EXHIBIT 4.1
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Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation
and each of the Guarantors named herein
10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2009
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INDENTURE
Dated as of March 26, 2002
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U.S. Bank National Association
Trustee
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
TRUST INDENTURE
ACT SECTION INDENTURE SECTION
310(a)(1)............................................. 7.10
(a)(2)............................................. 7.10
(a)(3)............................................. N.A.
(a)(4)............................................. N.A.
(a)(5)............................................. 7.10
(b)................................................ 7.10
(c)................................................ N.A.
311(a)................................................ 7.11
(b)................................................ 7.11
(c)................................................ N.A.
312(a)................................................ 2.05
(b)................................................ 12.03
(c)................................................ 12.03
313(a)................................................ 7.06
(b)(1)............................................. N.A.
(b)(2)............................................. 7.06; 7.07
(c)................................................ 7.06; 12.02
(d)................................................ 7.06
314(a)................................................ 4.03;12.02; 12.05
(b)................................................ N.A.
(c)(1)............................................. 12.04
(c)(2)............................................. 12.04
(c)(3)............................................. N.A.
(d)................................................ N.A.
(e)................................................ 12.05
(f)................................................ N.A.
315(a)................................................ 7.01
(b)................................................ 7.05,12.02
(c)................................................ 7.01
(d)................................................ 7.01
(e)................................................ 6.11
316(a)(last sentence)................................. 2.09
(a)(1)(A).......................................... 6.05
(a)(1)(B).......................................... 6.04
(a)(2)............................................. N.A.
(b)................................................ 6.07
(c)................................................ 2.12
317(a)(1)............................................. 6.08
(a)(2)............................................. 6.09
(b)................................................ 2.04
318(a)................................................ 12.01
(b)................................................ N.A.
(c)................................................ 12.01
N.A. means not applicable.
* This Cross Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01 Definitions.......................................................................1
Section 1.02 Other Definitions................................................................18
Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act................................19
Section 1.04 Rules of Construction............................................................19
ARTICLE 2.
THE NOTES
Section 2.01 Form and Dating..................................................................20
Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.....................................................21
Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.......................................................21
Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust..............................................22
Section 2.05 Holder Lists.....................................................................22
Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange............................................................22
Section 2.07 Replacement Notes................................................................34
Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes................................................................34
Section 2.09 Treasury Notes...................................................................35
Section 2.10 Temporary Notes..................................................................35
Section 2.11 Cancellation.....................................................................35
Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest...............................................................35
ARTICLE 3.
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee...............................................................36
Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased...................................36
Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption.............................................................36
Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption...................................................37
Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price..........................................37
Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part..............................................38
Section 3.07 Optional Redemption..............................................................38
Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption.............................................................39
Section 3.09 Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds..............................39
ARTICLE 4.
COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Payment of Notes.................................................................40
Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency..................................................41
Section 4.03 Reports..........................................................................41
Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate...........................................................42
Section 4.05 Taxes............................................................................42
Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws...................................................42
Section 4.07 Restricted Payments..............................................................42
Section 4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries...................45
Section 4.09 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.......................46
Section 4.10 Asset Sales......................................................................48
Section 4.11 Transactions with Affiliates.....................................................50
Section 4.12 Liens............................................................................50
Section 4.13 Corporate Existence..............................................................51
Section 4.14 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.......................................51
Section 4.15 Additional Subsidiary Guarantees.................................................52
ARTICLE 5.
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.........................................53
Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted................................................53
ARTICLE 6.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01 Events of Default................................................................54
Section 6.02 Acceleration.....................................................................55
Section 6.03 Other Remedies...................................................................56
Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults..........................................................56
Section 6.05 Control by Majority..............................................................56
Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits..............................................................56
Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment....................................57
Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.......................................................57
Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.................................................57
Section 6.10 Priorities.......................................................................58
Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs............................................................58
ARTICLE 7.
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee................................................................58
Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee................................................................59
Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.....................................................60
Section 7.04 Trustee's Disclaimer.............................................................60
Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults...............................................................60
Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.......................................60
Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity.......................................................61
Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee...........................................................61
Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.................................................62
Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification....................................................62
Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company................................63
ARTICLE 8.
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.........................63
Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge...................................................63
Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance..............................................................63
Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.......................................64
Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other ..............
Miscellaneous Provisions.................................................. 65
Section 8.06 Repayment to Company.............................................................65
Section 8.07 Reinstatement....................................................................66
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ARTICLE 9.
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes..............................................66
Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes.................................................67
Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act..............................................68
Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents................................................68
Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.................................................68
Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc..................................................69
ARTICLE 10.
NOTE GUARANTEES
Section 10.01. Guarantee........................................................................69
Section 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability................................................70
Section 10.03. Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.........................................70
Section 10.04. Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms...............................71
Section 10.05. Releases of Guarantors...........................................................72
ARTICLE 11.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.......................................................72
Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money.......................................................73
ARTICLE 12.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls.....................................................74
Section 12.02 Notices..........................................................................74
Section 12.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes....................75
Section 12.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent...............................75
Section 12.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion....................................75
Section 12.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents......................................................75
Section 12.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.........76
Section 12.08 Governing Law....................................................................76
Section 12.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements....................................76
Section 12.10 Successors.......................................................................76
Section 12.11 Severability.....................................................................76
Section 12.12 Counterpart Originals............................................................76
Section 12.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.................................................76
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A1 FORM OF NOTE
Exhibit A2 FORM OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
Exhibit B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Exhibit C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Exhibit D FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
INVESTOR
Exhibit E FORM OF NOTE GUARANTEE
Exhibit F FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
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INDENTURE dated as of March 26, 2002 among Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), the Guarantors (as defined) and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (the "TRUSTEE").
The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the
benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as
defined) of the Company's 10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2009 (the "NOTES"):
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01 DEFINITIONS.
"144A GLOBAL NOTE" means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit
A1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or
its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
"ACQUIRED DEBT" means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other
Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified
Person, including, without limitation, Indebtedness incurred in connection
with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into or
becoming a Subsidiary of such specified Person, and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by
such specified Person.
"ADDITIONAL NOTES" means an unlimited amount of Notes (other than the
Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.02 and
4.09 hereof as part of the same class as the Initial Notes.
"ADJUSTED TREASURY RATE" means, with respect to any redemption date, the
rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the
Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable
Treasury Price for such redemption date, plus 50 basis points.
"AFFILIATE" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control"
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by"
and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; PROVIDED that
beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the voting securities of a Person shall
be deemed to be control.
"AGENT" means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional
paying agent.
"APPLICABLE PROCEDURES" means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of
or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the
Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
"ASSET SALE" means:
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or
rights (including, without limitation, by way of a sale and leaseback)
other than sales of inventory or obsolete or unused equipment or assets in
the ordinary course of business (PROVIDED that the sale, lease, conveyance
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the
provisions of this Indenture described under Section 4.14 and/or the
provisions described under Section 5.01 and not by the provisions of
Section 4.10); and
(2) the issue or sale by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Equity Interests of any of the Company's Restricted
Subsidiaries,
in the case of either clause (1) or (2), whether in a single transaction or a
series of related transactions for Net Proceeds in excess of $2.0 million.
Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed
to be an Asset Sale:
(1) a transfer of assets by the Company to a Restricted Subsidiary or
by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted
Subsidiary;
(2) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary to the Company or to another Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary;
and
(3) a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted by
Section 4.07.
"ATTRIBUTABLE DEBT" in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means,
at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee
for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such
sale and leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease has
been extended or may, at the option of the lessee, be extended. Such present
value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest
implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.
"BANKRUPTCY LAW" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state
law for the relief of debtors.
"BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means:
(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the
corporation;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the
general partner of the partnership; and
(3) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such
Person serving a similar function.
"BROKER-DEALER" has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights
Agreement.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
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"CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION" means, at the time any determination thereof is
to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would
at such time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with
GAAP.
"CAPITAL STOCK" means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or other business entity, any and
all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however
designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company,
partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the
right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of
assets of, the issuing Person.
"CASH EQUIVALENTS" means:
(1) United States dollars;
(2) any evidence of Indebtedness, maturing not more than one year
after the date of their acquisition, issued directly by the United States
of America or any agency thereof or guaranteed by the United States of
America or any agency thereof;
(3) commercial paper, maturing not more than nine months from the date
of issue, which is issued by (i) a corporation (other than an Affiliate of
any obligor) organized under the laws of any state of the United States or
of the District of Columbia and rated at least A-1 by S&P or P-1 by
Xxxxx'x, or (ii) any lender party to the Credit Facilities (or its holding
company):
(4) any time deposit, certificate of deposit or bankers acceptance,
maturing not more than one year after the date of their acquisition,
maintained with or issued by either (i) a commercial banking institution
(including U.S. branches of foreign banking institutions) that is a member
of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and
undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000, or (ii) any lender party
to the Credit Facilities;
(5) short-term tax-exempt securities rated not lower than MIG-1/1+ by
either Xxxxx'x or S&P with provisions for liquidity or maturity
accommodations of 183 days or less;
(6) repurchase agreements with respect to any securities referred to
in clause (2) above entered into with any entity referred to in clause (3)
or (4) above or any other financial institution whose unsecured long-term
debt (or the unsecured long-term debt of whose holding company) is rated at
least A- or better by S&P or Baal or better by Xxxxx'x and maturing not
more than one year after the date of their acquisition; and
(7) any money market or similar fund the assets of which are comprised
exclusively of any of the items specified in clauses (1) through (5) above
and as to which withdrawals are permitted at least every 90 days.
"CLEARSTREAM" means Clearstream Banking, S.A.
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"CHANGE OF CONTROL" means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other
than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related
transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any "person" (as such term
is used in Section 13(d) (3) of the Exchange Act) other than DLJMB;
(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution
of the Company;
(3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any
"person" (as defined above), other than the Existing Shareholders and an
entity that is the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule
13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be
deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all securities that such person
has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is
exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition), directly
or indirectly, of 100% of the common stock of the Company, becomes the
"beneficial owner" (as defined above) of more than 50% of the Voting Stock
of the Company or Holdings (measured by voting power rather than number of
shares); or
(4) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors.
"COMPANY" means Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation, and any and all successors
thereto.
"COMPARABLE TREASURY ISSUE" means the United States Treasury Security
selected by the Reference Treasury Dealer as having a maturity comparable to the
remaining term of the Notes that would be utilized, at the time of selection and
in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of
corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the
Notes.
"COMPARABLE TREASURY PRICE" means, with respect to any redemption date:
(1) the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable
Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal
amount) on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date, as set
forth in the daily statistical release (or any successor release) published
by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York and designated "Composite 3:30 p.m.
Quotations for U.S. Government Securities;" or
(2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or
does not contain such prices on such Business Day, (A) the average of the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after
excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations or (B) if the Trustee obtains fewer than three such Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Quotations.
"CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW" means, with respect to any Person for any period,
the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period PLUS:
(1) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss
realized in connection with an Asset Sale (to the extent such losses were
deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income); PLUS
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(2) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and
its Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for
taxes was included in computing such Consolidated Net Income; PLUS
(3) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries
for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized
(including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and
original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component
of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments
associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other
fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers'
acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging
Obligations), to the extent that any such expense was deducted in computing
such Consolidated Net Income; PLUS
(4) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of goodwill and
other intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that
were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash expenses (excluding any
such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or
reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid
cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its
Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation,
amortization and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such
Consolidated Net Income; PLUS
(5) any non-capitalized transaction costs incurred in connection with
actual or proposed financings, acquisitions or divestitures (including, but
not limited to, financing and refinancing fees and costs incurred in
connection with the Refinancing), in each case, on a consolidated basis and
determined in accordance with GAAP.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provision for taxes based on the income
or profits of, and the depreciation and amortization and other non-cash charges
of, a Subsidiary of a Person shall be added to Consolidated Net Income to
compute Consolidated Cash Flow only to the extent (and in the same proportion)
that the Net Income of such Subsidiary was included in calculating the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person and only if a corresponding amount would
be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended to the Company by
such Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to
the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees,
orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to that
Subsidiary or its stockholders.
"CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME" means, with respect to any Person for any period,
the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP;
PROVIDED that:
(1) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a
Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of
accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends
or distributions paid in cash to the referent Person or a Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary thereof;
(2) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to
the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at
the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval
(that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of
the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree,
order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that
Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders (other than Credit Facilities,
the indebtedness of which is permitted to be incurred under this
Indenture);
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(3) the Net Income of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests
transaction for any period prior to the date of such acquisition shall be
excluded;
(4) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall
be excluded; and
(5) the Net Income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be excluded,
whether or not distributed to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries.
"CONTINUING DIRECTORS" means, as of any date of determination, any member
of the Board of Directors of the Company who:
(1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of this
Indenture; or
(2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors
with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were
members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or
election.
"CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEE" will be at the address of the
Trustee specified in Section 12.02 hereof or such other address as to which the
Trustee may give notice to the Company.
"CREDIT FACILITIES" means, one or more debt facilities or commercial paper
facilities or other agreements, in each case with banks or other institutional
lenders or agents providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, financing
(including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose
entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables), letters
of credit or the issuance of securities, in each case, as amended, restated,
modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from
time to time whether with the same or different banks or lenders or agents and
whether represented by one or more facilities or agreements.
"CSFB" means Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation its successors and
their Affiliates.
"CUSTODIAN" means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in
global form, or any successor entity thereto.
"DEFAULT" means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
"DEFINITIVE NOTE" means a certificated Note registered in the name of the
Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially
in the form of Exhibit A1 hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global
Note Legend and shall not have the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Note" attached thereto.
"DEPOSITARY" means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole
or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the
Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto
appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the
applicable provision of this Indenture.
"DISQUALIFIED STOCK" means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the
terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is
exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at
the option of the Holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date
that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature.
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"DLJMB" means DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. and its Affiliates.
"DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARY" means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that
was formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States
or the District of Columbia or that guarantees or otherwise provides direct
credit support (other than through a Lien on its Capital Stock) for any
Indebtedness of the Company.
"EQUITY INTERESTS" means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other
rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is
convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
"EUROCLEAR" means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear
system.
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"EXCHANGE NOTES" means the Notes issued in the Exchange Offer pursuant to
Section 2.06(f) hereof.
"EXCHANGE OFFER" has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights
Agreement.
"EXCHANGE OFFER REGISTRATION STATEMENT" has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
"EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS" means Indebtedness of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities) in
existence on the date of this Indenture, until such amounts are repaid.
"EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS" means DLJMB, ZS and the Management Holders.
"FINANCIAL ADVISORY AGREEMENT" means the letter agreement dated the date of
this Indenture between the Company and CSFB.
"FIXED CHARGES" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum,
without duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued
(including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and
original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component
of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments
associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other
fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers'
acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging
Obligations);
(2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period;
(3) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is
Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured
by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries
(whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon); and
(4) the product of (a) all dividend payments, whether or not in cash,
on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, other than dividend payments
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on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company and
other than any dividend payment that may be deemed to have been made as a
result of an increase in the liquidation preference of any preferred stock,
TIMES (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of
which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local
statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on
a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.
"FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO" means with respect to any Person for any
period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period
to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees or
redeems any Indebtedness (other than revolving credit borrowings unless
permanently reduced) or issues or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the
commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being
calculated but prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of
the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the "CALCULATION DATE"), then the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such
incurrence, assumption, guarantee or redemption of Indebtedness, or such
issuance or redemption of preferred stock, as if the same had occurred at the
beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
In addition, for purposes of making the computation referred to above:
(1) acquisitions that have been made by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and
including any related financing transactions, during the four-quarter
reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to
the Calculation Date shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day of
the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such
reference period shall be calculated to include the Consolidated Cash Flow
of the acquired entities (adjusted to exclude (a) the cost of any
compensation, remuneration or other benefit paid or provided to any
employee, consultant, Affiliate or equity owner of the acquired entities to
the extent such costs are eliminated and not replaced and (b) the amount of
any reduction in general, administrative or overhead costs or other
non-recurring items of the acquired entities, in each case, as determined
in good faith by an officer of the Company) and without giving effect to
clause (3) of the proviso set forth in the definition of Consolidated Net
Income;
(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued
operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or
businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded;
and
(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as
determined in accordance with GAAP and operations or businesses disposed of
prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded, but only to the extent
that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be
obligations of the referent Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
following the Calculation Date.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession, which are applicable as of the date of determination.
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"GLOBAL NOTES" means, individually and collectively, each of the Global
Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibits A1 and A2 hereto issued in
accordance with Sections 2.01, 2.06(b)(4), or 2.06(f) hereof.
"GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND" means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(2),
which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
"GOVERNMENT SECURITIES" means direct obligations of, or obligations
guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the
United States pledges its full faith and credit.
"GUARANTEE" means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or
indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, letters of credit and
reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any
Indebtedness.
"GUARANTORS" means all Domestic Subsidiaries and, so long as it guarantees
any Obligations under the Credit Facilities, Holdings.
"HEDGING OBLIGATIONS" means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of
such Person under:
(1) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and
interest rate collar agreements; and
(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person
against fluctuations in interest rates.
"HOLDER" means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.
"HOLDINGS" means Xxx Xxxxxxxx Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
its successors.
"IAI GLOBAL NOTE" means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit
A1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or
its nominee.
"INDEBTEDNESS" means, with respect to any Person, any indebtedness of such
Person, whether or not contingent:
(1) in respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or
letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof) or
banker's acceptances;
(3) representing Capital Lease Obligations or the balance deferred and
unpaid of the purchase price of any property; or
(4) representing any Hedging Obligations,
except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable, if
and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness (other than letters of
credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet
of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP as well as all Indebtedness of
others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person (whether or not such
Indebtedness is
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assumed by such Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee
by such Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(1) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness that
does not require current payments of interest; and
(2) the principal amount thereof, together with any interest thereon
that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness.
"INDENTURE" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to
time.
"INDIRECT PARTICIPANT" means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a
Global Note through a Participant.
"INITIAL NOTES" means the first $215 million aggregate principal amount of
Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.
"INITIAL PURCHASER" means Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation.
"INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" means an institution that is an
"accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the
Securities Act, who are not also QIBs.
"INVESTMENTS" means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such
Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of direct or
indirect loans (including guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations),
advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar
advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business),
purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity
Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be
classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.
If the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of
any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company such
that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no
longer a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall be deemed to have made an
Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market
value of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an
amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 4.07.
"LEGAL HOLIDAY" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in the City of
New York or at a place of payment are authorized by
law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a
Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the
next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on
such payment for the intervening period.
"LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL" means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by
the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in
connection with the Exchange Offer.
"LIEN" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset,
whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in
the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security
interest in and any filing of or
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agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or
equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction).
"LIQUIDATED DAMAGES" means all liquidated damages then owing pursuant to
the
Registration Rights Agreement.
"MANAGEMENT EQUITY INTERESTS" means Equity Interests of Holdings held by
any employee of the Company or Holdings (or any of their Restricted
Subsidiaries).
"MANAGEMENT HOLDERS" means holders of Management Equity Interests on the
date of this Indenture.
"MOODY'S" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.
"NET INCOME" means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of
such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in
respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however:
(1) gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes
on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with (a) any Asset Sale
(including, without limitation, dispositions pursuant to sale and leaseback
transactions) or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any
Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(2) any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain (but not loss), together
with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary or nonrecurring
gain (but not loss).
"NET PROCEEDS" means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including,
without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any
non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct costs
relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting
and investment banking fees, and sales commissions) and any relocation expenses
incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after
taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing
arrangements), amounts required to be applied to repay Indebtedness secured by
such assets (other than pursuant to the Credit Facilities) and any reserve for
adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in
accordance with GAAP.
"NON-RECOURSE DEBT" means Indebtedness:
(1) as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any
undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness),
(b) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise), or (c)
constitutes the lender; and
(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the
holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted
Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of
any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment
thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity; and
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(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they
will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries.
"NON-U.S. PERSON" means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
"NOTE GUARANTEE" means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company's
payment obligations under this Indenture and on the Notes, executed pursuant to
the provisions of this Indenture.
"NOTES" has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture.
The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class
for all purposes under this Indenture, and unless the context otherwise
requires, all references to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any
Additional Notes.
"OBLIGATIONS" means any principal, interest, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under
the documentation governing any Indebtedness, including any Guarantees of such
Indebtedness.
"OFFICER" means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, 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 Vice-President of such Person.
"OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company
by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive
officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal
accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of Section 12.05
hereof.
"OPINION OF COUNSEL" means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 12.05 hereof.
The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary of
the Company or the Trustee.
"PARTICIPANT" means, with respect to DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, a
Person who has an account with DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and,
with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
"PERMITTED INVESTMENTS" means
(1) any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company;
(2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents;
(3) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:
(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
or
(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or
into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or
is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company;
(4) any Restricted Investment made as a result of the receipt of
non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in
compliance with Section 4.10;
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(5) any acquisition of assets solely in exchange for the issuance of
Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
(6) any loan made to management in order to enable management to
purchase equity in Holdings, or any refinancing of any loan made to
management, which loan was made to enable management to purchase equity in
Holdings;
(7) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate fair market
value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without
giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all
other Investments made pursuant to this clause (7) that are at the time
outstanding, not to exceed $2.0 million; and
(8) Investments received solely in exchange for Equity Interests of
the Company.
"PERMITTED LIENS" means
(1) Liens securing Credit Facilities, other than Liens securing
Indebtedness incurred under Credit Facilities that is issued in exchange
for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew,
replace or refund, the principal of the Senior Subordinated Notes at its
Stated Maturity;
(2) Liens in favor of the Company or any of their Restricted
Subsidiaries;
(3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is
acquired by, merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company; PROVIDED that such Liens were in existence prior to the
contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any
assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the
Company;
(4) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, PROVIDED that such Liens were
in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition;
(5) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety
or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature
incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(6) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations)
permitted by clause (4) of the second paragraph of Section 4.09 covering
only the assets acquired with, or the subject of the lease or mortgage
pertaining to, such Indebtedness;
(7) Liens existing on the date of this Indenture;
(8) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims
that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded,
PROVIDED that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be
required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefore;
(9) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, PROVIDED
that such Liens are not materially more restrictive than the Liens that
secured the Indebtedness being refinanced;
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(10) statutory Liens of landlords and carriers', warehousemen's,
mechanics', suppliers', materialmen's, repairmen's, or other like Liens
arising in the ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts not
yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
if a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required
in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefore;
(11) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar
encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business which, in the
aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case
materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the businesses of the Company and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and
(12) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company with respect to obligations that do not
exceed $5.0 million at any one time outstanding and that (a) are not
incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of
advances or credit (other than trade credit in the ordinary course of
business) and (b) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value
of the property or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of
business by the Company or such Subsidiary.
"PERMITTED REFINANCING INDEBTEDNESS" means any Indebtedness of the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net
proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or
refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
PROVIDED that:
(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of
(or accreted value, if applicable), plus accrued interest, premium and
prepayment penalties, if any, on, the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced,
renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus the amount of reasonable
expenses incurred in connection therewith);
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date
later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to
Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of,
the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded;
(3) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the
final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the
Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those
contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended,
refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and
(4) such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the
Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded.
"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited
liability company or government or other agency.
"PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND" means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(1)
to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise
permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
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"QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A.
"REFERENCE TREASURY DEALER" means Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
and its successors; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in
New
York City (a "PRIMARY TREASURY DEALER"); the Company shall substitute therefor
another primary U.S. government securities dealer to be the Primary Treasury
Dealer.
"REFERENCE TREASURY DEALER QUOTATIONS" means, with respect to any
redemption date, the average as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked
prices of the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage
of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by the Reference
Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day preceding such redemption
date.
"
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" means the
Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of March 26, 2002, among the Company, the Guarantors and the other
parties named on the signature pages thereof, as such agreement may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time and, with respect to any Additional
Notes, one or more
registration rights agreements among the Company, the
Guarantors and the other parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given by the
Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes
under the Securities Act.
"REGULATION S" means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
"REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE" means a Regulation S Temporary Global Note or
Regulation S Permanent Global Note, as appropriate.
"REGULATION S PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE" means a permanent Global Note in the
form of Exhibit A1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private
Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name
of the Depositary or its nominee, initially issued in a denomination equal to
the outstanding principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon
expiration of the Restricted Period.
"REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE" means a temporary Global Note in the
form of Exhibit A2 hereto deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the
name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the
outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903
of Regulation S.
"REMAINING SCHEDULED PAYMENTS" means, with respect to each Note to be
redeemed, (a) the redemption price of such Note on March 15, 2005 and (b) the
remaining scheduled payments of interest thereon that would be due on or prior
to March 15, 2005 but after the related redemption date but for such redemption;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date
on the Notes, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment on
the Notes to be redeemed will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued on
those Notes to such redemption date.
"RESPONSIBLE OFFICER" when used with respect to the Trustee, means any
officer within the Corporate Trust Administration of the Trustee (or any
successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE" means a Definitive Note bearing the Private
Placement Legend.
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"RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE" means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement
Legend.
"RESTRICTED INVESTMENT" means an Investment other than a Permitted
Investment.
"RESTRICTED PERIOD" means the 40-day distribution compliance period as
defined in Regulation S.
"RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent
Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"RULE 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"RULE 144A" means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
"RULE 903" means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"RULE 904" means Rule 904 promulgated the Securities Act.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES" means the 10 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2007 of the Company.
"SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means the Shelf Registration Statement as
defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
"SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary that would be a "significant
subsidiary" as defined in Article l, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date
hereof.
"STATED MATURITY" means, with respect to any installment of interest or
principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of
interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation
governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to
repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date
originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
"SUBORDINATED SHAREHOLDER LOAN" means one or more loans from Holdings to
the Company, each of which shall: (1) have a Stated Maturity in respect of
principal no earlier than 91 days following the maturity of the Notes; (2) be
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes to the same or a greater extent
than the Senior Subordinated Notes are subordinated to the Notes; (3) have
covenants no more restrictive to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries than
those relating to the Notes; and (4) provide that the lender thereunder will not
be entitled to any cash interest payments so long as any of the Notes are
outstanding.
"SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation,
association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting
power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of
any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination
thereof) and (ii) any partnership (a) the sole general
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partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary
of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such Person or of
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof).
"TAX SHARING AGREEMENT" means that certain tax sharing agreement between
Holdings and the Company, dated as of May 22, 1997, as amended from time to
time; PROVIDED such amendment or amendments do not materially adversely effect
the Company.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified
under the TIA.
"TRUSTEE" means the party named as such in the preamble to this Indenture
until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of
this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
"UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE" means a permanent Global Note and does not bear
and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
"UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE" means one or more Definitive Notes that do
not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
"UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary that is designated by the
Board of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a
board resolution; but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
(2) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or
understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or
understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who
are not Affiliates of the Company;
(3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (x) to
subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (y) to maintain or preserve
such Person's financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any
specified levels of operating results;
(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided
credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries; and
(5) has at least one director on its Board of Directors that is not a
director or executive officer of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries and has at least one executive officer that is not a director
or executive officer of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be
evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the
board resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate
certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions and was
permitted by Section 4.07. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would
fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall
thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture
and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a
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Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date (and, if such Indebtedness
is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.09, the Company
shall be in default of such covenant). The Board of Directors of the Company may
at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary;
PROVIDED that such designation shall be deemed to be an incurrence of
Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding
Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation shall only be
permitted if (i) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.09, calculated
on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the
four-quarter reference period, (ii) such Subsidiary shall execute a Note
Guarantee and deliver an opinion of counsel, in accordance with the terms of
this Indenture and (iii) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence
following such designation.
"U.S. PERSON" means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(o) under the
Securities Act.
"VOTING STOCK" of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such
Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of
Directors of such Person.
"WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE TO MATURITY" means, when applied to any Indebtedness
at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying:
(a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund,
serial maturity or other required payments of principal,
including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by
(b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth)
that will elapse between such date and the making of such
payment, by
(2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
"WHOLLY OWNED RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" of any Person means a Restricted
Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other
ownership interests of which (other than directors' qualifying shares) shall at
the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiaries of such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries
of such Person.
"ZS" means ZS VH L.P., together with ZS XX XX L.P., as the context
requires.
Section 1.02 OTHER DEFINITIONS.
Defined
in
Term Section
---- -------
"AFFILIATE TRANSACTION"............................................................. 4.11
"ASSET SALE OFFER".................................................................. 3.09
"AUTHENTICATION ORDER".............................................................. 2.02
"CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER"........................................................... 4.14
"CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENT"......................................................... 4.14
"CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENT DATE".................................................... 4.14
"COVENANT DEFEASANCE"............................................................... 8.03
"DTC"............................................................................... 2.03
"EVENT OF DEFAULT".................................................................. 6.01
"EXCESS PROCEEDS"................................................................... 4.10
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Defined
in
Term Section
---- -------
"INCUR"............................................................................. 4.09
"LEGAL DEFEASANCE".................................................................. 8.02
"OFFER AMOUNT"...................................................................... 3.09
"OFFER PERIOD"...................................................................... 3.09
"PAYING AGENT"...................................................................... 2.03
"PERMITTED DEBT".................................................................... 4.09
"PURCHASE DATE"..................................................................... 3.09
"REGISTRAR"......................................................................... 2.03
"RESTRICTED PAYMENTS"............................................................... 4.07
"SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS"......................................................... 4.07
Section 1.03 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
"INDENTURE SECURITIES" means the Notes;
"INDENTURE SECURITY HOLDER" means a Holder of a Note;
"INDENTURE TO BE QUALIFIED" means this Indenture;
"INDENTURE TRUSTEE" or "INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE" means the Trustee; and
"OBLIGOR" on the Notes and the Note Guarantees means the Company and the
Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Note
Guarantees, respectively.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined
by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have
the meanings so assigned to them.
Section 1.04 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned
to it in accordance with GAAP;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural
include the singular;
(5) "will" shall be interpreted to express a command;
(6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
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(7) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will
be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules
adopted by the SEC from time to time.
ARTICLE 2.
THE NOTES
Section 2.01 FORM AND DATING.
(a) GENERAL. The Notes and the Trustee's certificate of authentication will
be substantially in the form of Exhibit A1 hereto. The Notes may have notations,
legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note
will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in
denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes will constitute, and are
hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors
and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly
agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the
extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this
Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
(b) GLOBAL NOTES. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the
form of Exhibits A1 or A2 attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend
thereon and the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached
thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A1 attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and
without the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached
thereto). Each Global Note will represent such of the outstanding Notes as will
be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and
that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may
from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges
and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any
increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes
represented thereby will be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the
direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder
thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.
(c) TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTES. Initial Notes offered and sold in reliance on
Regulation S will be issued initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary
Global Note, which will be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes
represented thereby with the Custodian, and registered in the name of the
Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of designated
agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream Bank, duly executed by the
Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Restricted
Period will be terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of:
(1) a written certificate from the Depositary, together with copies of
certificates from Euroclear and Clearstream Bank certifying that they have
received certification of non-United States beneficial ownership of 100% of
the aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note
(except to the extent of any beneficial owners thereof who acquired an
interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to another exemption
from registration under the Securities Act and who will take delivery of a
beneficial ownership interest in a 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note
bearing a Private Placement Legend, all as contemplated by Section 2.06(b)
hereof); and
(2) an Officers' Certificate from the Company certifying that the
Restricted Period has terminated.
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Following the termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in
the Regulation S Temporary Global Note will be exchanged for beneficial
interests in Regulation S Permanent Global Notes pursuant to the Applicable
Procedures. Simultaneously with the authentication of Regulation S Permanent
Global Notes, the Trustee will cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Note.
The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the
Regulation S Permanent Global Notes may from time to time be increased or
decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary
or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as
hereinafter provided.
(3) EUROCLEAR AND CLEARSTREAM PROCEDURES APPLICABLE. The provisions of
the "Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System" and "Terms and
Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear" and the "General Terms and
Conditions of Clearstream Banking" and "Customer Handbook" of Clearstream
will be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Notes that are
held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearsteam.
Section 2.02 EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION.
One Officer must sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at
the time a Note is authenticated, the Note will nevertheless be valid.
A Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the
Trustee. The signature will be conclusive evidence that the Note has been
authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee will, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by
one Officer (an "AUTHENTICATION ORDER"), authenticate Notes for original issue
up to the aggregate principal amount stated in the Notes plus Notes issued to
pay Liquidated Damages pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Notes. The aggregate
principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed such amount
except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company
to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever
the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the
Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the
same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.
Section 2.03 REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT.
The Company will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented
for registration of transfer or for exchange ("REGISTRAR") and an office or
agency where Notes may be presented for payment ("PAYING AGENT"). The Registrar
will keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The
Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying
agents. All payments on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the
Paying Agent unless the Company elects to make interest payments by check mailed
to the Holders at their address set forth in the register of Holders. The term
"Registrar" includes any co-registrar and the term "Paying Agent" includes any
additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar
without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of
the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company
fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the
Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as
Paying Agent or Registrar.
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The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") to act
as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and
Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
Section 2.04 PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST.
The Company will require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree
in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders
or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal,
premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify
the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any
such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to
pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the
Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) will have no further
liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it
will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders
all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization
proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee will serve as Paying Agent for
the Notes.
Section 2.05 HOLDER LISTS.
The Trustee will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable
the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders
and shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the
Registrar, the Company will furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days
before each interest payment date 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 the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the
Company shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a).
Section 2.06 TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.
(a) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF GLOBAL NOTES. A Global Note may not be
transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary,
by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the
Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary
or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by
the Company for Definitive Notes if:
(1) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary
that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it
is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in
either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within
120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary;
(2) in the case of a Global Note held for an account of Euroclear or
Clearstream, Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, (A) is closed
for business for a continuous period of 14 days (other than by reason of
statutory or other holidays), or (B) announces and intention permanently to
cease business or does in fact do so;
(3) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default
with respect to the Notes and requested by the Trustee;
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(4) a request for Certificated Notes has been made upon 60 days' prior
written notice give to the Trustee in accordance with DTC's customary
procedures and a copy of such notice has been received by the Company from
the Trustee; or
(5) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global
Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes
and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee; PROVIDED that
in no event shall the Regulation S Temporary Global Note be exchanged by
the Company for Definitive Notes prior to (x) the expiration of the
Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates
required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act.
Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (1) or (2) above,
Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct
the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in
part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and
delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof,
pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A
Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this
Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be
transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.
(b) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTES. The
transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be
effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this
Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted
Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set
forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of
beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with
either subparagraph (1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of
the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(1) TRANSFER OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THE SAME GLOBAL NOTE.
Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer
restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of
beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be
made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other
than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global
Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of
a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or
instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect
the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1).
(2) ALL OTHER TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN
GLOBAL NOTES. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial
interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor
of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either:
(A) both:
(i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect
Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause
to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an
amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged; and
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(ii) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures containing information regarding the Participant
account to be credited with such increase; or
(B) both:
(i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect
Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be
issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial
interest to be transferred or exchanged; and
(ii) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar
containing information regarding the Person in whose name such
Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or
exchange referred to in (1) above; PROVIDED that in no event
shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of
beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note
prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the
receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to
Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act. Upon consummation
of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with Section
2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(2) shall
be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of
the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered
by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted
Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for
transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes
contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable
under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal
amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h)
hereof.
(3) TRANSFER OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS TO ANOTHER RESTRICTED GLOBAL
NOTE. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer
complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the
Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must
deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note or the
Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof; and
(C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must
deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item
(3) thereof, if applicable.
(4) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE FOR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. A
beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any
holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial
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interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer
complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement
and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the
case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a
Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the
Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in
Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a
certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the
Registrar or the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures
so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar and the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer
is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities
Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above
at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company
shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with
Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted
Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal
amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D)
above.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged
for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
(c) TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS FOR DEFINITIVE NOTES.
(1) BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES TO RESTRICTED
DEFINITIVE NOTES. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted
Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
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takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then,
upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a
Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form
of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a)
thereof;
(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a
Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903
or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to
an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an
Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those
listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if
applicable;
(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b)
thereof; or
(G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global
Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate
principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be
registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or
denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the
Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or
Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the
Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued
in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to
this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be
subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.
(2) BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE TO
DEFINITIVE NOTES. Notwithstanding Sections 2.06(c)(1)(A) and (C) hereof, a
beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be
exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to (A) the
expiration of the
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Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates
required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act, except
in the case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 903 or Rule 904.
(2) BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES TO UNRESTRICTED
DEFINITIVE NOTES. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive
Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an
exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in
the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a
Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the
Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in
Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private
Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b)
thereof; or
(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form
of a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement
Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the
Registrar or the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures
so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Company and Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is
in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities
Act.
(3) BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES TO UNRESTRICTED
DEFINITIVE NOTES. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive
Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee will cause
the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced
accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company will
execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person
designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate
principal amount. Any Definitive Note
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issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section
2.06(c)(3) will be registered in such name or names and in such authorized
denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest
requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the
Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will
deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are
so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will not bear the Private
Placement Legend.
(d) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF DEFINITIVE NOTES FOR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS.
(1) RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES TO BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTES. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to
exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or
to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note,
then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to
exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a
QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)
thereof;
(C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a
Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903
or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred
pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an
Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those
listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if
applicable;
(F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect
set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(3)(b) thereof; or
(G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or
cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case
of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the
case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the
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case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in all
other cases, the IAI Global Note.
(2) RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES TO BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN
UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may
exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal
that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(i) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to
exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted
Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c)
thereof; or
(ii) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to
transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global
Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the
Company or Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so
require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Company and Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is
in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities
Act.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in
this Section 2.06(d)(2), the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Notes and
increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the
Unrestricted Global Note.
(3) UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES TO BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN
UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may
exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any
time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the
Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and
increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of
the Unrestricted Global Notes.
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If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a
beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (2)(B), (2)(D) or
(3) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been
issued, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order
in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one
or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.
(e) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF DEFINITIVE NOTES FOR DEFINITIVE NOTES. Upon
request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder's compliance with the
provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar will register the transfer or
exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or
exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the
Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or
by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder
must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as
applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section
2.06(e).
(1) RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. Any
Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name
of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive
Note if the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)
thereof;
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule
904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
and
(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel
required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(2) RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. Any
Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal
that it is not (i) a broker-dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement;
(C) any such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
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(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(i) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes
proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive
Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
(ii) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes
proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the
Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably
acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer
is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities
Act.
(3) UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. A
Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person
who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.
Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall
register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions
from the Holder thereof.
(f) EXCHANGE OFFER. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance
with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will issue and, upon receipt
of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee
will authenticate:
(1) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the
Restricted Global Notes tendered into the Exchange Offer by Persons that
certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (A) they are not
Broker-Dealers, (B) they are not participating in a distribution of the
Exchange Notes and (z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of
the Company; and
(2) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted
for exchange in the Exchange Offer.
Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee will cause the
aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be
reduced accordingly, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will
authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive
Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal
amount.
(g) LEGENDS. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global
Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically
stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
(1) Private Placement Legend.
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(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global
Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange
therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in
substantially the following form:
"THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF
THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE
AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) THIS NOTE MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (I) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM
THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
RULE 144A, (II) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (III) PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144
THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE), (IV) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (V) TO US OR ANY OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES OR (VI) PURSUANT
TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH OF
CASES (I) THROUGH (VI) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER
IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE
RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE.
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive
Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(4), (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(2),
(d)(3), (e)(2), (e)(3) or (f) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes
issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will not bear the
Private Placement Legend.
(2) GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND Each Global Note will bear a legend in
substantially the following form:
"THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE
GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL
OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED
IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS
GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION
2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A
NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO ISSUER OR ITS AGENT
FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
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PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN."
(3) REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND The Regulation S
Temporary Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following
form:
"THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE
CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES, ARE AS
SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR THE
BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF INTEREST HEREON."
(h) CANCELLATION AND/OR ADJUSTMENT OF GLOBAL NOTES. At such time as all
beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for
Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or
canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to or
retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At
any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note
is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive
Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will be
reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the
Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred
to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest
in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased accordingly and
an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the
Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(i) GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES.
(1) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company
will execute and the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive
Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section
2.02 or at the Registrar's request.
(2) No service charge will be made to a Holder of a Global Note or to
a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange,
but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith
(other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable
upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.14
and 9.05 hereof).
(3) The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or
exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the
unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
(4) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration
of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the
valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to
the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive
Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(5) The Company will not be required:
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(A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any
Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days
before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section
3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of
selection;
(B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected
for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of
any Note being redeemed in part; or
(C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a
record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.
(6) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any
Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person
in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for
the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes
and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the
Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(7) The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.
(8) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required
to be submitted to the Registrar or the Company pursuant to this Section
2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by
facsimile.
Section 2.07 REPLACEMENT NOTES.
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the
Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft
of any Note, the Company will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee's
requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity
bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the
Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any
authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is
replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and will
be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately
with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
Section 2.08 OUTSTANDING NOTES.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the
Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation,
those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in
accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as
not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not
cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds
the Note.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.
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If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01
hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate
of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient
to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes will
be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue interest.
Section 2.09 TREASURY NOTES.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the
Company, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with the Company, will be considered as
though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the
Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent,
only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded.
Section 2.10 TEMPORARY NOTES.
Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company
may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will
authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form
of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers
appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company will prepare and the Trustee
will authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to all of the benefits of this
Indenture.
Section 2.11 CANCELLATION.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation.
The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered
to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no
one else will cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer,
exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will destroy canceled Notes
(subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification
of the destruction of all canceled Notes will be delivered to the Company. The
Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have
been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.12 DEFAULTED INTEREST.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it will pay
the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest
payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a
subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes
and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of
the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date
of the proposed payment. The Company will fix or cause to be fixed each such
special record date and payment date, PROVIDED that no such special record date
may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted
interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon
the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense
of the Company) will mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states
the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such
interest to be paid.
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ARTICLE 3.
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01 NOTICES TO TRUSTEE.
If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption
provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it must furnish to the Trustee, at least 30
days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers'
Certificate setting forth:
(1) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption
shall occur;
(2) the redemption date;
(3) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed; and
(4) the redemption price or formula, in the case of Section 3.07(a)
Section 3.02 SELECTION OF NOTES TO BE REDEEMED.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee
will select Notes for redemption or purchase as follows:
(1) if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in
compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities
exchange on which the Notes are listed; or
(2) if the Notes are not listed on any national securities exchange,
on a PRO RATA basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem
fair and appropriate.
In the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be
redeemed will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30
nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption or purchase date by the Trustee
from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase.
The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes
selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial
redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and
portions of Notes selected will be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of
$1,000, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the
entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple
of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence,
provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also
apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.
Section 3.03 NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the
Company will mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of
redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered
address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to
a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the
Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Articles 8
or 11 of this Indenture.
The notice will identify the Notes to be redeemed and will state:
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(1) the redemption date;
(2) the redemption price or how such price will be calculated;
(3) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the
principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption
date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount
equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued upon cancellation of the
original Note;
(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying
Agent to collect the redemption price;
(6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption
payment, interest on Notes or portions of them called for redemption ceases
to accrue on and after the redemption date;
(7) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture
pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
(8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy
of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
At the Company's request, the Trustee will give the notice of redemption in
the Company's name and at its expense; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company has
delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date, an
Officers' Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting
forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding
paragraph.
Section 3.04 EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof,
Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption
date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be conditional.
Section 3.05 DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION.
On or before the redemption or purchase price date, the Company will
deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the
redemption of and accrued interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on all Notes
to be redeemed on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly
return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent
by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or
purchase price of, and accrued interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on, all
Notes to be redeemed or purchased.
If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on
and after the redemption, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the
portions of Notes called for redemption. If a Note is redeemed on or after an
interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then
any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such
Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any Note
called for redemption is not so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase
because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph,
interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until
such principal is
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paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid
principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01
hereof.
Section 3.06 NOTES REDEEMED IN PART.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company will issue
and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee will authenticate for
the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to
the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
Section 3.07 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time prior to
March 15, 2005 at the option of the Company upon not less than 30 nor more than
60 days prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder's registered
address, at a redemption price equal to, as determined by the Reference Treasury
Dealer, the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments
discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate, plus accrued
and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the applicable date of
redemption.
(b) At any time on or prior to March 15, 2005, the Company may redeem up to
35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture at a
redemption price of 110.25% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and
unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the redemption date, with the
net cash proceeds of a sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock)
of the Company or a capital contribution to the Company's common equity from
Holdings; PROVIDED that:
(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued
under this Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence
of such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company and its
Subsidiaries); and
(2) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of
such sale or contribution.
(c) This Section 3.07 does not restrict the Company's ability to separately
make open market, privately negotiated or other purchases of Notes from time to
time.
(d) Except pursuant to the first two paragraphs of this Section 3.07, the
Notes are not redeemable at the Company's option prior to March 15, 2005.
(e) On or after March 15, 2005, the Company may redeem all or a part of the
Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption
prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon, to the
applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning
on March 15 of the years indicated below:
YEAR PERCENTAGE
---- ----------
2005................................. 107.688%
2006................................. 105.125%
2007................................. 102.563%
2008 and thereafter.................. 100.000%
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(f) Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and
after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or
portions thereof called for redemption.
(g) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to
the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
Section 3.08 MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
The Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund
payments with respect to the Notes.
Section 3.09 OFFER TO PURCHASE BY APPLICATION OF EXCESS PROCEEDS.
In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Company is required
to commence an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes (an "ASSET SALE OFFER"),
it will follow the procedures specified below.
The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders and all holders of other
Indebtedness that is PARI PASSU with the Notes containing provisions similar to
those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem
with the proceeds of sales and assets. The Asset Sale Offer will remain open for
a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more
than 30 Business Days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by
applicable law (the "OFFER PERIOD"). No later than three Business Days after the
termination of the Offer Period (the "PURCHASE DATE"), the Company will apply
all Excess Proceeds (the "OFFER AMOUNT") to the purchase of Notes and such other
PARI PASSU Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis, if applicable) or, if less than
the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes and other Indebtedness tendered in
response to the Asset Sale Offer
If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or
before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest, and
Liquidated Damages, if any, will be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is
registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional
interest will be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale
Offer.
Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company will send, by
first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders, with a copy
to the Trustee. The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary
to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The
notice, which will govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, will state:
(1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section
3.09 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer
will remain open;
(2) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;
(3) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue
to accrue interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note
accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer will cease to accrue
interest after the Purchase Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an
Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in integral multiples of
$1,000 only;
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(6) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any
Asset Sale Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form
entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Note
completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a
Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address
specified in the notice prior to the expiration of the Offer Period;
(7) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the
Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives,
not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the
principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a
statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note
purchased;
(8) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other PARI
PASSU Indebtedness surrendered by Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the
Company will select the Notes and other PARI PASSU Indebtedness to be
purchased on a PRO RATA basis based on the principal amount of Notes and
such other PARI PASSU Indebtedness surrendered (with such adjustments as
may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in
denominations of $1,000, or integral multiples thereof, will be purchased);
and
(9) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part will be
issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of
the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).
On or before the Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful,
accept for payment, on a PRO RATA basis to the extent necessary, the Offer
Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer,
or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered, and will
deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Notes or
portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the
terms of this Section 3.09. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as
the case may be, will promptly (but in any case not later than five days after
the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to
the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the
Company for purchase, and the Company will promptly issue a new Note, and the
Trustee, upon written request from the Company will authenticate and mail or
deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any
unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be
promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company
will publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on the Purchase Date.
ARTICLE 4.
COVENANTS
Section 4.01 PAYMENT OF NOTES.
The Company will pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes on the dates and in
the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying
Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately
available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium,
if any, and interest then due. The Company will pay all Liquidated Damages, if
any in the amounts set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
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The Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any
proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any at
the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on
the Notes to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition
interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any (without regard to any applicable grace
period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.
Section 4.02 MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.
The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of
New
York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate
of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The
Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any
change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company
fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fails to furnish the
Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices
or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such
purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that no such designation or rescission will in any manner relieve the Company of
its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City of
New York for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice
to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the
location of any such other office or agency.
The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as
one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.
Section 4.03 REPORTS.
So long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the
Holders of Notes all quarterly and annual financial information that would be
required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the
Company were required to file such Forms, including a "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" that describes
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries and, with respect to the annual information only, a
report thereon by the Company's certified independent accountants.
In addition, following the consummation of the Exchange Offer, whether or
not required by the SEC, the Company will file all of the information set forth
in the preceding paragraph with the SEC for public availability (unless the SEC
will not accept such a filing) concurrently with furnishing such information to
Holders of Notes.
The Company and the Guarantors have also agreed that, for so long as any
Notes remain outstanding, they will furnish to the Holders, upon their request,
the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities Act. However, to the extent not required by the Trust Indenture Act,
this Indenture will not require the Company to make any information available to
the foregoing sentence or the first paragraph of this Section 4.03 to any Holder
of Notes that the Company reasonably believes to be a competitor of the Company.
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Section 4.04 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE.
(a) Each of the Company and the Guarantors (to the extent that such
Guarantor is so required under the TIA) shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120
days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers' Certificate stating that a
review of its activities during the preceding fiscal year has been made under
the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the
it has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this
Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such
certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the it has kept, observed,
performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and
is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms,
provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of
Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which
he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company or such Guarantor is
taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or
her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which
payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is
prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what
action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(b) So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the year-end financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.03(a) shall be accompanied by a
written statement of the Company's independent public accountants (who shall be
a firm of established national reputation) that in making the examination
necessary for certification of such financial statements, nothing has come to
their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated
any provisions of Article 4 or Article 5 hereof or, if any such violation has
occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being
understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to
any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.
(c) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company will deliver
to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or
Event of Default, an Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event of
Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto.
Section 4.05 TAXES.
The Company will pay, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior
to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except
such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the
failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the
Holders of the Notes.
Section 4.06 STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS.
The Company and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any
manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension
or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and
each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby
expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it
will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of
any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the
execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Section 4.07 RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.
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The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution
on account of the Company's Equity Interests (other than dividends or
distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the
Company);
(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity
Interests of the Company;
(3) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease
or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated
in right of payment to the Notes ("SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS"), except a payment
of interest or a payment of principal at Stated Maturity; or
(4) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions
set forth in clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as
"RESTRICTED PAYMENTS"),
unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
(1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or would occur as a consequence thereof;
(2) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after
giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at
the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to
incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.09; and
(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all
other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
since May 22, 1997 (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clause (2) of the
next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum of:
(a) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period
(taken as one accounting period) commencing July l, 1997 to the end of the
Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial
statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if
such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of
such deficit), PLUS
(b) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company
from the issue or sale since May 22, 1997 of (A) Equity Interests of the
Company (other than Disqualified Stock), (B) any Restricted Subsidiaries or
(C) Disqualified Stock or debt securities of the Company that have been
converted into Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or
Disqualified Stock or convertible debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of
the Company and other than Disqualified Stock or convertible debt
securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock), PLUS
(c) 100% of the aggregate amount of capital contributions to the
Company's common equity since May 22, 1997, PLUS
(d) 100% of the net proceeds received by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries since May 22, 1997 from (A) the sale or other
disposition of any Restricted Investment or (B) dividends on or the sale of
stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
The foregoing provisions will not prohibit:
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(1) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of
declaration thereof, if at said date of declaration such payment would have
complied with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other
acquisition of any subordinated Indebtedness or Equity Interests of the Company
in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale
(other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of, other Equity
Interests of the Company (other than any Disqualified Stock) or from the net
proceeds of a capital contribution by Holdings to the Company; PROVIDED that the
amount of any such net proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption,
repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition since May 22, 1997 shall
be excluded from clause (3)(b) of the preceding paragraph;
(3) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of
subordinated Indebtedness (a) with the net proceeds from an incurrence of
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or (b) in an amount not to exceed the net
proceeds received by the Company since May 22, 1997 from Subordinated
Shareholder Loans (other than Subordinated Shareholder Loans that have
constituted Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness);
(4) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for
value of any Management Equity Interests or the repurchase, redemption or other
acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause
(12) of the second paragraph of Section 4.09 (including, in each case, any
dividend or distribution to Holdings used for such purpose); PROVIDED that the
aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired
Management Equity Interests shall not exceed the sum of (a) $3.0 million in any
twelve-month period but not more than $15.0 million in the aggregate PLUS (b)
cash proceeds from the sale of Management Equity Interests to management,
directors or consultants of the Company (or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries)
since May 22, 1997;
(5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock
options if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of
such options;
(6) other Restricted Investments not to exceed $15.0 million;
(7) Restricted Investments made or received by the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries as non-cash consideration from Asset Sales to the extent
permitted by Section 4.10 or received by a person in exchange for trade or other
claims against such person in connection with a financial reorganization or
restructuring or such person;
(8) any loans, advances, distributions or payments between the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(9) the payment of dividends or distributions to Holdings in an amount not
to exceed $2.0 million per calendar year to allow Holdings to pay reasonable
legal, accounting, investment banking, financial advisory, outside director or
other professional and administrative fees and expenses incurred by it related
to its business;
(10) payments pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement;
(11) payments to CSFB or dividends to Holdings to allow Holdings to pay
CSFB in respect of fees for advisory services in accordance with the Financial
Advisory Agreement;
(12) upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, during the 60-day period
commencing after the completion of the offer to repurchase the Notes pursuant to
Section 4.14 (including the purchase of the
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Notes tendered), any purchase or redemption of subordinated Indebtedness or any
Capital Stock of the Company required pursuant to the terms thereof as a result
of such Change of Control at a purchase or redemption price not to exceed 101%
of the outstanding principal amount or liquidation amount thereof, plus accrued
and unpaid interest or dividends (if any); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that at the time
of such purchase or redemption no Default shall have occurred and be continuing
(or would result therefrom);
(13) upon the occurrence of an Asset Sale, during the 60-day period
commencing after the completion of an Asset Sale Offer to repurchase the Notes
pursuant to Section 4.10 (including the purchase of the Notes tendered), any
purchase or redemption of subordinated Indebtedness or any Capital Stock of the
Company required pursuant to the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale at
a purchase or redemption price not to exceed 100% of the outstanding principal
amount or liquidation amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest or
dividends (if any), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that at the time of such purchase or
redemption no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result
therefrom); and
(14) dividends or distributions in an amount not to exceed the aggregate
amount of capital contributions received by the Company since the date of this
Indenture, less any amount used from capital contributions to redeem,
repurchase, retire, defease or acquire subordinated Indebtedness or Equity
Interests of the Company pursuant to clause (2) of this paragraph; PROVIDED that
the amount of such capital contributions that are utilized for such dividends or
distributions shall be excluded from clause (3)(c) of the preceding paragraph.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the fair
market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities
proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The fair
market value of any non-cash Restricted Payment shall be determined by the Board
of Directors of the Company whose resolution with respect thereto shall be
delivered to the Trustee. Not later than the date of making any Restricted
Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
stating that such Restricted Payment is permitted and setting forth the basis
upon which the calculations required by Section 4.07 were computed.
Section 4.08 DIVIDEND AND OTHER PAYMENT RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIARIES.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to
exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the
ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other
interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any
indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(2) make loans or advances to or guarantee any Indebtedness of the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or
(3) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries.
However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or
restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(1) Existing Indebtedness as in effect on the date of this Indenture;
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(2) the Credit Facilities as in effect as of the date of this Indenture,
and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases,
supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof, PROVIDED that
such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements,
refundings, replacement or refinancings are not materially more restrictive with
respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in
the Credit Facilities as in effect on the date of this Indenture;
(3) this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees;
(4) applicable law;
(5) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person
acquired by, merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition, merger or
consolidation (except to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred in connection
with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction
is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person,
other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired,
PROVIDED that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by
the terms of this Indenture to be incurred;
(6) customary non-assignment provisions in leases entered into in the
ordinary course of business;
(7) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary
course of business or Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (4) of the second
paragraph of Section 4.09 that impose restrictions of the nature described in
clause (3) of the preceding paragraph on the property so acquired;
(8) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, PROVIDED that the restrictions
contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
are not materially more restrictive than those contained in the agreements
governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(9) restrictions with respect to sales of assets or dispositions of stock
of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to agreements
relating to the sale of such assets or stock; or
(10) any instrument governing Acquired Debt, or any Lien in respect of
Acquired Debt, assumed in connection with assets acquired by the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as in effect at the time of such acquisition,
which encumbrance or restriction does not extend to any other assets of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, PROVIDED such Acquired Debt was
permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred.
Section 4.09 INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS AND ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED STOCK.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee
or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise,
with respect to (collectively, "incur") any Indebtedness (including Acquired
Debt) and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares
of preferred stock; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company or any Guarantor may
incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) and the Company's Restricted
Subsidiaries may issue shares of preferred stock if the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio for the Company's most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which
internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on
which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such preferred stock is issued
would have been at least 2.0 to 1, determined on a pro forma basis (including a
pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional
Indebtedness
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had been incurred or the preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at
the beginning of such four-quarter period.
The provisions of the first paragraph of this covenant will not apply to
the incurrence of any of the following:
(1) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities pursuant to this clause (1) in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $115.0 million at any one time
outstanding;
(2) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the
Existing Indebtedness;
(3) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness represented by the Notes and the Note Guarantees to be issued in
this offering, the Exchange Notes or any new notes issued in exchange for the
Senior Subordinated Notes or Additional Notes issued hereunder, PROVIDED, any
new notes are issued pursuant to arrangements similar to those described in the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(4) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or
purchase money obligations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50.0
million at any time outstanding;
(5) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Acquired Debt in an amount not to exceed $25.0 million; PROVIDED that such
Indebtedness was incurred by the prior owner of such assets or such Restricted
Subsidiary prior to such acquisition by the Company or one of its Restricted
Subsidiaries and was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of,
such acquisition by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(6) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which
are used to refund, refinance or replace Indebtedness that was permitted by this
Indenture to be incurred;
(7) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries;
(8) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Hedging Obligations that are incurred for the purpose of fixing or hedging
interest rate risk with respect to any floating rate Indebtedness that is
permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be outstanding;
(9) the guarantee by the Company or any of the Guarantors of Indebtedness
of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was permitted to
be incurred by this Indenture;
(10) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness arising from the issuance of Subordinated Shareholder Loans in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50.0 million outstanding at any one
time;
(11) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value
Management Equity Interests as permitted by
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clause (4) of the second paragraph of Section 4.07; PROVIDED that such
Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes to at least the same extent as the
Company's Senior Subordinated Notes are subordinated to the Notes; and
(12) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of
additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as
applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any other Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to this clause (12), not to exceed $30.0 million.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event
that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the
categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (12) above, or is
entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, the
Company will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of
its incurrence under one or more of such clauses and such paragraph, or later
reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness as having been
incurred, in any manner that complies with this covenant. Indebtedness under the
Credit Facilities outstanding on the date on which Notes are first issued and
authenticated under this Indenture will be deemed to have been incurred on such
date in reliance on the exception provided by clause (1) above.
Section 4.10 ASSET SALES.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
(1) the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be)
receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the fair
market value (evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company
set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee) of the assets or
Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and
(2) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash. For purposes of
this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:
(a) any liabilities, as shown on the Company's or such Restricted
Subsidiary's most recent consolidated balance sheet, of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities
that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee)
that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets; and
(b) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company
or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are immediately
converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the
extent of the cash received in that conversion).
The 75% limitation referred to in clause (2) above will not apply to any
Asset Sale in which the cash portion of the consideration received therefrom,
determined in accordance with the foregoing proviso, is equal to or greater than
what the after-tax proceeds would have been had such Asset Sale complied with
the aforementioned 75% limitation.
Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale,
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may apply those Net Proceeds at its
option:
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(1) to repay Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness that by its terms is
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) and, if the
Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce
commitments with respect thereto;
(2) to acquire a controlling interest in another business;
(3) to make a capital expenditure; or
(4) to acquire other long-term assets,
in each case in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Pending the final
application of any Net Proceeds, the Company may temporarily reduce revolving
credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not
prohibited by this Indenture.
Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as
provided in the preceding paragraph will constitute "Excess Proceeds." When the
aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $5.0 million or, if no Senior
Subordinated Notes are outstanding, $10.0 million, the Company will make an
Asset Sale Offer to all Holders of Notes and at its option, an offer to all
holders of other Indebtedness that ranks equally with the Notes containing
provisions similar to those in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase
or redeem with the proceeds of assets sales to purchase the maximum principal
amount of Notes that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer
price in any Asset Sale Offer for the Notes will be equal to 100% of principal
amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the
date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain
after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer and such offer for PARI PASSU
Indebtedness, the Company may use those Excess Proceeds for general corporate
purposes, including to make a similar offer for the Senior Subordinated Notes
pursuant to this Indenture for such Notes. If the aggregate principal amount of
Notes tendered into such Asset Sale Offer and such offer for PARI PASSU
Indebtedness exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee will select the
Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Asset Sale
Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
will be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without complying with the
preceding paragraphs if (i) the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary,
as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at
least equal to the fair market value of the assets or other property sold,
issued or otherwise disposed of (as evidenced by a resolution of the Company's
Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the
Trustee), and (ii) at least 75% of the consideration for such Asset Sale
constitutes assets or other property of a kind usable by the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries in the business of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries as conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the
date of this Indenture; PROVIDED that any cash consideration received by the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any Asset Sale
permitted to be consummated under this paragraph shall constitute Net Proceeds
subject to the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the
Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the
extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each
repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the
provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with Sections 3.09 or
4.10 of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities
laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations
under such provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such conflict.
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Section 4.11 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or
assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or Guarantee with, or for the benefit
of, any Affiliate (each of the foregoing, an "AFFILIATE TRANSACTION"), unless:
(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to
the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have
been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary with an unrelated Person: and
(2) the Company delivers to the Trustee:
(a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related
Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $1.0
million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in
an Officers' Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction
complies with clause (1) above and that such Affiliate Transaction has been
approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of
Directors of the Company, if any; and
(b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related
Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $5.0
million, other than transactions between the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries on the one hand, and CSFB on the other hand, an
opinion as to the fairness to the Holders of such Affiliate Transaction
from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or
investment banking firm of national standing.
The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and,
therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of the prior paragraph:
(1) any employment agreement entered into by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business of the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary and ordinary course loans to employees;
(2) transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted
Subsidiaries;
(3) Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments that are not prohibited
by the provisions of Section 4.07;
(4) payments and transactions in connection with the Refinancing; and
(5) any agreement as in effect on the date of this Indenture (including,
without limitation, the new revolving credit facility) or any amendment or
replacement of such agreement or any transactions contemplated thereby
(including pursuant to any amendment or replacement of such agreement) so long
as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not more disadvantageous to
the Holders of the Notes in any material respect than the original agreement as
in effect on the date of this Indenture.
Section 4.12 LIENS.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of it Restricted Subsidiaries
to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien
(the "INITIAL LIEN") securing Indebtedness or trade payables on any asset now
owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom or assign or
convey any right to receive income therefrom, except Permitted Liens, unless the
Notes are equally and
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ratably secured (except that Liens securing subordinated Indebtedness shall be
expressly subordinate to Liens securing the Notes to the same extent such
subordinated Indebtedness is subordinate to the Notes). Any Lien created for the
benefit of the Holders of the Notes pursuant to the preceding sentence shall
provide by its terms that such Lien shall automatically and unconditionally be
released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Initial Lien.
Section 4.13 CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all
things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:
(1) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other
existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective
organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of
the Company or any such Subsidiary; and
(2) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the
Company and its Subsidiaries; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not
be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the
corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if
the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation
thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof
is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.
Section 4.14 OFFER TO REPURCHASE UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will make an
offer (a "CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER") to each Holder to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000) of such Holder's Notes at a
purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages on the Notes repurchased, if
any, to the date of purchase (the "CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENT"). Within 30 days
following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder
describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control
and stating:
(1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this
Section 4.14 and that all Notes properly tendered will be accepted for
payment;
(2) the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no
earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is
mailed (the "CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENT DATE");
(3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of
Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of
Control Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control
Payment Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a
Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the
form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the
Notes completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice
prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the
Change of Control Payment Date;
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(6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the
Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the third
Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram,
telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the
Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a
statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes
purchased; and
(7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be
issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of
the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $1,000 in
principal amount or an integral multiple thereof.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the
Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the
extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the
repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control. To the extent that
the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the
provisions of this Section 4.14, the Company will comply with the applicable
securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its
obligations under this Section 4.14 by virtue of such conflict.
(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent
lawful:
(1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
(2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of
Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly
tendered; and
(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly
accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the aggregate
principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the
Company.
The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes properly
tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will
promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to
each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of
the Notes surrendered, if any. The Company will publicly announce the results of
the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of
Control Payment Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.14, the
Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of
Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the
times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this
Section 4.14 and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under
the Change of Control Offer.
Section 4.15 ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES.
If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall acquire or
create another Domestic Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture, then such
newly acquired or created Domestic Subsidiary, except for a Domestic Subsidiary
that has properly been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance
with this Indenture for so long as it continues to constitute an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in
form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit F hereto pursuant to which
such Domestic Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company's
obligations under the Notes on the terms set forth in such supplemental
indenture and deliver
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to the Trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that
such supplemental indenture has been duly executed and delivered by such
subsidiary.
Section 4.16 DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES.
The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted
Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause
a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, the aggregate fair market value of all outstanding Investments owned
by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid in
cash) in the Subsidiary properly designated will be deemed to be an Investment
made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for
Restricted Payments under the first paragraph or clause (6) of the second
paragraph of Section 4.07 or Permitted Investments, as determined by the
Company. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be
permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the
definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
ARTICLE 5.
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01 MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, OR SALE OF ASSETS.
The Company may not: (1) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or
not the Company is the surviving corporation); or (2), or sell, assign,
transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
properties or assets in one or more related transactions, to another
corporation, Person or entity unless:
(1) the Company is the surviving corporation or the entity or the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition shall have been made is a corporation organized or existing
under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia;
(2) the entity or Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the entity or Person to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition
shall have been made assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes
and this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture in a form reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee;
(3) immediately after such transaction no Default or Event of Default
exists; and
(4) except in the case of a merger of the Company with or into a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company, the Company or the entity or Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the
Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition shall have been made will, at the time of such transaction and
after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such transaction had occurred at the
beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least
$1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.09.
Section 5.02 SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SUBSTITUTED.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer,
lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the
provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof, the successor corporation formed by such
consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale,
assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall
succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such
consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the
provisions of
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this Indenture referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to the successor
corporation and not to the Company), and may exercise every right and power of
the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor
Person had been named as the Company herein; provided, however, that the
predecessor Company shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the
principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale of all of
the Company's assets in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with
the provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof.
ARTICLE 6.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01 EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
Each of the following is an "Event of Default":
(1) the Company defaults for 30 days in the payment when due of
interest on, or Liquidated Damages with respect to, the Notes;
(2) the Company defaults in the payment when due (at maturity,
upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any,
on the Notes;
(3) the Company fails to comply with the provisions of Sections
3.09, 4.07, 4.09, 4.10 or 4.14 hereof;
(4) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries fails to observe or
perform any other agreement in this Indenture or the Notes for 60 days
after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least
25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting
as a single class;
(5) a default occurs under any mortgage, indenture or instrument
under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or
evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now
exists, or is created after the date of this Indenture, if that default:
(A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest
or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration
of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of
such default and the aggregate amount of such principal, premium
and interest that has not been paid exceeds $5.0 million (a
"Payment Default"); or
(B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior
to its express maturity,
and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness,
together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under
which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been
so accelerated, aggregates $5.0 million or more;
(6) a final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money
are entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which judgment or judgments are not
paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days; PROVIDED that the
aggregate of all such unpaid, undischarged or unstayed judgments exceeds
$5.0 million;
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(7) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any
group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy
Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case;
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it
in an involuntary case;
(C) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for
all or substantially all of its property;
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors; or
(E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or
(8) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree
under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries, that, taken
together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in an
involuntary case;
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company, any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken
together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all
or substantially all of the property of the Company, any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that taken,
taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or
(C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries,
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60
consecutive days; or
(9) except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee is
held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall
cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or any Guarantor, or
any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm
its obligations under its Note Guarantee.
Section 6.02 ACCELERATION.
In the case of an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of
Section 6.01 hereof, with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or
any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately
without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable
immediately.
The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of all of the Holders
rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not
conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default
(except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has become due solely
because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived.
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In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as a result of the acceleration
of any Indebtedness described in clause (5) of Section 6.01, the declaration of
acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if the holders of any
Indebtedness described in clause (5) have rescinded the declaration of
acceleration in respect of such Indebtedness within 30 days of the date of such
declaration and if (a) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not
conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, and
(b) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal or interest
on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes,
have been cured or waived.
Section 6.03 OTHER REMEDIES.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue
any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium and Liquidated
Damages, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any
provision of the Notes or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of
the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission
by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy
accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.04 WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer
or exchange for Notes) by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of
all of the Notes waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its
consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the
payment of the principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest
on, the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase other than as a
result of acceleration). Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to
exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to
any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.05 CONTROL BY MAJORITY.
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power
conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly
prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the
Trustee in personal liability.
Section 6.06 LIMITATION ON SUITS.
A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or
the Notes only if:
(1) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the
remedy;
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(3) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if
requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee
against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after
receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of
indemnity; and
(5) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction
inconsistent with the request.
A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of
another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another
Holder of a Note.
Section 6.07 RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF NOTES TO RECEIVE PAYMENT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any
Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium and Liquidated
Damages, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates
expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to
bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.08 COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE.
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as
trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of
principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest remaining
unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful,
interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and
expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
Section 6.09 TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.
The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or
documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the
Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall
be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other
property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such
judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to
the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of
such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to
it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and
any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in
any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall
be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions,
dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be
entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan
of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on
behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the
Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
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Section 6.10 PRIORITIES.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay
out the money in the following order:
FIRST: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due
under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense
and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the
costs and expenses of collection;
SECOND: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes
for principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest,
ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the
amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and Liquidated
Damages, if any and interest, respectively; and
THIRD: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent
jurisdiction shall direct.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to
Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.
Section 6.11 UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture
or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a
Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant
in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its
discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good
faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11
does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant
to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes.
ARTICLE 7.
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 DUTIES OF TRUSTEE.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee
will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and
use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would
exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own
affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only
those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and the TIA
and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of
the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to
the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture.
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However, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to
determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent
action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except
that:
(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this
Section 7.01;
(2) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee
was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(3) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction
received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this
Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a),
(b), and (c) of this Section 7.01.
(e) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or
risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee will be under no
obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the
request of any Holders, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee security
and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
(f) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by
it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in
trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the
extent required by law.
Section 7.02 RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to
be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The
Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an
Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be
liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on
such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with
counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be
full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance
thereon.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be
responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due
care.
(d) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or
powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand,
request, direction or notice from the Company or Guarantor will be sufficient if
signed by an Officer of the Company or Guarantor.
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(f) The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights
or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of
the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable security
or indemnity against the loss, liability or expense that might be incurred by it
in compliance with such request or direction.
(g) Except with respect to Section 4.01, the Trustee shall have no duty to
inquire as to the performance of the Company with respect to the covenants
contained in Article 4. In addition, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have
knowledge of an Event of Default except (i) any Default or Event of Default
occurring pursuant to Sections 4.01, 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) or (ii) any Default or
Event of Default of which the Trustee shall have received written notification
or obtained actual knowledge.
Section 7.03 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or
pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, any Guarantor or any
Affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor with the same rights it would have if
it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any
conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to
the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the
same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10
and 7.11 hereof.
Section 7.04 TRUSTEE'S DISCLAIMER.
The Trustee will not be responsible for and makes no representation as to
the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be
accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money
paid to the Company or upon the Company's direction under any provision of this
Indenture, it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money
received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not be
responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or
any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this
Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05 NOTICE OF DEFAULTS.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is
known to the Trustee, the Trustee will mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the
Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case
of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium or
Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold
the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good
faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders
of the Notes.
Section 7.06 REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS OF THE NOTES.
(a) Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following
the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the
Trustee will mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such
reporting date that complies with TIA Section 313(a) (but if no event described
in TIA Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the
reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also will comply
with TIA Section 313(b)(2). The Trustee will also transmit by mail all reports
as required by TIA Section 313(c).
(b) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of
Notes will be mailed by the Trustee to the Company and filed by the Trustee with
the SEC and each stock exchange on which the
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Notes are listed in accordance with TIA Section 313(d). The Company will
promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange.
Section 7.07 COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY.
(a) The Company will pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable
compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The
Trustee's compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a
trustee of an express trust. The Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly
upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or
made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will
include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee's
agents and counsel.
(b) The Company and the Guarantors will indemnify the Trustee against any
and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this
Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against
the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending
itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the Guarantors or any
Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any
such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or bad
faith. The Trustee will notify the Company and the Guarantors promptly of any
claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the
Company will not relieve the Company or any of the Guarantors of its obligations
hereunder. The Company or such Guarantor will defend the claim and the Trustee
will cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the
Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither the
Company nor any Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without its consent,
which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(c) The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section
7.07 will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
(d) To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the
Trustee will have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and
interest on particular Notes. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture.
(e) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8) hereof occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and
counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
Bankruptcy Law.
(f) The Trustee will comply with the provisions of TIA Section 313(b)(2) to
the extent applicable.
Section 7.08 REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE.
(a) A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor
Trustee will become effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of
appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.
(b) The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from
the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so
notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the
Trustee if:
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(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order
for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(3) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its
property; or
(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
(c) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of Trustee for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a
successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
(d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the
retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or
the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee.
(e) If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a
Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee
and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(f) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective, and the
successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee
under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will mail a notice of its succession
to Holders. The retiring Trustee will promptly transfer all property held by it
as Trustee to the successor Trustee, provided all sums owing to the Trustee
hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07
hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section
7.08, the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 hereof will continue for the
benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.09 SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or
substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the
successor corporation without any further act will be the successor Trustee.
Section 7.10 ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION.
There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or
of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate
trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100 million
as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
This Indenture will always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of
TIA Section 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA Section
310(b).
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Section 7.11 PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY.
The Trustee is subject to TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE 8.
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01 OPTION TO EFFECT LEGAL DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a
resolution set forth in an Officers' Certificate, at any time, elect to have
either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon
compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.
Section 8.02 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and each of the Guarantors will,
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof,
be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all
outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees) on the date the conditions set
forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "LEGAL DEFEASANCE"). For this purpose,
Legal Defeasance means that the Company and the Guarantors will be deemed to
have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding
Notes and the Note Guarantees, which will thereafter be deemed to be
"outstanding" only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other
Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, and to have
satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Note Guarantees and
this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company,
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the
following provisions which will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged
hereunder:
(1) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in
respect of the principal of, or interest or premium and Liquidated Damages,
if any, on such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to
in Section 8.04(1) hereof;
(2) the Company's obligations with respect to such Notes under
Sections 2.03, 2.06, 2.07, 2.10 and 4.02 hereof;
(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee
hereunder and the Company's and the Guarantors' obligations in connection
therewith; and
(4) this Article 8.
Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its
option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option
under Section 8.03 hereof.
Section 8.03 COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and the Guarantors will, subject to
the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released
from each of their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 3.09,
4.05 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13 4.14 and 4.15, hereof with respect
to the outstanding
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Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are
satisfied (hereinafter, "COVENANT DEFEASANCE"), and the Notes will thereafter 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 Notes will not be
deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant
Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and Note
Guarantees, the Company and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have
no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any
such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference
elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such
covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such
omission to comply will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under
Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this
Indenture and such Notes and Note Guarantees will be unaffected thereby. In
addition, upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.03 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(3) through 6.01(5)
hereof will not constitute Events of Default.
Section 8.04 CONDITIONS TO LEGAL OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under
either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof:
(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust,
for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable
Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be
sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent
public accountants, to pay the principal of, and premium and Liquidated
Damages, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated
maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be and the
Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to
a particular redemption date;
(2) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United
States 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 Notes will
not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes 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 same
times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not
occurred;
(3) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company
must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the
outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal
income tax purposes as a result 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 as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance
had not occurred;
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(4) no Default or Event of Default 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);
(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) to which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound;
(6) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of
preferring the Holders of Notes over the other creditors of the Company
with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other
creditors of the Company or others;
(7) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent
provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance
have been complied with; and
(8) the Company must have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of
counsel to the effect that after the 91st day following the deposit, the
trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally.
Section 8.05 DEPOSITED MONEY AND GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TO BE HELD IN TRUST;
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government
Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other
qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the
"TRUSTEE") pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes
will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or
through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the
Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to
become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, 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 or non-callable Government
Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and
interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other
charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.
Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee
will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the
Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided
in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section
8.04(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required
to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
Section 8.06 REPAYMENT TO COMPANY.
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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 or Liquidated
Damages, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for one years
after such principal, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest has
become due and payable 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
Note will thereafter 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 trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will
thereupon cease; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent,
before being required 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 such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money
then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
Section 8.07 REINSTATEMENT.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars
or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03
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 and the Guarantor's obligations under this
Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be revived and reinstated
as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until
such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in
accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium or
Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement
of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders
of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or
Paying Agent
ARTICLE 9.
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01 WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES.
Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company, the Guarantors
and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or
the Notes without the consent of any Holder of a Note:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of
certificated Notes;
(3) to provide for the assumption of the Company's or a Guarantor's
obligations to the Holders of the Notes by a successor to the Company or a
Guarantor pursuant to Article 5 or Article 10 hereof;
(4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or
benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the
legal rights hereunder of any Holder of the Note;
(5) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or
maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
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(6) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance
with the limitations set forth in this Indenture; or
(7) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or
a Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes.
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of
Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section
7.02 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company and the Guarantors in the
execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by
the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and
stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee will not be
obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its
own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.02 WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES.
Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors
and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including, without
limitation, Section 3.09, 4.10 and 4.14 hereof), the Note Guarantees and the
Notes with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained
in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for Notes),
and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof and except as provided below in
this Section 9.02, any existing Default (other than a Default in the payment of
the principal of, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the
Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been
rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Note
Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single
class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange
offer for the Notes). Section 2.08 hereof shall determine which Notes are
considered to be "outstanding" for purposes of this Section 9.02.
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of
Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental
indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the
Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by
the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee will
join with the Company in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture
unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee's own
rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case
the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such
amended or supplemental indenture.
It is not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this
Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver,
but it is sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes
effective, the Company will mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a
notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of
the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in
any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a
single class may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with
any provision of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes. However,
without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver under this
Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting
Holder):
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(1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent
to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note
or alter or waive any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of
the Notes (other than the provisions of Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.14)
hereof in a manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes;
(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, or
Liquidated Damages, if any, on any Note;
(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal
of or premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Notes
(except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such
acceleration);
(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the
Notes;
(6) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 hereof;
(7) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a
payment required by Sections 4.10 or 4.14);
(8) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note
Guarantee or this Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture; or
(9) make any change in the amendment and waiver provisions of this
Section 9.02.
Section 9.03 COMPLIANCE WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT.
Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes will be set
forth in an amended or supplemental Indenture that complies with the TIA as then
in effect.
Section 9.04 REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS.
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it
by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every
subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as
the consenting Holder's Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any
Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may
revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of
revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes
effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance
with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for
determining which Holders of the Notes must consent to such amendment,
supplement or waiver. If the Company fixes a record date, the record date shall
be fixed at (i) the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such
consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders of Notes furnished for
the Trustee prior to such solicitation pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof or (ii)
such other date as the Company shall designate.
Section 9.05 NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF NOTES.
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The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment,
supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in
exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment,
supplement or waiver.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note will not
affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 9.06 TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC.
The Trustee will sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized
pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely
affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company
may not sign an amendment or supplemental indenture until its Board of Directors
approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee
will be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully
protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section
12.04 hereof, an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that
the execution of such amended or supplemental Indenture is authorized or
permitted by this Indenture.
ARTICLE 10.
NOTE GUARANTEES
Section 10.01. GUARANTEE.
(a) Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and
severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns,
irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or
the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:
(1) the principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and
interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, subject to
any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by acceleration,
redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and
interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other payment obligations
of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will
be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof; and
(2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any
Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in
full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or
renewal, subject to any applicable graced period, whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so
guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally
obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a
guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are
unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the
Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any
waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or
thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce
the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives
diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court
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in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a
proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever
and covenants that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete
performance of the guaranteed obligations contained in the Notes and this
Indenture.
(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to
return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or
other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the
Guarantors, any amount paid by the Company or any Guarantor to the Trustee or
such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be
reinstated in full force and effect.
(d) Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of
subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed
hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each
Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and
the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the
obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof
for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or
other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations
guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of
such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or
not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for
the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors will have the right to seek
contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right
does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantee.
Section 10.02. LIMITATION ON GUARANTOR LIABILITY.
Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby
confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of
such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes
of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent
Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any
Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders
and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such
Guarantor will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other
contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such
laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive
contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in
respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result
in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
Section 10.03. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF NOTE GUARANTEE.
To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor
hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit E hereto will be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor,
which endorsement may be a manual or facsimile signature, on each Note
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture will be
executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers.
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section
10.01 will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to
endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.
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If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note Guarantee
no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on
which a Note Guarantees is endorsed, the Note Guarantee will be valid
nevertheless.
The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof
hereunder, will constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this
Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.
In the event that the Company creates or acquires any Domestic Subsidiary
after the date of this Indenture, if required by Section 4.15 hereof, the
Company will cause such Domestic Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of
Section 4.15 hereof and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.
Section 10.04. GUARANTORS MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC., ON CERTAIN TERMS.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05, no Guarantor may
consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the
surviving Person) or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of
its assets, to another Person, whether or not affiliated with such Guarantor,
unless:
(1) subject to Section 10.05 hereof, the Person formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Guarantor)
assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor, pursuant to a supplemental
indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee,
under this Indenture;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default
or Event of Default exists; and
(3) the Company would be permitted, immediately after giving effect
to such transaction, to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.09.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, this Indenture
shall not prohibit the merger of two of the Company's Restricted Subsidiaries or
the merger of a Restricted Subsidiary into the Company.
(b) In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon
the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and
delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note
Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of
the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Guarantor,
such successor Person will succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor with
the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor
Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be
endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not
have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note
Guarantees so issued will in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit
under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note
Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
(c) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, and notwithstanding
clauses (a) and (b) above, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the
Notes will prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the
Company or another Guarantor, or will prevent any sale or conveyance of the
property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the
Company or another Guarantor.
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Section 10.05. RELEASES OF GUARANTORS.
The Note Guarantee of a Guarantor will be released:
(a) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the assets
of any Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or
other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of any Guarantor, then such
Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other disposition, by way of merger,
consolidation or otherwise, of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor) or
the corporation acquiring the property (in the event of a sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor) will be
released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee; or
(b) if the Company designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a
Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 4.16;
PROVIDED that, in the case of a sale or other disposition of all of
the assets or Capital Stock of a Guarantor or the designation of a Guarantor as
an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition
are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture,
including without limitation Sections 3.09 and 4.10 hereof. Upon delivery by the
Company to the Trustee of an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation
Section 4.10 hereof, the Trustee will execute any documents reasonably required
in order to evidence the release of any Guarantor from its obligations under its
Note Guarantee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10.05, if all of the
Guarantees of Holdings issued pursuant to Credit Facilities are released,
Holdings' Note Guarantees will also be released. Except as set forth in this
Article 10, no provision contained in this Indenture shall apply to, limit or
restrict the operations of Holdings.
Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee
will remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest on the Notes
and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under this Indenture as provided
in this Article 10.
ARTICLE 11.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 11.01 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE.
This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as
to all Notes issued hereunder, when:
(1) either:
(a) all Notes that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen
or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose
payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid
to the Company) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(b) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the making of a
notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one
year and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused
to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the
benefit of
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the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a
combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without
consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the
entire indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation for principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and
accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;
(2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on
the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit and such
deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a
default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor
is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;
(3) the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all
sums payable by it under this Indenture; and
(4) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee
under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the
Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.
In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers' Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to
satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money
has been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause (1) of
this Section, the provisions of Section 11.02 and Section 8.06 will survive. In
addition, nothing in this Section 11.01 will be deemed to discharge those
provisions of Section 7.07 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
Section 11.02 APPLICATION OF TRUST MONEY.
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the
Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in
accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment,
either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its
own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto,
of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money
has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government
Securities in accordance with Section 11.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or
by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority
enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's
and any Guarantor's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be
revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section
11.01; PROVIDED that if the Company has made any payment of principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its
obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of
such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held
by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
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ARTICLE 12.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01 TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the
duties imposed by TIA Section 318(c), the imposed duties will control.
Section 12.02 NOTICES.
Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee to
the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or mailed by
first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex,
telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the
others' address:
If to the Company and/or any Guarantor:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
000 Xxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others may
designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be
deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally
delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage
prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged,
if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier,
if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
Any notice or communication to a Holder will be mailed by first class mail
to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or
communication will also be so mailed to any Person
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described in TIA Section 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to
mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it will not affect
its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within
the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it will mail a
copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Section 12.03 COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS OF NOTES WITH OTHER HOLDERS OF NOTES.
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Holders
with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the
Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA Section
312(c).
Section 12.04 CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any
action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in
Section 12.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in
Section 12.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all
such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
Section 12.05 STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a
certificate provided pursuant to TIA Section 314(a)(4)) must comply with
the provisions of TIA Section 314(e) and must include:
(1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has
read such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination
or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her
to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or
condition has been satisfied; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person,
such condition or covenant has been satisfied.
Section 12.06 RULES BY TRUSTEE AND AGENTS.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of
Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set
reasonable requirements for its functions.
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Section 12.07 NO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND
STOCKHOLDERS.
No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company
or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the
Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture or the Note
Guarantees, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such
obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives
and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for issuance of the Notes.
Section 12.08 GOVERNING LAW.
THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO
CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION
OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
Section 12.09 NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or
debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any
such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this
Indenture.
Section 12.10 SUCCESSORS.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its
successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its
successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its
successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05.
Section 12.11 SEVERABILITY.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 12.12 COUNTERPART ORIGINALS.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed
copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 12.13 TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC.
The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles
and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference
only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way
modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
[Signatures on following page]
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SIGNATURES
Dated as of March 26, 2002
XXX XXXXXXXX CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
XXX XXXXXXXX HOLDINGS INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
ONE THOUSAND REALTY & INVESTMENT COMPANY
By:
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Name:
Title:
H&S GRAPHICS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
PREFACE, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
PRECISION OFFSET PRINTING COMPANY, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE OF GUARANTORS
The following schedule lists each Guarantor under the Indenture as of the
date of the Indenture:
XXX XXXXXXXX HOLDINGS, INC.
ONE THOUSAND REALTY & INVESTMENT COMPANY
H&S GRAPHICS, INC.
PREFACE, INC.
PRECISION OFFSET PRINTING COMPANY, INC.
EXHIBIT A1
[Face of Note]
CUSIP/CINS ____________
10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2009
No. ___ $____________
XXX XXXXXXXX CORPORATION
promises to pay to CEDE & CO.
or registered assigns,
the principal sum of____________________________________________________________
Dollars on March 15, 2009.
Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15
Record Dates: February 1 and March 1
Dated: March 26, 2002
XXX XXXXXXXX CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:
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Authorized Signatory
A1-1
[Back of Note]
10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2009
[INSERT THE GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND, IF APPLICABLE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
INDENTURE]
[INSERT THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND, IF APPLICABLE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF THE INDENTURE]
Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the
Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
(1) INTEREST. Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note
at 10 1/4% per annum from March 26, 2002 until maturity and shall pay the
Liquidated Damages, if any, payable pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of
each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding
Business Day (each, an "Interest Payment Date"). Interest on the Notes will
accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no
interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; PROVIDED that if there
is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is
authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the
next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next
succeeding Interest Payment Date; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the first
Interest Payment Date shall be August 15, 2002. The Company will pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time
on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the interest rate
then applicable on the Notes to the extent lawful; it will pay interest
(including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy
Law) on overdue installments of interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
(without regard to any applicable grace periods) at the same rate to the
extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months.
(2) METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Notes and
Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders of
Notes at the close of business on the February 1 or August 1 next preceding
the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such
record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided
in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. All
payments on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Paying
Agent unless the Company elects to make interest payments by check mailed
to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders.
Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of
America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts.
(3) PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, U.S. Bank National
Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and
Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without
notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any
such capacity.
(4) INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated
as of March 26, 2002 (the "Indenture") among the Company, the Guarantors
and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the
Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb). The
Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the
Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any
provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the
X0-0
Xxxxxxxxx, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company.
(5) OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time
prior to March 15, 2005 at the option of the Company upon not less than 30
nor more than 60 days prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each
Holder's registered address, at a redemption price equal to, as determined
by the Reference Treasury Dealer, the sum of the present values of the
Remaining Scheduled Payments discounted to the redemption date on a
semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate, plus accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, to the applicable date of redemption.
(b) At any time on or prior to March 15, 2005, the Company may
redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under
the Indenture at a redemption price of 110.25% of the principal amount
thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of a sale of Equity
Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or a capital
contribution to the Company's common equity from Holdings; PROVIDED that:
(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under
the Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such
redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries); and
(2) the redemption must occur within 90 days of the date of the closing of
such sale or contribution.
(c) On or after March 15, 2005, the Company may redeem all or a
part of the Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at
the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set
forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if
any, thereon, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the
twelve-month period beginning on March 15 of the years indicated below:
YEAR PERCENTAGE
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2005.......................................................... 107.688%
2006.......................................................... 105.125%
2007.......................................................... 102.563%
2008 and thereafter........................................... 100.000%
(6) MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
The Company will not be required to make mandatory redemption
payments with respect to the Notes.
(7) REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will
make an offer to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000
or an integral multiple thereof) of such Holder's Notes at a purchase price
equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and
unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the date of
purchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will
mail a notice to each Holder setting forth the procedures governing the
Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.
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(b) If the Company or a Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sales,
any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as
provided in the Indenture will constitute "Excess Proceeds." When the
aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $5.0 million or, if no Senior
Subordinated Notes are outstanding, $10.0 million, the Company will make an
offer (an "Asset Sale Offer") to all Holders of Notes to purchase the
maximum principal amount of Notes and PARI PASSU notes with similar asset
sale provisions that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer
price in any Asset Sale Offer for the Notes will be equal to 100% of
principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages,
if any, to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess
Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company may
use those Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, including to make
a similar offer for the Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to the indenture
for such Notes. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered into
such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee
will select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion
of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at
zero.
(8) NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each
Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in
denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole
multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be
redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on
Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.
(9) DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered
form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged
as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a
Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes
and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need
not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note
selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note
being redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not issue, register the
transfer of or exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening
of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption
and ending at the close of business on the day of selection or during the
period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
(10) PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be
treated as its owner for all purposes.
(11) AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions,
the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or
supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, if any, voting as a single
class, and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the
Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent
of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder, the
Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented
to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for
uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to
provide for the assumption of the Company's or any Guarantor's obligations
to Holders in case of a merger or consolidation, to make any change that
would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does
not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such
Holder, to comply with the requirements of
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the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture
under the TIA, to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in
accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture, or to allow any
Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture to the Indenture and/or a
Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes.
(12) DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) if the
Company defaults for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on, or
Liquidated Damages with respect to, the Notes; (ii) if the Company defaults
in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the
principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes; (iii) if the Company fails
to comply with the provisions of Sections 3.09, 4.07, 4.09, 4.10 or 4.14 of
the Indenture; (iv) if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries fails to
observe or perform any other covenant, representation, warranty or other
agreement in this Indenture or the Notes for 60 days after notice to the
Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class;
(v) if a default occurs under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under
which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any
Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is
created after the date of this Indenture, if that default: (A) is caused by
a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such
Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such
Indebtedness on the date of such default and the aggregate amount of such
principal, premium and interest that has not been paid exceeds $5.0 million
(a "PAYMENT DEFAULT"); or (B) results in the acceleration of such
Indebtedness prior to its express maturity, and, in each case, the
principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal
amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment
Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $5.0
million or more; (vi) if a final judgment or final judgments for the
payment of money are entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which judgment or judgments
are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days; PROVIDED that
the aggregate of all such undischarged judgments exceeds $5.0 million;
(vii) if the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of
Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law: (A)
commences a voluntary case; (B) consents to the entry of an order for
relief against it in an involuntary case; (C) consents to the appointment
of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property; (D)
makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (E)
generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or (viii) if a court
of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy
Law that: (A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in an involuntary case; (B) appoints a Custodian of the
Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries
that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all
or substantially all of the property of the Company, any of its Significant
Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that taken, taken together, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or (C) orders the liquidation of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and the order or decree
remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or (ix) except as
permitted by the Indenture, if any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial
proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to
be in full force and effect or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on
behalf of any Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under its
Note Guarantee.
(13) TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee in its individual or
any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may
otherwise deal with the Company, any Guarantor or any Affiliate of the
Company or any Guarantor with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting
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interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC
for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same
with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10
and 7.11 of the Indenture.
(14) NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A director, officer, employee,
incorporator or stockholder, of the Company or any of the Guarantors, as
such, will not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or
such Guarantor under the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Indenture or for
any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or
their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all
such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for
the issuance of the Notes.
(15) AUTHENTICATION. This Note will not be valid until authenticated
by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
(16) ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of
a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (=
tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A
(= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
(17) ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND
RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. In addition to the rights provided to Holders
of Notes under the Indenture, Holders will have all the rights set forth in
the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 26, 2002, among the
Company, the Guarantors and the other parties named on the signature pages
thereof ( the "Registration Rights Agreement").
(18) CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has
caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use
CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed
on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may
be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without
charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement.
Requests may be made to:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: __________________________________
(Insert assignee's legal name)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint ________________________________________________________
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.
Date:
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Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
face of this Note)
Signature Guarantee*:
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* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
/ /Section 4.10 / /Section 4.14
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you
elect to have purchased:
$________________
Date:
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Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
face of this Note)
Tax Identification No.:
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Signature Guarantee*:
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* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in
another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another
Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been
made:
Amount of Amount of Principal Amount
decrease in increase in of this Global Note Signature of
Principal Amount Principal Amount following such authorized officer
of of decrease of Trustee or
Date of Exchange this Global Note this Global Note (or increase) Custodian
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------------
* THIS SCHEDULE SHOULD BE INCLUDED ONLY IF THE NOTE IS ISSUED IN GLOBAL FORM.
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EXHIBIT A2
[Face of Regulation S Temporary Global Note]
CUSIP/CINS __________
10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2009
No. ___ $__________
XXX XXXXXXXX CORPORATION
promises to pay to CEDE & CO.
or registered assigns,
the principal sum of ___________________________________________________________
Dollars on March 15, 2009.
Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15
Record Dates: February 1 and August 1
Dated: March 26, 2002
XXX XXXXXXXX CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:
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Authorized Signatory
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[Back of Regulation S Temporary Global Note]
10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2009
THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE
CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES, ARE AS
SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR THE
BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF INTEREST HEREON.
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE
GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL
OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED
IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS
GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION
2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (55 XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX) ("XXX"), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF
THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE
AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) THIS NOTE MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (I) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM
THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
RULE 144A, (II) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (III) PURSUANT TO AN
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EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144
THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE), (IV) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (V) TO US OR ANY OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES OR (VI) PURSUANT
TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH OF
CASES (I) THROUGH (VI) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER
IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE
RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE.
Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the
Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
(1) INTEREST. Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note
at 10 1/4% per annum from March 26, 2002 until maturity and shall pay the
Liquidated Damages, if any, payable pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of
each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding
Business Day (each, an "Interest Payment Date"). Interest on the Notes will
accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no
interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; PROVIDED that if there
is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is
authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the
next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next
succeeding Interest Payment Date; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the first
Interest Payment Date shall be August 15, 2002. The Company will pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time
on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the interest rate
then applicable on the Notes to the extent lawful it will pay interest
(including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy
Law) on overdue installments of interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
(without regard to any applicable grace periods) on demand at the same rate
to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months.
Until this Regulation S Temporary Global Note is exchanged for one or more
Regulation S Permanent Global Notes, the Holder hereof shall not be entitled to
receive payments of interest hereon; until so exchanged in full, this Regulation
S Temporary Global Note shall in all other respects be entitled to the same
benefits as other Notes under the Indenture.
(2) METHOD OF PAYMENT. . The Company will pay interest on the Notes
and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders
of Notes at the close of business on the February 1 or August 1 next
preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after
such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as
provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted
interest. All payments on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of
the Paying Agent unless the Company elects to make interest payments by
check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of
Holders. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States
of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts..
(3) PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, U.S. Bank National
Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and
Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without
notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any
such capacity.
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(4) INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated
as of March 26, 2002 (the "Indenture") among the Company, the Guarantors
and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the
Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb). The
Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the
Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any
provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the
Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
The Notes are unsecured.
(5) OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time
prior to March 15, 2005 at the option of the Company upon not less than 30
nor more than 60 days prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each
Holder's registered address, at a redemption price equal to, as determined
by the Reference Treasury Dealer, the sum of the present values of the
Remaining Scheduled Payments discounted to the redemption date on a
semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate, plus accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, to the applicable date of redemption.
(b) At any time on or prior to March 15, 2005, the Company may
redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under
the Indenture at a redemption price of 110.25% of the principal amount
thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of a sale of Equity
Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or a capital
contribution to the Company's common equity from Holdings; PROVIDED that:
(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under
the Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such
redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries); and
(2) the redemption must occur within 90 days of the date of the closing of
such sale or contribution.
(c) On or after March 15, 2005, the Company may redeem all or a
part of the Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at
the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set
forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if
any, thereon, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the
twelve-month period beginning on March 15 of the years indicated below:
YEAR PERCENTAGE
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2005.......................................................... 107.688%
2006.......................................................... 105.125%
2007.......................................................... 102.563%
2008 and thereafter........................................... 100.000%
(6) MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
The Company will not be required to make mandatory redemption payments
with respect to the Notes.
(7) REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will
make an offer to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral
multiple thereof) of such
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Holder's Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if
any, thereon, if any, to the date of purchase. Within 10 days following any
Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder setting
forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by
the Indenture.
(b) If the Company or a Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sales,
any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as
provided in the Indenture will constitute "Excess Proceeds." When the
aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $5.0 million or, if no Senior
Subordinated Notes are outstanding, $10.0 million, the Company will make an
offer (an "Asset Sale Offer") to all Holders of Notes to purchase the
maximum principal amount of Notes and PARI PASSU notes with similar asset
sale provisions that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer
price in any Asset Sale Offer for the Notes will be equal to 100% of
principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages,
if any, to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess
Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company may
use those Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, including to make
a similar offer for the Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to the indenture
for such Notes. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered into
such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee
will select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion
of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at
zero.
(8) NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each
Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in
denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole
multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be
redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on
Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.
(9) DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered
form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged
as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a
Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes
and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need
not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note
selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note
being redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not issue, or register the
transfer of or exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening
of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption
and ending at the close of business on the day of selection or during the
period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
This Regulation S Temporary Global Note is exchangeable in whole or in part
for one or more Global Notes only (i) on or after the termination of the 40-day
restricted period (as defined in Regulation S) and (ii) upon presentation of
certificates (accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel, if applicable) required by
Article 2 of the Indenture. Upon exchange of this Regulation S Temporary Global
Note for one or more Global Notes, the Trustee shall cancel this Regulation S
Temporary Global Note.
(10) PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be
treated as its owner for all purposes.
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(11) AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions,
the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or
supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class,
and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture,
the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, if
any, voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder, the
Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented
to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for
uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to
provide for the assumption of the Company's or any Guarantor's obligations
to Holders in case of a merger or consolidation, to make any change that
would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does
not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such
Holder, to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or
maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, to provide for
the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set
forth in the Indenture, or to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental
indenture to the Indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the
Notes.
(12) DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) if the
Company defaults for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on, or
Liquidated Damages with respect to, the Notes; (ii) if the Company defaults
in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the
principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes; (iii) if the Company fails
to comply with the provisions of Sections 3.09, 4.07, 4.09, 4.10 or 4.14 of
the Indenture; (iv) if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries fails to
observe or perform any other covenant, representation, warranty or other
agreement in this Indenture or the Notes for 60 days after notice to the
Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class;
(v) if a default occurs under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under
which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any
Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is
created after the date of this Indenture, if that default: (A) is caused by
a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such
Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such
Indebtedness on the date of such default and the aggregate amount of such
principal, premium and interest that has not been paid exceeds $5.0 million
(a "PAYMENT DEFAULT"); or (B) results in the acceleration of such
Indebtedness prior to its express maturity, and, in each case, the
principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal
amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment
Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $5.0
million or more; (vi) if a final judgment or final judgments for the
payment of money are entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which judgment or judgments
are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days; PROVIDED that
the aggregate of all such undischarged judgments exceeds $5.0 million;
(vii) if the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of
Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law: (A)
commences a voluntary case; (B) consents to the entry of an order for
relief against it in an involuntary case; (C) consents to the appointment
of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property; (D)
makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (E)
generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or (viii) if a court
of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy
Law that: (A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in an involuntary case; (B) appoints a Custodian of the
Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries
that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all
or substantially all of the
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property of the Company, any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group
of Subsidiaries that taken, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary, or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in
effect for 60 consecutive days; or (ix) except as permitted by the
Indenture, if any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be
unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force
and effect or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any
Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under its Note
Guarantee.
(13) TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee in its individual or
any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may
otherwise deal with the Company, any Guarantor or any Affiliate of the
Company or any Guarantor with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting
interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC
for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same
with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10
and 7.11 of the Indenture.
(14) NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A director, officer, employee,
incorporator or stockholder, of the Company or any of the Guarantors, as
such, will not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or
such Guarantor under the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Indenture or for
any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or
their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all
such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for
the issuance of the Notes.
(15) AUTHENTICATION. This Note will not be valid until authenticated
by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
(16) ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of
a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (=
tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A
(= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
(17) ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND
RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. In addition to the rights provided to Holders
of Notes under the Indenture, Holders will have all the rights set forth in
the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 26, 2002, among the
Company, the Guarantors and the other parties named on the signature pages
(the "Registration Rights Agreement").
(18) CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has
caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use
CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed
on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may
be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without
charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement.
Requests may be made to:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: __________________________________
(Insert assignee's legal name)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint ________________________________________________________
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.
Date:
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Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
face of this Note)
Signature Guarantee*:
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* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program
(or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
/ /Section 4.10 / /Section 4.14
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you
elect to have purchased:
$________________
Date:
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Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
face of this Note)
Tax Identification No.:
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Signature Guarantee*:
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* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
The following exchanges of a part of this Regulation S Temporary Global
Note for an interest in another Global Note, or of other Restricted Global Notes
for an interest in this Regulation S Temporary Global Note, have been made:
Principal Amount
Amount of Amount of at maturity of this
decrease in increase in Global Note Signature of
Principal Amount Principal Amount following such authorized officer
at maturity of at maturity of decrease of Trustee or
Date of Exchange this Global Note this Global Note (or increase) Custodian
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
U.S. Bank National Association
000 Xxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000
Re: 10 1/4% SENIOR NOTES due 2009
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2002 (the
"INDENTURE"), among Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation, as issuer (the "COMPANY"), the
Guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
___________________, (the "TRANSFEROR") owns and proposes to transfer the
Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the
principal amount of $___________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "TRANSFER"),
to ___________________________ (the "TRANSFEREE"), as further specified in Annex
A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
1. / / CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
IN THE 144A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer
is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and, accordingly, the
Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive
Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed
and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its
own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person
exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a
"qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction
meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with
any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon
consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be
subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement
Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the
Indenture and the Securities Act.
2. / / CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
IN THE TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE, THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE OR A
DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected
pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act
and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer
is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy
order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such
Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes
that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was
executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities
market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows
that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no
directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of
Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the
transaction is not part of a
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plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and
(iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the
Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the
account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon
consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be
subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement
Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note, the Temporary Regulation S
Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities
Act.
3. / / CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE IAI GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO ANY
PROVISION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A OR REGULATION S. The
Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted
Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and
any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and
accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):
(a) / / such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
or
(b) / / such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a
subsidiary thereof;
or
(c) / / such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in
compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act;
or
(d) / / such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional
Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144 or
Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not
engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D
under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer
restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global
Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the
exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a
certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the
Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount
of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of
Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which
the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that
such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon
consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of
the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note
will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note and/or the
Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
4. / / CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE.
(a) / / CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is
being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities
Act and in compliance with the transfer
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restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities
laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer
contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in
order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the
proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred
beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the
restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on
the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the
Indenture.
(b) / / CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. (i) The Transfer
is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under
the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in
the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the
United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture
and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial
interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted
Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
(c) / / CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The
Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule
903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in
the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the
United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture
and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial
interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer
enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global
Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your
benefit and the benefit of the Company.
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[Insert Name of Owner]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Dated:
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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:
[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
(a) / / a beneficial interest in the:
(i) / / 144A Global Note (CUSIP _________), or
(ii) / / Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP _________), or
(iii) / / IAI Global Note (CUSIP _________); or
(b) / / a Restricted Definitive Note.
2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:
[CHECK ONE]
(a) / / a beneficial interest in the:
(i) / / 144A Global Note (CUSIP _________), or
(ii) / / Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP _________), or
(iii) / / IAI Global Note (CUSIP _________); or
(iv) / / Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP _________); or
(b) / / a Restricted Definitive Note; or
(c) / / an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
U.S. Bank National Bank
000 Xxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000
Re: 10 1/4% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2009 (CUSIP )
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2002 (the
"INDENTURE"), among Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation, as issuer (the "COMPANY"), the
Guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
__________________________, (the "OWNER") owns and proposes to exchange the
Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of
$____________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "EXCHANGE"). In connection with
the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1. EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE
(a) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection
with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal
amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired
for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been
effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global
Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in
the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
(b) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of
the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being
acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has
been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities
Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with
the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance
with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
(c) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL
INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Owner's Exchange
of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being
acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has
been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to
Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in
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accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained
in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is
being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any
state of the United States.
(d) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO
UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a
Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby
certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's
own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance
with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and
pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on
transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the
Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
2. EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES FOR RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES
(a) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of
the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted
Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that
the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account
without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue
to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture
and the Securities Act.
(b) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL
INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the
Owner's Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE]
/ / 144A Global Note, / / Regulation S Global Note, / / IAI Global Note with an
equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest
is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer and (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with
the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities
laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed
Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest
issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the
Indenture and the Securities Act.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your
benefit and the benefit of the Company.
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[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Dated:
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EXHIBIT C
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
U.S. Bank National Bank
000 Xxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000
RE: 10 1/4% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2009
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2002 (the
"INDENTURE"), among Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation, as issuer (the "COMPANY"), the
guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
In connection with our proposed purchase of $____________ aggregate
principal amount of:
(a) / / a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or
(b) / / a Definitive Note,
we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any
interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in
the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell,
pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in
compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT").
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been
registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein
may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We
agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting
as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein,
we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in
accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a "qualified institutional
buyer" (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional "accredited investor" (as
defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its
behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter
substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of
a principal amount of Notes, at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect
that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the
United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities
Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or
(F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act,
and we further agree to provide to any Person purchasing the Definitive Note or
beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the
requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such
purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.
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3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial
interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such
certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may
reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing
restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a
legend to the foregoing effect.
4. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and
any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of
our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by
us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an
institutional "accredited investor") as to each of which we exercise sole
investment discretion.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are
irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested
party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with
respect to the matters covered hereby.
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[Insert Name of Accredited Investor]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Dated:
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EXHIBIT C
[FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE]
For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally
guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the
provisions in the Indenture dated as of March 26, 2002 (the "INDENTURE") among
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation, (the "COMPANY"), the Guarantors listed on Schedule I
thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "TRUSTEE"), (a) the
prompt payment when due, subject to any applicable grace period, of the
principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Notes,
whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, interest on
overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and the
performance of all other payment obligations of the Company to the Holders or
the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and (b) in case of
any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other
obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed
in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, subject to any
applicable grace period, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the
Trustee pursuant to the Note Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth
in Article 10 of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for
the precise terms of the Note Guarantee. Each Holder of a Note, by accepting the
same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and
directs the Trustee, on behalf of such Holder, to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in the
Indenture and (c) appoints the Trustee attorney-in-fact of such Holder for such
purpose; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note
Guarantee shall cease to be so subordinated and subject in right of payment upon
any defeasance of this Note in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
[NAME OF GUARANTOR(S)]
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT F
[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS]
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE"), dated as of
________________, 200__, among __________________ (the "GUARANTEEING
SUBSIDIARY"), a subsidiary of Xxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation (or its permitted
successor), a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), the Company, the other
Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the
"TRUSTEE").
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee
an indenture (the "INDENTURE"), dated as of March 26, 2002 providing for the
issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $215,000,000 of 10 1/4%
Senior Notes due 2009 (the "NOTES");
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental
indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally
guarantee all of the Company's Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on
the terms and conditions set forth herein (the "NOTE GUARANTEE"); 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
Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Trustee 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 GUARANTEE. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees as
follows:
(a) Along with all Guarantors named in the Indenture, to jointly
and severally guarantee to each Holder of a Note authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and
assigns that:
(i) the principal of, and premium and Liquidated Damages, if
any, and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due,
subject to any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by
acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue
principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all
other payment obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee
hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed,
all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and
(ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of
any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly
paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the
extension or renewal, subject to any applicable grace period, whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when
due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for
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whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally
obligated to pay the same immediately.
(b) The obligations hereunder shall be unconditional,
irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the
Notes or the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same,
any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any
provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the
Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance
which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or
defense of a Guarantor.
(c) The following is hereby waived: diligence, presentment,
demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of
insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a
proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands
whatsoever.
(d) The Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by
complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and the
Indenture, and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary accepts all obligations of
a Guarantor under the Indenture.
(e) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or
otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors, or any custodian,
trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to
either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the
Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore
discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
(f) The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not be entitled to any
right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any
obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations
guaranteed hereby.
(g) As between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders
and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the
obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in
Article 6 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Note Guarantee,
notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing
such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and
(y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such
obligations as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture, such
obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become
due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note
Guarantee.
(h) The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution
from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right
does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantee.
(i) Pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Indenture, after giving
effect to any maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed
liabilities that are relevant under any applicable Bankruptcy or
fraudulent conveyance laws, and after giving effect to any collections
from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on
behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such
other Guarantor under Article 10 of the Indenture, this new Note
Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount permissible such that
the obligations of such Guarantor under this Note Guarantee will not
constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
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3. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that
the Note Guarantees shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any
failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.
4. GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC. ON CERTAIN TERMS.
(a) The Guaranteeing Subsidiary may not sell or otherwise
dispose of all substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate
with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the
surviving Person) another Person, other than the Company or
another Guarantor unless:
(i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
Default or Event of Default exists; and
(ii) either (A) subject to Sections 10.04 and 10.05 of the
Indenture, the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or
disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger unconditionally assumes all the
obligations of that Guarantor, pursuant to a supplemental
indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee, under the Notes, the Indenture and the Note Guarantee on
the terms set forth herein or therein; or (B) the Net Proceeds of
such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Indenture, including without
limitation, Section 4.10 thereof.
(b) In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by
supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and
satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee
endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of
all of the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be
performed by the Guarantor, such successor Person shall succeed
to and be substituted for the Guarantor with the same effect as
if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor Person
thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note
Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable under
the Indenture which theretofore shall not have been signed by the
Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so
issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit
under the Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and
thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of the Indenture
as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date
of the execution hereof.
(c) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 and Section
10.05 of Article 10 of the Indenture, and notwithstanding clauses
(a) and (b) above, nothing contained in the Indenture or in any
of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a
Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor, or shall
prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as
an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or
another Guarantor.
5. RELEASES.
(a) In the event of any sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of any Guarantor, by way of
merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other
disposition of all of the capital stock of any Guarantor, in each
case to a Person that is not (either before or after giving
effect to such transaction) a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company, then such Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other
disposition, by way of
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merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all of the capital stock
of such Guarantor) or the corporation acquiring the property (in
the event of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of such Guarantor) will be released and
relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee; PROVIDED
that the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are
applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.10 of the
Indenture. Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, including
without limitation Section 4.10 of the Indenture, the Trustee
shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to
evidence the release of any Guarantor from its obligations under
its Note Guarantee.
(b) Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under
its Note Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of
principal of and interest on the Notes and for the other
obligations of any Guarantor under the Indenture as provided in
Article 10 of the Indenture.
6. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director,
officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or agent of the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company
or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the
Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect
of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the
Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may
not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it
is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
7.
NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK
SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE BUT WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT
THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
8. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
together represent the same agreement.
9. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
10. 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 Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above
written.
Dated: _______________, 20___
[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
By:
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Name:
Title:
[COMPANY]
By:
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Name:
Title:
[EXISTING GUARANTORS]
By:
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Name:
Title:
[TRUSTEE],
as Trustee
By:
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Authorized Signatory
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