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THIS INDENTURE between THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the
"Company"), having its principal office at 27 Boylston Street, Box 1000, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167, and THE BANK OF NEW
YORK, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (hereinafter called the "Trustee"), is made and entered into as of the 27th day of
May, 1998.
Recitals of the Company
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of its unsecured
and unsubordinated debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, to be issued in
one or more fully registered series.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
Agreements of the Parties
To set forth or to provide for the establishment of the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are and are to be
authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of Securities by the Holders thereof, it is
mutually covenanted and agreed as follows, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of a series
thereof, as the case may be:
ARTICLE 1. Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
Section 1.11. Definitions. For all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto, except as otherwise
expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural
as well as the singular;
(b) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or by Commission rule under the
Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term "generally accepted
accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting
principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation; and
(d) all references in this instrument to designated "Articles", "Sections" and other subdivisions are to the
designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this instrument as originally executed. The words "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.