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Use these links to rapidly review the document TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2019. Registration No. 333- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 CyrusOne Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 46-0691837 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900 Dallas, TX 75201 (972) 350-0060 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) CyrusOne LP (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 46-0982896 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900 Dallas, TX 75201 (972) 350-0060 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) CyrusOne Finance Corp. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 61-1697505 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900 Dallas, TX 75201 (972) 350-0060 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

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Use these links to rapidly review the documentTABLE OF CONTENTS

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2019.

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-3REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDERTHE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

CyrusOne Inc.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization)

46-0691837(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900Dallas, TX 75201

(972) 350-0060(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

CyrusOne LP(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization)

46-0982896(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900Dallas, TX 75201

(972) 350-0060(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

CyrusOne Finance Corp.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization)

61-1697505(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900Dallas, TX 75201

(972) 350-0060(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

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(See Table of Additional Registrant Guarantors for information regarding additional Registrants)

Robert M. Jackson, Esq.Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Luke J. Frutkin, Esq.Assistant General Counsel-Corporate2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900

Dallas, TX 75201(972) 350-0060

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Copy to:

William V. Fogg, Esq.Michael E. Mariani, Esq.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP825 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10019(212) 474-1000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

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 inconnection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ý

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 statementnumber 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 earliereffective 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. ý

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 toRule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or emerging growth company. See the definitions of"large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standardsprovided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act. o

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of Securitiesto be Registered

Amount to beRegistered(1)(2)

Proposed MaximumOffering Price per

Security(1)(3)

Proposed MaximumAggregate Offering

Price(1) Amount of

Registration Fee(2)(4)

CyrusOne Inc.

Debt Securities(5)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Warrants(6)

Rights

Units

CyrusOne LP and CyrusOne FinanceCorp.

Debt Securities

Guarantees(7)

(1) An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and as may be issuableupon conversion, redemption, exchange, exercise or settlement of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable antidilution provisions. Any securities registered hereunder maybe sold separately or together with other securities registered hereunder.

(2) Omitted pursuant to General Instruction II(E) of Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

(3) The proposed maximum offering price per security will be determined from time to time by the registrants in connection with the issuance by the registrants of the securities registered hereunder.

(4) In accordance with Rule 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrants are deferring payment of all registration fees. Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, these unutilized feeswill be applied to the fees payable pursuant to this Registration Statement.

(5)

Large accelerated filer ý Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company oEmerging growth company o

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Including such principal amount of debt securities as may, from time to time, be issued at indeterminate prices.

(6) The warrants covered by this registration statement may be warrants for common stock, preferred stock or debt securities.

(7) Certain subsidiaries of CyrusOne Inc. may fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment of principal of and premium (if any) and interest on, the debt securities of CyrusOne Inc. CyrusOne Inc.and CyrusOne GP will, and certain subsidiaries of CyrusOne LP may, fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment of principal of, and premium (if any) and interest on, the debt securities ofCyrusOne LP and CyrusOne Finance Corp. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate fee is payable with respect to the guarantees being registered hereby.

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TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANT GUARANTORS(1)(2)

Exact name of additional registrant guarantor as specified in its charter

State or otherjurisdiction of

incorporation ororganization

I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number

CyrusOne GP Maryland 35-6993529 CyrusOne Foreign Holdings LLC Delaware 45-3026714 CyrusOne LLC Delaware 27-4286158 CyrusOne TRS Inc. Delaware 35-2458099 Cervalis Holdings LLC Delaware 27-3304848 Cervalis LLC Delaware 52-2231014 CyrusOne-NC LLC Delaware 80-0458789 CyrusOne-NJ LLC Delaware 30-0750860 C1-Allen LLC Delaware 30-1018747 C1-ATL LLC Delaware 82-4569108 C1-Mesa LLC Delaware 83-1734540 C1-Sterling VIII LLC Delaware 83-1441494 C1-Santa Clara LLC Delaware 83-2256762 Warhol TRS LLC Delaware 82-4196385 Warhol Partnership LLC Delaware 82-4292292 Warhol REIT LLC Delaware 36-4887959

(1) Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each Additional Registrant Guarantor's Principal ExecutiveOffices is 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201, (972) 350-0060.

(2) Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each Additional Registrant Guarantor's Agent forService is Robert M. Jackson, Esq., 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201, (972) 350-0060.

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PROSPECTUS

CyrusOne Inc.DEBT SECURITIES

(and guarantees thereof)COMMON STOCK

PREFERRED STOCKWARRANTS

RIGHTSUNITS

GUARANTEES OF DEBT SECURITIES

CyrusOne LPCyrusOne Finance Corp.

DEBT SECURITIES(and guarantees thereof)

CyrusOne Inc. may, from time to time, offer and sell debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, warrants, rights and units, and certain ofCyrusOne Inc.'s subsidiaries may guarantee the principal of, and premium (if any) and interest on, any such debt securities. CyrusOne LP and CyrusOne FinanceCorp. may, from time to time, offer and sell debt securities, and CyrusOne Inc. and CyrusOne GP will, and certain of CyrusOne LP's subsidiaries includingCyrusOne Foreign Holdings LLC, CyrusOne LLC, CyrusOne TRS Inc., Cervalis Holdings LLC, Cervalis LLC, CyrusOne-NC LLC, CyrusOne-NJ LLC, C1-Allen LLC, C1-ATL LLC, C1-Mesa LLC, C1-Sterling VIII LLC, C1-Santa Clara LLC, Warhol TRS LLC, Warhol Partnership LLC and Warhol REIT LLC may,guarantee the principal of, and premium (if any) and interest on, such debt securities.

We refer to the debt securities and the guarantees thereof, common stock, preferred stock, warrants, rights and units of CyrusOne Inc. and the debtsecurities of CyrusOne LP and CyrusOne Finance Corp. and the guarantees thereof registered hereunder collectively as the "securities" in this prospectus.

In addition, selling securityholders to be named in a prospectus supplement may offer and sell from time to time securities in such amounts and on suchterms as set forth in such prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, we will not receive proceeds from any sale of thesecurities by any selling securityholder.

To assist us in complying with certain U.S. federal income tax requirements applicable to real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), among other purposes,our charter contains certain restrictions relating to the ownership and transfer of our stock, including an ownership limit of 9.8% of our outstanding commonstock and 9.8% in value of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of our stock, subject to certain exceptions. See "Restrictions on Ownership andTransfer" for a detailed description of the ownership and transfer restrictions applicable to our stock.

The specific amounts, prices and terms of each series or class of the securities will be determined at the time of any offering set forth in the applicableprospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will also contain information, where applicable, about certain federal income tax consequencesrelating to, and any listing on a securities exchange of, the securities covered by such prospectus supplement.

The securities may be offered directly by us or any selling securityholder, as applicable, through agents designated from time to time by us or to or throughunderwriters or dealers. If any agents, dealers or underwriters are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their names, and any applicable purchase price, fee,commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectussupplement. See the sections entitled "Plan of Distribution" and "About this Prospectus" for more information. No securities may be sold without delivery of thisprospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such series of securities.

Our common stock is listed on NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CONE." On May 2, 2019, the last reported sale price of our commonstock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market was $58.03 per share. Our principal executive offices are located at 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas,Texas 75201 and our telephone number is (972) 350-0060.

Investing in our securities involves risk. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 5.

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Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities ordetermined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is May 3, 2019

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Except as otherwise indicated or required by the context, references in this prospectus to (i) "CyrusOne," "we," "our," "us" and "our company"refer to CyrusOne Inc., a Maryland corporation, together with its combined subsidiaries, including CyrusOne LP, a Maryland limited partnership (our"operating partnership" or "CyrusOne LP"), and CyrusOne GP, a Maryland statutory trust of which we are the sole beneficial owner and sole trusteeand which is the sole general partner of our operating partnership ("CyrusOne GP"), and (ii) "CBI" refers to Cincinnati Bell Inc., an Ohiocorporation, and, unless the context otherwise requires, its consolidated subsidiaries.

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, in an accompanying prospectus supplement or incorporated by referenceherein or therein. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information or make any representation that is different. If anyone provides youwith different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement do not constitute anoffer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, and this prospectus and anyaccompanying prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction where, or to anyperson to whom, it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus and anyaccompanying prospectus supplement is correct on any date after the respective dates of the prospectus and such prospectus supplement orsupplements, as applicable, even though this prospectus and such prospectus supplement or supplements are delivered or securities are sold pursuant tothe prospectus and such prospectus supplement or supplements at a later date. Since the respective dates of the prospectus contained in this registrationstatement and any accompanying prospectus supplement, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed. Wemay only use this prospectus to sell the securities if it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

Page Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 1 About This Prospectus 3 Where You Can Find More Information 3 Incorporation By Reference 4 Our Company 5 Risk Factors 5 Selling Securityholders 5 Use of Proceeds 5 Description of Debt Securities 7 Description of Cyrusone Inc. Common Stock 16 Description of Cyrusone Inc. Preferred Stock 18 Description of Warrants 21 Description of Rights 24 Description of Units 25 Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer 26 Description of The Partnership Agreement of CyrusOne LP 30 Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws 39 U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations 45 Plan of Distribution 67 Legal Matters 71 Experts 72

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of theSecurities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). We intendsuch forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation ReformAct of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions.

In particular, statements pertaining to our capital resources, portfolio performance, financial condition and results of operations contain certain forward-looking statements. Likewise, all of our statements regarding anticipated growth in our funds from operations and anticipated market conditions, demographicsand results of operations are forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as"believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "intends," "plans," "estimates" or "anticipates" or the negative of these words andphrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can alsoidentify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.

Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-lookingstatements depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. Should one or more of these risksor uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:

• loss of key customers;

• economic downturn, natural disaster or oversupply of data centers in the limited geographic areas that we serve;

• risks related to the development of our properties and our ability to successfully lease those properties;

• weakening in the fundamentals for data center real estate, including but not limited to, decreases in or slowed growth of global data, e-commerceand demand for outsourcing of data storage and cloud-based applications;

• loss of access to key third-party service providers and suppliers;

• risks of loss of power or cooling which may interrupt our services to our customers;

• inability to identify and complete acquisitions and operate acquired properties, including those acquired in the recently completed acquisition ofZenium Topco Limited and certain other affiliated entities ("Zenium");

• our failure to obtain necessary outside financing on favorable terms, or at all;

• restrictions in the instruments governing our indebtedness;

• risks related to environmental matters;

• unknown or contingent liabilities related to our acquisitions;

• significant competition in our industry;

• loss of key personnel;

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• risks associated with real estate assets and the industry;

• failure to maintain our status as a REIT or to comply with the highly technical and complex REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of1986, as amended (the "Code");

• REIT distribution requirements could adversely affect our ability to execute our business plan;

• insufficient cash available for distribution to stockholders;

• future offerings of debt may adversely affect the market price of our common stock;

• increases in market interest rates will increase our borrowing costs and may drive potential investors to seek higher dividend yields and reducedemand for our common stock;

• market price and volume of stock could be volatile;

• international activities, including those now conducted as a result of the recently completed Zenium acquisition and land acquisitions, are subjectto special risks different from those faced by us in the United States;

• the uncertainty surrounding the United Kingdom's decision to withdraw from the European Union and around the British Parliament's approval ofthe agreement with the European Union regarding the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union;

• expanded and widened price increases in certain selective materials for data center development capital expenditures due to international tradenegotiations;

• any failure to comply with anti-corruption laws and regulations could have adverse effects on our business;

• legislative or other actions relating to taxes could have a negative effect on us; and

• other factors affecting the real estate and technology industries generally.

While forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. We disclaim any obligation other than asrequired by law to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors or for new information, dataor methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results, performance or transactions,see the section in this prospectus entitled "Risk Factors," including the risks incorporated therein from our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed withthe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 22, 2019 and our most recent Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q with the SEC on May 2,2019, as updated by our subsequent filings.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed on Form S-3 with the SEC as a "well-known seasoned issuer" ("WKSI") as defined inRule 405 under the Securities Act, using an "automatic shelf" registration process. Under this process, we or any selling securityholders may sell anycombination of the securities described in this prospectus from time to time and in one or more offerings in amounts to be determined at the time of any offering.This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplementcontaining specific information about the terms of the applicable offering. Such prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in thisprospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the heading "WhereYou Can Find More Information."

We may offer the securities directly, through agents, or to or through underwriters. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the planof distribution and set forth the names of any underwriters involved in the sale of the securities. See "Plan of Distribution" for more information. No securitiesmay be sold without delivery of a prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of those securities.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, accordingly,file annual, quarterly and periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3, including exhibits and schedules filed with the registration statement of which thisprospectus is a part, under the Securities Act, with respect to the securities registered hereby. This prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement do notcontain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information with respectto our company and the securities registered hereby, reference is made to the registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules to the registrationstatement. Statements contained in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to inthis prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement are not necessarily complete and, where that contract is an exhibit to the registration statement, eachstatement is qualified in all respects by the exhibit to which the reference relates.

Our SEC filings, including our registration statement, are also available to you, free of charge, on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Our SEC filings arealso available through the "About CyrusOne—Investors—SEC Filings" tab of CyrusOne Inc.'s website at www.cyrusone.com. The information contained on orlinked to or from our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and should not be considered part of this prospectus or any applicableprospectus supplement.

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in theregistration statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC.

The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" certain information into this prospectus from certain documents that we filed with the SEC prior to the dateof this prospectus. By incorporating by reference, we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to documents we have filed separately with theSEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, except for information incorporated by reference that is modified orsuperseded by information contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that also is incorporated by reference herein. Any statementso modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to be part of this prospectus. These documents contain important informationabout us, our business and our finances. The following documents previously filed with the SEC are incorporated by reference into this prospectus except for anydocument or portion thereof deemed to be "furnished" and not filed in accordance with SEC rules:

(1) Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2019;

(2) Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on May 2, 2019;

(3) Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 15, 2019;

(4) Our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 30, 2018 (as amended by the Form 8-K/A filed on November 1, 2018 and theForm 8-K/A filed on April 23, 2019), April 16, 2019 and April 30, 2019; and

(5) The description of our common stock included in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on January 17, 2013.

We also incorporate by reference all documents we may file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after thedate we file this prospectus, except for any document or portion thereof deemed to be "furnished" and not filed in accordance with SEC rules.

The information relating to us contained in this prospectus does not purport to be comprehensive and should be read together with the information containedin the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

If you request, either orally or in writing, we will provide you with a copy of any or all documents that are incorporated by reference herein. Suchdocuments will be provided to you free of charge, but will not contain any exhibits, unless those exhibits are incorporated by reference into the document.Requests can be made by writing to Investor Relations at 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas 75201 or by telephone at (972) 350-0060. Thedocuments may also be accessed on our website under the "About CyrusOne—Investors—SEC Filings" tab at www.cyrusone.com. Information contained on ourwebsite is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and should not be considered part of this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement.

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OUR COMPANY

Our Company

We are a fully integrated, self-managed data center real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops enterprise-class, carrier-neutral, multi-tenantand single-tenant data center properties. Founded in 2001, CyrusOne Inc. successfully completed an initial public offering and began trading on the NASDAQExchange on January 18, 2013. Our data centers are generally purpose-built facilities with redundant power and cooling. They are not network specific andenable customer connectivity to a range of telecommunication carriers. We provide mission-critical data center facilities that protect and ensure the continuedoperation of information technology infrastructure for approximately 1,000 customers in 48 data centers and two recovery centers in 13 markets (10 cities in theU.S., London, U.K., Singapore and Frankfurt, Germany).

Corporate Information

We have elected to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2013. Our principalexecutive offices are located at 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201. Our telephone number is (972) 350-0060.

RISK FACTORS

An investment in any securities offered by this prospectus involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference to ourmost recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the other information contained in this prospectus, as updated byour subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, before purchasing any of such securities. See "Where You Can Find More Information" for information abouthow to obtain a copy of these documents. You should also carefully consider the risks and other information that may be contained in, or incorporated byreference into, any prospectus supplement relating to the specific offering of securities.

SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

We may register securities covered by this prospectus for re-offers and resales by any selling securityholders to be named in a prospectus supplement.Because we are a WKSI, we may add secondary sales of securities by any selling securityholders by filing a prospectus supplement with the SEC. We mayregister these securities to permit securityholders to resell their securities when they deem appropriate. A selling securityholder may resell all, a portion or noneof their securities at any time and from time to time. We may register those securities for sale through an underwriter or other plan of distribution as set forth in aprospectus supplement. See "Plan of Distribution." Selling securityholders may also sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of some or all of their securities intransactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. We may pay all expenses incurred with respect to the registration of the securitiesowned by the selling securityholders, other than underwriting fees, discounts or commissions, which will be borne by the selling securityholders. We will provideyou with a prospectus supplement naming the selling securityholders, the amount of securities to be registered and sold and other terms of the securities beingsold by a selling securityholder.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, we intend to directly or indirectly contribute the net proceeds from any sale of the securities, otherthan certain debt securities, by CyrusOne Inc. pursuant to this prospectus to our operating partnership in exchange for operating partnership units or operatingpartnership equivalent units. Our operating partnership will subsequently

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use the net proceeds received from us, and any primary proceeds from offerings by our operating partnership, to potentially acquire or develop additionalproperties, to redeem outstanding operating partnership units and for general corporate purposes, which may include payment of distributions, the repayment ofexisting indebtedness, acquisitions and capital expenditures for improvements to the properties in our portfolio. Pending application of cash proceeds, we willinvest the net proceeds in interest-bearing accounts and short-term, interest bearing securities that are consistent with our intention to continue to qualify as aREIT for federal income tax purposes. Further details regarding the use of the net proceeds of a specific series or class of the securities will be set forth in theapplicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, we will not receive any proceeds from any sales of our securities byany selling securityholder.

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

The following description of the debt securities outlines some of the provisions of the debt securities. This information may not be complete in all respectsand is qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable indenture and its associated documents, including the form of note. We have filed forms of theindentures with the SEC as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. See "Where You Can Find More Information" forinformation on how to obtain copies of them. The indentures will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. The specific terms of any series of debtsecurities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If so described in a prospectus supplement, the terms of that series of debt securities maydiffer from the general description of terms presented below and the form of indenture filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectusforms a part.

Please note that, in this section titled "Description of Debt Securities," references to "we," "our" and "us" refer either to CyrusOne Inc., or, collectively, toCyrusOne LP and CyrusOne Finance Corp., as the case may be, as the issuer or issuers, as applicable, of the applicable series of debt securities and not to anysubsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise.

General

The indentures do not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that may be issued thereunder. The debt securities may be issued from time totime in one or more series.

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms relating to a series of debt securities, including:

• whether the issuer of the debt securities is CyrusOne Inc., or CyrusOne LP and CyrusOne Finance Corp.;

• the title;

• the principal amount being offered, and, if a series, the total amount authorized and the total amount outstanding;

• any limit on the amount that may be used;

• whether or not we will issue the series of debt securities in global form and, if so, the terms and who the depositary will be;

• the maturity date(s);

• the principal amount due at maturity, and whether the debt securities will be issued with any original issue discount;

• whether and under what circumstances, if any, we will pay additional amounts on any debt securities held by a person who is not a U.S. person fortax purposes, and whether we can redeem the debt securities if we have to pay such additional amounts;

• the interest rate(s), which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate, the date interest will begin to accrue, the dates interestwill be payable and the regular record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates;

• whether the debt securities will be secured or unsecured, and the terms of any secured debt;

• the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt;

• the place where payments will be payable;

• restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;

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• our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period;

• the date, if any, after which, the conditions upon which, and the price at which we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuantto any optional or provisional redemption provisions, and any other applicable terms of those redemption provisions;

• provisions for a sinking fund, purchase or other analogous fund, if any;

• the date, if any, on which, and the price at which we are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund or analogous fund provisions orotherwise, to redeem, or at the holder's option to purchase, the series of debt securities;

• whether the indenture will require us to maintain any interest coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based, asset-based or other financial ratios;

• whether the indenture will contain any additional covenants, or eliminate or change any existing covenants, that apply to the debt securities;

• a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt securities;

• information describing any book-entry features;

• the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;

• the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000in excess thereof;

• if other than U.S. dollars, the currency in which the series of debt securities will be denominated;

• the identity of any guarantors and the terms of the guarantees; and

• any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities, including any events of default that are inaddition to those described in this prospectus or any covenants, including restrictive covenants, provided with respect to the debt securities, andany terms which may be required by us or advisable under applicable laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of thedebt securities.

Conversion or Exchange Rights

We will set forth in the prospectus supplement the terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for CyrusOne Inc.common stock or other securities, including the conversion or exchange rate, as applicable, or how it will be calculated, and the applicable conversion orexchange period. We will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option. We may includeprovisions pursuant to which the number of our securities that the holders of the series of debt securities receive upon conversion or exchange would, under thecircumstances described in those provisions, be subject to adjustment, or pursuant to which those holders would, under those circumstances, receive otherproperty upon conversion or exchange, for example in the event of our merger or consolidation with another entity.

Certain Covenants

The indenture may include covenants of CyrusOne Inc., CyrusOne LP, CyrusOne Finance Corp. or any of their subsidiaries, as the case may be. Thesecovenants may impose limitations on our indebtedness, limitations on liens, limitations on the issuance of preferred stock of certain of our subsidiaries,limitations on certain distributions and limitations on transactions with our affiliates, or

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other limitations. Any such covenants applicable to a series of debt securities will be set forth in the prospectus supplement.

Consolidation, Merger or Sale

The indentures in the forms initially filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part do not contain any covenant that restrictsthe ability of CyrusOne Inc., CyrusOne LP, CyrusOne Finance Corp. or any of their subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwisedispose of all or substantially all of their assets. However, any successor of such entity or acquiror of such assets must assume all of the obligations ofCyrusOne Inc., CyrusOne LP, CyrusOne Finance Corp. or any of their subsidiaries, as applicable, under the indentures and the debt securities.

If the debt securities are convertible into other securities of CyrusOne Inc., CyrusOne LP, CyrusOne Finance Corp. or any of their subsidiaries, asapplicable, the person with whom such entity consolidates or merges or to whom such entity sells all of its property must make provisions for the conversion ofthe debt securities into securities similar to the debt securities which the holders of the debt securities would have received if they had converted the debtsecurities before the consolidation, merger or sale.

Guarantees

The debt securities issued by CyrusOne Inc. may be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of CyrusOne Inc. Unless otherwisedescribed in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities issued by CyrusOne LP and CyrusOne Finance Corp. will be fully and unconditionallyguaranteed by CyrusOne Inc., CyrusOne GP and certain of CyrusOne LP's subsidiaries including CyrusOne Foreign Holdings LLC, CyrusOne LLC, CyrusOneTRS Inc., Cervalis Holdings LLC, Cervalis LLC, CyrusOne-NC LLC, CyrusOne-NJ LLC, C1-Allen LLC, C1-ATL LLC, C1-Mesa LLC, C1-Sterling VIII LLC,C1-Santa Clara LLC, Warhol TRS LLC, Warhol Partnership LLC and Warhol REIT LLC. These guarantees will be joint and several obligations of theguarantors. If a series of debt securities is so guaranteed, an indenture, or a supplemental indenture thereto, will be executed by the guarantor. The obligations ofeach guarantor under its guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. Theterms of the guarantee will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Events of Default Under the Indentures

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the following are events of default under the indentures with respect to any series ofdebt securities that we may issue:

• default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on any debt security when it is due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration,redemption or otherwise;

• default in the payment of interest on any debt security when it is due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days;

• default in the performance or breach of the covenants contained in the indentures or under the debt securities, and such default or breachcontinues for period of 60 consecutive days after written notice by the trustee or the holders of 25% or more in aggregate principal amount of thedebt securities of the applicable series;

• if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur; and

• if certain other specified events occur, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series occurs and is continuing, other than an event of default specified in the penultimate bulletpoint above, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series, by notice to us in writing,and to the trustee if notice is given by such holders, may, and the trustee at the request of the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of theoutstanding debt securities of that series will, declare the unpaid principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, due and payable immediately. Upon adeclaration of acceleration, such principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest will be immediately due and payable. If an event of default specified in thepenultimate bullet point above occurs with respect to us, the principal amount of and accrued interest, if any, of each series of debt securities then outstandingshall be due and payable without any notice or other action on the part of the trustee or any holder.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of an affected series may waive any default or event of default with respectto the series and its consequences, except that defaults or events of default regarding payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, require the consent ofeach holder affected by such waiver.

The holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may direct the time, method and place of conductingany proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee. However, the trustee may refuse to follow anydirection that conflicts with law or the applicable indenture, that may involve the trustee in personal liability, or that the trustee determines in good faith may beunduly prejudicial to the rights of holders not joining in the giving of such direction and may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent withany such direction received from holders of the applicable series of debt securities. A holder may not pursue any remedy with respect to the indenture or the debtsecurities unless:

• the holder gives the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default;

• the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities of the applicable series make a written request to thetrustee to pursue the remedy;

• such holder or holders offer the trustee indemnity satisfactory to the trustee against any costs, liability or expense;

• the trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and

• during such 60-day period, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series donot give the trustee a direction that is inconsistent with the request.

However, such limitations do not apply to the right of any holder of a debt security to receive payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on,such debt security or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the due date expressed in the debt security, which right shall not beimpaired or affected without the consent of the holder.

We will periodically file statements with the trustee regarding our compliance with the covenants in the indentures.

Modifications of Indentures; Waiver

Subject to certain limited exceptions, modifications, waivers and amendments of the indentures, the debt securities and the debt security guarantees may bemade with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes (including consents obtained inconnection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the notes) and any past default or

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compliance with any provisions may also be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding notes; provided that nosuch modification, waiver or amendment may, without the consent of each holder affected thereby:

• change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any debt security;

• reduce the principal amount of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any debt security;

• change the place of payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any debt security;

• impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the stated maturity (or, in the case of a redemption, on or after theredemption date) of any debt security;

• reduce the above-stated percentages of outstanding debt security the consent of whose holders is necessary to modify or amend the indenture;

• waive a default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the debt security;

• voluntarily release a guarantor of the debt securities other than in accordance with the indenture;

• after the time an offer to purchase is required to have been made in connection with a change of control or asset sale pursuant to the terms of theindentures, reduce the purchase amount or price or extend the latest expiration date or purchase date thereunder; or

• reduce the percentage or aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities the consent of whose holders is necessary for waiver ofcompliance with certain provisions of the indenture or for waiver of certain defaults.

Modifications, waivers and amendments of the indentures, the debt securities and the debt security guarantees may, without notice to or the consent of anyholder be made:

• to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency in the indenture or the debt securities;

• to provide for the assumption of our or a guarantor's obligations to holders of the debt securities and the debt securities guarantees in the case of amerger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our or such guarantor's assets to comply with the provisions under the caption "—Consolidation, Merger or Sale";

• to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939;

• to evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment by a successor trustee;

• to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities; provided that the uncertificated debt securitiesare issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code;

• to provide for any guarantee of the debt securities, to secure the notes or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of anyguarantee of or lien securing the notes when such release, termination or discharge is permitted by the indentures;

• to add to our covenants or the covenants of any guarantor for the benefit of the holders of the debt securities or to surrender any right or powerconferred upon us or any guarantor;

• to provide for the issuance of additional debt securities in accordance with the terms of the indentures;

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• to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of the debt securities or that does not adversely affect thelegal rights under the indentures of any holder;

• to conform the applicable indenture, the debt securities and any debt security guarantees to any provision of this "Description of Debt Securities"section or any subsequent description of debt securities contained in any prospectus supplement to the extent that such provision in this section"Description of Debt Securities" or any subsequent description of debt securities contained in any prospectus supplement is intended to be averbatim recitation of a provision of the applicable indenture, the debt securities or the debt security guarantees, as applicable;

• to make any amendment to the provisions of the applicable indenture relating to the transfer and legending of debt securities; provided, however,that (a) compliance with the applicable indenture as so amended would not result in debt securities being transferred in violation of the SecuritiesAct or any other applicable securities law and (b) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of holders to transfer debtsecurities; or

• to make certain other modifications, waivers or amendments as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Defeasance and Discharge

We may at any time, at the option of the applicable board of directors evidenced by a board resolution set forth in an officers' certificate, elect to have all ofour obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding debt securities of any series and all obligations of any guarantors discharged with respect to theirguarantees ("Legal Defeasance") except for:

• the rights of holders of outstanding debt securities of the applicable series to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium on, if any,interest on, such debt securities when such payments are due from the trust referred to below;

• our obligations with respect to the debt securities of the applicable series concerning issuing temporary debt securities, registration of debtsecurities, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for securitypayments held in trust;

• the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the trustee under the applicable indenture, and our and any guarantor's obligations inconnection therewith; and

• the Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance (as defined below) provisions of the applicable indenture.

In addition, we may, at our option and at any time, elect to have our obligations and the obligations of any guarantors released with respect to certaincovenants to be described in the applicable indenture ("Covenant Defeasance") and thereafter any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute adefault or event of default with respect to the debt securities of the applicable series. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, all events of default (except thoserelating to payments on the debt securities of the applicable series or bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation or insolvency events with respect to us) will nolonger constitute an event of default with respect to such debt securities.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

• we must irrevocably deposit with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of the debt securities of the applicable series, cash in U.S.dollars, non-callable government securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized

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investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, theoutstanding debt securities of the applicable series on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be,and we must specify whether such debt securities are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;

• in the case of Legal Defeasance, we must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that (a) wehave received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") a ruling or (b) since the date of the applicable indenture,there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel willconfirm that, the holders of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income taxpurposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the sametimes as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

• in the case of Covenant Defeasance, we must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that theholders of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as aresult of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times aswould have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

• no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a default or event of default resulting from theborrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similar concurrent deposit relating to other indebtedness), and the granting of liens tosecure such borrowings);

• such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement orinstrument (other than the applicable indenture and the agreements governing any other indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) towhich we or any guarantor is a party or by which we or any guarantor is bound; and

• we must deliver to the trustee an officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the LegalDefeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

Each indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all debt securities issued thereunder, when:

1. either:

A. all debt securities that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed debt securities that have been replaced or paid and debtsecurities for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to us, have been delivered to the trustee forcancellation; or

B. all debt securities that have not been delivered to the trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of anotice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and we or any guarantor has irrevocably deposited orcaused to be deposited with the trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callablegovernment securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, topay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the debt

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securities not delivered to the trustee for cancellation for principal of, premium on, if any, interest on, the notes to the date of maturity orredemption;

2. in respect of clause (1)(B) of this paragraph, no event of default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than an event ofdefault resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and any similar deposit relating to other indebtedness and, in eachcase, the granting of certain liens to secure such borrowings);

3. we or any guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under the indenture; and

4. we have delivered irrevocable instructions to the trustee under the indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the notes atmaturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.

Form, Exchange and Transfer

We will issue the debt securities of each series only in fully registered form without coupons and, unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectussupplement, in minimum denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. The indentures provide that we may issue debtsecurities of a series in temporary or permanent global form and as book-entry securities that will be deposited with a depositary named by us and identified in aprospectus supplement with respect to that series.

Subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the debtsecurities may present the debt securities for exchange or for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed ifso required by us or the security registrar, at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for this purpose. Unlessotherwise provided in the debt securities that the holder presents for transfer or exchange, the holder will be required to pay any related taxes or othergovernmental charges.

We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement the security registrar, and any transfer agent in addition to the security registrar, that we initiallydesignate for any debt securities.

If we elect to redeem the debt securities of any series, we will not be required to:

• issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any debt securities of any series being redeemed in part during a period beginning at the opening ofbusiness 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any debt securities that may be selected for redemption and ending at theclose of business on the day of the mailing; or

• register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debtsecurities we are redeeming in part.

Information Concerning the Trustee

The trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under an indenture, undertakes to perform only those duties as arespecifically set forth in the applicable indenture. Upon an event of default under an indenture, the trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent personwould exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given itby the indentures at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilitiesthat it might incur.

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The indentures and provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 contain limitations on the rights of the trustee, should it become a creditor of us or anyguarantor, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain property received by it in respect of any such claims, as security or otherwise. Thetrustee is permitted to engage in other transactions; provided that if it acquires any conflicting interest, it must eliminate such conflict or resign.

Payment and Paying Agents

Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any interest paymentdate to the person in whose name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date forthe interest.

We will pay principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities of a particular series at the office of the paying agents designated by us,except that, unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may make payments of principal or interest by check which we will mail tothe holder or by wire transfer to certain holders. The trustee will initially act as paying agent and registrar. We will name in the applicable prospectus supplementany other paying agents that we initially designate for the debt securities of a particular series.

Governing Law

The indentures, the debt securities and any guarantees thereunder will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

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DESCRIPTION OF CYRUSONE INC. COMMON STOCK

The following summary of the terms of the common stock of our company does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety byreference to the Maryland General Corporation Law (the "MGCL") and our charter and bylaws. Copies of our charter and bylaws have been filed with the SECand are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See "Where You Can Find More Information."

Our charter provides that we may issue up to 500,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share. Our charter authorizes our board of directors,without stockholder approval, to amend our charter to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock that we are authorized to issue or the numberof authorized shares of any class or series of stock.

As of April 25, 2019, there were 113,172,973 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. Under Maryland law, our stockholders generally are notliable for our debts or obligations solely as a result of their status as stockholders.

All shares of our common stock offered hereby will be duly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable. Subject to the preferential rights, if any, of holders ofany other class or series of our stock and to the provisions of our charter relating to the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock, holders of ourcommon stock are entitled to receive distributions when authorized by our board of directors and declared by us out of assets legally available for distribution toour stockholders and are entitled to share ratably in our assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the event of our liquidation, dissolution orwinding up after payment of or adequate provision for all of our known debts and liabilities.

Subject to the provisions of our charter regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock and except as may be otherwise specified in theterms of any class or series of common stock, each outstanding share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote ofstockholders, including the election of directors, and, except as may be provided with respect to any other class or series of our stock, the holders of shares of ourcommon stock possess the exclusive voting power. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors. Consequently, the holders of a majority of theoutstanding shares of our common stock can elect all of the directors then standing for election, and the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to electany directors. Directors are elected by a plurality of all of the votes cast in the election of directors.

Holders of shares of our common stock have no preference, conversion, exchange, sinking fund, redemption or appraisal rights and have no preemptiverights to subscribe for any securities of our company. Subject to the provisions of our charter regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock,shares of our common stock have equal distribution, liquidation and other rights.

Under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend its charter, merge or consolidate with, or convert to, another entity, sell all orsubstantially all of its assets or engage in a statutory share exchange unless the action is advised by the board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote ofstockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, unless a lesser percentage (but not less than a majority of all of thevotes entitled to be cast on the matter) is specified in the corporation's charter. Our charter provides that these actions must be approved by a majority of all of thevotes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Maryland law also permits a corporation to transfer all or substantially all of its assets without the approval of its stockholders to an entity owned, directly orindirectly, by the corporation. Because our operating assets are held by our operating partnership's subsidiaries, these subsidiaries may be able to merge ortransfer all or substantially all of their assets without the approval of our stockholders.

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Power to Increase or Decrease Authorized Shares of Common Stock, Reclassify Unissued Shares of Common Stock and Issue Additional Shares ofCommon Stock

Our charter authorizes our board of directors, with the approval of a majority of the entire board and without stockholder approval, to amend our charter toincrease or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of any class or series of stock that we are authorized to issue. In addition,our charter authorizes our board of directors to authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of our common stock.

Our charter also authorizes our board of directors to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of our common stock into other classes or series of stock,including one or more classes or series of stock that have priority over our common stock with respect to voting rights, distributions or upon liquidation, andauthorize us to issue the newly classified shares. Prior to the issuance of shares of each new class or series of stock, our board of directors is required byMaryland law and by our charter to set, subject to the provisions of our charter regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock, the preferences,conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each class orseries. Therefore, although our board of directors does not currently intend to do so, it could authorize the issuance of shares of common stock with terms andconditions that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control or other transaction that might involve a premium price for shares ofour common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders.

We believe that the power of our board of directors to approve amendments to our charter to increase or decrease the number of authorized shares of stock,to authorize us to issue additional authorized but unissued shares of common stock and to classify or reclassify unissued shares of common stock and thereafterto authorize us to issue such classified or reclassified shares of stock provides us with increased flexibility in structuring possible future financings andacquisitions and in meeting other needs that might arise.

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer

To assist us in complying with certain U.S. federal income tax requirements applicable to REITs, among other purposes, our charter contains certainrestrictions relating to the ownership and transfer of our stock, including an ownership limit of 9.8% of our outstanding common stock, subject to certainexceptions. Our board may, from time to time, grant waivers from these restrictions, in its sole discretion. See "Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer" on page26.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company N.A.

Listing

Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CONE."

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DESCRIPTION OF CYRUSONE INC. PREFERRED STOCK

The following summary of the terms of the preferred stock of our company does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety byreference to the MGCL and our charter and bylaws. Copies of our charter and bylaws have been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference asexhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See "Where You Can Find More Information." When we offer to sell a particular class orseries of stock, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a prospectus supplement. Accordingly, for a description of the terms of any class or series ofstock, you must refer to both the prospectus supplement relating to that class or series and the description of stock in this prospectus. To the extent theinformation contained in the prospectus supplement differs from this summary description, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement.

General

Our charter provides that we may issue up to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. Our charter authorizes our board of directors,without stockholder approval, to amend our charter to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock that we are authorized to issue or the numberof authorized shares of any class or series of stock. As of April 25, 2019, there were no shares of our preferred stock issued and outstanding. Under Marylandlaw, our stockholders generally are not liable for our debts or obligations solely as a result of their status as stockholders.

All shares of our preferred stock offered hereby will be duly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable. The specific terms of a particular class or series ofpreferred stock will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to that class or series, including a prospectus supplement providing that preferred stockmay be issuable upon the exercise of warrants we issue. The description of preferred stock set forth below and the description of the terms of a particular class orseries of preferred stock set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to thearticles supplementary relating to that class or series.

The preferences and other terms of the preferred stock of each class or series will be fixed by the articles supplementary relating to such class or series. Aprospectus supplement, relating to each class or series, will specify the terms of the preferred stock as follows:

• the designation and par value per share of such preferred stock and the number of shares of preferred stock offered;

• initial public offering price at which we will issue the shares of preferred stock;

• whether the shares of preferred stock will be listed on any securities exchange;

• the dividend rate or method of calculation and the payment dates for dividends;

• whether dividends on such preferred stock are cumulative or not and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends will start to accumulate;

• any voting rights;

• any conversion rights;

• any preemptive rights;

• any redemption or sinking fund provisions;

• the amount of liquidation preference per share;

• a discussion of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to an investment in the preferred stock;

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• any limitations on actual and constructive ownership and restrictions on transfer, in each case as may be appropriate to preserve our status as aREIT;

• the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of ouraffairs;

• any limitations on issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with such class or series of preferred stock asto dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; and

• any other specific preferences, rights, restrictions, limitations, qualifications, terms and conditions of such preferred stock.

Rank

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the preferred stock will, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation,dissolution or winding up of our company, rank: (1) senior to all classes or series of our common stock, and to any other class or series of our stock expresslydesignated as ranking junior to the preferred stock; (2) on parity with any class or series of our stock expressly designated as ranking on parity with the preferredstock; and (3) junior to any other class or series of our stock expressly designated as ranking senior to the preferred stock.

Conversion Rights

The terms and conditions, if any, upon which any shares of any class or series of preferred stock are convertible into our common stock will be set forth inthe applicable prospectus supplement relating thereto. Such terms will include the number of shares of our common stock into which the shares of preferred stockare convertible, the conversion price (or manner of calculation thereof), the conversion period, provisions as to whether conversion will be at the option of theholders of such class or series of preferred stock, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion price and provisions affecting conversion in the event ofthe redemption of such class or series of preferred stock.

Power to Increase or Decrease Authorized Shares of Preferred Stock, Reclassify Unissued Shares of Preferred Stock and Issue Additional Shares ofPreferred Stock

Our charter authorizes our board of directors, with the approval of a majority of the entire board and without stockholder approval, to amend our charter toincrease or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of any class or series of stock that we are authorized to issue. In addition,our charter authorizes our board of directors to authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of our preferred stock.

Our charter also authorizes our board of directors to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of our preferred stock into other classes or series of stock,including one or more classes or series of stock that have priority over our common stock with respect to voting rights, distributions or upon liquidation, andauthorize us to issue the newly classified shares. Prior to the issuance of shares of each new class or series, our board of directors is required by Maryland lawand by our charter to set, subject to the provisions of our charter regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock, the preferences, conversion andother rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each class or series. Therefore,although our board of directors does not currently intend to do so, it could authorize the issuance of shares of preferred stock with terms and conditions that couldhave the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control or other transaction that might involve a premium price for shares of our common stock orotherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders. No shares of preferred stock are presently outstanding, and we have no present plans to issue any shares ofpreferred stock.

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We believe that the power of our board of directors to approve amendments to our charter to increase or decrease the number of authorized shares of stock,to authorize us to issue additional authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and to classify or reclassify unissued shares of preferred stock and thereafterto authorize us to issue such classified or reclassified shares of stock provides us with increased flexibility in structuring possible future financings andacquisitions and in meeting other needs that might arise.

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer

To assist us in complying with certain U.S. federal income tax requirements applicable to REITs, among other purposes, our charter contains certainrestrictions relating to the ownership and transfer of our stock, including an ownership limit of 9.8% in value of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of allclasses or series of our stock, subject to certain exceptions. Our board may, from time to time, grant waivers from these restrictions, in its sole discretion. See"Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer" on page 26. We may choose to adopt similar restrictions with respect to any class or series offered pursuant to thisprospectus under the articles supplementary for each such class or series. The applicable prospectus supplement will specify any additional ownership limitationrelating to such class or series.

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

We may issue warrants for the purchase of debt securities, common stock or preferred stock and may issue warrants independently or together with debtsecurities, common stock or preferred stock or attached to or separate from such securities. We will issue each series of warrants under a separate warrantagreement between us and a bank or trust company as warrant agent, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent the informationcontained in the prospectus supplement differs from this summary description, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. The warrantagent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not act for or on behalf of warrant holders. The following sets forth certain generalterms and provisions of the warrants that may be offered under this registration statement, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the relevant warrantagreement with respect to warrants of a particular series. Further terms of the warrants and the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicableprospectus supplement.

Debt Warrants

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the debt warrants in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, including, whereapplicable, the following:

• the title of the debt warrants;

• the aggregate number of the debt warrants outstanding, if any;

• the number of debt warrants being offered;

• the price or prices at which the debt warrants will be issued;

• the designation, aggregate principal amount and terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants, and the proceduresand conditions relating to the exercise of the debt warrants;

• the designation and terms of any related debt securities with which the debt warrants are issued, and the number of the debt warrants issued witheach security;

• the date, if any, on and after which the debt warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;

• the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of each debt warrant, and the price at which the debt securities may bepurchased upon exercise;

• the provisions, if any, for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price;

• the date on which the right to exercise the debt warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire;

• the terms, if any, on which we may accelerate the date by which the debt warrants must be exercised;

• the minimum or maximum amount of debt warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

• the currency for which the debt warrants may be purchased;

• information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

• a discussion of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to an investment in the debt warrants; and

• any other terms of the debt warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exercise and exchange of suchwarrants.

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Debt warrant certificates will be exchangeable for new debt warrant certificates of different denominations and debt warrants may be exercised at thecorporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Prior to the exercise of their debt warrants,holders of debt warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, and will not be entitled to payments ofprincipal, premium or interest on, the securities purchasable upon the exercise of debt warrants.

Equity Warrants

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock ("equity warrants"), in respect ofwhich this prospectus is being delivered, including, where applicable, the following:

• the title of the equity warrants;

• the aggregate number of the equity warrants outstanding, if any;

• the number of equity warrants being offered;

• the price or prices at which the equity warrants will be issued;

• the type and number of securities purchasable upon exercise of the equity warrants;

• the date, if any, on and after which the equity warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;

• the price at which each security purchasable upon exercise of the equity warrants may be purchased;

• the provisions, if any, for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price;

• the date on which the right to exercise the equity warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire;

• whether the equity warrants or related securities will be listed on any securities exchange;

• the currency for which the equity warrants may be purchased;

• the terms, if any, on which we may accelerate the date by which the equity warrants must be exercised;

• the minimum or maximum amount of equity warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

• information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

• any anti-dilution protection;

• a discussion of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to an investment in the equity warrants; and

• any other terms of the equity warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exercise and exchange of suchwarrants.

Equity warrant certificates will be exchangeable for new equity warrant certificates of different denominations and warrants may be exercised at thecorporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Prior to the exercise of their equity warrants,holders of equity warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise or to any dividend payments or voting rightsas to which holders of the common stock or preferred stock purchasable upon such exercise may be entitled.

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Except as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the exercise price and the number of shares of common stock or shares of preferred stockpurchasable upon the exercise of each equity warrant will be subject to adjustment in certain events, including the issuance of a stock dividend to the holders ofthe underlying common stock or preferred stock or a stock split, reverse stock split, combination, subdivision or reclassification of the underlying common stockor preferred stock, as the case may be. In lieu of adjusting the number of shares purchasable upon exercise of each equity warrant, we may elect to adjust thenumber of equity warrants. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, no adjustments in the number of shares purchasable uponexercise of the equity warrants will be required until all cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% thereof. We may, at our option, reduce theexercise price at any time. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of equity warrants, but we will pay the cash value of any fractional shares otherwiseissuable.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, in case of any consolidation, merger or sale orconveyance of our property as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, the holder of each outstanding equity warrant will have the right to the kind and amountof shares of stock and other securities and property, including cash, receivable by a holder of the number of shares of common stock or shares of preferred stockinto which each equity warrant was exercisable immediately prior to the particular triggering event.

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer

To assist us in complying with certain U.S. federal income tax requirements applicable to REITs, among other purposes, our charter contains certainrestrictions relating to the ownership and transfer of our stock, including an ownership limit of 9.8% of our outstanding common stock and 9.8% in value of theoutstanding shares of all classes or series of our stock, subject to certain exceptions. Our board may, from time to time, grant waivers from these restrictions, inits sole discretion. See "Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer" on page 26. We may choose to adopt similar restrictions with respect to any series or class ofstock underlying the equity warrants offered pursuant to this prospectus under the articles supplementary or other charter document, as applicable, for each suchclass or series of stock. The applicable prospectus supplement will specify any additional ownership limitation relating to such equity warrants or class or seriesof stock underlying the equity warrants.

Exercise of Warrants

Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase for cash such number of debt securities, shares of common stock or shares of preferred stock, at suchexercise price as shall, in each case, be set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the warrants offeredthereby. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, warrants may be exercised at any time up to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on theexpiration date set forth in applicable prospectus supplement. After 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will be void.

Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the warrants. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificateproperly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, wewill, as soon as practicable, forward the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the warrants that are represented by such warrant certificateare exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining amount of warrants.

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DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS

We may issue rights to our stockholders to purchase debt securities, common stock, or preferred stock. Each series of rights will be issued under a separaterights agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as rights agent, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rightsagent will act solely as our agent in connection with the certificates relating to the rights of the series of certificates and will not assume any obligation orrelationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights. The following sets forth certain general terms andprovisions of the rights that may be offered under this registration statement, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the relevant rights agreement withrespect to rights of a particular series. Further terms of the rights and the applicable rights agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.To the extent the information contained in the prospectus supplement differs from this summary description, you should rely on the information in the prospectussupplement.

We will provide in a prospectus supplement the following terms of the rights being issued:

• the date of determining the persons entitled to participate in the rights distribution;

• the aggregate number of shares of the underlying securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights;

• the exercise price;

• the aggregate number of rights issued;

• the date, if any, on and after which the rights will be separately transferable;

• the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence, and the date on which the rights will expire;

• a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to an investment in the rights; and

• any other terms of the rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the distribution, exchange and exercise of the rights.

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer

To assist us in complying with certain U.S. federal income tax requirements applicable to REITs, among other purposes, our charter contains certainrestrictions relating to the ownership and transfer of our stock, including an ownership limit of 9.8% of our outstanding common stock, subject to certainexceptions, which rights to purchase such shares of common stock are offered pursuant to this prospectus. Our board may, from time to time, grant waivers fromthese restrictions, in its sole discretion. See "Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer" on page 26. The applicable prospectus supplement will specify anyadditional ownership limitation relating to such rights.

Exercise of Rights

Each right will entitle the holder of rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of debt securities, shares of common stock or shares of preferred stockat the exercise price provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date forthe rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will be void.

Holders may exercise rights as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Upon receipt of payment and the rights certificate properly completed andduly executed at the corporate trust office of the rights agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forwardthe debt securities, shares of common stock or shares of preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of the rights. If less than all of the rights issued in any rightsoffering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than securityholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers orthrough a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby underwriting arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

We may issue units consisting of two or more other constituent securities. These units may be issuable as, and for a specified period of time may betransferable only as, a single security, rather than as the separate constituent securities comprising such units. The following sets forth certain general terms andprovisions of the units that may be offered under this registration statement. Further terms of the units will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.To the extent the information contained in the prospectus supplement differs from this summary description, you should rely on the information in the prospectussupplement.

When we issue units, we will provide in a prospectus supplement the following terms of the units being issued:

• the title of any series of units;

• identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units;

• the price or prices at which the units will be issued;

• the date, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable;

• information with respect to any book-entry procedures;

• a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to an investment in the units;

• whether we will apply to have the units traded on a securities exchange or securities quotation system; and

• any other terms of the units and their constituent securities.

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RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER

The following summary with respect to restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock (including warrants and rights to acquire our stock) sets forthcertain general terms and provisions of our charter to which any prospectus supplement may relate. For purposes of this summary, references to "tenants" meanthose persons who are referred to as "customers" elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified inits entirety by reference to our charter, including any articles supplementary relating to any issuance of preferred stock pursuant to this prospectus. A copy of ourcharter has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Anyamendment or supplement to our charter relating to an issuance of securities pursuant to this prospectus shall be filed with the SEC and shall be filed orincorporated by reference as an exhibit to the applicable prospectus supplement. See "Where You Can Find More Information."

In order for us to qualify as a REIT under the Code, shares of our stock must be owned by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of12 months (other than the first year for which an election to qualify as a REIT has been made) or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year. Also, notmore than 50% of the value of the outstanding shares of our stock may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Code toinclude certain entities such as private foundations) during the last half of a taxable year (other than the first year for which an election to be a REIT has beenmade). To qualify as a REIT, we must satisfy other requirements as well. See "U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Requirements for Qualification—General."

Our charter contains restrictions on the ownership and transfer of our stock. Our board may, from time to time, grant waivers from these restrictions, in itssole discretion. The relevant sections of our charter provide that, subject to the exceptions described below, no person or entity may own, or be deemed to own,beneficially or by virtue of the applicable constructive ownership provisions of the Code, more than 9.8%, in value or in number of shares, whichever is morerestrictive, of the outstanding shares of our common stock (the "common stock ownership limit") or 9.8% in value of the outstanding shares of all classes orseries of our stock (the "aggregate stock ownership limit"). We refer to the common stock ownership limit and the aggregate stock ownership limit collectively asthe "ownership limits." We refer to the person or entity that, but for operation of the ownership limits or another restriction on ownership and transfer of our stockas described below, would beneficially own or constructively own shares of our stock in violation of such limits or restrictions and, if appropriate in the context,a person or entity that would have been the record owner of such shares of our stock as a "prohibited owner."

The constructive ownership rules under the Code are complex and may cause shares of stock owned beneficially or constructively by a group of relatedindividuals and/or entities to be owned beneficially or constructively by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of less than 9.8%, in value or innumber of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the outstanding shares of our common stock, or less than 9.8% in value of the outstanding shares of all classesand series of our stock (or the acquisition by an individual or entity of an interest in an entity that owns, beneficially or constructively, shares of our stock), could,nevertheless, cause that individual or entity, or another individual or entity, to own beneficially or constructively shares of our stock in excess of the ownershiplimits.

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Our board of directors, in its sole discretion, may exempt, prospectively or retroactively, a particular stockholder from the ownership limits or establish adifferent limit on ownership (the "excepted holder limit") if our board of directors determines that:

• no individual's beneficial or constructive ownership of our stock will result in our being "closely held" under Section 856(h) of the Code (withoutregard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT; and

• such stockholder does not and will not own, actually or constructively, an interest in a tenant of ours (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlledby us) that would cause us to own, actually or constructively, more than a 9.9% interest (as set forth in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in suchtenant (or our board of directors determines that revenue derived from such tenant will not affect our ability to qualify as a REIT).

Any violation or attempted violation of any such representations or undertakings will result in such stockholder's shares of stock being automaticallytransferred to a charitable trust. As a condition of granting the waiver or establishing the excepted holder limit, our board of directors may require an opinion ofcounsel or a ruling from the IRS, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to our board of directors, in its sole discretion, in order to determine or ensureour status as a REIT and such representations and undertakings from the person requesting the exception as our board of directors may require in its solediscretion to make the determinations above. Our board of directors may impose such conditions or restrictions as it deems appropriate in connection withgranting such a waiver or establishing an excepted holder limit. As of the date hereof, our board has granted limited waivers to certain holders of our commonstock.

In connection with granting a waiver of the ownership limits or creating an excepted holder limit or at any other time, our board of directors may from timeto time increase or decrease the common stock ownership limit, the aggregate stock ownership limit or both, for all other persons, unless, after giving effect tosuch increase, five or fewer individuals could beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than 49.9% in value of our outstanding stock or we would otherwise fail toqualify as a REIT. A reduced ownership limit will not apply to any person or entity whose percentage ownership of our common stock or our stock of all classesand series, as applicable, is, at the effective time of such reduction, in excess of such decreased ownership limit until such time as such person's or entity'spercentage ownership of our common stock or our stock of all classes and series, as applicable, equals or falls below the decreased ownership limit, but anyfurther acquisition of shares of our common stock or stock of all other classes or series, as applicable, will violate the decreased ownership limit.

Our charter further prohibits:

• any person from beneficially or constructively owning, applying certain attribution rules of the Code, shares of our stock that would result in ourbeing "closely held" under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxableyear) or otherwise cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT;

• any person from transferring shares of our stock if the transfer would result in shares of our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code); and

• any person from beneficially owning shares of our stock to the extent such ownership would result in our failing to qualify as a "domesticallycontrolled qualified investment entity" within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code.

Any person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire beneficial or constructive ownership of shares of our stock that will or may violate the ownershiplimits or any of the other restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock described above, or who would have owned shares of our stock

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transferred to the trust as described below, must immediately give notice to us of such event or, in the case of an attempted or proposed transaction, give us atleast 15 days' prior written notice and provide us with such other information as we may request in order to determine the effect of such transfer on our status as aREIT.

If any transfer of shares of our stock would result in shares of our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons, the transfer will be null andvoid and the intended transferee will acquire no rights in the shares. In addition, if any purported transfer of shares of our stock or any other event wouldotherwise result in any person violating the ownership limits or an excepted holder limit established by our board of directors, or in our being "closely held"under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise failing to qualify asa REIT or as a "domestically controlled qualified investment entity" within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code, then that number of shares (rounded up tothe nearest whole share) that would cause the violation will be automatically transferred to, and held by, a trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more charitableorganizations selected by us, and the intended transferee or other prohibited owner will acquire no rights in the shares. The automatic transfer will be effective asof the close of business on the business day prior to the date of the violative transfer or other event that results in a transfer to the trust. If the transfer to the trustas described above is not automatically effective, for any reason, to prevent violation of the applicable ownership limits or our being "closely held" underSection 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or our otherwise failing to qualify as aREIT or as a "domestically controlled qualified investment entity," then our charter provides that the transfer of the shares will be null and void and the intendedtransferee will acquire no rights in such shares.

Shares of our stock held in the trust will be issued and outstanding shares. The prohibited owner will not benefit economically from ownership of any sharesof our stock held in the trust and will have no rights to distributions and no rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares of our stock held in the trust.The trustee of the trust will exercise all voting rights and receive all distributions with respect to shares held in the trust for the exclusive benefit of the charitablebeneficiary of the trust. Any distribution made before we discover that the shares have been transferred to a trust as described above must be repaid by therecipient to the trustee upon demand by us. Subject to Maryland law, effective as of the date that the shares have been transferred to the trust, the trustee will havethe authority to rescind as void any vote cast by a prohibited owner before our discovery that the shares have been transferred to the trust and to recast the vote inaccordance with the desires of the trustee acting for the benefit of the charitable beneficiary of the trust. However, if we have already taken irreversible corporateaction, then the trustee may not rescind and recast the vote.

Shares of our stock transferred to the trustee are deemed offered for sale to us, or our designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price paid bythe prohibited owner for the shares (or, in the case of a devise or gift, the market price at the time of such devise or gift) and (ii) the market price on the date weaccept, or our designee, accepts such offer. We may reduce the amount so payable to the trustee by the amount of any distribution that we made to the prohibitedowner before we discovered that the shares had been automatically transferred to the trust and that are then owed by the prohibited owner to the trustee asdescribed above, and we may pay the amount of any such reduction to the trustee for distribution to the charitable beneficiary. We have the right to accept suchoffer until the trustee has sold the shares of our stock held in the trust as discussed below. Upon a sale to us, the interest of the charitable beneficiary in the sharessold terminates, and the trustee must distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the prohibited owner and must distribute any distributions held by the trustee withrespect to such shares to the charitable beneficiary.

If we do not buy the shares, the trustee must, within 20 days of receiving notice from us of the transfer of shares to the trust, sell the shares to a person orentity designated by the trustee who could own the shares without violating the ownership limits or the other restrictions on ownership and

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transfer of our stock. After the sale of the shares, the interest of the charitable beneficiary in the shares transferred to the trust will terminate and the trustee mustdistribute to the prohibited owner an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the price paid by the prohibited owner for the shares (or, if the prohibited owner did notgive value for the shares in connection with the event causing the shares to be held in the trust (for example, in the case of a gift, devise or other suchtransaction), the market price of the shares on the day of the event causing the shares to be held in the trust) and (ii) the sales proceeds (net of any commissionsand other expenses of sale) received by the trust for the shares. The trustee may reduce the amount payable to the prohibited owner by the amount of anydistribution that we paid to the prohibited owner before we discovered that the shares had been automatically transferred to the trust and that are then owed bythe prohibited owner to the trustee as described above. Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the prohibited owner must be paid immediatelyto the charitable beneficiary, together with any distributions thereon. In addition, if, prior to the discovery by us that shares of stock have been transferred to atrust, such shares of stock are sold by a prohibited owner, then such shares will be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the trust and, to the extent that theprohibited owner received an amount for or in respect of such shares that exceeds the amount that such prohibited owner was entitled to receive, such excessamount will be paid to the trustee upon demand. The prohibited owner has no rights in the shares held by the trustee.

In addition, if our board of directors determines in good faith that a transfer or other event has occurred that would violate the restrictions on ownership andtransfer of our stock described above, our board of directors may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such transfer,including, but not limited to, causing us to redeem shares of our stock, refusing to give effect to the transfer on our books or instituting proceedings to enjoin thetransfer.

Every owner of 5% or more (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder) of our stock, within 30 days afterthe end of each taxable year, must give us written notice stating the stockholder's name and address, the number of shares of each class and series of our stockthat the stockholder beneficially owns and a description of the manner in which the shares are held. Each such owner must provide to us in writing suchadditional information as we may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of the stockholder's beneficial ownership on our status as a REIT and to ensurecompliance with the ownership limits. In addition, any person or entity that is a beneficial owner or constructive owner of shares of our stock and any person orentity (including the stockholder of record) who is holding shares of our stock for a beneficial owner or constructive owner must, on request, provide to us suchinformation as we may request in good faith in order to determine our status as a REIT and to comply with the requirements of any taxing authority orgovernmental authority or to determine such compliance and to ensure compliance with the ownership limits.

Any certificates representing shares of our stock will bear a legend referring to the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock described above.

These restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock will not apply if our board of directors determines that it is no longer in our best interests toattempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT or that compliance is no longer required in order for us to qualify as a REIT.

The restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock described above could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control that might involvea premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF CYRUSONE LP

We have summarized the material terms and provisions of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CyrusOne LP, as amended, whichwe refer to as the "partnership agreement." This summary is not complete. For more detail, you should refer to the partnership agreement itself, a copy of whichhas been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. For purposes of thissection, references to "we," "our," "us" and "our company" refer to CyrusOne Inc.

Management of Our Operating Partnership

Our operating partnership, CyrusOne LP, is a Maryland limited partnership that was formed on July 31, 2012. CyrusOne GP, our wholly-owned subsidiary,is the sole general partner of our operating partnership, and we continue to conduct substantially all of our business in or through our operating partnership. Inconnection with our initial public offering in January 2013, we entered into the amended and restated agreement of limited partnership, as special limited partner,with CBI and the other limited partners named therein. As of the date hereof, CBI and its subsidiaries are no longer limited partners of our operating partnershipand CyrusOne Inc. and CyrusOne GP are the only partners of our operating partnership.

As the sole trustee of the sole general partner of our operating partnership, we exercise exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in its day-to-daymanagement and control. We can cause our operating partnership to enter into major transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions and refinancings, subject tocertain limited exceptions. The limited partners of our operating partnership may not transact business for, or participate in the management activities ordecisions of, our operating partnership, except as provided in the partnership agreement and as required by applicable law. The general partner of our operatingpartnership may not be removed as general partner by the limited partners. The partnership agreement restricts our ability to engage in certain businesscombinations as more fully described below.

The limited partners of our operating partnership expressly agree that the general partner of our operating partnership is acting for the benefit of ouroperating partnership, the limited partners of our operating partnership and our stockholders collectively. The general partner is under no obligation to givepriority to the separate interests of the limited partners in deciding whether to cause our operating partnership to take or decline to take any actions. If there is aconflict between the interests of us or our stockholders, on the one hand, and the limited partners of our operating partnership, on the other, the partnershipagreement provides that any action or failure to act by the general partner that gives priority to the separate interests of our stockholders or us that does not resultin a violation of the contractual rights of the limited partners of our operating partnership under the partnership agreement will not violate any duty that we or thegeneral partner owe to our operating partnership and its partners.

The partnership agreement provides that all of our business activities, including all activities pertaining to the acquisition and operation of properties, mustgenerally be conducted through our operating partnership. The partnership agreement does permit us, under certain circumstances, to hold certain assets otherthan through our operating partnership. However, we must make commercially reasonable efforts to insure that the economic benefits and burdens of such assetsare vested in our operating partnership.

Transferability of Interests

The general partner may not transfer or assign all or any portion of its interest in our operating partnership (other than a transfer to us or one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries or in connection with a permitted Termination Transaction (as defined below)) without the consent of the partners (including

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us, the general partner and entities controlled by us or the general partner) holding a majority of our operating partnership units then held by partners (includingus, the general partner and entities controlled by us or the general partner) entitled to vote on or consent to such matter. The general partner may not voluntarilywithdraw from our operating partnership, except in connection with a transfer of all of its interest in our operating partnership in accordance with the partnershipagreement, without the consent of the limited partners (other than us, the general partner and entities controlled by us or the general partner, if there are any otherlimited partners) holding a majority of all the outstanding operating partnership units held by all partners (other than us, the general partner and entitiescontrolled by us or the general partner, if there are any other limited partners) entitled to vote on or consent to such matter. A limited partner may not sell, assign,encumber or otherwise dispose of its operating partnership units in our operating partnership without the general partner's consent during the 12-month periodfollowing such limited partner's acquisition of such operating partnership units, other than to family members or trusts for their exclusive benefit, to a charity ortrust for the benefit of a charity or to entities that are controlled by the limited partner, its family members or affiliates. After the 12-month period following suchlimited partner's acquisition of operating partnership units, any transfer of such operating partnership units by the limited partner, except to the parties specifiedabove, will be subject to a right of first refusal by us. All transfers must be made only to "accredited investors" as defined under Rule 501 of the Securities Actand are subject to other limitations and conditions set forth in the partnership agreement.

Amendments to the Partnership Agreement

Amendments to the partnership agreement may be proposed by the general partner, and the general partner must approve all amendments to the partnershipagreement.

Generally, the partnership agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated without the approval of both the general partner and the partners holdinga majority of our operating partnership units then held by all partners (including us, the general partner and entities controlled by us or the general partner)entitled to vote on, or consent to such matter. The general partner has the power to unilaterally make certain amendments to the partnership agreement withoutobtaining the consent of any other partners as may be required to:

• add to its obligations as general partner or surrender any right or power granted to it as general partner for the benefit of the limited partners;

• reflect the admission, substitution or withdrawal of partners or termination of our operating partnership in accordance with the terms of thepartnership agreement;

• reflect a change of an inconsequential nature or that does not adversely affect the limited partners in any material respect, or cure any ambiguity,correct or supplement any provisions of the partnership agreement not inconsistent with law or with other provisions of the partnershipagreement, or make other changes concerning matters under the partnership agreement that will not otherwise be inconsistent with law or thepartnership agreement;

• satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines of federal or state law;

• reflect changes that are reasonably necessary or appropriate for us to maintain our status as a REIT or to satisfy REIT requirements;

• reflect the issuance of additional operating partnership units;

• make certain modifications to the manner in which capital accounts are adjusted, computed or maintained, or net income or net loss are allocated;

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• reflect any modification as is reasonably necessary or appropriate to comply with, or reasonably allocate the burden of taxes to be paid by ouroperating partnership in connection with, audit procedures to be promulgated by the IRS;

• set forth or amend the designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions,qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of any additional class or series of partnership interest permitted to be issued under thepartnership agreement;

• modify, if our operating partnership is the surviving partnership in any Termination Transaction, certain provisions of the partnership agreementto provide the holders of interests in such surviving partnership rights that are consistent with the partnership agreement; or

• reflect any other modification as is reasonably necessary for the business or operations of our operating partnership or us, which does not violatethe restrictions on the general partner described below.

Subject to certain exceptions, amendments that would, among other things, convert a limited partner into a general partner (except in connection with apermitted transfer of the general partner's interest), modify the limited liability of a limited partner, adversely alter a partner's right to receive any distributions orallocations of profits or losses, adversely alter or modify the redemption rights of limited partners and qualifying assignees (except as permitted in connectionwith a permitted Termination Transaction) or amend these restrictions must be approved by each limited partner that would be adversely affected by suchamendment; provided, however, that the consent of any individual partner adversely affected will not be required for any amendment or action that affects allpartners holding the same class or series of our operating partnership units on a uniform or pro rata basis, if approved by a majority of the partners (other than us,the general partner and entities controlled by us or the general partner, if there are any other limited partners) of such class or series.

Restrictions on General Partner's Authority

The general partner may not take any action in contravention of an express prohibition or limitation contained in the partnership agreement, including:

• admitting any person as a partner, except as otherwise provided in the partnership agreement;

• perform any act that would subject a limited partner to liability not contemplated in the partnership agreement or under the Maryland RevisedUniform Limited Partnership Act; or

• enter into any contract, mortgage, loan or other agreement that, in the absence of a default under such document, expressly prohibits or restricts usor our operating partnership from performing our or its specific obligations in connection with a redemption of operating partnership units asdescribed below or that expressly prohibits or restricts the ability of a limited partner to exercise its redemption rights in full without the writtenconsent of such limited partner.

In addition, without the consent of partners (including us, the general partner and entities controlled by us or the general partner) holding a majority of ouroperating partnership units then held by the partners (including us, the general partner and entities controlled by us or the general partner), entitled to vote on orconsent to such matter, the general partner may not do any of the following:

• amend, modify or terminate the partnership agreement, except as explicitly permitted therein;

• transfer any portion of its partnership interest or admit into the partnership any additional or successor general partner (other than to us or one ofour wholly owned subsidiaries or in connection with a permitted Termination Transaction);

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• voluntarily withdraw as general partner except in connection with a permitted transfer of its entire interest to an entity that will become the newgeneral partner or in connection with a permitted Termination Transaction;

• make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, appoint or acquiesce in the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee for all or anypart of the assets of our operating partnership; or

• institute any proceeding for bankruptcy by our operating partnership.

Distributions to Holders of Operating Partnership Units

The partnership agreement provides that holders of operating partnership units are generally entitled to receive distributions when, as and if authorized bythe general partner, on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective operating partnership units (subject to the rights of the holders of any class of preferredpartnership interests that may be authorized and issued in the future).

Redemption/Exchange Rights

A limited partner or an assignee has the right, commencing on or after the date which is 12 months after its acquisition of operating partnership units, torequire our operating partnership to redeem part or all of such operating partnership units for cash based upon the fair market value of an equivalent number ofshares of our common stock at the time of the redemption, determined in accordance with and subject to adjustment as provided in the partnership agreement.Alternatively, we may elect to acquire those operating partnership units in exchange for shares of our common stock. Our acquisition will be on a one-for-onebasis, subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, distributions of warrants or stock rights, specified extraordinary distributions and similarevents. A limited partner or assignee may not require us to redeem such limited partner's or assignee's operating partnership units if our election to acquire suchoperating partnership units in exchange for shares of our common stock would cause any person to violate the ownership limits or the other restrictions onownership and transfer of our common stock, after giving effect to any waivers or modifications of such limits granted by our board of directors. With eachredemption or exchange, we increase our percentage ownership interest in our operating partnership.

In addition, if our election to acquire operating partnership units tendered for redemption in exchange for shares of our common stock would cause anyperson to violate the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock and such excess operating partnership units (and any other operating partnership unitsthat the tendering limited partner agrees to treat as such) have a value of at least $50,000,000 (based on an operating partnership unit having a value equal to thetrailing ten-day daily trading price of our common stock) and we are eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act, then we mayalso elect to redeem our operating partnership units with the proceeds from a public offering or private placement of our common stock. In the event we elect thisoption, we may require the other limited partners to also elect whether or not to participate. Participating limited partners will receive on the redemption date foreach operating partnership unit (subject to adjustment) the net proceeds per share received in the public offering but will have a limited opportunity to withdrawtheir operating partnership units from the redemption immediately prior to the pricing of the public offering.

Issuance of Units, Stock or Other Securities

The general partner of our operating partnership has the power to cause our operating partnership to issue additional units of partnership interest in one ormore classes or series. These additional units of partnership interest may include preferred partnership units or LTIP units. Generally, we may issue additionalshares of our stock, or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities

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having the right to subscribe for or purchase shares of our stock, only if we cause our operating partnership to issue to us (or the general partner) partnershipinterests or rights, options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities of our operating partnership having economic rights that are substantially similar tothe securities that we have issued.

Capital Contributions

The partnership agreement provides that the general partner may authorize the issuance of additional partnership interests in exchange for such capitalcontributions, if any, as the general partner may approve. Under the partnership agreement, we are generally obligated to contribute the net proceeds we receivefrom any offering of our shares of stock as additional capital to our operating partnership in exchange for additional operating partnership units issued to us or thegeneral partner.

The partnership agreement provides that we or the general partner may make additional capital contributions, including contributions of properties, to ouroperating partnership in exchange for additional operating partnership units. If we contribute (directly or indirectly through the general partner) additional capitaland receive additional operating partnership units in exchange for the capital contribution, our, or the general partner's, as applicable, percentage interest in ouroperating partnership will be increased on a proportionate basis based on the amount of the additional capital contributions and the value of our operatingpartnership at the time of the contributions. In addition, if we or the general partner contribute additional capital and receive additional operating partnershipunits for the capital contribution, the capital accounts of the partners may be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any unrealized gain or loss attributable tothe properties as if there were an actual sale of the properties at the fair market value thereof. No person has any preemptive, preferential or other similar rightwith respect to making additional capital contributions or loans to our operating partnership or the issuance or sale of any operating partnership units or otherpartnership interests.

Our operating partnership could issue preferred partnership interests in connection with acquisitions of property or otherwise. Any such preferredpartnership interests would have priority over common partnership interests with respect to distributions from our operating partnership, including the partnershipinterests that we own.

Borrowing by the Operating Partnership

The general partner may cause our operating partnership to borrow money and to issue and guarantee debt as the general partner deems necessary for theconduct of the activities of our operating partnership. Such debt may be secured, among other things, by mortgages, deeds of trust, liens or encumbrances on theproperties of our operating partnership.

Tax Matters

The general partner is the tax matters partner and "partnership representative" of our operating partnership and, as the sole trustee of the general partner, wehave the authority under the Code to handle tax audits on behalf of our operating partnership. In addition, as the sole trustee of the general partner, we have theauthority to arrange for the preparation and filing of our operating partnership's tax returns and to make tax elections under the Code on behalf of our operatingpartnership. The foregoing provisions will generally be relevant only to the extent our operating partnership admits additional partners such that it becomes apartnership (rather than a disregarded entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Allocations of Net Income and Net Losses to Partners

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generally allocated to the general partner and the limited partners of our operating partnership in accordance with their respective ownership of operatingpartnership units. However, in some cases, gains or losses may be disproportionately allocated to partners who have contributed property to or guaranteed debt ofour operating partnership. The allocations described above are subject to special allocations relating to depreciation deductions and to compliance with theprovisions of Sections 704(b) and 704(c) of the Code and the associated Treasury regulations. See "U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Tax Aspects ofOur Operating Partnership and any Subsidiary Partnerships and Disregarded Entities." The foregoing provisions will generally be relevant only to the extent ouroperating partnership admits additional partners such that it becomes a partnership (rather than a disregarded entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

In addition, our operating partnership may from time to time issue LTIP units to persons who provide services to our company for such consideration or forno consideration as we may determine to be appropriate, and admit such persons as limited partners. The terms of the LTIP units are specified in Exhibit C to thepartnership agreement, which addresses, among other things, vesting and forfeiture, allocations, distributions, redemption, conversion to common partnershipunits of our operating partnership ("OP Units"), voting rights and restrictions on transfer. In general, LTIP units are a class of partnership units of our operatingpartnership that, except as may be otherwise provided in the partnership agreement, our 2012 Restated Long Term Incentive Plan or any applicable awardagreement, will be entitled to receive the same per unit distribution of operating income as the OP Units. The LTIP units may be subject to vesting requirements.Initially, each LTIP unit will have a capital account balance of zero and, therefore, will not have full parity with OP Units with respect to liquidating distributions.However, the partnership agreement provides that "book gain," or economic appreciation, in assets realized by our operating partnership as a result of the actualsale of all or substantially all of our operating partnership's assets or the revaluation of our operating partnership's assets as provided by applicable Treasuryregulations will be allocated first to the holders of LTIP units until the capital account per LTIP unit is equal to the fair market value of a share of our commonstock, subject to certain adjustments. The partnership agreement provides that our operating partnership's assets will be revalued upon the occurrence of certainevents, including additional capital contributions, a liquidation of our operating partnership or the issuance of a partnership interest (including LTIP units).

Upon equalization of the capital accounts of the holders of LTIP units with the fair market value of the shares of our common stock, subject to certainadjustments, the LTIP units will achieve full parity with the OP Units for all purposes, including with respect to liquidating distributions. If such parity isreached, vested LTIP units will be convertible into an equal number of OP Units, and thereafter enjoy all the rights of OP Units. If a sale or revaluation of assetsoccurs at a time when our operating partnership's assets have appreciated sufficiently since the last revaluation, the LTIP units would achieve full parity with theOP Units upon such sale or revaluation. In the absence of sufficient appreciation in the value of our operating partnership's assets at the time of a sale orrevaluation, full parity would not be reached. Consequently, an LTIP unit may never convert into an OP Unit if the value of our operating partnership's assets hasnot appreciated sufficiently between revaluation dates to equalize the capital account per LTIP unit to the fair market value of a share of our common stock,subject to certain adjustments. Until and unless parity is reached, the value for a given number of vested LTIP units will be less than the value of an equal numberof shares of our common stock.

With respect to LTIP units that convert into OP Units, the partnership agreement provides that holders of OP Units are generally entitled to receivedistributions on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective OP Units (subject to the rights of the holders of any class of preferred partnership intereststhat may be authorized and issued in the future). Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement, holders of LTIP units are not entitled to the redemptionrights described above unless, until and to the extent such LTIP units have been converted into OP Units.

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Operations

We intend to cause the general partner of our operating partnership to manage our operating partnership in a manner that will enable us to maintain ourqualification as a REIT and to minimize any U.S. federal income tax liability.

The partnership agreement provides that our operating partnership will assume and pay when due, or reimburse us for payment of, all costs and expensesrelating to the operations of, or for the benefit of, our operating partnership.

Change of Control and Termination Transactions

Pursuant to the partnership agreement of our operating partnership, neither we nor the general partner may engage in, or cause or permit, a TerminationTransaction, other than with the consent of limited partners (other than us, the general partner and entities controlled by us or the general partner, if there are anyother limited partners) holding a majority of all the outstanding operating partnership units held by all partners (other than us, the general partner and entitiescontrolled by us or the general partner, if there are any other limited partners) entitled to vote on or consent to such matter, or if the requirements discussed beloware satisfied. A "Termination Transaction" means any direct or indirect transfer of all or any portion of our limited partnership interest in our operatingpartnership or any direct or indirect transfer of our interest in the general partner in connection with:

• a merger, consolidation or other combination transaction involving us or the general partner;

• a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of our assets not in the ordinary course of its business, whether in a singletransaction or a series of related transactions;

• the adoption of any plan of liquidation or dissolution of us or the general partner; or

• any other direct or indirect transfer of all or any portion of our limited partnership interest in our operating partnership or any direct or indirecttransfer of our interest in the general partner, other than certain permitted transfers to affiliated entities.

The consent of the limited partners to a Termination Transaction is not required if either:

(i) in connection with the Termination Transaction, each operating partnership unit is entitled to receive the "transaction consideration," defined asthe fair market value, at the time of the Termination Transaction, of an amount of cash, securities or other property equal to the product of:

• the number of shares of our common stock into which each operating partnership unit is then exchangeable; and

• the greatest amount of cash, securities or other property paid to the holder of one share of our common stock in consideration of suchshare pursuant to the Termination Transaction;

provided that, if, in connection with the Termination Transaction, a purchase, tender or exchange offer is made to and accepted by the holders of amajority of the outstanding shares of our common stock, the transaction consideration will refer to the fair market value of the greatest amount of cash,securities or other property which such holder would have received had it exercised its redemption right and received shares of our common stock inexchange for its operating partnership units immediately prior to the expiration of such purchase, tender or exchange offer and had accepted suchpurchase, tender or exchange offer; or

(ii) all of the following conditions are met: (a) substantially all of the assets directly or indirectly owned by our operating partnership prior to theannouncement of the Termination Transaction are, immediately after the Termination Transaction, owned directly or indirectly by our

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operating partnership or another limited partnership or limited liability company which is the survivor of a merger, consolidation or combination of assetswith our operating partnership, which we refer to as the "surviving partnership"; (b) the surviving partnership is classified as a partnership for U.S. federalincome tax purposes; (c) the limited partners (other than us) that held operating partnership units immediately prior to the consummation of suchTermination Transaction own a percentage interest of the surviving partnership based on the relative fair market value of the net assets of our operatingpartnership and the other net assets of the surviving partnership immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction; (d) the rights of such limitedpartners with respect to the surviving partnership are at least as favorable as those of limited partners prior to the consummation of such transaction andas those applicable to any other limited partners or non-managing members of the surviving partnership; and (e) such rights include:

(1) if we or the general partner, or our or its successor, is a REIT with a single class of common equity securities that are publicly traded onany U.S. national securities exchange, the right to redeem their interests in the surviving partnership at any time for one of the following: (A) anumber of such REIT's common equity securities that are publicly traded on any U.S. national securities exchange and have a fair market value,as of the date of consummation of such Termination Transaction, equal to the transaction consideration referred to above, subject to antidilutionadjustments, which we refer to as the "successor shares amount"; or (B) cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of the successor sharesamount at the time of such redemption; or

(2) if we or the general partner, or our or its successor, is not a REIT with a single class of common equity securities that are publicly tradedon any U.S. national securities exchange, the right to redeem their interests in the surviving partnership at any time for cash in an amount equal tothe fair market value of such interests at the time of redemption, as determined at least once every calendar quarter by an independent appraisalfirm of recognized national standing retained by the surviving partnership.

Term

Our operating partnership will continue in full force and effect until dissolved in accordance with its terms or as otherwise provided by law.

Indemnification and Limitation of Liability

Maryland law permits a Maryland limited partnership to indemnify any partner, employee or agent from and against any and all claims whatsoever, exceptin the case of an action or failure to act by a partner that constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness, and subject to any standards or restrictions set forth in itspartnership agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the partnership agreement requires our operating partnership to indemnify us, ourdirectors, officers and employees, the general partner and its trustees, officers and employees, employees of our operating partnership and any other personswhom the general partner may designate, which we refer to collectively as "indemnitees", and each an "indemnitee", from and against any and all claims arisingfrom or that relate to the operations of our operating partnership in which any indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party, witness orotherwise unless:

• it is established by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that an act or omission of the indemnitee that is material to the mattergiving rise to the claim constituted fraud, intentional harm or gross negligence on the part of the indemnitee;

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• the indemnitee is found by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to our operating partnership, and then only withrespect to each such claim.

The general partner is not liable to our operating partnership or its partners except for fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence, and no trustee, officeror agent of the general partner (including us, in our capacity as the sole trustee of the general partner), and none of our directors, officers or agents have anyduties directly to our operating partnership or its partners, and will not be liable to our operating partnership or its partners for money damages by reason of theirservice as such.

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CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF MARYLAND LAW AND OF OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS

The following summary of certain provisions of Maryland law and of our charter and bylaws does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualifiedin its entirety by reference to Maryland law, including the MGCL, and our charter and bylaws. Copies of our charter and bylaws have been filed with the SECand are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See "Where You Can Find More Information."

Our Board of Directors

Our board of directors currently consists of eight directors. Our charter and bylaws provide that the number of directors constituting our board of directorsmay be increased or decreased only by a majority vote of our board of directors, provided that the number of directors may not be decreased to fewer than theminimum number required under the MGCL, nor increased to more than 15.

Subject to the terms of any class or series of preferred stock, vacancies on our board of directors may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors,even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum, and any director elected to fill a vacancy will hold office for the remainder of the full term of thedirectorship in which the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.

Each of our directors is elected by our stockholders to serve until the next annual meeting of our stockholders and until his or her successor is duly electedand qualifies. Holders of shares of our common stock have no right to cumulative voting in the election of directors. Consequently, the holders of a majority ofthe outstanding shares of our common stock can elect all of the directors then standing for election, and the holders of the remaining shares will not be able toelect any directors. Directors are elected by a plurality of all of the votes cast in the election of directors.

Removal of Directors

Our charter provides that a director may be removed only for cause (as defined in our charter) and only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votesentitled to be cast generally in the election of directors. This provision, when coupled with the exclusive power of our board of directors to fill vacancies on ourboard of directors, precludes stockholders from removing incumbent directors (except for cause and upon a substantial affirmative vote) and filling the vacanciescreated by such removal with their own nominees.

Business Combinations

Under the MGCL, certain "business combinations" (including a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or, in certain circumstances, an assettransfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities) between a Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder (defined generally as any person whobeneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation's outstanding voting stock or an affiliate or associate of thecorporation who, at any time during the two-year period immediately prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting powerof the then-outstanding stock of the corporation) or an affiliate of such an interested stockholder are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on whichthe interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Thereafter, any such business combination must generally be recommended by the board ofdirectors of the corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of at least (i) 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of votingstock of the corporation and (ii) two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation, other than shares held by the interestedstockholder with whom (or with whose affiliate) the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder,unless, among other conditions, the corporation's common stockholders receive

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a minimum price (as defined in the MGCL) for their shares and the consideration is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the interestedstockholder for its shares. A person is not an interested stockholder under the statute if the board of directors approved in advance the transaction by which theperson otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. A corporation's board of directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at orafter the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the board.

Pursuant to the statute, our board of directors has by resolution exempted business combinations between us and any other person, provided that thebusiness combination is first approved by our board of directors (including a majority of our directors who are not affiliates or associates of such person).Consequently, the five-year prohibition and the supermajority vote requirements will not apply to a business combination between us and any other person if theboard of directors has first approved the combination. As a result, any person described in the preceding sentence may be able to enter into businesscombinations with us that may not be in the best interests of our stockholders, without compliance with the supermajority vote requirements and other provisionsof the statute. We cannot assure you that our board of directors will not amend or repeal this resolution in the future.

Control Share Acquisitions

The MGCL provides that holders of "control shares" of a Maryland corporation acquired in a "control share acquisition" have no voting rights with respectto such shares except to the extent approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Shares owned by theacquirer, an officer of the corporation or an employee of the corporation who is also a director of the corporation are excluded from shares entitled to vote on thematter.

"Control shares" are voting shares of stock that, if aggregated with all other such shares of stock owned by the acquirer, or in respect of which the acquirer isable to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquirer to exercise voting power inelecting directors within one of the following ranges of voting power:

• one-tenth or more but less than one-third;

• one-third or more but less than a majority; or

• a majority or more of all voting power.

Control shares do not include shares that the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval orshares acquired directly from the corporation. A "control share acquisition" means the acquisition of issued and outstanding control shares, subject to certainexceptions.

A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition, upon satisfaction of certain conditions (including an undertaking to pay expensesand making an "acquiring person statement" as described in the MGCL), may compel the board of directors to call a special meeting of stockholders to be heldwithin 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares. If no request for a meeting is made, the corporation may itself present the question at anystockholders meeting.

If voting rights are not approved at the meeting or if the acquiring person does not deliver an "acquiring person statement" as required by the statute, then,subject to certain conditions and limitations, the corporation may redeem for fair value any or all of the control shares (except those for which voting rights havepreviously been approved). Fair value is determined, without regard to the absence of voting rights for the control shares, as of the date of the last control shareacquisition by the acquirer or, if a meeting of stockholders is held at which the voting rights of such shares are considered and not approved, as of the date ofsuch meeting. If voting rights for control shares are approved at a

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stockholders' meeting and the acquirer becomes entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal rights. Thefair value of the shares as determined for purposes of such appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the acquirer in the controlshare acquisition.

The control share acquisition statute does not apply to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or statutory share exchange if the corporation is a party tothe transaction or acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation.

Our bylaws contain a provision exempting from the control share acquisition statute any and all acquisitions by any person of shares of our stock. Thisprovision may be amended or eliminated at any time in the future by our board of directors.

Subtitle 8

Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered under the Exchange Act and at least threeindependent directors to elect to be subject, by provision in its charter or bylaws or a resolution of its board of directors and notwithstanding any contraryprovision in the charter or bylaws, to any or all of five provisions of the MGCL that provide, respectively, for:

• a classified board;

• a two-thirds vote requirement for removing a director;

• a requirement that the number of directors be fixed only by vote of the board of directors;

• a requirement that a vacancy on the board be filled only by the remaining directors in office and (if the board is classified) for the remainder of thefull term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred; and

• a majority requirement for the calling of a stockholder-requested special meeting of stockholders.

Pursuant to Subtitle 8, we have elected to provide that vacancies on our board may be filled only by the remaining directors and that directors elected by theboard to fill vacancies will serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy occurred. Through provisions in our charter andbylaws unrelated to Subtitle 8, we already (i) vest in the board the exclusive power to fix the number of directorships and (ii) require, unless called by ourchairman of the board, our chief executive officer, our president or our board of directors, the written request of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all ofthe votes entitled to be cast at such a meeting to call a special meeting.

Meetings of Stockholders

Pursuant to our bylaws, a meeting of our stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of any business will be held annually on a date and atthe time and place set by our board of directors. The chairman of our board of directors, our chief executive officer, our president or our board of directors maycall a special meeting of our stockholders. Subject to the provisions of our bylaws, a special meeting of our stockholders to act on any matter that may properlybe brought before a meeting of our stockholders must also be called by our secretary upon the written request of the stockholders entitled to cast a majority of allthe votes entitled to be cast on such matter at the meeting and containing the information required by our bylaws. Our secretary will inform the requestingstockholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and delivering the notice of meeting (including our proxy materials), and the requesting stockholdermust pay such estimated cost before our secretary is required to prepare and deliver the notice of the special meeting.

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Amendments to Our Charter and Bylaws

Except for those amendments permitted to be made without stockholder approval under Maryland law or our charter, our charter generally may be amendedonly if the amendment is first declared advisable by our board of directors and thereafter approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast amajority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Our board of directors has the power to adopt, alter or repeal any provision of our bylaws and to make new bylaws. In addition, stockholders may alter orrepeal any provision of our bylaws and adopt new bylaws with the approval by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Forum Selection

Our bylaws require, subject to limited exceptions, that any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, any action asserting a claim of breach ofany duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our stockholders and other similar actions, may be brought only in specified courts inthe State of Maryland. Although we believe this provision will benefit us by limiting costly and time-consuming litigation in multiple forums and by providingincreased consistency in the application of Maryland law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, the provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuitsagainst us or our directors, officers and other employees.

Transactions Outside the Ordinary Course of Business

Under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation generally may not dissolve, merge or consolidate with, or convert to, another entity, sell all or substantially all ofits assets or engage in a statutory share exchange unless the action is declared advisable by the board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote ofstockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, unless a lesser percentage (but not less than a majority of all of thevotes entitled to be cast on the matter) is specified in the corporation's charter. Our charter provides that these actions must be approved by a majority of all of thevotes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Dissolution of Our Company

The dissolution of our company must be declared advisable by a majority of our entire board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of the holdersof a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Advance Notice of Director Nominations and New Business

Our bylaws provide that, with respect to an annual meeting of our stockholders, nominations of individuals for election to our board of directors and theproposal of other business to be considered by our stockholders may be made only (i) pursuant to our notice of the meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of our boardof directors or (iii) by any stockholder who was a stockholder of record at the record date set by the board of directors for the purpose of determiningstockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, at the time of giving the notice required by our bylaws and at the time of the meeting (or any postponement oradjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting on such business or in the election of such nominee and has provided notice to us within the timeperiod, and containing the information and other materials, specified in the advance notice provisions of our bylaws.

With respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in our notice of meeting may be brought before the meeting. Nominations ofindividuals for election to our board of directors may be made only (i) by or at the direction of our board of directors or (ii) if the meeting has been called for thepurpose of electing directors, by any stockholder who was a stockholder of record at the record date set by the board of directors for the purpose of determiningstockholders

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entitled to vote at the meeting, at the time of giving the notice required by our bylaws and at the time of the meeting (or any postponement or adjournmentthereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each such nominee and who has provided notice to us within the time period, and containing theinformation and other materials, specified in the advance notice provisions of our bylaws.

The advance notice procedures of our bylaws provide that, to be timely, a stockholder's notice with respect to director nominations or other proposals for anannual meeting must be delivered to our corporate secretary at our principal executive office not earlier than the 150th day nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time,on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for our preceding year's annual meeting. In the event that the date of the annualmeeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year's annual meeting, to be timely, a stockholder'snotice must be delivered not earlier than the 150th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the close ofbusiness on the later of the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date ofsuch meeting is first made.

REIT Qualification

Our charter provides that our board of directors may authorize us to revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election, without approval of our stockholders,if it determines that it is no longer in our best interests to continue to qualify as a REIT.

Effects of Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws

Our charter and bylaws and Maryland law contain provisions that may delay, defer or prevent a change in control or other transaction that might involve apremium price for shares of our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders, including business combination provisions, supermajorityvote requirements and advance notice requirements for director nominations and other stockholder proposals. Likewise, if the provision in our bylaws opting outof the control share acquisition provisions of the MGCL were rescinded or if we were to opt in to the classified board or other provisions of Subtitle 8, theseprovisions of the MGCL could have similar anti-takeover effects.

Indemnification and Limitation of Directors' and Officers' Liability

Maryland law permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and itsstockholders for money damages, except for liability resulting from (i) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (ii) activeand deliberate dishonesty that is established by a final judgment and that is material to the cause of action. Our charter contains a provision that eliminates theliability of our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.

The MGCL requires us (unless our charter provides otherwise, which our charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on themerits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The MGCL permits us toindemnify our present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurredby them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made or threatened to be made a party by reason of their service in those or other capacitiesunless it is established that:

• the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) wasthe result of active and deliberate dishonesty;

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• the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or

• in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

Under the MGCL, we may not indemnify a director or officer in a suit by us or in our right in which the director or officer was adjudged liable to us or in asuit in which the director or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received. A court may order indemnification if itdetermines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, even though the director or officer did not meet the prescribed standardof conduct or was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received. However, indemnification for an adverse judgment in a suit by usor in our right, or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, is limited to expenses.

In addition, the MGCL permits us to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon our receipt of:

• a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary forindemnification by us; and

• a written undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by us if it is ultimately determined that thedirector or officer did not meet the standard of conduct.

Our charter authorizes us to obligate ourselves, and our bylaws obligate us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time,to indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advanceof final disposition of a proceeding to:

• any present or former director or officer who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, a proceeding by reason of his or herservice in that capacity; or

• any individual who, while a director or officer of our company and at our request, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee,member or manager of another corporation, REIT, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any otherenterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity.

Our charter and bylaws also permit us to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of ours in any of the capacities describedabove and to any employee or agent of our company or a predecessor of our company.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers that provide for indemnification to the maximum extentpermitted by Maryland law.

The partnership agreement provides that we, our directors, officers and employees, the general partner and its trustees, officers and employees, employees ofour operating partnership and any other persons whom the general partner may designate are indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. See "Descriptionof the Partnership Agreement of CyrusOne LP—Indemnification and Limitation of Liability."

Insofar as the foregoing provisions permit indemnification of directors, officers or persons controlling us for liability arising under the Securities Act, wehave been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our common stock. Supplemental U.S. federal incometax considerations relevant to the ownership of the other securities offered by this prospectus may be provided in the prospectus supplement that relates to thosesecurities. For purposes of this section under the heading "U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations," references to "CyrusOne Inc.," "we," "our" and "us"generally mean only CyrusOne Inc. and not its subsidiaries or other lower-tier entities, except as otherwise indicated, and references to "tenants" are to personswho are treated as lessees of real property for purposes of the REIT requirements including, in general, persons who are referred to as "customers" elsewhere inthis prospectus. This summary is based upon the Code, the regulations promulgated by the Treasury, rulings and other administrative pronouncements issued bythe IRS, and judicial decisions, all as currently in effect, and all of which are subject to differing interpretations or to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Noassurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax consequences described below. Thesummary is also based upon the assumption that we and our subsidiaries and affiliated entities will operate in accordance with our and their applicableorganizational documents. This summary is for general information only and is not tax advice. It does not discuss any state, local or non-U.S. tax consequencesrelevant to us or an investment in any securities offered by this prospectus, and it does not purport to discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that maybe important to a particular investor in light of its investment or tax circumstances or to investors subject to special tax rules, such as:

• financial institutions;

• insurance companies;

• broker-dealers;

• regulated investment companies;

• partnerships, other pass-through entities and trusts;

• persons who hold the securities offered by this prospectus on behalf of other persons as nominees;

• persons who receive our stock through the issuance of restricted stock pursuant to our 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan or otherwise ascompensation;

• persons holding our stock as part of a "straddle," "hedge," "conversion transaction," "synthetic security" or other integrated investment;

and, except to the extent discussed below:

• tax-exempt organizations; and

• foreign investors.

This summary assumes that investors will hold their shares of our common stock as a capital asset, which generally means property held for investment.

The U.S. federal income tax treatment of holders of our common stock depends in some instances on determinations of fact and interpretations ofcomplex provisions of U.S. federal income tax law for which no clear precedent or authority may be available. In addition, the tax consequences to anyparticular stockholder of holding or disposing of our common stock will depend on the stockholder's particular tax circumstances. You are urged toconsult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign income and other tax consequences to you in light of your particularinvestment or tax circumstances of acquiring, holding, exchanging, or otherwise disposing of our common stock.

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Taxation of CyrusOne Inc.

We have elected to be treated as a REIT commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2013, and intend to continue to operate in a manner thatwill allow us to qualify as a REIT.

The law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has acted as our special REIT tax counsel ("Special Tax Counsel"), and has provided us anopinion to the effect that, commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2013, we have been organized and have operated in conformity with therequirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code, and our proposed method of operation will enable us to meet the requirements forqualification and taxation as a REIT. It must be emphasized that the opinion of Special Tax Counsel is based on various assumptions relating to our organizationand operation, and is conditioned upon fact-based representations and covenants made by our management regarding our organization, assets, and income, andthe present and future conduct of our business operations. While we intend to operate so that we will continue to qualify as a REIT, given the highly complexnature of the rules governing REITs, the ongoing importance of factual determinations, and the possibility of future changes in our circumstances, no assurancecan be given by Special Tax Counsel or by us that we will qualify as a REIT for any particular year. The opinion is expressed as of the date issued. Special TaxCounsel has no obligation to advise us or our stockholders of any subsequent change in the matters stated, represented or assumed, or of any subsequent changein the applicable law. You should be aware that opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS, and no assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge theconclusions set forth in such opinions.

Qualification and taxation as a REIT depend on our ability to meet on a continuing basis, through actual operating results, distribution levels, diversity ofstock ownership, and various qualification requirements imposed upon REITs by the Code, all the results of which have not been and will not be reviewed bySpecial Tax Counsel. Our ability to qualify as a REIT also requires that we satisfy certain asset tests, some of which depend upon the fair market values of assetsthat we own directly or indirectly. Such values may not be susceptible to a precise determination. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual results ofour operations for any taxable year have satisfied or will satisfy such requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT.

We have received a private letter ruling from the IRS with respect to certain issues relevant to our qualification as a REIT. In general, the ruling provides,subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, that certain structural components of our properties (e.g., relating to the provision of electricity, HVAC,regulation of humidity, security and fire protection, and telecommunication services) and intangible assets, and certain services that we or CBI may provide,directly or through subsidiaries, to our tenants, will not adversely affect our qualification as a REIT. Although we may generally rely upon the ruling, noassurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge our qualification as a REIT on the basis of other issues or facts outside the scope of the ruling.

Taxation of REITs in General

As indicated above, our qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon our ability to meet, on a continuing basis, various qualification requirementsimposed upon REITs by the Code. The material qualification requirements are summarized below under "—Requirements for Qualification—General." Whilewe intend to operate so that we continue to qualify as a REIT, no assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge our qualification, or that we will be ableto operate in accordance with the REIT requirements in the future. See "—Failure to Qualify."

Provided that we qualify as a REIT, generally we will be entitled to a deduction for dividends that we pay and therefore will not be subject to U.S. federalcorporate income tax on our net taxable income that is currently distributed to our stockholders. This treatment substantially eliminates the "double taxation" atthe corporate and stockholder levels that generally results from an investment in a C corporation. A "C corporation" is a corporation that generally is required topay tax at the corporate

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level. Double taxation means taxation once at the corporate level when income is earned and once again at the stockholder level when the income is distributed.In general, the income that we generate is taxed only at the stockholder level upon a distribution of dividends to our stockholders.

Any net operating losses, foreign tax credits and other tax attributes generally do not pass through to our stockholders, subject to special rules for certainitems such as the capital gains that we recognize. See "—Taxation of Stockholders—Taxation of Taxable U.S. Stockholders—Distributions."

If we qualify as a REIT, we will nonetheless be subject to U.S. federal tax in the following circumstances:

• We will be taxed at regular corporate rates on any undistributed net taxable income, including undistributed net capital gains.

• If we have net income from prohibited transactions, which are, in general, sales or other dispositions of inventory or property held primarily forsale to customers in the ordinary course of business, other than foreclosure property, such income will be subject to a 100% tax. See "—ProhibitedTransactions" and "—Foreclosure Property" below.

• If we elect to treat property that we acquire in connection with a foreclosure of a mortgage loan or certain leasehold terminations as "foreclosureproperty," we may thereby avoid the 100% tax on gain from a resale of that property (if the sale would otherwise constitute a prohibitedtransaction), but the income from the sale or operation of the property may be subject to corporate income tax at the highest applicable rate.

• If we fail to satisfy the 75% gross income test or the 95% gross income test, as discussed below, but nonetheless maintain our qualification as aREIT because we satisfy other requirements, we will be subject to a 100% tax on an amount based on the magnitude of the failure, as adjusted toreflect the profit margin associated with our gross income.

• If we violate the asset tests (other than certain de minimis violations) or other requirements applicable to REITs, as described below, and yetmaintain our qualification as a REIT because there is reasonable cause for the failure and other applicable requirements are met, we may besubject to a penalty tax. In that case, the amount of the penalty tax will be at least $50,000 per failure, and, in the case of certain asset test failures,will be determined as the amount of net income generated by the nonqualifying assets in question multiplied by the highest corporate tax rate ifthat amount exceeds $50,000 per failure.

• If we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of (i) 85% of our ordinary income for such year, (ii) 95% of our capital gain netincome for such year and (iii) any undistributed net taxable income from prior periods, we will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax on theexcess of the required distribution over the sum of (a) the amounts that we actually distributed and (b) the amounts we retained and upon whichwe paid income tax at the corporate level.

• We may be required to pay monetary penalties to the IRS in certain circumstances, including if we fail to meet record-keeping requirementsintended to monitor our compliance with rules relating to the composition of a REIT's stockholders, as described below in "—Requirements forQualification—General."

• A 100% tax may be imposed on transactions between us and a TRS that do not reflect arm's length terms.

• If we acquire appreciated assets from a corporation that is not a REIT (i.e., a corporation taxable under subchapter C of the Code) in a transactionin which the adjusted tax basis of the assets in our hands is determined by reference to the adjusted tax basis of the assets in the

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hands of the subchapter C corporation, we may be subject to tax on such appreciation at the highest corporate income tax rate then applicable ifwe subsequently recognize gain on a disposition of any such assets during the five-year period following their acquisition from the subchapter Ccorporation.

• The earnings of our TRSs will generally be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax.

In addition, we and our subsidiaries may be subject to a variety of taxes, including payroll taxes and state, local, and foreign income, property, gross receiptsand other taxes on our assets and operations. We could also be subject to tax in situations and on transactions not presently contemplated.

Requirements for Qualification—General

The Code defines a REIT as a corporation, trust or association:

1. that is managed by one or more trustees or directors;

2. the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by transferable shares, or by transferable certificates of beneficial interest;

3. that would be taxable as a domestic corporation but for its election to be subject to tax as a REIT;

4. that is neither a financial institution nor an insurance company subject to specific provisions of the Code;

5. the beneficial ownership of which is held by 100 or more persons;

6. in which, during the last half of each taxable year, not more than 50% in value of the outstanding stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by five orfewer "individuals" (as defined in the Code to include specified tax-exempt entities); and

7. that meets other tests described below, including with respect to the nature of its income and assets.

The Code provides that conditions (1) through (4) must be met during the entire taxable year, and that condition (5) must be met during at least 335 days ofa taxable year of 12 months, or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year. Conditions (5) and (6) need not be met during a corporation's initial tax yearas a REIT (which, in our case, was 2013). Our charter provides restrictions regarding the ownership and transfers of our stock, which are intended to assist us insatisfying the stock ownership requirements described in conditions (5) and (6) above. These restrictions, however, may not ensure that we will, in all cases, beable to satisfy the share ownership requirements described in conditions (5) and (6) above. If we fail to satisfy these share ownership requirements, except asprovided in the next sentence, our status as a REIT will terminate. If, however, we comply with the rules contained in applicable Treasury regulations that requireus to ascertain the actual ownership of our shares and we do not know, or would not have known through the exercise of reasonable diligence, that we failed tomeet the requirement described in condition (6) above, we will be treated as having met this requirement.

To monitor compliance with the stock ownership requirements, we generally are required to maintain records regarding the actual ownership of our stock.To do so, we must demand written statements each year from the record holders of significant percentages of our stock pursuant to which the record holders mustdisclose the actual owners of the stock (i.e., the persons required to include our dividends in their gross income). We must maintain a list of those persons failingor refusing to comply with this demand as part of our records. We could be subject to monetary penalties if we fail to comply with these record-keepingrequirements. If you fail or refuse to comply with the demands, you

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will be required by Treasury regulations to submit a statement with your tax return disclosing your actual ownership of our stock and other information.

In addition, a corporation generally may not elect to become a REIT unless its taxable year is the calendar year. We adopted December 31 as our year-endand thereby satisfy this requirement.

Effect of Subsidiary Entities

Ownership of Partnership Interests. If we are a partner in an entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Treasuryregulations provide that we are deemed to own our proportionate share of the partnership's assets, and to earn our proportionate share of the partnership's income,for purposes of the asset and gross income tests applicable to REITs. Our proportionate share of a partnership's assets and income is based on our capital interestin the partnership (except that for purposes of the 10% value test, described below, our proportionate share of the partnership's assets is based on ourproportionate interest in the equity and certain debt securities issued by the partnership). In addition, the assets and gross income of the partnership are deemed toretain the same character in our hands. Thus, our proportionate share of the assets and items of income of any of our subsidiary partnerships will be treated as ourassets and items of income for purposes of applying the REIT requirements.

We have control of any subsidiary entity treated as a partnership and intend to operate such entities in a manner consistent with the requirements for ourqualification as a REIT. If we become a limited partner or non-managing member in any entity treated as a partnership and such entity takes or expects to takeactions that could jeopardize our status as a REIT or require us to pay tax, we may be forced to dispose of our interest in such entity. In addition, it is possiblethat an entity treated as a partnership could take an action which could cause us to fail a gross income or asset test, and that we would not become aware of suchaction in time to dispose of our interest in such entity or take other corrective action on a timely basis. In that case, we could fail to qualify as a REIT unless wewere entitled to relief, as described below.

Disregarded Subsidiaries. If we own a corporate subsidiary that is a "qualified REIT subsidiary," that subsidiary is generally disregarded as a separateentity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and all of the subsidiary's assets, liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit are treated as our assets,liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit, including for purposes of the gross income and asset tests applicable to REITs. A qualified REIT subsidiaryis any corporation, other than a TRS (as described below), that is directly or indirectly wholly-owned by a REIT. Other entities that are wholly-owned by us(either directly or through other disregarded entities), including single member limited liability companies that have not elected to be taxed as corporations forU.S. federal income tax purposes, are also generally disregarded as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including for purposes of the REITincome and asset tests. For example, our operating partnership is currently a disregarded entity. Disregarded subsidiaries, along with any partnerships in whichwe hold an equity interest, are sometimes referred to herein as "pass-through subsidiaries."

In the event that a disregarded subsidiary of ours ceases to be wholly-owned—for example, if any equity interest in our operating partnership or otherdisregarded subsidiary is acquired by a person other than us or another disregarded subsidiary of ours—the subsidiary's separate existence would no longer bedisregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Instead, the subsidiary would have multiple owners and would be treated as either a partnership or a taxablecorporation. Such an event could, depending on the circumstances, adversely affect our ability to satisfy the various asset and gross income requirementsapplicable to REITs, including the requirement that REITs generally may not own, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the securities of another corporation.See "—Asset Tests" and "—Income Tests."

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Taxable REIT Subsidiaries. In general, we may jointly elect with a subsidiary corporation, whether or not wholly-owned, to treat such subsidiarycorporation as a TRS. We generally may not own more than 10% of the securities of a taxable corporation, as measured by voting power or value, unless we andsuch corporation elect to treat such corporation as a TRS. The separate existence of a TRS or other taxable corporation is not ignored for U.S. federal income taxpurposes. Accordingly, a TRS or other taxable subsidiary corporation generally is subject to corporate income tax on its earnings, which may reduce the cashflow that we and our subsidiaries generate in the aggregate, and may reduce our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

We are not treated as holding the assets of a TRS or other taxable subsidiary corporation or as receiving any income that the subsidiary earns. Rather, thestock issued by a taxable subsidiary corporation to us is an asset in our hands, and we treat the dividends paid to us from such taxable subsidiary corporation, ifany, as income. This treatment can affect our income and asset test calculations, as described below. Because we do not include the assets and income of TRSs orother taxable subsidiary corporations on a look-through basis in determining our compliance with the REIT requirements, we may use such entities to undertakeindirectly activities that the REIT rules might otherwise preclude us from doing directly or through pass-through subsidiaries. For example, we may use TRSs orother taxable subsidiary corporations to perform services or conduct activities that give rise to certain categories of income such as management fees, or toconduct activities that, if conducted by us directly, would be treated in our hands as prohibited transactions.

The TRS rules impose a 100% excise tax on transactions between a TRS and its parent REIT or the REIT's tenants that are not conducted on an arm's lengthbasis. We intend that all of our transactions with our TRSs, if any, will be conducted on an arm's length basis.

Subsidiary REITs. We own certain of our assets through a subsidiary that is intended to be treated as a REIT. Our stock of any subsidiary REIT willgenerally be treated as a qualifying real estate asset for purposes of the REIT asset requirements (see "—Asset Tests" below), and any dividend income or gainsderived by us from such stock will generally be treated as income that qualifies for purposes of the REIT 95% and 75% income requirements (see "—IncomeTests" below), provided, in each case, that such subsidiary qualifies as a REIT. We and any subsidiary REIT are separate entities, each of which intends to qualifyas a REIT, and each of which must independently satisfy the various REIT qualification requirements as described herein. If our subsidiary REIT were to fail toqualify as a REIT, it would then be a regular taxable corporation, and its income would be subject to U.S. federal income tax. In addition, a failure of suchsubsidiary to qualify as a REIT would likely have an adverse effect on our ability to comply with the REIT asset and income requirements described below, andthus our ability to qualify as a REIT.

New Interest Deduction Limitations

Commencing in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, Section 163(j) of the Code limits the deductibility of net interest expense paid or accruedon debt properly allocable to a trade or business to 30% of "adjusted taxable income," subject to certain exceptions. Any deduction in excess of the limitation iscarried forward and may be used in a subsequent year, subject to the 30% limitation. Adjusted taxable income is determined without regard to certain deductions,including those for net interest expense, net operating loss carryforwards and, for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2022, depreciation, amortization anddepletion. Provided the taxpayer makes a timely election (which is irrevocable), the 30% limitation does not apply to a trade or business involving real propertydevelopment, redevelopment, construction, reconstruction, rental, operation, acquisition, conversion, disposition, management, leasing or brokerage. If we makethis election, we must use a generally less favorable depreciation system under the Code for our real property (including certain improvements). If we do notmake the election or if the election is determined not to be available with respect to all or certain of our business activities, the new interest deduction limitationcould change the amount of

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REIT taxable income we have and thus change the amount of distributions we must make to comply with the REIT requirements and avoid incurring corporatelevel tax. In addition, the foregoing limitations on the deduction of interest expense (including, if applicable, elections with respect thereto) will apply to ourTRSs or other regarded subsidiary entities.

Income Tests

In order to qualify as a REIT, we must satisfy two gross income requirements on an annual basis. First, at least 75% of our gross income for each taxableyear, excluding gross income from sales of inventory or dealer property in "prohibited transactions," discharge of indebtedness and certain hedging transactions,generally must be derived from "rents from real property," gains from the sale of real property, mortgages on real property, and shares in other REITs, interestincome derived from mortgage loans secured by real property (including certain types of mortgage-backed securities), dividends received from other REITs, andspecified income from temporary investments. Second, at least 95% of our gross income in each taxable year, excluding gross income from prohibitedtransactions, discharge of indebtedness and certain hedging transactions, must be derived from some combination of income that qualifies under the 75% grossincome test described above, as well as other dividends, interest, and gain from the sale or disposition of stock or securities, which need not have any relation toreal property. Income and gain from certain hedging transactions will be excluded from both the numerator and the denominator for purposes of both the 75%and 95% gross income tests.

Rents from Real Property. Rents we receive from a tenant will qualify as "rents from real property" for the purpose of satisfying the gross incomerequirements for a REIT described above only if all of the conditions described below are met.

• The amount of rent is not based in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person. However, an amount we receive or accrue generallywill not be excluded from the term "rents from real property" solely because it is based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales;

• Neither we nor an actual or constructive owner of 10% or more of our stock actually or constructively owns 10% or more of the interests in theassets or net profits of a non-corporate tenant, or, if the tenant is a corporation, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes ofstock entitled to vote or 10% or more of the total value of all classes of stock of the tenant. Rents we receive from such a tenant that is a TRS ofours, however, will not be excluded from the definition of "rents from real property" as a result of this condition if at least 90% of the space at theproperty to which the rents relate is leased to third parties, and the rents paid by the TRS are substantially comparable to rents paid by our othertenants for comparable space. Whether rents paid by a TRS are substantially comparable to rents paid by other tenants is determined at the timethe lease with the TRS is entered into, extended, and modified, if such modification increases the rents due under such lease. Notwithstanding theforegoing, however, if a lease with a "controlled TRS" is modified and such modification results in an increase in the rents payable by such TRS,any such increase will not qualify as "rents from real property." For purposes of this rule, a "controlled TRS" is a TRS in which the parent REITowns stock possessing more than 50% of the voting power or more than 50% of the total value of the outstanding stock of such TRS;

• Rent attributable to personal property that is leased in connection with a lease of real property is not greater than 15% of the total rent receivedunder the lease. If this condition is not met, then the portion of the rent attributable to personal property will not qualify as "rents from realproperty"; and

• We generally do not operate or manage the property or furnish or render services to our tenants, subject to a 1% de minimis exception and exceptas provided below. We are permitted,

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however, to perform directly certain services that are "usually or customarily rendered" in connection with the rental of space for occupancy onlyand are not otherwise considered "rendered to the occupant" of the property. Examples of these permitted services include the provision of light,heat, or other utilities, trash removal and general maintenance of common areas. In addition, we are permitted to employ an independentcontractor from whom we derive no revenue to provide customary services to our tenants, or a TRS, which may be wholly or partially owned byus, to provide both customary and non-customary services to our tenants without causing the rent that we receive from those tenants to fail toqualify as "rents from real property." Any amounts that we receive from a TRS with respect to the TRS's provision of non-customary serviceswill, however, be nonqualifying income under the 75% gross income test and, except to the extent received through the payment of dividends, the95% gross income test.

A significant portion of the value of our properties is attributable to structural components related to the provision of electricity, heating ventilation and airconditioning, regulation of humidity, security and fire protection, and telecommunications infrastructure. In addition, we or our affiliates will provide certainservices to tenants of our properties. We expect that our structural components will be treated as real property for purposes of the REIT gross income tests, andwe intend to structure the provision of services in a manner that does not prevent our rental income from qualifying as "rents from real property." We havereceived a private letter ruling from the IRS with respect to certain issues relevant to our qualification as a REIT. In general, the ruling provides, subject to theterms and conditions contained therein, that certain structural components of our properties (e.g., relating to the provision of electricity, HVAC, regulation ofhumidity, security and fire protection, and telecommunication services), and certain services that we or CBI may provide, directly or through subsidiaries, to ourtenants, will not adversely affect our qualification as a REIT. Although we may generally rely upon the ruling, no assurance can be given that the IRS will notchallenge our qualification as a REIT on the basis of other issues or facts outside the scope of the ruling. In addition, the ruling may not apply to our subsidiaryREIT, which was formed after our receipt of the ruling.

We intend to cause any services that are not "usually or customarily rendered," or that are for the benefit of a particular tenant in connection with the rentalof real property, to be provided through a TRS or through an "independent contractor." However, no assurance can be given that the IRS will concur with ourdetermination as to whether a particular service is usual or customary, or otherwise in this regard.

Interest Income. Interest income constitutes qualifying mortgage interest for purposes of the 75% gross income test (as described above) to the extent thatthe obligation upon which such interest is paid is secured by a mortgage on real property or an interest in real property. If we receive interest income with respectto a mortgage loan that is secured by both real property and other property, and the highest principal amount of the loan outstanding during a taxable yearexceeds the fair market value of the real property on the date that we acquired or originated the mortgage loan, the interest income will generally be apportionedbetween the real property and the other collateral, and our income from the arrangement will qualify for purposes of the 75% gross income test only to the extentthat the interest is allocable to the real property. In certain cases, personal property collateral securing a loan that we hold may be treated as real property forpurposes of the foregoing rules. Even if a loan is not secured by real property, or is undersecured, the income that it generates may nonetheless qualify forpurposes of the 95% gross income test. For these purposes, the term "interest" generally does not include any amount received or accrued, directly or indirectly, ifthe determination of all or some of the amount depends in any way on the income or profits of any person. However, an amount received or accrued generallywill not be excluded from the term "interest" solely by reason of being based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales.

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treated as dividend income to the extent of the earnings and profits of the distributing corporation. Such distributions will generally constitute qualifying incomefor purposes of the 95% gross income test, but not for purposes of the 75% gross income test. Any dividends that we receive from another REIT, however, willbe qualifying income for purposes of both the 95% and 75% gross income tests.

Fee Income. Any fee income that we earn will generally not be qualifying income for purposes of either gross income test. Any fees earned by a TRS,however, will not be included for purposes of our gross income tests.

Hedging Transactions. Any income or gain that we or our pass-through subsidiaries derive from instruments that hedge certain specified risks, such as therisk of changes in interest rates, will be excluded from gross income for purposes of both the 75% and 95% gross income tests, provided that specifiedrequirements are met, including the requirement that the instrument is entered into during the ordinary course of our business and that the instrument be properlyidentified as a hedge along with the risk that it hedges within prescribed time periods. Income and gain from all other hedging transactions will not be qualifyingincome for either the 95% or 75% gross income test.

Failure to Satisfy the Gross Income Tests. If we fail to satisfy one or both of the 75% or 95% gross income tests for any taxable year, we may still qualifyas a REIT for such year if we are entitled to relief under applicable provisions of the Code. These relief provisions will be generally available if (i) our failure tomeet these tests was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect and (ii) following our identification of the failure to meet the 75% or 95% grossincome test for any taxable year, we file a schedule with the IRS setting forth each item of our gross income for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income testfor such taxable year in accordance with Treasury regulations, which have not yet been issued. It is not possible to state whether we would be entitled to thebenefit of these relief provisions in all circumstances. If these relief provisions are inapplicable to a particular set of circumstances, we will not qualify as a REIT.Even if these relief provisions apply, and we retain our status as a REIT, the Code imposes a tax based upon the amount by which we fail to satisfy the particulargross income test.

Asset Tests

At the close of each calendar quarter, we must also satisfy five tests relating to the nature of our assets. First, at least 75% of the value of our total assetsmust be represented by some combination of "real estate assets," cash, cash items, U.S. government securities, and, under some circumstances, stock or debtinstruments purchased with new capital. For this purpose, real estate assets include interests in real property (and certain ancillary personal property), stock ofother corporations that qualify as REITs, some kinds of mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans, and debt instruments (whether or not secured by realproperty) that are issued by a "publicly offered REIT" (i.e., a REIT that is required to file annual and periodic reports with the SEC under the Exchange Act).Assets that do not qualify for purposes of the 75% asset test are subject to the additional asset tests described below.

Second, the value of any one issuer's securities that we own may not exceed 5% of the value of our total assets.

Third, we may not own more than 10% of any one issuer's outstanding securities, as measured by either voting power or value. The 5% and 10% asset testsdo not apply to securities of TRSs and qualified REIT subsidiaries and the value prong of the 10% asset test does not apply to "straight debt" having specifiedcharacteristics and to certain other securities described below. Solely for purposes of the value prong of the 10% asset test, the determination of our interest in theassets of a partnership or limited liability company in which we own an interest will be based on our proportionate interest in any securities issued by thepartnership or limited liability company, excluding for this purpose certain securities described in the Code.

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Fourth, the aggregate value of all securities of TRSs that we hold may not exceed 20% of the value of our total assets.

Fifth, no more than 25% of the total value of our assets may be represented by "nonqualified publicly offered REIT debt instruments" (i.e., real estate assetsthat would cease to be real estate assets if debt instruments issued by publicly offered REITs were not included in the definition of real estate assets).

Notwithstanding the general rule, as noted above, that for purposes of the REIT income and asset tests we are treated as owning our proportionate share ofthe underlying assets of a subsidiary partnership, if we hold indebtedness issued by a partnership, the indebtedness will be subject to, and may cause a violationof, the asset tests unless the indebtedness is a qualifying mortgage asset or other conditions are met. Similarly, although stock of another REIT is a qualifyingasset for purposes of the REIT asset tests, any non-mortgage debt that is issued by non-publicly offered REIT may not so qualify (although such debt will not betreated as "securities" for purposes of the value prong of the 10% asset test, as explained below).

Certain securities will not cause a violation of the value prong of the 10% asset test described above. Such securities include instruments that constitute"straight debt," which term generally excludes, among other things, securities having contingency features. A security does not qualify as "straight debt" where aREIT (or a controlled TRS of the REIT) owns other securities of the same issuer which do not qualify as straight debt, unless the value of those other securitiesconstitute, in the aggregate, 1% or less of the total value of that issuer's outstanding securities. In addition to straight debt, the Code provides that certain othersecurities will not violate the value prong of the 10% asset test. Such securities include (i) any loan made to an individual or an estate, (ii) certain rentalagreements pursuant to which one or more payments are to be made in subsequent years (other than agreements between a REIT and certain persons related tothe REIT under attribution rules), (iii) any obligation to pay rents from real property, (iv) securities issued by governmental entities that are not dependent inwhole or in part on the profits of (or payments made by) a nongovernmental entity, (v) any security (including debt securities) issued by another REIT and(vi) any debt instrument issued by a partnership if the partnership's income is of a nature that it would satisfy the 75% gross income test described above under"—Income Tests." In applying the value prong of the 10% asset test, a debt security issued by a partnership is not taken into account to the extent, if any, of theREIT's proportionate interest in the equity and certain debt securities issued by that partnership.

A significant portion of the value of our properties is attributable to structural components related to the provision of electricity, heating ventilation and airconditioning, regulation of humidity, security and fire protection, and telecommunication infrastructure. We expect that our structural components will be treatedas real property for purposes of the REIT asset tests, and we have received a private letter ruling from the IRS, subject to the terms and conditions containedtherein, generally to that effect. If, however, any structural components not covered by the IRS ruling are subsequently determined not to constitute real propertyfor purposes of the REIT asset tests, we could fail to satisfy such tests.

No independent appraisals have been obtained to support our conclusions as to the value of our total assets or the value of any particular security orsecurities. Moreover, the values of some assets may not be susceptible to a precise determination, and values are subject to change in the future. Furthermore, theproper classification of an instrument as debt or equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes may be uncertain in some circumstances, which could affect theapplication of the REIT asset requirements. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not contend that our interests in our subsidiaries or in thesecurities of other issuers will not cause a violation of the REIT asset tests.

However, certain relief provisions are available to allow REITs to satisfy the asset requirements or to maintain REIT qualification notwithstanding certainviolations of the asset tests and other

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requirements. For example, if we should fail to satisfy the asset tests at the end of a calendar quarter such a failure would not cause us to lose our REITqualification if we (i) satisfied the asset tests at the close of the preceding calendar quarter and (ii) the discrepancy between the value of our assets and the assetrequirements was not wholly or partly caused by an acquisition of non-qualifying assets, but instead arose from changes in the relative market values of ourassets. If the condition described in clause (ii) were not satisfied, we still could avoid disqualification by eliminating any discrepancy within 30 days after theclose of the calendar quarter in which it arose or by making use of the relief provisions described above.

In the case of de minimis violations of the 10% and 5% asset tests, a REIT may maintain its qualification despite a violation of such requirements if (i) thevalue of the assets causing the violation does not exceed the lesser of 1% of the REIT's total assets and $10,000,000 and (ii) the REIT either disposes of the assetscausing the failure within six months after the last day of the quarter in which it identifies the failure, or the relevant tests are otherwise satisfied within that timeframe.

Even if we did not qualify for the foregoing relief provisions, one additional provision allows a REIT that fails one or more of the asset tests to neverthelessmaintain its REIT qualification if (i) the REIT provides the IRS with a description of each asset causing the failure, (ii) the failure is due to reasonable cause andnot willful neglect, (iii) the REIT pays a tax equal to the greater of (a) $50,000 per failure and (b) the product of the net income generated by the assets thatcaused the failure multiplied by the highest applicable corporate tax rate and (iv) the REIT either disposes of the assets causing the failure within six months afterthe last day of the quarter in which it identifies the failure, or otherwise satisfies the relevant asset tests within that time frame.

Annual Distribution Requirements

In order to qualify as a REIT, we are required to annually distribute dividends, other than capital gain dividends, to our stockholders in an amount at leastequal to:

(i) the sum of

(a) 90% of our REIT taxable income, computed without regard to our net capital gains and the deduction for dividends paid; and

(b) 90% of our after tax net income, if any, from foreclosure property (as described below); minus

(ii) the excess of the sum of specified items of non-cash income over 5% of our REIT taxable income, computed without regard to our net capitalgains and the deduction for dividends paid.

We generally must make these distributions in the taxable year to which they relate, or in the following taxable year if declared before we timely file our taxreturn for the year and if paid with or before the first regular dividend payment after such declaration. These distributions will be treated as received by ourstockholders in the year in which paid.

To the extent that we distribute at least 90%, but less than 100%, of our REIT taxable income, as adjusted, we will be subject to tax at ordinary corporate taxrates on the retained portion. We may elect to retain, rather than distribute, some or all of our net long-term capital gains and pay tax on such gains. In this case,we could elect for our stockholders to include their proportionate shares of such undistributed long-term capital gains in income, and to receive a correspondingcredit for their share of the tax that we paid. Our stockholders would then increase the adjusted basis of their stock by the difference between (i) the amounts ofcapital gain dividends that we designated and that they include in their taxable income, and (ii) the tax that we paid on their behalf with respect to that income.

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To the extent that in the future we may have available net operating losses carried forward from prior tax years, such losses may, subject to limitations,reduce the amount of distributions that we must make in order to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. Such losses, however, will generally not affectthe tax treatment to our stockholders of any distributions that are actually made. See "—Taxation of Stockholders—Taxation of Taxable U.S. Stockholders—Distributions."

If we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of (i) 85% of our ordinary income for such year, (ii) 95% of our capital gain net income forsuch year and (iii) any undistributed net taxable income from prior periods, we will be subject to a non-deductible 4% excise tax on the excess of such requireddistribution over the sum of (a) the amounts actually distributed, plus (b) the amounts of income we retained and on which we have paid corporate income tax.

We expect that our REIT taxable income will be less than our cash flow because of depreciation and other non-cash charges included in computing REITtaxable income. Accordingly, we anticipate that we generally will have sufficient cash or liquid assets to enable us to satisfy the distribution requirementsdescribed above. However, from time to time, we may not have sufficient cash or other liquid assets to meet these distribution requirements due to timingdifferences between the actual receipt of income and actual payment of deductible expenses, and the inclusion of income and deduction of expenses indetermining our taxable income. In addition, we may decide to retain our cash, rather than distribute it, in order to repay debt, acquire assets, or for other reasons.If these timing differences occur, we may sell assets, borrow funds to pay dividends or pay dividends through the distribution of other property (including sharesof our stock) in order to meet the distribution requirements, while preserving our cash.

If our taxable income for a particular year is subsequently determined to have been understated, we may be able to rectify a resultant failure to meet thedistribution requirements for a year by paying "deficiency dividends" to stockholders in a later year, which may be included in our deduction for dividends paidfor the earlier year. In this case, we may be able to avoid losing REIT qualification or being taxed on amounts distributed as deficiency dividends, subject to the4% excise tax described above. We will be required to pay interest based on the amount of any deduction taken for deficiency dividends.

For purposes of the 90% distribution requirement and excise tax described above, any dividend that we declare in October, November or December of anyyear and that is payable to a stockholder of record on a specified date in any such month will be treated as both paid by us and received by the stockholder onDecember 31 of such year, provided that we actually pay the dividend before the end of January of the following calendar year.

Prohibited Transactions

Net income that we derive from a prohibited transaction is subject to a 100% tax. The term "prohibited transaction" generally includes a sale or otherdisposition of property (other than foreclosure property, as discussed below) that is held as inventory or primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of atrade or business. We intend to conduct our operations so that no asset that we own (or are treated as owning) will be treated as, or as having been, held asinventory or for sale to customers, and that a sale of any such asset will not be treated as having been in the ordinary course of our business. Whether property isheld as inventory or "primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business" depends on the particular facts and circumstances. Noassurance can be given that any property that we sell will not be treated as inventory or property held for sale to customers, or that we can comply with certainsafe-harbor provisions of the Code that would prevent such treatment. The 100% tax does not apply to gains from the sale of property that is held through a TRSor other taxable corporation, although such income will be subject to tax in the hands of the

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corporation at regular corporate rates. We intend to structure our activities to avoid prohibited transaction characterization.

Like-Kind Exchanges

We may dispose of properties in transactions intended to qualify as like-kind exchanges under the Code. Such like-kind exchanges are intended to result inthe deferral of gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The failure of any such transaction to qualify as a like-kind exchange could require us to pay federalincome tax, possibly including the 100% prohibited transaction tax, depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular transaction.

Derivatives and Hedging Transactions

We may enter into hedging transactions, including with respect to foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate exposure on one or more of our assets orliabilities. Any such hedging transactions could take a variety of forms, including the use of derivative instruments such as swap contracts, cap or floor contracts,futures or forward contracts, and options. Income from a hedging transaction (including gain from the sale, disposition, or termination of a position in such atransaction) generally will not constitute gross income for purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests if we properly identify the transaction as specified inapplicable Treasury regulations and we enter into such transaction (i) in the normal course of our business primarily to manage risk of interest rate changes orcurrency fluctuations with respect to borrowings made or to be made, or ordinary obligations incurred or to be incurred, to acquire or carry real estate assets;(ii) primarily to manage risk of currency fluctuations with respect to any item of income or gain that would be qualifying income under the 75% or 95% incometests; or (iii) in connection with the extinguishment of indebtedness with respect to which we have entered into a qualified hedging position described inclause (i) or the disposition of property with respect to which we have entered into a qualified hedging position described in clause (ii), primarily to manage therisks of such hedging positions. To the extent that we enter into other types of hedging transactions, the income from those transactions is likely to be treated asnon-qualifying income for purposes of both the 75% and 95% gross income tests. Moreover, to the extent that a position in a hedging transaction has positivevalue at any particular point in time, it may be treated as an asset that does not qualify for purposes of the REIT asset tests. We intend to structure any hedgingtransactions in a manner that does not jeopardize our qualification as a REIT. We may conduct some or all of our hedging activities (including hedging activitiesrelating to currency risk) through a TRS or other corporate entity, the income from which may be subject to U.S. federal income tax, rather than by participatingin the arrangements directly or through pass-through subsidiaries. No assurance can be given, however, that our hedging activities will not give rise to income orassets that do not qualify for purposes of the REIT tests, or that our hedging activities will not adversely affect our ability to satisfy the REIT qualificationrequirements.

Foreclosure Property

Foreclosure property is real property and any personal property incident to such real property (i) that we acquire as the result of having bid in the property atforeclosure, or having otherwise reduced the property to ownership or possession by agreement or process of law, after a default (or upon imminent default) on alease of the property or a mortgage loan held by us and secured by the property, (ii) for which we acquired the related loan or lease at a time when default wasnot imminent or anticipated and (iii) with respect to which we made a proper election to treat the property as foreclosure property. We generally will be subject totax at the maximum corporate rate (currently 35%) on any net income from foreclosure property, including any gain from the disposition of the foreclosureproperty, other than income that would otherwise be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test. Any gain from the sale of property for which aforeclosure property election

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has been made will not be subject to the 100% tax on gains from prohibited transactions described above, even if the property would otherwise constituteinventory or dealer property. We do not anticipate receiving any income from foreclosure property that does not qualify for purposes of the 75% gross incometest.

Penalty Tax

Any redetermined rents, redetermined deductions, excess interest, or redetermined TRS service income that we or our TRSs generate will be subject to a100% penalty tax. In general, redetermined rents are rents from real property that are overstated as a result of any services furnished to any of our tenants by aTRS, redetermined deductions and excess interest represent any amounts that are deducted by a TRS for amounts paid to us that are in excess of the amounts thatwould have been deducted based on arm's length negotiations, and redetermined TRS service income is income of a TRS attributable to services provided to, oron behalf of, us (other than services furnished or rendered to a tenant of ours) to the extent such income is lower than the income the TRS would have earnedbased on arm's length negotiations. Rents that we receive will not constitute redetermined rents if they qualify for certain safe harbor provisions contained in theCode.

From time to time, our TRS may provide services to our tenants. We intend to set the fees paid to our TRS for such services at arm's length rates, althoughthe fees paid may not satisfy the safe-harbor provisions described above. These determinations are inherently factual, and the IRS has broad discretion to assertthat amounts paid between related parties should be reallocated to clearly reflect their respective incomes. If the IRS successfully made such an assertion, wewould be required to pay a 100% penalty tax on the excess of an arm's length fee for tenant services over the amount actually paid.

Failure to Qualify

If we fail to satisfy one or more requirements for REIT qualification other than the income or asset tests, we could avoid disqualification as a REIT if ourfailure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect and we pay a penalty of $50,000 for each such failure. Relief provisions are also available for failuresof the income tests and asset tests, as described above in "—Income Tests" and "—Asset Tests."

If we fail to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any taxable year, and the relief provisions described above do not apply, we would be subject to tax, includingany applicable alternative minimum tax, on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. We cannot deduct distributions to stockholders in any year in which weare not a REIT, nor would we be required to make distributions in such a year. In this situation, to the extent of current and accumulated earnings and profits,distributions to stockholders would be taxable as regular corporate dividends. Such dividends paid to U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts and estatesmay be taxable at the preferential income tax rates for qualified dividends. In addition, subject to the limitations of the Code, corporate distributees may beeligible for the dividends received deduction. Unless we are entitled to relief under specific statutory provisions, we would also be disqualified from re-electingto be taxed as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which we lost our qualification. It is not possible to state whether, in all circumstances,we would be entitled to this statutory relief.

Tax Aspects of Our Operating Partnership and any Subsidiary Partnerships and Disregarded Entities

General. All of our investments will be held through our operating partnership, which, as noted above, is currently treated as a disregarded entity for U.S.federal income tax purposes. In addition, our operating partnership holds certain of its investments indirectly through subsidiary entities that are

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treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general, entities that are treated as partnerships or disregarded entities forU.S. federal income tax purposes are "pass-through" entities which are generally not required to pay federal income tax. Rather, partners or members of suchentities are allocated their shares of the items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the partnership or limited liability company, and are potentiallyrequired to pay tax (or, if the partner or member is a REIT, it would be subject to a distribution requirement) on this income, without regard to whether theyreceive a distribution from the partnership or limited liability company. We will include in our income our share of these partnership and limited liabilitycompany items for purposes of the various gross income tests, the computation of our REIT taxable income, and the REIT distribution requirements. Moreover,for purposes of the asset tests, we will include our pro rata share of assets held through our operating partnership and the subsidiary partnerships and limitedliability companies, based on our capital interest in each such entity. See "—Taxation of CyrusOne Inc."

Entity Classification. Our interests in our operating partnership and the subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies involve special taxconsiderations, including the possibility that the IRS might challenge the status of these entities as partnerships or disregarded entities (as applicable), as opposedto associations taxable as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If our operating partnership or a subsidiary partnership or limited liability companywere treated as an association, it would be taxable as a corporation and would be required to pay an entity-level tax on its income. In this situation, the characterof our assets and items of gross income would change and could prevent us from satisfying the REIT asset tests and possibly the REIT income tests. See "—Taxation of CyrusOne Inc.—Asset Tests" and "—Income Tests." This, in turn, could prevent us from qualifying as a REIT. See "—Failure to Qualify" for adiscussion of the effect of our failure to meet these tests. In addition, a change in the tax status of our operating partnership, a subsidiary partnership or limitedliability company might be treated as a taxable event. If so, we might incur a distribution requirement without a corresponding receipt of cash. We believe thatour operating partnership and each of our other partnerships and limited liability companies will be classified as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S.federal income tax purposes.

Allocations of Income, Gain, Loss and Deduction. A partnership agreement (or, in the case of a limited liability company treated as a partnership for U.S.federal income tax purposes, the limited liability company agreement) will generally determine the allocation of partnership income and loss among partners.Generally, Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder require that partnership allocations respect the economic arrangement of thepartners. If an allocation of partnership income or loss does not comply with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury regulationsthereunder, the item subject to the allocation will be reallocated in accordance with the partners' interests in the partnership. This reallocation will be determinedby taking into account all of the facts and circumstances relating to the economic arrangement of the partners with respect to such item. In the event that ouroperating partnership becomes a partnership (rather than a disregarded entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we intend that any allocations of taxableincome and loss will comply with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder.

Tax Allocations with Respect to the Properties. Under Section 704(c) of the Code, income, gain, loss and deduction attributable to appreciated ordepreciated property that is contributed to a partnership (including a limited liability company treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) inexchange for an interest in the partnership, must be allocated in a manner so that the contributing partner is charged with the unrealized gain or benefits from theunrealized loss associated with the property at the time of the contribution, as adjusted from time to time. The amount of the unrealized gain or unrealized lossgenerally is equal to the difference between the fair market value or book value and the adjusted tax basis of the contributed property at the time of contribution(this

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difference is referred to as a book-tax difference), as adjusted from time to time. These allocations are solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes and do notaffect the book capital accounts or other economic or legal arrangements among the partners. In the event that our operating partnership becomes a partnership(rather than a disregarded entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we intend that any allocations will be made in a manner consistent with Section 704(c) ofthe Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder.

Any property acquired by a partnership in which we invest in a taxable transaction will initially have a tax basis equal to its fair market value, andSection 704(c) of the Code will not apply.

New Partnership Audit Rules. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 changes the rules applicable to U.S. federal income tax audits of partnerships. Under thenew rules, among other changes and subject to certain exceptions, any audit adjustment to items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit of a partnership (andany partner's distributive share thereof) is determined, and taxes, interest or penalties attributable thereto are assessed and collected, at the partnership level.Although certain aspects of these new rules remain uncertain, it is possible that they could result in partnerships in which we directly or indirectly invest beingrequired to pay additional taxes, interest and penalties as a result of an audit adjustment, and we, as a direct or indirect partner of these partnerships, could berequired to bear the economic burden of those taxes, interest and penalties even though we, as a REIT, may not otherwise have been required to pay additionalcorporate-level taxes as a result of the related audit adjustment.

Taxation of Stockholders

Taxation of Taxable U.S. Stockholders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our stock applicable to taxable U.S.stockholders. A "U.S. stockholder" is a beneficial owner of our common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

• an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

• a corporation (or entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or under the lawsof the United States, or of any state thereof, or the District of Columbia;

• an estate, the income of which is includable in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or

• a trust if (a) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. fiduciaries have theauthority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b) that trust has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to betreated as a domestic trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

If a partnership, including for this purpose any entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holds our common stock, the taxtreatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. An investor that is a partnershipand the partners in such partnership should consult their tax advisors about the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership anddisposition of our common stock.

Distributions. So long as we qualify as a REIT, the distributions that we make to our taxable U.S. stockholders out of current or accumulated earnings andprofits that we do not designate as capital gain dividends will generally be taken into account by such stockholders as ordinary income and will not be eligible forthe dividends received deduction for corporations. With limited exceptions, our dividends are not eligible for taxation at the preferential income tax rates forqualified dividends

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received by most U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts and estates from taxable C corporations. Such stockholders, however, are taxed at the preferentialrates on dividends designated by and received from REITs to the extent that the dividends are attributable to:

• income retained by the REIT in the prior taxable year on which the REIT was subject to corporate level income tax (less the amount of tax);

• dividends received by the REIT from TRSs or other taxable C corporations;

• dividends received by the REIT from other REITs to the extent designated by such other REITs as qualified dividends, or

• income in the prior taxable year from sales of "built-in gain" property acquired by the REIT from C corporations in carryover basis transactions(less the amount of corporate tax on such income).

In addition, for taxable years that begin after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026, U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts or estates aregenerally entitled to a deduction equal to 20% of the aggregate amount of ordinary income dividends received from a REIT (not including capital gain dividendsor dividends eligible for the preferential rates applicable to qualified dividends as described above), subject to certain limitations. Under final regulations recentlyissued by the Internal Revenue Service, in order to qualify for this deduction with respect to a dividend on our common shares, a stockholder must hold suchshares for more than 45 days during the 91-day period beginning on the date which is 45 days before the date on which such shares become ex-dividend withrespect to such dividend (taking into account certain special holding period rules that may, among other consequences, reduce a shareholder's holding periodduring any period in which the shareholder has diminished its risk of loss with respect to the shares). Stockholders are urged to consult their tax advisors as totheir ability to claim this deduction.

Distributions that we designate as capital gain dividends will generally be taxed to our U.S. stockholders as long-term capital gains, to the extent that suchdistributions do not exceed our actual net capital gain for the taxable year, without regard to the period for which the stockholder that receives such distributionhas held its stock. We may elect to retain and pay taxes on some or all of our net long-term capital gains, in which case we may elect to treat our U.S.stockholders as having received, solely for tax purposes, our undistributed capital gains, and the stockholders as receiving a corresponding credit for taxes thatwe paid on such undistributed capital gains. See "Taxation of CyrusOne Inc.—Annual Distribution Requirements." Corporate stockholders may be required totreat up to 20% of some capital gain dividends as ordinary income. Long-term capital gains are generally taxable at reduced maximum U.S. federal rates in thecase of U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts or estates, and ordinary income rates in the case of U.S. stockholders that are corporations. Capital gainsattributable to the sale of depreciable real property held for more than 12 months are subject to a 25% maximum U.S. federal income tax rate for taxpayers whoare taxed as individuals, to the extent of previously claimed depreciation deductions.

Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits will generally represent a return of capital and will not be taxable to astockholder to the extent that the amount of such distributions does not exceed the adjusted basis of the stockholder's shares in respect of which the distributionswere made. Rather, the distribution will reduce the adjusted basis of the stockholder's shares. To the extent that such distributions exceed the adjusted basis of astockholder's shares, the stockholder generally must include such distributions in income as long-term capital gain if the shares have been held for more than oneyear, or short-term capital gain if the shares have been held for one year or less. In addition, any dividend that we declare in October, November or December ofany year and that is payable to a stockholder of record on a specified date in any such month will be treated as

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both paid by us and received by the stockholder on December 31 of such year, provided that we actually pay the dividend before the end of January of thefollowing calendar year.

To the extent that we have available net operating losses and capital losses carried forward from prior tax years, such losses may, subject to limitations,reduce the amount of distributions that we must make in order to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. See "Taxation of CyrusOne Inc.—AnnualDistribution Requirements." Such losses, however, are not passed through to stockholders and do not offset income of stockholders from other sources, norwould such losses affect the character of any distributions that we make, which are generally subject to tax in the hands of stockholders to the extent that we havecurrent or accumulated earnings and profits.

Dispositions of Our Stock. If a U.S. stockholder sells or disposes of shares of our stock, the stockholder will generally recognize gain or loss for U.S.federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received on the sale orother disposition and the stockholder's adjusted tax basis in the shares of stock. In general, capital gains recognized by individuals, trusts and estates upon thesale or disposition of our stock will be subject to a reduced maximum U.S. federal income tax rate if the stock is held for more than one year, and will be taxed atordinary income rates if the stock is held for one year or less. Gains recognized by stockholders that are corporations are subject to U.S. federal income tax atordinary income rates, whether or not such gains are classified as longterm capital gains. Capital losses recognized by a stockholder upon the disposition of ourstock that was held for more than one year at the time of disposition will be considered long-term capital losses, and are generally available only to offset capitalgain income of the stockholder but not ordinary income (except in the case of individuals, who may also offset up to $3,000 of ordinary income each year). Inaddition, any loss upon a sale or exchange of shares of our stock by a stockholder who has held the shares for six months or less, after applying holding periodrules, will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of actual or deemed distributions that we make that are required to be treated by the stockholder aslong-term capital gain.

If an investor recognizes a loss upon a subsequent disposition of our stock or other securities in an amount that exceeds a prescribed threshold, it is possiblethat the provisions of Treasury regulations involving "reportable transactions" could apply, with a resulting requirement to separately disclose the loss-generatingtransaction to the IRS. These regulations, though directed towards "tax shelters," are broadly written and apply to transactions that would not typically beconsidered tax shelters. The Code imposes significant penalties for failure to comply with these requirements. You should consult your tax advisor concerningany possible disclosure obligation with respect to the receipt or disposition of our stock or securities or transactions that we might undertake directly or indirectly.Moreover, you should be aware that we and other participants in the transactions in which we are involved (including their advisors) might be subject todisclosure or other requirements pursuant to these regulations.

Passive Activity Losses and Investment Interest Limitations. Distributions that we make and gains arising from the sale or exchange by a U.S. stockholderof our stock will not be treated as passive activity income. As a result, stockholders will not be able to apply any "passive losses" against income or gain relatingto our stock. To the extent that distributions we make do not constitute a return of capital, they will be treated as investment income for purposes of computingthe investment interest limitation.

Taxation of Non-U.S. Stockholders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our stock applicable to non-U.S.stockholders. A "non-U.S. stockholder" is a beneficial owner of our common stock other than a partnership or U.S. stockholder.

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Ordinary Dividends. The portion of dividends received by non-U.S. stockholders that (i) is payable out of our earnings and profits, (ii) is not attributableto capital gains that we recognize and (iii) is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the non-U.S. stockholder, will be subject to U.S.withholding tax at the rate of 30%, unless reduced or eliminated by treaty.

In general, non-U.S. stockholders will not be considered to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business solely as a result of their ownership of our stock. In caseswhere the dividend income from a non-U.S. stockholder's investment in our stock is, or is treated as, effectively connected with the non-U.S. stockholder'sconduct of a U.S. trade or business, the non-U.S. stockholder generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at graduated rates, in the same manner as U.S.stockholders are taxed with respect to such dividends. Such effectively connected income must generally be reported on a U.S. income tax return filed by or onbehalf of the non-U.S. stockholder. The income may also be subject to a branch profits tax at the rate of 30% (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty) in the caseof a non-U.S. stockholder that is a corporation.

Non-Dividend Distributions. Unless our stock constitutes a U.S. real property interest ("USRPI"), distributions that we make which are not dividends outof our earnings and profits will not be subject to U.S. income tax. If we cannot determine at the time a distribution is made whether or not the distribution willexceed current and accumulated earnings and profits, the distribution will be subject to withholding at the rate applicable to dividends. The non-U.S. stockholdermay seek a refund from the IRS of any amounts withheld if it is subsequently determined that the distribution was, in fact, in excess of our current andaccumulated earnings and profits. If our stock constitutes a USRPI, as described below, distributions that we make in excess of the sum of (i) the stockholder'sproportionate share of our earnings and profits, plus (ii) the stockholder's basis in its stock, will be taxed under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Actof 1980 ("FIRPTA"), at the rate of tax, including any applicable capital gains rates, that would apply to a U.S. stockholder of the same type (e.g., an individual ora corporation, as the case may be), and the collection of the tax may be enforced by a withholding at a rate of 15% of the amount by which the distributionexceeds the stockholder's share of our earnings and profits.

Capital Gain Dividends. Under FIRPTA, a distribution that we make to a non-U.S. stockholder, to the extent attributable to gains from dispositions ofUSRPIs that we held directly or through pass-through subsidiaries, or USRPI capital gains, will, except as described below, be considered effectively connectedwith a U.S. trade or business of the non-U.S. stockholder and will be subject to U.S. income tax at the rates applicable to U.S. individuals or corporations,without regard to whether we designate the distribution as a capital gain dividend. See above under "—Taxation of Non-U.S. Stockholders—OrdinaryDividends," for a discussion of the consequences of income that is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. In addition, we will be required towithhold tax equal to the highest corporate tax rate applied to the maximum amount that could have been designated as USRPI capital gain dividends.Distributions subject to FIRPTA may also be subject to a branch profits tax at the rate of 30% (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty) in the hands of a non-U.S.stockholder that is a corporation. A distribution is not attributable to USRPI capital gain if we held an interest in the underlying asset solely as a creditor. Capitalgain dividends received by a non-U.S. stockholder that are attributable to dispositions of our assets other than USRPIs are not subject to U.S. federal income orwithholding tax, unless (i) the gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. stockholder's U.S. trade or business, in which case the non-U.S. stockholder wouldbe subject to the same treatment as U.S. stockholders with respect to such gain, except that a non-U.S. stockholder that is a corporation may also be subject to abranch profits tax at the rate of 30% (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty), or (ii) the non-U.S. stockholder is a nonresident alien individual who was present inthe United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and certain other requirements are met, in which case the non-U.S. stockholder will incur a 30%tax on his capital gains. A significant portion of our assets are USRPIs.

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A capital gain dividend that would otherwise have been treated as a USRPI capital gain will not be so treated or be subject to FIRPTA, and generally willnot be treated as income that is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business, and instead will be treated in the same manner as an ordinary dividend (see"—Taxation of Non-U.S. Stockholders—Ordinary Dividends"), if (i) the capital gain dividend is received with respect to a class of stock that is regularly tradedon an established securities market located in the United States and (ii) the recipient non-U.S. stockholder does not own more than 10% of that class of stock atany time during the year ending on the date on which the capital gain dividend is received. Our common stock is, and we anticipate that it will continue to be,"regularly traded" on an established securities exchange.

Dispositions of Our Stock. Unless our stock constitutes a USRPI, a sale of our stock by a non-U.S. stockholder generally will not be subject to U.S.taxation. Subject to certain exceptions discussed below, our stock will be treated as a USRPI if, at any time during a prescribed testing period, 50% or more ofour assets consist of interests in real property located within the United States, excluding, for this purpose, interests in real property solely in a capacity as acreditor. We believe that 50% or more of our assets consists of USRPIs.

Even if the foregoing 50% test is met, however, our stock will not constitute a USRPI if we are a "domestically controlled qualified investment entity." Adomestically controlled qualified investment entity includes a REIT, less than 50% of the value of which is held, directly or indirectly, by non-U.S. stockholdersat all times during a specified testing period (after applying certain presumptions regarding the ownership of our stock, as described in Section 897(h)(4)(E) ofthe Code). As described above, our charter contains restrictions designed to protect our status as a "domestically controlled qualified investment entity," and webelieve that we are and will remain a domestically controlled qualified investment entity, and that a sale of our stock should not be subject to taxation underFIRPTA. However, no assurance can be given that we are or will remain a domestically controlled qualified investment entity.

In the event that we are not a domestically controlled qualified investment entity, but our stock is "regularly traded," as defined by applicable Treasuryregulations, on an established securities market, a non-U.S. stockholder's sale of our common stock nonetheless also would not be subject to tax under FIRPTAas a sale of a USRPI, provided that the selling non-U.S. stockholder held 10% or less of our outstanding shares of our common stock any time during aprescribed testing period. Our common stock is, and we expect that it will continue to be, regularly traded on an established securities market.

If gain on the sale of our stock were subject to taxation under FIRPTA, the non-U.S. stockholder would be required to file a U.S. federal income tax returnand would be subject to the same treatment as a U.S. stockholder with respect to such gain, subject to applicable alternative minimum tax and a specialalternative minimum tax in the case of non-resident alien individuals. Moreover, in order to enforce the collection of the tax, the purchaser of the stock could berequired to withhold 15% of the purchase price and remit such amount to the IRS.

Gain from the sale of our stock that would not otherwise be subject to FIRPTA will nonetheless be taxable in the United States to a non-U.S. stockholder intwo cases: (i) if the non-U.S. stockholder's investment in our stock is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by such non-U.S. stockholder,the non-U.S. stockholder will be subject to the same treatment as a U.S. stockholder with respect to such gain, except that a non-U.S. stockholder that is acorporation may also be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (unless reduced or eliminated by treaty), or (ii) if the non-U.S. stockholder is anonresident alien individual who was present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and certain other requirements are met, thenonresident alien individual will be subject to a 30% tax on the individual's capital gain. In addition, even if we are a domestically controlled qualifiedinvestment entity, upon disposition of our stock, a non-U.S. stockholder may be treated as having gain from the sale or exchange of a USRPI if the non-U.S.

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stockholder (a) disposes of our common stock within a 30-day period preceding the ex-dividend date of a distribution, any portion of which, but for thedisposition, would have been treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a USRPI and (b) acquires, or enters into a contract or option to acquire, other shares ofour common stock within 30 days after such ex-dividend date.

Special FIRPTA Rules. Certain provisions under FIRPTA create certain exemptions from FIRPTA and otherwise modify the application of the foregoingFIRPTA rules for particular types of non-U.S. investors, including "qualified foreign pension funds" and their wholly owned foreign subsidiaries and certainwidely held, publicly traded "qualified collective investment vehicles." Non-U.S. stockholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding theapplicability of these or any other special FIRPTA rules to their particular investment in our common stock.

Estate Tax. If our stock is owned or treated as owned by an individual who is not a citizen or resident (as specially defined for U.S. federal estate taxpurposes) of the United States at the time of such individual's death, the stock will be includable in the individual's gross estate for U.S. federal estate taxpurposes, unless an applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise, and may therefore be subject to U.S. federal estate tax.

Non-U.S. stockholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax consequencesof owning and disposing of our stock.

Taxation of Tax-Exempt Stockholders

Tax-exempt entities, including qualified employee pension and profit sharing trusts and individual retirement accounts, generally are exempt from U.S.federal income taxation. However, they may be subject to taxation on their unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI"). While some investments in real estatemay generate UBTI, the IRS has ruled that dividend distributions from a REIT to a tax-exempt entity do not constitute UBTI. Based on that ruling, and providedthat (i) a tax-exempt stockholder has not held our stock as "debt financed property" within the meaning of the Code (i.e., where the acquisition or holding of theproperty is financed through a borrowing by the tax-exempt stockholder) and (ii) our stock is not otherwise used in an unrelated trade or business, distributionsthat we make and income from the sale of our stock generally should not give rise to UBTI to a tax-exempt stockholder.

Tax-exempt stockholders that are social clubs, voluntary employee benefit associations, supplemental unemployment benefit trusts, and qualified grouplegal services plans exempt from U.S. federal income taxation under Sections 501(c)(7), (c)(9), (c)(17) and (c)(20) of the Code are subject to different UBTIrules, which generally require such stockholders to characterize distributions that we make as UBTI.

In certain circumstances, a pension trust that owns more than 10% of our stock could be required to treat a percentage of any dividends received from us asUBTI if we are a "pension-held REIT." We will not be a pension-held REIT unless (i) we are required to "look through" one or more of our pension truststockholders in order to satisfy the REIT "closely held" test and (ii) either (a) one pension trust owns more than 25% of the value of our stock or (b) one or morepension trusts, each individually holding more than 10% of the value of our stock, collectively own more than 50% of the value of our stock. Certain restrictionson ownership and transfer of our stock generally should prevent a tax-exempt entity from owning more than 10% of the value of our stock and generally shouldprevent us from becoming a pension-held REIT.

Tax-exempt stockholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income and other taxconsequences of owning and disposing of our stock.

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Other Tax Considerations

Legislative or Other Actions Affecting REITs

The present U.S. federal income tax treatment of REITs may be modified, possibly with retroactive effect, by legislative, judicial or administrative action atany time. The REIT rules are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the Treasury, which may result instatutory changes as well as revisions to regulations and interpretations. For example, the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (the "Act") significantly changed the U.S.federal income tax laws applicable to businesses and their owners, including REITs and their shareholders. We cannot predict the long-term effect of the Act orany future law changes on REITs or their shareholders. Changes to the U.S. federal tax laws and interpretations thereof could adversely affect an investment inour common stock.

Medicare 3.8% Tax on Investment Income

Certain U.S. stockholders who are individuals, estates or trusts and whose income exceeds certain thresholds are required to pay a 3.8% Medicare tax ondividends and certain other investment income, including capital gains from the sale or other disposition of our common stock.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

Sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code and existing guidance issued thereunder require withholding at a rate of 30% on dividends in respect of our commonstock held by or through certain foreign financial institutions (including investment funds), unless such institution enters into an agreement with the Treasury toreport, on an annual basis, information with respect to shares in the institution held by certain U.S. persons and by certain non-U.S. entities that are wholly orpartially owned by U.S. persons and to withhold on certain payments. Accordingly, the entity through which our common stock is held will affect thedetermination of whether such withholding is required. Similarly, dividends in respect of our common stock held by an investor that is a non-financial non-U.S.entity which does not qualify under certain exemptions will be subject to withholding at a rate of 30%, unless such entity either (i) certifies that such entity doesnot have any "substantial United States owners" or (ii) provides certain information regarding the entity's "substantial United States owners," which we or theapplicable withholding agent will in turn provide to the Secretary of the Treasury. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicableforeign country, or future Treasury regulations or other guidance, may modify these requirements. We will not pay any additional amounts to stockholders inrespect of any amounts withheld. Non-U.S. stockholders are encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of these rules on theirinvestment in our common stock.

State, Local and Foreign Taxes

We and our subsidiaries and stockholders may be subject to state, local or foreign taxation in various jurisdictions including those in which we or theytransact business, own property or reside. Our state, local or foreign tax treatment and that of our stockholders may not conform to the U.S. federal income taxtreatment discussed above. Any foreign taxes that we incur do not pass through to stockholders as a credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability.Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the application and effect of state, local and foreign income and other tax laws on an investmentin our stock.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We and any selling securityholder may sell the securities under this prospectus in one or more of the following ways (or in any combination) from time totime:

• to or through one or more underwriters or dealers;

• in short or long transactions;

• directly by us or any selling securityholders to investors;

• through agents; or

• through a combination of these methods.

In addition, we and any selling securityholder may sell any securities covered by this prospectus in private transactions, and any selling securityholder maysell under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

If underwriters or dealers are used in the sale, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters or dealers for their own account and may be resold fromtime to time in one or more transactions, including:

• in privately negotiated transactions;

• in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;

• in one or more transactions, including "forward" transactions at a floating price or prices that may be changed from time to time;

• in "at-the-market offerings," within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing tradingmarket, on an exchange or otherwise;

• at prices related to those prevailing market prices; or

• at negotiated prices.

As applicable, we and our underwriters, dealers or agents, reserve the right to accept or reject all or part of any proposed purchase of the securities. We willset forth in a prospectus supplement the terms and offering of securities by us or any selling securityholder, including:

• the names of any underwriters, dealers, agents or other counterparties;

• any agency fees or underwriting discounts or commissions and other items constituting agents' or underwriters' compensation;

• any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers;

• details regarding over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us or any selling securityholders, ifany;

• the purchase price of the securities being offered and the proceeds we or any selling securityholder will receive from the sale;

• the public offering price; and

• the securities exchanges on which such securities may be listed, if any.

We or any selling securityholder may enter into derivative transactions with third parties or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties inprivately negotiated transactions from time to time. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivative transactions, such thirdparties (or affiliates of such third parties) may sell securities covered by this

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prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, such third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) may usesecurities pledged by us or any selling securityholder or borrowed from us or any securityholder or others to settle those sales or to close out any related openborrowings of securities, and may use securities received from us or any selling securityholder in settlement of those derivative transactions to close out anyrelated open borrowings of securities. The third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) in such sale transactions by us or any selling securityholder will beunderwriters and will be identified in an applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment). We may also sell securities under this prospectusupon the exercise of rights that may be issued to our securityholders.

We or any selling securityholder may loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities using thisprospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement. Such financial institution or third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in oursecurities or in connection with a simultaneous offering of other securities offered by this prospectus.

Underwriters, Agents and Dealers

If underwriters are used in the sale of our securities, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time totime in one or more transactions described above. The securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managingunderwriters or directly by underwriters. Generally, the underwriters' obligations to purchase the securities will be subject to conditions precedent and theunderwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities if they purchase any of the securities. We may use underwriters with which we have a materialrelationship and will describe in the prospectus supplement, naming the underwriter, the nature of any such relationship.

We or any selling securityholder may sell the securities through agents from time to time. When we or any selling securityholder sell securities throughagents, the prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of securities and any commissions we or any selling securityholder pay tothem. Generally, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

We or any selling securityholder may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase our securities from us orany selling securityholder at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment anddelivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement, and the prospectussupplement will set forth any commissions we or any selling securityholder pay for solicitation of these contracts.

Underwriters, dealers and agents may contract for or otherwise be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities underthe Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments made by the underwriters, dealers or agents, under agreements between us or any sellingsecurityholders and the underwriters, dealers and agents.

We or any selling securityholder may grant underwriters who participate in the distribution of our securities an option to purchase additional securities tocover over-allotments, if any, in connection with the distribution.

Underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from us, any selling securityholders or ourpurchasers, as their agents in connection with the sale of our securities. These underwriters, dealers or agents may be considered to be underwriters under theSecurities Act. As a result, discounts, commissions or profits on resale received by the underwriters, dealers or agents may be treated as underwriting discountsand commissions. The

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prospectus supplement for any securities offered by us or any selling securityholders will identify any such underwriter, dealer or agent and describe anycompensation received by them from us. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changedfrom time to time.

Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment transactions, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance withRegulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permitbids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short-covering transactions involve purchases of oursecurities in the open market after the distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession froma dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of thesecurities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time. We make no representationor prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect these transactions may have on the price of our securities. For a description of these activities, see theinformation under the heading "Underwriting" in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who may become involved in the sale of our securities may engage in transactions with and perform other servicesfor us for which they receive compensation.

Stabilization Activities

In connection with an offering through underwriters, an underwriter may, to the extent permitted by applicable rules and regulations, purchase and sellsecurities in the open market. These transactions, to the extent permitted by applicable rules and regulations, may include short sales, stabilizing transactions andpurchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of securities than they are required topurchase in the offering. "Covered" short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters' option to purchase additional securities from us inthe offering, if any. If the underwriters have an over-allotment option to purchase additional securities from us, the underwriters may consider, among otherthings, the price of securities available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase securities through the over-allotmentoption. "Naked" short sales, which may be prohibited or restricted by applicable rules and regulations, are any sales in excess of such option or where theunderwriters do not have an over-allotment option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing securities in the open market. Anaked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the securities in the openmarket after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.

Accordingly, to cover these short sales positions or to otherwise stabilize or maintain the price of the securities, the underwriters may bid for or purchasesecurities in the open market and may impose penalty bids. If penalty bids are imposed, selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealersparticipating in the offering are reclaimed if securities previously distributed in the offering are repurchased, whether in connection with stabilization transactionsor otherwise. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevailin the open market. The imposition of a penalty bid may also affect the price of the securities to the extent that it discourages resale of the securities. Themagnitude or effect of any stabilization or other transactions is uncertain.

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Direct Sales

We or any selling securityholder may also sell securities directly to one or more purchasers without using underwriters or agents. In this case, no agents,underwriters or dealers would be involved. We may sell securities upon the exercise of rights that we may issue to our securityholders. We or any sellingsecurityholder may also sell securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Actwith respect to any sale of those securities.

At-the-Market Offerings

To the extent that we make sales through one or more underwriters or agents in at-the-market offerings, we will do so pursuant to the terms of a sales agencyfinancing agreement or other at-the-market offering arrangement between us and the underwriters or agents. If we engage in at-the-market sales pursuant to anysuch agreement, we will issue and sell our securities through one or more underwriters or agents, which may act on an agency basis or on a principal basis.During the term of any such agreement, we may sell securities on a daily basis in exchange transactions or otherwise as we agree with the underwriters or agents.The agreement will provide that any securities sold will be sold at prices related to the then prevailing market prices for our securities. Therefore, exact figuresregarding proceeds that will be raised or commissions to be paid cannot be determined at this time. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we may agree to sell,and the relevant underwriters or agents may agree to solicit offers to purchase, blocks of our common stock or other securities. The terms of each such agreementwill be set forth in more detail in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus.

Trading Market and Listing of Securities

Any common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The securities other than common stockmay or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. It is possible that one or more underwriters may make a market in a class or series of securities, butthe underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot give any assurance as to theliquidity of the trading market for any of the securities.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, certain legal matters regarding the validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon forus by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and by Venable LLP, with respect to matters of Maryland law. Certain U.S. federal income tax matters will be passed uponfor us by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

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EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements, and the related financial statement schedules, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from CyrusOne Inc.'sAnnual Report on Form 10-K, and the effectiveness of CyrusOne Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, anindependent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements andfinancial statement schedules have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting andauditing.

The audited historical financial statements of Zenium Topco Limited for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 included in exhibit 99.1 ofCyrusOne Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed November 1, 2018 (as amended by the Form 8-K/A filed April 23, 2019) have been so incorporated byreference in reliance on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the exclusion of Zenium Topco Limited's comparative financialinformation as described in Note 2.1 to the financial statements) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors, given on the authority of said firm asexperts in auditing and accounting.

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CyrusOne Inc.DEBT SECURITIES

(and guarantees thereof)

COMMON STOCKPREFERRED STOCK

WARRANTSRIGHTSUNITS

GUARANTEES OF DEBT SECURITIES

CyrusOne LPCyrusOne Finance Corp.

DEBT SECURITIES(and guarantees thereof)

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Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table itemizes the expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and registration of the securities being registered hereunder. All of theamounts shown are estimates.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Set forth below is a description of certain provisions of the organizational documents for each registrant, as applicable, and a description of the applicablestate law for each registrant, respectively.

Insofar as the following provisions permit indemnification of directors, officers or persons controlling us for liability arising under the Securities Act, wehave been informed that, in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in theSecurities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Maryland Registrants:

Maryland Law

The following applies to CyrusOne Inc., CyrusOne Finance Corp. ("FinCo"), CyrusOne LP and CyrusOne GP.

Maryland law permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and itsstockholders for money damages, except for liability resulting from (i) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (ii) activeand deliberate dishonesty that is established by a final judgment and which is material to the cause of action. The charters of CyrusOne Inc. and FinCo eachcontain a provision that eliminates the liability of its respective directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.

The MGCL requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which the charters of CyrusOne Inc. and FinCo do not) to indemnify a director orofficer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made a party by reason of his or her service inthat capacity. The MGCL permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines,settlements and

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SEC Registration Fee $ *Printing and Duplicating Expenses **Accounting Fees and Expenses **Legal Fees and Expenses **Total $ **

* Applicable SEC registration fees have been deferred in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933and will be paid at the time of any particular offering of securities under this registration statement and are therefore notestimable at this time.

** These fees and expenses are incurred in connection with the issuance of securities and will vary based on the securities offeredand the number of issuances and, accordingly, are not estimable at this time. An estimate of the aggregate expenses in connectionwith the issuance and distribution of the securities being offered will be included in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made or threatened to be made a party by reason of theirservice in those or other capacities unless it is established that:

• the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (1) was committed in bad faith or (2) wasthe result of active and deliberate dishonesty;

• the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or

• in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

Under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify a director or officer in a suit by or in the right of the corporation in which the director orofficer was adjudged liable to the corporation or in a proceeding in which the director or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit wasimproperly received. A court may order indemnification if it determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, eventhough the director or officer did not meet the prescribed standard of conduct or was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received.However, indemnification for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefitwas improperly received, is limited to expenses.

In addition, the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the corporation's receipt of:

• a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary forindemnification by the corporation; and

• a written undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimatelydetermined that the director or officer did not meet the standard of conduct.

CyrusOne Inc.'s charter authorizes it to obligate CyrusOne Inc., and CyrusOne Inc.'s bylaws obligate it, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland lawin effect from time to time, to indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimbursereasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to:

• any present or former director or officer of CyrusOne Inc. who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, a proceeding by reasonof his or her service in that capacity; or

• any individual who, while a director or officer of CyrusOne Inc. and at its request, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee,member or manager of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employeebenefit plan or any other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in thatcapacity.

CyrusOne Inc.'s charter and bylaws also permit it to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of CyrusOne Inc. in any ofthe capacities described above and to any employee or agent of CyrusOne Inc. or a predecessor of CyrusOne Inc.

CyrusOne Inc. has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that provide for indemnification to themaximum extent permitted by Maryland law.

FinCo's charter and bylaws obligate FinCo, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to indemnify and, withoutrequiring a preliminary determination of the

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ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to:

• any present or former director or officer of FinCo who is made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of his or her service inthat capacity; or

• any individual who, while a director or officer of FinCo and at its request, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member ormanager of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan orany other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity.

FinCo's charter and bylaws also permit it to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of FinCo in any of the capacitiesdescribed above and to any employee or agent of FinCo or a predecessor of FinCo.

Maryland Law permits a Maryland limited partnership to indemnify any partner, employee or agent from and against any and all claims whatsoever, exceptin the case of an action or failure to act by a partner that constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness, and subject to any standards or restrictions set forth in itspartnership agreement. The partnership agreement of CyrusOne LP provides that CyrusOne Inc., its directors, officers and employees, CyrusOne GP, as generalpartner, and its trustees, officers and employees, employees of our operating partnership and any other persons that the general partner may designate areindemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law, but that CyrusOne LP shall not indemnify any indemnitee for any liability (i) if it is established that the act oromission of the indemnitee constituted fraud, intentional harm or gross negligence on the part of the indemnitee, (ii) arising from an action or proceedinginitiated by the indemnitee (other than to enforce such indemnitee's rights to indemnification or advance of expenses) or (iii) with respect to any claim as towhich the indemnitee is found to be liable to CyrusOne LP.

CyrusOne GP's declaration of trust contains a provision that eliminates the liability of its trustees and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Marylandlaw, which limits the liability of trustees and officers to the same extent as described above for directors and officers of CyrusOne Inc. and FinCo. Maryland lawpermits a Maryland statutory trust to indemnify any trustee, officer, employee or agent against any and all claims or demands whatsoever. CyrusOne GP'sdeclaration of trust obligates it, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to indemnify and, without requiring a preliminarydetermination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to any presentor former trustee or officer of CyrusOne GP against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject by reason of such status, except for liabilityfor such person's gross negligence or intentional harm. CyrusOne GP's declaration of trust also permits it to indemnify and advance expenses to any person whoserved a predecessor of CyrusOne GP in any of the capacities described above and to any employee or agent of CyrusOne GP or a predecessor of CyrusOne GP.

Delaware Registrants:

Delaware General Corporate Law

The following applies to CyrusOne TRS Inc., a Delaware registered company ("Cyrus TRS"). The following description is intended only as a summary andis qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Incorporation of CyrusOne TRS Inc. (the "TRS certificate of incorporation"), the Bylaws of CyrusOneTRS Inc. (the "TRS bylaws"), and the Delaware General Corporate Law (the "DGCL").

Pursuant to the DGCL, a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending orcompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such

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corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of suchcorporation 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 by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted ingood 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 actionor 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 reasonablyincurred by such persons in connection with the defense or settlement of an action by or in the right of such corporation, except that no indemnification shall bemade in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to such corporation unless and only to the extent thatthe 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 reasonablyentitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

To the extent that a present or former director or officer is successful in the defense of such an action, suit or proceeding (or of any claim, issue or mattertherein), the corporation is required by the DGCL to indemnify such person for actual and reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred thereby.

Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit orproceeding may be paid (on terms and conditions satisfactory to the corporation) in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding uponreceipt 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.

The DGCL provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses described above shall not be deemed exclusive of other indemnification oradvancement of expenses that may be granted by a corporation pursuant to its by-laws, a disinterested director vote, a stockholder vote, an agreement orotherwise.

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, jointventure, 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 notthe corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability as described above.

Cyrus TRS is organized as a corporation under Delaware law and is subject to the provisions of the DGCL. The TRS certificate of incorporation and TRSbylaws provide that Cyrus TRS shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify and hold harmless each person (each, a "TRS Covered Person")who is or was or whose testator or intestate was a director, officer, employee or agent of Cyrus TRS or of any corporation (each, a "Predecessor Corporation")that consolidated or merged with or into Cyrus TRS, or who is or was or whose testator or intestate was a fiduciary of or otherwise rendered services to anyemployee benefit plan of Cyrus TRS. Additionally, Cyrus TRS may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify and hold harmless each person(each, a "TRS Affiliate Covered Person") who is or was or whose testate or intestate was serving at the request of Cyrus TRS as a director, officer, employee oragent of another corporation, or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or who at the request of Cyrus TRS or its affiliate was serving as afiduciary of or otherwise rendering services to any employee benefit plan of or relating to such affiliate.

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The TRS certificate of incorporation and the TRS bylaws also provide that Cyrus TRS shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, pay theexpenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a TRS Covered Person or of a TRS Affiliate Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its finaldisposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be madeonly upon receipt of an undertaking by, or, with TRS approval, on behalf of, such TRS Covered Person or TRS Affiliate Covered Person, to repay all amountsadvanced if it should be ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified.

Furthermore, pursuant to the TRS certificate of incorporation, as permitted under the DGCL, a director of Cyrus TRS shall not be personally liable to CyrusTRS or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of his or her duty ofloyalty to Cyrus TRS or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,(3) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which he or she derived an improper personal benefit.

The DGCL permits, and Cyrus TRS has, liability insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers.

Delaware Limited Liability Company Act

The following applies to CyrusOne Foreign Holdings LLC ("Foreign Holdings"), CyrusOne LLC, Cervalis Holdings LLC ("Cervalis Holdings"),Cervalis LLC ("Cervalis LLC"), CyrusOne-NC LLC ("CyrusOne-NC"), CyrusOne-NJ LLC ("CyrusOne-NJ"), C1-Allen LLC ("C1-Allen"), C1-ATL LLC ("C1-ATL"), C1-Mesa LLC ("C1-Mesa"), C1-Sterling VIII LLC ("C1-Sterling"), C1-Santa Clara LLC ("C1-Santa Clara"), Warhol TRS LLC ("Warhol TRS"), WarholPartnership LLC ("Warhol Partnership") and Warhol REIT LLC ("Warhol REIT"), each a Delaware limited liability company. The following description isintended only as a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of CyrusOne ForeignHoldings LLC (the "Cyrus Foreign Holdings LLC Agreement"), the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CyrusOne LLC (the"CyrusOne LLC Agreement"), the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Cervalis Holdings LLC (the "Cervalis Holdings LLC Agreement"), theEighth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Cervalis LLC (the "Cervalis LLC Agreement"), the Amended and RestatedLimited Liability Company Operating Agreement of CyrusOne-NC LLC (the "CyrusOne-NC LLC Agreement"), the Third Amended and Restated LimitedLiability Company Operating Agreement of CyrusOne-NJ LLC (the "CyrusOne-NJ LLC Agreement"), the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement ofC1-Allen LLC (the "C1-Allen LLC Agreement"), the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of C1-ATL LLC (the "C1-ATL LLC Agreement"), theLimited Liability Company Operating Agreement of C1-Mesa LLC (the "C1-Mesa LLC Agreement"), the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement ofC1-Sterling VIII LLC (the "C1-Sterling VIII LLC Agreement"), the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of C1-Santa Clara LLC (the "C1-SantaClara LLC Agreement"), the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement Warhol TRS LLC (the "Warhol TRS LLC Agreement"), the Amended andRestated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement Warhol Partnership LLC (the "Warhol Partnership LLC Agreement"), the Amended and Restated theLimited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Warhol REIT LLC (the "Warhol REIT LLC Agreement") and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act(the "DLLCA"): Section 18-303(a) of the DLLCA provides that, except as otherwise provided by the DLLCA, the debts, obligations and liabilities of a limitedliability company shall be solely the limited liability company's, and no member or manager of a limited liability company shall be obligated personally for anysuch debt, obligation or liability solely by reason of being a member or acting as a manager. Section 18-108 of the DLLCA states that subject to such standardsand restrictions, if any, as set forth in its limited liability company

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agreement, a limited liability company has the power to indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and allclaims and demands whatsoever.

Foreign Holdings

The Foreign Holdings LLC Agreement provides that Foreign Holdings shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each person (each a"Foreign Holdings Covered Person") who is a member or officer of Foreign Holdings in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connectionwith the Foreign Holdings LLC Agreement or the business or affairs of Foreign Holdings, except in the case of a final judgment of bad faith or willfulmisconduct.

The Foreign Holdings LLC Agreement entitles each Foreign Holdings Covered Person to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (including legal feesand the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such Foreign Holdings Covered Person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimatelydetermined that such Foreign Holdings Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of Foreign Holdings.

Furthermore, no Foreign Holdings Covered Person shall be liable to Foreign Holdings for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to,or in connection with the business or affairs of Foreign Holdings, except in the case of a final judgment of bad faith or willful misconduct.

CyrusOne LLC

The CyrusOne LLC Agreement provides that CyrusOne LLC shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify each person (each a"CyrusOne Covered Person") who is a director, officer, committee member, member of CyrusOne LLC and its affiliates, or is such person's successor, assign,heir or personal representative, in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the business or affairs of CyrusOne LLC, except inthe case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The CyrusOne LLC Agreement entitles each CyrusOne Covered Person to regular reimbursement expenses of expenses incurred (including legal fees andthe cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that such person isnot entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of CyrusOne LLC.

Cervalis Holdings

The Cervalis Holdings LLC Agreement provides that Cervalis Holdings shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole memberof Cervalis Holdings and its affiliates in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the Cervalis Holdings LLC Agreement or thebusiness or affairs of Cervalis Holdings, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The Cervalis Holdings LLC Agreement entitles the sole member of Cervalis Holdings and its affiliates to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred(including legal fees and the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimatelydetermined that the sole member is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of Cervalis Holdings.

Furthermore, the sole member of Cervalis Holdings shall not be liable to Cervalis Holdings for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from,related to, or in connection with the business or affairs of Cervalis Holdings, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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Cervalis LLC

The Cervalis LLC Agreement provides that Cervalis LLC shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole member ofCervalis LLC and its affiliates in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the Cervalis LLC Agreement or the business or affairsof Cervalis LLC, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The Cervalis LLC Agreement entitles the sole member of Cervalis LLC and its affiliates to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (including legal feesand the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the solemember is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of Cervalis LLC.

Furthermore, the sole member of Cervalis LLC shall not be liable to Cervalis LLC for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to, or inconnection with the business or affairs of Cervalis LLC, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

CyrusOne-NC

The CyrusOne-NC LLC Agreement provides that CyrusOne-NC shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole member ofCyrusOne-NC and its affiliates in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the CyrusOne-NC LLC Agreement or the business oraffairs of CyrusOne-NC LLC, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The CyrusOne-NC LLC Agreement entitles the sole member of CyrusOne-NC and its affiliates to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (includinglegal fees and the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that thesole member is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of CyrusOne-NC.

Furthermore, the sole member of CyrusOne-NC shall not be liable to CyrusOne-NC for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to, orin connection with the business or affairs of CyrusOne-NC, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

CyrusOne-NJ

The CyrusOne-NJ LLC Agreement provides that CyrusOne-NJ shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole member ofCyrusOne-NJ and its affiliates in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the CyrusOne-NJ LLC Agreement or the business oraffairs of CyrusOne-NJ, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The CyrusOne-NJ LLC Agreement entitles the sole member of CyrusOne-NJ and its affiliates to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (includinglegal fees and the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that thesole member is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of CyrusOne-NJ.

Furthermore, the sole member of CyrusOne-NJ shall not be liable to CyrusOne-NJ for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to, or inconnection with the business or affairs of CyrusOne-NJ, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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C1-Allen

The C1-Allen LLC Agreement provides that C1-Allen shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole member of C1-Allen and itsaffiliates in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the C1-Allen LLC Agreement or the business or affairs of C1-Allen, exceptin the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The C1-Allen LLC Agreement entitles the sole member of C1-Allen and its affiliates to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (including legal feesand the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the solemember is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of C1-Allen.

Furthermore, the sole member of C1-Allen shall not be liable to C1-Allen for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to, or inconnection with the business or affairs of C1-Allen, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

C1-ATL

The C1-ATL LLC Agreement provides that C1-ATL shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole member of C1-ATL and itsaffiliates in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the C1-ATL LLC Agreement or the business or affairs of C1-ATL, exceptin the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The C1-ATL LLC Agreement entitles the sole member of C1-ATL and its affiliates to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (including legal fees andthe cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the sole memberis not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of C1-ATL.

Furthermore, the sole member of C1-ATL shall not be liable to C1-ATL for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to, or inconnection with the business or affairs of C1-ATL, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

C1-Mesa

The C1-Mesa LLC Agreement provides that C1-Mesa shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole member of C1-Mesa and itsaffiliates in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the C1-Mesa LLC Agreement or the business or affairs of C1-Mesa, exceptin the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The C1-Mesa LLC Agreement entitles the sole member of C1-Mesa and its affiliates to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (including legal feesand the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the solemember is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of C1-Mesa.

Furthermore, the sole member of C1-Mesa shall not be liable to C1-Mesa for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to, or inconnection with the business or affairs of C1-Mesa, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

C1-Sterling VIII

The C1-Sterling VIII LLC Agreement provides that C1-Sterling VIII shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole member ofC1-Sterling VIII and its affiliates in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the C1-Sterling VIII LLC Agreement or

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the business or affairs of C1-Sterling VIII, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The C1-Sterling VIII LLC Agreement entitles the sole member of C1-Sterling VIII and its affiliates to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred(including legal fees and the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimatelydetermined that the sole member is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of C1-Sterling VIII.

Furthermore, the sole member of C1-Sterling VIII shall not be liable to C1-Sterling VIII for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, relatedto, or in connection with the business or affairs of C1-Sterling VIII, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

C1-Santa Clara

The C1-Santa Clara LLC Agreement provides that C1-Santa Clara shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole member of C1-Santa Clara and its affiliates in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the C1-Santa Clara LLC Agreement or the business oraffairs of C1-Santa Clara, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The C1-Santa Clara LLC Agreement entitles the sole member of C1-Santa Clara and its affiliates to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (includinglegal fees and the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that thesole member is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of C1-Santa Clara.

Furthermore, the sole member of C1-Santa Clara shall not be liable to C1-Santa Clara for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to,or in connection with the business or affairs of C1-Santa Clara, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Warhol TRS

The Warhol TRS LLC Agreement provides that Warhol TRS shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the sole member of WarholTRS and its affiliates in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the Warhol TRS LLC Agreement or the business or affairs ofWarhol TRS, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The Warhol TRS LLC Agreement entitles the sole member of Warhol TRS and its affiliates to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (including legalfees and the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the solemember is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of Warhol TRS.

Furthermore, the sole member of Warhol TRS shall not be liable to Warhol TRS for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to, or inconnection with the business or affairs of Warhol TRS, except in the case of a final judgment of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Warhol Partnership

The Warhol Partnership LLC Agreement provides that Warhol Partnership shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each person(each a "Warhol Partnership Covered Person")

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who is a member or officer of Warhol Partnership in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connection with the Warhol Partnership LLCAgreement or the business or affairs of Warhol Partnership, except in the case of a final judgment of bad faith or willful misconduct.

The Warhol Partnership LLC Agreement entitles each Warhol Partnership Covered Person to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (including legalfees and the cost of investigation and preparation); provided that such Warhol Partnership Covered Person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should beultimately determined that such Warhol Partnership Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of WarholPartnership.

Furthermore, no Warhol Partnership Covered Person shall be liable to Warhol Partnership for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, relatedto, or in connection with the business or affairs of Warhol Partnership, except in the case of a final judgment of bad faith or willful misconduct.

Warhol REIT

The Warhol REIT LLC Agreement provides that Warhol REIT shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each person (each a"Warhol REIT Covered Person") who is a member, director or officer of Warhol REIT in connection with any matter arising from, related to, or in connectionwith the Warhol REIT LLC Agreement or the business or affairs of Warhol REIT, except in the case of a final judgment of bad faith or willful misconduct.

The Warhol REIT LLC Agreement entitles each Warhol REIT Covered Person to regular reimbursement of expenses incurred (including legal fees and thecost of investigation and preparation); provided that such Warhol REIT Covered Person shall repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determinedthat such Warhol REIT Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified. The indemnification shall be limited to the assets of Warhol REIT.

Furthermore, no Warhol REIT Covered Person shall be liable to Warhol REIT for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, related to, or inconnection with the business or affairs of Warhol REIT, except in the case of a final judgment of bad faith or willful misconduct.

Item 16. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this registration statement on Form S-3:

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ExhibitNo. Description

1.1**Form of Underwriting Agreement 3.1 Articles of Amendment and Restatement of CyrusOne Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K,

filed by CyrusOne Inc. on January 25, 2013) 3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of CyrusOne Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K, filed by

CyrusOne Inc. on March 17, 2017) 3.3 Certificate of Limited Partnership of CyrusOne LP (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Form S-4, filed by

CyrusOne LP on October 28, 2015 (Registration No. 333-207647)) 3.4 Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of CyrusOne LP (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of

Form 8-K, filed by CyrusOne Inc. on May 4, 2016) 3.5 First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of CyrusOne LP (Incorporated by

reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Form 10-K, filed by CyrusOne Inc. on February 22, 2019)

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ExhibitNo. Description

3.6 Articles of Incorporation of CyrusOne Finance Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of Form S-4, filed byCyrusOne LP on May 8, 2013 (Registration No. 333-188426))

3.7 Bylaws of CyrusOne Finance Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of Form S-4, filed by CyrusOne LP on

May 8, 2013 (Registration No. 333-188426)) 4.1 Form of Certificate for Common Stock of CyrusOne Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Form S-11/A,

filed by CyrusOne Inc. on December 12, 2012 (Registration No. 333-183132)) 4.2**Form of Certificate for Preferred Stock of CyrusOne Inc. 4.3* Form of Indenture for Debt Securities 4.4**Form of Note for Debt Securities 4.5* Form of Indenture for Subsidiary Debt Securities 4.6**Form of Note of Subsidiary Debt Securities 4.7**Form of Warrant Agreement 4.8**Form of Warrant Certificate 4.9**Form of Rights Agreement 5.1* Opinion of Venable LLP 5.2* Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 8.1* Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom LLP 23.1* Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP 23.2* Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 23.3* Consent of Venable LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1) 23.4* Consent of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.2) 23.5* Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included as part of Exhibit 8.1) 24.1* Power of Attorney (included in signature pages) 25.1* Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Form T-1)

with respect to Exhibit 4.3 25.2* Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Form T-1)

with respect to Exhibit 4.5

* Filed herewith.

** To be filed by amendment hereto or pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 17. Undertakings

(a) Each of the undersigned registrants 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 theregistration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value ofsecurities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximumoffering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes involume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation ofRegistration 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 anymaterial change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effectiveamendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by a registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filedpursuant 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 anew registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initialbona 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 thetermination 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 a registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date thefiled 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 onRule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required bySection 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 thedate such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described inthe prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such dateshall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to

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the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemedto be the initial bona fide offering thereof; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is partof the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement orprospectus 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 ormade in any such document immediately prior to such effective date;

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of thesecurities, each undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of an undersigned registrant pursuant to this registrationstatement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaserby means of any of the following communications, an undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer orsell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of an 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 an undersigned registrant or used or referred to by anundersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about an undersigned registrant orits securities provided by or on behalf of an undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by an undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of suchregistrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and where applicable, each filing of anemployee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in thisregistration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities atthat time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of thesubscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by theunderwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from thoseset forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.

(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of theregistrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, each registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Exchange Act of 1934 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that aclaim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by a registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controllingperson of a registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connectionwith the securities being registered, a registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has

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been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policyas expressed in the Exchange Act of 1934 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(e) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part ofthis registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by such registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or(4), or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective;and

(2) for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectusshall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall bedeemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(f) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a)of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the TrustIndenture Act.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies it has reasonable grounds to believe that the registrant meetsall 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 dulyauthorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on this 3rd day of May, 2019.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gary J. Wojtaszek, Diane M. Morefield and Robert M. Jackson and each ofthem singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same,with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 fullyto 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 either of them, ortheir or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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CYRUSONE INC.

By: /s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Signature Title Date

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. Wojtaszek President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer) May 3, 2019

/s/ DIANE M. MOREFIELD

Diane M. Morefield Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer (Principal Financial Officer) May 3, 2019

/s/ MARK E. SKOMAL

Mark E. Skomal Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer) May 3, 2019

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

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Signature Date

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director

May 3, 2019

/s/ ALEX SHUMATE

Alex ShumateChairman of Board of Directors

May 3, 2019

/s/ JOHN W. GAMBLE

John W. GambleDirector

May 3, 2019

/s/ T. TOD NIELSEN

T. Tod NielsenDirector

May 3, 2019

/s/ WILLIAM E. SULLIVAN

William E. SullivanDirector

May 3, 2019

/s/ LYNN WENTWORTH

Lynn WentworthDirector

May 3, 2019

/s/ MICHAEL A. KLAYKO

Michael A. KlaykoDirector

May 3, 2019

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies it has reasonable grounds to believe that the registrant meetsall 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 dulyauthorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on this 3rd day of May, 2019.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gary J. Wojtaszek, Diane M. Morefield and Robert M. Jackson and each ofthem singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same,with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 fullyto 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 either of them, ortheir or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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CYRUSONE LP

By: CyrusOne Inc., as sole trustee of CyrusOne GP, as solegeneral partner of CyrusOne LP

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident and Chief Executive Officer of CyrusOne Inc.

Signature Title Date

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. Wojtaszek President and Chief Executive Officer of

CyrusOne Inc. (Principal Executive Officer) May 3, 2019

/s/ DIANE M. MOREFIELD

Diane M. Morefield

Executive Vice President and Chief FinancialOfficer of CyrusOne Inc. (Principal FinancialOfficer)

May 3, 2019

/s/ MARK E. SKOMAL

Mark E. Skomal

Senior Vice President and Chief AccountingOfficer of CyrusOne Inc. (Principal AccountingOfficer)

May 3, 2019

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

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Signature Date

By: CyrusOne Inc., as sole trustee of CyrusOne GP,

as sole general partner of CyrusOne LP

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ ALEX SHUMATE

Alex ShumateChairman of Board of Directors of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ JOHN W. GAMBLE

John W. GambleDirector of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ T. TOD NIELSEN

T. Tod NielsenDirector of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ WILLIAM E. SULLIVAN

William E. SullivanDirector of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ LYNN WENTWORTH

Lynn WentworthDirector of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ MICHAEL A. KLAYKO

Michael A. KlaykoDirector of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies it has reasonable grounds to believe that the registrant meetsall 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 dulyauthorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on this 3rd day of May, 2019.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gary J. Wojtaszek, Diane M. Morefield and Robert M. Jackson and each ofthem singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same,with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 fullyto 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 either of them, ortheir or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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CYRUSONE FINANCE CORP.

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Signature Title Date

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. Wojtaszek President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal

Executive Officer) May 3, 2019

/s/ DIANE M. MOREFIELD

Diane M. Morefield Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer (Principal Financial Officer) May 3, 2019

/s/ MARK E. SKOMAL

Mark E. Skomal Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer) May 3, 2019

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

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Signature Date

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekSole Director

May 3, 2019

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies it has reasonable grounds to believe that the registrant meetsall 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 dulyauthorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on this 3rd day of May, 2019.

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CYRUSONE GP

By: CyrusOne Inc., as sole trustee of CyrusOne GP

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident and Chief Executive Officer of CyrusOne Inc.

Registrants (As Listed on Schedule I of AdditionalRegistrants)

By: CyrusOne Inc., as sole trustee of CyrusOne GP, as solegeneral partner of CyrusOne LP, as managing memberof the Registrants

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident and Chief Executive Officer of CyrusOne Inc.

CYRUSONE FOREIGN HOLDINGS LLC

By: CyrusOne Inc., as sole trustee of CyrusOne GP, as solegeneral partner of CyrusOne LP, as managing memberof Warhol Partnership LLC, as managing member ofCyrusOne Foreign Holdings LLC

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident and Chief Executive Officer of CyrusOne Inc.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gary J. Wojtaszek, Diane M. Morefield and Robert M. Jackson and each ofthem singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same,with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 fullyto 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 either of them, ortheir or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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CERVALIS LLC

By: CyrusOne Inc., as sole trustee of CyrusOne GP, as solegeneral partner of CyrusOne LP, as managing memberof Cervalis Holdings LLC, as managing member ofCervalis LLC

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident and Chief Executive Officer of CyrusOne Inc.

Signature Title Date

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. Wojtaszek President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal

Executive Officer) May 3, 2019

DIANE M. MOREFIELD

Diane M. Morefield Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer (Principal Financial Officer) May 3, 2019

MARK E. SKOMAL

Mark E. Skomal Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer) May 3, 2019

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Signature Date

By: CyrusOne Inc., as sole trustee of CyrusOne GP

By: CyrusOne Inc., as sole trustee of CyrusOne GP, as solegeneral partner of CyrusOne LP, as managing member ofthe Registrants

By: CyrusOne Inc., as sole trustee of CyrusOne GP, as solegeneral partner of CyrusOne LP, as managing member ofWarhol Partnership LLC, as managing member ofCyrusOne Foreign Holdings LLC

By: CyrusOne Inc., as sole trustee of CyrusOne GP, as solegeneral partner of CyrusOne LP, as managing member ofCervalis Holdings LLC, as managing member ofCervalis LLC

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ ALEX SHUMATE

Alex ShumateChairman of Board of Directors of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ JOHN W. GAMBLE

John W. GambleDirector of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ T. TOD NIELSEN

T. Tod NielsenDirector of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

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Signature Date

/s/ WILLIAM E. SULLIVAN

William E. SullivanDirector of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ LYNN WENTWORTH

Lynn WentworthDirector of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

/s/ MICHAEL A. KLAYKO

Michael A. KlaykoDirector of CyrusOne Inc.

May 3, 2019

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies it has reasonable grounds to believe that the registrant meetsall 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 dulyauthorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on this 3rd day of May, 2019.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gary J. Wojtaszek, Diane M. Morefield and Robert M. Jackson and each ofthem singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same,with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 fullyto 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 either of them, ortheir or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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Registrants (As Listed on Schedule II of AdditionalRegistrants)

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Signature Title Date

/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. Wojtaszek President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal

Executive Officer) May 3, 2019

/s/ DIANE M. MOREFIELD

Diane M. Morefield Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer (Principal Financial Officer) May 3, 2019

/s/ MARK E. SKOMAL

Mark E. Skomal Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting

Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) May 3, 2019

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacitiesand on the dates indicated.

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/s/ GARY J. WOJTASZEK

Gary J. WojtaszekSole Director

May 3, 2019

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Schedule I of Additional Registrants

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter

CyrusOne LLCCervalis Holdings LLCCyrusOne-NC LLCCyrusOne-NJ LLCC1-Allen LLCC1-ATL LLCC1-Mesa LLCC1-Sterling VIII LLCC1-Santa Clara LLCWarhol TRS LLCWarhol Partnership LLC

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Schedule II of Additional Registrants

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter

CyrusOne TRS Inc.Warhol REIT LLC

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Exhibit 4.3

CYRUSONE INC.

Issuer

AND

Trustee

INDENTURE

Dated as of , 20

Debt Securities

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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

Section ofTrust IndentureAct of 1939,as Amended

Section(s) ofIndenture

310(a)

7.9310(b)

7.8311(a)

7.13311(b)

7.13312(a)

5.1, 5.2(a)312(b)

5.2(b)312(c)

5.2(c)313(a)

5.4313(b)

5.4313(c)

5.4313(d)

5.4314(a)

5.3, 14.12314(c)

14.7(a)314(e)

14.7(b)315(a)

7.1315(b)

7.14315(c)

7.1315(d)

7.1315(e)

6.7316(a)

6.6, 8.4316(b)

6.4316(c)

8.1317(a)

6.2317(b)

4.2318(a)

14.9

(1) This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Indenture and shall not have any bearing on the interpretation of any of its terms orprovisions.

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions of Terms 1 SECTION 1.2 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act 6

ARTICLE II

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATIONAND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

SECTION 2.1 Designation and Terms of Securities 6 SECTION 2.2 Form of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate 9 SECTION 2.3 Denominations; Provisions for Payment 9 SECTION 2.4 Execution and Authentication 11 SECTION 2.5 Registration of Transfer and Exchange 12 SECTION 2.6 Temporary Securities 13 SECTION 2.7 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities 13 SECTION 2.8 Cancellation 14 SECTION 2.9 Benefits of Indenture 15 SECTION 2.10 Authenticating Agent 15 SECTION 2.11 Global Securities 15 SECTION 2.12 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers 16

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND

SINKING FUND PROVISIONS

SECTION 3.1 Redemption 17 SECTION 3.2 Notice of Redemption 17 SECTION 3.3 Payment Upon Redemption 18 SECTION 3.4 Sinking Fund 19 SECTION 3.5 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities 19 SECTION 3.6 Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund 20

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ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

SECTION 4.1 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest 20 SECTION 4.2 Paying Agent and Security Registrar 20 SECTION 4.3 Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee 22 SECTION 4.4 Compliance with Consolidation Provisions 22

ARTICLE V

SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY

THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 5.1 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders 22 SECTION 5.2 Preservation of Information; Communications with Securityholders 23 SECTION 5.3 Reports by the Company 23 SECTION 5.4 Reports by the Trustee 24

ARTICLE VI

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS

ON EVENT OF DEFAULT

SECTION 6.1 Events of Default 24 SECTION 6.2 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee 26 SECTION 6.3 Application of Moneys Collected 28 SECTION 6.4 Limitation on Suits 28 SECTION 6.5 Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver 29 SECTION 6.6 Control by Securityholders 30 SECTION 6.7 Undertaking to Pay Costs 30

ARTICLE VII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.1 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee 31 SECTION 7.2 Certain Rights of Trustee 32 SECTION 7.3 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities 34

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ARTICLE VIII

CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

SECTION 8.1 Evidence of Action by Securityholders 39 SECTION 8.2 Proof of Execution by Securityholders 40 SECTION 8.3 Who May Be Deemed Owners 40 SECTION 8.4 Certain Securities Owned by Company Disregarded 41 SECTION 8.5 Actions Binding on Future Securityholders 41

ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 9.1 Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders 42 SECTION 9.2 Supplemental Indentures with the Consent of Securityholders 43 SECTION 9.3 Effect of Supplemental Indentures 44 SECTION 9.4 Securities Affected by Supplemental Indentures 45 SECTION 9.5 Execution of Supplemental Indentures 45

ARTICLE X

SUCCESSOR ENTITY

SECTION 10.1 Company May Consolidate, etc. 46 SECTION 10.2 Successor Entity Substituted 46 SECTION 10.3 Evidence of Consolidation, etc. to Trustee 47

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ARTICLE XI

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 11.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture 47 SECTION 11.2 Application of Trust Money 48

ARTICLE XII

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

SECTION 12.1 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance 49 SECTION 12.2 Legal Defeasance and Discharge 49 SECTION 12.3 Covenant Defeasance 50 SECTION 12.4 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance 50 SECTION 12.5 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held In Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions 52 SECTION 12.6 Repayment to Company 52 SECTION 12.7 Reinstatement 53

ARTICLE XIII

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

SECTION 13.1 No Recourse 53

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 14.1 Effect on Successors and Assigns 54 SECTION 14.2 Actions by Successor 54 SECTION 14.3 Surrender of Company Powers 54 SECTION 14.4 Notices 54 SECTION 14.5 Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial 54 SECTION 14.6 Treatment of Securities as Debt 55 SECTION 14.7 Compliance Certificates and Opinions 55 SECTION 14.8 Payments on Business Days 55 SECTION 14.9 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act 56 SECTION 14.10 Counterparts 56 SECTION 14.11 Severability 56

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INDENTURE

INDENTURE, dated as of , 20 , among CYRUSONE INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and

, as trustee (the “Trustee”):

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide forthe issuance of debt securities (hereinafter referred to as the “Securities”), in an unlimited aggregate principal amount to be issued from time to time in one ormore series as in this Indenture provided, as registered Securities without coupons, to be authenticated by the certificate of the Trustee;

WHEREAS, to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company hasduly authorized the execution of this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the holders thereof, it is mutually covenantedand agreed as follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of Securities:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions of Terms.

The terms defined in this Section (except as in this Indenture or any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto otherwiseexpressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental heretoshall have the respective meanings specified in this Section and shall include the plural as well as the singular. All other terms used in this Indenture that aredefined in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or that are by reference in such Act defined in the Securities Act (except as herein or any BoardResolution or indenture supplemental hereto otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to suchterms in said Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this instrument.

“Authenticating Agent” means an authenticating agent with respect to all or any of the series of Securities appointed by the Trusteepursuant to Section 2.10.

“Authorized Officer,” when used with respect to the Company, means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer,the President, the Chief

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Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice President of the Company.

“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of such Board.

“Board Resolution” means a copy of one or more resolutions certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have

been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, or such committee of the Board of Directors or officers of the Company to which authority to act on behalf ofthe Board of Directors has been delegated, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and to be delivered to the Trustee.

“Business Day” means, with respect to any series of Securities, any day other than a day on which federal or state banking institutions inthe Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or regulation to close.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Company” means CyrusOne Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and, subject to theprovisions of Article X, shall also include its successors and assigns.

“Company Request” and “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by one or moreAuthorized Officers of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be principallyadministered, which office at the date hereof is located at , Attention: , except that whenever a provision herein refers to an office oragency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, such office is located, at the date hereof, at , Attn: .

“Covenant Defeasance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.3.

“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

“Default” means any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

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“Depositary” means, with respect to Securities of any series for which the Company shall determine that such Securities will be issued as a

Global Security, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, another clearing agency, or any successor registered as a clearing agency under theSecurities and Exchange Act of 1934, or other applicable statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by the Company pursuant to eitherSection 2.1 or 2.11.

“Event of Default” means, with respect to Securities of a particular series, any event specified in Section 6.1, continued for the period oftime, if any, therein designated.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Global Security” means, with respect to any series of Securities, a Security executed by the Company and delivered by the Trustee to theDepositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance with this Indenture, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or itsnominee.

“Governmental Obligations” means securities that are (a) direct obligations of the U.S. for the payment of which its full faith and credit ispledged or (b) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the U.S., the payment of which isunconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the U.S. that, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuerthereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any suchGovernmental Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Governmental Obligation held by such custodian for the account of theholder of such depositary receipt; provided, however, that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from theamount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Governmental Obligation or the specificpayment of principal of or interest on the Governmental Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.

“herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and other words of similar import, refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article,Section or other subdivision.

“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more BoardResolutions or one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Interest Payment Date,” when used with respect to any installment of interest on a Security of a particular series, means the date specifiedin such Security or in a Board Resolution or in an indenture supplemental hereto with respect to such series as the fixed date on which an installment ofinterest with respect to Securities of that series is due and payable.

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“Legal Defeasance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Company that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance

with the terms hereof. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 14.7, if and to the extent required by the provisions thereof. An Officer’s Certificate given pursuant to Section 14.12 shall be signed by the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company but neednot contain the statements provided for in Section 14.7.

“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing subject to customary exceptions of legal counsel, who may be an employee of orcounsel for the Company, that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for inSection 14.7, if and to the extent required by the provisions thereof.

“Outstanding,” when used with reference to Securities of any series, means, subject to the provisions of Section 8.4, as of any particulartime, all Securities of that series theretofore authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except (a) Securities theretofore canceled by theTrustee or any Paying Agent, or delivered to the Trustee or any Paying Agent for cancellation or that have previously been canceled; (b) Securities orportions thereof for the payment or redemption of which cash or Governmental Obligations in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust withthe Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall actas its own Paying Agent); provided, however, that if such Securities or portions of such Securities are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice ofsuch redemption shall have been given as in Article III provided, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for giving such notice; and(c) Securities in lieu of or in substitution for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.7, unlessthe Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Security is held by a protected purchaser.

“Paying Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporatedorganization, limited liability company or government or other entity, and includes any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a “person” underSection 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

“Predecessor Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as thatevidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 2.7 in lieu of a lost,destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Security.

“Redemption Date,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant tothis Indenture.

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“Securities” means the debt Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Securityholder,” “holder of Securities,” “registered holder,” or other similar term, means the Person or Persons in whose name or names a

particular Security shall be registered on the books of the Company kept for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

“Security Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

“Security Registrar” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

“Stated Maturity,” when used with respect to any security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the datespecified in such Security or a coupon representing such installment of interest as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installmentof principal or interest is due and payable.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation at least a majority of whose outstanding Voting Stock shall at the timebe owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any generalpartnership, joint venture or similar entity, at least a majority of whose outstanding partnership or similar interests shall at the time be owned by such Person,or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries and (iii) any limited partnership of which such Person or any ofits Subsidiaries is a general partner.

“Trustee” means , and, subject to the provisions of Article VII, shall also include its successors and assigns, and, if at any timethere is more than one Person acting in such capacity hereunder, “Trustee” shall mean each such Person. The term “Trustee” as used with respect to aparticular series of the Securities shall mean the trustee with respect to that series.

“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

“Trust Officer” means any officer of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, withrespect to a particular corporate trust matter hereunder, any other officer of the Trustee to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge ofand familiarity with the particular subject.

“Uniform Commercial Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

“U.S.” means the United States of America.

“USA Patriot Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.13.

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“Voting Stock,” as applied to stock of any Person, means shares, interests, participations or other equivalents in the equity interest (however

designated) in such Person having ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the directors (or the equivalent) of such Person, other than shares,interests, participations or other equivalents having such power only by reason of the occurrence of a contingency.

SECTION 1.2 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part ofthis Indenture.

All Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference toanother statute or defined by Commission rule have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.

ARTICLE II

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATIONAND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

SECTION 2.1 Designation and Terms of Securities.

The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may

be issued in one or more series up to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of that series from time to time authorized by or pursuant to a BoardResolution or pursuant to one or more indentures supplemental hereto. Prior to the initial issuance of Securities of any series, there shall be established in orpursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto:

(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of that series from all other Securities);

(2) the principal amount of the Securities being offered and any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of thatseries 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 that series);

(3) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable, any original issue discount that may apply to the

Securities of that series upon their issuance, the principal amount due at maturity, and the place(s) of payment;

(4) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest or the manner of calculation of such rate or rates, if any, andwhether the rate(s) are fixed or variable;

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(5) the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest will be payable or the

manner of determination of such Interest Payment Dates, the place(s) of payment, and the record date for the determination of holders to whominterest is payable on any such Interest Payment Dates or the manner of determination of such record dates;

(6) the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of such extension;

(7) 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;

(8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, mandatoryredemption, or analogous provisions (including payments made in cash in satisfaction of future sinking fund obligations) or at the option of a holderthereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series shallbe redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

(9) the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt;

(10) the form of the Securities of the series including the form of the certificate of authentication for such series;

(11) if other than minimum denominations of two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000) or any integral multiple of one thousand U.S. dollars

($1,000) in excess thereof, the minimum denominations and multiples in excess thereof in which the Securities of the series shall be issuable;

(12) whether the Securities are issuable as a Global Security and, in such case, the terms and the identity of the Depositary for suchseries;

(13) whether the Securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock or other securities of the Company or

any other Person or other securities and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, includingthe conversion or exchange price, as applicable, or how it will be calculated and may be adjusted, any mandatory or optional (at the Company’soption or the holders’ option) conversion or exchange features, and the applicable conversion or exchange period;

(14) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable

upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.1;

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(15) any additional or different Events of Default or restrictive covenants (which may but shall not have to include, among other

restrictions, restrictions on the Company’s ability or the ability of the Company’s Subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; issue additionalsecurities; create liens; pay dividends or make distributions in respect of their capital stock; redeem capital stock; place restrictions on suchSubsidiaries placing restrictions on their ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets; make investments or other restrictedpayments; sell or otherwise dispose of assets; enter into sale leaseback transactions; engage in transactions with stockholders and affiliates; issue orsell stock of the Company’s Subsidiaries; or effect a consolidation or merger) or financial covenants (which may include, among other financialcovenants, financial covenants that require the Company and its Subsidiaries to maintain specified interest coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based,asset-based or other financial ratios) provided for with respect to the Securities of the series;

(16) if other than U.S. dollars, the coin or currency in which the Securities of the series are denominated (including, but not limited to,

foreign currency);

(17) the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the Company shall pay amounts in addition to the stated interest, premium, if any,and principal amounts of the Securities of the series to any Securityholder that is not a “United States person” for federal tax purposes, and the termsand conditions, if any, relating to the Company’s ability to redeem such Securities if the Company has to pay such additional amounts;

(18) a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the Securities of the series;

(19) any restrictions on transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities of the series;

(20) the terms, if any, relating to any auction or remarketing of the Securities of the series and any security for the obligations of the

Company with respect to such Securities;

(21) whether the Securities of the series are secured or unsecured, and if the Securities are secured, the terms of the secured Securities;

(22) information describing any book-entry features;

(23) the identity of any guarantors and the terms of the guarantees; and

(24) any and all other terms with respect to the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture, asamended by any Board Resolution or supplemental indenture, but which may modify or delete any provisions of this Indenture insofar as it appliesto such series), including any

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terms which may be required by or advisable under the laws of the U.S. or regulations thereunder or advisable (as determined by the Company) inconnection with the marketing of Securities of that series.

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 any such Board Resolution or in any indentures supplemental hereto.

If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company, a copy of an appropriaterecord of such action shall be certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of theOfficer’s Certificate of the Company setting forth the terms of the series.

Securities of any particular series may be issued at various times, with different dates on which the principal or any installment of principalis payable, with different rates of interest, if any, or different methods by which rates of interest may be determined, with different dates on which suchinterest may be payable and with different redemption dates. A series may be reopened for issuances of additional Securities of such series or to establishadditional terms of such Securities.

SECTION 2.2 Form of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate.

The Securities of any series and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Securities shall be substantially of the tenorand purport as set forth in one or more indentures supplemental hereto or as provided in a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, and theymay have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon asthe Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or withany rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange on which Securities of that series may be listed, or toconform to usage.

SECTION 2.3 Denominations; Provisions for Payment.

The Securities shall be issuable as registered Securities and in the minimum denomination of two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000) or anyintegral multiple of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) in excess thereof, subject to Section 2.1(11). The Securities of a particular series shall bear interestpayable on the dates and at the rate specified with respect to that series. The principal of and the interest on the Securities of any series, as well as anypremium thereon in case of redemption thereof prior to maturity, shall be payable in the coin or currency of the U.S. that at the time is legal tender for publicand private debt, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, whichshall initially be an office or agency of the Trustee. Each Security shall be dated the date of its

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authentication. Interest on the Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.

The interest installment on any Security that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date forSecurities of that series shall be paid to the Person in whose name said Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of businesson the regular record date for such interest installment. In the event that any Security of a particular series or portion thereof is called for redemption and theredemption date is subsequent to a regular record date with respect to any Interest Payment Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date, interest on suchSecurity will be paid upon presentation and surrender of such Security as provided in Section 3.3.

Any interest on any Security that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities ofthe same series (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on the relevant regular record date by virtue ofhaving been such holder; and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its election, as provided in clause (1) or clause (2) below:

(1) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or theirrespective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, whichshall be fixed in the following manner: the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid oneach such Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of moneyequal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee forsuch deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to suchDefaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest whichshall not be more than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee ofthe notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such special record date and, in the name and at the expenseof the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first classpostage prepaid, to each Securityholder at his or her address as it appears in the Security Register (as hereinafter defined) (or, in the case ofSecurities held in book-entry form, by electronic transmission), not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposedpayment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been sent as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to thePersons in whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered on such special record date.

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(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on any Securities in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the

requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, afternotice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicableby the Trustee.

Unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution or one or more indentures supplemental hereto establishing the terms of any series of

Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the term “regular record date” as used in this Section with respect to a series of Securities and any Interest PaymentDate for such series shall mean either the fifteenth day of the month immediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment Date established for suchseries pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof shall occur, if such Interest Payment Date is the first day of a month, or the last day of the month immediately precedingthe month in which an Interest Payment Date established for such series pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof shall occur, if such Interest Payment Date is thefifteenth day of a month, whether or not such date is a Business Day.

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section and Sections 2.5 and 2.11, each Security of a series delivered under this Indenture upontransfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security of such series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that werecarried by such other Security.

SECTION 2.4 Execution and Authentication.

The Securities shall be signed on behalf of the Company by an Authorized Officer and, to the extent necessary, under its corporate seal. Signatures may be in the form of a manual or facsimile signature.

The Company may use the facsimile signature of any Person who shall have been an Authorized Officer thereof, notwithstanding the factthat at the time the Securities shall be authenticated and delivered or disposed of such Person shall have ceased to be such an officer of the Company. To theextent a Company seal is necessary, the Company seal may be in the form of a facsimile of such seal and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwisereproduced on the Securities. The Securities may contain such notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. EachSecurity shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Trustee.

A Security shall not be valid until authenticated manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee, or by an Authenticating Agent. Suchsignature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled tothe benefits of this Indenture. At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities ofany series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities,signed by an Authorized Officer, and the Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities.

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In authenticating such Securities and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee

shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the form and terms thereofhave been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.

The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect theTrustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

SECTION 2.5 Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Securities of any series may be exchanged upon presentation thereof at the office of the Security Registrar, for other Securities ofsuch series of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount, upon payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmentalcharge in relation thereto, all as provided in this Section. In respect of any Securities so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, the Trusteeshall authenticate and such office or agency shall deliver in exchange therefor the Security or Securities of the same series that the Securityholder making theexchange shall be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

(b) Upon surrender for transfer of any Security at the office of the Security Registrar, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shallauthenticate and the Security Registrar shall deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities of the same series as the Securitypresented for a like aggregate principal amount.

All Securities presented or surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer, as provided in this Section, shall be accompanied (if sorequired by the Company or the Security Registrar) by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company or the SecurityRegistrar, duly executed by the registered holder or by such holder’s duly authorized attorney in writing.

(c) Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.1 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, or establishedin one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Securities, or issueof new Securities in case of partial repurchase or redemption of any series, but the Company and the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient tocover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.6, Section 3.3(b) and Section 9.4 not involving anytransfer.

(d) The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, exchange or register the transfer of any Securities during a period beginning at theopening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption is sent of less than all the

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Outstanding Securities of the same series and ending at the close of business on the day of such delivery, nor (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange anySecurities of any series or portion thereof called for redemption, other than the unredeemed portion of any such Securities being redeemed in part.

(e) Successive registrations and registrations of transfers and exchanges as aforesaid may be made from time to time as desired, andeach such registration shall be noted on the register for the Securities.

(f) The Security Registrar shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with thedelivery by such Security Registrar of Securities upon transfer or exchange of Securities.

(g) The provisions of this Section 2.5 are, with respect to any Global Security, subject to Section 2.11 hereof.

SECTION 2.6 Temporary Securities.

Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,temporary Securities (printed, lithographed or typewritten) of any authorized denomination. Such temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form ofthe definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued, but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities,all as may be determined by the Company. Every temporary Security of any series shall be executed by the Company and be authenticated by the Trusteeupon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with like effect, as the definitive Securities of such series. Without unnecessary delaythe Company will execute and will furnish definitive Securities of such series and thereupon any or all temporary Securities of such series may besurrendered in exchange therefor (without charge to the holders), at the office of the Security Registrar, and the Trustee shall authenticate and the SecurityRegistrar shall deliver in exchange for such temporary Securities an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of such series, unless theCompany advises the Trustee to the effect that definitive Securities need not be executed and furnished until further notice from the Company. Until soexchanged, the temporary Securities of such series shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such seriesauthenticated and delivered hereunder.

SECTION 2.7 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities.

In case any temporary or definitive Security shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company (subject to the nextsucceeding sentence) shall execute, and upon a Company Request, the Trustee (subject as aforesaid) shall authenticate and deliver, a new Security of thesame series, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Security, or in lieu of and in substitutionfor the Security so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case, the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code shall be met and theapplicant for a substituted Security shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee

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such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall alsofurnish to the Company and the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of the applicant’s Security and of the ownership thereof. The Trustee may authenticate any such substituted Security and deliver the same upon the delivery of a Company Order. Upon the issuance of anysubstituted Security, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed inrelation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

In case any Security that has matured or is about to mature shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may,instead of issuing a substitute Security, pay or authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Security) if theapplicant for such payment shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as they may require to save them harmless, and, in caseof destruction, loss or theft, evidence to the satisfaction of the Company and the Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownershipthereof.

Every replacement Security issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of theCompany whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to allthe benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same series duly issued hereunder. All Securities shall beheld and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed,lost or stolen Securities, and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) any and all other rights or remedies, notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafterenacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.

SECTION 2.8 Cancellation.

All Securities surrendered for the purpose of payment, redemption, exchange or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to theCompany or any Paying Agent, be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it, and no Securities shallbe issued in lieu thereof except as expressly required or permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. On the delivery of a Company Order at the timeof such surrender, the Trustee shall cancel Securities held by the Trustee in accordance with its standard procedures and applicable law and provideconfirmation to the Company of such cancellation. In the absence of such request the Trustee may dispose of canceled Securities in accordance with itsstandard procedures and deliver a certificate of disposition to the Company. If the Company shall otherwise acquire any of the Securities, however, suchacquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to theTrustee for cancellation.

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SECTION 2.9 Benefits of Indenture.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than the parties

hereto and the holders of the Securities any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Indenture, or under any covenant, condition orprovision herein contained; all such covenants, conditions and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and of the holders of the Securities.

SECTION 2.10 Authenticating Agent.

So long as any of the Securities of any series remain Outstanding there may be an Authenticating Agent for any or all such series ofSecurities which the Trustee shall have the right to appoint. Said Authenticating Agent shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticateSecurities of such series issued upon exchange, transfer or partial redemption thereof, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of thisIndenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. All references in this Indenture to the authenticationof Securities by the Trustee shall be deemed to include authentication by an Authenticating Agent for such series. Each Authenticating Agent shall beacceptable to the Company and shall be a corporation that has a combined capital and surplus, as most recently reported or determined by it, sufficient underthe laws of any jurisdiction under which it is organized or in which it is doing business to conduct a trust business, and that is otherwise authorized undersuch laws to conduct such business and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. If at any time any Authenticating Agent shallcease to be eligible in accordance with these provisions, it shall resign immediately.

Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trusteemay at any time (and upon a Company Request shall) terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to suchAuthenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon resignation, termination or cessation of eligibility of any Authenticating Agent, the Trustee may appoint aneligible successor Authenticating Agent acceptable to the Company. Any successor Authenticating Agent, upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder,shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent pursuant hereto.

SECTION 2.11 Global Securities.

(a) If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 2.1 that the Securities of a particular series are to be issued as a GlobalSecurity, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.4, authenticate and deliver, a Global Security that (i) shallrepresent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, all of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (ii) shall beregistered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructionand

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(iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: “Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11 of this Indenture, this Security may betransferred, in whole but not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.”

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.5, the Global Security of a series may be transferred, in whole but not in part and inthe manner provided in Section 2.5, only to another nominee of the Depositary for such series, or to a successor Depositary for such series selected orapproved by the Company or to a nominee of such successor Depositary. Nothing in this Section 2.11(b) shall prohibit or render ineffective any transfer of abeneficial interest in a Global Security effected in accordance with the other provisions of this Indenture.

(c) If at any time the Depositary for a series of the Securities notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue asDepositary 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 otherapplicable statute or regulation, and a successor Depositary for such series is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives suchnotice or becomes aware of such condition, as the case may be, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Company has received arequest from the Depositary, this Section 2.11 shall no longer be applicable to the Securities of such series and the Company will execute, and subject toSection 2.4, 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 thisSection 2.11 shall no longer apply to the Securities of such series. In such event the Company will execute and, subject to Section 2.4, the Trustee, uponreceipt of an Officer’s Certificate evidencing such determination by the Company, will authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series in definitiveregistered form without coupons, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security ofsuch series in exchange for such Global Security. Upon the exchange of the Global Security for such Securities in definitive registered form withoutcoupons, in authorized denominations, the Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee. Such Securities in definitive registered form issued in exchangefor the Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.11(c) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant toinstructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Depositary fordelivery to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.

SECTION 2.12 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.

The Company, in issuing the Securities, shall use CUSIP and ISIN numbers for such Securities (if then generally in use). The Trustee shalluse CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to holders; provided, however,

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that neither the Company nor the Trustee shall have any responsibility for any defect in the CUSIP or ISIN number that appears on any Security, check,advice of payment or redemption notice, and any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printedon the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on theSecurities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee inwriting in the event of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN numbers.

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES ANDSINKING FUND PROVISIONS

SECTION 3.1 Redemption.

The Company may redeem the Securities of any series issued hereunder on and after the dates and in accordance with the terms established

for such series pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof. The provisions of this Article III may be modified, amended or replaced, in part or in their entirety, withSecurities of any series, by an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to a Board Resolution or one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case in accordancewith Section 2.1 hereof.

SECTION 3.2 Notice of Redemption.

(a) In case the Company shall desire to exercise such right to redeem all or, as the case may be, a portion of the Securities of anyseries in accordance with any right the Company reserved for itself to do so pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the Company shall, or shall cause the Trustee to,give notice of such redemption to holders of the Securities of such series to be redeemed by mailing, first class postage prepaid (or, in the case of Securitiesheld in book-entry form, by electronic transmission), a notice of such redemption not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days (except in accordance withArticles XI and XII) before the date fixed for redemption of that series to such holders at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the Security Register,unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities to be redeemed. Any notice that is sent in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed tohave been duly given, whether or not the registered holder receives the notice. In any case, failure duly to give such notice to the holder of any Security ofany series designated for redemption in whole or in part, or any defect in the notice, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of anyother Securities of such series or any other series. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemptionprovided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate evidencingcompliance with any such restriction.

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state that payment of the redemption price of such Securities to be redeemed will be made at the office or agency of the Paying Agent or as otherwiseestablished in a Board Resolution or an indenture supplemental hereto, upon presentation and surrender of such Securities, that interest accrued to the datefixed for redemption will be paid as specified in said notice, that from and after said date interest will cease to accrue and that the redemption is for a sinkingfund, if such is the case. If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the notice to the holders of Securities of that series to be redeemed inpart shall specify the particular Securities to be so redeemed.

In case any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amountthereof to be redeemed, and shall state that on and after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities of such series inprincipal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.

(b) If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Company shall give the Trustee at least 45 days’ notice in advanceof the date fixed for redemption as to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of the series to be redeemed, and thereupon the Trustee shall select, by lotor in such other manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair in its discretion (or, in the case of Securities held in book-entry form, in accordance with theprocedures of the Depositary) and that may provide for the selection of a portion or portions (equal to one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any integralmultiple thereof) of the principal amount of such Securities of a denomination larger than $2,000, the Securities to be redeemed and shall thereafter promptlynotify the Company in writing of the numbers of the Securities to be redeemed, in whole or in part. The Company may, if and whenever it shall so elect, bydelivery of instructions signed on its behalf by an Authorized Officer, instruct the Trustee or any Paying Agent to call all or any part of the Securities of aparticular series for redemption and to give notice of redemption in the manner set forth in this Section, such notice to be in the name of the Company or itsown name as the Trustee or such Paying Agent may deem advisable. In any case in which notice of redemption is to be given by the Trustee or any suchPaying Agent, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to, or permit to remain with, the Trustee or such Paying Agent, as the case may be, suchSecurity Register, transfer books or other records, or suitable copies or extracts therefrom, sufficient to enable the Trustee or such Paying Agent to give anynotice that may be required under the provisions of this Section.

SECTION 3.3 Payment Upon Redemption.

(a) If the giving of notice of redemption shall have been completed as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities of theseries to be redeemed specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable redemptionprice, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption and interest on such Securities or portions of Securities shall cease to accrue on and afterthe date fixed for redemption, unless the Company shall default in the payment of such redemption price and accrued interest with respect to any

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such Security or portion thereof. On presentation and surrender of such Securities on or after the date fixed for redemption at the place of payment specifiedin the notice, said Securities shall be paid and redeemed at the applicable redemption price for such series, together with interest accrued thereon to the datefixed for redemption (but if the date fixed for redemption is an interest payment date, the interest installment payable on such date shall be payable to theregistered holder at the close of business on the applicable record date pursuant to Section 2.3).

(b) Upon presentation of any Security of such series that is to be redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trusteeshall authenticate and the office or agency where the Security is presented shall deliver to the holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Securityof the same series of authorized denominations in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.

SECTION 3.4 Sinking Fund.

If Securities of a series provide for a sinking fund as contemplated by Section 2.1, the provisions of this Section 3.4 and Sections 3.5 and3.6 shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.1 forSecurities of such series.

The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a“mandatory sinking fund payment,” and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is hereinreferred 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 maybe subject to reduction as provided in Section 3.5. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided forby the terms of Securities of such series.

SECTION 3.5 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.

The Company (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series and (ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series that have beenredeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fundpayments 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 ofsuch series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series, provided that such Securities have notbeen previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the redemption price specified in suchSecurities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

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SECTION 3.6 Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.

Not less than 45 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 that series pursuant to the terms of the series, the portion thereof, ifany, that is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 3.5 and the basis for such credit and will, together with suchOfficer’s Certificate, deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trusteeshall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 3.2 and cause notice of the redemptionthereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 3.2. Such notice having been duly given, theredemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 3.3.

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

SECTION 4.1 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.

The Company will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of thatseries at the time and place and in the manner provided herein and established with respect to such Securities. Payments of principal on the Securities maybe made at the time provided herein and established with respect to such Securities by U.S. dollar check drawn on and mailed to the address of theSecurityholder entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, or U.S. dollar wire transfer to, a U.S. dollar account (such a wire transferto be made only to a Securityholder of an aggregate principal amount of Securities of the applicable series in excess of U.S. $2,000,000 and only if suchSecurityholder shall have furnished wire instructions to the Trustee no later than 15 days prior to the relevant payment date). Payments of interest on theSecurities may be made at the time provided herein and established with respect to such Securities by U.S. dollar check mailed to the address of theSecurityholder entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, or U.S. dollar wire transfer to, a U.S. dollar account (such a wire transferto be made only to a Securityholder of an aggregate principal amount of Securities of the applicable series in excess of U.S. $2,000,000 and only if suchSecurityholder shall have furnished wire instructions in writing to the Security Registrar and the Trustee no later than 15 days prior to the relevant paymentdate).

SECTION 4.2 Paying Agent and Security Registrar.

(a) So long as any series of the Securities remain Outstanding, the Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities maybe presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Security Registrar”), an office or agency where Securities may be presented for payment (“PayingAgent”) and an office or agency where notices to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be

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served. The Security Registrar shall keep a register for the recordation of, and shall record, the names and addresses of holders of the Securities, theSecurities held by each holder and the transfer and exchange of Securities (the “Security Register”). The entries in the Security Register shall be conclusive,and the parties may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Security Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a holder hereunder for all purposes ofthis Indenture. The Company may have one or more co-Security Registrars and one or more additional Paying Agents.

The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as Paying Agent and Security Registrar, and the Corporate Trust Office shall beconsidered as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes, such designation to continue with respect to such office oragency until the Company shall, by written notice signed by an Authorized Officer and delivered to the Trustee, designate some other office or agency forsuch purposes or any of them.

(b) The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Security Registrar, Paying Agent, or co-registrar not aparty to this Indenture, which shall incorporate the terms of the Trust Indenture Act. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture thatrelate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a SecurityRegistrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor. The Company and any of its Subsidiariesmay act as Paying Agent, Security Registrar or co-registrar.

(c) If the Company shall appoint one or more Paying Agents for all or any series of the Securities, other than the Trustee, theCompany will cause each such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject tothe provisions of this Section:

(1) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on theSecurities of that series (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Company or by any other obligor of such Securities) in trust for the benefitof the Persons entitled thereto;

(2) that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor of such Securities) to make any payment

of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of that series when the same shall be due and payable;

(3) that it will, at any time during the continuance of any failure referred to in the preceding paragraph (a)(2) above, upon the writtenrequest of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent; and

(4) that it will perform all other duties of Paying Agent as set forth in this Indenture.

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(d) If the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of the Securities, it will on or before each due date of

the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on Securities of that series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitledthereto a sum sufficient to pay such principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due on Securities of that series until such sums shall be paid tosuch Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of such action, or any failure (by it or any other obligor onsuch Securities) to take such action. Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due dateof the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (andpremium, if any) or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and(unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of this action or failure so to act.

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining thesatisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by theCompany or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same terms and conditions as those upon which such sums were held by theCompany or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Company or such Paying Agent shall bereleased from all further liability with respect to such money.

SECTION 4.3 Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee.

The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.10,a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.

SECTION 4.4 Compliance with Consolidation Provisions.

The Company will not, while any of the Securities remain Outstanding, consolidate with or merge into any other Person, in either casewhere the Company is not the survivor of such transaction, or sell or convey all or substantially all of its property to any other Person unless the provisions ofArticle X hereof are complied with.

ARTICLE V

SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BYTHE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 5.1 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders.

The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (a) on each regular record date (as defined in Section 2.3) a list, in such

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reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the holders of each series of Securities as of such regular record date, provided that the Company shall notbe obligated to furnish or cause to furnish such list at any time that the list shall not differ in any respect from the most recent list furnished to the Trustee bythe Company and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list ofsimilar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that, in either case, no such list need befurnished for any series for which the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar.

SECTION 5.2 Preservation of Information; Communications with Securityholders.

(a) The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names andaddresses of the Securityholders of each series of Securities and shall otherwise comply with Section 312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. If the Trustee is notthe Security Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least ten (10) days before each interest payment date with respect to any series ofSecurities and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require, of thenames and addresses of the Securityholders of such series of Securities, which list may be conclusively relied upon by the Trustee.

(b) Securityholders of any series may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Securityholdersof that series or any other series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities of that series or any other series.

(c) The Company, the Trustee, the Security Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of Section 312(c) of the TrustIndenture Act.

SECTION 5.3 Reports by the Company.

(a) So long as any Security is Outstanding, the Company shall furnish a copy to the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company filesthe same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of theforegoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company may be required to file with the Commissionpursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports to the Trustee and theSecurityholders if it has filed such reports with the Commission using the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available.

(b) In the event the Company is at any time no longer subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the ExchangeAct, it shall continue to provide the Trustee with annual and quarterly reports containing substantially the same information as would have been required tobe filed with the Commission had the

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Company continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements. In such event, such annual and quarterly reports shall be provided at the times theCompany would have been required to provide reports had it continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements.

(c) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee shall be for informational purposes only and the Trustee’sreceipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including theCompany’s compliance with any of the covenants contained in this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely upon an Officer’sCertificate).

SECTION 5.4 Reports by the Trustee.

(a) The Trustee shall transmit to the Securityholders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as maybe required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the time and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust IndentureAct, the Trustee shall, within 60 days after each May 15 following the date of this Indenture, deliver to holders a brief report, dated as of such May 15, whichcomplies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).

(b) The Trustee shall comply with Sections 313(b) and 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

(c) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Securityholders, be filed by the Trustee with the Company,with each securities exchange upon which any Securities are listed (if so listed) and also with the Commission. The Company agrees to notify the Trusteewhen any Securities become listed on any securities exchange.

ARTICLE VI

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERSON EVENT OF DEFAULT

SECTION 6.1 Events of Default.

(a) Whenever used herein with respect to Securities of a particular series, unless otherwise specified in a Board Resolution or in an

indenture supplemental hereto, “Event of Default” means any one or more of the following events that has occurred and is continuing:

(1) the Company defaults in the payment of any installment of interest upon any of the Securities of that series, as and when the sameshall become due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days; provided, however, that a valid extension of an interest paymentperiod by the Company in

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accordance with the terms of any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default in the payment of interest for thispurpose;

(2) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any of the Securities of that series as and when

the same shall become due and payable whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise, or in any payment required by anysinking or analogous fund established with respect to that series; provided, however, that a valid extension of the maturity of such Securities inaccordance with the terms of any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default in the payment of principal orpremium, if any;

(3) the Company defaults in the performance or breach of its covenants or agreements with respect to that series contained in this

Indenture or otherwise established with respect to that series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof (other than a covenant or agreement thathas been expressly included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of one or more series of Securities other than such series) for a period of 60consecutive days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice ofDefault” hereunder, shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee, by registered or certified mail, or to the Company and the Trustee by theholders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities of that series at the time Outstanding;

(4) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry

of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of itsproperty or (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

(5) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Company in an

involuntary case, (ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company for all or substantially all of its property or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company,and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or

(6) certain other specified events, as may be provided for in a Board Resolution or in a supplemental indenture.

(b) In each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (4) or clause (5) above), unless the principal of all

the Securities of that series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amountof the Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by such Securityholders), may,and the Trustee at the request of the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series then outstanding hereundershall, declare the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and

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unpaid interest on all the Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall beimmediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (4) or clause (5) above occurs, the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on allthe Securities of that series shall automatically be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the holdersof the Securities.

(c) At any time after the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of that series shallhave been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered ashereinafter provided, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by written notice tothe Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if: (i) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sumsufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Securities of that series and the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any and all Securitiesof that series that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest upon such principal and premium, if any, and, to the extent that suchpayment is enforceable under applicable law, upon overdue installments of interest, at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of that series to the dateof such payment or deposit) and the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6, and (ii) any and all Events of Default under this Indenture with respectto such series, other than the nonpayment of principal on (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on Securities of that series that shall nothave become due by their terms, shall have been remedied or waived as provided in Section 6.6.

No such rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

(d) In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right with respect to Securities of that series under this Indenture and suchproceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of such rescission or annulment or for any other reason or shall have been determinedadversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Company and the Trustee shall be restoredrespectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company and the Trustee shall continue as though nosuch proceedings had been taken.

SECTION 6.2 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

(a) The Company covenants that (i) in case it shall default in the payment of any installment of interest on any of the Securities of aseries, and such default shall have continued for a period of 30 days, or (ii) in case it shall default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on)any of the Securities of a series when the same shall have become due and payable, whether upon maturity of the Securities of a series or upon redemption orupon declaration or otherwise, or in any payment required

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by any sinking or analogous fund established with respect to that series as and when the same shall have become due and payable, then, upon demand of theTrustee, the Company will pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Securities of that series, the whole amount that then shall have beenbecome due and payable on all such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) or interest, or both, as the case may be, with interest upon the overdueprincipal (and premium, if any) and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) upon overdue installments of interest atthe rate per annum expressed in the Securities of that series; and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs andexpenses of collection, and the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6.

(b) If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of anexpress trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, andmay prosecute any such action or proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company or otherobligor upon the Securities of that series and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law or equity out of theproperty of the Company or other obligor upon the Securities of that series, wherever situated.

(c) In case of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, readjustment, arrangement, composition orjudicial proceedings affecting the Company, or its creditors or property, the Trustee shall have power to intervene in such proceedings and take any actiontherein that may be permitted by the court and shall (except as may be otherwise provided by law) be entitled to file such proofs of claim and other papersand documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and of the holders of Securities of such series allowed for theentire amount due and payable by the Company under this Indenture at the date of institution of such proceedings and for any additional amount that maybecome due and payable by the Company after such date, and to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claim,and to distribute the same after the deduction of the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy orreorganization is hereby authorized by each of the holders of Securities of such series to make such payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trusteeshall consent to the making of such payments directly to such Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it under Section 7.6.

(d) All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the terms established with respect to Securities ofthat series, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of such Securities, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relativethereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery ofjudgment shall, after provision for payment to the Trustee of any amounts due under Section 7.6, be for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities ofsuch series.

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In case of an Event of Default hereunder, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this

Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of such rights, either at law or inequity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exerciseof any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of anySecurityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities of that series or the rights of any holder thereof orto authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.

SECTION 6.3 Application of Moneys Collected.

Any moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article VI with respect to a particular series of Securities shall be applied in thefollowing order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such moneys on account of principal (or premium, if any) orinterest, upon presentation of the Securities of that series, and notation thereon of the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST: To the payment of reasonable costs and expenses of collection and of all amounts payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6;

SECOND: To the payment to holders of Securities of the amounts then due and unpaid upon Securities of such series for principal (andpremium, if any), amounts payable upon redemption or repurchase of the Securities, and interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such moneyhas been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal (andpremium, if any) and interest, respectively; and

THIRD: To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company or any other Person lawfully entitled thereto.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to holders pursuant to this Section 6.3. At least 15 days before suchrecord date, the Company shall mail to each holder (or, in the case of Securities held in book-entry form, send by electronic transmission) and the Trustee anotice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid.

SECTION 6.4 Limitation on Suits.

No holder of any Security of any series shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit,action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture or for the appointment of

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a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless (i) such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Defaultand of the continuance thereof with respect to the Securities of such series specifying such Event of Default, as hereinbefore provided; (ii) the holders of notless than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institutesuch action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder; (iii) such holder or holders shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnityas it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby; (iv) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice,request and offer of indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such action, suit or proceeding and (v) during such 60 day period, the holders of a majority inprincipal amount of the Securities of that series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary or any other provisions of this Indenture, the right of any holder of any Securityto receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Security, as therein provided, on or after the respective due dates expressedin such Security (or in the case of redemption, on the redemption date), or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after suchrespective dates or redemption date, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder and by accepting a Security hereunder it is expresslyunderstood, intended and covenanted by the taker and holder of every Security of such series with every other such taker and holder and the Trustee, that noone or more holders of Securities of such series shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture toaffect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the holders of any other of such Securities, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other suchholder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all holders ofSecurities of such series. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Securityholder and the Trustee shall be entitledto such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

SECTION 6.5 Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.7, all powers and remedies given by this Article VI to the Trustee or to theSecurityholders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee orthe holders of the Securities, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained inthis Indenture or otherwise established with respect to such Securities.

(b) No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any holder of any of the Securities to exercise any right or power accruing upon anyEvent of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or anacquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions

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of Section 6.4, every power and remedy given by this Article VI or by law to the Trustee or the Securityholders may be exercised from time to time, and asoften as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Securityholders.

SECTION 6.6 Control by Securityholders.

The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, determined in accordancewith Section 8.4, shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercisingany trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to such series; provided, however, that such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law orwith this Indenture. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee in goodfaith shall, by a Trust Officer or officers of the Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed, subject to the Trustee’s duties under the Trust IndentureAct, would involve the Trustee in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the Securityholders not involved in the proceeding. The holders of amajority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding affected thereby, determined in accordance with Section 8.4,may on behalf of the holders of all of the Securities of such series waive any past default in the performance of any of the covenants contained herein orestablished pursuant to Section 2.1 with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, orinterest on, any of the Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due by the terms of such Securities otherwise than by acceleration (unlesssuch default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal and any premium has been deposited with theTrustee (in accordance with Section 6.1(c)), which requires the consent of each holder affected by such waiver. Upon any such waiver, the default coveredthereby shall be deemed to be cured for all purposes of this Indenture and the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the Securities of such series shall berestored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any rightconsequent thereon.

SECTION 6.7 Undertaking to Pay Costs.

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each holder of any Securities by such holder’s acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed,that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee forany action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such courtmay in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits andgood faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to anysuit instituted by any Securityholder, or group of Securityholders, holding more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of anyseries, or to any suit instituted by any Securityholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of

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(or premium, if any) or interest on any Security of such series, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security or established pursuant to thisIndenture.

ARTICLE VII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.1 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series and after the curing of allEvents of Default with respect to the Securities of that series that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform with respect to the Securities of such seriessuch duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. In case an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series has occurred (that has not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise with respectto Securities of that series such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudentman would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

(b) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its ownnegligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series and after the curing or waiving of all suchEvents of Default with respect to that series that may have occurred:

(A) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall with respect to the Securities of such series be determined solely by the

express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to the Securities of such series except for theperformance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall beread into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may with respect to the Securities of such series

conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinionsfurnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that byany provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same todetermine whether or not they conform to the requirement of this Indenture;

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(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer or Trust Officers of the Trustee,

unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with thedirection of the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding relating to the time,method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trusteeunder this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series; and

(iv) None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur

personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if there is reasonable ground forbelieving that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Indenture or adequate indemnity againstsuch risk is not reasonably assured to it.

SECTION 7.2 Certain Rights of Trustee.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.1:

(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, consent, order, approval, bond, security or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and tohave been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) Any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolutionor an instrument signed in the name of the Company by any authorized officer of the Company (unless other evidence in respect thereof is specificallyprescribed herein);

(c) The Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and completeauthorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(d) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, orderor direction of any of the Securityholders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Securityholders shall have offered to the Trustee securityor indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained herein shall,however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to a series of the Securities (that has not been cured orwaived), to exercise with respect to Securities of that series such of

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the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or useunder the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized orwithin the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;

(f) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, security, or other papers or documents, unless requested in writing so to do by theholders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of the particular series affected thereby (determined as provided inSection 8.4); provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it inthe making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of thisIndenture, the Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition to so proceeding. The reasonableexpense of every such examination shall be paid by the Company or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be repaid by the Company upon demand; and

(g) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or throughagents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care byit hereunder.

(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default, except a payment default under Sections 6.1(a)(1) or 6.1(a)(3) hereof, unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default or Event of Default is received by a Trust Officer at the CorporateTrust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture.

(i) The Trustee shall not be liable for any special, indirect, punitive or consequential losses or damages (including without limitationlost profits) even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility of such loses or damages and regardless of the form of the action.

(j) The Trustee shall not be required to provide a bond or other security with respect to the performance of its power and duties underthis Indenture.

(k) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under thisIndenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war orterrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications orcomputer (software or hardware) services.

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(l) Any permissive right given to the Trustee hereunder shall not be construed as a duty.

SECTION 7.3 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities.

(a) The recitals contained herein and in the Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no

responsibility for the correctness of the same.

(b) The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities.

(c) The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any of the Securities or of the proceeds of suchSecurities, or for the use or application of any moneys paid over by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture or established pursuant toSection 2.1, or for the use or application of any moneys received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee.

SECTION 7.4 May Hold Securities.

The Trustee or any Paying Agent or Security Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee ofSecurities with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent or Security Registrar.

SECTION 7.5 Moneys Held in Trust.

Subject to the provisions of Sections 11.2, 12.5, 12.6 and 12.7, all moneys received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as hereinprovided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any moneys received by it hereunder except such as it may agree with the Company to pay thereon.

SECTION 7.6 Compensation and Reimbursement.

(a) The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, such reasonable compensation(which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as the Company and the Trustee may fromtime to time agree in writing, for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of thepowers and duties hereunder of the Trustee, and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon itsrequest for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture(including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), except any suchexpense, disbursement or advance

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as may arise from its negligence and except as the Company and Trustee may from time to time agree in writing. The Company also covenants to indemnifythe Trustee (and its officers, agents, directors and employees) for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligenceon the part of the Trustee as adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of thistrust, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim of liability in the premises.

(b) To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 7.6, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities of any serieson all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Securities of such series.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(a)(4) or 6.1(a)(5) occurs, theexpenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

The provisions of this Section 7.6 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the termination or satisfaction of thisIndenture.

SECTION 7.7 Reliance on Officer’s Certificate.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.1, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem itreasonably necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder, such matter(unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, bedeemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or badfaith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it under the provisions of thisIndenture upon the faith thereof.

SECTION 7.8 Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.

If the Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting interest” within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trusteeand the Company shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 7.9 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.

There shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to the Securities issued hereunder which shall at all times be a corporation organized anddoing business under the laws of the U.S. or any state or territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or other Person permitted to act astrustee by the Commission, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having (or, in the case of a subsidiary

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of a bank holding company, its bank holding company parent shall have) a combined capital and surplus of at least one hundred million U.S. dollars($100,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by federal, state, territorial, or District of Columbia authority.

If such corporation or other Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaidsupervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or other Person shall bedeemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Company may not, nor may any Persondirectly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company, serve as Trustee. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease tobe eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 7.10.

SECTION 7.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

(a) The Trustee or any successor hereafter appointed may at any time resign with respect to the Securities of one or more series bygiving written notice thereof to the Company and by transmitting notice of resignation by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Securityholders of suchseries (or, in the case of Securities held in book-entry form, by electronic transmission), as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee with respect to Securities of such series by writteninstrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copyto the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the delivery of such noticeof resignation, the resigning Trustee may at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successortrustee with respect to Securities of such series, or the holders of at least 10% in the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities may petition anysuch court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint asuccessor trustee.

(b) In case at any time any one of the following shall occur:

(i) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 7.8 after written request therefor by the Company or by anySecurityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months; or

(ii) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.9 and shall fail to resign after written request

therefor by the Company or by any such Securityholder; or

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receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or consented to, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of itsproperty or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;

then, in any such case, the Company may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate,executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee,or any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months may, on behalf of that holder and all others similarlysituated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereuponafter such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.

(c) The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding may at any timeremove the Trustee with respect to such series giving at least 30 days written notice to the Trustee and the Company and may appoint a successor Trustee forsuch series with the consent of the Company.

(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of a series pursuantto any of the provisions of this Section shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 7.11.

(e) Any successor trustee appointed pursuant to this Section may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more series orall of such series and at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series.

SECTION 7.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor trustee so appointedshall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignationor removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested withall the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, uponpayment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights, powers, and trusts of the retiring Trustee andshall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.

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shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor trustee shall accept such appointment and which (i) shall contain suchprovisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of theretiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates, (ii) shall contain suchprovisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to theSecurities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (iii) shall add to orchange any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than oneTrustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust, that each suchTrustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee and that noTrustee shall be responsible for any act or failure to act on the part of any other Trustee hereunder; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplementalindenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein, such retiring Trustee shall with respect tothe Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates have no further responsibility for the exercise of rights andpowers or for the performance of the duties and obligations vested in the Trustee under this Indenture, and each such successor trustee, without any furtheract, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or thoseseries to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor trustee, such retiring Trustee shall dulyassign, transfer and deliver to such successor trustee, to the extent contemplated by such supplemental indenture, the property and money held by suchretiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates.

(c) Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainlyvesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.

(d) No successor trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualifiedand eligible under this Article VII.

(e) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section, the Company shall transmit notice of thesuccession of such trustee hereunder by mail, first class postage prepaid (or, in the case of Securities held in book-entry form, by electronic transmission), tothe Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register. If the Company fails to transmit such notice within ten days afteracceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be transmitted at the expense of the Company.

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SECTION 7.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting

from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporatetrust business of the Trustee (including the administration of the trust created by this Indenture), shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided thatsuch corporation shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 7.8 and eligible under the provisions of Section 7.9, without the execution or filing of anypaper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In case any Securities shall have beenauthenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adoptsuch authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

SECTION 7.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.

The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship described in Section 311(b) ofthe Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent includedtherein.

SECTION 7.14 Notice of Default.

If any Default or any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if such Default or Event of Default is known to a Trust Officer of theTrustee, the Trustee shall send to each Securityholder in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act notice of theDefault or Event of Default within 45 days after it occurs, unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured; provided, however, that, except in the caseof a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if andso long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Trust Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine thatthe withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Securityholders.

ARTICLE VIII

CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

SECTION 8.1 Evidence of Action by Securityholders.

Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the holders of a majority or specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of theSecurities of a particular series may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the takingof any other action), the fact that at the time of

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taking any such action the holders of such majority or specified percentage of that series have joined therein may be evidenced by any instrument or anynumber of instruments of similar tenor executed by such holders of Securities of that series in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing.

If the Company shall solicit from the Securityholders of any series any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver orother action, the Company may, at its option, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate, fix in advance a record date for such series for the determination ofSecurityholders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but the Company shall have noobligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action may be given beforeor after the record date, but only the Securityholders of record at the close of business on the record date shall be deemed to be Securityholders for thepurposes of determining whether Securityholders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Securities of that series have authorized or agreed or consented tosuch request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities of that series shall becomputed as of the record date; provided, however, that no such authorization, agreement or consent by such Securityholders on the record date shall bedeemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

SECTION 8.2 Proof of Execution by Securityholders.

Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder (such proof will not requirenotarization) or his agent or proxy and proof of the holding by any Person of any of the Securities shall be sufficient if made in the following manner:

(a) The fact and date of the execution by any such Person of any instrument may be proved in any reasonable manner acceptable tothe Trustee.

(b) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register of such Securities or by a certificate of the Security Registrarthereof.

The Trustee may require such additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section as it shall deem necessary.

SECTION 8.3 Who May Be Deemed Owners.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of any Security, the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent and any SecurityRegistrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name such Security shall be registered upon the books of the Security Registrar as the absolute owner ofsuch Security (whether or not such Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing thereon made by anyone other than theSecurity Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.3) interest on such

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Security and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Security Registrar shall be affected by any noticeto the contrary.

SECTION 8.4 Certain Securities Owned by Company Disregarded.

In determining whether the holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Securities of a particular series have concurred in anydirection, consent or waiver under this Indenture, the Securities of that series that are owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Securities of thatseries or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Company or any other obligor on the Securitiesof that series shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that for the purpose of determiningwhether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent or waiver, only Securities of such series that the Trustee actually knows areso owned shall be so disregarded. The Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding for the purposes of thisSection, if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not aPerson directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any such other obligor. In case of adispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee.

SECTION 8.5 Actions Binding on Future Securityholders.

At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.1, of the taking of any action by the holders ofthe majority or percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a particular series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, anyholder of a Security of that series that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Securities the holders of which have consented to such action may, byfiling written notice with the Trustee, and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.2, revoke such action so far as concerns such Security. Except asaforesaid any such action taken by the holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders and owners ofsuch Security, and of any Security issued in exchange therefor, on registration of transfer thereof or in place thereof, irrespective of whether or not anynotation in regard thereto is made upon such Security. Any action taken by the holders of the majority or percentage in aggregate principal amount of theSecurities of a particular series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Company, the Trustee andthe holders of all the Securities of that series.

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ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 9.1 Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders.

In addition to any supplemental indenture otherwise authorized by this Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may from time to time and

at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto (which shall comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect),without the consent of the Securityholders, for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency herein or in the Securities of any series;

(b) to comply with Article X, including to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any suchsuccessor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities contained or to provide for the assumption of a guarantor’s obligations to holders ofthe Securities in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the guarantor’s assets;

(c) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities; provided that the uncertificatedSecurities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code;

(d) to add to the covenants of the Company or any guarantor for the benefit of the holders of the Securities of any series or tosurrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any guarantor;

(e) to provide for the issuance of additional Securities of any series in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

(f) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee;

(g) to comply with any requirements of the Commission or any successor in connection with the qualification of this Indenture underthe Trust Indenture Act;

(h) to provide security for the Securities of any series or to provide for any guarantee of the Securities of any series or to confirm orevidence the release, termination or discharge of any guarantee of or lien securing the Securities of any series when such release, termination or discharge ispermitted by this Indenture;

(i) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of the Securities of any series or that doesnot adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any holder;

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(j) to make any amendment to the provision of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of the Securities of any series;

provided, however, that (1) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Securities of such series being transferred in violation of theSecurities Act or any other applicable securities law and (2) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of holders to transferSecurities of such series; or

(k) to conform the text of this Indenture, any guarantee of the Securities of any series or the notes to any provision of the “Descriptionof Debt Securities” included in the prospectus forming a part of the registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission on Form S-3 onMarch 24, 2014 or any subsequent description of Securities contained in any prospectus supplement, to the extent that such provision in that “Description ofDebt Securities” or any subsequent description of Securities contained in any prospectus supplement was intended by the Company to be a verbatimrecitation of a provision of this Indenture, any guarantee of the Securities of any series or the Securities, as applicable.

The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and to make any furtherappropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental indenturethat affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without theconsent of the holders of any of the Securities at the time Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.2.

SECTION 9.2 Supplemental Indentures with the Consent of Securityholders.

With the consent (evidenced as provided in Section 8.1) of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of theSecurities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture or indentures at the time Outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with atender offer or exchange offer for the Securities), the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may from time to time and at anytime enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto (which shall comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect) for thepurpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating (or waiving any past default or compliance with) any of the provisions of thisIndenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner not covered by Section 9.1 the rights of the holders of the Securities of such seriesunder this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the holders of each Security then Outstanding andaffected thereby,

(a) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment, supplement orwaiver;

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(b) reduce the rate of interest or extend the time for payment of interest on such Securities or reduce any premium payable upon the

redemption thereof;

(c) reduce the principal amount of, or premium, if any, or interest on, such Securities;

(d) extend the fixed maturity of such Securities;

(e) reduce the redemption or repurchase price of such Securities or change the time at which the Securities may or must be redeemedor repurchased;

(f) change the place of payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, such Securities;

(g) waive a default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Securities;

(h) voluntarily release a guarantor of such Securities other than in accordance with this Indenture;

(i) after the time an offer to purchase is required to have been made in connection with a change of control or asset sale pursuant tothe terms of this Indenture, reduce the purchase amount or price or extend the latest expiration date or purchase date thereunder;

(j) reduce the percentage or aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities the consent of whose holders is necessary forwaiver of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or for waiver of certain defaults; or

(k) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the stated maturity (or, in the case of a redemption,on or after the redemption date) of such Securities.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Securityholders of any series affected thereby under this Section to approve the particularform of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

SECTION 9.3 Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX or of Section 10.1, this Indenture shall, withrespect to such series, be and be deemed to be 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 and the holders of Securities of the series affected thereby shall thereafter bedetermined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any

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such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

SECTION 9.4 Securities Affected by Supplemental Indentures.

Securities of any series affected by a supplemental indenture, authenticated and delivered after the execution of such supplementalindenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX or of Section 10.1, may bear a notation in form approved by the Company, provided such form meetsthe requirements of any securities exchange upon which such series may be listed, as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If theCompany shall so determine, new Securities of that series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, to any modification of thisIndenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for theSecurities of that series then Outstanding.

SECTION 9.5 Execution of Supplemental Indentures.

Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by its Board Resolutions authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture,and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Securityholders required to consent thereto as aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with theCompany in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities underthis Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion but shall not be obligated to enter into such supplemental indenture. The Trustee,subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, may receive, in addition to the documents required by Section 14.7(a), an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion ofCounsel stating that and as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article IX is authorized or permitted by, andconforms to, the terms of this Article IX and that it is proper for the Trustee under the provisions of this Article IX to join in the execution thereof; provided,however, that such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel need not be provided in connection with the execution of a supplemental indenture thatestablishes the terms of a series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.

Promptly after the execution by the Company and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section, theCompany shall transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid (or, in the case of Securities held in book-entry form, by electronic transmission) a notice, settingforth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture, to the Securityholders of all series affected thereby as their names and addresses appearupon the Security Register. Any failure of the Company to send such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validityof any such supplemental indenture.

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ARTICLE X

SUCCESSOR ENTITY

SECTION 10.1 Company May Consolidate, etc.

Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.1 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or

more indentures supplemental to this Indenture, nothing contained in this Indenture shall prevent any consolidation or merger of the Company with or intoany other Person (whether or not affiliated with the Company) or successive consolidations or mergers in which the Company or its successor or successorsshall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of the property of the Company or its successor or successors asan entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to any other corporation (whether or not affiliated with the Company or its successor or successors) authorized toacquire and operate the same; provided, however, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that, upon any such consolidation or merger (in each case, if theCompany is not the survivor of such transaction), sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of(premium, if any) and interest on all of the Securities of all series in accordance with the terms of each series, according to their tenor, and the due andpunctual performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture with respect to each series or established with respect to suchseries pursuant to Section 2.1 to be kept or performed by the Company shall be expressly assumed, by supplemental indenture (which shall conform to theprovisions of the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect) executed and delivered to the Trustee by the entity formed by such consolidation, or into which theCompany shall have been merged, or by the entity which shall have acquired such property and (b) in the event that the Securities of any series thenOutstanding are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock or other securities of the Company, such entity shall, by such supplementalindenture, make provision so that the Securityholders of Securities of that series shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion or exchange of suchSecurities the number of securities or property to which a holder of the number of shares of common stock or other securities of the Company deliverableupon conversion or exchange of those Securities would have been entitled had such conversion or exchange occurred immediately prior to suchconsolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition.

SECTION 10.2 Successor Entity Substituted.

(a) In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition and upon the assumption by thesuccessor entity by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee of the obligations set forth underSection 10.1 on all of the Securities of all series Outstanding, such successor entity shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the same effectas if it had been named as the Company herein, and thereupon the predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under thisIndenture and the Securities.

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(b) In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, such changes in phraseology and form

(but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

(c) Nothing contained in this Article X shall require any action by the Company in the case of a consolidation or merger of anyPerson into the Company where the Company is the survivor of such transaction, or the acquisition by the Company, by purchase or otherwise, of all or anypart of the property of any other Person (whether or not affiliated with the Company).

SECTION 10.3 Evidence of Consolidation, etc. to Trustee.

The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, shall be entitled to receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel statingthat and as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, and any such assumption, comply withthe provisions of this Article X.

ARTICLE XI

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 11.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect with respect to any series of Securities (except as to any survivingrights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities of such series herein expressly provided for or in the form of Security for such series and any rightto receive additional amounts), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge ofthis Indenture as to such series, when

(a) either

(i) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost orstolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7 and (ii) Securities for whose payment cash, Governmental Obligations or acombination thereof has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company ordischarged from such trust, as provided in Sections 12.5 and 12.6) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(ii) all such Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or

(A) have become due and payable by reason of the sending a notice of redemption or otherwise, or

(B) will become due and payable within one year,

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and the Company, in the case of (A) or (B) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust specifically pledged assecurity for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Securityholders of the Securities of that series, cash in U.S. dollars, Governmental Obligations or acombination thereof in such amount as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independentpublic accountants, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretoforedelivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities whichhave become due and payable), or to the Stated Maturity or the Redemption Date, as the case may be;

(b) in respect of clause (a)(ii), no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of deposit (other than an Event ofDefault resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and any similar deposit relating to other indebtedness and, in each case, thegranting of certain liens to secure such borrowing);

(c) the Company or any guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect tosuch series; and

(d) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money towards thepayment of the notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to such series, the obligations of the Company to the Trusteewith respect to such series under this Section 11.1 and Sections 7.6 and 7.10, the obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent underSection 2.10, and, if cash, Governmental Obligations or a combination thereof shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (ii) of clause(a) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 11.2, shall survive.

SECTION 11.2 Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of Section 12.6, all cash and Governmental Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.1 shallbe held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the series of Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly orthrough any Paying Agent (including the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitledthereto, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities for whichpayment of such cash and Governmental Obligations has been deposited with the Trustee.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any cash or Governmental Obligations in accordance with this Article XI by reason of anylegal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority

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enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Securities of such seriesshall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article XI until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted toapply all such cash and Governmental Obligations in accordance with this Article XI; provided, however, that, if the Company has made any payment ofprincipal, premium, if any, interest on or principal of any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to therights of the holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the cash and Governmental Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE XII

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

SECTION 12.1 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a Board Resolution set forth in an Officer’s Certificate,elect to have either Section 12.2 or 12.3 hereof be applied to all outstanding Securities of a series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in thisArticle XII.

SECTION 12.2 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 12.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 12.2 with respect to a series of Securities,the Company will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 12.4 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations withrespect to all outstanding Securities of such series on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose,Legal Defeasance means that the Company will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities ofsuch series, which will thereafter be deemed to be Outstanding only for the purposes of Section 12.5 hereof and the Articles and other Sections of thisIndenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture (and the Trustee, ondemand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which willsurvive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(1) the rights of holders of Outstanding Securities of such series to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium on, if any,or interest on such Securities when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 12.4 hereof;

(2) the Issuers’ obligations with respect to such Securities under Article 2 and Section 4.1 hereof;

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(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith;

and

(4) this Article XII.

Subject to compliance with this Article XII, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 12.2 with respect to a series ofSecurities, notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 12.3 hereof with respect to such series of Securities.

SECTION 12.3 Covenant Defeasance.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 12.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 12.3 with respect to a series of Securities,the Company will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 12.4 hereof, be released from its obligations under Section 5.3 andArticle X and any additional covenants specified in any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto with respect to the Outstanding Securities of suchseries on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 12.4 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Securities of such serieswill thereafter be deemed not Outstanding for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of holders (and the consequences of anythereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed Outstanding for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that suchSecurities will not be deemed Outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the OutstandingSecurities of such series, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth inSection 5.3 or Article X and any additional covenants specified in any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto, whether directly or indirectly, byreason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provisionherein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.1 hereof with respect toOutstanding Securities of such series, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

SECTION 12.4 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 12.2 or 12.3 hereof with respect to theOutstanding Securities of a particular series:

(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Securityholders of the Securities of thatseries, cash in U.S. dollars, Governmental Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationallyrecognized investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on,the Outstanding Securities of such series on

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the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Securitiesof such series are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;

(2) in the case of an election under Section 12.2 hereof, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably

acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:

(A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

(B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law,

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the holders of the Outstanding Securities ofsuch series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject tofederal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had notoccurred;

(3) in the case of an election under Section 12.3 hereof, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably

acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federalincome tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same mannerand at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) 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 (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similarconcurrent deposit relating to other Indebtedness), and the granting of liens to secure such borrowings);

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any

material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged orreplaced) to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound; and

(6) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions

precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

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SECTION 12.5 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held In Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

Subject to Section 12.6 hereof, all cash and Governmental Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant

to Section 12.4 hereof in respect of the Outstanding Securities of a particular series shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with theprovisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as PayingAgent) as the Trustee may determine, to the holders of such Securities of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any,and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash orGovernmental Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 12.4 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee orother charge which by law is for the account of the holders of the Outstanding Securities of the applicable series.

Notwithstanding anything in this Article XII to the contrary, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time uponCompany Request any cash or Governmental Obligations held by it as provided in Section 12.4 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firmof independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered underSection 12.4(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or CovenantDefeasance.

SECTION 12.6 Repayment to Company.

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of,premium on, if any, or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest, has become due andpayable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the holder of such Security willthereafter be permitted to look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trustmoney, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before beingrequired to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal(national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of suchnotification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

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SECTION 12.7 Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any cash or Governmental Obligations in accordance with Section 12.2 or 12.3 hereof, as

the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application,then the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities of the particular series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit hadoccurred pursuant to Section 12.2 or 12.3 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such cash or GovernmentalObligations in accordance with Section 12.2 or 12.3 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of,premium on, if any, or interest on, any Security of the particular series following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to therights of the holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the cash or Governmental Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE XIII

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

SECTION 13.1 No Recourse.

No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, or of any Security, or for any claim based thereon or

otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future as such, of the Company or of anypredecessor or successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any such predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of anyconstitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture and theobligations issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, theincorporators, stockholders, officers or directors as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation, or any of them, because of thecreation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of theSecurities or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability of every name and nature, either at common law or in equity or by constitution orstatute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, stockholder, officer or director as such, because of the creation of theindebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities orimplied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance ofsuch Securities.

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ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 14.1 Effect on Successors and Assigns.

All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture made by or on behalf of the Company shall bind its successors

and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture made by or on behalf of the Trustee shallbind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 14.2 Actions by Successor.

Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or officerof the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the corresponding board, committee or officer of any corporation thatshall at the time be the lawful successor of the Company.

SECTION 14.3 Surrender of Company Powers.

The Company by instrument in writing executed by authority of its Board of Directors and delivered to the Trustee may surrender any ofthe powers reserved to the Company, and thereupon such power so surrendered shall terminate both as to the Company and as to any successor corporation.

SECTION 14.4 Notices.

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice, request or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required orpermitted to be given, made or served by the Trustee or by the holders of Securities or by any other Person pursuant to this Indenture to or on the Companymay be given or served by being deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed, as follows: CyrusOne Inc., 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900,Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention: Secretary. Any notice, election, request or demand by the Company or any Securityholder or by any other Person pursuantto this Indenture to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or made in writing at the CorporateTrust Office of the Trustee.

SECTION 14.5 Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

This Indenture and each Security shall be deemed to be a contract made under the internal laws of the State of New York, and for allpurposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENTPERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION

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DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 14.6 Treatment of Securities as Debt.

It is intended that the Securities will be treated as indebtedness and not as equity for federal income tax purposes. The provisions of thisIndenture shall be interpreted to further this intention.

SECTION 14.7 Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

(a) Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture,the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposedaction have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent have been complied with,except that in the case of any such application or demand as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of thisIndenture relating to such particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

(b) Each certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with a conditionor covenant in this Indenture shall include (i) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (ii) a briefstatement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion arebased; (iii) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is reasonably necessary to enable him to expressan 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 suchPerson, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

SECTION 14.8 Payments on Business Days.

Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.1 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one ormore indentures supplemental to this Indenture, in any case where the date of maturity of interest or principal of any Security or the date of redemption ofany Security shall not be a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) may be made on the next succeeding Business Day withthe same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of maturity or redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such nominal date.

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SECTION 14.9 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.

If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any provision of the Trust Indenture Act, such

Trust Indenture Act provision shall control.

SECTION 14.10 Counterparts.

This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but such counterparts shalltogether constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 14.11 Severability.

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Indenture or in the Securities of any series shall for any reason be held to beinvalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Indenture or of suchSecurities, but this Indenture and such Securities shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein ortherein.

SECTION 14.12 Compliance Certificates.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year during which any Securities of any series wereoutstanding, an Officer’s Certificate stating whether or not the signers know of any Default or Event of Default that occurred during such fiscal year. Suchcertificate shall contain a certification from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company that areview has been conducted of the activities of the Company and the Company’s performance under this Indenture and that the Company has complied withall conditions and covenants under this Indenture. For purposes of this Section 14.12, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period ofgrace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture. If any of the officers of the Company signing such certificate has knowledge of such a Defaultor Event of Default, the certificate shall describe any such Default or Event of Default and its status.

SECTION 14.13 USA Patriot Act

The parties hereto acknowledge that, in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into lawOctober 26, 2001)) (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “USA Patriot Act”), the Trustee, like all financial institutions, is requiredto obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each Person or legal entity that opens an account. The parties to this Indenture agree that they willprovide the Trustee with such information as the Trustee may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.

CYRUSONE INC.

by

Name:

Title:

, as Trustee,

by

Name:

Title:

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Exhibit 4.5

CYRUSONE LP

and

CYRUSONE FINANCE CORP.

as Issuers

and

Trustee

INDENTURE

Dated as of , 20

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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

Section ofTrust IndentureAct of 1939, as Amended

Section(s) ofIndenture

310(a)

7.9310(b)

7.8311(a)

7.13311(b)

7.13312(a)

5.1, 5.2(a)312(b)

5.2(b)312(c)

5.2(c)313(a)

5.4313(b)

5.4313(c)

5.4313(d)

5.4314(a)

5.3, 14.12314(c)

14.7(a)314(e)

14.7(b)315(a)

7.1315(b)

7.14315(c)

7.1315(d)

7.1315(e)

6.7316(a)

6.6, 8.4316(b)

6.4316(c)

8.1317(a)

6.2317(b)

4.2318(a)

14.9

(1) This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Indenture and shall not have any bearing on the interpretation of any of its terms orprovisions.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS SECTION 1.1. Definitions of Terms 1SECTION 1.2. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act 6

ARTICLE II

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATIONAND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

SECTION 2.1. Designation and Terms of Securities 6SECTION 2.2. Form of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate 9SECTION 2.3. Denominations; Provisions for Payment 9SECTION 2.4. Execution and Authentication 11SECTION 2.5. Registration of Transfer and Exchange 12SECTION 2.6. Temporary Securities 13SECTION 2.7. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities 13SECTION 2.8. Cancellation 14SECTION 2.9. Benefits of Indenture 15SECTION 2.10. Authenticating Agent 15SECTION 2.11. Global Securities 15SECTION 2.12. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers 17

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES ANDSINKING FUND PROVISIONS

SECTION 3.1. Redemption 17SECTION 3.2. Notice of Redemption 17SECTION 3.3. Payment Upon Redemption 18SECTION 3.4. Sinking Fund 19SECTION 3.5. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities 19SECTION 3.6. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund 20

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS SECTION 4.1. Payment of Principal, Premium And Interest 20SECTION 4.2. Paying Agent and Security Registrar 20SECTION 4.3. Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee 22SECTION 4.4. Compliance with Consolidation Provisions 22

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ARTICLE V

SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY

HOLDINGS AND THE TRUSTEE SECTION 5.1. Issuers to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders 22SECTION 5.2. Preservation of Information; Communications with Securityholders 23SECTION 5.3. Reports by Holdings 23SECTION 5.4. Reports by the Trustee 24

ARTICLE VI

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERSON EVENT OF DEFAULT

SECTION 6.1. Events of Default 24SECTION 6.2. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee 26SECTION 6.3. Application of Moneys Collected 28SECTION 6.4. Limitation on Suits 28SECTION 6.5. Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver 29SECTION 6.6. Control by Securityholders 30SECTION 6.7. Undertaking to Pay Costs 30

ARTICLE VII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE SECTION 7.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee 31SECTION 7.2. Certain Rights of Trustee 32SECTION 7.3. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities 34SECTION 7.4. May Hold Securities 34SECTION 7.5. Moneys Held in Trust 34SECTION 7.6. Compensation and Reimbursement 34SECTION 7.7. Reliance on Officer’s Certificate 35SECTION 7.8. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests 35SECTION 7.9. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility 35SECTION 7.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor 36SECTION 7.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor 37SECTION 7.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business 38SECTION 7.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuers 39SECTION 7.14. Notice of Default 39

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ARTICLE VIII

CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

SECTION 8.1. Evidence of Action by Securityholders 39SECTION 8.2. Proof of Execution by Securityholders 40SECTION 8.3. Who May Be Deemed Owners 40SECTION 8.4. Certain Securities Owned by Issuers Disregarded 41SECTION 8.5. Actions Binding on Future Securityholders 41

ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES SECTION 9.1. Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders 41SECTION 9.2. Supplemental Indentures with the Consent of Securityholders 43SECTION 9.3. Effect of Supplemental Indentures 44SECTION 9.4. Securities Affected by Supplemental Indentures 44SECTION 9.5. Execution of Supplemental Indentures 45

ARTICLE X

SUCCESSOR ENTITY SECTION 10.1. Issuers May Consolidate, etc. 45SECTION 10.2. Successor Entity Substituted 46SECTION 10.3. Evidence of Consolidation, etc. to Trustee 47

ARTICLE XI

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE SECTION 11.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture 47SECTION 11.2. Application of Trust Money 48

ARTICLE XII

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE SECTION 12.1. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance 49SECTION 12.2. Legal Defeasance and Discharge 49SECTION 12.3. Covenant Defeasance 50SECTION 12.4. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance 50SECTION 12.5. Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held In Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions 51SECTION 12.6. Repayment to Issuers 52SECTION 12.7. Reinstatement 52

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ARTICLE XIII

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS SECTION 13.1. No Recourse 53

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SECTION 14.1. Effect on Successors and Assigns 53SECTION 14.2. Actions by Successor 53SECTION 14.3. Surrender of Issuers Powers 54SECTION 14.4. Notices 54SECTION 14.5. Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial 54SECTION 14.6. Treatment of Securities as Debt 54SECTION 14.7. Compliance Certificates and Opinions 54SECTION 14.8. Payments on Business Days 55SECTION 14.9. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act 55SECTION 14.10. Counterparts 55SECTION 14.11. Severability 55SECTION 14.12. Compliance Certificates 55SECTION 14.13. USA Patriot Act 56

INDENTURE

INDENTURE, dated as of , 20 , among CYRUSONE, LP., a Maryland limited partnership, CYRUSONE

FINANCE CORP., a Maryland corporation, and , as trustee (the “Trustee”):

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Issuers have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide forthe issuance of debt securities (hereinafter referred to as the “Securities”), in an unlimited aggregate principal amount to be issued from time to time in one ormore series as in this Indenture provided, as registered Securities without coupons, to be authenticated by the certificate of the Trustee;

WHEREAS, to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Issuers haveduly authorized the execution of this Indenture; and WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuers, in accordancewith its terms, have been done.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the holders thereof, it is mutually covenantedand agreed as follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of Securities:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions of Terms.

The terms defined in this Section (except as in this Indenture or any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto otherwiseexpressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental heretoshall have the respective meanings specified in this Section and shall include the plural as well as the singular. All other terms used in this Indenture that aredefined in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or that are by reference in such Act defined in the Securities Act (except as herein or any BoardResolution or indenture supplemental hereto otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to suchterms in said Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this instrument.

“Authenticating Agent” means an authenticating agent with respect to all or any of the series of Securities appointed by the Trusteepursuant to Section 2.10.

“Authorized Officer” when used with respect to any Person, means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer,the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any VicePresident of such Person.

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“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

“Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors (or similar governing body) of such Person or any duly authorized

committee thereof.

“Board Resolution” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of one or more resolutions certified by the Secretary or an AssistantSecretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, or such committee of the Board of Directors or officers of such Person towhich authority to act on behalf of the Board of Directors has been delegated and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and to bedelivered to the Trustee.

“Business Day” means, with respect to any series of Securities, any day other than a day on which federal or state banking institutions inthe Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or regulation to close.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Co-Issuer” means CyrusOne Finance Corp., a Maryland corporation, and, subject to the provisions of Article X, shall also include itssuccessors and assigns.

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Company” means CyrusOne LP, a Maryland limited partnership, and, subject to the provisions of Article X, shall also include itssuccessors and assigns.

“Company Request” and “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by one or moreAuthorized Officers of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be principallyadministered, which office at the date hereof is located at , ; Attention: , except thatwhenever a provision herein refers to an office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, such office is located, at the datehereof, at , ; Attn: .

“Covenant Defeasance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.3.

“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

“Default” means any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

“Depositary” means, with respect to Securities of any series for which the Issuers shall determine that such Securities will be issued as aGlobal Security, The

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Depository Trust Company , New York, New York, another clearing agency, or any successor registered as a clearing agency under the Securities andExchange Act of 1934, or other applicable statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by the Issuers pursuant to either Section 2.1 or 2.11.

“Event of Default” means, with respect to Securities of a particular series, any event specified in Section 6.1, continued for the period oftime, if any, therein designated.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Global Security” means, with respect to any series of Securities, a Security executed by the Issuers and delivered by the Trustee to theDepositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance with this Indenture, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or itsnominee.

“Governmental Obligations” means securities that are (a) direct obligations of the U.S. for the payment of which its full faith and credit ispledged or (b) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the U.S., the payment of which isunconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the U.S. that, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuerthereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any suchGovernmental Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Governmental Obligation held by such custodian for the account of theholder of such depositary receipt; provided, however, that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from theamount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Governmental Obligation or the specificpayment of principal of or interest on the Governmental Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.

“herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and other words of similar import, refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article,Section or other subdivision.

“Holdings” means CyrusOne Inc., a Maryland corporation, and any and all successors thereto.

“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or moreindentures supplemental hereto entered into in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Interest Payment Date” when used with respect to any installment of interest on a Security of a particular series, means the date specifiedin such Security or in a Board Resolution of the Company or in an indenture supplemental hereto with respect to such series as the fixed date on which aninstallment of interest with respect to Securities of that series is due and payable.

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“Issuers” means collectively, the Company and the Co-Issuer.

“Legal Defeasance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Company that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance

with the terms hereof. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 14.7, if and to the extent required by the provisions thereof.An Officer’s Certificate given pursuant to Section 14.12 shall be signed by the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company, but neednot contain the statements provided for in Section 14.7.

“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing subject to customary exceptions of legal counsel, who may be an employee of orcounsel for the Company, that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for inSection 14.7, if and to the extent required by the provisions thereof.

“Outstanding” when used with reference to Securities of any series, means, subject to the provisions of Section 8.4, as of any particulartime, all Securities of that series theretofore authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except (a) Securities theretofore canceled by theTrustee or any Paying Agent, or delivered to the Trustee or any Paying Agent for cancellation or that have previously been canceled; (b) Securities orportions thereof for the payment or redemption of which cash or Governmental Obligations in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust withthe Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Issuers) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuers (if the Issuers shall act as theirown Paying Agent); provided, however, that if such Securities or portions of such Securities are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of suchredemption shall have been given as in Article III provided, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for giving such notice; and(c) Securities in lieu of or in substitution for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.7, unlessthe Trustee and the Issuers receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Security is held by a protected purchaser.

“Paying Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporatedorganization, limited liability company or government or other entity, and includes any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a “person” underSection 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

“Predecessor Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as thatevidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 2.7 in lieu of a lost,destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Security.

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“Redemption Date” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to

this Indenture.

“Securities” means the debt Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Securityholder,” “holder of Securities,” “registered holder,” or other similar term, means the Person or Persons in whose name or names aparticular Security shall be registered on the books of the Company kept for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

“Security Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

“Security Registrar” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

“Stated Maturity” when used with respect to any security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the datespecified in such Security or a coupon representing such installment of interest as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installmentof principal or interest is due and payable.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation at least a majority of whose outstanding Voting Stock shall at the timebe owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any generalpartnership, joint venture or similar entity, at least a majority of whose outstanding partnership or similar interests shall at the time be owned by such Person,or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries and (iii) any limited partnership of which such Person or any ofits Subsidiaries is a general partner.

“Trustee” means , and, subject to the provisions of Article VII, shall also include its successors and assigns, and, if at any timethere is more than one Person acting in such capacity hereunder, “Trustee” shall mean each such Person. The term “Trustee” as used with respect to aparticular series of the Securities shall mean the trustee with respect to that series.

“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

“Trust Officer” means any officer of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, withrespect to a particular corporate trust matter hereunder, any other officer of the Trustee to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge ofand familiarity with the particular subject.

“Uniform Commercial Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

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“U.S.” means the United States of America.

“USA Patriot Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.13.

“Voting Stock” as applied to stock of any Person, means shares, interests, participations or other equivalents in the equity interest (however

designated) in such Person having ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the directors (or the equivalent) of such Person, other than shares,interests, participations or other equivalents having such power only by reason of the occurrence of a contingency.

SECTION 1.2 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part ofthis Indenture.

All Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference toanother statute or defined by Commission rule have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.

ARTICLE II

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

SECTION 2.1 Designation and Terms of Securities.

The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may

be issued in one or more series up to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of that series from time to time authorized by or pursuant to a BoardResolution of the Company or pursuant to one or more indentures supplemental hereto. Prior to the initial issuance of Securities of any series, there shall beestablished in or pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company, and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or more indenturessupplemental hereto:

(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of that series from all other Securities);

(2) the principal amount of the Securities being offered and any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of thatseries 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 that series);

(3) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable, any original issue discount that may apply to the

Securities of that series upon their issuance, the principal amount due at maturity, and the place(s) of payment;

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(4) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest or the manner of calculation of such rate or rates, if any, and

whether the rate(s) are fixed or variable;

(5) the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest will be payable or themanner of determination of such Interest Payment Dates, the place(s) of payment, and the record date for the determination of holders to whominterest is payable on any such Interest Payment Dates or the manner of determination of such record dates;

(6) the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of such extension;

(7) 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 Issuers, and any other applicable terms of those redemption provisions;

(8) the obligation, if any, of the Issuers to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, mandatoryredemption, or analogous provisions (including payments made in cash in satisfaction of future sinking fund obligations) or at the option of a holderthereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series shallbe redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

(9) the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt;

(10) the form of the Securities of the series including the form of the certificate of authentication for such series;

(11) if other than minimum denominations of two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000) or any integral multiple of one thousand U.S. dollars

($1,000) in excess thereof, the minimum denominations and multiples in excess thereof in which the Securities of the series shall be issuable;

(12) whether the Securities are issuable as a Global Security and, in such case, the terms and the identity of the Depositary for suchseries;

(13) whether the Securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock or other securities of the Issuers or any

other Person or other securities and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, including theconversion or exchange price, as applicable, or how it will be calculated and may be adjusted, any mandatory or optional (at the Issuers’ option orthe holders’ option) conversion or exchange features, and the applicable conversion or exchange period;

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(14) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable

upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.1;

(15) any additional or different Events of Default or restrictive covenants (which may but shall not have to include, among otherrestrictions, restrictions on the Issuers’ ability or the ability of the Issuers’ Subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; issue additional securities;create liens; pay dividends or make distributions in respect of their capital stock; redeem capital stock; place restrictions on such Subsidiariesplacing restrictions on their ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets; make investments or other restricted payments; sell orotherwise dispose of assets; enter into sale leaseback transactions; engage in transactions with stockholders and affiliates; issue or sell stock of theIssuers’ Subsidiaries; or effect a consolidation or merger) or financial covenants (which may include, among other financial covenants, financialcovenants that require the Issuers and their Subsidiaries to maintain specified interest coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based, asset-based or otherfinancial ratios) provided for with respect to the Securities of the series;

(16) if other than U.S. dollars, the coin or currency in which the Securities of the series are denominated (including, but not limited to,

foreign currency);

(17) the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the Issuers shall pay amounts in addition to the stated interest, premium, if any, andprincipal amounts of the Securities of the series to any Securityholder that is not a “United States person” for federal tax purposes, and the terms andconditions, if any, relating to the Issuers’ ability to redeem such Securities if the Issuers have to pay such additional amounts;

(18) a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the Securities of the series;

(19) any restrictions on transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities of the series;

(20) the terms, if any, relating to any auction or remarketing of the Securities of the series and any security for the obligations of the

Issuers with respect to such Securities;

(21) whether the Securities of the series are secured or unsecured, and if the Securities are secured, the terms of the secured Securities;

(22) information describing any book-entry features;

(23) the identity of any guarantors and the terms of the guarantees; and

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(24) any and all other terms with respect to the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture, as

amended by any Board Resolution or supplemental indenture, but which may modify or delete any provisions of this Indenture insofar as it appliesto such series), including any terms which may be required by or advisable under the laws of the U.S. or regulations thereunder or advisable (asdetermined by the Issuers) in connection with the marketing of Securities of that series.

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 any such Board Resolution or in any indentures supplemental hereto.

If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company, a copy of an appropriaterecord of such action shall be certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of theOfficer’s Certificate of the Company setting forth the terms of the series.

Securities of any particular series may be issued at various times, with different dates on which the principal or any installment of principalis payable, with different rates of interest, if any, or different methods by which rates of interest may be determined, with different dates on which suchinterest may be payable and with different redemption dates. A series may be reopened for issuances of additional Securities of such series or to establishadditional terms of such Securities.

SECTION 2.2 Form of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate.

The Securities of any series and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Securities shall be substantially of the tenorand purport as set forth in one or more indentures supplemental hereto or as provided in a Board Resolution of the Company, and set forth in an Officer’sCertificate, and they may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographedor engraved thereon as the Issuers may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to complywith any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange on which Securities of that seriesmay be listed, or to conform to usage.

SECTION 2.3 Denominations; Provisions for Payment.

The Securities shall be issuable as registered Securities and in the minimum denomination of two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000) or anyintegral multiple of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) in excess thereof, subject to Section 2.1(11). The Securities of a particular series shall bear interestpayable on the dates and at the rate specified with respect to that series. The principal of and the interest on the Securities of any series, as well as anypremium thereon in case of redemption thereof prior to maturity, shall be payable in the coin or currency of the U.S. that at the time is legal

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tender for public and private debt, at the office or agency of the Issuers maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of NewYork, which shall initially be an office or agency of the Trustee. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. Interest on the Securities shall becomputed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.

The interest installment on any Security that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date forSecurities of that series shall be paid to the Person in whose name said Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of businesson the regular record date for such interest installment. In the event that any Security of a particular series or portion thereof is called for redemption and theredemption date is subsequent to a regular record date with respect to any Interest Payment Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date, interest on suchSecurity will be paid upon presentation and surrender of such Security as provided in Section 3.3.

Any interest on any Security that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities ofthe same series (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on the relevant regular record date by virtue ofhaving been such holder; and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Issuers, at their election, as provided in clause (1) or clause (2) below:

(1) The Issuers may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or theirrespective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, whichshall be fixed in the following manner: the Issuers shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on eachsuch Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuers shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to theaggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such depositprior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such DefaultedInterest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall not bemore than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the noticeof the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuers of such special record date and, in the name and at the expense of theIssuers, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first class postageprepaid, to each Securityholder at his or her address as it appears in the Security Register (as hereinafter defined) (or, in the case of Securities held inbook-entry form, by electronic transmission), not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of suchDefaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been sent as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whosenames

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(2) The Issuers may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on any Securities in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the

requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, afternotice given by the Issuers to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable bythe Trustee.

Unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution of the Company or one or more indentures supplemental hereto establishing the terms of

any series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the term “regular record date” as used in this Section with respect to a series of Securities and anyInterest Payment Date for such series shall mean either the fifteenth day of the month immediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment Dateestablished for such series pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof shall occur, if such Interest Payment Date is the first day of a month, or the last day of the monthimmediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment Date established for such series pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof shall occur, if such InterestPayment Date is the fifteenth day of a month, whether or not such date is a Business Day.

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section and Sections 2.5 and 2.11, each Security of a series delivered under this Indenture upontransfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security of such series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that werecarried by such other Security.

SECTION 2.4 Execution and Authentication.

The Securities shall be signed on behalf of the Issuers by an Authorized Officer and, to the extent necessary, under its corporate seal.Signatures may be in the form of a manual or facsimile signature.

The Issuers may use the facsimile signature of any Person who shall have been an Authorized Officer thereof, notwithstanding the fact thatat the time the Securities shall be authenticated and delivered or disposed of such Person shall have ceased to be such an officer of the applicable Issuer. Tothe extent a seal of any Issuer is necessary, such seal may be in the form of a facsimile of such seal and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwisereproduced on the Securities. The Securities may contain such notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. EachSecurity shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Trustee.

A Security shall not be valid until authenticated manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee, or by an Authenticating Agent. Suchsignature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled tothe benefits of this Indenture. At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuers may deliver Securities of anyseries executed by the Issuers to the Trustee for

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authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, signed by an Authorized Officer, and the Trustee inaccordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities.

In authenticating such Securities and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trusteeshall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the form and terms thereofhave been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.

The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect theTrustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

SECTION 2.5 Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Securities of any series may be exchanged upon presentation thereof at the office of the Security Registrar, for other Securities ofsuch series of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount, upon payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmentalcharge in relation thereto, all as provided in this Section. In respect of any Securities so surrendered for exchange, the Issuers shall execute, the Trustee shallauthenticate and such office or agency shall deliver in exchange therefor the Security or Securities of the same series that the Securityholder making theexchange shall be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

(b) Upon surrender for transfer of any Security at the office of the Security Registrar, the Issuers shall execute, the Trustee shallauthenticate and the Security Registrar shall deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities of the same series as the Securitypresented for a like aggregate principal amount.

All Securities presented or surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer, as provided in this Section, shall be accompanied (if sorequired by the Issuers or the Security Registrar) by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Issuers or the SecurityRegistrar, duly executed by the registered holder or by such holder’s duly authorized attorney in writing.

(c) Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.1 pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company, and set forth in an Officer’sCertificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration oftransfer of Securities, or issue of new Securities in case of partial repurchase or redemption of any series, but the Issuers and the Trustee may require paymentof a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.6, Section 3.3(b) andSection 9.4 not involving any transfer.

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(d) The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, exchange or register the transfer of any Securities during a period beginning at the

opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption is sent of less than all the Outstanding Securities of the same series andending at the close of business on the day of such delivery, nor (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of any series or portion thereof calledfor redemption, other than the unredeemed portion of any such Securities being redeemed in part.

(e) Successive registrations and registrations of transfers and exchanges as aforesaid may be made from time to time as desired, andeach such registration shall be noted on the register for the Securities.

(f) The Security Registrar shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with thedelivery by such Security Registrar of Securities upon transfer or exchange of Securities.

(g) The provisions of this Section 2.5 are, with respect to any Global Security, subject to Section 2.11 hereof.

SECTION 2.6 Temporary Securities.

Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Issuers may execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,temporary Securities (printed, lithographed or typewritten) of any authorized denomination. Such temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form ofthe definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued, but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities,all as may be determined by the Issuers. Every temporary Security of any series shall be executed by the Issuers and be authenticated by the Trustee upon thesame conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with like effect, as the definitive Securities of such series. Without unnecessary delay the Issuerswill execute and will furnish definitive Securities of such series and thereupon any or all temporary Securities of such series may be surrendered in exchangetherefor (without charge to the holders), at the office of the Security Registrar, and the Trustee shall authenticate and the Security Registrar shall deliver inexchange for such temporary Securities an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of such series, unless the Issuers advise the Trustee to theeffect that definitive Securities need not be executed and furnished until further notice from the Issuers. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of suchseries shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series authenticated and delivered hereunder.

SECTION 2.7 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities.

In case any temporary or definitive Security shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Issuers (subject to the nextsucceeding sentence) shall execute, and upon a Company Request, the Trustee (subject as aforesaid) shall authenticate and deliver, a new Security of thesame series, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Security,

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or in lieu of and in substitution for the Security so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case, the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform CommercialCode shall be met and the applicant for a substituted Security shall furnish to the Issuers and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required bythem to save each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Issuers and the Trustee evidence totheir satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of the applicant’s Security and of the ownership thereof. The Trustee may authenticate any such substitutedSecurity and deliver the same upon the delivery of a Company Order. Upon the issuance of any substituted Security, the Issuers may require the payment of asum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expensesof the Trustee) connected therewith.

In case any Security that has matured or is about to mature shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Issuers may, insteadof issuing a substitute Security, pay or authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Security) if theapplicant for such payment shall furnish to the Issuers and the Trustee such security or indemnity as they may require to save them harmless, and, in case ofdestruction, loss or theft, evidence to the satisfaction of the Issuers and the Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownershipthereof.

Every replacement Security issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of theIssuers whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all thebenefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same series duly issued hereunder. All Securities shall be heldand owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost orstolen Securities, and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) any and all other rights or remedies, notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafterenacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.

SECTION 2.8 Cancellation.

All Securities surrendered for the purpose of payment, redemption, exchange or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the Issuers orany Paying Agent, be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it, and no Securities shall be issued inlieu thereof except as expressly required or permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. On delivery of a Company Order at the time of suchsurrender, the Trustee shall cancel Securities held by the Trustee in accordance with its standard procedures and applicable law and provide confirmation tothe Issuers of such cancellation. In the absence of such request the Trustee may dispose of canceled Securities in accordance with its standard procedures anddeliver a certificate of disposition to the Issuers. If the Issuers shall otherwise acquire any of the Securities, however, such acquisition shall not operate as aredemption or

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satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

SECTION 2.9 Benefits of Indenture.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than the partieshereto and the holders of the Securities any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Indenture, or under any covenant, condition orprovision herein contained; all such covenants, conditions and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and of the holders of the Securities.

SECTION 2.10 Authenticating Agent.

So long as any of the Securities of any series remain Outstanding there may be an Authenticating Agent for any or all such series ofSecurities which the Trustee shall have the right to appoint. Said Authenticating Agent shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticateSecurities of such series issued upon exchange, transfer or partial redemption thereof, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of thisIndenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. All references in this Indenture to the authenticationof Securities by the Trustee shall be deemed to include authentication by an Authenticating Agent for such series. Each Authenticating Agent shall beacceptable to the Issuers and shall be a corporation that has a combined capital and surplus, as most recently reported or determined by it, sufficient under thelaws of any jurisdiction under which it is organized or in which it is doing business to conduct a trust business, and that is otherwise authorized under suchlaws to conduct such business and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. If at any time any Authenticating Agent shall ceaseto be eligible in accordance with these provisions, it shall resign immediately.

Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Issuers. The Trustee mayat any time (and upon a Company Request shall) terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to suchAuthenticating Agent and to the Issuers. Upon resignation, termination or cessation of eligibility of any Authenticating Agent, the Trustee may appoint aneligible successor Authenticating Agent acceptable to the Issuers. Any successor Authenticating Agent, upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder, shallbecome vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent pursuant hereto.

SECTION 2.11 Global Securities.

(a) If the Issuers shall establish pursuant to Section 2.1 that the Securities of a particular series are to be issued as a Global Security,then the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.4, authenticate and deliver, a Global Security that (i) shall represent, andshall be denominated in an amount equal to

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the aggregate principal amount of, all of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee,(iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the followingeffect: “Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11 of this Indenture, this Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to another nominee ofthe Depositary or to a successor Depositary or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.”

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.5, the Global Security of a series may be transferred, in whole but not in part and inthe manner provided in Section 2.5, only to another nominee of the Depositary for such series, or to a successor Depositary for such series selected orapproved by the Issuers or to a nominee of such successor Depositary. Nothing in this Section 2.11(b) shall prohibit or render ineffective any transfer of abeneficial interest in a Global Security effected in accordance with the other provisions of this Indenture.

(c) If at any time the Depositary for a series of the Securities notifies the Issuers that it is unwilling or unable to continue asDepositary 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 otherapplicable statute or regulation, and a successor Depositary for such series is not appointed by the Issuers within 90 days after the Issuers receive such noticeor become aware of such condition, as the case may be, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Issuers have received a request fromthe Depositary, this Section 2.11 shall no longer be applicable to the Securities of such series and the Issuers will execute, and subject to Section 2.4, theTrustee will authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series in definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized denominations, and in anaggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange for such Global Security. In addition, the Issuersmay 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 2.11shall no longer apply to the Securities of such series. In such event the Issuers will execute and, subject to Section 2.4, the Trustee, upon receipt of anOfficer’s Certificate evidencing such determination by the Issuers, will authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series in definitive registered formwithout coupons, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security of such series inexchange for such Global Security. Upon the exchange of the Global Security for such Securities in definitive registered form without coupons, in authorizeddenominations, the Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee. Such Securities in definitive registered form issued in exchange for the Global Securitypursuant to this Section 2.11(c) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from itsdirect or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Depositary for delivery to the Persons inwhose names such Securities are so registered.

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SECTION 2.12 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.

The Issuers, in issuing the Securities, shall use CUSIP and ISIN numbers for such Securities (if then generally in use). The Trustee shall

use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to holders; provided, however, that neither the Issuers nor the Trustee shall have anyresponsibility for any defect in the CUSIP or ISIN number that appears on any Security, check, advice of payment or redemption notice, and any such noticemay state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemptionand that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by anydefect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuers shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing in the event of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN numbers.

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES ANDSINKING FUND PROVISIONS

SECTION 3.1 Redemption.

The Issuers may redeem the Securities of any series issued hereunder on and after the dates and in accordance with the terms established

for such series pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof. The provisions of this Article III may be modified, amended or replaced, in part or in their entirety, withSecurities of any series, by an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company or one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in eachcase in accordance with Section 2.1 hereof.

SECTION 3.2 Notice of Redemption.

(a) In case the Issuers shall desire to exercise such right to redeem all or, as the case may be, a portion of the Securities of any seriesin accordance with any right the Issuers reserved for themselves to do so pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the Issuers shall, or shall cause the Trustee to, givenotice of such redemption to holders of the Securities of such series to be redeemed by mailing, first class postage prepaid (or, in the case of Securities heldin book-entry form, by electronic transmission), a notice of such redemption not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days (except in accordance withArticles XI and XII) before the date fixed for redemption of that series to such holders at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the Security Register,unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities to be redeemed. Any notice that is sent in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed tohave been duly given, whether or not the registered holder receives the notice. In any case, failure duly to give such notice to the holder of any Security ofany series designated for redemption in whole or in part, or any defect in the notice, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of anyother Securities of such series or any other series. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemptionprovided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company

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shall furnish the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate evidencing compliance with any such restriction.

Each such notice of redemption shall specify the date fixed for redemption and the redemption price at which Securities of that series are tobe redeemed, and shall state that payment of the redemption price of such Securities to be redeemed will be made at the office or agency of the Paying Agentor as otherwise established in a Board Resolution or an indenture supplemental hereto, upon presentation and surrender of such Securities, that interestaccrued to the date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in said notice, that from and after said date interest will cease to accrue and that theredemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case. If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the notice to the holders of Securities of thatseries to be redeemed in part shall specify the particular Securities to be so redeemed.

In case any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amountthereof to be redeemed, and shall state that on and after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities of such series inprincipal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.

(b) If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Issuers shall give the Trustee at least 45 days’ notice in advance ofthe date fixed for redemption as to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of the series to be redeemed, and thereupon the Trustee shall select, by lot orin such other manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair in its discretion ((or, in the case of Securities held in book-entry form, in accordance with theprocedures of the Depositary) and that may provide for the selection of a portion or portions (equal to one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any integralmultiple thereof) of the principal amount of such Securities of a denomination larger than $2,000, the Securities to be redeemed and shall thereafter promptlynotify the Issuers in writing of the numbers of the Securities to be redeemed, in whole or in part. The Issuers may, if and whenever they shall so elect, bydelivery of instructions signed on their behalf by Authorized Officers, instruct the Trustee or any Paying Agent to call all or any part of the Securities of aparticular series for redemption and to give notice of redemption in the manner set forth in this Section, such notice to be in the name of the Issuers or its ownname as the Trustee or such Paying Agent may deem advisable. In any case in which notice of redemption is to be given by the Trustee or any such PayingAgent, the Issuers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to, or permit to remain with, the Trustee or such Paying Agent, as the case may be, such SecurityRegister, transfer books or other records, or suitable copies or extracts therefrom, sufficient to enable the Trustee or such Paying Agent to give any notice thatmay be required under the provisions of this Section.

SECTION 3.3 Payment Upon Redemption.

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in such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption and interest on such Securities or portions ofSecurities shall cease to accrue on and after the date fixed for redemption, unless the Issuers shall default in the payment of such redemption price andaccrued interest with respect to any such Security or portion thereof. On presentation and surrender of such Securities on or after the date fixed forredemption at the place of payment specified in the notice, said Securities shall be paid and redeemed at the applicable redemption price for such series,together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption (but if the date fixed for redemption is an interest payment date, the interestinstallment payable on such date shall be payable to the registered holder at the close of business on the applicable record date pursuant to Section 2.3).

(b) Upon presentation of any Security of such series that is to be redeemed in part only, the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shallauthenticate and the office or agency where the Security is presented shall deliver to the holder thereof, at the expense of the Issuers, a new Security of thesame series of authorized denominations in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.

SECTION 3.4 Sinking Fund.

If Securities of a series provide for a sinking fund as contemplated by Section 2.1, the provisions of this Section 3.4 and Sections 3.5 and3.6 shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.1 forSecurities of such series.

The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a“mandatory sinking fund payment,” and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is hereinreferred 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 maybe subject to reduction as provided in Section 3.5. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided forby the terms of Securities of such series.

SECTION 3.5 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.

The Issuers (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series and (ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series that have been redeemedeither at the election of the Issuers pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant tothe 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 tobe made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series, provided that such Securities have not been previously socredited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the redemption price specified in such Securities for redemptionthrough operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

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SECTION 3.6 Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.

Not less than 45 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 that series pursuant to the terms of the series, the portion thereof, ifany, that is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 3.5 and the basis for such credit and will, together with suchOfficer’s Certificate, deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trusteeshall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 3.2 and cause notice of the redemptionthereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Issuers in the manner provided in Section 3.2. Such notice having been duly given, theredemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 3.3.

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

SECTION 4.1 Payment Of Principal, Premium and Interest.

The Issuers will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of thatseries at the time and place and in the manner provided herein and established with respect to such Securities. Payments of principal on the Securities may bemade at the time provided herein and established with respect to such Securities by U.S. dollar check drawn on and mailed to the address of theSecurityholder entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, or U.S. dollar wire transfer to, a U.S. dollar account (such a wire transferto be made only to a Securityholder of an aggregate principal amount of Securities of the applicable series in excess of U.S. $2,000,000 and only if suchSecurityholder shall have furnished wire instructions to the Trustee no later than 15 days prior to the relevant payment date). Payments of interest on theSecurities may be made at the time provided herein and established with respect to such Securities by U.S. dollar check mailed to the address of theSecurityholder entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, or U.S. dollar wire transfer to, a U.S. dollar account (such a wire transferto be made only to a Securityholder of an aggregate principal amount of Securities of the applicable series in excess of U.S. $2,000,000 and only if suchSecurityholder shall have furnished wire instructions in writing to the Security Registrar and the Trustee no later than 15 days prior to the relevant paymentdate).

SECTION 4.2 Paying Agent and Security Registrar.

(a) So long as any series of the Securities remain Outstanding, the Issuers shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may bepresented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Security Registrar”), an office or agency where Securities may be presented for payment (“PayingAgent”) and an office or agency where notices to or upon the Issuers in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be

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served. The Security Registrar shall keep a register for the recordation of, and shall record, the names and addresses of holders of the Securities, theSecurities held by each holder and the transfer and exchange of Securities (the “Security Register”). The entries in the Security Register shall be conclusive,and the parties may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Security Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a holder hereunder for all purposes ofthis Indenture. The Issuers may have one or more co-Security Registrars and one or more additional Paying Agents.

The Issuers hereby initially designates the Trustee as Paying Agent and Security Registrar, and the Corporate Trust Office shall beconsidered as one such office or agency of the Issuers for each of the aforesaid purposes, such designation to continue with respect to such office or agencyuntil the Issuers shall, by written notice signed by an Authorized Officer of each of the Issuers and delivered to the Trustee, designate some other office oragency for such purposes or any of them.

(b) The Issuers shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Security Registrar, Paying Agent, or co-registrar not a partyto this Indenture, which shall incorporate the terms of the Trust Indenture Act. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate tosuch agent. The Issuers shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such agent. If the Issuers fail to maintain a Security Registrar orPaying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor. The Issuers and any of their Subsidiaries may act asPaying Agent, Security Registrar or co-registrar.

(c) If the Issuers shall appoint one or more Paying Agents for all or any series of the Securities, other than the Trustee, the Issuers willcause each such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisionsof this Section:

(1) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on theSecurities of that series (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Issuers or by any other obligor of such Securities) in trust for the benefit ofthe Persons entitled thereto;

(2) that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Issuers (or by any other obligor of such Securities) to make any payment of

the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of that series when the same shall be due and payable;

(3) that it will, at any time during the continuance of any failure referred to in the preceding paragraph (a)(2) above, upon the writtenrequest of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent; and

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(d) If the Issuers shall act as their own Paying Agent with respect to any series of the Securities, they will on or before each due date

of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on Securities of that series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitledthereto a sum sufficient to pay such principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due on Securities of that series until such sums shall be paid tosuch Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of such action, or any failure (by it or any other obligor onsuch Securities) to take such action. Whenever the Issuers shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, they will, prior to each due dateof the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (andpremium, if any) or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and(unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuers will promptly notify the Trustee of this action or failure so to act.

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the Issuers may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfactionand discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuers or suchPaying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same terms and conditions as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuers or suchPaying Agent; and, upon such payment by the Issuers or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Issuers or such Paying Agent shall be released from all furtherliability with respect to such money.

SECTION 4.3 Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee.

The Issuers, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.10, aTrustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.

SECTION 4.4 Compliance with Consolidation Provisions.

Neither Issuer will, while any of the Securities remain Outstanding, consolidate with or merge into any other Person, in either case wherethe applicable Issuer is not the survivor of such transaction, or sell or convey all or substantially all of its property to any other Person unless the provisionsof Article X hereof are complied with.

ARTICLE V

SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BYHOLDINGS AND THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 5.1 Issuers to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders.

The Issuers will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (a) on each regular record date (as defined in Section 2.3) a list, in such form

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reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the holders of each series of Securities as of such regular record date, provided that the Issuers shall not beobligated to furnish or cause to furnish such list at any time that the list shall not differ in any respect from the most recent list furnished to the Trustee by theIssuers and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuers of any such request, a list of similarform and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that, in either case, no such list need befurnished for any series for which the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar.

SECTION 5.2 Preservation of Information; Communications with Securityholders.

(a) The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names andaddresses of the Securityholders of each series of Securities and shall otherwise comply with Section 312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. If the Trustee is notthe Security Registrar, the Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee at least ten (10) days before each interest payment date with respect to any series of Securitiesand at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names andaddresses of the Securityholders of such series of Securities, which list may be conclusively relied upon by the Trustee.

(b) Securityholders of any series may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Securityholdersof that series or any other series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities of that series or any other series.

(c) The Issuers, the Trustee, the Security Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of Section 312(c) of the TrustIndenture Act.

SECTION 5.3 Reports by Holdings.

(a) So long as any Security is Outstanding, Holdings shall furnish a copy to the Trustee, within 15 days after Holdings files the samewith the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing asthe Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) that Holdings may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Holdings will be deemed to have furnished such reports to the Trustee and the Securityholders if it has filed suchreports with the Commission using the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available.

(b) In the event Holdings is at any time no longer subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, itshall continue to provide the Trustee with annual and quarterly reports containing substantially the same information as would have been required to be filedwith the Commission had Holdings continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements. In such event, such annual

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and quarterly reports shall be provided at the times Holdings would have been required to provide reports had it continued to have been subject to suchreporting requirements.

(c) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee shall be for informational purposes only and the Trustee’sreceipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, includingHoldings’ compliance with any of the covenants contained in this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely upon an Officer’sCertificate).

SECTION 5.4 Reports by the Trustee.

(a) The Trustee shall transmit to the Securityholders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as maybe required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the time and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust IndentureAct, the Trustee shall, within 60 days after each May 15 following the date of this Indenture, deliver to holders a brief report, dated as of such May 15, whichcomplies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).

(b) The Trustee shall comply with Section 313(b) and 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

(c) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Securityholders, be filed by the Trustee with the Issuers, witheach securities exchange upon which any Securities are listed (if so listed) and also with the Commission. The Issuers agree to notify the Trustee when anySecurities become listed on any securities exchange.

ARTICLE VI

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERSON EVENT OF DEFAULT

SECTION 6.1 Events of Default.

(a) Whenever used herein with respect to Securities of a particular series, unless otherwise specified in a Board Resolution or in a

indenture supplemental hereto, “Event of Default” means any one or more of the following events that has occurred and is continuing:

(1) the Issuers default in the payment of any installment of interest upon any of the Securities of that series, as and when the sameshall become due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days; provided, however, that a valid extension of an interest paymentperiod by the Issuers in accordance with the terms of any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default in thepayment of interest for this purpose;

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(2) the Issuers default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any of the Securities of that series as and when the

same shall become due and payable whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise, or in any payment required by any sinkingor analogous fund established with respect to that series; provided, however, that a valid extension of the maturity of such Securities in accordancewith the terms of any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default in the payment of principal or premium, ifany;

(3) the Issuers default in the performance or breach of its covenants or agreements with respect to that series contained in this

Indenture or otherwise established with respect to that series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof (other than a covenant or agreement thathas been expressly included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of one or more series of Securities other than such series) for a period of 60consecutive days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice ofDefault” hereunder, shall have been given to the Issuers by the Trustee, by registered or certified mail, or to the Issuers and the Trustee by theholders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities of that series at the time Outstanding;

(4) either Issuer pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry

of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of itsproperty or (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

(5) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against either Issuer in an

involuntary case, (ii) appoints a Custodian of either Issuer for all or substantially all of its property or (iii) orders the liquidation of either Issuer, andthe order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or

(6) certain other specified events, as may be provided for in a Board Resolution or in a supplemental indenture.

(b) In each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (4) or clause (5) above), unless the principal of all

the Securities of that series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amountof the Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by notice in writing to the Issuers (and to the Trustee if given by such Securityholders), may, andthe Trustee at the request of the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series then outstanding hereunder shall,declare the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, andupon any such declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (4) or clause (5) aboveoccurs, the

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principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Securities of that series shall automatically be immediately due and payable without any declaration orother act on the part of the Trustee or the holders of the Securities.

(c) At any time after the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of that series shallhave been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered ashereinafter provided, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by written notice tothe Issuers and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if: (i) the Issuers have paid or deposited with the Trustee a sumsufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Securities of that series and the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any and all Securitiesof that series that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest upon such principal and premium, if any, and, to the extent that suchpayment is enforceable under applicable law, upon overdue installments of interest, at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of that series to the dateof such payment or deposit) and the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6, and (ii) any and all Events of Default under this Indenture with respectto such series, other than the nonpayment of principal on (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on Securities of that series that shall nothave become due by their terms, shall have been remedied or waived as provided in Section 6.6.

No such rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

(d) In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right with respect to Securities of that series under this Indenture and suchproceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of such rescission or annulment or for any other reason or shall have been determinedadversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Issuers and the Trustee shall be restoredrespectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Issuers and the Trustee shall continue as though no suchproceedings had been taken.

SECTION 6.2 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

(a) Each Issuer covenants that (i) in case it shall default in the payment of any installment of interest on any of the Securities of aseries, and such default shall have continued for a period of 30 days, or (ii) in case it shall default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on)any of the Securities of a series when the same shall have become due and payable, whether upon maturity of the Securities of a series or upon redemption orupon declaration or otherwise, or in any payment required by any sinking or analogous fund established with respect to that series as and when the same shallhave become due and payable, then, upon demand of the Trustee, such Issuer will pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Securities of thatseries, the whole amount

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that then shall have been become due and payable on all such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) or interest, or both, as the case may be, withinterest upon the overdue principal (and premium, if any) and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) upon overdueinstallments of interest at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of that series; and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient tocover the costs and expenses of collection, and the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6.

(b) If either Issuer shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of anexpress trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, andmay prosecute any such action or proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against such Issuer or otherobligor upon the Securities of that series and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law or equity out of theproperty of such Issuer or other obligor upon the Securities of that series, wherever situated.

(c) In case of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, readjustment, arrangement, composition orjudicial proceedings affecting either Issuer, or its creditors or property, the Trustee shall have power to intervene in such proceedings and take any actiontherein that may be permitted by the court and shall (except as may be otherwise provided by law) be entitled to file such proofs of claim and other papersand documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and of the holders of Securities of such series allowed for theentire amount due and payable by such Issuer under this Indenture at the date of institution of such proceedings and for any additional amount that maybecome due and payable by such Issuer after such date, and to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claim,and to distribute the same after the deduction of the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy orreorganization is hereby authorized by each of the holders of Securities of such series to make such payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trusteeshall consent to the making of such payments directly to such Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it under Section 7.6.

(d) All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the terms established with respect to Securities ofthat series, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of such Securities, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relativethereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery ofjudgment shall, after provision for payment to the Trustee of any amounts due under Section 7.6, be for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities ofsuch series.

In case of an Event of Default hereunder, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by thisIndenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any

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of such rights, either at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in thisIndenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by thisIndenture or by law.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of anySecurityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities of that series or the rights of any holder thereof orto authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.

SECTION 6.3 Application of Moneys Collected.

Any moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article VI with respect to a particular series of Securities shall be applied in thefollowing order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such moneys on account of principal (or premium, if any) orinterest, upon presentation of the Securities of that series, and notation thereon of the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST: To the payment of reasonable costs and expenses of collection and of all amounts payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6;

SECOND: To the payment to holders of Securities of the amounts then due and unpaid upon Securities of such series for principal (andpremium, if any), amounts payable upon redemption or repurchase of the Securities, and interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such moneyhas been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal (andpremium, if any) and interest, respectively; and

THIRD: To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Issuers or any other Person lawfully entitled thereto.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to holders pursuant to this Section 6.3. At least 15 days before such

record date, the Issuers shall mail to each holder (or, in the case of Securities held in book-entry form, send by electronic transmission) and the Trustee anotice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid.

SECTION 6.4 Limitation on Suits.

No holder of any Security of any series shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit,action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedyhereunder, unless (i) such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof with respectto the Securities of such series specifying such Event of Default, as hereinbefore provided; (ii) the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amountof the Securities of such series then Outstanding shall have made

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written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder; (iii) such holder or holders shall haveoffered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby; (iv) the Trusteefor 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such action, suit or proceeding and (v) during such60 day period, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of that series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary or any other provisions of this Indenture, the right of any holder of any Securityto receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Security, as therein provided, on or after the respective due dates expressedin such Security (or in the case of redemption, on the redemption date), or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after suchrespective dates or redemption date, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder and by accepting a Security hereunder it is expresslyunderstood, intended and covenanted by the taker and holder of every Security of such series with every other such taker and holder and the Trustee, that noone or more holders of Securities of such series shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture toaffect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the holders of any other of such Securities, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other suchholder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all holders ofSecurities of such series. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Securityholder and the Trustee shall be entitledto such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

SECTION 6.5 Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.7, all powers and remedies given by this Article VI to the Trustee or to theSecurityholders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee orthe holders of the Securities, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained inthis Indenture or otherwise established with respect to such Securities.

(b) No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any holder of any of the Securities to exercise any right or power accruing upon anyEvent of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or anacquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.4, every power and remedy given by this Article VI or by law to the Trustee or theSecurityholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Securityholders.

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SECTION 6.6 Control by Securityholders.

The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, determined in accordance

with Section 8.4, shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercisingany trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to such series; provided, however, that such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law orwith this Indenture. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee in good faithshall, by a Trust Officer or officers of the Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed, subject to the Trustee’s duties under the Trust Indenture Act,would involve the Trustee in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the Securityholders not involved in the proceeding. The holders of a majorityin aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding affected thereby, determined in accordance with Section 8.4, may onbehalf of the holders of all of the Securities of such series waive any past default in the performance of any of the covenants contained herein or establishedpursuant to Section 2.1 with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on,any of the Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due by the terms of such Securities otherwise than by acceleration (unless such defaulthas been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal and any premium has been deposited with the Trustee (inaccordance with Section 6.1(c)), which requires the consent of each holder affected by such waiver. Upon any such waiver, the default covered thereby shallbe deemed to be cured for all purposes of this Indenture and the Issuers, the Trustee and the holders of the Securities of such series shall be restored to theirformer positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequentthereon.

SECTION 6.7 Undertaking to Pay Costs.

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each holder of any Securities by such holder’s acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed,that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee forany action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such courtmay in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits andgood faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to anysuit instituted by any Securityholder, or group of Securityholders, holding more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of anyseries, or to any suit instituted by any Securityholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Securityof such series, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security or established pursuant to this Indenture.

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ARTICLE VII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.1 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series and after the curing of all

Events of Default with respect to the Securities of that series that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform with respect to the Securities of such seriessuch duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee.In case an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series has occurred (that has not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise with respectto Securities of that series such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudentman would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

(b) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its ownnegligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series and after the curing or waiving of all suchEvents of Default with respect to that series that may have occurred:

(A) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall with respect to the Securities of such series be determined solely by the

express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to the Securities of such series except for theperformance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall beread into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may with respect to the Securities of such series

conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinionsfurnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that byany provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same todetermine whether or not they conform to the requirement of this Indenture;

(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer or Trust Officers of the Trustee,

unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

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(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the

direction of the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding relating to the time,method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trusteeunder this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series; and

(iv) None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal

financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if there is reasonable ground for believingthat the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Indenture or adequate indemnity against such riskis not reasonably assured to it.

SECTION 7.2 Certain Rights of Trustee.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.1:

(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, consent, order, approval, bond, security or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and tohave been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) Any request, direction, order or demand of the Issuers mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution ofthe Company or an instrument signed in the name of the Issuers by Authorized Officers of the Issuers (unless other evidence in respect thereof is specificallyprescribed herein);

(c) The Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and completeauthorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(d) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, orderor direction of any of the Securityholders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Securityholders shall have offered to the Trustee securityor indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained herein shall,however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to a series of the Securities (that has not been cured orwaived), to exercise with respect to Securities of that series such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and to use the same degree of careand skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

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(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or

within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;

(f) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, security, or other papers or documents, unless requested in writing so to do by theholders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of the particular series affected thereby (determined as provided inSection 8.4); provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it inthe making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of thisIndenture, the Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition to so proceeding. The reasonableexpense of every such examination shall be paid by the Issuers or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be repaid by the Issuers upon demand; and

(g) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or throughagents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care byit hereunder.

(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default, except a payment default under Sections 6.1(a)(1) or 6.1(a)(3) hereof, unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default or Event of Default is received by a Trust Officer at the CorporateTrust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture.

(i) The Trustee shall not be liable for any special, indirect, punitive or consequential losses or damages (including without limitationlost profits) even if the Trustee has been advised of the possibility of such loses or damages and regardless of the form of the action.

(j) The Trustee shall not be required to provide a bond or other security with respect to the performance of its power and duties underthis Indenture.

(k) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under thisIndenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war orterrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications orcomputer (software or hardware) services.

(l) Any permissive right given to the Trustee hereunder shall not be construed as a duty.

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SECTION 7.3 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities.

(a) The recitals contained herein and in the Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Issuers, and the Trustee assumes no

responsibility for the correctness of the same.

(b) The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities.

(c) The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuers of any of the Securities or of the proceeds of suchSecurities, or for the use or application of any moneys paid over by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture or established pursuant toSection 2.1, or for the use or application of any moneys received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee.

SECTION 7.4 May Hold Securities.

The Trustee or any Paying Agent or Security Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee ofSecurities with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent or Security Registrar.

SECTION 7.5 Moneys Held in Trust.

Subject to the provisions of Sections 11.2, 12.5, 12.6 and 12.7, all moneys received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as hereinprovided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any moneys received by it hereunder except such as it may agree with the Issuers to pay thereon.

SECTION 7.6 Compensation and Reimbursement.

(a) Each Issuer covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, such reasonable compensation (whichshall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as the Issuers and the Trustee may from time totime agree in writing, for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers andduties hereunder of the Trustee, and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Issuers will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for allreasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture (including thereasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), except any such expense,disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence and except as the Issuers and Trustee may from time to time agree in writing. Each Issuer alsocovenants to indemnify the Trustee (and its officers, agents, directors and employees) for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expenseincurred without negligence on the part of the Trustee as adjudicated by a court

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of competent jurisdiction and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the reasonable costs and expensesof defending itself against any claim of liability in the premises.

(b) To secure the Issuers’ payment obligations in this Section 7.6, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities of any series onall money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Securities of such series.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(a)(4) or 6.1(a)(5) occurs, theexpenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

The provisions of this Section 7.6 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the termination or satisfaction of thisIndenture.

SECTION 7.7 Reliance on Officer’s Certificate.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.1, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem itreasonably necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder, such matter(unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, bedeemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or badfaith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it under the provisions of thisIndenture upon the faith thereof.

SECTION 7.8 Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.

If the Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting interest” within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trusteeand the Issuers shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 7.9 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.

There shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to the Securities issued hereunder which shall at all times be a corporation organized anddoing business under the laws of the U.S. or any state or territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or other Person permitted to act astrustee by the Commission, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having (or, in the case of a subsidiary of a bank holding company,its bank holding company parent shall have) a combined capital and surplus of at least one hundred million U.S. dollars ($100,000,000), and subject tosupervision or examination by federal, state, territorial, or District of Columbia authority.

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If such corporation or other Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid

supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or other Person shall bedeemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. No Issuer may, nor may any Person directly orindirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Issuer, serve as Trustee. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible inaccordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 7.10.

SECTION 7.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

(a) The Trustee or any successor hereafter appointed may at any time resign with respect to the Securities of one or more series bygiving written notice thereof to the Issuers and by transmitting notice of resignation by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Securityholders of such series(or, in the case of Securities held in book-entry form, by electronic transmission), as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register. Uponreceiving such notice of resignation, the Issuers shall promptly appoint a successor trustee with respect to Securities of such series by written instrument, induplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors of the Company, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and onecopy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the delivery of suchnotice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may at the expense of the Issuers, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successortrustee with respect to Securities of such series, or the holders of at least 10% in the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities may petition anysuch court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint asuccessor trustee.

(b) In case at any time any one of the following shall occur:

(i) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 7.8 after written request therefor by the Issuers or by anySecurityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months; or

(ii) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.9 and shall fail to resign after written request

therefor by the Issuers or by any such Securityholder; or

(iii) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or commence a voluntary bankruptcyproceeding, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or consented to, or any public officer shall take charge or control of theTrustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;

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then, in any such case, the Issuers may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities and appoint a successor trustee by written

instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors of the Company, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee soremoved and one copy to the successor trustee, or any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months may,on behalf of that holder and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of asuccessor trustee. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successortrustee.

(c) The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding may at any timeremove the Trustee with respect to such series giving at least 30 days written notice to the Trustee and the Issuers and may appoint a successor Trustee forsuch series with the consent of the Issuers.

(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of a series pursuantto any of the provisions of this Section shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 7.11.

(e) Any successor trustee appointed pursuant to this Section may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more series orall of such series and at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series.

SECTION 7.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor trustee so appointedshall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuers and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation orremoval of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with allthe rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuers or the successor trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, uponpayment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights, powers, and trusts of the retiring Trustee andshall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.

(b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, theIssuers, the retiring Trustee and each successor trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplementalhereto wherein each successor trustee shall accept such appointment and which (i) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transferand confirm to, and to vest in, each successor trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that orthose series to which the appointment of such successor trustee

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relates, (ii) shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiringTrustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee,and (iii) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trustshereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees ofthe same trust, that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by anyother such Trustee and that no Trustee shall be responsible for any act or failure to act on the part of any other Trustee hereunder; and upon the execution anddelivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein, such retiringTrustee shall with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates have no further responsibility forthe exercise of rights and powers or for the performance of the duties and obligations vested in the Trustee under this Indenture, and each such successortrustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect tothe Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuers or any successor trustee, suchretiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor trustee, to the extent contemplated by such supplemental indenture, the property andmoney held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates.

(c) Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Issuers shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vestingin and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.

(d) No successor trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualifiedand eligible under this Article VII.

(e) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section, the Issuers shall transmit notice of thesuccession of such trustee hereunder by mail, first class postage prepaid (or, in the case of Securities held in book-entry form, by electronic transmission), tothe Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register. If the Issuers fail to transmit such notice within ten days after acceptanceof appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be transmitted at the expense of the Issuers.

SECTION 7.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resultingfrom any merger,

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conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of theTrustee (including the administration of the trust created by this Indenture), shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such corporationshall be qualified under the provisions of Section 7.8 and eligible under the provisions of Section 7.9, without the execution or filing of any paper or anyfurther act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, butnot delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt suchauthentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

SECTION 7.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuers.

The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship described in Section 311(b) ofthe Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent includedtherein.

SECTION 7.14 Notice of Default.

If any Default or any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if such Default or Event of Default is known to a Trust Officer of theTrustee, the Trustee shall send to each Securityholder in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act notice of theDefault or Event of Default within 45 days after it occurs, unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured; provided, however, that, except in the caseof a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if andso long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Trust Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine thatthe withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Securityholders.

ARTICLE VIII

CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

SECTION 8.1 Evidence of Action by Securityholders.

Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the holders of a majority or specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of theSecurities of a particular series may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the takingof any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action the holders of such majority or specified percentage of that series have joined thereinmay be evidenced by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by such holders of Securities of that series in person or by agentor proxy appointed in writing.

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If the Issuers shall solicit from the Securityholders of any series any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or

other action, the Issuers may, at their option, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate, fix in advance a record date for such series for the determination ofSecurityholders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but the Issuers shall have no obligationto do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action may be given before or after therecord date, but only the Securityholders of record at the close of business on the record date shall be deemed to be Securityholders for the purposes ofdetermining whether Securityholders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Securities of that series have authorized or agreed or consented to suchrequest, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities of that series shall becomputed as of the record date; provided, however, that no such authorization, agreement or consent by such Securityholders on the record date shall bedeemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

SECTION 8.2 Proof of Execution by Securityholders.

Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder (such proof will not requirenotarization) or his agent or proxy and proof of the holding by any Person of any of the Securities shall be sufficient if made in the following manner:

(a) The fact and date of the execution by any such Person of any instrument may be proved in any reasonable manner acceptable tothe Trustee.

(b) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register of such Securities or by a certificate of the Security Registrarthereof.

The Trustee may require such additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section as it shall deem necessary.

SECTION 8.3 Who May Be Deemed Owners.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of any Security, the Issuers, the Trustee, any Paying Agent and any SecurityRegistrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name such Security shall be registered upon the books of the Security Registrar as the absolute owner ofsuch Security (whether or not such Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing thereon made by anyone other than theSecurity Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.3) interest on suchSecurity and for all other purposes; and neither the Issuers nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Security Registrar shall be affected by any notice tothe contrary.

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SECTION 8.4 Certain Securities Owned by Issuers Disregarded.

In determining whether the holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Securities of a particular series have concurred in any

direction, consent or waiver under this Indenture, the Securities of that series that are owned by the Issuers or any other obligor on the Securities of that seriesor by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Issuers or any other obligor on the Securities of thatseries shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that for the purpose of determining whetherthe Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent or waiver, only Securities of such series that the Trustee actually knows are so ownedshall be so disregarded. The Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding for the purposes of this Section, if thepledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not a Persondirectly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Issuers or any such other obligor. In case of a dispute asto such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee.

SECTION 8.5 Actions Binding on Future Securityholders.

At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.1, of the taking of any action by the holders ofthe majority or percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a particular series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, anyholder of a Security of that series that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Securities the holders of which have consented to such action may, byfiling written notice with the Trustee, and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.2, revoke such action so far as concerns such Security. Except asaforesaid any such action taken by the holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders and owners ofsuch Security, and of any Security issued in exchange therefor, on registration of transfer thereof or in place thereof, irrespective of whether or not anynotation in regard thereto is made upon such Security. Any action taken by the holders of the majority or percentage in aggregate principal amount of theSecurities of a particular series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Issuers, the Trustee and theholders of all the Securities of that series.

ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 9.1 Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders.

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the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect), without the consent of the Securityholders, for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency herein or in the Securities of any series;

(b) to comply with Article X, including to evidence the succession of another Person to the applicable Issuer and the assumption byany such successor of the covenants of such Issuer herein and in the Securities contained or to provide for the assumption of a guarantor’s obligations toholders of the Securities in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the guarantor’s assets;

(c) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities; provided that the uncertificatedSecurities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code;

(d) to add to the covenants of the Issuers or any guarantors for the benefit of the holders of the Securities of any series or to surrenderany right or power conferred upon the Issuers or any guarantors;

(e) to provide for the issuance of additional Securities of any series in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

(f) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee;

(g) to comply with any requirements of the Commission or any successor in connection with the qualification of this Indenture underthe Trust Indenture Act;

(h) to provide security for the Securities of any series or to provide for any guarantee of the Securities of any series or to confirm orevidence the release, termination or discharge of any guarantee of or lien securing the Securities of any series when such release, termination or discharge ispermitted by this Indenture;

(i) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of the Securities of any series or that doesnot adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any holder;

(j) to make any amendment to the provision of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of the Securities of any series;provided, however, that (1) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Securities of such series being transferred in violation of theSecurities Act or any other applicable securities law and (2) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of holders to transferSecurities of such series; or

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Securities” included in the prospectus forming a part of the registration statement filed by Holdings with the Commission on Form S-3 on March 24, 2014 orany subsequent description of Securities contained in any prospectus supplement, to the extent that such provision in that “Description of Debt Securities” orany subsequent description of Securities contained in any prospectus supplement was intended by the Issuers to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of thisIndenture, any guarantee of the Securities of any series or the notes, as applicable.

The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Issuers in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and to make any furtherappropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental indenturethat affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section may be executed by the Issuers and the Trustee without theconsent of the holders of any of the Securities at the time Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.2.

SECTION 9.2 Supplemental Indentures with the Consent of Securityholders.

With the consent (evidenced as provided in Section 8.1) of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of theSecurities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture or indentures at the time Outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with atender offer or exchange offer for the Securities), the Issuers, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Company, and the Trustee may from time to timeand at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto (which shall comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect)for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating (or waiving any past default or compliance with) any of the provisionsof this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner not covered by Section 9.1 the rights of the holders of the Securities ofsuch series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the holders of each Security thenOutstanding and affected thereby,

(a) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment, supplement orwaiver;

(b) reduce the rate of interest or extend the time for payment of interest on such Securities or reduce any premium payable upon theredemption thereof;

(c) reduce the principal amount of, or premium, if any, or interest on, such Securities;

(d) extend the fixed maturity of such Securities;

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(e) reduce the redemption or repurchase price of such Securities or change the time at which the Securities may or must be redeemed

or repurchased;

(f) change the place of payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, such Securities;

(g) waive a default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Securities;

(h) voluntarily release a guarantor of such Securities other than in accordance with this Indenture;

(i) after the time an offer to purchase is required to have been made in connection with a change of control or asset sale pursuant tothe terms of this Indenture, reduce the purchase amount or price or extend the latest expiration date or purchase date thereunder;

(j) reduce the percentage or aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities the consent of whose holders is necessary forwaiver of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or for waiver of certain defaults; or

(k) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the stated maturity (or, in the case of a redemption,on or after the redemption date) of such Securities.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Securityholders of any series affected thereby under this Section to approve the particularform of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

SECTION 9.3 Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX or of Section 10.1, this Indenture shall, withrespect to such series, be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations,duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Issuers and the holders of Securities of the series affected thereby shall thereafter bedetermined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any suchsupplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

SECTION 9.4 Securities Affected by Supplemental Indentures.

Securities of any series affected by a supplemental indenture, authenticated and delivered after the execution of such supplementalindenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX or of Section 10.1, may bear a notation in form approved by the Issuers, provided such form meets therequirements of any securities

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exchange upon which such series may be listed, as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuers shall so determine, newSecurities of that series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any suchsupplemental indenture may be prepared by the Issuers, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Securities of that series thenOutstanding.

SECTION 9.5 Execution of Supplemental Indentures.

Upon the request of the Issuers, accompanied by a Board Resolution of the Company authorizing the execution of any such supplementalindenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Securityholders required to consent thereto as aforesaid, the Trustee shall joinwith the Issuers in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunitiesunder this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion but shall not be obligated to enter into such supplemental indenture. TheTrustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, may receive, in addition to the documents required by Section 14.7(a), an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinionof Counsel stating that and as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article IX is authorized or permitted by, andconforms to, the terms of this Article IX and that it is proper for the Trustee under the provisions of this Article IX to join in the execution thereof; provided,however, that such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel need not be provided in connection with the execution of a supplemental indenture thatestablishes the terms of a series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.

Promptly after the execution by the Issuers and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section, theIssuers shall transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid (or, in the case of Securities held in book-entry form, by electronic transmission), a notice, settingforth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture, to the Securityholders of all series affected thereby as their names and addresses appearupon the Security Register. Any failure of the Issuers to send such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity ofany such supplemental indenture.

ARTICLE X

SUCCESSOR ENTITY

SECTION 10.1 Issuers May Consolidate, etc.

Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.1 pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company, and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, orestablished in one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture, nothing contained in this Indenture shall prevent any consolidation or merger of anyIssuer with or into any other Person (whether or not affiliated with such Issuer) or successive consolidations or mergers in which such Issuer or its successoror successors shall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any sale,

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conveyance, transfer or other disposition of the property of such Issuer or its successor or successors as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to any othercorporation (whether or not affiliated with such Issuer or its successor or successors) authorized to acquire and operate the same; provided, however, suchIssuer hereby covenants and agrees that, upon any such consolidation or merger (in each case, if such Issuer is not the survivor of such transaction), sale,conveyance, transfer or other disposition, (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of (premium, if any) and interest on all of the Securities of allseries in accordance with the terms of each series, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants andconditions of this Indenture with respect to each series or established with respect to such series pursuant to Section 2.1 to be kept or performed by suchIssuer shall be expressly assumed, by supplemental indenture (which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect) executedand delivered to the Trustee by the entity formed by such consolidation, or into which such Issuer shall have been merged, or by the entity which shall haveacquired such property and (b) in the event that the Securities of any series then Outstanding are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stockor other securities of such Issuer, such entity shall, by such supplemental indenture, make provision so that the Securityholders of Securities of that seriesshall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion or exchange of such Securities the number of securities or property to which a holder of the number ofshares of common stock or other securities of such Issuer deliverable upon conversion or exchange of those Securities would have been entitled had suchconversion or exchange occurred immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition.

SECTION 10.2 Successor Entity Substituted.

(a) In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition and upon the assumption by thesuccessor entity by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the obligations set forth underSection 10.1 on all of the Securities of all series Outstanding, such successor entity shall succeed to and be substituted for the applicable Issuer with the sameeffect as if it had been named as such Issuer herein, and thereupon the predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under thisIndenture and the Securities.

(b) In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, such changes in phraseology and form(but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

(c) Nothing contained in this Article X shall require any action by the applicable Issuer in the case of a consolidation or merger of anyPerson into such Issuer where such Issuer is the survivor of such transaction, or the acquisition by such Issuer, by purchase or otherwise, of all or any part ofthe property of any other Person (whether or not affiliated with such Issuer).

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SECTION 10.3 Evidence of Consolidation, etc. to Trustee.

The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, shall be entitled to receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating

that and as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, and any such assumption, comply withthe provisions of this Article X.

ARTICLE XI

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 11.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect with respect to any series of Securities (except as to any survivingrights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities of such series herein expressly provided for or in the form of Security for such series and any rightto receive additional amounts), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuers, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge ofthis Indenture as to such series, when

(a) either

(i) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost orstolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7 and (

(ii) Securities for whose payment cash, Governmental Obligations or a combination thereof has theretofore been deposited in trust or

segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuers or discharged from such trust, as provided in Sections 12.5 and 12.6)have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) all such Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation,or

(A) have become due and payable by reason of the sending a notice of redemption or otherwise, or

(B) will become due and payable within one year, and the Issuers, in the case of (A) or (B) above, have deposited or caused

to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of theSecurityholders of the Securities of that series, cash in U.S. dollars, Governmental Obligations or a combination thereof in such amount aswill be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants,without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretoforedelivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, to the date of such

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deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable), or to the Stated Maturity or the Redemption Date, as the case maybe;

(b) in respect of clause (a)(ii), no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of deposit (other than an Event of

Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and any similar deposit relating to other indebtedness and, in each case, thegranting of certain liens to secure such borrowing);

(c) the Issuers or any guarantor have paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Issuers with respect to suchseries; and

(d) the Issuers have delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money towards thepayment of the notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to such series, the obligations of the Issuers to the Trusteewith respect to such series under this Section 11.1 and Sections 7.6 and 7.10, the obligations of the Issuers to any Authenticating Agent under Section 2.10,and, if cash, Governmental Obligations or a combination thereof shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (ii) of clause (a) of thisSection, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 11.2, shall survive.

SECTION 11.2 Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of Section 12.6, all cash and Governmental Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.1 shallbe held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the series of Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly orthrough any Paying Agent (including the Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitledthereto, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities for whichpayment of such cash and Governmental Obligations has been deposited with the Trustee.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any cash or Governmental Obligations in accordance with this Article XI by reason of anylegal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting suchapplication, then the obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit hadoccurred pursuant to this Article XI until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such cash and Governmental Obligations inaccordance with this Article XI; provided, however, that, if the Issuers have made any payment of principal, premium, if any, interest on or principal of anySecurities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuers shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Securities to receive suchpayment from the cash and Governmental Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

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ARTICLE XII

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

SECTION 12.1 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Issuers may at any time, at the option of the Board of Directors of the Company evidenced by a Board Resolution set forth in an

Officer’s Certificate, elect to have either Section 12.2 or 12.3 hereof be applied to all outstanding Securities of a series upon compliance with the conditionsset forth below in this Article XII.

SECTION 12.2 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

Upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 12.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 12.2 with respect to a series of Securities, theIssuers will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 12.4 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations withrespect to all outstanding Securities of such series on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose,Legal Defeasance means that the Issuers will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities ofsuch series, which will thereafter be deemed to be Outstanding only for the purposes of Section 12.5 hereof and the Articles and other Sections of thisIndenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture (and the Trustee, ondemand of and at the expense of the Issuers, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which willsurvive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(1) the rights of holders of Outstanding Securities of such series to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium on, if any,or interest on such Securities when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 12.4 hereof;

(2) the Issuers’ obligations with respect to such Securities under Article 2 and Section 4.1 hereof;

(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Issuers’ obligations in connection therewith; and

(4) this Article XII.

Subject to compliance with this Article XII, the Issuers may exercise their option under this Section 12.2 with respect to a series of

Securities notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 12.3 hereof with respect to such series of Securities.

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SECTION 12.3 Covenant Defeasance.

Upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 12.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 12.3 with respect to a series of Securities, the

Issuers will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 12.4 hereof, be released from its obligations under Section 5.3 and Article X andany additional covenants specified in any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series on andafter the date the conditions set forth in Section 12.4 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Securities of such series willthereafter be deemed not Outstanding for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of holders (and the consequences of any thereof)in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed Outstanding for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Securities willnot be deemed Outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the Outstanding Securities of suchseries, the Issuers may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in Section 5.3 or Article X andany additional covenants specified in any Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any referenceelsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any otherdocument and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.1 hereof with respect to Outstanding Securitiesof such series, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

SECTION 12.4 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 12.2 or 12.3 hereof with respect to theOutstanding Securities of a particular series:

(1) the Issuers must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Securityholders of the Securities of that series,cash in U.S. dollars, Governmental Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationallyrecognized investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on,the Outstanding Securities of such series on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and theIssuers must specify whether the Securities of such series are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;

(2) in the case of an election under Section 12.2 hereof, the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably

acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:

(A) the Issuers have received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

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(B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the

effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will notrecognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal incometax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had notoccurred;

(3) in the case of an election under Section 12.3 hereof, the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably

acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federalincome tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same mannerand at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default or Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such

deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similar concurrentdeposit relating to other Indebtedness), and the granting of liens to secure such borrowings);

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any

material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged orreplaced) to which either Issuer is a party or by which either Issuer is bound; and

(6) the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions

precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

SECTION 12.5 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held In Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

Subject to Section 12.6 hereof, all cash and Governmental Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuantto Section 12.4 hereof in respect of the Outstanding Securities of a particular series shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with theprovisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including any Issuer acting as Paying Agent) asthe Trustee may determine, to the holders of such Securities of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest,but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

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The Issuers will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or

Governmental Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 12.4 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee orother charge which by law is for the account of the holders of the Outstanding Securities of the applicable series.

Notwithstanding anything in this Article XII to the contrary, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuers from time to time upon CompanyRequest any cash or Governmental Obligations held by it as provided in Section 12.4 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm ofindependent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered underSection 12.4(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or CovenantDefeasance.

SECTION 12.6 Repayment to Issuers.

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuers, in trust for the payment of the principal of,premium on, if any, or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest, has become due andpayable shall be paid to the Issuers on their request or (if then held by the Issuers) will be discharged from such trust; and the holder of such Security willthereafter be permitted to look only to the for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and allliability of the Issuers as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make anysuch repayment, may at the expense of the Issuers cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), noticethat such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification orpublication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuers.

SECTION 12.7 Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any cash or Governmental Obligations in accordance with Section 12.2 or 12.3 hereof, asthe case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application,then the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture and the Securities of the particular series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurredpursuant to Section 12.2 or 12.3 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such cash or Governmental Obligations inaccordance with Section 12.2 or 12.3 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Issuers make any payment of principal of, premium on, ifany, or interest on, any Security of the particular series following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuers shall be subrogated to the rights of theholders of such Securities to receive such payment from the cash or Governmental Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

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ARTICLE XIII

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

SECTION 13.1 No Recourse.

No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, or of any Security, or for any claim based thereon orotherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future as such, of either Issuer or of anypredecessor or successor corporation, either directly or through such Issuer or any such predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of anyconstitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture and theobligations issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, theincorporators, stockholders, officers or directors as such, of such Issuer or of any predecessor or successor corporation, or any of them, because of thecreation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of theSecurities or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability of every name and nature, either at common law or in equity or by constitution orstatute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, stockholder, officer or director as such, because of the creation of theindebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities orimplied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance ofsuch Securities.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 14.1 Effect on Successors and Assigns.

All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture made by or on behalf of the Issuers shall bind their successorsand assigns, whether so expressed or not. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture made by or on behalf of the Trustee shallbind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 14.2 Actions by Successor.

Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or officerof the Issuers shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the corresponding board, committee or officer of any corporation that shallat the time be the lawful successor of such Issuer.

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SECTION 14.3 Surrender of Issuers Powers.

Either Issuer by instrument in writing executed by authority of its Board of Directors and delivered to the Trustee may surrender any of the

powers reserved to such Issuer, and thereupon such power so surrendered shall terminate both as to such Issuer and as to any successor corporation.

SECTION 14.4 Notices.

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice, request or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required orpermitted to be given, made or served by the Trustee or by the holders of Securities or by any other Person pursuant to this Indenture to or on the Issuers maybe given or served by being deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed, as follows: CyrusOne LP, 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas,Texas 75201, Attention: Secretary and CyrusOne Finance Corp., 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention: Secretary. Any notice,election, request or demand by the Issuers or any Securityholder or by any other Person pursuant to this Indenture to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed tohave been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or made in writing at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

SECTION 14.5 Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

This Indenture and each Security shall be deemed to be a contract made under the internal laws of the State of New York, and for allpurposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENTPERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY ORINDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 14.6 Treatment of Securities as Debt.

It is intended that the Securities will be treated as indebtedness and not as equity for federal income tax purposes. The provisions of thisIndenture shall be interpreted to further this intention.

SECTION 14.7 Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

(a) Upon any application or demand by the Issuers to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, theIssuers shall furnish to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed actionhave been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent have been complied with,except that in the case of any such application or demand as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of thisIndenture relating to such particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

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(b) Each certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition

or covenant in this Indenture shall include (i) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (ii) a briefstatement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion arebased; (iii) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is reasonably necessary to enable him to expressan 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 suchPerson, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

SECTION 14.8 Payments on Business Days.

Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.1 pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company, and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, orestablished in one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture, in any case where the date of maturity of interest or principal of any Security or the dateof redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) may be made on the next succeedingBusiness Day with the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of maturity or redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after suchnominal date.

SECTION 14.9 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.

If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any provision of the Trust Indenture Act, suchTrust Indenture Act provision shall control.

SECTION 14.10 Counterparts.

This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but such counterparts shalltogether constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 14.11 Severability.

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Indenture or in the Securities of any series shall for any reason be held to beinvalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Indenture or of suchSecurities, but this Indenture and such Securities shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein ortherein.

SECTION 14.12 Compliance Certificates.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year during which any Securities of any series wereoutstanding, an Officer’s Certificate stating whether or not the signers know of any Default or Event of Default

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that occurred during such fiscal year. Such certificate shall contain a certification from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principalaccounting officer of the Company that a review has been conducted of the activities of the Issuers and the Issuers’ performance under this Indenture and thatthe Issuers have complied with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture. For purposes of this Section 14.12, such compliance shall be determinedwithout regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture. If any of the officers of the Company signing such certificatehas knowledge of such a Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe any such Default or Event of Default and its status.

SECTION 14.13 USA Patriot Act.

The parties hereto acknowledge that, in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into lawOctober 26, 2001)) (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “USA Patriot Act”), the Trustee, like all financial institutions, is requiredto obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each Person or legal entity that opens an account. The parties to this Indenture agree that they willprovide the Trustee with such information as the Trustee may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.

CYRUSONE LP

By:

Name:

Title:

CYRUSONE FINANCE CORP.

By:

Name:

Title:

, as Trustee

By:

Name:

Title:

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Exhibit 5.1

May 3, 2019

CyrusOne Inc.CyrusOne GPCyrusOne LPCyrusOne Finance Corp.2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900Dallas, Texas 75201

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have served as Maryland counsel to CyrusOne Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), CyrusOne GP, a Maryland statutory trust(the “General Partner”), CyrusOne LP, a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and CyrusOne Finance Corp., a Maryland corporation(“CyrusOne Finance” and, together with the Operating Partnership, the “Subsidiary Issuers”), in connection with certain matters of Maryland law arising outof the registration of the following securities (collectively, the “Securities”): (a) shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company(“Common Shares”); (b) shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (“Preferred Shares”); (c) debt securities of the Company(“Company Debt Securities”); (d) debt securities of the Subsidiary Issuers (“Subsidiary Debt Securities”); (e) warrants to purchase Common Shares,Preferred Shares or Company Debt Securities (“Warrants”); (f) rights to purchase Common Shares, Preferred Shares or Company Debt Securities (“Rights”);(g) units comprised of two or more types of Securities of the Company (“Units”); and (h) guarantees by the Company and the General Partner of theobligations of the Subsidiary Issuers under the Subsidiary Debt Securities (“Guarantees”), covered by the above-referenced Registration Statement, and allamendments thereto (the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).

In connection with our representation of the Company, the General Partner and the Subsidiary Issuers, and as a basis for the opinionhereinafter set forth, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (collectively, the“Documents”):

1. The Registration Statement and the related form of prospectus included therein in the form in which it was transmitted to theCommission under the 1933 Act;

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2. The charter of the Company (the “Company Charter”), certified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation ofMaryland (the “SDAT”);

3. The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Company Bylaws”), certified as of the date hereof by an officer of theCompany;

4. The Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Certificate”), certified by the SDAT;

5. The Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, as amended (the “PartnershipAgreement”), certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;

6. The Certificate of Trust of the General Partner (the “Certificate of Trust”), certified by the SDAT; 7. The Declaration of Trust of the General Partner (the “Declaration of Trust”), certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the

Company;

8. The charter of CyrusOne Finance (the “FinCo Charter”), certified by the SDAT;

9. The Bylaws of CyrusOne Finance (the “FinCo Bylaws”), certified as of the date hereof by an officer of CyrusOne Finance;

10. Certificates of the SDAT as to the good standing of the Company and the Subsidiary Issuers, each dated as of a recent date;

11. Resolutions (the “Board Resolutions”) adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Company Board”), in theCompany’s own capacity and in the Company’s capacity as the sole trustee of the General Partner, in the General Partner’s own capacity and in the GeneralPartner’s capacity as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, relating to the registration of the Securities (the “Company Resolutions”), certifiedas of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;

12. Resolutions (the “FinCo Resolutions”) adopted by the Board of Directors of CyrusOne Finance (the “FinCo Board”), relating tothe registration of the Subsidiary Debt Securities (the “FinCo Resolutions”), certified as of the date hereof by an officer of CyrusOne Finance;

13. A certificate executed by an officer of the Company and of CyrusOne Finance, dated the date hereof; and

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14. Such other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to express the opinion set forth below, subject tothe assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein.

In expressing the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the following:

1. Each individual executing any of the Documents, whether on behalf of such individual or another person, is legally competent todo so.

2. Each individual executing any of the Documents on behalf of a party (other than the Company or the Subsidiary Issuers) is dulyauthorized to do so.

3. Each of the parties (other than the Company or the Subsidiary Issuers) executing any of the Documents has duly and validlyexecuted and delivered each of the Documents to which such party is a signatory, and such party’s obligations set forth therein are legal, valid and bindingand are enforceable in accordance with all stated terms.

4. All Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic. The form and content of all Documents submitted to us as unexecuteddrafts do not differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such Documents as executed and delivered. All Documents submittedto us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents. All signatures on all such Documents are genuine. All public records reviewed orrelied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete. All representations, warranties, statements and information contained in the Documents are trueand complete. There has been no oral or written modification of or amendment to any of the Documents, and there has been no waiver of any provision ofany of the Documents, by action or omission of the parties or otherwise.

5. The issuance of, and certain terms of, the Securities to be issued by the Company from time to time will be authorized andapproved by the Company Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, in accordance with and not in violation of the Maryland General Corporation Law(the “MGCL”), the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws and the Company Resolutions (such approval referred to herein as the “Company CorporateProceedings”).

6. The issuance of, and certain terms of, the Guarantees to be issued by the General Partner from time to time will be authorized bythe Company, in its capacity as sole trustee of the General Partner, in accordance with and not in violation of the MGCL, the Maryland Statutory Trust Act(the “Trust Act”), the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws, the Certificate of Trust, the Declaration of Trust and the Company Resolutions (such approvalreferred to herein as the “GP Proceedings”).

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7. The issuance of, and certain terms of, the Subsidiary Debt Securities to be issued by the Subsidiary Issuers from time to time willbe authorized and approved by the FinCo Board, or by a duly authorized committee thereof, and the Company, in its capacity as sole trustee of the GeneralPartner, in its capacity as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, in accordance with and not in violation of the MGCL, the Maryland RevisedUniform Limited Partnership Act, the Trust Act, the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws, the Partnership Certificate, the Partnership Agreement, theCertificate of Trust, the Declaration of Trust, the FinCo Charter, the FinCo Bylaws, the Company Resolutions and the FinCo Resolutions (such approvalreferred to herein as the “Debt Corporate Proceedings”).

8. Articles Supplementary classifying and designating the number of shares and the terms of any class or series of Preferred Sharesto be issued by the Company will be filed with and accepted for record by the SDAT prior to the issuance of such Preferred Shares.

9. Upon the issuance of any Securities that are Common Shares (“Common Securities”), including Common Securities which maybe issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any other Securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Securities, the totalnumber of Common Shares issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of Common Shares that the Company is then authorized to issue underthe Company Charter.

10. Upon the issuance of any Securities that are Preferred Shares (“Preferred Securities”), including Preferred Securities which maybe issued upon conversion or exercise of any other Securities convertible into or exercisable for Preferred Securities, the total number of Preferred Sharesissued and outstanding, and the total number of issued and outstanding shares of the applicable class or series of Preferred Shares designated pursuant to theCompany Charter, will not exceed the total number of Preferred Shares or the number of shares of such class or series of Preferred Shares that the Companyis then authorized to issue under the Company Charter.

11. None of the Securities will be issued, sold or transferred in violation of the restrictions on ownership and transfer set forth inArticle VII of the Company Charter or any comparable provision in the Articles Supplementary classifying any class or series of Preferred Shares.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that:

1. Each of the Company and CyrusOne Finance is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under and by virtue of thelaws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT. The Operating Partnership is a limited partnership duly formed

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CyrusOne Inc., et al.May 3, 2019Page 5 and validly existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT. The General Partner is a statutory trustduly formed and validly existing under the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT.

2. Upon the completion of all Company Corporate Proceedings relating to Common Securities, the issuance of the CommonSecurities will be duly authorized and, when and if issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Registration Statement, theCompany Resolutions and the Company Corporate Proceedings, the Common Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

3. Upon the completion of all Company Corporate Proceedings relating to Preferred Securities, the issuance of the PreferredSecurities will be duly authorized and, when and if issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Registration Statement, theResolutions and the Company Corporate Proceedings, the Preferred Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

4. Upon the completion of all Company Corporate Proceedings relating to Securities that are Company Debt Securities, the issuanceof the Company Debt Securities will be duly authorized.

5. Upon the completion of all Debt Corporate Proceedings relating to Securities that are Subsidiary Debt Securities, the issuance ofthe Subsidiary Debt Securities will be duly authorized.

6. Upon the completion of all Company Corporate Proceedings relating to Securities that are Warrants, the issuance of the Warrantswill be duly authorized.

7. Upon the completion of all Company Corporate Proceedings relating to Securities that are Rights, the issuance of the Rights willbe duly authorized.

8. Upon the completion of all Company Corporate Proceedings relating to Securities that are Units, the issuance of the Units will beduly authorized.

9. Upon the completion of all Company Corporate Proceedings and GP Proceedings relating to Securities that are Guarantees, theissuance of the Guarantees will be duly authorized.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Maryland and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. We express no opinion as to compliance with any federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland, or as to federal orstate laws regarding fraudulent transfers. To the extent that any

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The opinion expressed herein is limited to the matters specifically set forth herein and no other opinion shall be inferred beyond the mattersexpressly stated. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any factthat might change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof.

This opinion is being furnished to you for submission to the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We hereby consent tothe filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of the name of our firm therein. In giving this consent, we do not admitthat we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the 1933 Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Venable LLP

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Exhibit 5.2

May 3, 2019

CyrusOne Inc., CyrusOne LP and CyrusOne Finance Corp.

Registration Statement on Form S-3 Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for CyrusOne Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Parent Issuer”), CyrusOne LP, a Maryland limited partnership(“CyrusOne LP”), and CyrusOne Finance Corp., a Maryland corporation (“FinCo” and, together with CyrusOne LP, the “Subsidiary Issuers”) in connectionwith the preparation and filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a registration statement on Form S-3 (the“Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration under the Securities Act and theproposed issuance and sale from time to time pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of (a) debt securities of the Parent Issuer in one or more series(the “Parent Debt Securities”) to be issued under an indenture (the “Parent Debt Indenture”), to be entered into among the Parent Issuer, any guarantors of theParent Debt Securities and a trustee (the “Parent Debt Trustee”), (b) full and unconditional guarantees (the “Parent Debt Guarantees”) by the SubsidiaryIssuers and the guarantors listed on Annex A hereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with the Subsidiary Issuers, the “Parent Debt Guarantors”) ofthe Parent Debt Securities, (c) debt securities of the Subsidiary Issuers in one or more series (the “Subsidiary Debt Securities” and, together with the ParentDebt Securities, the “Debt Securities”) to be issued under an indenture (the “Subsidiary Debt Indenture” and, together with the Parent Debt Indenture, the“Indentures”), to be entered into among the Subsidiary Issuers, any guarantors of the Subsidiary Debt Securities and a trustee (the “ Subsidiary DebtTrustee”), (d) full and unconditional guarantees (the “Subsidiary Debt Guarantees” and, together with the Parent Debt Guarantees, the “Guarantees”) by theParent Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors (collectively, the “Subsidiary Debt Guarantors”) of the Subsidiary Debt Securities, (e) common stock, par value$0.01 per share, of the Parent Issuer (the “Common Stock”), (f) preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Parent Issuer (the “Preferred Stock”),(g) warrants to purchase Common Stock, Preferred Stock or Parent Debt Securities (the “Warrants”) in one or more series under a warrant agreement (the“Warrant Agreement”) to be entered

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into by the Parent Issuer and a warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), (h) rights to purchase Common Stock, Preferred Stock or Parent Debt Securities (the“Rights”) in one or more series under a rights agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) to be entered into by the Parent Issuer and a rights agent (the “RightsAgent”) and (i) units consisting of two or more of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Parent Debt Securities, Subsidiary Debt Securities, Warrants or Rights(the “Units” and, together with the securities specified in clauses (a) through (h) above, the “Securities”) in one or more series under a unit agreement (the“Unit Agreement”) to be entered into by the Parent Issuer and a unit agent (the “Unit Agent”). The Parent Issuer, the Subsidiary Issuers and the SubsidiaryGuarantors are collectively referred to herein as the “Registrants”.

In that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporaterecords, certificates of corporate officers and government officials and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes ofthis opinion.

As to various questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon representations of officers or directors of the Registrants anddocuments furnished to us by the Registrants without independent verification of their accuracy. We have also assumed the genuineness of all signatures, thelegal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic originaldocuments of all documents submitted to us as copies.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and assuming that: (i) the Registration Statement and any supplements and amendments thereto(including post-effective amendments) will have become effective and will comply with all applicable laws; (ii) the Registration Statement and anysupplements and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) will be effective and will comply with all applicable laws at the time theSecurities are offered or issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement; (iii) a prospectus supplement will have been prepared and filed with theCommission describing the Securities offered thereby and will comply with all applicable laws; (iv) all Securities will be issued and sold in compliance withall applicable Federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the appropriate prospectus supplement; (v) none ofthe terms of any Security to be established subsequent to the date hereof, nor the issuance and delivery of such Security, nor the compliance by theRegistrants with the terms of such Security will violate any applicable law or will result in a violation of any provision of any instrument or agreement thenbinding upon the Registrants or any restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Registrants; (vi) a definitivepurchase, underwriting or similar agreement and any other necessary agreement with respect to any Securities offered or issued will have been dulyauthorized and validly executed and delivered by the Registrants and the other parties thereto; (vii) any Warrant Agreement, Rights Agreement and UnitAgreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York; and (viii) any Securities issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Securitybeing offered or issued will be duly authorized, created and, if appropriate, reserved for issuance upon such conversion, exchange or exercise, we are ofopinion that:

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1. With respect to the Parent Debt Securities and the Parent Debt Guarantees to be issued under the Parent Debt Indenture, when (A) the Parent

Debt Trustee is qualified to act as trustee under the Parent Debt Indenture, (B) the Parent Debt Trustee has duly executed and delivered theParent Debt Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereunder, (C) the Parent Debt Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereunderhas been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Parent Issuer and any Parent Debt Guarantors to the Parent Debt Trustee,(D) the Parent Debt Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (E) the boards of directors ormembers, as applicable (the “Boards”), of the Parent Issuer and any Parent Debt Guarantors have taken all necessary corporate, limited liabilitycompany, limited partnership or statutory trust, as applicable, action to approve the issuance and terms of a particular series of the Parent DebtSecurities and the Parent Debt Guarantees, if any, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (F) such Parent Debt Securities andParent Debt Guarantees have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Parent DebtIndenture, any supplemental indenture and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the applicableBoards upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for therein, such Parent Debt Securities and Parent Debt Guarantees will be validlyissued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Parent Issuer and such Parent Debt Guarantors, enforceable against them inaccordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similarlaws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including, without limitation, conceptsof materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or atlaw).

2. With respect to the Subsidiary Debt Securities and the Subsidiary Debt Guarantees to be issued under the Subsidiary Debt Indenture, when

(A) the Subsidiary Debt Trustee is qualified to act as trustee under the Subsidiary Debt Indenture, (B) the Subsidiary Debt Trustee has dulyexecuted and delivered the Subsidiary Debt Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereunder, (C) the Subsidiary Debt Indenture and anysupplemental indenture thereunder has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Subsidiary Issuers and any SubsidiaryDebt Guarantors to the Subsidiary Debt Trustee, (D) the Subsidiary Debt Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of1939, as amended, (E) the Boards of the Subsidiary Issuers and any Subsidiary Debt Guarantors have taken all necessary corporate, limitedliability company, limited partnership or statutory trust, as applicable, action to approve the issuance and terms of a particular series of theSubsidiary Debt Securities and the Subsidiary Debt Guarantees, if any, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (F) suchSubsidiary Debt Securities and Subsidiary Debt Guarantees have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with theprovisions of the Subsidiary Debt Indenture, any supplemental indenture and the applicable

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definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the applicable Boards upon payment of the consideration therefor providedfor therein, such Subsidiary Debt Securities and Subsidiary Debt Guarantees will be validly issued and will constitute valid and bindingobligations of the Subsidiary Issuers and such Subsidiary Debt Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms (subject toapplicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generallyfrom time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faithand fair dealing, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

3. With respect to the Warrants, when (a) the Warrant Agent has duly executed and delivered the Warrant Agreement, (b) the Warrant Agreement

has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Parent Issuer to the Warrant Agent, (c) the Board of the Parent Issuer hastaken all necessary corporate action to approve the due and valid issuance and terms of a particular series of Warrants, the terms of the offeringthereof and related matters and (d) such Warrants have been duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered in accordance with theprovisions of the Warrant Agreement and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of theParent Issuer, upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for therein, such Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations ofthe Parent Issuer, enforceable against the Parent Issuer in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and togeneral principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless ofwhether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

4. With respect to the Rights, when (a) the Rights Agent has duly executed and delivered the Rights Agreement, (b) the Rights Agreement has

been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Parent Issuer to the Rights Agent, (c) the Board of the Parent Issuer has takenall necessary corporate action to approve the due and valid issuance and terms of a particular series of Rights, the terms of the offering thereofand related matters and (d) such Rights have been duly executed and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Rights Agreement andthe applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of the Parent Issuer, upon payment of theconsideration therefor provided for therein, such Rights will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Parent Issuer, enforceable againstthe Parent Issuer in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transferand other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including, withoutlimitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless

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of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

5. With respect to the Units, when (a) the Unit Agent has duly executed and delivered the Unit Agreement, (b) the Unit Agreement has been duly

authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Parent Issuer to the Unit Agent, (c) the Board of the Parent Issuer has taken all necessarycorporate action to approve the due and valid issuance and terms of a particular series of Units, the terms of the offering thereof and relatedmatters and (d) such Units have been duly executed and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Unit Agreement and the applicabledefinitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of the Parent Issuer, upon payment of the consideration thereforprovided for therein, such Units will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Parent Issuer, enforceable against the Parent Issuer inaccordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similarlaws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including, without limitation, conceptsof materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or atlaw).

We express no opinion herein as to any provision of the Indentures, the Warrant Agreement, the Rights Agreement or the Unit Agreement

or the Debt Securities, the Guarantees, the Warrants, the Rights or the Units that (a) relates to the subject matter jurisdiction of any Federal court of theUnited States of America, or any Federal appellate court, to adjudicate any controversy related thereto, (b) contains a waiver of an inconvenient forum,(c) relates to the waiver of rights to jury trial or (d) provides for indemnification, contribution or limitations on liability. We also express no opinion as to(i) the enforceability of the provisions of the Indentures, the Warrant Agreement, the Rights Agreement or the Unit Agreement or the Debt Securities, theGuarantees, the Warrants, the Rights or the Units to the extent that such provisions constitute a waiver of illegality as a defense to performance of contractobligations or any other defense to performance which cannot, as a matter of law, be effectively waived or (ii) whether a state court outside the State of NewYork or a Federal court of the United States would give effect to the choice of New York law provided for therein.

Courts in the United States have not customarily rendered judgments for money damages denominated in any currency other than UnitedStates dollars. Section 27(b) of the Judiciary Law of the State of New York provides, however, that a judgment or decree in an action based upon anobligation denominated in a currency other than United States dollars shall be rendered in the foreign currency of the underlying obligation and convertedinto United States dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of the entry of the judgment or decree. We express no opinion as to whether a Federalcourt would render a judgment other than in United States dollars.

We are admitted to practice only in the State of New York and express no opinion as to matters governed by any laws other than the laws ofthe State of New York,

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the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware and the Federal laws of the United Statesof America. In particular, we do not purport to pass on any matter governed by the laws of the State of Maryland.

We understand that we may be referred to as counsel who has passed upon the validity of the Debt Securities, the Guarantees, the Warrants,the Rights or the Units of the Registrants in the prospectus and in a supplement to the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement, and we herebyconsent to such use of our name in said Registration Statement and to the use of this opinion for filing with said Registration Statement as Exhibit 5.2thereto. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the SecuritiesAct or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

In rendering this opinion, we have assumed, without independent investigation, the correctness of, and take no responsibility for, (i) theopinion dated May 3, 2019, of Venable LLP, Maryland counsel to the Registrants, a copy of which shall be filed with the Registration Statement asExhibit 5.1 thereto, as to all matters of law covered therein relating to the laws of Maryland; and (ii) the opinion dated May 3, 2019, of Skadden, Arps,Meagher and Flom LLP, special tax counsel to the Registrants, a copy of which shall be filed with the Registration Statement as Exhibit 8.1 thereto, as to allmatters of law covered therein.

Very truly yours,

/s/ CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP CyrusOne Inc., CyrusOne LP and CyrusOne Finance Corp.

2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900Dallas, TX 75201

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Annex A

Guarantors

State or Other JurisdictionGuarantors

of Incorporation or Organization

CyrusOne GP

Maryland CyrusOne Foreign Holdings LLC

Delaware CyrusOne LLC

Delaware CyrusOne TRS Inc.

Delaware Cervalis Holdings LLC

Delaware Cervalis LLC

Delaware CyrusOne-NC LLC

Delaware CyrusOne-NJ LLC

Delaware C1-Allen LLC

Delaware C1-ATL LLC

Delaware C1-Mesa LLC

Delaware C1-Sterling VIII LLC

Delaware C1-Santa Clara LLC

Delaware Warhol TRS LLC

Delaware Warhol Partnership LLC

Delaware Warhol REIT LLC

Delaware

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Exhibit 8.1

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP

155 NORTH WACKER DRIVE

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606-1720 FIRM/AFFILIATE OFFICES

TEL: (312) 407-0700 BOSTON

FAX: (312) 407-0411 HOUSTON

www.skadden.com LOS ANGELES

NEW YORK

PALO ALTO

WASHINGTON, D.C.

WILMINGTON

BEIJING

BRUSSELS

May 3, 2019 FRANKFURT

HONG KONG

LONDON

MOSCOW

MUNICH

PARIS

SÃO PAULO

SEOUL

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

TOKYO

TORONTO CyrusOne Inc.2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900Dallas, TX 75201

Re: Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Matters Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special tax counsel to CyrusOne Inc., a Maryland corporation (“CyrusOne”), in connection with the filing by CyrusOneof a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated as of the date hereof (together with the prospectus filedtherewith, the “Registration Statement”) pursuant to which CyrusOne may offer, from time to time, debt securities of CyrusOne, CyrusOne LP and CyrusOneFinance Corp., and common stock, preferred stock, warrants, rights, and units of CyrusOne.

In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, ofthe Registration Statement and such other documentation and information provided by you as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for theopinion set forth herein. In addition, you have provided us with, and we are relying upon, a certificate (the “Officers’ Certificate”) containing certain factualrepresentations and covenants of officers of CyrusOne, which relate to, among other things, the actual and proposed operation of CyrusOne and each of theentities in which CyrusOne holds or has held a direct or indirect interest (collectively, the “Company”). Although we are not aware of any facts inconsistentwith the statements, representations and covenants in the Officers’ Certificate, we have not made an independent investigation of all of the facts, statements,representations and covenants set forth in the Officers’ Certificate, the Registration Statement or in any other document. In particular, we note that theCompany may engage in transactions in connection with which we have not provided legal advice and have not reviewed, and of which we may be unaware.We have, consequently, assumed and relied on representations that the information presented in the Officers’ Certificate, the Registration Statement and otherdocuments, or otherwise furnished to us, accurately and completely describe all material facts with respect to the matters addressed in the

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Officers’ Certificate. We have assumed that such statements, representations and covenants are true without regard to any qualification as to knowledge,belief, intent or materiality. Our opinion is conditioned on the continuing accuracy and completeness of such statements, representations and covenants. Anymaterial change or inaccuracy in the facts, statements, representations, and covenants referred to, set forth, or assumed herein or in the Officers’ Certificatemay affect our conclusions set forth herein.

In our review of certain documents in connection with our opinion as expressed below, we have assumed the legal capacity of all naturalpersons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of alldocuments submitted to us as certified, conformed, photostatic, or electronic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. Where documentshave been provided to us in draft form, we have assumed that the final executed versions of such documents will not differ materially from such drafts.

Our opinion is also based on the correctness of the following assumptions: (i) each of the entities comprising the Company has been andwill be operated in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was formed and in the manner described in the relevant organizational documents,(ii) there will be no changes in the applicable laws of the State of Maryland or of any other state or jurisdiction under the laws of which any of the entitiescomprising the Company have been formed, and (iii) each of the written agreements to which the Company is a party has been and will be implemented,construed and enforced in accordance with its terms.

In rendering our opinion, we have considered and relied upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the regulationspromulgated thereunder (the “Regulations”), administrative rulings and other interpretations of the Code and the Regulations by the courts and the InternalRevenue Service (“IRS”), all as they exist at the date hereof. It should be noted that the Code, the Regulations, judicial decisions, and administrativeinterpretations are subject to change or differing interpretation at any time and, in some circumstances, with retroactive effect. A material change that ismade after the date hereof in any of the foregoing bases for our opinion could affect our conclusions set forth herein. There can be no assurance, moreover,that our opinion will be accepted by the IRS or, if challenged, accepted by a court.

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, commencing with its taxable year ended on December 31, 2013, CyrusOne has beenorganized and has operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Code, andits proposed method of operation will enable it to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code.

As noted in the Registration Statement, CyrusOne’s qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon its ability to meet, through actualoperating results,

2

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certain requirements relating to the sources of its income, the nature of its assets, its distribution levels and the diversity of its stock ownership, and variousother qualification tests imposed under the Code, the results of which are not reviewed by us. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual resultsof CyrusOne’s operation for any one taxable year will satisfy the requirements for taxation as a REIT under the Code.

Other than as expressly stated above, we express no opinion on any issue relating to CyrusOne or to any investment therein.

This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we are under no obligation to supplement or revise our opinion to reflect any legaldevelopments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof or the impact of any information, document, certificate, record, statement,representation, covenant or assumption relied upon herein that becomes incorrect or untrue.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &Flom LLP under the headings “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we donot thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules andregulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 3

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated February 22, 2019, relating to the consolidatedfinancial statements and financial statement schedules of CyrusOne Inc. (which report expresses an unqualified opinion, and includes an explanatoryparagraph regarding the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Account Standards Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall(Subtopic 825-10)), and the effectiveness of CyrusOne Inc’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K ofCyrusOne Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2018, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of thisRegistration Statement. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLPDallas, TexasMay 3, 2019

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Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of CyrusOne Inc., CyrusOne LP and CyrusOne FinanceCorp. of our report dated October 31, 2018 relating to the financial statements of Zenium Topco Limited, which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed November 1, 2018 and the Form 8-K/A filed April 23, 2019. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in suchRegistration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPLondon, United KingdomMay 3, 2019

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Exhibit 25.1

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITYUNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF ACORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

o CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE

PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

A National Banking Association

94-1347393(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

(I.R.S. Employerorganization if not a U.S. national

Identification No.)bank)

101 North Phillips Avenue

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

57104(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Wells Fargo & CompanyLaw Department, Trust Section

MAC N9305-175Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17 Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479(612) 667-4608

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

CyrusOne Inc.(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Maryland

46-0691837(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employerincorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900Dallas, Texas 75201

TELEPHONE: (972) 350-0060(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area

Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Debt Securities

th

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Table of Additional Registrant Guarantors

Exact Name of Additional Registrant Guarantor as Specified in its Charter

State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization

I.R.S. Employer Identification

NumberCyrusOne Finance Corp.

Maryland

61-1697505CyrusOne LP

Maryland

46-0982896CyrusOne GP

Maryland

35-6993529CyrusOne Foreign Holdings LLC

Delaware

45-3026714CyrusOne LLC

Delaware

27-4286158CyrusOne TRS Inc.

Delaware

35-2458099Cervalis Holdings LLC

Delaware

27-3304848Cervalis LLC

Delaware

52-2231014CyrusOne-NC LLC

Delaware

80-0458789CyrusOne-NJ LLC

Delaware

30-0750860C1-Allen LLC

Delaware

30-1018747C1-ATL LLC

Delaware

82-4569108C1-Mesa LLC

Delaware

83-1734540C1-Sterling VIII LLC

Delaware

83-1441494C1-Santa Clara LLC

Delaware

83-2256762Warhol TRS LLC

Delaware

82-4196385Warhol Partnership LLC

Delaware

82-4292292Warhol REIT LLC

Delaware

36-4887959

(1) Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each Additional Registrant Guarantor’s Principal Executive Officesis 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201, (972) 350-0060.(2) Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each Additional Registrant Guarantor’s Agent for Service isRobert M. Jackson, Esq., 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201, (972) 350-0060.

Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the CurrencyTreasury DepartmentWashington, D.C.

Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationWashington, D.C.

Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California 94120

(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None with respect to the trustee. No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13. Item 15. Foreign Trustee. Not applicable. Item 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

Exhibit 1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*

Exhibit 2. A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated January 14, 2015.**

Exhibit 3. A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated

January 6, 2014.**

(1)(2)

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Exhibit 4. Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.**

Exhibit 5. Not applicable.

Exhibit 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

Exhibit 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examiningauthority.

Exhibit 8. Not applicable.

Exhibit 9. Not applicable.

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* Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005of file number 333-130784.

** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit to the Filing 305B2 dated March 13, 2015 offile number 333-190926.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national bankingassociation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf bythe undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Dallas and State of Texas on the 19th of April, 2019.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

John C. Stohlmann

Vice President

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EXHIBIT 6

April 19, 2019 Securities and Exchange CommissionWashington, D.C. 20549 Gentlemen: In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of theundersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to theSecurities and Exchange Commission upon its request thereof.

Very truly yours,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

John C. Stohlmann

Vice President

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Exhibit 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of

Wells Fargo Bank National Associationof 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,at the close of business December 31, 2018, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.

Dollar Amounts

In Millions

ASSETS

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

$ 22,427

Interest-bearing balances

149,483

Securities:

Held-to-maturity securities

144,679

Available-for-sale securities

255,037

Equity Securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading

79

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

114

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

41,906

Loans and lease financing receivables:

Loans and leases held for sale

7,833

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

923,885

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

9,504

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

914,381

Trading Assets

40,722

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

7,982

Other real estate owned

457

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

12,863

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

229

Intangible assets

39,280

Other assets

51,879

Total assets

$ 1,689,351

LIABILITIES

Deposits:

In domestic offices

$ 1,282,404

Noninterest-bearing

399,731

Interest-bearing

882,673

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

59,567

Noninterest-bearing

1,084

Interest-bearing

58,483

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

6,516

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

5,959

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Dollar Amounts

In Millions

Trading liabilities

11,537

Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

115,522

Subordinated notes and debentures

11,751

Other liabilities

30,852

Total liabilities

$ 1,524,108

EQUITY CAPITAL

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

0

Common stock

519

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

114,541

Retained earnings

53,527

Accumulated other comprehensive income

-3,686

Other equity capital components

0

Total bank equity capital

164,901

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

342

Total equity capital

165,243

Total liabilities, and equity capital

$ 1,689,351

I, John R. Shrewsberry, Sr. EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with theinstructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

John R. Shrewsberry

Sr. EVP & CFO We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of ourknowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct. James Quigley

Theodore F. Craver, Jr. DirectorsKaren B. Peetz

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Exhibit 25.2

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITYUNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF ACORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

o CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE

PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

A National Banking Association

94-1347393(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

(I.R.S. Employerorganization if not a U.S. national

Identification No.)bank)

101 North Phillips Avenue

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

57104(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Wells Fargo & CompanyLaw Department, Trust Section

MAC N9305-175Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17 Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479(612) 667-4608

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

CyrusOne LPCyrusOne Finance Corp.(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Maryland

46-0982896Maryland

61-1697505(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employerincorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900Dallas, Texas 75201

TELEPHONE: (972) 350-0060(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area

Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Debt Securities

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Table of Additional Registrant Guarantors

State or Other

Jurisdiction of

I.R.S. Employer

Exact Name of Additional Registrant Guarantor as

Incorporation or

Identification

Specified in its Charter

Organization

Number

CyrusOne Inc.

Maryland

46-0691837

CyrusOne GP

Maryland

35-6993529

CyrusOne Foreign Holdings LLC

Delaware

45-3026714

CyrusOne LLC

Delaware

27-4286158

CyrusOne TRS Inc.

Delaware

35-2458099

Cervalis Holdings LLC

Delaware

27-3304848

Cervalis LLC

Delaware

52-2231014

CyrusOne-NC LLC

Delaware

80-0458789

CyrusOne-NJ LLC

Delaware

30-0750860

C1-Allen LLC

Delaware

30-1018747

C1-ATL LLC

Delaware

82-4569108

C1-Mesa LLC

Delaware

83-1734540

C1-Sterling VIII LLC

Delaware

83-1441494

C1-Santa Clara LLC

Delaware

83-2256762

Warhol TRS LLC

Delaware

82-4196385

Warhol Partnership LLC

Delaware

82-4292292

Warhol REIT LLC

Delaware

36-4887959

(1) Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each Additional Registrant Guarantor’s Principal Executive Officesis 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201, (972) 350-0060.(2) Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each Additional Registrant Guarantor’s Agent for Service isRobert M. Jackson, Esq., 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201, (972) 350-0060.

Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the CurrencyTreasury DepartmentWashington, D.C. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationWashington, D.C.

Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California 94120

(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None with respect to the trustee. No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13. Item 15. Foreign Trustee. Not applicable. Item 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

Exhibit 1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*

Exhibit 2. A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated January 14, 2015.**

Exhibit 3. A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated

January 6, 2014.**

Exhibit 4. Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.**

(1)(2)

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Exhibit 5. Not applicable.

Exhibit 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

Exhibit 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining

authority.

Exhibit 8. Not applicable.

Exhibit 9. Not applicable.

* Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005of file number 333-130784.

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** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit to the Filing 305B2 dated March 13, 2015 offile number 333-190926.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national bankingassociation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf bythe undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Dallas and State of Texas on the 19th of April, 2019.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

John C. Stohlmann

Vice President

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EXHIBIT 6

April 19, 2019 Securities and Exchange CommissionWashington, D.C. 20549 Gentlemen: In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of theundersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to theSecurities and Exchange Commission upon its request thereof.

Very truly yours,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

John C. Stohlmann

Vice President

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Exhibit 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of

Wells Fargo Bank National Associationof 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,at the close of business December 31, 2018, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.

Dollar Amounts

In Millions

ASSETS

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

$ 22,427

Interest-bearing balances

149,483

Securities:

Held-to-maturity securities

144,679

Available-for-sale securities

255,037

Equity Securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading

79

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

114

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

41,906

Loans and lease financing receivables:

Loans and leases held for sale

7,833

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

923,885

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

9,504

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

914,381

Trading Assets

40,722

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

7,982

Other real estate owned

457

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

12,863

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

229

Intangible assets

39,280

Other assets

51,879

Total assets

$ 1,689,351

LIABILITIES

Deposits:

In domestic offices

$ 1,282,404

Noninterest-bearing

399,731

Interest-bearing

882,673

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

59,567

Noninterest-bearing

1,084

Interest-bearing

58,483

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

6,516

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

5,959

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Dollar Amounts

In Millions

Trading liabilities

11,537

Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

115,522

Subordinated notes and debentures

11,751

Other liabilities

30,852

Total liabilities

$ 1,524,108

EQUITY CAPITAL

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

0

Common stock

519

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

114,541

Retained earnings

53,527

Accumulated other comprehensive income

-3,686

Other equity capital components

0

Total bank equity capital

164,901

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

342

Total equity capital

165,243

Total liabilities, and equity capital

$ 1,689,351

I, John R. Shrewsberry, Sr. EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with theinstructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

John R. Shrewsberry

Sr. EVP & CFO We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of ourknowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct. James Quigley

Theodore F. Craver, Jr. DirectorsKaren B. Peetz