken to, execute,
deliver and file the Registration Statement; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">iii.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the Indenture and the Guarantees, when authorized by the Issuer and the Guarantors, and when executed
by duly authorized representatives of the Issuer and the Guarantors, as applicable, and, in the case of the Guarantees, when the Notes
are authenticated and delivered against payment therefor as provided in the applicable underwriting agreement, will have been duly authorized
and validly issued, and will be valid and binding obligations of the Guarantors.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The opinions set forth above are subject to the
following qualifications:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">a.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">enforcement in Brazil may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, or other
similar laws relating to or limiting creditor&rsquo;s rights generally;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">b.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">in order to ensure the admission and enforceability of the Indenture, together with the respective supplemental
indenture or the Securities, as the case may be, before the public agencies and courts in Brazil (i)&nbsp;the signatures of the parties
thereto signing outside Brazil must be notarized by a notary public and, where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp of such
notary public must be apostilled by a competent authority of the state from which the document emanates according to the Hague Convention
of October&nbsp;5, 1961 (&ldquo;<U>Apostille Convention</U>&rdquo;), except for documents emanating from a state that is not a signatory
to the Apostille Convention, which require notarization and the subsequent legalization (authentication) of the signature of such a notary
by a Brazilian consulate official and (ii)&nbsp;the Indenture or the Securities, as the case may be, must be translated into Portuguese
by a sworn translator, and the sworn translation must be registered with the appropriate Registry of Deeds and documents in Brazil; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">c.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">any final judgment against the Guarantors rendered by any non-Brazilian courts will only be enforceable
in the courts of Brazil if previously confirmed by Superior Court of Justice of Brazil (<I>Superior Tribunal de Justi&ccedil;a</I>), in
which case such confirmation will occur without the reexamination of the merits of such judgment, such confirmation only occurring if
such final judgment: (i)&nbsp;fulfills all formalities required for its enforceability under the laws of the country wherein it was issued;
(ii)&nbsp;is issued by a competent court in the jurisdiction where it was awarded after proper service of process was made on the Guarantors
in accordance with the law of such jurisdiction; (iii)&nbsp;is final and conclusive and therefore, not subject to appeal in the jurisdiction
in which it was rendered; (iv)&nbsp;is authenticated by a Brazilian Diplomatic Office or Consulate having jurisdiction wherein it was
issued, except when such final judgment was authenticated in a country that is signatory of the Apostille Convention, in which case the
authentication by a Brazilian Diplomatic Office or Consulate is not required; (v)&nbsp;is not contrary to Brazilian court decision that
is <I>res iudicata</I>, or to any Brazilian public policy, to the national sovereignty or morality (as provided in Article 17 of the Law
of Introduction to the Standards of Brazilian Law); (vi)&nbsp;is accompanied by a certified sworn translation of such judgment into Portuguese,
as applicable; and (vii)&nbsp;the applicable procedure under the laws of Brazil with respect to the enforcement of foreign judgments is
complied with.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We are qualified to practice law in Brazil only
and therefore the opinions expressed in this letter are limited to questions arising under the laws of Brazil. Therefore, this opinion
does not cover any questions arising under or relating to any laws other than the laws of Brazil as in effect at the date of this opinion
and we have assumed that there is nothing in any other law that affects our opinion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This opinion is dated as of today and we also
expressly disclaim any responsibility to advise with respect to any developments, modifications or circumstances of any kind occurring
after the date hereof, even though such development or modification may affect the legal analysis, legal conclusion or any other matter
set forth in or relating to this opinion letter. In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we note that any conclusion on any particular
issue is not a guarantee or prediction of what a court would decide but, rather, sets forth our conclusions as to what would or should
be the proper result for a court to reach in a properly presented and decided case in which the facts and assumptions relied on herein
are established.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We express no opinion as to any agreement, instruments
or other documents other than as specified in this letter. This opinion is limited to the matters referred to herein and shall not be
construed as extending to any other matter or document not referred to herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion
with the SEC as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to any related supplemental registration statement filed pursuant to the
rules applicable thereto and to the reference made to our firm under the captions &ldquo;Legal Matters&rdquo; and &ldquo;Enforcement of
Civil Liabilities&rdquo; of the Registration Statement and under the caption &ldquo;Legal Matters&rdquo; of any prospectus supplements
related thereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Very truly yours,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>/s/</B> <B>Tauil &amp; Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer
Brown LLP</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4100 | S&atilde;o Paulo,
SP 04538-132 Brazil</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">T: 55.11.3927.7702</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">tstirnberg@milbank.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">June&nbsp;3, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Gerdau S.A.<BR>
Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 8th floor<BR>
05425-070 S&atilde;o Paulo, S&atilde;o Paulo</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Brazil</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Gerdau A&ccedil;ominas S.A.<BR>
Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 8th floor<BR>
05425-070 S&atilde;o Paulo, S&atilde;o Paulo</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Brazil</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos S.A.<BR>
Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 8th floor<BR>
05425-070 S&atilde;o Paulo, S&atilde;o Paulo</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Brazil</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Gerdau Trade Inc.<BR>
Kingston Chambers, P.O.&nbsp;Box 173<BR>
Road Town, Tortola</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">British Virgin Islands</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-3</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">We have acted as United States counsel to Gerdau
S.A. (&ldquo;<U>Gerdau</U>&rdquo;), Gerdau A&ccedil;ominas S.A. (&ldquo;<U>Gerdau A&ccedil;ominas</U>&rdquo;) and Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos
S.A. (&ldquo;<U>Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos</U>&rdquo; and together with Gerdau and Gerdau A&ccedil;ominas, the &ldquo;<U>Guarantors</U>&rdquo;),
each a corporation (<I>sociedade por a&ccedil;&otilde;es</I>) organized under the laws of Brazil and Gerdau Trade Inc., a BVI business
company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (&ldquo;<U>Gerdau Trade</U>&rdquo; and together with Gerdau, Gerdau
A&ccedil;ominas and Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos, the &ldquo;<U>Gerdau Companies</U>&rdquo;), in connection with the preparation and filing
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<U>SEC</U>&rdquo;) of a registration statement on Form&nbsp;F-3 (the &ldquo;<U>Registration
Statement</U>&rdquo;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<U>Securities Act</U>&rdquo;), relating to the offering
from time to time, together or separately and in one or more series, of (i)&nbsp;unsecured debt securities of Gerdau Trade (the &ldquo;<U>Securities</U>&rdquo;)
and (ii)&nbsp;guarantees of the Securities by Gerdau, Gerdau A&ccedil;ominas and Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos (the &ldquo;<U>Guarantees</U>&rdquo;).
The Securities being registered under the Registration Statement will be offered on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to the provisions
of Rule&nbsp;415 under the Securities Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Unless otherwise provided in any prospectus supplement
forming a part of the Registration Statement relating to a particular series of Securities, the Securities are to be issued from time
to time under an indenture to be entered into by and among Gerdau Trade, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon (the &ldquo;<U>Trustee</U>&rdquo;),
in the form attached as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the &ldquo;<U>Indenture</U>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In so acting, we have examined certificates of
public officials and certificates of officers of the Gerdau Companies, and the originals (or copies thereof, certified to our satisfaction)
of such corporate documents and records of the Gerdau Companies, and such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed relevant
in order to give the opinions hereinafter set forth, including, without limitation, the following:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(a)</TD><TD>the Registration Statement, including the prospectus contained therein, and the documents incorporated by reference therein; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(b)</TD><TD>the form of Indenture, including the forms of the Securities and of the Guarantees, included therein.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness
of signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all
documents submitted to us as electronic, facsimile, certified, conformed or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals
of such copies. As to all questions of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we have relied upon
certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Gerdau Companies.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">We have assumed further that, at the time of execution,
issuance and delivery of the applicable Securities and Guarantees and any agreements entered into in connection with the issuance and
delivery of the foregoing Securities and Guarantees (the &ldquo;<U>Securities Documents</U>&rdquo;), each of the Gerdau Companies (1)&nbsp;will
be validly existing under the law of the jurisdiction in which it was organized; (2)&nbsp;will have the full power and authority to enter
into the Securities Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder; and (3)&nbsp;will have duly authorized,
executed and delivered such Securities Documents to which it is a party in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which it was
organized.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Based on and subject to the foregoing, and subject
to the assumptions and qualifications set forth herein, and having regard to legal considerations we deem relevant, and assuming that
(i)&nbsp;the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including any post-effective amendments) will have become effective and
comply with all applicable laws and no stop order suspending the Registration Statement&rsquo;s effectiveness will have been issued and
remain in effect, in each case, at the time the Securities are offered or issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement, (ii)&nbsp;a
prospectus supplement will have been prepared and filed with the SEC describing the Securities offered thereby and will at all relevant
times comply with all applicable laws and regulations, (iii)&nbsp;Gerdau has timely filed all necessary reports pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference, (iv)&nbsp;all Securities will be
issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement
and the applicable prospectus supplement, and will be duly authenticated by the Trustee, (v)&nbsp;the Securities Documents will have been
duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Gerdau Companies and the other party or parties thereto, (vi)&nbsp;the terms
of such Securities and Guarantees will conform to the forms thereof contained in the Indenture, as supplemented by such supplemental indenture
relating to the securities of the applicable series, will not contravene the organizational documents of the Gerdau Companies, violate
any applicable law, result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Gerdau Companies or violate any
requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Gerdau Companies, (vii)&nbsp;if
issued in book-entry form, the Securities will be duly registered to the extent required by any applicable agreement, (viii)&nbsp;Securities
and the Guarantees, will be issued, sold and delivered to, and paid for by, the underwriters at the price specified in, and in accordance
with the terms of, an agreement or agreements duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, (ix)&nbsp;the Gerdau Companies
will duly authorize the offering and issuance of the Securities and, as applicable, the accompanying Guarantees, and will duly authorize,
approve and establish the final terms and conditions thereof and will authorize, approve and establish the terms and conditions of any
applicable Guarantee, as the case may be, and will take any other appropriate additional corporate action, (x)&nbsp;with respect to each
party to the Indenture, each such party is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to the regulation of banks,
trustees, fiduciaries or other financial institutions or affiliates of any thereof; (xi)&nbsp;the Securities of each series to be issued
under the Indenture and the Guarantees will constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Gerdau Companies under
all applicable law (except to the extent set forth in the opinions below as to the Gerdau Companies with regard to the laws of the State
of New York); we advise you that in our opinion:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD>The Securities to be issued under the Indenture will be valid and binding obligations of Gerdau Trade, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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in accordance with their terms.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">The opinions expressed above with respect to validity,
binding effect and enforceability (i)&nbsp;are subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability,
to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and, (ii)&nbsp;as to rights to indemnification and contribution thereunder,
may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto. The opinions are also subject to (i)&nbsp;the Registration
Statement becoming effective pursuant to applicable law and (ii)&nbsp;the issuance of any legally required consents, approvals, authorizations
or orders of the SEC and any other regulatory authority.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">We express no opinion as to (i)&nbsp;Section&nbsp;1.14
of the Indenture, to the extent that such provision purports to confer the subject matter jurisdiction of any New York state or U.S. federal
court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York to adjudicate any controversy related to such document, (ii)&nbsp;the
enforceability of the waiver of inconvenient forum set forth in Section&nbsp;1.14 of the Indenture with respect to proceedings in any
New York state or U.S. federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York insofar as a court may consider an objection
that such court is an inconvenient forum and (iii)&nbsp;the choice of governing law to the extent that the legality, validity, binding
effect or enforceability of any such provision is to be determined by any court other than a New York state or U.S. federal court sitting
in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York and applying the law of the state of New York.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">We do not express or purport to express any opinion
with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States. Accordingly,
as to all matters governed by the laws of Brazil or the British Virgin Islands involved in our opinions and the other matters set forth
above, we have relied, without independent investigation, upon the opinion of Tauil&nbsp;&amp; Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer
Brown and of Maples and Calder, respectively, dated the date hereof, which opinions are being delivered to you concurrently herewith.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion
with the SEC as Exhibit&nbsp;5.2 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm in the prospectus constituting a part
of the Registration Statement and in any prospectus supplements related thereto under the heading &ldquo;Legal Matters,&rdquo; as applicable,
as counsel for the Gerdau Companies who have passed on the validity of the Securities being registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.
In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the
Securities Act or the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the SEC thereunder. We assume no obligation to advise you or any other person, or
to make any investigations, as to any legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof that might affect the
opinions expressed herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Very truly yours,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ Milbank LLP</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Gerdau Trade Inc.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Kingston Chambers</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">PO Box 173</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Road Town</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Tortola</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">British Virgin Islands</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">3 June&nbsp;2025</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dear Sirs</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Gerdau Trade Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We have acted as counsel as to British Virgin
Islands law to the Company and have been asked to provide this legal opinion in connection with the Company's registration statement on
Form&nbsp;F-3, including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &quot;<B>Commission</B>&quot;)
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &quot;<B>SEC Act</B>&quot;) (including its exhibits, the &quot;<B>Registration
Statement</B>&quot;) for the purposes of, registering with the Commission under the SEC Act, the offering and sale to the public (the
 &quot;<B>Offering</B>&quot;) of senior unsecured notes to be issued by the Company and unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Gerdau
S.A., Gerdau A&ccedil;ominas S.A. and Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos S.A. (together, the &quot;<B>Guarantors</B>&quot;) (the &quot;<B>Debt
Securities</B>&quot;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This opinion letter is given in accordance with
the terms of the Legal Matters section of the Registration Statement.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>1</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Documents Reviewed</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We have reviewed originals, copies, drafts or
conformed copies of the following documents:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The public records of the Company on file and available for public inspection at the Registry of
                                                           Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands (the &quot;<B>Registry of Corporate Affairs</B>&quot;) on 2 June&nbsp;2025,
                                                           including the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and the memorandum and articles of association registered on 23
                                                           August&nbsp;2010 (the &quot;<B>Memorandum and Articles</B>&quot;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.2</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A list of the Company's directors provided by the Registry of Corporate Affairs dated 30 May&nbsp;2025
                                                           (the &quot;<B>Registry List of Directors</B>&quot;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.3</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The records of proceedings available from a search of the electronic records maintained on the Judicial
Enforcement Management System from 1 January&nbsp;2000 and available for inspection on 2 June&nbsp;2025 at the British Virgin Islands
High Court Registry (the &quot;<B>High Court Registry</B>&quot;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.4</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of the Company held on 3 June&nbsp;2025 (the &quot;<B>Resolutions</B>&quot;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.5</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A Certificate of Incumbency dated 2 June&nbsp;2025, issued by Maples Corporate Services (BVI) Limited,
the Company's registered agent (the &quot;<B>Registered Agent's Certificate</B>&quot;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.6</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A certificate of good standing with respect to the Company issued by the Registrar of Corporate Affairs
dated 2 June&nbsp;2025 (the &quot;<B>Certificate of Good Standing</B>&quot;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.7</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A certificate from a director of the Company (the &quot;<B>Director's Certificate</B>&quot;) (a copy of
which is appended to this opinion at Appendix A).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.8</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Registration Statement.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.9</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The form of the Indenture in respect of the Debt Securities, to be entered into among the Company, the
Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, registrar, principal paying agent and transfer agent (the &quot;<B>Indenture</B>&quot;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Indenture and any Debt Securities shall be
referred to collectively herein as the &quot;<B>Documents</B>&quot;.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>2</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Assumptions</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The following opinions are given only as to, and
based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to
the laws of the British Virgin Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. In giving the following opinions we have
relied (without further verification) upon the completeness and accuracy, as at the date of this opinion letter, of the Registry List
of Directors, the Registered Agent's Certificate, the Director's Certificate and the Certificate of Good Standing. We have also relied
upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Documents have been or will be authorised and duly executed and unconditionally delivered by or on
behalf of all relevant parties in accordance with all relevant laws (other than, with respect to the Company, the laws of the British
Virgin Islands).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.2</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Documents are, or will be, legal, valid, binding and enforceable against all relevant parties in accordance
with their terms under the laws of the State of New York (the &quot;<B>Relevant Law</B>&quot;) and all other relevant laws (other than,
with respect to the Company, the laws of the British Virgin Islands).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.3</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The choice of the Relevant Law as the governing law of the Documents has been made in good faith and would
be regarded as a valid and binding selection which will be upheld by the courts of the State of New York and any other relevant jurisdiction
(other than the British Virgin Islands) as a matter of the Relevant Law and all other relevant laws (other than the laws of the British
Virgin Islands).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.4</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Indenture will be duly executed, dated and unconditionally delivered by all parties thereto in materially
the same form as provided to us.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.5</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies
of, or in the final forms of, the originals, and translations of documents provided to us are complete and accurate.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.6</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The capacity, power, authority and legal right of all parties under all relevant laws and regulations
(other than, with respect to the Company, the laws and regulations of the British Virgin Islands) to enter into, execute, unconditionally
deliver and perform their respective obligations under the Documents.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.7</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">All signatures, initials and seals are genuine.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.8</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Resolutions remain in full force and effect and have not been revoked or varied.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.9</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">That all public records of the Company which we have examined are accurate and that the information disclosed
by the searches which we conducted against the Company at the Registry of Corporate Affairs and the High Court Registry is true and complete
and that such information has not since then been altered and that such searches did not fail to disclose any information which had been
delivered for registration but did not appear on the public records at the date of our searches.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.10</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Debt Securities will be issued and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.11</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">No invitation has been or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the British Virgin
Islands to subscribe for any of the Debt Securities.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.12</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The issue of the Debt Securities issuable under the Indenture will be of commercial benefit to the Company.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.13</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company is not a sovereign entity of any state and is not a subsidiary, direct or indirect of any
sovereign entity or state.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.14</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">There is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction (other than as arising under British Virgin
Islands law) binding on the Company prohibiting or restricting it from entering into and performing its obligations under the Documents.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.15</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">No monies paid to or for the account of any party under the Documents represent or will represent proceeds
of criminal conduct (as defined in the Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Act (As Revised)).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.16</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">There is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the British Virgin Islands) which would or might
affect the opinions set out below. Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the Relevant Law.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Save as aforesaid we have not been instructed
to undertake and have not undertaken any further enquiry or due diligence in relation to the transaction the subject of this opinion.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>3</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Opinions</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing assumptions
and the qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company is a company limited by shares incorporated with limited liability under the BVI Business
Companies Act (As Revised) (the &quot;<B>Act</B>&quot;), is in good standing at the Registry of Corporate Affairs, is validly existing
under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and possesses the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3.2</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">With respect to Debt Securities to be issued under the Indenture, when (a)&nbsp;the board of directors
of the Company (the &quot;<B>Company Board</B>&quot;) has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of such
Debt Securities, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters; (ii)&nbsp;such Debt Securities have been duly executed by a person
or persons authorised to execute the same, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, any
applicable supplemental indenture approved by the Company Board and any definitive underwriting agreement approved by the Company Board
(an &quot;<B>Underwriting Agreement</B>&quot;); and (iii)&nbsp;upon payment of the consideration provided therefor in the Underwriting
Agreement, such Debt Securities will be duly authorised by the Company and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Company enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>4</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Qualifications</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The opinions expressed above are subject to the
following qualifications:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The obligations assumed by the Company under the Documents will not necessarily be enforceable in all
circumstances in accordance with their terms. In particular:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, readjustment of debts
or moratorium or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the rights of creditors;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity. For example, equitable remedies such as specific
performance may not be available, inter alia, where damages are considered to be an adequate remedy;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">some claims may become barred under relevant statutes of limitation or may be or become subject to defences
of set-off, counterclaim, estoppel and similar defences;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">where obligations are to be performed in a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin Islands, they may not
be enforceable in the British Virgin Islands to the extent that performance would be illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the courts of the British Virgin Islands have jurisdiction to give judgment in the currency of the relevant
obligation;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(f)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">arrangements that constitute penalties will not be enforceable;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(g)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">enforcement may be prevented by reason of fraud, coercion, duress, undue influence, misrepresentation,
public policy or mistake or limited by the doctrine of frustration of contracts;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(h)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">an agreement made by a person in the course of carrying on unauthorised financial services business is
unenforceable against the other party under section 50F of the Financial Services Commission Act (As Revised);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">provisions imposing confidentiality obligations may be overridden by compulsion of applicable law or the
requirements of legal and/or regulatory process;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(j)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the courts of the British Virgin Islands may decline to exercise jurisdiction in relation to substantive
proceedings brought under or in relation to the Documents in matters where they determine that such proceedings may be tried in a more
appropriate forum;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(k)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">any provision of a Document that is governed by British Virgin Islands law which expresses any matter
to be determined by future agreement may be void or unenforceable; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(l)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">we reserve our opinion as to the enforceability of the relevant provisions of the Documents to the extent
that they purport to grant exclusive jurisdiction as there may be circumstances in which the courts of the British Virgin Islands would
accept jurisdiction notwithstanding such provisions.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.2</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Applicable court fees will be payable in respect of enforcement of the Documents.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.3</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To maintain the Company in good standing with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs under the laws of the
British Virgin Islands, annual filing fees must be paid and returns made to the Registrar of Corporate Affairs within the time frame prescribed
by law.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.4</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Preferred creditors under British Virgin Islands law will rank ahead of unsecured creditors of the Company.
Furthermore, all costs, charges and expenses properly incurred in the winding up of a company, including the remuneration of the liquidators,
are payable out of the assets of the company in priority to all other unsecured claims.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.5</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The obligations of the Company may be subject to restrictions pursuant to United Nations and United Kingdom
sanctions extended to the British Virgin Islands by Orders in Council and/or sanctions imposed by governmental or regulatory authorities
or agencies in the British Virgin Islands under British Virgin Islands legislation.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.6</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A certificate, determination, calculation or designation of any party to the Documents as to any matter
provided therein might be held by a British Virgin Islands court not to be conclusive final and binding if, for example, it could be shown
to have an unreasonable or arbitrary basis, or in the event of manifest error.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.7</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">We reserve our opinion as to the extent to which the courts of the British Virgin Islands would, in the
event of any relevant illegality or invalidity, sever the relevant provisions of the Documents and enforce the remainder of the Documents
or the transaction of which such provisions form a part, notwithstanding any express provisions in the Documents in this regard.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.8</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">We express no opinion as to the meaning, validity or effect of any references to foreign (i.e. non-British
Virgin Islands) statutes, rules, regulations, codes, judicial authority or any other promulgations and any references to them in the Documents.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.9</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">We express no view as to the effect of transfer by delivery or the negotiation of Debt Securities in bearer
form in any jurisdiction which does not recognise such transferability or negotiability.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.10</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">We express no view as to the commercial terms of the Documents or whether such terms represent the intentions
of the parties and make no comment with regard to warranties or representations that may be made by the Company.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.11</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The search of records of proceedings available at the High Court Registry would not reveal any proceeding
which has been placed under seal or anonymised (whether by order of the Court or pursuant to the practice of the High Court Registry).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The opinions in this opinion letter are strictly
limited to the matters contained in the opinions section above and do not extend to any other matters. We have not been asked to review
and we therefore have not reviewed any of the ancillary documents relating to the Documents and express no opinion or observation upon
the terms of any such document.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion
as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the headings &quot;Legal Matters&quot; and &quot;Enforcement
of Civil Liabilities&quot; in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In providing our consent, we do not thereby admit
that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the SEC Act or the rules&nbsp;and regulations
of the Commission thereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We express no view as to the commercial terms
of the Documents or whether such terms represent the intentions of the parties and make no comment with regard to warranties or representations
that may be made by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The opinions in this opinion letter are strictly
limited to the matters contained in the opinions section above and do not extend to any other matters.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This opinion is addressed to you and may be relied
upon by you, your counsel and purchasers of Debt Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement. This opinion is limited to the matters
detailed herein and is not to be read as an opinion with respect to any other matter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Yours faithfully</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">/s/ Maples and Calder</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Appendix A</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Director's Certificate</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">To:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 96%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Maples and Calder</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">5<SUP>th</SUP> Floor, Ritter House</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">PO Box 173</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Road Town</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Tortola</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">British Virgin Islands</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Date: 3 June&nbsp;2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dear Sirs</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Gerdau Trade Inc. </B>(the &quot;<B>Company</B>&quot;)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">I, the undersigned, being a director of the Company,
am aware that you are being asked to provide a legal opinion in relation to certain aspects of British Virgin Islands law (the &quot;<B>Opinion</B>&quot;).
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms used in this certificate have the meaning given to them in the Opinion. I hereby certify
that:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company registered on 23 August&nbsp;2010 remain in
full force and effect and are unamended.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Resolutions were duly passed in the manner prescribed in the Memorandum and Articles (including, without
limitation, with respect to the disclosure of interests (if any) by directors of the Company) and have not been amended, varied or revoked
in any respect. The Resolutions have not been amended, varied or revoked in any respect and the directors of the Company have not restricted
or limited the powers of any future directors of the Company in any way.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The sole member of the Company (the &quot;<B>Member</B>&quot;) has not restricted or limited the powers
of the directors of the Company in any way.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The directors of the Company at the date of the Resolutions and at the date of this certificate were and
are: Gustavo Werneck da Cunha; Rafael Dorneles Japur; and Rafael Lebensold.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">5</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The minute book and corporate records of the Company as maintained at its registered office in the British
Virgin Islands and on which the Registered Agent's Certificate were prepared are complete and accurate in all material respects, and all
minutes and resolutions filed therein represent a complete and accurate record of all meetings of the members and directors (or any committee
thereof) (duly convened in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles) and all resolutions passed at the meetings, or passed by written
resolution or consent, as the case may be.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">6</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company has not created any charges over any of its property or assets.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">7</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Prior to, at the time of, and immediately following execution of the Documents and the Registration Statement
the Company was, or will be, able to pay its debts as they fell, or fall, due, and the transactions to which the Registration Statement
relate will not cause the Company to become unable to pay its debts as they fall due. The Company has entered, or will enter, into the
Documents and the Registration Statement for proper value, not with an intention to defraud or wilfully defeat an obligation owed to any
creditor and the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not give any creditor an unfair preference.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">8</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (if any) has an interest in any land in the British Virgin
Islands.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">9</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The directors of the Company consider the transactions contemplated by the Documents to be of commercial
benefit to the Company and has acted in good faith in the best interests of the Company, and for a proper purpose of the Company, in relation
to the transactions which are the subject of the Opinion.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">10</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To the best of my knowledge and belief, having made due inquiry, the Company is not the subject of legal,
arbitral, administrative or other proceedings in any jurisdiction. Nor have the Directors and/or the Member taken any steps to have the
Company struck off or placed in liquidation, nor have any steps been taken to wind up the Company. Nor has any receiver been appointed
over any of the Company's property or assets.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">11</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company has at no time had employees in the British Virgin Islands.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">12</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Documents have been, or will be, authorised and duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of all
relevant parties in accordance with all relevant laws.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">13</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">No invitation has been or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the British Virgin
Islands to subscribe for any of the Debt Securities.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">14</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company is not a central bank, monetary authority or other sovereign entity of any state and is not
a subsidiary, direct or indirect, of any sovereign entity or state.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">15</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">There is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction (other than as arising under British Virgin
Islands law) binding on the Company prohibiting or restricting it from entering into and performing its obligations under the Documents.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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certificate as being true and correct on the day that you issue the Opinion, unless I shall have previously notified you in writing personally
to the contrary.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;F-3 of Gerdau S.A. of our report dated March&nbsp;14, 2025 relating to the consolidated financial statements and
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Gerdau S.A.'s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading &ldquo;Experts&rdquo; in such Registration
Statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes Ltda.<BR>
Porto Alegre, Brazil<BR>
June&nbsp;3, 2025</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 49%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>New York</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 49%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>13-5160382</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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if not a U.S. national
bank)</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><B>(I.R.S. employer<BR>
identification no.)</B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7 East, New York, N.Y.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>10286</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Zip code)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>Gerdau S.A.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>Gerdau Trade Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of each Registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>Gerdau Inc.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>Not Applicable</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Not Applicable</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. employer identification number)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 50%"><B>Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 8th floor<BR>
05425-070 S&atilde;o Paulo, S&atilde;o Paulo<BR>
Federative Republic of Brazil<BR>
+55-11-3094-6300</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 50%"><B>Cogency Global Inc.<BR>
122 East 42nd Street, 18th floor<BR>
New York, New York 10168<BR>
+1-800-221-0102</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Address and telephone number of Registrants&rsquo; principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>See Table of Additional Registrants below</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Exact Name of Registrant<BR>
 as Specified in Its Charter*</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Translation of <BR>
Registrant&rsquo;s Name into <BR>
English</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation or <BR>
Organization</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>I.R.S. Employer <BR>
Identification <BR>
Number</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gerdau A&ccedil;ominas S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gerdau Steel Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Federative Republic of Brazil</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gerdau A&ccedil;os Longos S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gerdau Long Steel Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Federative Republic of Brazil</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(a)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 49%">Address</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">One State Street, New York, N.Y.<BR>
10004, and One Commerce Plaza,<BR>
Albany, N.Y. 12257</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Federal Reserve Bank of New York</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y.<BR>
10045</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">550 17<SUP>th</SUP>&nbsp;Street, N.W.<BR>
Washington,
D.C. 20429</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Clearing House Association L.L.C.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">New York, New York 10005</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 0.5in; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(b)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify">Yes.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Affiliations with Obligor and any Guarantor.&nbsp;&nbsp;If the obligor or any guarantor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify">None.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Pursuant to General Instruction B of the Form T-1, no responses are included for Items 3-15 of this Form T-1 because, to the best of the Trustee&rsquo;s knowledge, neither the obligor nor any guarantor is in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee and the Trustee is not a foreign trustee as provided under Item&nbsp;15 .</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><B>Exhibits identified in parentheses
below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 (the &ldquo;Act&rdquo;) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).</B></P>

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of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York, itself formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which
contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;1
to Form T 1 filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;33-21672,
Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;33-29637, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-121195
and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-152735).</P>

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the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-154173).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify">6. The consent of the Trustee required
by Section&nbsp;321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-152735).</P>

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report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of
New York, State of New York, on <FONT>June 3, 2025.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top">/s/ Melissa Matthews</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:&#8239;Melissa Matthews</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:&#8239;Vice President</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt">Consolidated&nbsp;Report&nbsp;of&nbsp;Condition&nbsp;of</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">of 240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. 10286<BR>
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the
close of business March 31, 2025, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to
the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">ASSETS</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">Dollar amounts in thousands</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Cash and balances due from depository institutions:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 87%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,927,000</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Interest-bearing balances</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">110,444,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Securities:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Held-to-maturity securities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">48,493,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Available-for-sale debt securities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">96,644,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federal funds sold in domestic offices</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities purchased under agreements to resell</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">23,768,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Loans and lease financing receivables:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Loans and leases held for sale</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Loans and leases held for investment</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">35,999,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">LESS: Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">272,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">35,727,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Trading assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">6,238,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Premises and fixed assets (including right-of-use assets)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,907,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Other real estate owned</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,986,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0in">Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Intangible assets</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">7,338,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Other assets</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">18,790,000</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Total assets</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">356,262,000</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">LIABILITIES</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Deposits:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">In domestic offices</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">202,806,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Noninterest-bearing</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">54,490,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Interest-bearing</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">148,316,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">107,974,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Noninterest-bearing</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,891,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Interest-bearing</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">104,083,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; padding-left: 0.25in">Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">Federal funds purchased in domestic offices</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.125in">Securities sold under agreements to repurchase</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,958,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Trading liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,927,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Other borrowed money:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 0.25in">(includes mortgage indebtedness)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">3,881,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Not applicable</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Not applicable</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Subordinated notes and debentures</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Other liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">7,044,000</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Total liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">326,590,000</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">EQUITY CAPITAL</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Common stock</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,135,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">12,669,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Retained earnings</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">18,503,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Accumulated other comprehensive income</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">-2,635,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Other equity capital components</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Total bank equity capital</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">29,672,000</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Total equity capital</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">29,672,000</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-indent: -9pt; padding-left: 9pt">Total liabilities and equity capital</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">356,262,000</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">I, Dermot McDonogh, Chief
Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%">Dermot McDonogh</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We, the undersigned directors,
attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best
of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Robin A. Vince <BR>
Jeffrey A. Goldstein<BR>
Joseph J. Echevarria</FONT></TD>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<td class="text">In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrants are deferring payment of all registration fees. Registration fees will be paid subsequently on a "pay as you go" basis. The Registrants will calculate the registration fee applicable to an offer of securities pursuant to this Registration Statement based on the fee payment rate in effect on the date of such fee payment.

An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices pursuant to this registration statement.<span></span>
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<td class="text">No separate consideration will be received for the guarantees of securities being registered. In accordance with Rule 457(n), no registration fee is payable with respect to such guarantees.<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Checkbox indicating whether filer is using a rule other than 457(a), 457(o), or 457(f) to calculate the registration fee due.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The title of the class of securities being registered (for each class being registered).</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br> -Section 457<br> -Subsection r<br></p></div>
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