EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
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Exhibit 4.4
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Supplemental Indenture (this Supplemental Indenture), dated as of December 21, 2010, among Diamondback Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Guaranteeing Subsidiary), an indirect subsidiary of Rent-A-Center, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer), the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, each of the Issuer and the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the Indenture), dated as of November 2, 2010, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the Notes);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary will execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary will unconditionally Guarantee all of the Issuers Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this 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 as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition will have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. Guarantor. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors, including Article 10 thereof.
3. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
4. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplemental
Indenture by telecopier, facsimile, email or other electronic transmission (i.e., a pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplemental Indenture.
6. Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
7. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Issuer.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
DIAMONDBACK MERGER SUB, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Mark E. Speese | |||
Mark E. Speese | ||||
President | ||||
RENT-A-CENTER, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Robert D. Davis | |||
Robert D. Davis | ||||
Executive Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee | ||||
By: | /s/ Kash Asgar | |||
Name: | Kash Asgar | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
Signature Page to Diamondback Merger Sub, Inc. Supplemental Indenture