Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 14, 2021, to the Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2020, among Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee

THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Second Supplemental Indenture”), entered into as of December 14, 2021, among Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Alion Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Alion Holding”), Alion Science and Technology Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Alion Science”), MacAulay-Brown, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“MacB”), Commonwealth Technology Innovation LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“CTI”) and Enlighten IT Consulting LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Enlighten,” and each of Alion Holding, Alion Science, MacB, and CTI, an “Undersigned”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors parties thereto and the Trustee entered into the Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2020, as modified by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2020 (as modified, the “Indenture”), relating to the Company’s 3.844% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) and its 4.200% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes” and, together with the 2025 Notes, the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, as a condition to the Trustee entering into the Indenture and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders, the Company agreed pursuant to the Indenture to cause Domestic Subsidiaries that Guarantee Debt under the Credit Agreement or any Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary that Guarantees Debt after the Issue Date under any other Credit Facility or Capital Markets Debt to enter into this Second Supplemental Indenture to provide Guarantees.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and intending to be legally bound, the parties to this Second Supplemental Indenture hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Indenture.

Section 2. The Undersigned, by its execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture, agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors, including, but not limited to, Article 10 thereof.

Section 3. This Second Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Section 4. This Second Supplemental Indenture may be signed in various counterparts which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Second Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, email or other electronic format (i.e., “pdf,” “tif” “jpg” or other electronically imaged signatures, including, without limitation, DocuSign or AdobeSign) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. This Second Supplemental Indenture may be signed by or on behalf of the Company, the Undersigned and the Trustee by manual, facsimile or pdf or other electronically imaged signature (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com).

Section 5. This Second Supplemental Indenture is an amendment supplemental to the Indenture and the Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture will henceforth be read together.

Section 6. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the other parties hereto.

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

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., as Issuer

By:___________________________________    

Name:    D. R. Wyatt

Title:    Corporate Vice President and Treasurer

    

Alion Holding Corp.    

Alion Science and Technology Corporation

MacAulay-Brown, Inc.

Commonwealth Technology Innovation LLC

Enlighten IT Consulting LLC

By:___________________________________    

Name:    D. R. Wyatt

Title:    Treasurer

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee

By:_________________________________    

                    Name:    

                    Title: