FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

First Supplemental Indenture (this “First Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 1, 2017, among Cable One, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), Avenue Broadband Communications LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Telecommunications Management, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company, and Ultra Communications Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (each, a “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), each an affiliate of the Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of June 17, 2015, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances, each Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which each Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuer’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized and is hereby requested to execute and deliver this First Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

(1)            Capitalized Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

(2)            Agreement to be Bound; Guarantee.  Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary by executing this First Supplemental Indenture agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture for all purposes thereof and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of a “Guarantor” under the Indenture, including but not limited to the obligations and agreements in Article 10 thereof.

(3)            Governing Law.  THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(4)            Counterparts.  The parties may sign any number of copies of this First Supplemental Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this First Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original First Supplemental Indenture and signature pages for all purposes.

(5)            Effect of Headings.  The Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and are not to be considered part of this First Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions.

(6)            The Trustee.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries.

(7)            Benefits Acknowledged.  Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.  Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this First Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

(8)            Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture.  Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.  This First Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and each Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby and entitled to the benefits hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.

 

 

	AVENUE BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS LLC
	By:	/s/ Kevin P. Coyle
		Name:  Kevin P. Coyle
		Title:    Vice President