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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2006
Registration No. 333-
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
GAMESTOP CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   20-2733559
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
625 Westport Parkway
Grapevine, Texas 76051
(817) 424-2800

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal
executive offices)
 
R. Richard Fontaine
GameStop Corp.
625 Westport Parkway
Grapevine, Texas 76051
(817) 424-2000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
Copies To:
Bryan Cave LLP
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
Attention: Jay M. Dorman, Esq.
(212) 541-2000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
     If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: o
     If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box: þ
     If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: o
     If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: o
     If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. þ
     If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
           
 
        Amount to be registered/Proposed maximum offering price  
  Title of Class of     per unit/Proposed maximum offering price/Amount of  
  Securities to be Registered     Registration Fee  
 
Senior Debt Securities and Subordinated Debt Securities
    (1)  
 
Preferred Stock, $.001 par value
    (1)  
 
Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value(2)
    (1)  
 
Class B Common Stock, $.001 par value(2)
    (1)  
 
Subscription Rights
    (1)  
 
Warrants
    (1)  
 
Stock Purchase Contracts
    (1)  
 
Depositary Shares(3)
    (1)  
 
Stock Purchase Units(4)
    (1)  
 
(1)   An indefinite aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities or that are issued in units or represented by depositary shares. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the Registrant is deferring payment of all registration fees, except for $33,500 which has already been paid with respect to proposed $284,326,481 maximum aggregate initial offering price of securities that were previously registered pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-128960, and were not sold thereunder.
 
(2)   Each share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock includes one right attached to such share which will entitle the registered holder to purchase from the Registrant one one-thousandth of a share of Series A junior preferred stock.
 
(3)   Each depositary share will be issued under a deposit agreement, will represent an interest in a fractional share or multiple shares of preferred stock and will be evidenced by a depositary receipt.
 
(4)   Each stock purchase unit will be issued under a stock purchase unit agreement or indenture and will represent an interest in two or more debt securities, warrants or stock purchase contracts, which may or may not be separable from one another.
 
 

 


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     PROSPECTUS
GAMESTOP CORP.
Senior Debt Securities
Subordinated Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
Class A Common Stock
Class B Common Stock
Subscription Rights
Warrants
Stock Purchase Contracts
Depositary Shares
Stock Purchase Units
 
     We may offer and sell, from time to time, one or any combination of the securities we describe in this prospectus. The debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our Class A common stock, Class B common stock or our other securities, or debt or equity securities of one or more other entities. When we offer securities, we will provide you with a prospectus supplement describing the terms of the specific issue of securities, including the offering price of the securities.
     You should read this prospectus and the prospectus supplement relating to the specific issue of securities carefully before you invest.
     We or some our stockholders may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis.
     Our Class A common stock and Class B common stock are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “GME” and “GME.B”, respectively. Any Class A common stock or Class B common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be listed, subject to notice of issuance, on the New York Stock Exchange. If we decide to list or seek a quotation for any other securities, we may offer and sell from time to time, the prospectus supplement relating to those securities will disclose the exchange or market on which those securities will be listed or quoted.
     Our principal executive offices are located at 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051, and our telephone number is (817) 424-2000. Our internet address is www.gamestop.com.
     Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is April 10, 2006.

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 EX-4.1: FORM OF INDENTURE
 EX-5.1: OPINION OF BRYAN CAVE LLP
 EX-23.2: CONSENT OF BDO SEIDMAN, LLP.
 
     You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. These securities are not being offered for sale in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
     We refer to GameStop Corp. in this prospectus as “GameStop,” the “Company” or “we,” “us,” “our” or comparable terms.
     Information contained in our web site does not constitute part of this prospectus.
 


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
     This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer to sell any of the securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering and the securities being offered. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
GAMESTOP CORP.
     GameStop is the world’s largest retailer of video game products and PC entertainment software. We sell new and used video game hardware, video game software and accessories, as well as PC entertainment software, and related accessories and other merchandise. As of January 28, 2006, we operated 4,490 stores in the United States, Australia, Canada and Europe, primarily under the names GameStop and EB Games. We also operate electronic commerce websites under the names gamestop.com and ebgames.com and publish Game Informer, the largest circulation multi-platform video game magazine in the United States, with approximately 1.9 million subscribers.
     GameStop is a holding company that was created to facilitate the combination of GameStop Holdings Corp. (f/k/a GameStop Corp.) (“Historical GameStop”) and Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. (“EB”). On April 17, 2005, Historical GameStop and EB entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which, effective October 8, 2005, separate subsidiaries of GameStop were merged with and into Historical GameStop and EB, respectively, and Historical GameStop and EB became wholly-owned subsidiaries of GameStop (the “mergers”). Our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols GME and GME.B, respectively.
     Our principal executive offices are located at 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051, and our telephone number is (817) 424-2000. Our internet address is www.gamestop.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
     This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference contain and refer to forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements or industry results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to:
    our reliance on suppliers and vendors for sufficient quantities of their products and for new product releases;
 
    economic conditions affecting the electronic game industry;
 
    the competitive environment in the electronic game industry;
 
    our ability to open and operate new stores;
 
    our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
 
    the impact and costs of litigation and regulatory compliance;
 
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   our ability to successfully integrate the operations of Historical GameStop and EB and manage the combined operations of the Company;
   the cost savings and other synergies from the mergers may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; and
   other factors described in our Annual Report of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2006, including those set forth under the caption, “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”
     In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “pro forma” or similar expressions. These statements are only predictions based on current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
     Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein may not occur, causing actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied by our forward-looking statements.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
     We are a reporting company and file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy such material at the Public Reference Room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Our SEC filings may be found at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may inspect our SEC filings at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. In addition, we make available on our website (http://www.gamestop.com), under “Investor Relations — SEC Filings,” free of charge, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such material with the SEC.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
     The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we will make with the SEC after the date of this prospectus and until the termination of this offering under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act:
  1.   The description of the Class A common stock, class B common stock and Preferred Stock Preference Rights contained in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed October 3, 2005, including any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating such description; and
 
  2.   The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2006, filed on April 3, 2006.
     Nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate information furnished but not filed with the SEC pursuant to Item 2 or Item 7 of Form 8–K.

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     We encourage you to read our periodic and current reports. We think these reports provide additional information about our company which prudent investors find important. You may request a copy of these filings as well as any future filings incorporated by reference, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at our principal executive offices at the following address:
GameStop Corp.
625 Westport Parkway
Grapevine, Texas 76051
(817) 424-2800
Attn: Investor Relations
USE OF PROCEEDS
     Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. We may also invest the proceeds in certificates of deposit, United States government securities or certain other interest-bearing securities. If we decide to use the net proceeds from a particular offering of securities for a specific purpose, we will describe that in the related prospectus supplement.
DIVIDEND POLICY
     We do not intend to pay dividends on our Class A common stock or Class B common stock for the foreseeable future.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED
CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
     Our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for each of the five most recently completed fiscal years and any required interim periods will each be specified in a prospectus supplement or in a document we file with the SEC and incorporate by reference.
     We compute the ratio of earnings to fixed charges by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For purposes of this computation, earnings are defined as income before income taxes, plus fixed charges. Fixed charges are defined as interest expense, including amortization of debt discount and expense related to indebtedness plus an estimated interest portion of rental expense.
     We compute the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends by dividing earnings by the sum of fixed charges and dividends on preferred stock.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER
DEBT SECURITIES
     This section contains a description of the general terms and provisions of the debt securities to which any prospectus supplement may relate. Particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent to which these general provisions may apply to any series of debt securities will be described in the relevant prospectus supplement. This description is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the Indenture (as defined below) covering the debt securities. You should review the Indenture that is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part for additional information.
     We may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series. Senior debt securities and/or subordinated debt securities may be issued under an Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time, between us, the Subsidiary Guarantors and a trustee to be named therein (the “Indenture”). Any modification to the

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terms applicable to any debt securities will be described in the relevant prospectus supplement. The Indenture will be subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The following summarizes certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities. Each time we offer debt securities, the prospectus supplement relating to that offering will describe the terms of the debt securities we are offering.
     Definitions of certain terms are set forth under “— Certain Definitions” and throughout this description. For purposes of this section, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” include only GameStop Corp. and not its Subsidiaries. Capitalized terms used in this summary of the debt securities have the meanings specified in the Indenture.
General
     The debt securities will be our unsecured obligations. The indebtedness represented by (i) senior unsecured debt securities will rank pari passu with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and (ii) subordinated debt securities will be unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our senior indebtedness. Unsecured debt securities will be effectively junior to any existing or future secured debt, and all of our debt securities will be effectively junior to any existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries.
     The Indenture will provide for the issuance by us from time to time of debt securities in one or more series. The Indenture will set forth the specific terms of any series of debt securities or provide that such terms shall be set forth in, or determined pursuant to, an authorizing resolution and/or supplemental indenture, if any, relating to that series.
     You should refer to the prospectus supplement relating a particular series of debt securities for a description of the following terms of the debt securities offered thereby and by this prospectus:
    the form and title of the debt securities and whether they are senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities;
 
    any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;
 
    the date or dates on which the principal of the debt securities is payable;
 
    the rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, at which the debt securities will bear interest, if any, or the method by which the rate or rates will be determined, the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, the interest payment dates on which any interest will be payable, and the regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date;
 
    the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities will be payable;
 
    the person who is entitled to receive any interest on the debt securities, if other than the record holder on the record date;
 
    the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the debt securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at our option;
 
    our obligation, if any, to redeem, purchase or repay the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which we will redeem, purchase or repay, in whole or in part, the debt securities pursuant to such obligation;
 
    the currency, currencies or currency units in which we will pay the principal of and any premium and interest on any debt securities, if other than the currency of the United States of America and the manner of determining the equivalent in U.S. currency;
 
    if the amount of payments of principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities may be determined with reference to an index or formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined;
 
    if the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities is to be payable, at our election or at the election of the holder, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the debt securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities as to which such election is made will be payable, and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made;

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    if other than the debt securities’ principal amount, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities that will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity;
 
    any covenants, in addition to those described under “—Certain Covenants;”
 
    the applicability of the provisions described in the section of this prospectus captioned “—Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance;”
 
    if the debt securities will be issued in whole or in part in the form of a book-entry security as described in the section of this prospectus captioned “—Book-Entry Securities,” the depository we appointed or its nominee with respect to the debt securities and the circumstances under which the book-entry security may be registered for transfer or exchange or authenticated and delivered in the name of a person other than the depository or its nominee; and
 
    any other terms of the debt securities.
     One or more series of debt securities may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate that is below market rates at the time of issuance. One or more series of debt securities may be floating rate debt securities which are exchangeable for fixed rate debt securities. We may describe certain federal income tax consequences and special considerations, if any, applicable to each series of debt securities in the prospectus supplement relating thereto.
Guarantees
     The Subsidiary Guarantors will jointly and severally guarantee, on an unsecured senior basis, our obligations under the debt securities. The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee of the debt securities will be limited as necessary to prevent that Subsidiary Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law.
     If a Subsidiary Guarantee was rendered voidable, it could be subordinated by a court to all other Debt (including Guarantees and other contingent liabilities) of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor, and, depending on the amount of such Debt, a Subsidiary Guarantor’s liability on its Subsidiary Guarantee could be reduced to zero.
     The Subsidiary Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor will be released upon the sale or other disposition (including by way or consolidation or merger) of the Subsidiary Guarantor in compliance with the covenant described under “—Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets.”
Certain Covenants
     Limitation on Liens. We will not, and will not permit any of our Significant Subsidiaries to, Incur or suffer to exist any Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on Property owned on the date of the Indenture or thereafter acquired to secure Debt without making, or causing such Significant Subsidiary to make, effective provision for securing the debt securities (and, if the Company so determines, any other Debt of the Company which is not subordinate to the debt securities or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee) equally and ratably with such Debt as to such Property so long as such Debt is so secured.
     Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Company will not, and will not permit any Significant Subsidiary, to enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction unless the Company or such Significant Subsidiary would be entitled to Incur a Lien to secure Debt in an amount equal to the Attributable Value of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction in accordance with the “—Limitation on Liens” covenant above, without equally and ratably securing the debt securities or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee.
Certain Definitions
     Set forth below is a summary of certain of the defined terms used in the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture for the full definition of all such terms as well as any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided.
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any date as of which the amount thereof is to be determined, the total net amount of rent required to be paid by such Person under such lease during the initial term thereof as determined in accordance with GAAP, discounted from such initial term date to the date of determination at a rate per annum equal to the discount rate which would be applicable to a Capital Lease Obligation with a like term in accordance with GAAP. The net amount of rent required to be paid under any such lease for any such period shall be the lesser of: (1) the aggregate amount of rent payable by the lessee with respect to such period after excluding amounts required to be paid on account of insurance, taxes, assessments, utility, operating and labor costs and similar charges and (2) in the case of any lease which is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, the net amount calculated pursuant to (1) but adjusted to also include the amount of such penalty and to exclude any rent which would otherwise be required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated.
     “Capital Lease Obligations” means any obligation under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP; and the amount of Debt represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with GAAP; and the stated 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. For purposes of “— Limitation on Liens,” a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed secured by a Lien on the Property being leased.
     “Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any shares or other equivalents (however designated) of any class of corporate stock or partnership interests or any other participations, rights, warrants, options or other interests in the nature of an equity interest in such Person, including preferred stock, but excluding any debt security convertible or exchangeable into such equity interest.
     “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” of a Person and its Subsidiaries means the sum of the Tangible Assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries after deducting all current liabilities and eliminating inter-company items, all determined in accordance with GAAP, including appropriate deductions for any minority interest in Tangible Assets of such Subsidiaries after deducting all current liabilities of such Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP.
     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which were in effect on the date of the Indenture.
     “Debt” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):
    the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of:
 
    debt of such Person for money borrowed, and
 
    debt evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable , directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise;
 
    all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and the Attributable Value relating to the Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into by such Person; and
 
    all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bankers’ acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described 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 third Business Day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit).
     “Incur” means, with respect to any Debt or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by merger, conversion, exchange or otherwise), extend, assume, Guarantee or become liable in respect of such Debt or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Debt or obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and “Incurrence” and “Incurred” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided, however, that a change in GAAP that results in an obligation of such Person that exists at such time, and is not theretofore classified as Debt, becoming Debt shall not be deemed an Incurrence of such Debt; provided further, however, that any Debt or other obligations of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary.

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     “Lien” means, with respect to any Property of any Person, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien, charge, easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or marketability), encumbrance, preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such Property (including any Capital Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing or any Sale and Leaseback Transaction).
     “Payment Default” means, with respect to any Debt, a failure to pay the principal of such Debt at its Stated Maturity after giving effect to any applicable grace period provided in the instrument(s) governing such Debt.
     “Permitted Liensmeans:
    Liens in respect of Debt existing at the date of the Indenture;
 
    Liens on Property existing at the time of acquisition thereof;
 
    Liens to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of Property or any addition thereto or to secure any indebtedness incurred at the time of, or within 120 days after, the acquisition of such Property or any addition thereto for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof; provided that any such Lien may not extend to any Property of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than the Property acquired, constructed or leased with the proceeds of such Debt and any improvements or accessions to such Property;
 
    Liens on Property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary or at such Person becomes a Subsidiary;
 
    Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights;
 
    Liens for taxes or assessments or other governmental charges or levies (including, without limitation, Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business), Liens imposed by law for sums not due or sums being contested in good faith and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained, to the extent required by GAAP, and Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to trade letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and sight drafts Incurred in the ordinary course of business which encumber documents and other Property relating to such trade letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and sight drafts;
 
    Liens to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation, including Liens with respect to judgments which are not currently dischargeable;
 
    Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or other proceedings being contested by the Company or a Subsidiary, including Liens arising out of judgments or awards against the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to which the Company or such Subsidiary is prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review or for which the time to make an appeal has not yet expired; or final unappealable judgment Liens which are satisfied within 15 days of the date of judgment; or Liens Incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary for the purpose of obtaining a stay or discharge in the course of any litigation or other proceeding to which the Company or such Subsidiary is a party;
 
    Liens to secure obligations under the Senior Credit Facility;
 
    Liens or deposits to secure the performance of statutory or regulatory obligations, or surety, appeal, indemnity or performance bonds, warranty and contractual requirements or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; easements, rights of way, zoning and similar restrictions, reservations, restrictions or encumbrances in respect of real property (or leases or subleases of real property) or title defects that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties (as such properties are used by the Company or its Subsidiaries) or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries; licenses of patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights granted in the ordinary course of business;
 
    Liens arising out of conditional sale, retention, consignment or similar arrangements, Incurred in the ordinary course of business, for the sale of goods;
 
    Liens on Property of any Foreign Subsidiary;
 
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    Liens not otherwise described by the bullet points above on the Property of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;
 
    Liens not otherwise permitted by the bullet points above securing Debt or other obligations permitted under the Indenture at any time outstanding not to exceed 5% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company, determined based on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been filed or furnished; and;
 
    Liens to secure any Refinancing (or successive Refinancings), in whole or in part, of any Debt secured by Liens referred to in the foregoing bullet points so long as such Liens do not extend to any other Property and the Debt so secured is not increased.
     “Person” means any individual, corporation, company (including any limited liability company), association, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
     “Property” 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.
     “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement relating to Property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or such Significant Subsidiary transfers such Property to another Person and the Company or a Significant Subsidiary leases it from such Person.
     “Senior Credit Facility” means the Debt represented by the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2005, by and among (i) the Company and certain of the Company’s Subsidiaries, as Borrowers, (ii) Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, (iii) Bank of America, N.A. and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Issuing Banks, (iv) Citicorp North America, Inc., as Syndication Agent, (v) Merrill Lynch Capital A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Documentation Agent, (vi) Bank of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Merrill Lynch Capital A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Lead Bookrunners and (vii) the lenders named therein including any notes, guarantees, collateral and security documents (including mortgages, pledge agreements and other security arrangements), instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and in each case as amended or refinanced from time to time, including any agreement or agreements extending the maturity of, or refinancing (including increasing the amount of borrowings or other Debt outstanding or available to be borrowed thereunder), all or any portion of the Debt, under such agreement, and any successor or replacement agreement or agreements with the same or any other agent, creditor, lender or group of creditors or lenders.
     “Significant Subsidiary” means any domestic Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
     “Subsidiary” means, in respect of any Person, any corporation, company (including any limited liability company), association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:
     (a) such Person;
     (b) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or
     (c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
     “Subsidiary Guarantee” means any Guarantee of the debt securities by any Subsidiary Guarantor.
     “Subsidiary Guarantor” means each domestic wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company that executes the Indenture and each other domestic wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company that thereafter provides a Subsidiary Guarantee of the debt securities pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, in each case until such Subsidiary Guarantor is released from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
     “Tangible Assets” of any Person means, at any date, the gross value as shown by the accounting books and records of such Person of all its Property, both real and personal, less the net book value of (i) all its licenses, patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, goodwill, non-compete agreements or organizational expenses and other like intangibles, (ii) unamortized Debt discount and expense, (iii) all reserves for depreciation, obsolescence, depletion and amortization of its properties and (iv) all other Property reserves which in accordance with GAAP should be provided in connection with the business conducted by such Person.
     “Voting Stock” of any Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.
Events of Default
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    failure to make the payment of any interest on the debt securities of such series when the same becomes due and payable, and such failure continues for a period of 30 days;
 
    failure to make the payment of any principal of, or premium, if any, on, any of the debt securities of such series when the same becomes due and payable at its stated maturity, upon acceleration, redemption, optional redemption, required repurchase or otherwise;
 
    failure to deposit any sinking fund payment, when due, with respect to the debt securities of such series;
 
    failure to comply with any other covenant or agreement in the debt securities of such series or in the Indenture (other than a failure that is the subject of the three immediately preceding bullet points) and such failure continues for 60 days after written notice is given to the Company as provided below;
 
    the occurrence of a default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Debt by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any Debt guaranteed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries if the Company or a Subsidiary does not perform its payment obligations under such guarantee within any grace period provided for in the documentation governing such guarantee), whether such Debt or guarantee existed on the date of the Indenture or was or is thereafter created, which default (a) constitutes a Payment Default or (b) results in the acceleration of such Debt prior to its stated 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 that has been so accelerated, aggregates $50 million or more;
 
    one or more judgments or orders that exceed $50 million in the aggregate (net of amounts covered by insurance or bonded) for the payment of money have been entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Issuers or any Subsidiary and such judgment or judgments have not been satisfied, stayed, annulled or rescinded within 30 days of being entered;
 
    the Company or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any bankruptcy law:
    commences a voluntary insolvency proceeding;
 
    consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary insolvency proceeding;
 
    consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any substantial part of its Property; or
 
    makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
 
    or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; provided, however, that the liquidation of any Subsidiary into another Subsidiary or the Company other than as part of a credit reorganization, shall not constitute an Event of Default under this clause;
    a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
    is for relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its Property;
 
    appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its Property;
 
    orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary; or
 
    grants any similar relief under any foreign laws;
and in each such case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days;
    any Subsidiary Guarantee of any debt securities of such series by a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Guarantee) or (b) any such Significant Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee; and
 
    any other Event of Default provided with respect to debt securities of that series.
     Additional or different events of default applicable to a series of debt securities may be described in a prospectus supplement. An Event of Default of one series of debt securities is not necessarily an Event of Default for any other series of debt securities. The prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that are original issue discount securities will contain the particular provisions relating to acceleration of the stated maturity of a portion of the principal amount of that series of original issue discount securities upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default.
     A Default under the fourth and fifth bullet points above is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding notify the Company of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified after receipt of such

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notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default.”
     If an Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of any series (other than an Event of Default resulting from certain events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to the Company specified in the seventh and eighth bullet point above) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee or the registered holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding may declare to be immediately due and payable the principal amount of all the debt securities of such series then outstanding, plus accrued but unpaid interest to the date of acceleration. In case an Event of Default under either the seventh or eighth bullet point above shall occur, such amount with respect to all the debt securities of such series shall be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the holders of the debt securities of such series. After any such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration is obtained by the Trustee, the registered holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of any series then outstanding may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration if all Events of Default with respect to such series, other than the nonpayment of accelerated principal, premium or interest, have been cured or waived as provided in the Indenture.
     Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee, in case an Event of Default shall occur and be 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 of the debt securities of any series, unless such holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity. Subject to such provisions for the indemnification of the Trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of any series then outstanding 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 with respect to the debt securities of such series.
     No holder of debt securities of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy thereunder, unless:
    such holder has previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
 
    the registered holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding have made a written request and offered reasonable indemnity to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee; and
 
    the Trustee shall not have received from the registered holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days.
However, such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of any debt security for enforcement of payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on such debt security on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note.
Book-Entry Securities
     The debt securities will be represented by one or more global securities. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the global security representing the debt securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or other successor depository we appoint and registered in the name of the depository or its nominee. The debt securities will not be issued in definitive form unless otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement.
     DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain

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other organizations. DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Access to the DTC system is also available to indirect participants such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly. The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC. More information about DTC can be found at www.dtcc.com.
     Purchases of debt securities under the DTC system must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the debt securities on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each debt security will be recorded on the direct and indirect participants’ records. These beneficial owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase, but beneficial owners are expected to receive a written confirmation providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct or indirect participants through which the beneficial owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the debt securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in debt securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the debt securities is discontinued.
     To facilitate subsequent transfers, all debt securities deposited by participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co. The deposit of debt securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. will not change the beneficial ownership of the debt securities. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the debt securities; DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts the debt securities are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
     Delivery of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants, and by direct participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
     Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC. If less than all of the debt securities within an issue are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant in such issue to be redeemed.
     Neither DTC nor Cede & Co will consent or vote with respect to debt securities unless authorized by a direct participant in accordance with DTC’s procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those direct participants to whose accounts the debt securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy).
     Principal and interest payments, if any, on the debt securities will be made to Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit direct participants’ accounts, upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from us or the trustee, on the applicable payable date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC’s records. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of that participant and not of DTC, the trustee or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of principal and interest to Cede & Co. is the responsibility of us or the trustee. Disbursement of payments from Cede & Co. to direct participants is DTC’s responsibility. Disbursement of payments to beneficial owners is the responsibility of direct and indirect participants.
     A beneficial owner must give notice through a participant to a tender agent to elect to have its debt securities purchased or tendered. The beneficial owner must deliver debt securities by causing the direct participants to transfer the participant’s interest in the debt securities, on DTC’s records, to a tender agent. The requirement for physical delivery of debt securities in connection with an optional tender or a mandatory purchase is satisfied when the ownership rights in the debt securities are transferred by direct participants on DTC’s records and followed by a book-entry credit of tendered debt securities to the tender agent’s account.

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     DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository for the debt securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to us or the trustee. Under these circumstances, if a successor securities depository is not obtained, then debt security certificates must be delivered.
     We may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In that event, debt security certificates will be printed and delivered.
     The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry system has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for their accuracy.
Modification and Waiver
     We and the trustee may modify and amend the Indenture with the consent of the holders of not less than the majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series which is affected. Neither we nor the trustee may, however, modify or amend the Indenture without the consent of the holders of all debt securities affected if such action would:
    extend the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal or interest on, any debt security;
 
    reduce the principal amount of or rate of interest on any debt security, or any amount payable upon redemption thereof, except as provided in the Indenture or the debt securities of the applicable series;
 
    reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be payable upon an acceleration of the maturity thereof;
 
    change any place or currency of payment of principal of or interest on any debt security;
 
    impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the Stated Maturity on any debt security;
 
    reduce the percentage or principal amount of outstanding debt securities of any series the consent of whose holders is necessary to modify or amend the Indenture or to waive compliance with certain provisions of or certain defaults under the Indenture;
 
    waive an uncured default in the payment of principal of or interest on any debt security; or
 
    modify certain provisions of the Indenture, except to increase any percentage of principal amount whose holders are required to approve any change to such provision or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of each holder affected.
     The holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of all holders of that series, waive compliance by us with certain restrictive provisions of the Indenture. The holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of all holders of that series, waive any past default under the Indenture, except (1) a default in the payment of principal, premium or interest and (2) in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of those holders of each outstanding debt security of that series who were affected.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
     We may not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or sell convey, transfer or lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets to any Person, unless:
    either the Company shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or the corporation formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance, transfer or otherwise, or which leases, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the debt securities of each series and the performance of every covenant of the Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; and

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    immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing.
     No Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with or merge with or into (unless such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person (other than another Subsidiary Guarantor) unless:
    the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than a Subsidiary Guarantor or the Company) unconditionally assumes all of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the debt securities and the Indenture, pursuant to a supplemental indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, on the terms set forth herein or therein; and
 
    immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
     The Indenture provides, unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement relating to that particular series of debt securities, that, at our option, we:
    will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of that series, except for certain obligations to register the transfer of or exchange of debt securities of that series, replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of that series, maintain paying agencies and hold moneys for payment in trust; or
 
    need not comply with certain restrictive covenants of the Indenture, including, among other things, those described in the section of the prospectus captioned, “¾Certain Covenants,” and the occurrence of an event described in the fourth bullet point in the section of the prospectus captioned, “¾Event of Default” will no longer be an Event of Default,
in each case, if we deposit, in trust, with the trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations, which through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms will provide money, in an amount sufficient to pay all the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities of that series on the dates such payments are due, which may include one or more redemption dates that we designate, in accordance with the terms of the debt securities of that series.
     If we fail to comply with our remaining obligations under the Indenture after a defeasance of the Indenture with respect to the debt securities of any series as described under the second item of the first sentence of this section and the debt securities of such series are declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any Event of Default, the amount of money and U.S. Government obligations on deposit with the trustee may be insufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities of that series at the time of the acceleration resulting from the Event of Default. We will, however, remain liable for those payments.
Concerning the Trustee
     A Trustee will be named under the Indenture. The Trustee may perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.
CAPITAL STOCK
     The following is a summary of the material terms of our capital stock. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all the information that may be important to you. Accordingly, you should read carefully the more detailed provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Registration Statement on Form S-3.
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     Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue up to (i) 300,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $.001 per share, and (ii) 100,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $.001 per share. As of March 24, 2006, there were 43,307,633 shares of our Class A common stock and 29,901,662 million shares of our Class B common stock outstanding.
     Each holder of Class A common stock and Class B common stock is entitled to receive dividends as may be declared by our board of directors of from time to time out of assets or funds legally available for payment, subject to the holders of our preferred stock.
     Each holder of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote per share. Each holder of Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes per share. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of preferred stock and subject to applicable law, all voting rights are vested in the holders of common stock. Holders of shares of common stock are not entitled to exercise any right of cumulative voting.
     In the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of GameStop, the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock will be entitled to share equally in any of the assets available for distribution after GameStop has paid in full all of its debts and after the holders of all series of GameStop’s outstanding preferred stock have received their liquidation preferences in full.
     The issued and outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. Holders of common stock have no preemptive or preferential rights. Shares of common stock are not convertible into shares of any other class of capital stock. The Bank of New York is the transfer agent for the common stock. GameStop may from time to time engage another transfer agent for its stock as business circumstances warrant.
Preferred Stock
     Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, 500,000 of which are designated as “Series A junior preferred stock,” in one or more series, and to determine the voting powers, preferences and relative, optional and other special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.
     Subject to the determination of our board of directors in any certificate or designation for a series of preferred stock, our preferred stock would generally have preference over common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of a liquidation or dissolution of us.
     In connection with the Rights Agreement described below, our board of directors created a Series A junior preferred stock. No shares of Series A junior preferred stock are outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.
     Holders of Series A junior preferred stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, payable in cash on the 30th day of each April, July, October and January in each year or such earlier date in any such month on which dividends on the common stock are payable.
     Each holder of Series A junior preferred stock is entitled to 10,000 votes per share on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders.
     In the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of us, the holders of Series A junior preferred stock will be entitled to receive $1,000 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared. After the full payment of the amount in the preceding sentence, no additional distributions shall be made to holders of Series A junior preferred stock unless the holders of common stock receive the Common Adjustment (as more fully described in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation). Following the payment of the Common Adjustment, holders of Series A junior preferred stock and holders of common stock will receive their ratable and proportionate share of the remaining assets to be distributed, on a per share basis.

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Rights Agreement
     Under GameStop’s rights agreement, one right (a “Right”) is attached to each outstanding share of GameStop Class A common stock and each outstanding share of GameStop Class B common stock which will entitle the registered holder to purchase from GameStop one one-thousandth of a share of Series A junior preferred stock at a price of $100.00 per one one-thousandth of a share (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the rights agreement attached as Exhibit 4.12 to this Registration Statement on Form S-3.
     Until the earlier to occur of (i) a public announcement that, without the prior consent of the board of directors of GameStop, a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (an “Acquiring Person”) has acquired beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of GameStop common stock (or an additional 5% or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of GameStop common stock in the case of any Acquiring Person who beneficially owns 15% or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of GameStop common stock as of the date of the rights agreement) or (ii) 10 business days (or such later date as may be determined by action of the board of directors prior to such time as any person becomes an Acquiring Person) following the commencement of, or announcement of an intention to make, a tender offer or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in the beneficial ownership by a person or group of 15% or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of GameStop common stock (the earlier of such dates being called the Distribution Date), the Rights will be evidenced, with respect to any of the GameStop common stock certificates outstanding, by such GameStop common stock certificate.
     The Rights Agreement provides that, until the Distribution Date, the Rights will be transferred with and only with the shares of GameStop common stock. Until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption or expiration of the Rights), new GameStop common stock certificates issued in connection with and after the mergers, upon transfer or new issuance of shares of GameStop common stock, will contain a notation incorporating the Rights Agreement by reference. Until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption or expiration of the Rights), the surrender for transfer of any certificates for shares of GameStop common stock outstanding as of the Record Date, even without such notation or a copy of this Summary of Rights being attached thereto, will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the shares of GameStop common stock represented by such certificate. As soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights (“Right Certificates”) will be mailed to holders of record of the shares of GameStop common stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date and such separate Right Certificates alone will evidence the Rights.
     The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights will expire on October 28, 2014 (the “Final Expiration Date”), unless the Final Expiration Date is extended or unless the Rights are earlier redeemed by GameStop, in each case, as described below.
     The Purchase Price payable, and the number of one one-thousandth shares of preferred stock or other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution (i) in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the preferred stock, (ii) upon the grant to holders of the preferred stock of certain rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase preferred stock at a price, or securities convertible into preferred stock with a conversion price, less than the then current market price of the preferred stock or (iii) upon the distribution to holders of the preferred stock of evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding regular periodic cash dividends paid out of earnings or retained earnings or dividends payable in preferred stock) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above).
     The number of outstanding Rights associated with each share of GameStop common stock and the voting and economic rights of each one one-thousandth of a share of preferred stock issuable upon exercise of each Right are also subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split of the shares of GameStop common stock or a stock dividend on the shares of GameStop common stock payable in shares of GameStop common stock or subdivisions, consolidations or combinations of the shares of GameStop common stock occurring, in any such case, prior to the Distribution Date.
     In the event that any person becomes an Acquiring Person, each holder of a Right, other than Rights beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person and its Affiliates and Associates (which will thereafter be null and void), will thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise of the Right and payment of the then current Purchase

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Price that number of one one-thousandths of a share of preferred stock having a market value of two times that Purchase Price.
     In the event that, after the Distribution Date, GameStop is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction or 50% or more of its consolidated assets or earning power are sold, proper provision will be made so that each holder of a Right will thereafter have the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at the then current Purchase Price of the Right, that number of shares of common stock of the acquiring company which at the time of such transaction will have a market value of two times that Purchase Price.
     If GameStop does not have sufficient shares of preferred stock to satisfy such obligation to issue preferred stock, or if the board of directors so elects, GameStop shall deliver upon payment of the Purchase Price of a Right an amount of cash or shares of GameStop common stock or securities equivalent in value to the shares of preferred stock issuable upon exercise of a Right; provided that, if GameStop fails to meet such obligation within 30 days following the later of (x) the first occurrence of an event triggering the right to purchase shares of GameStop common stock and (y) the date on which GameStop’s right to redeem the Rights expires, GameStop must deliver, upon exercise of a Right but without requiring payment of the Purchase Price then in effect, shares of preferred stock (to the extent available) and cash equal in value to the difference between the value of the shares of preferred stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise of a Right and the Purchase Price then in effect. The board of directors may extend the 30 day period described above for up to an additional 60 days to permit the taking of action that may be necessary to authorize sufficient additional shares of preferred stock to permit the issuance of preferred stock upon the exercise in full of the Rights.
     At any time after the acquisition by a person or group of affiliated or associated persons of beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of GameStop common stock and prior to the acquisition by such person or group of 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of GameStop common stock, the board of directors of GameStop may exchange the Rights (other than Rights owned by such person or group which have become void), in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one one-thousandth of a share of preferred stock or one share of GameStop common stock per Right (subject to adjustment).
     With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required until cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in such Purchase Price. No fractional shares of preferred stock will be issued (other than fractions which are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of preferred stock) and in lieu thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made, based on the market price of the preferred stock on the last trading day prior to the date of exercise. At any time prior to the acquisition by a person or group of affiliated or associated persons of beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of GameStop common stock, the board of directors of GameStop may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $.01 per Right (the “Redemption Price”). The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the board of directors in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.
     The preferred stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Rights will be nonredeemable and junior to any other series of preferred stock GameStop may issue (unless otherwise provided in the terms of such stock). Each share of preferred stock will be entitled to a preferred dividend equal to the greater of (a) $1.00 or (b) 1,000 times any dividend declared on the shares of GameStop common stock. In the event of liquidation, the holders of preferred stock will receive a preferred liquidation payment equal to $1,000 per share of preferred stock, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon. Each share of preferred stock will have 10,000 votes, voting together with the shares of GameStop common stock. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, in the event that dividends on the preferred stock shall be in arrears in an amount equal to six quarterly dividends thereon, holders of the preferred stock shall have the right, voting as a class, to elect two of GameStop’s directors. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in which shares of GameStop common stock are exchanged, each share of preferred stock will be entitled to receive 1,000 times the amount and type of consideration received per share of GameStop common stock. The rights of the preferred stock as to dividends, liquidation and voting, and in the event of mergers and consolidations, are protected by customary anti-dilution provisions. Fractional shares of preferred stock in integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of preferred stock will be issuable. In lieu of fractional shares other than fractions that are multiples of one one-thousandth of a share, an

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adjustment in cash will be made based on the market price of the preferred stock on the last trading date prior to the date of exercise.
     The terms of the Rights may be amended by the board of directors of GameStop without the consent of the holders of the Rights, except that from and after such time as any person becomes an Acquiring Person no such amendment may adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Rights (other than the Acquiring Person and its affiliates and associates).
     Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of GameStop, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.
     The Rights have certain anti-takeover effects. The Rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire GameStop without conditioning the offer on the Rights being redeemed or a substantial number of Rights being acquired. However, the Rights generally should not interfere with any merger or other business combination approved by the board of directors.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (“certificate of incorporation”) and amended and restated by-laws (“by-laws”) may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in its best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares held by stockholders. Our certificate of incorporation contains a provision expressly stating that we are not subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which would otherwise restrict certain transactions with an interested stockholder.
Classified Board of Directors
     Our board of directors is divided into three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms. As a result, approximately one-third of our board of directors are to be elected each year. These provisions, when coupled with the provision of our certificate of incorporation authorizing the board of directors to fill vacant directorships or increase the size of the board of directors, may deter a stockholder from removing incumbent directors and simultaneously gaining control of the board of directors by filling the vacancies created by such removal with its own nominees.
Stockholder Action; Special Meeting Of Stockholders
     Our by-laws and certificate of incorporation further provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the Chairman of the Board of directors or a majority of the board of directors.
Authorized But Unissued Shares
     The authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without stockholder approval. These additional shares may be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS
     We may issue subscription rights to purchase debt securities, preferred stock, Class A common stock, Class B common stock or other securities. These subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other security offered hereby and may or may not be transferable by the stockholder receiving the subscription rights in such offering. In connection with any offering of subscription rights, we may enter into a standby arrangement with

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one or more underwriters or other purchasers pursuant to which the underwriters or other purchasers may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering.
     The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of any offering of subscription rights for which this prospectus is being delivered, including the following:
    the price, if any, for the subscription rights;
 
    the exercise price payable for each share of debt securities, preferred stock, Class A common stock, Class B common stock or other securities upon the exercise of the subscription rights;
 
    the number of subscription rights issued to each stockholder;
 
    the number and terms of the shares of debt securities, preferred stock, Class A common stock, Class B common stock or other securities which may be purchased per each subscription right;
 
    the extent to which the subscription rights are transferable;
 
    any other terms of the subscription rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the subscription rights;
 
    the date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights shall commence, and the date on which the subscription rights shall expire;
 
    the extent to which the subscription rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities; and
 
    if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement entered into by us in connection with the offering of subscription rights.
     The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any subscription rights we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable subscription rights certificate, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer subscription rights. For more information on how you can obtain copies of any subscription rights certificate if we offer subscription rights, see “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 4. We urge you to read the applicable subscription rights certificate and any applicable prospectus supplement in their entirety.
WARRANTS
     We may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock, Class A common stock, Class B common stock or other securities. We may issue warrants independently or together with other securities. Warrants sold with other securities may be attached to or separate from the other securities. We will issue warrants under one or more warrant agreements between us and a warrant agent that we will name in the prospectus supplement.
     The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering. These terms will include some or all of the following:
    the title of the warrants;
 
    the aggregate number of warrants offered;
 
    the designation, number and terms of the debt securities, preferred stock, Class A common stock, Class B common stock or other securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants and procedures by which those numbers may be adjusted;
 
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    the dates or periods during which the warrants are exercisable;
 
    the designation and terms of any securities with which the warrants are issued;
 
    if the warrants are issued as a unit with another security, the date on and after which the warrants and the other security will be separately transferable;
 
    if the exercise price is not payable in U.S. dollars, the foreign currency, currency unit or composite currency in which the exercise price is denominated;
 
    any minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
 
    any terms relating to the modification of the warrants;
 
    any terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange or exercise of the warrants; and
 
    any other specific terms of the warrants.
     The description in the prospectus supplement will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable warrant agreement, which will be filed with the SEC.
STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
     We may issue stock purchase contracts representing contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and us to sell to the holders, a specified or varying number of shares of our Class A common stock, Class B common stock or preferred stock at a future date or dates. Alternatively, the stock purchase contracts may obligate us to purchase from holders, and obligate holders to sell to us, a specified or varying number of shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock or preferred stock. The price per share and the number of shares may be fixed at the time the stock purchase contracts are entered into or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts. The stock purchase contracts may be entered into separately or as a part of a stock purchase unit that consists of (a) a stock purchase contract, (b) warrants, and/or (c) debt securities or debt obligations of third parties (including United States treasury securities, other stock purchase contracts or common stock), that would secure the holders’ obligations to purchase or to sell, as the case may be, Class A common stock, Class B common stock or preferred stock under the stock purchase contract. The stock purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the stock purchase units or require the holders of the stock purchase units to make periodic payments to us. These payments may be unsecured or prefunded and may be paid on a current or on a deferred basis. The stock purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under the contracts in a specified manner.
     The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any stock purchase contract or stock purchase unit and will contain a summary of certain United States federal income tax consequences applicable to the stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units.
DEPOSITARY SHARES
     The following description of the terms of the depositary shares sets forth certain general terms and provisions of depositary shares to which any prospectus supplement may relate. Particular terms of the depositary shares offered by any prospectus supplement, and the related deposit agreement and depositary receipt, and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions may apply to that deposit agreement, depositary shares and depositary receipt, will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those depositary shares. This description does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the applicable deposit agreement, which will be in the form filed or incorporated by reference in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part at or prior to the time of the issuance of those depositary shares, as well as our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or any certificate of designation describing the applicable series of preferred stock.

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General
     We may, at our option, elect to offer fractional interests in shares of a series of preferred stock as depositary shares, rather than full shares of preferred stock. In such event, we will issue depositary receipts for those depositary shares, each of which will represent a fraction of a share of a particular class or series of preferred stock, as described in the related prospectus supplement.
     Shares of any series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares will be deposited under a separate deposit agreement, between us and a bank or trust company selected by us having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million. We refer to this entity as a Preferred Stock Depositary. The prospectus supplement relating to a series of depositary shares will set forth the name and address of the Preferred Stock Depositary with respect to those depositary shares. Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each owner of a depositary share will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a share of preferred stock represented by the depositary share, to all of the rights, preferences and privileges of the preferred stock represented thereby (including dividend, voting, conversion, exchange, redemption, and liquidation rights, if any).
     Depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the applicable deposit agreement. Depositary receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional interests in shares of preferred stock as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Dividends and Other Distributions
     The Preferred Stock Depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received in respect of a series of preferred stock to the record holders of depositary receipts relating to that preferred stock in proportion, insofar as possible, to the number of the depositary receipts owned by those holders on the relevant record date (subject to certain obligations of holders to file proofs, certificates and other information and to pay certain charges and expenses to the Preferred Stock Depositary). The Preferred Stock Depositary will distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed without attributing to any holder of depositary shares a fraction of one cent, and the balance not so distributed will be held by the Preferred Stock Depositary and added to and treated as part of the next sum received by such Preferred Stock Depositary for distribution to record holders of depositary shares then outstanding.
     In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the Preferred Stock Depositary will distribute property received by it to the record holders of depositary shares entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of such depositary shares owned by those holders, unless the Preferred Stock Depositary determines that it is not feasible to make such distribution, in which case the Preferred Stock Depositary may, with our approval, adopt a method it deems equitable and practicable to effect the distribution, including the public or private sale of such property and distribution of the net proceeds therefrom to holders of depositary shares.
     The amount so distributed to record holders of depositary receipts in any of the foregoing cases will be reduced by any amount required to be withheld by us or the Preferred Stock Depositary on account of taxes. The deposit agreement will also contain provisions relating to the manner in which any subscription or similar rights offered by us to holders of the preferred stock will be made available to holders of depositary shares.
Redemption of Depositary Shares
     If a series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares is subject to redemption, the depositary shares will be redeemed from the proceeds received by the Preferred Stock Depositary resulting from redemption, in whole or in part, of such class or series of preferred stock held by the Preferred Stock Depositary. The redemption price per depositary share will be equal to the applicable fraction of the redemption price and other amounts per share, if any, payable in respect of such class or series of preferred stock. Whenever we redeem preferred stock held by the Preferred Stock Depositary, the Preferred Stock Depositary will redeem as of the same redemption date the number of depositary shares representing shares of preferred stock so redeemed. If fewer than all of the depositary

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shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or pro rata as may be determined to be equitable by the Preferred Stock Depositary.
     After the date fixed for redemption, the depositary shares so called for redemption will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of the holders of the depositary shares with respect to those depositary shares will cease, except the right to receive the redemption price upon that redemption. Any funds deposited by us with the Preferred Stock Depositary for any depositary shares which the holders thereof fail to redeem shall be returned to us after a period of two years from the date those funds are so deposited.
Voting the Preferred Stock
     Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of a class or series of preferred stock are entitled to vote, the Preferred Stock Depositary will mail the information contained in the notice of meeting to record holders of the depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares of such class or series of preferred stock. Each record holder of the depositary receipts on the record date (which will be the same date as the record date for the related class or series of preferred stock) will be entitled to instruct the Preferred Stock Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the amount of preferred stock represented by that holder’s depositary shares. The Preferred Stock Depositary will endeavor, insofar as practicable, to vote the number of shares of preferred stock represented by those depositary shares in accordance with the instructions, and we will agree to take all reasonable action which may be deemed necessary by the Preferred Stock Depositary in order to enable the Preferred Stock Depositary to do so. The Preferred Stock Depositary will abstain from voting the preferred stock to the extent it does not receive specific instructions from the holder of depositary shares representing those shares of preferred stock. The Preferred Stock Depositary will not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instruction to vote, or for the manner or effect of any such vote made, as long as any such action or non-action is taken in good faith and does not result from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Preferred Stock Depositary.
Liquidation Preference
     In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of each depositary receipt will be entitled to the fraction of the liquidation preference accorded each share of related preferred stock as set forth in the related prospectus supplement.
Conversion and Exchange of Preferred Stock
     If any series of preferred stock underlying the depositary shares is subject to provisions relating to its conversion or exchange, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating thereto, each record holder of depositary receipts will have the right or obligation to convert or exchange the depositary shares represented by those depositary receipts pursuant to the terms thereof.
Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement
     The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the deposit agreement may be amended at any time by agreement between us and the Preferred Stock Depositary. However, amendments, if any, which materially and adversely alter the rights of holders of depositary receipts or that would be materially and adversely inconsistent with the rights of holders of the underlying preferred stock, will be ineffective unless the amendment has been approved by holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then outstanding under the deposit agreement. Every holder of outstanding depositary receipts at the time the amendment, if any, becomes effective will be deemed, by continuing to hold its depositary receipts, to consent to the amendment and to be bound by the applicable deposit agreement as amended thereby.
     We may terminate a deposit agreement upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to the Preferred Stock Depositary if a majority of each class or series of preferred stock subject to the deposit agreement consents to its termination, whereupon the Preferred Stock Depositary will deliver or make available to each holder of depositary receipts, upon surrender of the depositary receipts held by such holder, the number of whole or fractional shares of preferred stock as are represented by the depositary shares evidenced by those depositary receipts, together

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with any other property held by the Preferred Stock Depositary with respect to those depositary receipts. Additionally, a deposit agreement will automatically terminate if:
    all outstanding depositary shares related thereto have been redeemed;
 
    there has been a final distribution in respect of the preferred stock underlying those depositary shares in connection with our liquidation, dissolution or winding up and the distribution has been distributed to the holders of the related depositary receipts; or
 
    each share of related preferred stock has been converted into our capital stock not so represented by depositary shares.
Charges of Depositary
     We will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. We will pay the Preferred Stock Depositary’s fees and charges in connection with the initial deposit of the preferred stock and initial issuance of depositary receipts and any redemption or conversion of the preferred stock. Holders of depositary receipts will pay all other transfer and other taxes, governmental charges and fees and charges of the Preferred Stock Depositary that are not expressly provided for in the deposit agreement.
Resignation and Removal of Depositary
     A Preferred Stock Depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us notice of its election to do so, and we may at any time remove any Preferred Stock Depositary. Any such resignation or removal will take effect upon the appointment of a successor Preferred Stock Depositary and that successor Preferred Stock Depositary’s acceptance of the appointment. The successor Preferred Stock Depositary must be appointed within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal and must be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million.
Miscellaneous
     The Preferred Stock Depositary will forward all reports and communications which we deliver to the Preferred Stock Depositary and which we are required or otherwise determine to furnish to holders of the preferred stock.
     Neither we nor any Preferred Stock Depositary will be liable if we are or it is prevented or delayed by law or any circumstance beyond our or its control in performing our or its obligations under a deposit agreement. Our obligations and the obligations of any Preferred Stock Depositary under a deposit agreement will be limited to performing in good faith our and its respective duties thereunder (in the case of any action or inaction in the voting of a class or series of preferred stock represented by the depositary shares), gross negligence or willful misconduct excepted. We and any Preferred Stock Depositary will not be obligated under the deposit agreement to prosecute or defend any legal proceeding in respect of any depositary shares, depositary receipts or shares of any preferred stock represented thereby unless satisfactory indemnity is furnished. We and the Preferred Stock Depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or information provided by persons presenting shares of preferred stock for deposit, holders of depositary receipts or other persons believed to be competent to give such information and on documents believed to be genuine and to have been signed and presented by the proper party or parties.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
     We may sell the securities being offered hereby in one or more of the following four ways:
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    through dealers.
     We may directly solicit offers to purchase securities, or we may designate agents to solicit such offers. We will, in the prospectus supplement relating to such offering, name any agent that could be viewed as an underwriter under the Securities Act and describe any commissions we or our trust subsidiaries must pay. Any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment or, if indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, on a firm commitment basis. Agents, dealers and underwriters may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.
     If any underwriters are utilized in the sale of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered, we will enter into an underwriting agreement with them at the time of sale to them, and we will set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to such offering their names and the terms of our agreement with them.
     If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the securities in respect of which the prospectus is delivered, we will sell such securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell such securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by such dealer at the time of resale.
     Remarketing firms, agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled under agreements which they may enter into with us to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.
     In order to facilitate the offering of the securities, any underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the securities or any other securities, the prices of which may be used to determine payments on such securities. Specifically, any underwriters may overallot in connection with the offering, creating a short position for their own accounts. In addition, to cover overallotments or to stabilize the price of the securities or of any such other securities, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, the securities or any such other securities in the open market. Finally, in any offering of the securities through a syndicate of underwriters, the underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or a dealer for distributing the securities in the offering if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed securities in transactions to cover syndicate short positions, in stabilization transactions or otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities above independent market levels. Any such underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time.
     Any underwriter, agent or dealer utilized in the initial offering of securities will not confirm sales to accounts over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of its customer.
LEGAL MATTERS
     In connection with particular offerings of the securities in the future, and if stated in the applicable prospectus supplements, the validity of those securities may be passed upon for the Company by Bryan Cave LLP, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104 and for any underwriters or agents by counsel named in the applicable prospectus supplement. Michael N. Rosen, a partner at Bryan Cave LLP, is a director and Secretary of the Company.
EXPERTS
     The audited consolidated financial statements and schedule of GameStop incorporated in this prospectus by reference to GameStop’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as of January 28, 2006 and January 29, 2005, and for the 52-week periods ended January 28, 2006, January 29, 2005 and January 31, 2004, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of January 28, 2006, have been incorporated in reliance on the reports of BDO Seidman, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of the that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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GAMESTOP CORP.
Senior Debt Securities
Subordinated Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
Class A Common Stock
Class B Common Stock
Subscription Rights
Warrants
Stock Purchase Contracts
Depositary Shares
Stock Purchase Units
 
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
     The following table itemizes the expenses incurred by GameStop in connection with the offering of the securities being registered. All amounts shown are estimates except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee.
         
Item   Amount  
Registration Fee — Securities and Exchange Commission
    32,815  
Legal Fees and Expenses
    25,000  
Accounting Fees and Expenses
    5,000  
Miscellaneous
    2,185  
 
       
TOTAL
    65,000  
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
     Pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), a corporation may indemnify any person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than a derivative action by or in the right of such corporation) who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or serving at the request of such corporation in such capacity for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of such corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
     The DGCL also permits indemnification by a corporation under similar circumstances for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such persons in connection with the defense or settlement of a derivative action or suit, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to such corporation unless the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
     To the extent a director, officer, employee or agent is successful in the defense of such an action, suit or proceeding, the corporation is required by the DGCL to indemnify such person for actual and reasonable expenses incurred thereby. Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such persons in defending any action, suit or proceeding may be paid in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be so indemnified.
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     The DGCL also provides corporations with the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in a similar capacity for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability as described above.
     GameStop’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the corporation to indemnify all persons to the fullest extent permitted by law. The amended and restated bylaws of GameStop require GameStop to indemnify each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of GameStop or is or was serving at the request of GameStop as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. The amended and restated bylaws provide that GameStop will indemnify such a director or officer who initiates an action, suit or proceeding only if the action, suit or proceeding was authorized by the board of directors of GameStop.
Item 16. Exhibits
     (a) Exhibits:
  1.1   Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
 
  4.1   Form of Indenture.
 
  4.2   Form of Indenture Security (included in Exhibit 4.1).
 
  4.3   Form of specimen Stock Certificate for Registrant’s Class A Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on October 3, 2005 (Registration No. 333-125161)).
 
  4.4   Form of specimen Stock Certificate for Registrant’s Class B Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on October 3, 2005 (Registration No. 333-125161)).
 
  4.5   Form of Preferred Stock Certificate.*
 
  4.6   Form of Warrant Agreement and Warrant Certificate.*
 
  4.7   Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.*
 
  4.8   Form of Subscription Rights Certificate.*
 
  4.9   Form of Deposit Agreement.*
 
  4.10   Form of Depositary Share (included in Exhibit 4.9).
 
  4.11   Form of Unit Agreement.*
 
  4.12   Rights Agreement dated as of June 27, 2005, between the Company and The Bank of New York, which includes as an exhibit the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on July 8, 2005 (Registration No. 333-125161)).

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  5.1   Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP as to the legality of securities being registered.
 
  12.1   Statement of computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.*
 
  23.1   Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
 
  23.2   Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
 
  24.1   Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
 
  25.1   Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, on Form T-1.*
 
*   To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of the offered securities.

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Item 17. Undertakings
     (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
     (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
     (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
     (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
     (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
     Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
     (2) 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.
     (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
     (4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
     (i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 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
     (ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, 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.
     (5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the 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

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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) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
     (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
     (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
     (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
     (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) 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.
     (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of each Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, each Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by a Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of a 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, that 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 Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Grapevine, State of Texas, on the 10th day of April, 2006.
         
  GameStop Corp.
 
 
  By:   /s/ R. Richard Fontaine    
    R. Richard Fontaine   
    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer   
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint R. Richard Fontaine, Daniel A. DeMatteo and David W. Carlson, and each and any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Name   Capacity   Date
 
/s/ R. Richard Fontaine
 
R. Richard Fontaine
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)    April 10, 2006
 
       
/s/ David W. Carlson
 
David W. Carlson
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)    April 10, 2006
 
       
/s/ Robert A. Lloyd
 
Robert A. Lloyd
  Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)    April 10, 2006
 
       
/s/ Daniel A. DeMatteo
 
Daniel A. DeMatteo
  Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer and Director    April 10, 2006
 
       
/s/ Michael N. Rosen
 
Michael N. Rosen
  Secretary and Director    April 10, 2006
 
       
/s/ Jerome L. Davis
 
Jerome L. Davis
  Director    April 10, 2006
 
       
/s/ James J. Kim
 
James J. Kim
  Director    April 10, 2006

 


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Name   Capacity   Date
 
/s/ Leonard Riggio
 
Leonard Riggio
  Director    April 10, 2006
 
       
/s/ Stephanie M. Shern
 
Stephanie M. Shern
  Director    April 10, 2006
 
       
/s/ Stanley P. Steinberg
  Director   April 10, 2006
 
Stanley P. Steinberg
       
 
       
/s/ Gerald R. Szczepanski
  Director   April 10, 2006
 
Gerald R. Szczepanski
       
 
       
/s/ Edward A. Volkwein
  Director   April 10, 2006
 
Edward A. Volkwein
       
 
       
/s/ Lawrence S. Zilavy
  Director   April 10, 2006
 
Lawrence S. Zilavy
       

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
1.1
  Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
 
   
4.1
  Form of Indenture.
 
   
4.2
  Form of Indenture Security (included in Exhibit 4.1).
 
   
4.3
  Form of specimen Stock Certificate for Registrant’s Class A Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on October 3, 2005 (Registration No. 333-125161)).
 
   
4.4
  Form of specimen Stock Certificate for Registrant’s Class B Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on October 3, 2005 (Registration No. 333-125161)).
 
   
4.5
  Form of Preferred Stock Certificate.*
 
   
4.6
  Form of Warrant Agreement and Warrant Certificate.*
 
   
4.7
  Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.*
 
   
4.8
  Form of Subscription Rights Certificate.*
 
   
4.9
  Form of Deposit Agreement.*
 
   
4.10
  Form of Depositary Share (included in Exhibit 4.9).
 
   
4.11
  Form of Unit Agreement.*
 
   
4.12
  Rights Agreement dated as of June 27, 2005, between the Company and The Bank of New York, which includes as an exhibit the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on July 8, 2005 (Registration No. 333-125161)).
 
   
5.1
  Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP as to the legality of securities being registered.
 
   
12.1
  Statement of computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.*
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
 
   
23.2
  Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
 
   
24.1
  Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
 
   
25.1
  Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, on Form T-1.*
 
*   To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of the offered securities.

 

EX-4.1
 

Exhibit 4.1
GameStop Corp.,
as the Issuer, and
The Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto,
as the Subsidiary Guarantors
DEBT SECURITIES
 
INDENTURE
Dated as of                     ,           
 
[Insert name of Trustee],
as Trustee

 


 

Exhibit 4.1
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
         
     Trust Indenture Act Section   Indenture Section
 
$ 310
(a)(1)
  7.10
   
(a)(2)
  7.10
   
(a)(3)
  Not applicable
   
(a)(4)
  Not applicable
   
(a)(5)
  7.10
   
(b)
  7.03, 7.08, 7.10
$ 311
(a)
  7.03
$ 312
(a)
  3.04
   
(b)
  14.02
   
(c)
  14.02
$ 313
(a)(1)-(5) & (7)-(8)
  7.06
   
(a)(6)
  Not applicable
   
(b)(1)
  Not applicable
   
(b)(2)
  7.07
   
(c)
  7.06
   
(d)
  7.06
$ 314
(a)(1)-(3)
  7.06
   
(a)(4)
  4.05
   
(b)
  Not applicable
   
(c)(1)
  14.03
   
(c)(2)
  14.03
   
(c)(3)
  Not applicable
   
(d)
  Not applicable
   
(e)
  14.04
$ 315
(a)
  7.01
   
(b)
  7.05
   
(c)
  7.02
   
(d)
  7.02
   
(e)
  6.12
$ 316
(a)(1)
  6.04, 6.05
   
(b)
  6.08
   
(c)
  9.03
$ 317
(a)(1)
  6.09
   
(a)(2)
  6.10
   
(b)
  3.05
$ 318
(a)
  14.01
Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

 


 

     INDENTURE, dated as of                     ,      , between GAMESTOP CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto, and [Insert name of Trustee], as trustee (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS
     The Company is authorized to borrow money for its corporate purposes and to issue debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness therefor; and for its corporate purposes, the Company has determined to make and issue its debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or more series (the “Securities”), as herein provided, up to such principal amount or amounts as may from time to time be authorized by or pursuant to the authority granted in one or more resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company. All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
     The Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
     SECTION 1.01 Definitions.
     “Affiliate” has the meaning specified in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
     “Agent” means any Registrar, co-Registrar, Paying Agent or authenticating agent.
     “Agent Members” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
     “Attributable Value” means, as to any particular lease under which any Person is at the time liable and at any date as of which the amount thereof is to be determined, the total net amount of rent required to be paid by such Person under such lease during the initial term thereof as determined in accordance with GAAP, discounted from such initial term to the date of determination at a rate per annum equal to the discount rate which would be applicable to a Capital Lease Obligation with a like term in accordance with GAAP. The net amount of rent required to be paid under any such lease for any such period shall be the lesser of: (1) the aggregate amount of rent payable by the lessee with respect to such period after excluding amounts required to be paid on account of insurance, taxes, assessments, utility, operating and labor costs and similar charges and (2) in the case of any lease which is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, the net amount calculated pursuant to (1) but adjusted to also include the amount of such penalty and to exclude any rent which would otherwise be required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated.

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     “Authorized Newspaper” means a newspaper published in an official language of the country of publication of general circulation in the place in connection with which the term is used. If it shall be impractical in the opinion of the Trustee to make any publication of any notice required hereby in an Authorized Newspaper, any publication or other notice in lieu thereof which is made or given with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient publication of such notice.
     “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of such Board of Directors.
     “Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
     “Business Day” means, except as may otherwise be provided with respect to the Securities of any series, any day except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
     “Capital Lease Obligations” means any obligation under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP; and the amount of Debt represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated 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. For purposes of Section 4.03 hereof, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed secured by a Lien on the Property being leased.
     “Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any shares or other equivalents (however designated) of any class of corporate stock or partnership interests or any other participations, rights, warrants, options or other interests in the nature of an equity interest in such Person, including Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt security convertible or exchangeable into such equity interest.
     “Commission” means the 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 the TIA, then the body performing such duties at such time.
     “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Legal Officer, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company or any officer of the Company performing similar functions.
     “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” of a Person and its Subsidiaries means the sum of the

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Tangible Assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries after deducting all current liabilities and eliminating intercompany items, all determined in accordance with GAAP, including appropriate deductions for any minority interest in Tangible Assets of such Subsidiaries after deducting all current liabilities of such Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP.
     “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, principally be administered, which office is, at the date of this Indenture, located at     , Attention: Corporate Trust Department.
     “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
     “Debt” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):
     (a) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of:
     (1) debt of such Person for money borrowed, and
     (2) debt evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable;
     (b) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and the Attributable Value relating to the Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into by such Person;
     (c) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bankers’ acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in (a) and (b) 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 third Business Day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit);
The amount of Debt of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance, or the accreted value of such Debt in the case of Debt issued with original issue discount, at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at such date.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, Debt shall not include (a) any endorsements for collection or deposits in the ordinary course of business, (b) any realization of a Permitted Lien, and (c) Debt that has been defeased or satisfied in accordance with the terms of the documents governing such Debt.
     “Default” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

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     “Depositary” means, except as may otherwise be provided with respect to the Securities of any series, The Depository Trust Company, its nominees, and their respective successors.
     “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     “Foreign Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary incorporated or otherwise organized or existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any state thereof or any territory or possession of the United States of America.
     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, in effect on the date of this Indenture.
     “Global Securities” means one or more global securities in registered form, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A.
     “Government Obligations” means, with respect to the Securities of any series, securities that are (i) direct obligations of the government which issued the currency in which the Securities of such series are denominated for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the government which issued the currency in which the Securities of such series are denominated for the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by such government, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof at any time prior to the Maturity Date of the Securities of such series, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; provided, that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of the Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.
     “Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person guaranteeing any Debt of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt of such other Person, or (ii) entered into for the primary purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

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     “Holder” or “Securityholder” means the registered holder of any Security.
     “Incur” means, with respect to any Debt or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by merger, conversion, exchange or otherwise), extend, assume, guarantee or become liable in respect of such Debt or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Debt or obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and “Incurrence” and “Incurred” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided, however, that a change in GAAP that results in an obligation of such Person that exists at such time, and is not theretofore classified as Debt, becoming Debt shall not be deemed an Incurrence of such Debt; provided further, however, that any Debt or other obligations of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary.
     “Indenture” means this Indenture as originally executed or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time by one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and shall include the forms and terms of the Securities of each series as contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 3.01.
     “Interest Payment Date,” when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
     “Issue Date,” when used with respect to any Security (or portion thereof), means the earlier of (i) the date of such Security or (ii) the date of any Security (or portion thereof) for which such Security was issued (directly or indirectly) on registration of transfer, exchange or substitution.
     “Lien” means, with respect to any Property of any Person, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien, charge, easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or marketability), encumbrance, preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such Property (including any Capital Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing or any Sale and Leaseback Transaction).
     “Market Exchange Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.13.
     “Maturity Date,” when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security, or an installment of principal, becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
     “Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Legal Officer, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, or any officer of any of them performing similar functions.

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     “Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Officer
     “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee.
     “Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.02.
     “Paying Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04, except that, for the purposes of Article Eight, the Paying Agent shall not be the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or an Affiliate of any of them. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional Paying Agent.
     “Payment Default” means, with respect to any Debt, a failure to pay the principal of such Debt at its Stated Maturity after giving effect to any applicable grace period provided in the instrument(s) governing such Debt.
     “Person” means any individual, corporation, company (including any limited liability company), association, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
     “Preferred Stock” means any Capital Stock of a Person, however designated, which entitles the holder thereof to a preference with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of any other class of Capital Stock issued by such Person.
     “principal,” whenever used with reference to any Security or any portion thereof, shall be deemed to include “and premium, if any.”
     “Property” 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.
     “Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified as such in the terms of the Securities of such series, or, if no such date is so specified, the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.
     “Refinancing” means in respect of Debt, any refinancing, extension, renewal, refund, repayment, prepayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or retirement, or any issuance of other Debt, in exchange or replacement for, such Debt.
     “Registrar” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04.
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the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, any assistant vice president, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or assistant trust officer or any other officer or assistant officer, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above-designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
     “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement relating to Property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a Significant Subsidiary transfers such Property to another Person and the Company or such Significant Subsidiary leases it from such Person.
     “Securities” means any of the Securities, as defined in the first paragraph of the recitals hereof, that are authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     “Security Register” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04.
     “Senior Credit Facility” means the Debt represented by the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2005, by and among (i) the Company and certain of the Company’s Subsidiaries, as Borrowers, (ii) Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, (iii) Bank of America, N.A. and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Issuing Banks, (iv) Citicorp North America, Inc., as Syndication Agent, (v) Merrill Lynch Capital/A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Documentation Agent, (vi) Bank of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Merrill Lynch Capital A Division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Lead Bookrunners and (vii) the lenders named therein including any notes, guarantees, collateral and security documents (including mortgages, pledge agreements and other security arrangements), instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and in each case as amended or refinanced from time to time, including any agreement or agreements extending the maturity of, or refinancing (including increasing the amount of borrowings or other Debt outstanding or available to be borrowed thereunder), all or any portion of the Debt, under such agreement, and any successor or replacement agreement or agreements with the same or any other agent, creditor, lender or group of creditors or lenders.
     “Significant Subsidiary” means any domestic Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission.
     “Stated Maturity,” when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal amount thereof or such installment of principal or interest thereon is due and payable.
     “Subsidiary” means, in respect of any Person, any corporation, company (including any limited liability company), association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:
  (a)   such Person;
 
  (b)   such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or
 
  (c)   one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
     “Subsidiary Guarantee” means any Guarantee of the Securities by any Subsidiary Guarantor.
     “Subsidiary Guarantor” means each domestic wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company that executes this Indenture as a guarantor on the Issue Date and each other domestic wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company that thereafter provides a Subsidiary Guarantee of the Securities pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, in each case until such Subsidiary Guarantor is released from its

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obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
     “TIA” or “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§77aaa-77bbbb), as in effect on the date this Indenture was executed, except as provided in Section 9.07.
     “Tangible Assets” of any Person means, at any date, the gross value as shown by the accounting books and records of such Person of all its Property, both real and personal, less the net book value of (i) all its licenses, patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, goodwill, non-compete agreements or organizational expenses and other like intangibles, (ii) unamortized Debt discount and expense, (iii) all reserves for depreciation, obsolescence, depletion and amortization of its properties and (iv) all other Property reserves which in accordance with GAAP should be provided in connection with the business conducted by such Person.
     “Trustee” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of Article Seven and thereafter means such successor. If there shall be more than one Trustee at any one time, “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder and, as used with respect to the Securities of any series, shall mean only the Trustee with respect to the Securities of that series.
     “United States Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended and as codified in Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time hereafter, or any successor federal bankruptcy law.
     “Voting Stock” of any Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.
     SECTION 1.02 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
          (a) “indenture securities” means the Securities;
          (b) “indenture security holder” means a Holder or a Securityholder;
          (c) “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;
          (d) “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and
          (e) “obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company or any other obligor on the Securities.
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reference to another statute or defined by a rule of the Commission and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.
     SECTION 1.03 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:
          (a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
          (b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States in effect at the time of any computation;
          (c) “or” is not exclusive;
          (d) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;
          (e) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
          (f) “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
          (g) all references to Sections or Articles refer to Sections or Articles of this Indenture unless otherwise indicated.
ARTICLE TWO
SECURITY FORMS
     SECTION 2.01 Forms Generally. The Securities of each series and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A, or in such other form as shall be established 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. The Securities of each series may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange agreements to which the Company is subject or usage. The Company shall approve the form of the Securities and any notation, legend or endorsement on the Securities.
     The definitive Securities of each series shall be typed, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner, including any manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Securities of such series may be listed, all as determined by the Officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
     SECTION 2.02 Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities.
          (a) If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 3.01 that the Securities of a series are to be issued in whole or in part in one or more Global Securities, then the

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Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 3.03, authenticate and deliver a Global Security or Securities which initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or the nominee of such Depositary, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depositary and (iii) bear legends.
          Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under such Global Security, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner 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 impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Security.
          (b) Transfers of a Global Security shall be limited to transfers of such Global Security in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary, its successors or their respective nominees.
          (c) If at any time the Depositary for a series of the Securities notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such series or if at any time the Depositary for such series shall no longer be registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act, or other applicable statute or regulation, and a successor Depositary for such series is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such condition, as the case may be, this Section 2.02 shall no longer be applicable to the Securities of such series and the Company will execute and, subject to Section 3.06, the Trustee will authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series in definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange for such Global Security. In addition, the Company may at any time determine that the Securities of any series shall no longer be represented by a Global Security and that the provisions of this Section 2.02 shall no longer apply to the Securities of such series. In such event the Company will execute and, subject to Section 3.06, the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate evidencing such determination by the Company, will authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series in definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange for such Global Security. Upon the exchange of the Global Security for such Securities in definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized denominations, the Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee. Such Securities in definitive registered form issued in exchange for the Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.02(c) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Depositary for delivery to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.

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ARTICLE THREE
THE SECURITIES
     SECTION 3.01 Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
     The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Prior to the issuance of Securities of any series, there shall be established in or pursuant to (a) one or more Board Resolutions and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate or (b) one or more indentures supplemental hereto:
          (i) the title of the Securities of the series, including Cusip numbers (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities);
          (ii) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Sections 2.02, 3.06, 3.07, 3.09, 9.05 or 11.07);
          (iii) the date or dates on which the Securities of the series may be issued;
          (iv) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series shall be payable, or the method of determination thereof;
          (v) the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable), or the method or methods of determination thereof, at which the Securities of the 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 and the Record Dates for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable;
          (vi) the place or places where the principal of, and interest, if any, on, the Securities of the series shall be payable (if other than as provided in Section 4.02);
          (vii) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
          (viii) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of the Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.02;
          (ix) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or other provisions set forth therein 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 the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

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          (x) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;
          (xi) the form of the Securities of the series, including any legends;
          (xii) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies or units based on or related to currencies in which Securities of the series shall be denominated and in which payments of principal of, and any interest on, Securities of the series, or any other amounts payable with respect thereto, shall or may be payable;
          (xiii) whether any special terms and conditions relating to the payment of additional amounts in respect of payments on the Securities of the series shall, in the event of certain changes in the United States federal income tax laws, apply to such Securities;
          (xiv) whether the Securities of the series are to be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, if other than The Depository Trust Company, the Depositary for such Securities;
          (xv) additional Events of Default with respect to the Securities of the series, if any, other than those set forth herein;
          (xvi) if either or both of Section 8.02 and Section 8.03 shall be inapplicable to the Securities of the series (provided, that if no such inapplicability shall be specified, then both Section 8.02 and Section 8.03 shall be applicable to such Securities);
          (xvii) additional covenants with respect to Securities of the series, if any, other than those set forth herein;
          (xviii) if other than the Trustee, the identity of the Registrar and any Paying Agent for the Securities of the series; and
          (xix) any other terms of the Securities of the series and any other deletions from, modifications of, or additions to this Indenture in respect of such Securities.
     All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth in such Officer’s Certificate or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. Unless otherwise provided, a series may be reopened for issuances of additional Securities of such series.
     SECTION 3.02 Denominations. In the absence of any specification pursuant to Section 3.01 with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of each series shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1,000 in principal amount and any integral multiple thereof, and shall be payable in U.S. dollars.

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     SECTION 3.03 Execution, Authentication, Dating and Delivery. The Securities shall be executed by two Officers of the Company. The signature of these Officers on the Securities may be by facsimile or manual signature in the name and on behalf of the Company.
     If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee or authenticating agent authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.
     A Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.
     At any time and from time to time after the execution of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order, and the Trustee or an authenticating agent shall authenticate for original issue Securities in the aggregate principal amount specified in such Company Order; provided, that the Trustee shall be entitled to receive the Board Resolution establishing the form and terms of the Securities of the series pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 3.01, if applicable, an Officer’s Certificate of the Company and an Opinion of Counsel, in each case pursuant to Section 14.03, in connection with such authentication of Securities. Such Company Order shall specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Securities is to be authenticated.
     Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.03, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Board Resolution, Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph at or prior to the time of authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the time of authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.
     The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent to authenticate Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such authenticating agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.
     Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
     SECTION 3.04 Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”), an office or agency where Securities may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”) and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served, which shall be in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. The Company shall cause the Registrar to keep a register of the Securities of each series and of their transfer and exchange (the “Security Register”). The Security Register shall be in written form or any other form capable of being converted into

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written form within a reasonable time. The Company may have one or more co-Registrars and one or more additional Paying Agents.
     The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent, authenticating agent and agent for service of notice and demands. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee as of each Record Date and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request the names and addresses of Holders as they appear in the Security Register, including the aggregate principal amount of Securities of each series held by each Holder.
     SECTION 3.05 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. Not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each due date of any principal of or interest on the Securities of any series, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent money in immediately available funds sufficient to pay such principal and interest so becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities of such series (whether such money has been paid to it by the Company or any other obligor on the Securities of such series), and such Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Trustee of any default by the Company (or any other obligor on the Securities of such series) in making any such payment. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and account for any funds disbursed, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any payment default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money so paid over to the Trustee. If the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any Affiliate of any of them acts as Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of any principal of or interest on the Securities of any series, segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders a sum of money sufficient to pay such principal or interest so becoming due until such sum of money shall be paid to such Holders or otherwise disposed of as provided in this Indenture, and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure to act.
     SECTION 3.06 Transfer and Exchange. The Securities of each series are issuable only in registered form. Prior to the registration of any transfer by a Holder as provided herein, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company shall treat the Person in whose name the Security is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes whether or not the Security shall be overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. When Securities of any series are presented to the Registrar or a co-Registrar with a request to register the transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities of the same series of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its requirements for such transactions are met (including that such Securities are duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or by an attorney who is authorized in writing to act on behalf of the Holder). To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the Registrar’s request. No service charge shall be made for any

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registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or other similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Section 3.09 or Section 9.05).
     SECTION 3.07 Replacement Securities. If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security of the same series of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding; provided, that the requirements of this Section 3.07 are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be furnished that is sufficient in the judgment of both the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee or any Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company may charge such Holder for its expenses and the expenses of the Trustee in replacing a Security. In case any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may pay such Security instead of issuing a new Security in replacement thereof.
     Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
     SECTION 3.08 Outstanding Securities. Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities that have been authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those as to which defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 8.02 and those described in this Section 3.08 as not outstanding.
     If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 3.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless and until the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.
     If the Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on the Maturity Date money sufficient to pay Securities payable on that date, then on and after that date such Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on them shall cease to accrue.
     A Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or one of its Affiliates holds such Security, provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the outstanding Securities of a series have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series or any Affiliate of the Company 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 or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge 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’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the

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Company or of such other obligor.
     SECTION 3.09 Temporary Securities. Until definitive Securities of any series are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and execute and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities of such series. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have insertions, substitutions, omissions and other variations determined to be appropriate by the Officers executing the temporary Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such temporary Securities. If temporary Securities are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of the same series upon surrender of the temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose pursuant to Section 4.02, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of the same series of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of the same series.
     SECTION 3.10 Cancellation. The Company at any time may 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 for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and shall dispose of them in accordance with its normal procedure.
     SECTION 3.11 Computation of Interest. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
     SECTION 3.12 CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Securities of any series may use “CUSIP”, “Common Code” or “ISIN” numbers (if then generally in use), and the Company and the Trustee shall use CUSIP, “Common Code” or “ISIN” numbers, as the case may be, in notices of exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided, that any such notice shall state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities of such series or as contained in any notice of exchange and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities of such series. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in “CUSIP,” “Common Code” or “ISIN” numbers for the Securities of any series.
     SECTION 3.13 Securities in a Foreign Currency. Unless otherwise specified with respect to the Securities of a particular series, whenever for purposes of this Indenture any action may be taken by the Holders of a specified percentage in principal amount of Securities of any series or all series affected by a particular action at the time outstanding and, at such time, there are outstanding Securities of any series which are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, then the principal amount of Securities of such series which shall be deemed to be

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outstanding for the purpose of taking such action shall be that amount of U.S. dollars that could be obtained for such amount at the Market Exchange Rate. For purposes of this Section 3.13, “Market Exchange Rate” shall mean the noon U.S. dollar buying rate for that currency for cable transfers quoted in The City of New York, as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. If such Market Exchange Rate is not available for any reason with respect to such currency, the Trustee shall use, in its sole discretion and without liability on its part, such quotation of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of the most recent available date or quotations from one or more major banks in The City of New York or in the country of issue of the currency in question, or such other quotations as the Trustee shall deem appropriate.
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS
     SECTION 4.01 Payment of Securities. The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on the Securities of each series on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities of such series and this Indenture. An installment of principal or interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Trustee or Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or any Affiliate of any of them) holds on that date money designated for and sufficient to pay the installment. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization procedure relative to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as the Paying Agent, if any, for the Securities.
     SECTION 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. So long as the Securities of any series shall have been issued and remain outstanding, the Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York an office or agency where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect 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 address of the Trustee set forth in Section 14.02.
     The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, 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 shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
     The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office of the Company in accordance with Section 3.04.
     SECTION 4.03 Limitation Upon Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, Incur or suffer to exist any Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on Property owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired to secure Debt without making, or

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causing such Significant Subsidiary to make, effective provision for securing the Securities (and, if the Company so determines, any other Debt of the Company which is not subordinate to the Securities or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee) equally and ratably with such Debt as to such Property so long as such Debt is so secured.
     “Permitted Liens” means:
          (a) Liens in respect of Debt existing at the Issue Date;
          (b) Liens on Property existing at the time of acquisition thereof;
          (c) Liens to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of Property or any addition thereto or to secure any indebtedness incurred at the time of, or within 120 days after, the acquisition of such Property or any addition thereto for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof; provided that any such Lien may not extend to any Property of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than the Property acquired, constructed or leased with the proceeds of such Debt and any improvements or accessions to such Property;
          (d) Liens on Property of a Person existing at the time (i) such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) at such Person becomes a Subsidiary;
          (e) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights;
          (f) Liens for taxes or assessments or other governmental charges or levies (including, without limitation, Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business), Liens imposed by law for sums not due or sums being contested in good faith and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained, to the extent required by GAAP, and Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to trade letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and sight drafts Incurred in the ordinary course of business which encumber documents and other Property relating to such trade letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and sight drafts;
          (g) Liens to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation, including Liens with respect to judgments which are not currently dischargeable;
          (h) Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or other proceedings being contested by the Company or a Subsidiary, including Liens arising out of judgments or awards against the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to which the Company or such Subsidiary is prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review or for which the time to make an appeal has not yet expired; or final unappealable judgment Liens which are satisfied within 15 days of the date of judgment; or Liens Incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary for the purpose of obtaining a stay or discharge in the course of any litigation or other proceeding to which the Company or such Subsidiary is a party;

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          (i) Liens to secure obligations under the Senior Credit Facility;
          (j) Liens or deposits to secure the performance of statutory or regulatory obligations, or surety, appeal, indemnity or performance bonds, warranty and contractual requirements or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; easements, rights of way, zoning and similar restrictions, reservations, restrictions or encumbrances in respect of real property (or leases or subleases of real property) or title defects that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties (as such properties are used by the Company or its Subsidiaries) or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries; licenses of patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights granted in the ordinary course of business;
          (k) Liens arising out of conditional sale, retention, consignment or similar arrangements, Incurred in the ordinary course of business, for the sale of goods;
          (l) Liens on Property of any Foreign Subsidiary;
          (m) Liens existing on the date hereof not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (l) above;
          (n) Liens not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (m) above on the Property of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;
          (o) Liens not otherwise permitted by clauses (a) through (n) securing Debt or other obligations permitted under the Indenture at any time outstanding not to exceed 5% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company, determined based on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been filed or furnished; and
          (p) Liens to secure any Refinancing (or successive Refinancings), in whole or in part, of any Debt secured by Liens referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) to (o) so long as such Liens do not extend to any other Property and the Debt so secured is not increased.
     SECTION 4.04 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Company will not, and will not permit any Significant Subsidiary, to enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction unless the Company or such Significant Subsidiary would be entitled to Incur a Lien to secure Debt in an amount equal to the Attributable Value of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction in accordance with Section 4.03, without equally and ratably securing the Securities or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee.
     SECTION 4.05 Compliance Certificates. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee on or before a date not more than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, a certificate (which need not comply with Section 14.04) signed by the Company’s chief financial officer, principal executive officer, principal accounting officer, senior vice president of finance or treasurer stating whether or not the signers have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default. If the Officer of the Company signing such certificate has knowledge of such a Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe any such Default or Event of Default and the nature and status thereof.

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     SECTION 4.06 Waiver of Certain Covenants. The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Section 4.03 or Section 4.04 with respect to the Securities of any series if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series shall either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition, except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
     SECTION 4.07 Reports.
          (a) So long as any Securities are outstanding, whether or not the Issuer is then subject to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall electronically file with the Commission, the annual reports, quarterly reports and other periodic reports that the Issuer would be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) if the Issuer was so subject, and such documents shall be filed with the Commission on or prior to the respective dates (the “Required Filing Dates”) by which the Issuer would be required so to file such documents if the Issuer was so subject, unless, in any case, if such filings are not then permitted by the Commission.
          (b) If such filings with the Commission are not then permitted by the Commission, or such filings are not generally available on the Internet free of charge, the Issuer shall, within 15 days of each Required Filing Date, transmit by mail to Holders of the Securities, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, without cost to such Holders, and file with the Trustee copies of the annual reports, quarterly reports and other periodic reports that the Issuers would be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if the Issuers were subject to such Section 13(a) or 15(d), and promptly upon written request, supply copies of such documents to any prospective holder or beneficial owner at the Issuers’ cost. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Issuers’ compliance with any of their covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).
ARTICLE FIVE
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
     SECTION 5.01 When Company May Merge, Etc. So long as the Securities of any series shall have been issued and remain outstanding, the Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or sell, convey, transfer or lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to any Person unless:
          (a) either (i) the Company shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (ii) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged, or the Person which acquires by conveyance, transfer or otherwise, or which leases, all or substantially all of

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the assets of the Company shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the Securities of each series and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; and
          (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing.
     SECTION 5.02 Successor Substituted. Upon any such consolidation or merger, or any sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein and, thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
     SECTION 6.01 Events of Default.
   Each of the following constitutes an “Event of Default” with respect to the Securities of a series:
          (i) failure to make the payment of any interest on the Securities of such series when the same becomes due and payable, and such failure continues for a period of 30 days;
          (ii) failure to make the payment of any principal of any of the Securities of such series when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity;
          (iii) failure to deposit any sinking fund payment, when due, with respect to the Securities of such series;
          (iv) failure to comply with any other covenant or agreement in the Securities of such series or in this Indenture (other than a failure that is the subject of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)) and such failure continues for 60 days after written notice is given to the Company as provided below;
          (v) the occurrence of a default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Debt by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any Debt guaranteed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries if the Company or a Subsidiary does not perform its payment obligations under such guarantee within any grace period provided for in the documentation governing such guarantee), whether such Debt or guarantee exists on the date hereof or is thereafter created, which default (a) constitutes a Payment Default or (b) results in the acceleration of such Debt prior to its Stated Maturity, and in each case, the principal amount of any such Debt, together with the principal amount of

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any other such Debt under which there has been a Payment Default or that has been so accelerated, aggregates $50 million or more;
          (vi) one or more judgments or orders that exceed $50 million in the aggregate (net of amounts covered by insurance or bonded) for the payment of money have been entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company or any Subsidiary and such judgment or judgments have not been satisfied, stayed, annulled or rescinded within 30 days of being entered;
          (vii) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code:
               (A) commences a voluntary insolvency proceeding;
               (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary insolvency proceeding;
               (C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its Property; or
               (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
               (E) or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency;
provided, however, that the liquidation of any Significant Subsidiary into the Company other than as part of a credit reorganization, shall not constitute an Event of Default under this clause (vii);
          (viii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code that:
               (A) is for relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its Property;
               (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its Property;
               (C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary; or
               (D) grants any similar relief under any foreign laws;
and in each such case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days;
          (ix) any Subsidiary Guarantee by a Significant Subsidiary of the Securities ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of

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such Subsidiary Guarantee) or any such Significant Subsidiary denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee; or
          (x) any other Event of Default provided with respect to the Securities of such series.
     A Default under clauses (iv) and (v) is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series then outstanding notify the Company of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within 90 days after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default.”
     SECTION 6.02 Acceleration. If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series (other than those of the type described in Section 6.01(vii) or (viii) with respect to the Company) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee may, or at the direction of the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Securities of any series then outstanding shall, declare to be immediately due and payable the principal amount of all the Securities of such series then outstanding, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, and premium, if any, by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that such notice is a notice of acceleration (the “Acceleration Notice”), and the same shall become immediately due and payable.
     In case of an Event of Default specified in Section (vii) or (viii) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company, such amount with respect to all the Securities of any series will become due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities of such series. Holders may not enforce this Indenture or the Securities except as provided in this Indenture.
   At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Securities, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration is obtained by the Trustee, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of any series then outstanding (by notice to the Trustee) may rescind and annul that declaration and its consequences if:
          (a) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction;
          (b) all existing Defaults and Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal of or interest on the Securities that has become due solely by such declaration of acceleration;
          (c) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest (at the same rate specified in the Securities) on overdue installments of interest and overdue payments of principal which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration has been paid;
          (d) the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances; and

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          (e) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in Section 6.01(vii) or (viii), the Trustee has received an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.
     For all purposes under this Indenture, if a portion of the principal of any Original Issue Discount Securities shall have been accelerated and declared due and payable pursuant to the provisions hereof, then, from and after such declaration, unless such declaration has been rescinded and annulled, the principal amount of such Original Issue Discount Securities shall be deemed, for all purposes hereunder, to be such portion of the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, and payment of such portion of the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, together with interest, if any, thereon and all other amounts owing thereunder, shall constitute payment in full of such Original Issue Discount Securities.
     SECTION 6.03 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee for the Securities of such series may, and at the direction of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series shall, pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities of such series or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities of such series or this Indenture.
     The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities of the affected series or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.
     SECTION 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults. Subject to Sections 6.02, 6.08 and 9.02, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any series may waive any past or existing Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series and its consequences, except an uncured Default in the payment of principal of or interest on any Security of such series as specified in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.01 or in respect of a covenant or provision of this Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist and be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
     SECTION 6.05 Control by Majority. The Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of each series affected may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to, or exercising any trust or power conferred on, the Trustee for the Securities of such series; provided, that the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the actions or proceedings so directed may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or executive committee or a trust committee of directors or trustees and/or Responsible Officers shall determine that the actions or proceedings so directed would involve the Trustee in personal liability; and provided, further, that the Trustee may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent with any such direction received from Holders of Securities.

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     SECTION 6.06 Payment of Securities on Default. The Company covenants that if an Event of Default in payment of principal or interest specified in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, then upon demand of the Trustee, the Company will pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders, the whole amount of principal and accrued interest that then shall have become due and payable on all of the Securities of such series, together with interest upon the overdue principal and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) upon overdue installments of interest, if any, at the same rate as the rate of interest specified in the Securities of such series; and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and all other reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee, except as a result of its negligence or bad faith.
     SECTION 6.07 Limitation on Suits. A Holder may not institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture or the Securities of any series, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
          (a) the Holder has previously given the Trustee for the Securities of such series written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
          (b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series shall have made a written request to the Trustee for the Securities of such series to pursue such remedy;
          (c) such Holder or Holders offer the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any costs, liability or expense;
          (d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and
          (e) during such 60-day period, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series do not give the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with the request.
     For purposes of Section 6.05 and this Section 6.07, the Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 316(a) in making any determination of whether the Holders of the required principal amount of outstanding Securities of any series have concurred in any request or direction of the Trustee to pursue any remedy available to the Trustee or the Holders with respect to this Indenture or the Securities or otherwise under the law.
     A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Holder.
     SECTION 6.08 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Security of any series to receive payment of the principal of or interest on such Security or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such

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payment, on or after the due date expressed in such Security, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
     SECTION 6.09 Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default in payment of principal or interest specified in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee for the Securities of such series may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company or any other obligor of the Securities of such series for the whole amount of principal and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with interest on overdue principal, and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, except as a result of its negligence or bad faith.
     SECTION 6.10 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee for the Securities of any series may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07) and the Holders of Securities of such series allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor of the Securities of such series), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any monies, securities or other property payable or deliverable upon conversion or exchange of the Securities of such series or upon 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 to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to empower the Trustee to authorize or consent to, or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder of Securities of any series, any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities of such series 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.
     SECTION 6.11 Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article Six, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
        First: To the payment of all reasonable costs and expenses applicable to such collection, reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee except as a result of its negligence or bad faith;
        Second: To Holders for amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, with interest upon the overdue installments of interest, to the extent lawful, at the same rate as the rate of interest on the Securities of such series, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities of such series for principal and interest, respectively; and

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        Third: To the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct in a final, non-appealable order.
        The Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Company, may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.11.
     SECTION 6.12 Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for the Securities of any series for any action taken 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 the suit, and the court may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.12 does not apply to a suit by the Company, a suit by the Trustee for the Securities of any series, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.08, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any series.
     SECTION 6.13 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee for the Securities of any series 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, each of the Subsidiary 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 Company, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
     SECTION 6.14 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee for the Securities of any series 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.
     SECTION 6.15 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee for the Securities of any series or of any Holder of Securities of any series to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default occurring and continuing with respect to the Securities of such series 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 Six or by law to the Trustee for the Securities of any series or to the Holders of Securities of any series 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.
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE

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     SECTION 7.01 General. The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the TIA and as set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not herein 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 Article Seven.
     SECTION 7.02 Certain Rights of Trustee. Subject to TIA Sections 315(a) through (d):
          (a) 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 believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person;
          (b) before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to Section 14.04. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion;
          (c) the Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent appointed with due care by it hereunder;
          (d) the Trustee for the Securities of any series 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 of Securities of such series, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
          (e) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, provided, that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute negligence or bad faith;
          (f) 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, conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;
          (g) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to

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make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company personally or by agent or attorney at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
          (h) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
          (i) the Trustee for the Securities of any series shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities of such series and this Indenture;
          (j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each Agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
          (k) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of Officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded; and
          (l) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, 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.
     SECTION 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to TIA Sections 310(b) and 311.
     SECTION 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee (i) makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities, (ii) shall not be accountable for the Company’s use or application of the proceeds from the Securities and (iii) shall not be responsible for any statement in any Security other than its certificate of authentication.
     SECTION 7.05 Notice of Default. If any Default or any Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series and if such Default or Event of Default is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee for the Securities of such series, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder in the manner and to the extent provided in TIA Section 313(c) notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs, unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the

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payment of the principal of or interest on any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders of the Securities of such series.
     SECTION 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders. Within 60 days after each May 15, beginning with the May 15 following the date of the issuance of Securities of any series under this Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder as provided in TIA Section 313(c) a brief report, if and as required by TIA Section 313(a), dated as of such May 15.
     A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Securities shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the Commission and each stock exchange on which the Securities of any series are listed in accordance with TIA Section 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Securities of any series are listed on any stock exchange or of any delisting thereof.
     SECTION 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Trustee for the Securities of each series such compensation as shall be agreed upon in writing for its services hereunder. The compensation of the Trustee shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee for the Securities of each series upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances incurred or made by the Trustee without negligence or bad faith on its part. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
     The Company shall indemnify the Trustee for the Securities of each series and any predecessor trustee for, and hold it harmless against, any and all loss, claim, damage or liability or expense incurred by it without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture and its duties under this Indenture and the Securities of such series, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability and of complying with any process served upon it or any of its officers in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture and the Securities of such series. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim of which a Responsible Officer receives written notice for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, unless the Company is materially prejudiced thereby. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. Unless otherwise set forth herein, the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
     To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee for the Securities of each series shall have a lien prior to the Securities of such series on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Securities.
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the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in clause (vii) or (viii) of Section 6.01, the expenses and the compensation for the services will be intended to constitute expenses of administration under Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any applicable federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
     The provisions of this Section 7.07 shall survive the termination of this Indenture and the resignation and removal of the Trustee.
     The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA Section 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.
     SECTION 7.08 Replacement of Trustee. A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.
     The Trustee for the Securities of any series may resign at any time by so notifying the Company in writing at least 30 days prior to the date of the proposed resignation. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any series may at any time remove the Trustee for the Securities of such series by so notifying the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Company may remove the Trustee for the Securities of any series if: (i) the Trustee is no longer eligible under Section 7.10; (ii) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent; (iii) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (iv) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
     If the Trustee for the Securities of any series resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If the successor Trustee does not deliver its written acceptance required by the next succeeding paragraph of this Section 7.08 within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
     A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after the delivery of such written acceptance, subject to the lien provided in Section 7.07, (i) the retiring Trustee shall upon payment of its charges transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, (ii) the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and (iii) the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Holder of Securities of the affected series. 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 Seven.
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satisfies the requirements of TIA Section 310(b) may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. If at any time the Trustee for the Securities of any series shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.08, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in this Section 7.08.
     The Company shall give notice of any resignation and any removal of the Trustee for the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee to all Holders of Securities of such series. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
     Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligation under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
     SECTION 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. If the Trustee for the Securities of any series consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or national banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee with the same effect as if the successor Trustee had been named as the Trustee herein, provided, that such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article Seven.
     SECTION 7.10 Eligibility. This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA Section 310(a)(1) and Section 310(a)(5). The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition that is subject to the requirements of applicable federal or state supervising or examining authority. If at any time the Trustee for the Securities of any series shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.10, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Article Seven.
     SECTION 7.11 Money Held in Trust. The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law and except for money held in trust under Article Eight.
ARTICLE EIGHT
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
     SECTION 8.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Securities of Any Series; Discharge of Indenture.
          (a) Except as to surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of any outstanding Securities, the Company may terminate its obligations under the outstanding Securities of any series and this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series if:

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          (i) all outstanding Securities of such series previously authenticated and delivered (other than destroyed, lost or stolen Securities that have been replaced or Securities that are paid pursuant to Section 4.01 or Securities for whose payment money or securities have theretofore been held in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, as provided in Section 8.05) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company has paid all sums payable by it hereunder; or
          (ii) (A) the Securities of such series mature within one year, (B) the Securities of such series are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, (C) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee during such one-year period, under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, as trust funds solely for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of such series for that purpose, money or Government Obligations sufficient (in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee), without consideration of any reinvestment of any interest thereon, to pay principal and interest on the Securities of such series to maturity, and to pay all other sums payable by it hereunder, (D) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit, (E) such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound and (F) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the outstanding Securities of such series and this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series have been complied with.
          (b) Upon compliance by the Company with the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 8.01 as to the satisfaction and discharge of each series of Securities issued hereunder, and if the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under this Indenture, this Indenture shall cease to be of any further effect (except as otherwise provided herein). The Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
     SECTION 8.02 Legal Defeasance. Except as otherwise provided for the Securities of any series, the Company will be deemed to have paid and will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the Securities of any series, and the provisions of this Indenture will no longer

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be in effect with respect to the Securities of such series, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same if:
          (a) the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 7.10) and conveyed all right, title and interest to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of such series, under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged to the Trustee for the benefit of such Holders as security for payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of such series, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of such Holders, in and to (1) money in an amount, (2) Government Obligations that, through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment referred to in this clause (a), money in an amount or (3) a combination thereof in an amount sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, without consideration of the reinvestment of such interest and after payment of all federal, state and local taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, the principal of and interest on the outstanding Securities of such series on the Stated Maturity of such principal or interest; provided, that the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply such money or the proceeds of such Government Obligations to the payment of such principal and interest with respect to the Securities of such series;
          (b) the Company has delivered to the Trustee either (x) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that Holders of Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the Company’s exercise of its option under this Section 8.02 and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such option had not been exercised, which Opinion of Counsel shall be based upon (and accompanied by a copy of) a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service to the same effect unless there has been a change in applicable federal income tax law after the Issue Date of such Securities such that a ruling is no longer required or (y) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from the Internal Revenue Service to the same effect as the aforementioned Opinion of Counsel;
          (c) immediately after giving effect to such deposit, on a pro forma basis, no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or, insofar as Sections 6.01(e) and 6.01(f) are concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after such date of such deposit; and
          (d) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the defeasance contemplated by this Section 8.02 have been complied with.
     The Company will be deemed to have paid and will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the Securities of any series, and the provisions of this Indenture will no longer be in effect with respect to the Securities of such series on the date the conditions set forth above under (a), (b), (c) and (d) are satisfied. The Company’s obligations in Sections 2.02, 2.03, 3.03, 3.07,

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8.04, 8.05, 8.06 and the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder shall survive such satisfaction and discharge until the Securities of such series are no longer outstanding.
     After the satisfaction of the conditions in (a), (b), (c) and (d) above, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company’s obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series except for those surviving obligations in the immediately preceding paragraph.
     SECTION 8.03 Defeasance of Certain Obligations. Except as otherwise provided for the Securities of any series, the Company may omit to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Sections 4.03, 4.04, 4.05 and 5.01 and clause (iv) of Section 6.01 and a breach with respect to Sections 4.03, 4.04, 4.05 and 5.01, and clause (iv) of Section 6.01 shall be deemed not to be an Event of Default, in each case with respect to the outstanding Securities of any series if:
          (i) with reference to this Section 8.03, the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 7.10) and conveyed all right, title and interest to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of such series, under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged to the Trustee for the benefit of such Holders as security for payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of such series, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of such Holders, in and to (A) money in an amount, (B) Government Obligations that, through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment referred to in this clause (i), money in an amount or (C) a combination thereof in an amount sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, without consideration of the reinvestment of such interest and after payment of all federal, state and local taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, the principal of and interest on the outstanding Securities of such series on the Stated Maturity of such principal or interest; provided, that the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply such money or the proceeds of such Government Obligations to the payment of such principal and interest with respect to the Securities of such series;
          (ii) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance of such covenants and Events of Default and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred;
          (iii) immediately after giving effect to such deposit on a pro forma basis, no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or, insofar as Sections

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6.01(e) and 6.01(f) are concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after such date of such deposit;
          (iv) if the Securities of such series are then listed on a national securities exchange, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Securities of such series will not be delisted as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge; and
          (v) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the defeasance contemplated by this Section 8.03 have been complied with.
     SECTION 8.04 Application of Trust Money. Subject to Section 8.06, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall hold in trust money or Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.01, 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, and shall apply the deposited money and the money from Government Obligations in accordance with the Securities of the applicable series and this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities of such series; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
     SECTION 8.05 Repayment to Company. Subject to Sections 7.08, 8.01, 8.02 and 8.03, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon request set forth in an Officer’s Certificate any excess money held by them at any time and thereupon shall be relieved from all liability with respect to such money. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them with respect to the Securities of any series for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years; provided, that the Trustee or Paying Agent before being required to make any payment may cause to be published at the expense of the Company once in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York or mail to each Holder of Securities of such series entitled to such money at such Holder’s address (as set forth in the Security Register) notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein (which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing) any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company, Holders of Securities of such series entitled to such money must look to the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be, for payment as general creditors unless an applicable law designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease.
     SECTION 8.06 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01, 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities of the applicable series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01, 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01, 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be; provided, that, if the Company has made any payment of principal of or interest on any

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Securities of such series because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
     SECTION 9.01 Without Consent of Holders. The Company, when authorized by a resolution of its Board of Directors (as evidenced by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee), each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities without notice to or the consent of any Holder:
          (i) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture;
          (ii) to comply with Article Five;
          (iii) to comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with any qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
          (iv) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee;
          (v) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities;
          (vi) to add to the covenants of the Company for the protection of the Holders of Securities of any series, to add any additional Events of Default with respect to the Securities of any series, or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;
          (vii) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge to the Trustee as security for the Securities of one or more series any property or assets;
          (viii) to allow any Subsidiary Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture in respect of a Subsidiary Guarantee;
          (ix) to establish the forms or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 3.01; or
          (x) to make any change that, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company, as evidenced by a Board Resolution, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder.
     SECTION 9.02 With Consent of Holders. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.08 and without prior notice to the Holders, the Company, when authorized by its Board of Directors (as evidenced by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee), each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture and the Securities of any series with the written

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consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of each affected series then outstanding (voting as one class), and the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of each affected series then outstanding (voting as one class) by written notice to the Trustee may waive future compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities of such series.
     Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.02, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may not:
          (i) extend the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal or interest on, any Security;
          (ii) reduce the principal amount of or rate of interest on any Security, or any amount payable upon redemption thereof, except as provided in this Indenture or the Securities of the applicable series;
          (iii) reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be payable upon an acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.02;
          (iv) change any place or currency of payment of principal of or interest on any Security;
          (v) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the Stated Maturity on any Security;
          (vi) reduce the percentage or principal amount of outstanding Securities of any series the consent of whose Holders is necessary to modify or amend this Indenture or to waive compliance with certain provisions of or certain Defaults under this Indenture;
          (vii) waive an uncured default in the payment of principal of or interest on any Security; or
          (viii) modify any of the provisions of this Section 9.02, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected thereby.
     It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
     After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. The Company will mail supplemental indentures to Holders upon request. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.

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     SECTION 9.03 Action by Holders; Record Dates. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any series may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action the Holders of such specified amount have joined therein may be evidenced (a) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by such Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, or (b) the record of the Holders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of the Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article Ten, or (c) any combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of the Holders.
     Subject to the provisions of Sections 7.02 and 10.05, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if the ownership of the Securities shall be proved by (a) the Security Register or by a certificate of the Registrar; or (b) in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in any other manner which the Trustee may deem sufficient.
     The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Section 9.03, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies) and only those Persons shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date.
     After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder of Securities of the affected series unless it is of the type described in the second paragraph of Section 9.02. In case of an amendment or waiver of the type described in the second paragraph of Section 9.02, the amendment or waiver shall bind each Holder who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security that evidences the same indebtedness as the Security of the consenting Holder.
     SECTION 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consent. Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the Security of the consenting Holder, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Security or portion of its Security. Such revocation shall be effective only if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver shall become effective on receipt by the Trustee of written consents from the Holders of the requisite percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of the affected series.
     SECTION 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Securities. If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security of any series, the Trustee may require the Holder to deliver such Security to the Trustee. At the Company’s expense, the Trustee may place an appropriate notation on such Security about the changed terms and return it to the Holder, and

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the Trustee may place an appropriate notation on any Security of such series thereafter authenticated. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for such Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security of such series that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation, or issue a new Security, shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
     SECTION 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. The Trustee shall be provided with, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that it will be valid and binding upon the Company. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Trustee shall sign such amendment, supplement or waiver if the same does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver that affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
     SECTION 9.07 Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article Nine shall conform to the requirements of the TIA as then in effect. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions hereof, this Indenture shall be deemed modified and amended in accordance therewith, and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Holders of Securities of each series affected thereby shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all of the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.
ARTICLE TEN
MEETINGS OF HOLDERS
     SECTION 10.01 Purposes of Meetings. A meeting of the Holders of Securities of any series may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article Ten for any of the following purposes:
          (i) to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustee for the Securities of such series, or to give any directions to the Trustee for the Securities of such series, or to waive any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series hereunder and its consequences, or to take any other action authorized to be taken by the Holders of Securities of such series pursuant to any of the provisions of Article Six;
          (ii) to remove the Trustee for the Securities of such series and appoint a successor trustee pursuant to the provisions of Article Seven;

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          (iii) to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02; or
          (iv) to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the Holders of any specified principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series under any other provision of this Indenture or under applicable law.
     SECTION 10.02 Call of Meetings by Trustee. The Trustee for the Securities of any series may at any time call a meeting of the Holders of Securities of such series to take any action specified in Section 10.01, to be held at such time and at such place in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the Holders of Securities of any series, setting forth the time and place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be given (a) to all Holders of Securities of such series then outstanding, by publication at least twice in an Authorized Newspaper in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York prior to the date fixed for the meeting, the first publication, in each case, to be not less than 20 nor more than 180 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting and the last publication to be not more than five days prior to the date fixed for the meeting and (b) to all Holders of Securities of such series then outstanding who have filed their names and addresses with the Trustee, by mailing such notice to such Holders at such addresses, not less than 20 nor more than 180 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting. Failure of any Holder or Holders to receive such notice or any defect therein shall in no case affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting. Any meeting of the Holders of Securities of any series shall be valid without notice if the Holders of all Securities of such series then outstanding, the Company and the Trustee are present in person or by proxy or shall have waived notice thereof before or after the meeting.
     SECTION 10.03 Call of Meetings by Company or Holders. In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Securities of all or any series then outstanding, as the case may be, shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the Holders to take any action authorized in Section 10.01, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, the Trustee shall not have mailed or published as provided in Section 10.02, the notice of such meeting within 30 days after receipt of such request, then the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series in the amount above specified may determine the time and the place in said Borough of Manhattan for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 10.01, by mailing or publishing notice thereof as provided in Section 10.02.
     SECTION 10.04 Qualification for Voting. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Holders a Person shall be a Holder of one or more Securities of the series with respect to which such meeting is being held or a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by such Holder. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of the Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.

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     SECTION 10.05 Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee for the Securities of any series may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of the Holders of Securities of such series, in regard to proof of the holding of Securities of such series and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as the Trustee shall think fit.
     The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by the Holders of Securities of such series as provided in Section 10.03, in which case the Company or the Holders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities represented at the meeting and entitled to vote.
     Subject to the provisions of Section 9.03, at any meeting of the Holders, each Holder or proxy shall be entitled to one vote for each 1,000 (in the currency or currency unit in which such Securities are denominated) principal amount at maturity of outstanding Securities held or represented by such Holder; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting not to be outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote except as a Holder or proxy. Any meeting of the Holders duly called pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.02 or 10.03 may be adjourned from time to time, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
     SECTION 10.06 Voting. The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of the Holders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders or proxies and on which shall be inscribed the identifying number or numbers or to which shall be attached a list of identifying numbers of the Securities held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of the Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more Persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was mailed as provided in Section 10.02. The record shall be signed and verified by the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee for the Securities of the series with respect to which such meeting is being held to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached hereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

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     SECTION 11.01 Applicability of Article. The provisions of this Article Eleven shall be applicable to the Securities of any series that are redeemable before their Stated Maturity, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for the Securities of such series.
     SECTION 11.02 Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by, or pursuant to, a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all of the Securities of any series, the Company shall, at least 45 days prior to the date fixed for redemption (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such redemption date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
     SECTION 11.03 Selection by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed. If fewer than all of the Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select, not more than 75 days prior to the redemption date and in such manner as in its sole discretion it shall deem appropriate and fair, the Securities of such series or portions thereof (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such series or any integral multiple thereof, except as otherwise provided with respect to the Securities of such series) to be redeemed. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
     SECTION 11.04 Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at such Holder’s address appearing in the Security Register. The notice provided in the manner herein specified shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security of a series designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security of such series.
Each such notice of redemption shall specify:
          (i) the redemption date;
          (ii) the redemption price;
          (iii) if less than all of the outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed;
          (iv) that on the redemption date the redemption price will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date;

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     (v) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price;
     (vi) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case; and
     (vii) the CUSIP, Common Code and/or ISIN number(s), if any, of the Securities to be redeemed.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.
     SECTION 11.05 Deposit of Redemption Price. On or prior to any redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents an amount of money in the currency or currency unit in which the Securities of such series are payable (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for the Securities of such series) sufficient to redeem on such redemption date all of the Securities or portions thereof so called for redemption at the applicable redemption price, together with accrued interest to such redemption date. If the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, it will segregate such amount and hold it in trust as provided in the last sentence of Section 3.05.
     SECTION 11.06 Securities Payable on Redemption Date. If notice of redemption has been given as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities of the series specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the redemption date and at the place or places stated in such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued to such redemption date, and on and after said redemption date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of such Securities at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued to said redemption date), any interest on the Securities or portions of Securities of any series so called for redemption shall cease to accrue. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued thereon to the applicable redemption date, in the currency or currency unit in which the Securities of such series are payable (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for the Securities of such series); provided, however, 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.
     If any Security surrendered 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 prescribed therefor in such Security.
     SECTION 11.07 Securities Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of any Security which is to be redeemed in part only, 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 such series of authorized denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Securities so surrendered.

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ARTICLE TWELVE
SINKING FUND
     SECTION 12.01 Applicability of Article. The provisions of this Article Twelve shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of such series.
     The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is hereinafter referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment,” and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of the Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment.” If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 12.02. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series.
     SECTION 12.02 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments With Securities. The Company may (1) deliver Securities of a series (other than any Securities previously called for redemption) and (2) apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such Securities; provided, that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the redemption price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.
     SECTION 12.03 Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such series pursuant to the terms of such series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash in the currency or currency unit in which the Securities of such series are payable (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for the Securities of such series) and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of such series pursuant to Section 12.02 and will deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered (which have not been previously delivered). Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed on such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 11.03 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 11.04. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 11.06 and 11.07.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

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     SECTION 13.01 Guarantee. Subject to this Article Thirteen, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agrees, jointly and severally, to unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Securities or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of, and interest, if any, on, the Securities will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, purchase or otherwise, and (b) all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture and the Securities will be fully and punctually performed within the grace period set forth in Section 6.01(iv), if applicable. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
     The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Securities or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Securities with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Subsidiary Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Securities and this Indenture.
     If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Subsidiary Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
     Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders of Securities in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Subsidiary Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six for the purposes of this Subsidiary Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article Six, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by such Subsidiary Guarantor for the purpose of this Subsidiary Guarantee. The Subsidiary Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Subsidiary Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Subsidiary Guarantee.

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     SECTION 13.02 Limitation on Subsidiary Guarantor Liability. Each Subsidiary Guarantor and, by its acceptance of Securities, each Holder hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any federal or state bankruptcy law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Subsidiary Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor will be limited so that, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Subsidiary Guarantor under this Article Thirteen, will not result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
     SECTION 13.03 Execution and Delivery of Subsidiary Guarantee. To evidence its Subsidiary Guarantee set forth in Section 13.01, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that the Securities shall bear a notation substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B stating that such Securities are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with this Article Thirteen and may be released upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Indenture.
     Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that its Subsidiary Guarantee set forth in Section 13.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Security a notation of such Subsidiary Guarantee.
     If an Officer of a Subsidiary Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security on which a Subsidiary Guarantee is endorsed, such Subsidiary Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.
     The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Subsidiary Guarantees set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Subsidiary Guarantors.
     SECTION 13.04 Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, etc. on Certain Terms. Except as otherwise provided in Section 13.05, no Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with or merge with or into (unless such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person unless:
     (a) subject to Section 13.05, the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than a Subsidiary Guarantor or the Company) unconditionally assumes all of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Securities and this Indenture, pursuant to a supplemental indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, on the terms set forth herein or therein; and
     (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

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     In case of any such consolidation or merger, and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Subsidiary Guarantor, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Subsidiary Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Subsidiary Guarantor and such predecessor Subsidiary Guarantor shall be discharged from its obligations under the Securities and this Indenture.
     Except as set forth in Articles Four and Five, and notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Subsidiary Guarantor with or into the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Subsidiary Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS
     SECTION 14.01 Trust Indenture Act of 1939. This Indenture shall be subject to the provisions of the TIA that are required to be part of this Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
     SECTION 14.02 Notices. Any notice or communication shall be sufficiently given if in writing and delivered in person, mailed by first-class mail or sent by telecopier transmission addressed as follows:
If to the Issuer:
GameStop Corp.
625 Westport Parkway
Grapevine Texas 76051
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier No.: (817) 424-2820
If to the Trustee:
[Insert name and information of Trustee]
     The Company or the Trustee by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
     Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to it at its address as it appears on the Security Register by first-class mail and shall be sufficiently given to such Holder if so mailed within the time prescribed. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA Section 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Copies of any such communication or notice to a Holder shall also be mailed to the Trustee and each Agent at

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the same time.
     Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder as provided herein or any defect in any such notice or communication shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. Except for a notice to the Trustee, which is deemed given only when received, and except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, if a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided in this Section 14.02, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
     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.
     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.
     Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).
     SECTION 14.03 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
     (i) (i) an Officer’s Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
     (ii) an Opiniwon of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such Counsel, all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with.
     SECTION 14.04 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:
     (i) a statement that each Person signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
     (ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statement or opinion contained in such certificate or opinion is based;

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     (iii) a statement that, in the opinion of each such Person, such Person has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such Person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
     (iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, however, that, with respect to matters of fact, an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officer’s Certificate or certificates of public officials.
     SECTION 14.05 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable rules for its functions.
     SECTION 14.06 Payment Date Other Than a Business Day. If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date shall not be a Business Day, then payment of principal of or interest on the Securities of any series will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest will accrue on such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date to the date of such payment on the next succeeding Business Day.
     SECTION 14.07 Governing Law. This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. The Trustee, the Company, the Guarantors and the Holders agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Securities.
     SECTION 14.08 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
     SECTION 14.09 No Recourse Against Others. No recourse for the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any of the Securities, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company or any Guarantor contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities, or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator or against any past, present or future partner, stockholder, other equityholder, officer, director, employee or controlling Person, as such, of the Company or any Guarantor or of any successor Person, either directly or through the Company or any Guarantor or any successor Person, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issue of the Securities.

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     SECTION 14.10 Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 13.05.
     SECTION 14.11 Duplicate Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
     SECTION 14.12 Separability. 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.
     SECTION 14.13 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms and provisions hereof.
     SECTION 14.14 Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
     SECTION 14.15 Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

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SIGNATURES
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.
         
    GAMESTOP CORP.
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
 
       
 
  Name:    
 
       
 
  Title:    
 
       
 
       
    [SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS]
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
 
       
 
  Name:    
 
       
 
  Title:    
 
       
 
       
    [TRUSTEE]
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
 
       
 
  Name:    
 
       
 
  Title:    
 
       

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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SECURITY
[Each Global Security shall also bear the following legend:
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE.] [If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert the following: FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1272 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (“THE CODE”), THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1273(A)(1) OF THE CODE AND TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.1273-1(A)) WITH RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY IS ___, THE ISSUE DATE (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1275(A)(2) OF THE CODE AND TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.1273-2(A)(2)) OF THIS SECURITY IS ___, THE ISSUE PRICE (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1273(B) OF THE CODE AND TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.1273-2(A)) OF THIS SECURITY IS ___, AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY (AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.1272-1(B)) OF THIS SECURITY IS ___.]

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[FACE OF SECURITY]
GAMESTOP CORP.
[Title of Security]
[CUSIP] [Common Code] [ISIN] [________]
No. __Principal Amount $__
     GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, promises to pay to                             , or its registered assigns, the principal sum of          [dollars] ([$]
           ) on           , ___[If the Security is to bear interest prior to maturity, insert—, and to pay interest thereon from                     or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually on ___and ___in each year, commencing      , ___ at the rate of ___% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [If applicable insert—, and (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) at the rate of ___% per annum on any overdue principal and on any overdue installment of interest]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Holder in whose name this Security (or one or more predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest, which shall be the           or           (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.].
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to maturity, insert—The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and, in such case, the overdue principal of this Security shall bear interest at the rate of      % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such default in payment to the date payment of such principal has been made or duly provided for. Interest on any overdue principal shall be payable on demand. Any such interest on any overdue principal that is not so paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of ___% per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such demand for payment to the date payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for, and such interest shall also be payable on demand.]
     The Company will pay principal [and, as provided above, interest] in money of the [United States] that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. However, the Company may pay principal and interest by its check payable in such money. It may mail an interest check to a Holder’s registered address (as reflected in the Security Register). If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment of principal and interest will be made on the next succeeding Business Day as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest will accrue on such payment for the period from and after the Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date to the date of such payment on the next succeeding Business Day.
     Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
     Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Security to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.
         
    GAMESTOP CORP.
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
 
  Name:    
 
       
 
  Title:    
 
       
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
     This is one of the Securities described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Date: ________, ____
[Insert name of Trustee], as
Trustee
         
By:
       
 
 
 
Authorized Signatory
   

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[REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]
GAMESTOP CORP.
[Title of Security]
1. Indenture.
     This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidence of indebtedness (hereinafter called the “Securities”) of the Company of the series hereinafter specified, which series is initially limited in aggregate principal amount to [$]                             , all of such Securities issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of            ,      ___ (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”) and [Insert name of Trustee], as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of all such terms. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Security and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control.
     As provided in the Indenture, the Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest, if any, at different rates, may be subject to different redemption provisions, if any, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds, if any, may be subject to different covenants and Events of Default and may otherwise vary as in the Indenture provided or permitted. This Security is one of a series of Securities designated pursuant thereto as .
     The Securities are general unsecured obligations of the Company.
     The Company may, subject to Article Four of the Indenture and applicable law, issue additional Securities of any series under the Indenture.
     2. Paying Agent, Calculation Agent and Registrar.
     Initially, the Trustee will act as authenticating agent, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any authenticating agent, Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of them may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar.
     3. Redemption.
     [The Securities of this series are not redeemable prior to the Maturity Date.] [The Securities of this series may be redeemed at any time [on or after ___, ___], as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company, upon mailing notice of such redemption not less than 30 and not more than 60 days to the Holders thereof, at a redemption price equal to    .]
     4. Guarantees.
     The Guarantors have unconditionally guaranteed the due and punctual payment of the principal, and

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interest, if any, on, the Securities of this series when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity, upon any redemption, by declaration or otherwise in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Indenture. The Subsidiary Guarantees will irrevocably terminate upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.
     5. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
     The Securities of this series are in registered form without coupons in denominations of [$1,000] of principal amount and multiples of [$1,000] in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer or exchange of Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.
     6. Persons Deemed Owners.
     A Holder shall be treated as the owner of a Security for all purposes. 7. Unclaimed Money.
     If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its request. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment, unless an abandoned property law designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease. In no event will interest accrue on such unclaimed monies. 8. Discharge Prior to Maturity.
     In accordance with the terms of the Indenture, if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or Government Obligations sufficient to pay the then outstanding principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of this series (a) the Company will be discharged from the Securities of this series and the Indenture with respect to the Securities of this series, except in certain circumstances for certain provisions thereof, and (b) the Company will be discharged from certain covenants set forth in the Indenture. 9. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
     Subject to certain exceptions, (a) the Indenture or the Securities of this series may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities of this series then outstanding and (b) any past or existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities of this series then outstanding. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities of this series to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency and make any change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder.
     10. Restrictive Covenants.
     The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company, among other things, to (a) create liens upon any principal property, (b) engage in sale and leaseback transactions or (c) merge, consolidate, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of substantially all of its assets. On or before a date not more than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating whether or not the signers thereof know of any Default or Event of Default under such restrictive covenants.
     11. Successor Persons.

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     When a successor Person or other entity assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Securities and the Indenture, the predecessor Person will be released from those obligations.
     12. Defaults and Remedies.
     [If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, — If any Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.]
     [If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, — If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to — insert formula for determining the amount. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal and overdue interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company’s obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series shall terminate.]
     13. Defeasance.
     The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a) the entire indebtedness of the Company on this security and (b) certain restrictive covenants and the related Events of Default, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to this Security.
     14. Trustee Dealings with the Company.
     The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company, any Guarantor or their respective Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company, any Guarantor or their respective Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.
     15. No Recourse Against Others.
     No incorporator or any past, present or future partner, stockholder, other equity holder, officer, director, employee or controlling Person, as such, of the Company or any Guarantor or of any successor Person shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
     16. Authentication.
     This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security. 17. Abbreviations.
     Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN NET (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUTS (= Custodian) and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors

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Act).
     18. Governing Law.
     This Security shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. The Trustee, the Company, each of the Guarantors and the Holders agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Securities.
     The Company will furnish a copy of the Indenture to any Holder upon written request and without charge. Requests may be made to GameStop Corp., 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051; Attention: Chief Financial Officer.

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ASSIGNMENT FORM
     I or we assign and transfer this Security to:                                         Insert social security or other identifying number of assignee Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee and irrevocably appoint         , as agent, to transfer this Security on the books of the Company.
The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Date:
Signed
(Sign exactly as name appears on the other side of this Security)
Signature Guarantee*:
 
* The Holder’s signature must be guaranteed by a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the National Association of
    Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or an “eligible guarantor
    institution” as defined by Rule l7Ad-15 under the Exchange Act.

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EXHIBIT B
Form of Notation of Subsidiary Guarantee
     For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of ___,      ___________ (the “Indenture”) by and among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party to the Indenture and [Insert name of Trustee], as trustee (the “Trustee”), (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and interest, if any, on, the Securities when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, purchase or otherwise, and (b) the full and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture and the Securities within the grace period set forth in Section 6.01(c) of the Indenture, if applicable. The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Thirteen of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Subsidiary Guarantee, including provisions relating to the release or termination of the Subsidiary Guarantee(s). Each Holder of Securities, by accepting the same, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions.
                 
    [SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]    
 
               
 
  By:            
             
    Name:        
 
               
    Title:        
 
               
    Dated:        
 
               

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EX-5.1
 

Exhibit 5.1
Bryan Cave LLP
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
April 10, 2006
GameStop Corp.
625 Westport Parkway
Grapevine, Texas 76051
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the registration of the sale from time to time of: (i) shares of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”); (ii) shares of Class B common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”); (iii) shares of Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), which may be represented by depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”) evidenced by depositary receipts (the “Receipts”); (iv) debt securities, which may be senior (the “Senior Debt Securities”) or subordinated (the “Subordinated Debt Securities” and, collectively with the Senior Debt Securities, the “Debt Securities”); (v) warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or other securities (the “Warrants”); (vi) contracts for the purchase and sale of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Preferred Stock (the “Purchase Contracts”); (vii) Units (the “Units”) of the Company, consisting of one or more Purchase Contracts, Warrants and/or Debt Securities; and (ix) subscription rights (the “Subscription Rights”) to purchase Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or other securities.
The Common Stock, the Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares, the Debt Securities, the Warrants, the Purchase Contracts, the Subscription Rights and the Units are hereinafter referred to individually as a “Security” and collectively as the “Securities.” The Securities may be issued and sold or delivered from time to time by the Company as set forth in the Registration Statement, any amendment thereto, the prospectus contained therein (the “Prospectus”) and supplements to the Prospectus (the “Prospectus Supplements”) filed pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act.
The Senior Debt Securities and Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under an Indenture between the Company and a trustee to be specified therein (the “Trustee”), as supplemented.
The Depositary Shares will be issued pursuant to a deposit agreement (the “Deposit Agreement”) between the Company and a depositary agent to be specified therein (the “Depositary Agent”).

 


 

The Warrants will be issued under a warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) between the Company and a warrant agent to be specified therein. Each party to a Warrant Agreement other than the Company is referred to hereinafter as a “Counterparty.”
The Purchase Contracts will be issued pursuant to a purchase contract agreement (the “Purchase Contract Agreement”) between the Company and a purchase contract agent to be specified therein (the “Purchase Contract Agent”).
The Subscription Rights may be issued under one or more subscription rights certificates (each a “Subscription Rights Certificate”) and/or pursuant to one or more subscription rights agreements (each a “Subscription Rights Agreement”) proposed to be entered into between the Company and a subscription agent or agents (each a “Subscription Agent”).
The Units will be issued under a unit agreement (the “Unit Agreement”) between the Company and a unit agent to be specified therein (the “Unit Agent”).
The shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock may be issued directly, upon conversion or exchange, as applicable, of the Debt Securities or Preferred Stock or pursuant to Purchase Contracts or Units or upon exercise of the Warrants or the Subscription Rights.
Debt Securities may be issued directly upon conversion of other Debt Securities or upon exercise of the Warrants or the Subscription Rights.
In connection herewith, we have examined and relied without investigation as to matters of fact upon the Registration Statement, including the form of Indenture attached thereto as Exhibit 4.1, and such certificates, statements and results of inquiries of public officials and officers and representatives of the Company and originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such other documents, corporate records, certificates and instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed herein. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on all documents examined by us, the legal competence and capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity with authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies.
We also have assumed that: (1) at the time of execution, authentication, countersignature, issuance and delivery of the Debt Securities, the Indenture will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; (2) at the time of execution, countersignature, issuance and delivery of the Receipts, the Deposit Agreement will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Depositary Agent, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; (3) at the time of the execution, countersignature, issuance and delivery of any Warrants, the related Warrant Agreement will be the valid and legally binding obligation of each Counterparty thereto, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; (4) at the time of the execution, countersignature, issuance and delivery of the Purchase Contracts, the Purchase Contract Agreement will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchase Contract Agent, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; (5) at the time of execution, countersignature, issuance and delivery of any Subscription Rights, the Subscription Rights Agreement will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Subscription Agent, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; and (6) at the time of the execution, countersignature, issuance and delivery of the Units, the related Unit Agreement will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Unit Agent, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms.

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We have assumed further that: (1) at the time of execution, authentication, countersignature, issuance and delivery of the Debt Securities, the Indenture will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee; (2) at the time of execution, countersignature, issuance and delivery of the Receipts, the Deposit Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Depositary Agent; (3) at the time of execution, countersignature, issuance and delivery of any Warrants, the related Warrant Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company; (4) at the time of execution, countersignature, issuance and delivery of the Purchase Contracts, the Purchase Contract Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent; (5) at the time of execution, authentication, countersignature, issuance and delivery of the Subscription Rights, the Subscription Rights Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Subscription Agent; (6) at the time of execution, countersignature, issuance and delivery of the Units, the Unit Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Unit Agent; and (7) at the time of issuance and sale of any of the Securities, the terms of the Securities, and their issuance and sale, will have been established so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company.
Based upon the foregoing, in reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions stated herein and the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Act, we are of the opinion that:
     1. With respect to the Common Stock, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance of the Common Stock, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (b) due execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of such Common Stock upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly constituted committee thereof (collectively, the “Board”) or upon exchange in accordance with the terms of any other Security that has been duly authorized, issued, paid for and delivered, such shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
     2. With respect to the Preferred Stock, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance and terms of the Preferred Stock, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters, (b) due filing of Articles of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company authorizing and establishing the terms of the Preferred Stock and (c) due execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of the Preferred Stock upon payment of the consideration therefor provided in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board or upon exchange in accordance with the terms of any other Security that has been duly authorized, issued, paid for and delivered, such shares of Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
     3. With respect to the Debt Securities, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance and terms of any Debt Securities, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (b) due execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of such Debt Securities upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Indenture, such Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

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     4. With respect to the Receipts, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance and terms of the related Preferred Stock, (b) due filing of Articles of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company authorizing and establishing the terms of the Preferred Stock, (c) terms of the Depositary Shares and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the terms of a valid and legally binding Deposit Agreement conforming to the description thereof in the Prospectus, (d) due issuance and delivery of the related Preferred Stock upon payment of the consideration therefor provided in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board and (e) due issuance and delivery of Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares against the deposit of the Preferred Stock in accordance with the Deposit Agreement, such Receipts will be validly issued and will entitle the holders thereof to the rights specified in the Deposit Agreement.
     5. With respect to the Warrants, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance and terms of the Warrants, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (b) due execution, countersignature, issuance and delivery of such Warrants upon payment of the consideration for such Warrants provided for in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Warrant Agreement, such Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
     6. With respect to the Purchase Contracts, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance and terms of the Purchase Contracts, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (b) due execution, issuance and delivery of the Purchase Contracts upon payment of the consideration for such Purchase Contracts provided for in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Purchase Contract Agreement, the Purchase Contracts will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
     7. With respect to the Subscription Rights, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance and terms of the Subscription Rights, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (b) due execution, issuance and delivery of the Subscription Rights upon payment of the consideration for such Subscription Rights provided for in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Subscription Agreement, the Subscription Rights will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
     8. With respect to the Units, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance, execution and terms of any Units, the related Unit Agreements and any Securities which are components of the Units, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (b) due execution, countersignature (where applicable), authentication, issuance and delivery of the Units, the Unit Agreements, the Securities that are components of such Units upon the payment of the consideration therefor provided for in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board, and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the applicable (i) Warrant Agreement, in the case of Warrants, (ii) Purchase Contract Agreement, in the case of Purchase Contracts, and (iii) Indenture, in the case of Debt Securities, will be validly issued and will entitle the holders thereof to the rights specified in the Unit Agreements.
In addition to the assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth above, the opinions set forth herein are further limited by, subject to and based upon the following:

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     (a) Our opinions herein reflect only the application of applicable laws of the State of New York, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Federal laws of the United States of America. The opinions set forth herein are made as of the date hereof and are subject to, and may be limited by, future changes in the factual matters set forth herein, and we undertake no duty to advise you of the same. The opinions expressed herein are based upon the law in effect (and published or otherwise generally available) on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement these opinions should such law be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise. In rendering our opinions, we have not considered, and hereby disclaim any opinion as to, the application or impact of any laws, cases, decisions, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction, court or administrative agency.
     (b) Our opinions herein are subject to and may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other similar laws affecting or relating to the rights and remedies of creditors generally, including, without limitation, laws relative to fraudulent conveyances, preferences and equitable subordination, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), (iii) an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (iv) requirements that a claim with respect to any Debt Securities denominated other than in United States dollars (or a judgment denominated other than in United States dollars with respect to such a claim) be converted into United States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law, and (v) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States or in foreign currency or composite currency.
     (c) Our opinions are further subject to the effect of generally applicable rules of law arising from statutes, judicial and administrative decisions, and the rules and regulations of governmental authorities that: (i) limit or affect the enforcement of provisions of a contract that purport to require waiver of the obligations of good faith, fair dealing, diligence and reasonableness; (ii) limit the availability of a remedy under certain circumstances where another remedy has been elected; (iii) limit the enforceability of provisions releasing, exculpating or exempting a party from, or requiring indemnification of a party for, liability for its own action or inaction, to the extent the action or inaction involves negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or unlawful conduct; (iv) may, where less than all of the contract may be unenforceable, limit the enforceability of the balance of the contract to circumstances in which the unenforceable portion is not an essential part of the agreed exchange; and (v) govern and afford judicial discretion regarding the determination of damages and entitlement to attorneys’ fees.
     (d) We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any rights to indemnification or contribution provided for in any Indentures, Deposit Agreements, Warrant Agreements, Purchase Contract Agreements, Subscription Agreements, Unit Agreements or other agreements which violate public policy underlying any law, rule or regulation (including any federal or state securities law, rule or regulation) or the legality of such rights.
     (e) We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any provision in any Indentures, Deposit Agreements, Warrant Agreements, Purchase Contract Agreements, Subscription Agreements, Unit Agreements or other agreements purporting or attempting to (A) confer exclusive jurisdiction and/or venue upon certain courts or otherwise waive the defenses of forum non conveniens or improper venue, (B) confer subject matter jurisdiction on a court not having independent grounds therefor, (C) modify or waive the requirements for effective service of process for any action that may be brought, (D) waive the right of the Company or any other person to a trial by jury, (E) provide that remedies are cumulative or that decisions by a party are conclusive, or (F) modify or waive the rights to notice, legal defenses, statutes of limitations or other benefits that cannot be waived under applicable law.

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     (f) You have informed us that you intend to issue the Securities from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis, and this opinion is limited to the laws, including the rules and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof. We understand that prior to issuing any Securities you will afford us an opportunity to review the operative documents pursuant to which such Securities are to be issued (including the applicable prospectus supplement) and will file such supplement or amendment to this opinion (if any) as we may reasonably consider necessary or appropriate by reason of the terms of such Securities.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. We also consent to your filing copies of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement with agencies of such states as you deem necessary in the course of complying with the laws of such states regarding the offering and sale of the Securities. In giving such consent, we do not thereby concede that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Bryan Cave LLP

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EX-23.2
 

Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
GameStop Corp
Grapevine, Texas
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our reports dated March 29, 2006, relating to the consolidated financial statements, the effectiveness of GameStop Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting, and the financial statement schedule of GameStop Corp. appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 28, 2006.
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
         
 
  /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
 
BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
   
Dallas, TX
April 10, 2006

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