CCL FINANCE LIMITED as Issuer COSAN COMBUSTÍVEIS E LUBRIFICANTES S.A. as Guarantor THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST (JAPAN) LTD. as Principal Paying Agent And THE BANK...
Exhibit
4.4
CCL
FINANCE LIMITED
as
Issuer
COSAN
COMBUSTÍVEIS E LUBRIFICANTES S.A.
as
Guarantor
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
as
Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST (JAPAN) LTD.
as
Principal Paying Agent
And
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.
as
Luxembourg Paying and Transfer Agent
Dated
as of August 11, 2009
9.50%
Senior
Notes
Due
August 15, 2014
Table of
Contents
Page
RECITALS
ARTICLE
1 Definitions And Incorporation By Reference
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2
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Section
1.01 Definitions
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2
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Section
1.02 Rules of Construction
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20
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Section
1.03 Table of Contents; Headings
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21
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Section
1.04 Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee
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ARTICLE
2 The Notes
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22
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Section
2.01 Form, Dating and Denominations; Legends
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22
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Section
2.02 Execution and Authentication; Additional
Notes
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23
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Section
2.03 Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent; Paying
Agent to Hold Money in Trust
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24
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Section
2.04 Replacement Notes
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26
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Section
2.05 Outstanding Notes
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26
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Section
2.06 Temporary Notes
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27
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Section
2.07 Cancellation
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27
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Section
2.08 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
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28
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Section
2.09 Registration, Transfer and Exchange
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28
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Section
2.10 Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange
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31
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Section
2.11 Open Market Purchases
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32
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ARTICLE
3 Additional Amounts; Redemption
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32
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Section
3.01 Additional Amounts
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32
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Section
3.02 Optional Redemption
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34
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Section
3.03 Redemption for Taxation Reasons
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35
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Section
3.04 Method, Effect and Notice of Redemption
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36
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Section
3.05 Notice of Redemption by the Company
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36
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Section
3.06 Deposit of Redemption Price
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37
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Section
3.07 Effect of Notice of Redemption
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37
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Section
3.08 Offer to Purchase
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38
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ARTICLE
4 Covenants
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40
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Section
4.01 Payment of Principal and Interest under the
Notes
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40
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Section
4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency
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41
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Section
4.03 Maintenance of Corporate Existence
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42
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Section
4.04 Payment of Taxes and other Claims
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42
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Section
4.05 Maintenance of Properties and Insurance
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42
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Section
4.06 Limitation on Debt and Disqualified Stock
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43
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Section
4.07 Limitation on Restricted Payments
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45
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Section
4.08 Limitation on Transfer of the Company’s Voting
Stock
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48
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(i)
Section
4.09 Limitation on Liens
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48
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Section
4.10 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback
Transactions
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48
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Section
4.11 Limitation on Dividend and other Payment Restrictions
Affecting Subsidiaries
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48
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Section
4.12 Guarantees by Material Subsidiaries
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50
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Section
4.13 Repurchase of Notes Upon a Change of
Control
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50
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Section
4.14 Limitation on Asset Sales
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50
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Section
4.15 Limitation on Transactions with Shareholders and
Affiliates
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52
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Section
4.16 Line of Business
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54
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Section
4.17 Financial Reports
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54
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Section
4.18 Reports to Trustee
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55
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Section
4.19 Ranking
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55
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Section
4.20 Limitations and Restrictions on the
Company
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56
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Section
4.21 Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
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57
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Section
4.22 Covenant Suspension
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57
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ARTICLE
5 Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets
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58
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Section
5.01 Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets by the Guarantor;
No Lease of All or Substantially All Assets
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58
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Section
5.02 Consolidation, Merger Or Sale Of Assets By the
Company
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59
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ARTICLE
6 Default and Remedies
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60
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Section
6.01 Events of Default
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60
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Section
6.02 Acceleration
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61
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Section
6.03 Notices; Other Remedies
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62
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Section
6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults
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62
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Section
6.05 Control by Majority
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63
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Section
6.06 Limitation on Suits
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63
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Section
6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment
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63
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Section
6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee
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64
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Section
6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
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64
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Section
6.10 Priorities
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64
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Section
6.11 Restoration of Rights and Remedies
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65
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Section
6.12 Undertaking for Costs
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65
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Section
6.13 Rights and Remedies Cumulative
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65
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Section
6.14 Delay or Omission Not Waiver
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65
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Section
6.15 Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws
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65
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ARTICLE
7 The Trustee
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66
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Section
7.01 General
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66
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Section
7.02 Certain Rights of Trustee
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66
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Section
7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee
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68
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Section
7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer
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69
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Section
7.05 Notice of Default
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69
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(ii)
Section
7.06 Compensation And Indemnity
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69
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Section
7.07 Replacement of Trustee
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70
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Section
7.08 Successor Trustee by Merger
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71
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Section
7.09 Eligibility
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72
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Section
7.10 Money Held in Trust
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72
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Section
7.11 Paying and Transfer Agent
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72
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ARTICLE
8 Defeasance and Discharge
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76
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Section
8.01 Discharge of Company’s and Guarantor’
Obligations
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76
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Section
8.02 Legal Defeasance
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76
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Section
8.03 Covenant Defeasance
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78
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Section
8.04 Application of Trust Money
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78
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Section
8.05 Repayment to Company
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79
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Section
8.06 Reinstatement
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79
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ARTICLE
9 Amendments, Supplements and Waivers
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79
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Section
9.01 Amendments Without Consent of Holders
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79
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Section
9.02 Amendments With Consent of Holders
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80
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Section
9.03 Effect of Consent
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81
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Section
9.04 Trustee’s Rights and Obligations
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82
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ARTICLE
10 Guarantee
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82
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Section
10.01 The Note Guarantee
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82
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Section
10.02 Guarantee Unconditional
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82
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Section
10.03 Discharge; Reinstatement
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83
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Section
10.04 Waiver by the Guarantor
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84
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Section
10.05 Subrogation
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84
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Section
10.06 Stay of Acceleration
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84
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Section
10.07 Limitation on Amount of Guarantee
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84
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Section
10.08 Execution and Delivery of Guarantee
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84
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Section
10.09 Release of Guarantee
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ARTICLE
11 Miscellaneous
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85
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Section
11.01 Holder Communications; Holder Actions
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85
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Section
11.02 Notices
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86
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Section
11.03 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions
Precedent
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88
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Section
11.04 Statements Required in Certificate or
Opinion
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88
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Section
11.05 Payment Date Other Than a Business Day
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88
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Section
11.06 Governing Law
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88
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Section
11.07 Submission to Jurisdiction; Agent for Service; Waiver of
Immunities
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89
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Section
11.08 Judgment Currency
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90
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Section
11.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other
Agreements
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90
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(iii)
Section
11.10 Successors
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90
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Section
11.11 Duplicate Originals
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91
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Section
11.12 Separability
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91
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Section
11.13 Table of Contents and Headings
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91
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Section
11.14 No Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees,
Incorporators, Members and Stockholders
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91
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
A
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Form
of Note
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EXHIBIT
B
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Form
of Supplemental Indenture
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EXHIBIT
C
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Restricted
Legend
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EXHIBIT
D
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DTC
Legend
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EXHIBIT
E
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Regulation
S Certificate
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EXHIBIT
F
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Rule
144A Certificate
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(iv)
INDENTURE, dated as of August 11, 2009, between CCL FINANCE LIMITED,
a company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands, as the
Company, COSAN COMBUSTÍVEIS E LUBRIFICANTES S.A., a sociedade anônima
(corporation) incorporated under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil, as
the Guarantor, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, as
Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST (JAPAN), LTD., as Principal Paying Agent, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
(LUXEMBOURG) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying and Transfer Agent.
RECITALS
The
Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to
provide for the issuance of up to $350.000,000 aggregate principal amount of the
Company’s 9.50% Senior Notes due August 15, 2014, and, if and when issued, any
Additional Notes as provided herein (the “Notes”). All things necessary
to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its
terms, have been done, and the Company has done all things necessary to make the
Notes (in the case of the Additional Notes, when duly authorized), when executed
by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and duly issued by
the Company, the valid obligations of the Company as hereinafter
provided.
In
addition, the Guarantor has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Indenture as guarantor of the Notes. All things necessary to make this Indenture
a valid agreement of the Guarantor, in accordance with its terms, have been
done, and the Guarantor has done all things necessary to make the Note
Guarantee, when the Notes are executed by the Company and authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations
of the Guarantor as hereinafter provided.
WITNESSETH
For and
in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders
thereof, the parties hereto covenant and agree, for the equal and proportionate
benefit of all Holders, as follows:
DEFINITIONS
AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section
1.01 Definitions.
“Acquired Debt” means Debt of a
Person existing at the time the Person merges with or into or becomes a
Subsidiary and not Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, the
Person merging with or into or becoming a Subsidiary.
“Additional Amounts” has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01.
“Additional Notes” means any
Notes issued under this Indenture in addition to the Original Notes, having the
same terms in all respects as the Original Notes except that interest will
accrue on the Additional Notes from their date of issuance.
“Affiliate” means, with respect
to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled
by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For purposes
of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms
“controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) with respect to
any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“Agent” means any Registrar,
Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Authenticating Agent or other agent hereunder, as
duly appointed by the Company or by the Trustee in the case of the
Authenticating Agent.
“Agent Member” means a member
of, or a participant in, the Depositary.
“Asset Sale” means any sale,
lease, transfer or other disposition of any assets by the Guarantor or any
Subsidiary, including by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction
and including any sale or issuance of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary
(each of the above referred to as a “disposition”), provided that the following
are not included in the definition of “Asset Sale”:
(1)
a
disposition to the Guarantor or a Subsidiary, including the sale or issuance by
the Guarantor or any Subsidiary of any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary to the
Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(2)
the sale,
lease, transfer or other disposition by the Guarantor or any Subsidiary in the
ordinary course of business of (i) cash and Cash Equivalents, (ii)
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(3)
the lease
of assets by the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business;
(4)
the sale
or discount of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business in
connection with the compromise or collection thereof;
(5) a
transaction covered by the covenant described under Article
5;
(6) a
Restricted Payment permitted under Section 4.07;
(7) a Sale
and Leaseback Transaction otherwise permitted under Section
4.10;
(8) any
issuance of Disqualified Stock otherwise permitted under Section
4.06;
(9)
the
creation of a Lien not prohibited by this Indenture (but not the sale or
disposition of the property subject to such Lien);
(10) any
surrender or waiver of contract rights pursuant to a settlement, release,
recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;
and
(11) any
disposition of assets with an aggregate fair market value, taken together with
all other dispositions made in reliance on this clause on or after the Issue
Date, of less than U.S.$5.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of
determination) in any given calendar year.
“Attributable Debt” means, in
respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction the present
value, discounted at the interest rate implicit in the Sale and Leaseback
Transaction, of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during
the remaining term of the lease in the Sale and Leaseback
Transaction.
“Authenticating Agent” refers
to the Trustee’s designee for authentication of the Notes.
“Average Life” means, with
respect to any Debt, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the
products of (x) the number of years from the date of determination to the dates
of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Debt and (y) the amount
of such principal payment by (ii) the sum of all such principal
payments.
“bankruptcy default” has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01.
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“Board Resolution” means a
resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors which is certified by the
Secretary, Assistant Secretary or a director of the Company or the Guarantor, as
applicable, and remains in full force and effect as of the date of its
certification.
“Business Day” means any day
other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking
institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in
the City of New York, São Paulo or Tokyo.
“Capital Lease” means, with
respect to any Person, any lease of any Property which, in conformity with GAAP,
is required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person.
“Capital Stock” means, with
respect to any Person, any and all shares of stock of a corporation, partnership
interests or other equivalent interests (however designated, whether voting or
non-voting) in such Person’s equity, entitling the holder to receive a share of
the profits and losses, and a distribution of assets, after liabilities, of such
Person.
“Cash Equivalents” means
(1) Brazilian
reais, U.S. Dollars, or money in other currencies received in the ordinary
course of business that are readily convertible into U.S. Dollars,
(2) any
evidence of Debt with a maturity of 180 days or less issued or directly and
fully guaranteed or insured by the Federative Republic of Brazil or the United
States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, provided that the
full faith and credit of the Federative Republic of Brazil or the United States
of America is pledged in support thereof,
(3) (i)
demand deposits, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposit with maturities
of one year or less from the date of acquisition, (iii) bankers’ acceptances
with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition, and (iv)
overnight bank deposits, in each case with any bank or trust company organized
or licensed under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil or any political
subdivision thereof or the United States or any state thereof having capital,
surplus and undivided profits in excess of U.S.$500.0 million whose short-term
debt is rated “A-2” or higher by S&P or “P-2” or higher by
Moody’s,
(4) repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of
the type described in clauses (2) and (4) above entered into with any financial
institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above,
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(6) money
market funds at least 95% of the assets of which consist of investments of the
type described in clauses (1) through (6) above.
“Certificated Note” means a
Note in registered individual form without interest coupons.
“Change of Control” means:
(1) the
merger or consolidation of the Guarantor with or into another Person or the
merger of any Person with or into the Guarantor or the merger of another Person
with or into a Subsidiary of the Guarantor, if Capital Stock of the Guarantor is
issued in connection therewith, or the sale of all or substantially all the
assets of the Guarantor to another Person, (in each case, unless such other
Person is a Permitted Holder) unless holders of a majority of the aggregate
voting power of the Voting Stock of the Guarantor, immediately prior to such
transaction, hold securities of the surviving or transferee Person that
represent, immediately after such transaction, at least a majority of the
aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person;
or
(2) any
“person” or “group” (as such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Permitted Holders) is or becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as such term is used in Rules 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting
Stock of the Guarantor; or
(3) occupation
of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the Board of Directors
of the Guarantor by persons who were neither (i) nominated by the Permitted
Holders or the Board of Directors of the Guarantor nor (ii) appointed by
directors so nominated.
“Commission” means the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means Capital
Stock not entitled to any preference on dividends or distributions, upon
liquidation or otherwise.
“Company” means the party named
as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor obligor under
this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Section 5.01.
“Consolidated Net Income”
means, for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Guarantor and
its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in
conformity with GAAP.
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(1) any
amounts attributable to Disqualified Stock,
(2) treasury
stock, and
(3) all
write-ups (other than write-ups resulting from foreign currency translations and
write-ups of tangible assets of a going concern business made in accordance with
GAAP as a result of the acquisition of such business) subsequent to the Issue
Date in the book value of any asset.
“Consolidated Total Assets”
means the total amount of assets of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis.
“Corporate Trust Office” means
the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee
is principally administered, which at the date of this Indenture is located at
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 0X, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000.
“Cosan IFC Loan” means the
credit facility agreement entered into by Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio and
the International Finance Corporation on June 28, 2005.
“Debt” means, with respect to
any Person, without duplication,
(1)
all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, including advances from
customers;
(2)
all
obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other
similar instruments;
(3)
all
obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances
or other similar instruments, excluding obligations in respect of trade letters
of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade accounts payables
to the extent not drawn upon or presented, or, if drawn upon or presented, to
the extent the resulting obligation of the Person is paid within 10 Business
Days;
(4)
all
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of
property or services which are recorded as liabilities under GAAP, all
conditional sale obligations and all obligations of such person under any title
retention agreement, excluding trade payables arising in the ordinary course of
business;
(5) all
obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases;
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(7)
all Debt
of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not
such Debt is assumed by such Person; and
(8) all
obligations of such Person under Hedging Agreements.
The
amount of Debt of any Person will be deemed to be:
(A) with
respect to contingent obligations, the maximum liability upon the occurrence of
the contingency giving rise to the obligation;
(B) with
respect to Debt secured by a Lien on an asset of such Person but not otherwise
the obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person, the lesser of (x) the
fair market value of such asset on the date the Lien attached and (y) the
amount of such Debt;
(C) with
respect to any Debt issued with original issue discount, the face amount of such
Debt less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of
such Debt;
(D) with
respect to any Hedging Agreement, the net amount payable if such Hedging
Agreement terminated at that time due to default by such Person;
and
(E) otherwise,
the outstanding principal amount thereof.
The
principal amount of any Debt or other obligation that is denominated in any
currency other than U.S. Dollars (after giving effect to any Hedging Agreement
in respect thereof) shall be the amount thereof, as determined pursuant to the
foregoing sentence, converted into U.S. Dollars at the Spot Rate in effect on
the date of determination.
“Default” means any event that
is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of
Default.
“Depositary” means the
depositary of each Global Note, which will initially be DTC.
“Disqualified Equity Interests”
means Equity Interests that by their terms or upon the happening of any event
are
(1)
required to be redeemed or redeemable at the option of the holder prior to the
Stated Maturity of the Notes for consideration other than Qualified Equity
Interests, or
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provided
that Equity Interests will not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely
because of provisions giving holders thereof the right to require repurchase or
redemption upon an “asset sale” or “change of control” occurring prior to the
Stated Maturity of the Notes if those provisions
(A) are no
more favorable to the holders than the covenants described under Sections 4.13
and 4.14, and
(B) specifically
state that repurchase or redemption pursuant thereto will not be required prior
to the Company’s repurchase of the Notes as required by this
Indenture.
“Disqualified Stock” means
Capital Stock constituting Disqualified Equity Interests.
“DTC” means The Depository
Trust Company, a New York corporation, and its successors.
“DTC Legend” means the legend
set forth in Exhibit D.
“EBITDA” means, for any
period:
(1) consolidated
net revenue for sales and services minus;
(2) consolidated
cost of goods sold and services rendered minus;
(3) consolidated
administrative and selling expenses plus;
(4) consolidated
other operating income, net and non-operating income, net plus;
(5) any
depreciation or amortization included in any of the
foregoing;
as each
such item is reported on the most recent consolidated financial statements
delivered by the Guarantor to the Trustee and prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
“Equity Interests” means all
Capital Stock and all warrants or options with respect to, or other rights to
purchase, Capital Stock, but excluding Debt convertible into
equity.
“Event of Default” has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01.
“Excess Proceeds” has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.14.
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“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings
Inc. and its successors.
“GAAP” means generally accepted
accounting principles in Brazil, which are based on the Brazilian corporate law,
the rules and regulations of the Brazilian securities commission and the
accounting standards issued by the Brazilian Institute of Independent
Accountants (Instituto dos
Auditores Independentes do Brasil - IBRACON) (whether or
not the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is otherwise
subject to such rules).
“Global Note” means a Note in
registered global form without interest coupons.
“Guarantee” means any
obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly
guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect,
contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or
supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation of
such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by
agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to
take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii)
entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such
Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee
against loss in respect thereof, in whole or in part; provided that the term
“Guarantee” does not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a
corresponding meaning.
“Guarantor” means (i) Cosan
Combustíveis e Lubrificantes S.A. and (ii) any other party that executes a
supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit B to this Indenture providing for
the guarantee of the payment of the Notes, or any successor obligor under its
Note Guarantee pursuant to Article 5, in each case unless and until such
Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee pursuant to this
Indenture.
“Hedging Agreement” means (i)
any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement or other agreement
designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or (ii) any foreign
exchange forward contract, currency swap agreement or other agreement designed
to protect against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates or (iii) any commodity
or raw material futures contract or any other agreement designed to protect
against fluctuations in raw material prices.
“Holder” means the registered
holder of any Note.
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“Incurrence” shall have a
corresponding meaning to the definition herein of Incur.
“Indenture” means this
indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Initial Notes” means the Notes
issued on the date hereof.
“Initial Purchasers” means the
initial purchasers party to a purchase agreement with the Company relating to
the sale of the Notes or Additional Notes by the Company.
“Interest Expense” means, for
any period, the consolidated financial expense of the Guarantor and its
Subsidiaries, plus, to the extent not included in such consolidated financial
expense, and to the extent incurred, accrued or payable by the Guarantor or its
Subsidiaries, without duplication, (i) interest expense attributable to Sale and
Leaseback Transactions, (ii) amortization of debt discount and debt issuance
costs but excluding amortization of deferred financing charges incurred in
respect of the Notes on or prior to the Issue Date, (iii) capitalized interest,
(iv) non-cash interest expense, (v) commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing
or similar financing, (vi) net costs associated with Hedging Agreements
(including the amortization of fees) and (vii) any of the above expenses with
respect to Debt of another Person guaranteed by the Guarantor or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“Interest Payment Date” means
each February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15,
2010.
“Investment” means
(1) any
direct or indirect advance, loan or other extension of credit to another Person,
but excluding any such advance, loan or extension of credit having a term not
exceeding 180 days arising in connection with the sale of inventory, equipment
or supplies by that Person in the ordinary course of business,
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(3) any
purchase or acquisition of Equity Interests, bonds, notes or other Debt, or
other instruments or securities issued by another Person, any acquisitions of
assets or substantially all the assets of a Person, including the receipt of any
of the above as consideration for the disposition of assets or rendering of
services, or
(4) any
guarantee of any obligation of another Person.
For
purposes of this definition, the term “Person” shall not include the Guarantor
or any Subsidiary or any Person who would become a Subsidiary as a result of any
Investment. If the Guarantor or any Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of
any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary so that, after giving
effect to that sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the
Guarantor, all remaining Investments of the Guarantor and the Subsidiaries in
such Person shall be deemed to have been made at such time.
“Investment Grade” means BBB-
or higher by S&P, Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or BBB- or higher by Fitch, or
the equivalent of such global ratings by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch.
“Issue Date” means the date on
which the Notes are originally issued under this Indenture.
“Lien” means any mortgage,
pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including
any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or Capital
Lease).
“Luxembourg Paying Agent” means
The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., or such other Luxembourg paying
agent as the Company shall appoint.
“Luxembourg Transfer Agent”
means The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A. and its successors, or such
other Luxembourg transfer agent as the Company shall appoint.
“Marketable Securities” means
publicly traded debt or equity securities that are listed for trading on a
national securities exchange and that were issued by a corporation with debt
securities rated at least “AA-” from S&P or “Aa3” from Moody’s.
“Material Subsidiary” means, in
respect of the Guarantor, any direct or indirect “significant subsidiary”
thereof as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and those
subsidiaries specifically identified in this Indenture.
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“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with
respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds of such Asset Sale in the form of cash
or Cash Equivalents (including (i) payments in respect of deferred payment
obligations to the extent corresponding to, principal, but not interest, when
received in the form of cash, and (ii) proceeds from the conversion of other
consideration received when converted to cash), net of
(1) brokerage
commissions and other fees and expenses related to such Asset Sale, including
fees and expenses of counsel, accountants and investment bankers;
(2) provisions
for taxes as a result of such Asset Sale taking into account the consolidated
results of operations of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries;
(3) payments
required to be made to repay Debt (other than revolving credit borrowings)
outstanding at the time of such Asset Sale that is secured by a Lien on the
property or assets sold; and
(4) appropriate
amounts to be provided as a reserve against liabilities associated with such
Asset Sale, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities,
liabilities related to environmental matters and indemnification obligations
associated with such Asset Sale, with any subsequent reduction of the reserve
other than by payments made and charged against the reserved amount to be deemed
a receipt of cash.
“Net Debt” means, as of any
date of determination, the aggregate amount of Debt of the Guarantor and its
Subsidiaries less the sum of consolidated cash and cash equivalents and
consolidated marketable securities recorded as current assets in all cases
determined in accordance with GAAP and as set forth in the most recent
consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor.
“Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio”
means, on any date (the “transaction date”), the ratio of:
(x) the
aggregate amount of Net Debt at that time to
(y) EBITDA
for the four fiscal quarters immediately prior to the transaction date for which
internal financial statements are available (the “reference
period”).
In making
the foregoing calculation,
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(2) pro forma
effect will be given to:
(A) the
acquisition or disposition of companies, divisions or lines of businesses by the
Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, including any acquisition or disposition of a
company, division or line of business since the beginning of the reference
period by a Person that became a Subsidiary after the beginning of the reference
period, and
(B) the
discontinuation of any discontinued operations
that have
occurred since the beginning of the reference period as if such events had
occurred, and, in the case of any disposition, the proceeds thereof applied, on
the first day of the reference period. To the extent that pro forma effect is to
be given to an acquisition or disposition of a company, division or line of
business, the pro forma calculation will be based upon the most recent four full
fiscal quarters for which the relevant financial information is
available.
For the
avoidance of doubt, the floating rate notes issued by the Guarantor for
U.S.$175.0 million aggregate principal amount, as described in the Offering
Memorandum, shall not be considered Debt for purposes of any calculation to be
made hereunder so long as such floating rate notes are held by the Guarantor or
its Subsidiaries (although the Notes will be considered Debt for such purposes).
In addition, the guarantee by the Guarantor of the amounts owed under the Cosan
IFC Loan shall not be considered Debt for purposes of any calculation to be made
hereunder so long as (1) such guarantee does not exceed the aggregate
outstanding amounts owed by Cosan S.A.Indústria e Comércio thereunder on the
date hereof, (2) such guarantee has not been drawn, or (3) the Stated Maturity
of the Cosan IFC Loan on the date hereof is not extended.
“Non-U.S. Person” means a
Person that is not a U.S. person, as defined in Regulation S.
“Note Guarantee” means the
guarantee of the Notes by the Guarantor pursuant to this Indenture.
“Notes” has the meaning
assigned to such term in the Recitals.
“obligations” means, with
respect to any Debt, all obligations (whether in existence on the Issue Date or
arising afterwards, absolute or contingent, direct or indirect) for or in
respect of principal (when due, upon acceleration, upon redemption, upon
mandatory repayment or repurchase pursuant to a mandatory offer to purchase, or
otherwise), premium, interest, penalties, fees,
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“Offering Memorandum” means the
final offering memorandum dated August 4, 2009 prepared by the Company in
connection with the Notes.
“Offer to Purchase” has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.08.
“Officer” means a director, the
president or chief executive officer, any vice president, the chief financial
officer, the chief operating officer, the chief accounting officer, the
treasurer or any assistant treasurer, or the secretary or any assistant
secretary, the general counsel or any other Person duly appointed by the
shareholders or the Board of Directors of the Guarantor or the Company, as
applicable, to perform corporate duties.
“Officers’ Certificate” means a
certificate signed by any two of the chief executive officer, the chief
operating officer, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, a
director or the general counsel of the Company, or a certificate of the
Guarantor signed in the name of the Guarantor by the chairman of the Board of
Directors, the president or chief executive officer, any vice president, the
chief financial officer, the treasurer or any assistant treasurer or the
secretary or any assistant secretary, as the case may be.
“Offshore Global Note” means a
Global Note representing Notes issued and sold pursuant to Regulation
S.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a
written opinion signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to
the Guarantor, reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.
“Organizational Documents”
means, with respect to the Company, the Memorandum and Articles
of Association, by laws and any other documents governing the formation and
organization of the Company.
“Original Notes” means the
Initial Notes.
“Paying Agent” refers to the
Trustee, the Principal Paying Agent, the Luxembourg Paying Agent and such other
paying agents as the Company shall appoint.
“Permitted Bank Debt” has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.06.
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“Permitted Debt” has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.06.
“Permitted Holders” means Cosan
S.A. Indústria e Comércio S.A. or any Affiliate thereof.
“Permitted Liens”
means
(1) any Lien
existing on the date of this Indenture, and any extension, renewal or
replacement thereof or of any Lien in clauses (2), (3) or (4) below; provided,
however, that the total amount of Debt so secured is not increased;
(2) any Lien
on any property or assets (including Capital Stock of any person) securing Debt
incurred solely for purposes of financing the acquisition, construction or
improvement of such property or assets after the date of this Indenture;
provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of Debt secured by the Liens
will not exceed (but may be less than) the cost (i.e., purchase price) of the
property or assets so acquired, constructed or improved and (b) the Lien is
incurred before, or within 365 days after the completion of, such acquisition,
construction or improvement and does not encumber any other property or assets
of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary; and provided, further, that to the extent
that the property or asset acquired is Capital Stock, the Lien also may encumber
other property or assets of the person so acquired;
(3) any Lien
securing Debt for the purpose of financing all or part of cost of the
acquisition, construction or development of a project; provided that the Liens
in respect of such Debt are limited to assets (including Capital Stock of the
project entity) and/or revenues of such project; and provided, further, that the
Lien is incurred before, or within 365 days after the completion of, that
acquisition, construction or development and does not apply to any other
property or assets of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(4) any Lien
existing on any property or assets of any person before that person’s
acquisition (in whole or in part) by, merger into or consolidation with the
Guarantor or any Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture; provided that the
Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition,
merger or consolidation;
(5) any Lien
imposed by law that was incurred in the ordinary course of business, including,
without limitation, carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other
similar encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of business, in each case
for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings;
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(7) any Lien
in favor of issuers of surety bonds or letters of credit issued pursuant to the
request of and for the account of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary in the
ordinary course of business;
(8) any Lien
securing taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, the payment of which
are not yet due or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and for which such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, have been
established as required by GAAP;
(9) minor
defects, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances
incurred in the ordinary course of business and encumbrances consisting of
zoning restrictions, licenses, restrictions on the use of property or assets or
minor imperfections in title that do not materially impair the value or use of
the property or assets affected thereby, and any leases and subleases of real
property that do not interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the
Guarantor or any Subsidiary, and which are made on customary and usual terms
applicable to similar properties;
(10) any
rights of set-off of any person with respect to any deposit account of the
Guarantor or any Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of
business;
(11) any Liens
granted to secure borrowings from, directly or indirectly, (a) Banco
Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social–BNDES, or any other Brazilian
governmental development bank or credit agency or (b) any international or
multilateral development bank or government-sponsored agency;
(12) any Liens
on the inventory or receivables of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary securing the
obligations of such person under any lines of credit or working capital
facility; provided that the aggregate amount of receivables securing Debt shall
not exceed 80.0% of the Guarantor’s aggregate outstanding receivables from time
to time;
(13) any Lien
securing Hedging Agreements so long as such Hedging Agreements are entered into
for bona fide, non-speculative purposes; and
(14) in
addition to the foregoing Liens set forth in clauses (1) through (13) above,
Liens securing Debt of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary (including, without
limitation, guarantees of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary) which do not
in
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“Permitted Refinancing Debt”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.06.
“Person” means an individual, a
corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust
or any other entity, including a government or political subdivision or an
agency or instrumentality thereof.
“principal” of any Debt means
the principal amount of such Debt, (or if such Debt was issued with original
issue discount, the face amount of such Debt less the remaining unamortized
portion of the original issue discount of such Debt), together with, unless the
context otherwise indicates, any premium then payable on such Debt.
“Principal Paying Agent” means
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust (Japan), Ltd., and its successors or such
other principal paying agent as the Company shall appoint.
“Productive Assets” means
assets (including capital stock or its substantial equivalent or other
Investments) that are used or usable by the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in
Permitted Businesses (or in the case of capital stock or its substantial
equivalent or other Investments that represent direct, or indirect (via a
holding company), ownership or other interests held by the Guarantor or any
Subsidiary in entities engaged in Permitted Businesses).
“Property” means (i) any land,
buildings, machinery and other improvements and equipment located therein, and
(ii) any intangible assets, including, without limitation, any brand names,
trademarks, copyrights and patents and similar rights and any income (licensing
or otherwise), proceeds of sale or other revenues therefrom.
“Qualified Equity Interests”
means all Equity Interests of a Person other than Disqualified Equity
Interests.
“Qualified Stock” means all
Capital Stock of a Person other than Disqualified Stock.
“Rating Agency” means S&P,
Fitch or Xxxxx’x; or if S&P, Fitch or Xxxxx’x are not making rating of the
Notes publicly available, an internationally recognized U.S. rating agency or
agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company, which will be substituted
for S&P, Fitch or Xxxxx’x, as the case may be.
“Rating Decline” means that at
any time within 90 days (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of
the Notes is under publicly announced
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“Redemption Date” means, when
used with respect to any Note to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.02, the date
fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
“Redemption Price” means, when
used with respect to any Notes to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.02 or
Section 3.03, the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this
Indenture.
“refinance” has the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 4.06.
“Register” has the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.09.
“Registrar” means a Person
engaged by the Company to maintain the Register, which shall initially be The
Bank of New York Mellon, and its successors.
“Regular Record Date” for the
interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means February 1 or August 1
(whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment
Date.
“Regulation S” means Regulation
S under the Securities Act.
“Regulation S Certificate”
means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
“Related Party Transaction” has
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.15.
“Relevant Date” means, with
respect to any payment on a Note, whichever is the later of: (i) the date on
which such payment first becomes due; and (ii) if the full amount payable has
not been received by the Trustee or a Paying Agent on or prior to such due date,
the date on which notice is given to the Holders that the full amount has been
received by the Trustee.
“Responsible Officer” means any
officer of the Trustee, in the case of the Trustee, or the Principal Paying
Agent, in the case of the Principal Paying Agent, in its corporate trust
department with direct responsibility for the administration of such role under
this Indenture.
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“Restricted Payment” has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.07.
“Reversion Date” has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.22.
“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A
under the Securities Act.
“Rule 144A Certificate” means
(i) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto or (ii) a
written certification addressed to the Company and the Trustee to the effect
that the Person making such certification (x) is acquiring such Note (or
beneficial interest) for its own account or one or more accounts with respect to
which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and each such account
is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A, (y) is aware
that the transfer to it or exchange, as applicable, is being made in reliance
upon the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act
provided by Rule 144A, and (z) acknowledges that it has received such
information regarding the Company as it has requested pursuant to Rule
144A(d)(4) or has determined not to request such information to the extent that
the Company is not then subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or
is not exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange
Act.
“S&P” means Standard &
Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc. and its
successors.
“Sale and Leaseback
Transaction” means, with respect to any Person, an arrangement whereby
such Person enters into a lease of property previously transferred by such
Person to the lessor.
“Securities Act” means the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Spot Rate” means, for any
currency, the spot rate at which that currency is offered for sale against U.S.
Dollars as published in The Wall Street Journal on the Business Day immediately
preceding the date of determination or, if that rate is not available in that
publication, as determined in any publicly available source of similar market
data.
“Stated Maturity” means (i)
with respect to any Debt, the date specified as the fixed date on which the
final installment of principal of such Debt is due and payable or (ii) with
respect to any scheduled installment of principal of or interest on any Debt,
the date specified as the fixed date on which such installment is due and
payable as set forth in the documentation governing such Debt, not including any
contingent obligation to repay, redeem or repurchase prior to the regularly
scheduled date for payment.
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“Subsidiary” means with respect
to any Person, any corporation, association or other business entity of which
more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock is owned, directly or indirectly,
by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination
thereof).
“Substantially Wholly-Owned”
means, with respect to any Subsidiary, a Subsidiary at least 90% of the
outstanding Capital Stock of which (other than director’s or other similar
qualifying shares) is owned by the Guarantor or one or more Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries (or a combination thereof) of the Guarantor.
“Suspension Period” has the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.22.
“Transfer Agent” means The Bank
of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., and each of
their successors, or such other transfer agent as the Company shall
appoint.
“Trust Indenture Act” means the
U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
“Trustee” means the party named
as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor trustee under
this Indenture pursuant to Article 7.
“U.S. Global Note” means a
Global Note that bears the Restricted Legend representing Notes issued and sold
pursuant to Rule 144A.
“U.S. Government Obligations”
means obligations issued, directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United
States of America or by any agent or instrumentality thereof, provided that the
full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support
thereof.
“Voting Stock” means, with
respect to any Person, Capital Stock of any class or kind ordinarily having the
power to vote for the election of directors, managers or other voting members of
the governing body of such Person.
“Wholly Owned” means, with
respect to any Subsidiary, a Subsidiary all of the outstanding Capital Stock of
which (other than any director’s or other similar qualifying shares) is owned by
the Guarantor and one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (or a combination
thereof).
Section
1.02 Rules of
Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires or except as
otherwise expressly provided,
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(ii) an
accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;
(iii)
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Section, Article or other
subdivision;
(iv) all
references to “U.S. Dollars”, “U.S.$” and "$" shall mean the lawful currency of
the United States of America;
(v) all
references to Sections or Articles or Exhibits refer to Sections or Articles or
Exhibits of or to this Indenture unless otherwise indicated;
(vi)
references to agreements or instruments, or to statutes or regulations, are to
such agreements or instruments, or statutes or regulations, as amended from time
to time (or to successor statutes and regulations);
(vii)
references to the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall
be deemed to include the Company; and
(viii) in
the event that a transaction meets the criteria of more than one category of
permitted transactions or listed exceptions, the Company may classify such
transaction as it, in its sole discretion, determines.
Section
1.03 Table of Contents;
Headings. The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections
of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not
intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of
the terms or provisions hereof.
Section
1.04 Form of Documents
Delivered to Trustee. In any case
where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an
opinion
of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be
certified
by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so
certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or
give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons
as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to
such matters in one or several documents.
Any
certificate or opinion of an Officer of the Company or the Guarantor may be
based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of,
or representations by, counsel, unless such Officer knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or
representations
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Where any
Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests,
consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this
Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one
instrument.
ARTICLE
2
THE
NOTES
Section
2.01 Form, Dating and Denominations;
Legends. (a) The Notes
and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the
form attached as Exhibit A. The terms and provisions contained in the form of
the Notes annexed as Exhibit A constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part
of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements
required by law, rules of or agreements with national securities exchanges to
which the Company is subject, or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its
authentication. The Notes will be issuable in denominations of $100,000 in
principal amount and any multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
(b) (i)
Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) below or Section 2.09(b)(iv), each
Initial Note or Additional Note will bear the Restricted Legend.
(ii) Each
Global Note, whether or not an Initial Note or Additional Note, will bear the
DTC Legend or a similar legend of a Depositary other than DTC if DTC is not the
Depositary.
(iii)
Initial Notes and Additional Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S
will be issued as provided herein.
(iv)
Initial Notes and Additional Notes offered and sold in reliance on any exception
under the Securities Act other than Regulation S and Rule 144A will be issued,
and upon the request of the Company to the Trustee in writing, Initial Notes
offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A and/or Regulation S may be issued, in
the form of Certificated Notes.
(c) If
the Company determines (upon the advice of counsel and such other certifications
and evidence as the Company may reasonably require) that a Note is eligible for
resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act
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(d) By
its acceptance of any Note bearing the Restricted Legend (or any beneficial
interest in such a Note), each Holder thereof and each owner of a beneficial
interest therein acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note (and any
such beneficial interest) set forth in this Indenture and in the Restricted
Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Note (and any such beneficial
interest) only in accordance with this Indenture and such legend.
Each
Global Note shall be dated the Issue Date. Each Certificated Note shall be dated
the date of its authentication.
The Notes
shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of
these methods or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of
any stock exchange on which the Notes may be listed, if any, all as determined
by the Officer executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such
Notes.
Section
2.02 Execution and Authentication;
Additional Notes. (a) An
Officer of the Company shall execute the Notes for the Company by facsimile or
manual signature in the name and on behalf of the Company. If an Officer whose
signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee
authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.
(b) A
Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent (manually) signs the certificate of authentication on the
Note, with the signature constituting conclusive evidence that the Note has been
authenticated under this Indenture.
(c) At
any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this
Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee
or the Authenticating Agent for authentication. The Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent will authenticate and deliver:
(i) Notes
for original issue in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $350.0
million; and
(ii)
Additional Notes from time to time for original issue in aggregate principal
amounts specified by the Company, which Additional Notes will be treated as a
single class with the Original Notes issued under this
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after the
following conditions have been met:
(A)
Receipt by the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate specifying:
(1) the
amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the Notes are to be
authenticated;
(2) whether
the Notes are to be Initial Notes or Additional
Notes;
(3) in
the case of Additional Notes, that the issuance of such Notes does not
contravene any provision of ARTICLE 4;
(4)
whether the Notes are to be issued as one or more Global Notes or Certificated
Notes; and
(5) other
information the Company may determine to include or the Trustee may reasonably
request.
Section
2.03 Registrar, Paying Agent
and Authenticating Agent; Paying Agent to Hold Money in
Trust.
(a) The
Company may appoint one or more Registrars and one or more Transfer Agents or
Paying Agents, and the Trustee may appoint, with a copy of any such appointment
to the Company, an Authenticating Agent, in which case each reference in this
Indenture to the Trustee in respect of the obligations of the Trustee to be
performed by the Authenticating Agent will be deemed to be references to the
Authenticating Agent. The terms “Transfer Agent” and “Paying Agent” include any
additional Transfer Agent or Paying Agent, as the case may be. The term
“Registrar” includes any co-Registrar. The Company and the Trustee will enter
into an appropriate agreement with the Authenticating Agent implementing the
provisions of this Indenture relating to the obligations of the Trustee to be
performed by the Authenticating Agent and the related rights. The Registrar
shall provide to the Company and the Trustee, if the Trustee is not the
Registrar, a current copy of the Register from time to time upon written request
of the Company or the Trustee, as the case may be. The Company hereby appoints
upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth (i) The Bank of
New York Mellon Trust (Japan), Ltd. as Principal Paying Agent, located and
domiciled in Japan, where Notes may be presented for payment, (ii) The Bank of
New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., located in Luxembourg, as Luxembourg Paying
and Transfer Agent at any time that the Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange, where Notes may be presented for payment, transfer or exchange, and
(iii) The Bank of New York Mellon, as Registrar, Paying Agent and
Transfer
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(b) The
Registrar shall keep a record of all the Notes and shall make such record
available during regular business hours for inspection upon the written request
of the Company provided a reasonable amount of time prior to such inspection.
Such books and records shall include notations as to whether such Notes have
been redeemed, or otherwise paid or cancelled, and, in the case of mutilated,
destroyed, defaced, stolen or lost Notes, whether such Notes have been replaced.
In the case of the replacement of any of the Notes, the Trustee shall keep a
record of the Note so replaced, and the Notes issued in replacement thereof. In
the case of the cancellation of any of the Notes, the Registrar shall keep a
record of the Note so cancelled and the date on which such Note was cancelled.
Each Transfer Agent shall notify the Registrar of any transfers or exchanges of
Notes effected by it. The Registrar shall not be required to register the
transfer of or exchange Certificated Notes for a period of 14 days preceding any
date of selection of Notes for redemption, or register the transfer of or
exchange any Certificated Notes previously called for redemption.
(c) All
Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange
shall be cancelled by the Registrar, the relevant Transfer Agent or Paying Agent
or the Trustee, as the case may be. Each Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer
Agent shall notify the Trustee of the surrender and cancellation of such Notes
and shall deliver such Notes to the Trustee. The Trustee may destroy or cause to
be destroyed all such Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of
transfer or exchange and, if so destroyed, shall promptly deliver a certificate
of destruction to the Company.
(d) The
Paying Agent shall comply with applicable backup withholding tax and information
reporting requirements under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to
payments made under the Notes (including, to the extent required, the collection
of Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8 and W-9 and the filing of U.S. Internal
Revenue Service Forms 1099 and 1096).
(e) By
10:00 A.M. New York time, no later than one Business Day prior to each Payment
Date on any Note, the Company shall deposit with the Principal Paying Agent in
immediately available funds a sum in U.S. Dollars sufficient to pay such
principal and interest when so becoming due (including any Additional Amounts).
The Company shall request that the bank through which such payment is to be made
agree to supply to the Principal Paying Agent by 10:00 A.M. (New York time) two
Business Days prior to the due date from any such payment an irrevocable
confirmation (by tested telex) of its intention to
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Section
2.04 Replacement
Notes. If a mutilated Note is surrendered
to the Trustee or if a Holder claims that its Note has been lost, destroyed
or wrongfully taken, the Company will issue and the Trustee will authenticate,
upon provision of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee that such Note was lost,
destroyed or wrongfully taken, a replacement Note of like tenor and principal
amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. Every replacement
Note is an additional obligation of the Company and entitled to the benefits of
this Indenture. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity must be
furnished that is sufficient in the judgment of both the Trustee and the Company
to protect the Company and the Trustee from any loss they may suffer if a Note
is replaced. The Company may charge the Holder for the expenses of the Company
and the Trustee in replacing a Note. In case the mutilated, lost, destroyed or
wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the
Company in its discretion may pay the Note instead of issuing a replacement
Note. Each Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for or in lieu of any
such mutilated, defaced, destroyed, stolen or lost Note shall carry rights to
accrued and unpaid interest and to interest to accrue equivalent to the rights
that were carried by such Note before such Note was mutilated, defaced,
destroyed, stolen or lost.
Section
2.05 Outstanding
Notes. (a) Notes outstanding at any time are
all Notes that have been authenticated by the Trustee except for
(i) Notes cancelled by the
Trustee or delivered to it for cancellation;
(ii) any
Note which has been replaced pursuant to Section 2.04 unless and until the
Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced
Note is held by a protected purchaser; and
(iii) on
or after the maturity date or any redemption date or date for purchase of the
Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, those Notes payable or to be redeemed or
purchased on that date for which the Trustee (or Paying Agent, other than the
Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds money sufficient to pay all
amounts then due thereunder.
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Section
2.06 Temporary Notes.
Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the
Trustee will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially
in the form of definitive Notes but may have insertions, substitutions,
omissions and other variations determined to be appropriate by the Officer
executing the temporary Notes, as evidenced by the execution of the temporary
Notes. If temporary Notes are issued, the Company will cause definitive Notes to
be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive
Notes, the temporary Notes will be exchangeable for definitive Notes upon
surrender of the temporary Notes at the office or agency of the Company
designated for such purpose pursuant to Section 4.02, without charge to the
Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any temporary Notes the Company will
execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a
like principal amount of definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Until so
exchanged, the temporary Notes will be entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as definitive Notes.
Section
2.07 Cancellation. The
Company at any time may, but shall not
be obligated to, deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously
authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any
manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes
previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold.
Any Registrar, Transfer Agent or Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any
Notes surrendered to it for transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee will
cancel all Notes surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and
dispose of them in accordance with its normal procedures or the written
instructions of the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace
Notes it has paid in full or delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation.
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Section
2.09 Registration, Transfer
and Exchange. (a) The Notes will be issued in registered form only,
without coupons, and the Company shall cause the Registrar to maintain a
register (the “Register”) of the Notes, for
registering the record ownership of the Notes by the Holders and transfers and
exchanges of the Notes.
(b) (i)
Each Global Note will be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee
and, so long as DTC is serving as the Depositary thereof, will bear the DTC
Legend.
(ii) Each
Global Note will be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for the DTC. Transfers
of a Global Note (but not a beneficial interest therein) will be limited to
transfers thereof in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary, its successors
or their respective nominees, except (1) as set forth in Section 2.09(b)(iv) and
(2) transfers of portions thereof in the form of Certificated Notes may be made
upon request of an Agent Member (for itself or on behalf of a beneficial owner)
by written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of the Depositary in
accordance with customary procedures of the Depositary and in compliance with
this Section and Section 2.10.
(iii)
Agent Members will have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any
Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary, and the Depositary or its
nominee, as the case may be, shall be treated by the Company, the Trustee and
any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such
Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Depositary or its nominee may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person
(including any Agent Member and any Person that holds a beneficial interest in a
Global Note through an Agent Member) to take any action which a Holder is
entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes, and nothing herein will
impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of
customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any
security.
(iv) If
(x) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to
continue as Depositary for a Global Note and a successor depositary is not
appointed by the Company within 90 days of the notice or (y) an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and the Trustee has received a written request
therefor from the Depositary, the Trustee will promptly exchange
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(c) Each
Certificated Note will be registered in the name of the holder thereof or its
nominee.
(d) A
Holder may transfer a Note (or a beneficial interest therein) to another Person
or exchange a Note (or a beneficial interest therein) for another Note or Notes
of any authorized denomination by presenting to the Trustee a written request
therefor stating the name of the proposed transferee or requesting such an
exchange, accompanied by any certification, opinion or other document required
by Section 2.10. The Registrar will promptly register any transfer or exchange
that meets the requirements of this Section by noting the same in the register
maintained by the Registrar for the purpose; provided that
(x) no
transfer or exchange will be effective until it is registered in such Register,
and
(y) the
Trustee will not be required (i) to issue or cause the registration of the
transfer of or exchange of any Note for a period of 14 days before a selection
of Notes to be redeemed or purchased pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, (ii) to
register the transfer of or exchange any Note so selected for redemption or
purchase in whole or in part, except, in the case of a partial redemption or
purchase, that portion of any Note not being redeemed or purchased, or (iii) if
a redemption or a purchase pursuant to an Offer to Purchase is to occur after a
Regular Record Date but on or before the corresponding Interest Payment Date, to
register the transfer of or exchange any Note on or after the Regular Record
Date and before the date of redemption or purchase. Prior to the registration of
any transfer, the Company, the Trustee and their agents will treat the Person in
whose name the Note is registered as the owner and Holder thereof for all
purposes (whether or not the Note is overdue), and will not be affected by
notice to the contrary.
From time
to time the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate additional
Notes as necessary in order to permit the registration of a transfer or exchange
in accordance with this Section.
No
service charge will be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of
any Note, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection
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(e) (i)
Global Note to Global
Note. If a beneficial interest in a Global Note is transferred or
exchanged for a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Trustee will (x)
record a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note being transferred
or exchanged equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange and (y)
record a like increase in the principal amount of the other Global Note. Any
beneficial interest in one Global Note that is transferred to a Person who takes
delivery in the form of an interest in another Global Note, or exchanged for an
interest in another Global Note, will, upon transfer or exchange, cease to be an
interest in such Global Note and become an interest in the other Global Note
and, accordingly, will thereafter be subject to all transfer and exchange
restrictions, if any, and other procedures applicable to beneficial interests in
such other Global Note for as long as it remains such an interest.
(ii)
Global Note to Certificated
Note. If a beneficial interest in a Global Note is transferred or
exchanged for a Certificated Note, the Trustee will (x) record a decrease in the
principal amount of such Global Note equal to the principal amount of such
transfer or exchange and (y) deliver one or more new Certificated Notes in
authorized denominations having an equal aggregate principal amount to the
transferee (in the case of a transfer) or the owner of such beneficial interest
(in the case of an exchange), registered in the name provided in writing by the
Depositary of such transferee or owner, as applicable.
(iii)
Certificated Note to Global
Note. If a Certificated Note is transferred or exchanged for a beneficial
interest in a Global Note, the Trustee will (x) cancel such Certificated Note,
(y) record an increase in the principal amount of such Global Note equal to the
principal amount of such transfer or exchange and credit such increase to the
account of the Agent Member at the Depositary as instructed in writing by the
Holder of the Certificated Note and (z) in the event that such transfer or
exchange involves less than the entire principal amount of the canceled
Certificated Note, deliver to the Holder thereof one or more new Certificated
Notes in authorized denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to
the untransferred or unexchanged portion of the canceled Certificated Note,
registered in the name of the Holder thereof.
(iv)
Certificated Note to
Certificated Note. If a Certificated Note is transferred or exchanged for
another Certificated Note, the Trustee will (x) cancel the Certificated Note
being transferred or exchanged, (y) deliver one or more new Certificated Notes
in authorized denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of such transfer or exchange to the transferee (in the case of
a transfer) or the Holder of the canceled Certificated Note (in the case of an
exchange), registered in the name of such transferee or Holder, as applicable,
and (z) if such transfer or exchange involves
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Section
2.10 Restrictions on Transfer
and Exchange. (a) The transfer or exchange of any Note (or a beneficial
interest therein) may only be made in accordance with this Section and Section
2.09 and, in the case of a Global Note (or a beneficial interest therein), the
applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee shall refuse to
cause the registration of any requested transfer or exchange that does not
comply with the preceding sentence.
(b)
Subject to paragraph (c), the transfer or exchange of any Note (or a beneficial
interest therein) of the type set forth in column A below for a Note (or a
beneficial interest therein) of the type set forth in column B below may only be
made in compliance with the certification requirements (if any) described in the
clause of this paragraph set forth opposite column C below.
A
|
B
|
C
|
U.S.
Global Note
|
U.S.
Global Note
|
(1)
|
U.S.
Global Note
|
Offshore
Global Note
|
(2)
|
U.S.
Global Note
|
Certificated
Note
|
(3)
|
Offshore
Global Note
|
U.S.
Global Note
|
(4)
|
Offshore
Global Note
|
Offshore
Global Note
|
(1)
|
Offshore
Global Note
|
Certificated
Note
|
(1)
|
Certificated
Note
|
U.S.
Global Note
|
(4)
|
Certificated
Note
|
Offshore
Global Note
|
(2)
|
Certificated
Note
|
Certificated
Note
|
(3)
|
(1) No
certification is required.
(2) The
Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Trustee a duly completed and executed Regulation S Certificate; provided that if the
requested transfer or exchange is made by the Holder of a Certificated Note that
does not bear the Restricted Legend, then no certification is
required.
(3) The
Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Trustee (x) a duly completed and executed Rule 144A Certificate or (y) a
duly completed and executed Regulation S Certificate, or an Opinion of Counsel
and such other certifications and evidence as the Company may reasonably require
in order to determine that the proposed transfer or exchange is being made in
compliance with the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any
state of the United States; provided that if the
requested transfer or exchange is made by the Holder of a Certificated Note that
does not bear the Restricted Legend, then no certification is required. In the
event that (i) a
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(4) The
Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Trustee a duly completed and executed Rule 144A Certificate.
(c) No
certification is required in connection with any transfer or exchange of any
Note (or a beneficial interest therein) after such Note is eligible for resale
pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or a successor provision);
provided that the
Company has provided the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate to that effect,
and the Company may require from any Person requesting a transfer or exchange in
reliance upon this clause an Opinion of Counsel and any other reasonable
certifications and evidence in order to support such certificate. Any
Certificated Note delivered in reliance upon this paragraph will not bear the
Restricted Legend.
(d) The
Trustee will retain copies of all certificates, opinions and other documents
received in connection with the transfer or exchange of a Note (or a beneficial
interest therein), and the Company will have the right to inspect and make
copies thereof at any reasonable time upon written notice within a reasonable
period of time to the Trustee.
Section
2.11 Open Market
Purchases. The Company or any of its Affiliates may at any time purchase
Notes in the open market or otherwise at any agreed upon price.
ARTICLE
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ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS; REDEMPTION
Section
3.01 Additional
Amounts. (a) All payments by the Company
in respect of the Notes or the Guarantor in respect of the Guarantee will be
made without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future
taxes, duties, assessments, or other governmental charges of whatever nature
imposed or levied by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which the Company or
the Guarantor is organized or is a resident for tax purposes having power to tax
(a “Relevant
Jurisdiction”), unless the Company or the Guarantor are compelled by law
to deduct or withhold such taxes, duties, assessments, or governmental charges.
In such event, the Company or the Guarantor will make such deduction or
withholding, make payment of the amount so withheld to the appropriate
governmental authority and pay such additional amounts as may be necessary to
ensure that the net amounts receivable by Holders of Notes after such
withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts of principal,
interest, and premium, if any, which would have been receivable in respect of
the Notes in the absence of such withholding or deduction (“Additional
Amounts”).
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(i) to,
or to a third party on behalf of, a Holder who is liable for such taxes, duties,
assessments or governmental charges in respect of such note by reason of the
existence of any present or former connection between such Holder (or between a
fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of such Holder, if such
Holder is an estate, a trust, a partnership, a limited liability company or a
corporation) and the Relevant Jurisdiction, including, without limitation, such
Holder (or such fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder) being or
having been a citizen or resident thereof or being or having been engaged in a
trade or business or present therein or having, or having had, a permanent
establishment therein, other than the mere holding of the Note or enforcement of
rights and the receipt of payments with respect to the Note;
(ii) in
respect of Notes surrendered (if surrender is required) more than 30 days after
the Relevant Date except to the extent that the Holder of such Note would have
been entitled to such Additional Amounts, on surrender of such Note for payment
on the last day of such period of 30 days;
(iii)
where such Additional Amount is imposed on a payment to an individual and is
required to be made pursuant to any law implementing or complying with, or
introduced in order to conform to, European Council Directive 2003/48/EC or any
other directive implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council Meeting of
26-27 November 2000;
(iv) to,
or to a third party on behalf of, a Holder who is liable for such taxes, duties,
assessments or other governmental charges by reason of such Holder's failure to
comply with any certification, identification or other reporting requirement
concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the Relevant
Jurisdiction, if (1) compliance is required by the Relevant Jurisdiction, or any
political subdivision or authority thereof or therein having power to tax, as a
precondition to, exemption from, or reduction in the rate of, the tax,
assessment or other governmental charge and (2) the Company has given the
Holders at least 30 days' notice that Holders will be required to provide such
certification, identification or other requirement;
(v) in
respect of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise
or personal property or similar tax, assessment or governmental
charge;
(vi) in
respect of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable
other than by deduction or withholding from payments of principal of or interest
on the Note or by direct payment by the Company or the Guarantor in respect of
claims made against the Company or the Guarantor; or
(vii) in
respect of any combination of the above.
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(c) In
the event that Additional Amounts actually paid with respect to the Notes are
based on rates of deduction or withholding of withholding taxes in excess of the
appropriate rate applicable to the Holder of such Notes, and, as a result
thereof such Holder is entitled to make claim for a refund or credit of such
excess from the authority imposing such withholding tax, then such Holder shall,
by accepting such Notes, be deemed to have assigned and transferred all right,
title, and interest to any such claim for a refund or credit of such excess to
the Company.
(d) Any
reference in this Indenture or the Notes to principal, interest or any other
amount payable in respect of the Notes by the Company or the Note Guarantee by
the Guarantor will be deemed also to refer to any Additional Amount, unless the
context requires otherwise, that may be payable with respect to that amount
under the obligations referred to in this Section. The foregoing obligation will
survive termination or discharge of this Indenture.
Section
3.02 Optional
Redemption.
(a) The
Company may, at its option, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 day’s written
notice (prior to the redemption date) to the Holders (which notice shall be
irrevocable), redeem at any time all, but not part of, the Notes, at a
“Make-Whole” Redemption Price equal to the greater of:
(1) 100%
of the principal amount of all the Notes, plus accrued interest and any
Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto, and
(2) the
sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and
interest on the Notes from the redemption date to the Stated Maturity
discounted, in each case, to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis
(assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury
Rate plus 50 basis points; plus, any interest accrued but not paid and any
Additional Amounts, to the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders
of
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(b) Any
notice to Holders of the Notes pursuant to Section 3.02(a) shall specify the
date of redemption, the interest to be paid on the date of redemption, and shall
be accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate of the Company as to the estimated
Make-Whole amount due in connection with such redemption (calculated as if the
date of such notice were the Redemption Date), setting forth the details for
such computation. Two Business Days prior to such redemption, the Company shall
deliver to the Trustee and each Holder a certificate executed by two of its
Officers specifying the calculation of the Make-Whole amount as of the date of
redemption. In the event the Company shall incorrectly compute the Make Whole
amount payable in connection with the Notes to be redeemed, the Holders shall
not be bound by such incorrect computation, but instead, shall be entitled to
receive an amount equal to the correct Make-Whole amount computed in compliance
with the terms of this Indenture.
Section
3.03 Redemption for Taxation
Reasons. If as a result of any change in or amendment to the laws (or any
rules or regulations thereunder) of the Relevant Jurisdiction, or any amendment
to or change in an official interpretation, administration or application of
such laws, treaties, rules, or regulations (including a holding by a court of
competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment becomes effective or, in the
case of a change in official position, is announced on or after the issue date
of the Notes or on or after the date a successor assumes the obligations under
the Notes, the Company or the Guarantor have or will become obligated to pay
Additional Amounts in excess of the Additional Amounts the Company or the
Guarantor would be obligated to pay if payments were subject to withholding or
deduction at a rate of 15% or at a rate of 25% in case the Holder of the Notes
is resident in a tax haven jurisdiction, i.e., countries which do not impose any
income tax or which impose it at a maximum rate lower than 20% or where the laws
impose restrictions on the disclosure of ownership composition or securities
ownership) as a result of the taxes, duties, assessments and other governmental
charges described above (the “Minimum Withholding Level”), the
Company may, at its option, redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes,
at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of their principal amount, together with
interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption (subject to the right of
Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the
relevant Interest Payment Date), upon publication of irrevocable notice to
Holders not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for
redemption. No notice of such redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior
to the earliest date on which the Company would, but for such redemption, be
obligated to pay the Additional Amounts above the Minimum Withholding Level. The
Company shall not have the right to so redeem the Notes in the event it becomes
obliged to pay Additional Amounts which are less than the Additional Amounts
payable at the Minimum Withholding Level. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not have the right to so redeem the Notes unless: (i)
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Section
3.04 Method, Effect and Notice of
Redemption. The election of the Company to redeem the
Notes pursuant to Section 3.02 or 3.03 shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution.
In case of any redemption of Notes at the election of the Company, the Company
shall, at least 75 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company
(unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the
Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date. In the event that the Company elects
to so redeem the Notes, it will deliver to the Trustee: (i) a certificate,
signed in the name of the Company by any two of its Officers or by its
attorney-in-fact in accordance with its bylaws, stating that the Company is
entitled to redeem the Notes pursuant to their terms and setting forth a
statement of facts showing that the condition or conditions precedent to the
right of the Company to so redeem have occurred or been satisfied; and (ii) an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Company has or will become obligated
to pay Additional Amounts in excess of the Additional Amounts payable at the
Minimum Withholding Level as a result of the change or amendment, that the
Company cannot avoid payment of such excess Additional Amounts by taking
reasonable measures available to it and that all governmental approvals
necessary for the Company to effect the redemption have been obtained and are in
full force and effect.
Section
3.05 Notice of Redemption by
the Company. In the case of redemption of Notes pursuant to Section 3.02
or 3.03, notice of redemption shall be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60
days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of any Note to be redeemed by
first-class mail at its registered address and such notice shall be irrevocable.
In addition, so long as the Notes continue to be listed on the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange and the rules of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange so require, notices
shall be published in English on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange website or in a
leading newspaper having general circulation in Luxembourg.
In
addition to the requirements set forth in Section 3.04 with respect to a notice
of redemption, the notice shall state:
(i) the
Redemption Date;
(ii) the
Redemption Price;
(iii) the name
and address of the Paying Agents;
(iv)
that
Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to a Paying Agent to collect the
Redemption Price;
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(vi) the
paragraph of the Notes pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are
being redeemed; and
(vii) the CUSIP
or ISIN number, if any.
At the
Company’s election and at its written request, the Trustee shall give the notice
of redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided that
the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, at least 75 days prior to the
Redemption Date, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such
notice and providing the form of such notice in such notice.
Section
3.06 Deposit of Redemption
Price. By 10:00 A.M. New York City time, no later than one Business Day
prior to the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Principal
Paying Agent U.S. Dollars in immediately available funds sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price of and accrued interest on the Notes other than Notes that have
been delivered by the Company to the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the
Redemption Date for cancellation. The Company shall require the bank through
which such payment is to be made to supply to the Principal Paying Agent by
10:00 A.M. (New York time) two Business Days prior to the due date from any such
payment an irrevocable confirmation (by tested telex) of its intention to make
such payment.
Section
3.07 Effect of Notice of
Redemption. Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the
Notes shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the applicable
Redemption Price (together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption
Date), and from and after such date (except in the event of a default in the
payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Notes shall cease to
bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Note for redemption in accordance with
such notice, such Note shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price,
together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date; provided,
however, that installments of interest whose Payment Date is on or prior to the
Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Notes registered as such
at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their
terms.
If any
Note to be redeemed shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof in accordance
with the Company’s instructions for redemption, the principal shall, until paid,
bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate borne by the Notes. Upon
surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the applicable
Redemption Price, plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided,
however, that installments of interest payable on or prior to the Redemption
Date
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Section
3.08 Offer to Purchase.
An “Offer to Purchase”
means an offer by the Company or the Guarantor to purchase Notes as required by
this Indenture. An Offer to Purchase must be made by written offer (the “offer”)
sent to the Holders, at the address for each Holder appearing in the Register
maintained by the Registrar (and, if the Notes are then listed on the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange and its rules so require, the Company or the Guarantor, as
applicable, will publish a notice in a newspaper having a general circulation in
Luxembourg). The Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, will notify the
Trustee in writing at least 15 days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to
the Trustee) prior to sending the offer to Holders of its obligation to make an
Offer to Purchase, and the offer will be sent by the Company or the Guarantor,
as applicable or, at the Company’s or the Guarantor’s written request, by the
Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company or the Guarantor, as
applicable.
(b) The
offer must include or state the following as to the terms of the Offer to
Purchase:
(i) the
provision of this Indenture pursuant to which the Offer to Purchase is being
made;
(ii) the
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes offered to be purchased by
the Company or the Guarantor pursuant to the Offer to Purchase (including, if
less than 100%, the manner by which such amount has been determined pursuant to
this Indenture) (the “purchase amount”);
(iii) the
purchase price, including the portion thereof representing accrued
interest;
(iv) an
expiration date (the “expiration date”) not less than 30 days or more than 60
days after the date of the offer, and a settlement date for purchase (the
“purchase date”) not more than five Business Days after the expiration
date;
(v)
information concerning the business of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries which
the Company or the Guarantor in good faith believes will enable the Holders to
make an informed decision with respect to the Offer to Purchase, at a minimum to
include:
(A) the
most recent annual and quarterly financial statements of the
Guarantor;
(B) a
description of any material developments in the Guarantor’s business subsequent
to the date of the latest of the financial
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(C) if
applicable, appropriate pro forma financial information concerning the Offer to
Purchase and the events requiring the Company to make the Offer to
Purchase;
(vi) a
Holder may tender all or any portion of its Notes, subject to the requirement
that any portion of a Note tendered must be in a multiple of $1,000 principal
amount and if such Holder tenders in part that portion not tendered is equal to
an authorized denomination;
(vii) the
place or places where Notes are to be surrendered for tender pursuant to the
Offer to Purchase;
(viii)
each Holder electing to tender a Note pursuant to the offer will be required to
surrender such Note at the place or places specified in the offer prior to the
close of business on the expiration date (such Note being, if the Company or the
Trustee so requires, duly endorsed or accompanied by a duly executed written
instrument of transfer);
(ix)
interest on any Note not tendered, or tendered but not purchased by the Company
pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, will continue to accrue;
(x) on
the purchase date the purchase price will become due and payable on each Note
accepted for purchase, and interest on Notes purchased will cease to accrue on
and after the purchase date;
(xi)
Holders are entitled to withdraw Notes tendered by giving notice, which must be
received by the Company or the Trustee not later than the close of business on
the expiration date, setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount
of the tendered Notes, the certificate number of the tendered Notes and a
statement that the Holder is withdrawing all or a portion of the
tender;
(xii) (x)
if Notes in an aggregate principal amount less than or equal to the purchase
amount are duly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase,
the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, will purchase all such Notes, and
(y) if the Offer to Purchase is for less than all of the outstanding Notes and
Notes in an aggregate principal amount in excess of the purchase amount are
tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the offer, the Company or the Guarantor,
as applicable, will purchase Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to
the purchase amount on a pro rata basis, with adjustments so that if all of a
Holder’s Notes are not purchased by the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable,
only Notes with minimum denominations of $100,000 and in multiples of $1,000
principal amount in excess thereof will
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(xiii) if
any Note is purchased in part, new Notes equal in principal amount to the
unpurchased portion of the Note will be issued; and
(xiv) if
any Note contains a CUSIP or ISIN number, no representation is being made as to
the correctness of the CUSIP or ISIN number either as printed on the Notes or as
contained in the offer and that the Holder should rely only on the other
identification numbers printed on the Notes.
(c) Prior
to the purchase date, the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, will accept
tendered Notes for purchase as required by the Offer to Purchase and deliver to
the Trustee all Notes so accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate
specifying which Notes have been accepted for purchase. On the purchase date the
purchase price will become due and payable on each Note accepted for purchase,
and interest on Notes purchased will cease to accrue on and after the purchase
date. The Trustee will promptly return to Holders any Notes not accepted for
purchase and send to Holders new Notes equal in principal amount to any
unpurchased portion of any Notes accepted for purchase in part.
(d) The
Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, will comply with Rule 14e-1 under the
Exchange Act and all other applicable laws in making any Offer to Purchase, and
the above procedures will be deemed modified as necessary to permit such
compliance. Further to the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions of any
securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 3.08, the Company
shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not
be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 3.08 by virtue
thereof.
(e) The
Company will timely repay Debt or obtain consents all as necessary under this
Indenture, or terminate, any agreements or instruments that would otherwise
prohibit an Offer to Purchase required to be made pursuant to this
Indenture.
(f) Each
of the Company and the Guarantor will obtain all necessary consents and
regulatory approvals under the laws of the Relevant Jurisdiction prior to making
any Offer to Purchase.
ARTICLE
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COVENANTS
Section
4.01 Payment of Principal and Interest
under the Notes. (a) The
Company agrees to pay the principal of and interest (including, without
limitation, any Additional Amounts) on the Notes on the dates and in the manner
provided in the Notes and this Indenture. Not later than 10:00 A.M. (New York
City time) on the Business Day (solely in New York City) immediately prior
to
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(b) An
installment of principal, interest or Additional Amounts will be considered paid
on the date due if the Trustee (or Paying Agent, other than the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company) holds on that date money designated for and sufficient
to pay such principal, interest or Additional Amounts. If the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company acts as a Paying Agent, an installment of principal,
interest or Additional Amounts will be considered paid on the due date only if
paid to the Holders.
(c) The
Company agrees to pay interest on overdue principal, and to the extent lawful,
overdue installments of interest at the rate per annum specified in the Notes
(1% per annum in excess of the rate per annum borne by the Notes).
(d)
Payments in respect of the Notes represented by the Global Notes are to be made
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the
Depositary, as the Holder of the Global Notes. With respect to Certificated
Notes all payments shall be payable at an office of one of the Paying
Agents.
Section
4.02 Maintenance of Office or
Agency. The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City
of New York, and in each place of payment for the Notes an office or agency
where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for
presentation for payment and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in
respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company hereby
initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office of
the Company. 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 to the Trustee. At any time that the
Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Company will maintain an
office or agent in Luxembourg to serve as Transfer and Paying Agent. The Company
initially designates The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A. as the
Luxembourg Transfer Agent and Luxembourg Paying Agent.
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Section
4.03 Maintenance of Corporate
Existence. The Guarantor shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
to preserve and maintain in full force and effect its existence and the
existence of each Subsidiary in accordance with their respective organizational
documents, and the material rights, licenses and franchises of the Guarantor and
each Subsidiary, provided, that the Guarantor
is not required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the
existence of any Subsidiary, if the maintenance or preservation thereof is no
longer desirable in the conduct of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole; and provided,
further, that this Section does not prohibit any transaction otherwise
permitted by Section 4.14, Section 5.01 or Section 5.02.
Section
4.04 Payment of Taxes and
other Claims. The Guarantor shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, pay or discharge, before the same become delinquent (i) all
material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the
Guarantor or any Subsidiary, its income or profits or property, or that may be
due in reason of its business and activities and (ii) all material lawful claims
for labor, materials and supplies that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien
upon the property of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary, other than any such tax,
assessment, charge or claim the amount, applicability or validity of which is
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate
reserves have been established.
Section
4.05 Maintenance of Properties
and Insurance. (a) The Guarantor will cause all properties used or useful
in the conduct of its business or the business of any of its Subsidiaries to be
maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order as in the
judgment of the Guarantor may be necessary so that the business of the Guarantor
and its Subsidiaries may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times;
provided that nothing
in this Section prevents the Guarantor or any Subsidiary from discontinuing the
use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties or disposing of any of
them, if such discontinuance or disposal is, in the judgment of the Guarantor,
desirable in the conduct of the business of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole, and provided, further, that such discontinuation of operations
or suspension of maintenance shall not be materially disadvantageous to the
Holders of the Notes.
(b) The
Company will provide or cause to be provided, for itself and its Subsidiaries,
insurance (including appropriate self-insurance) against loss or damage of the
kinds customarily insured against by Brazilian corporations similarly situated
and owning like properties with reputable insurers, in such amounts, with such
deductibles and by such methods as are customary for
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Section
4.06 Limitation on Debt and Disqualified
Stock. (a) The Guarantor:
(i) will not, and will not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, Incur
any Debt; and
(ii) will
not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, Incur any Disqualified Stock (other
than Disqualified Stock of Subsidiaries held by the Guarantor or a Subsidiary,
so long as it is so held);
provided
that the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries may Incur Debt and Disqualified
Stock if, on the date of the Incurrence, after giving effect to the Incurrence
and the receipt and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the Net Debt to
EBITDA Ratio shall not exceed 3.5 to 1.0.
(b)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guarantor, and to the extent provided below,
any Subsidiary may Incur the following (“Permitted Debt”):
(i) Debt
of the Guarantor or a Subsidiary so long as such Debt continues to be owed to
the Guarantor or a Subsidiary and which, if the obligor is the Guarantor, is
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; provided that any Debt owed to
the Guarantor pursuant to this clause will not be so subordinated;
(ii) Debt
of the Company pursuant to the Notes (other than Additional Notes) and Debt of
the Guarantor pursuant to the Note Guarantee (including any Additional
Notes);
(iii)
Debt (“Permitted Refinancing
Debt”) constituting an extension or renewal of, replacement of, or
substitution for, or issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are
used to repay, redeem, repurchase, refinance or refund, including by way of
defeasance (all of the above, for purposes of this clause, “refinance”) then
outstanding Debt in an amount not to exceed the principal amount of the Debt so
refinanced, plus premiums, fees and expenses; provided that
(A) in
case the Debt to be refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes,
the new Debt, by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument
pursuant to which it is outstanding, is expressly made subordinate in right of
payment to the Notes at least to the extent that the Debt to be refinanced is
subordinated to the Notes,
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(C) Debt
Incurred pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi),
(xii) and (xiii) of Section 4.06 may not be refinanced pursuant to this
clause;
(iv)
Hedging Agreements of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary entered into in the
ordinary course of business for the purpose of limiting risks associated with
the business of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries and not for
speculation;
(v) Debt
of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary with respect to letters of credit and
bankers’ acceptances issued in the ordinary course of business and not
supporting Debt, including letters of credit supporting performance, surety or
appeal bonds;
(vi)
Acquired Debt, provided that after giving effect to the Incurrence thereof, the
Guarantor could Incur at least U.S.$1.00 of Debt under the Net Debt to EBITDA
Ratio test set forth in Section 4.06(a);
(vii)
Debt of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue
Date;
(viii)
Debt of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary consisting of guarantees of Debt of
Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio pursuant to the Cosan IFC Loan (in an amount not
to exceed the aggregate outstanding amounts owed by Cosan S.A. Indústria e
Comércio, thereunder) and Debt of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary Incurred under
this Section 4.06;
(ix) Debt
of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary arising from agreements providing for
indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, or
guarantees or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing any
obligations of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary pursuant to such agreements, in
any case Incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or
Subsidiary (other than guarantees of Debt Incurred by any Person acquiring all
or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of
financing such acquisition), so long as the amount does not exceed the gross
proceeds actually received by the Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof in
connection with such disposition, provided that such Debt is not reflected on
the balance sheet of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(x) Debt
of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary arising from the honoring by a bank or other
financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against
insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided, however, that
such Debt is extinguished within five Business Days of its
Incurrence;
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(xii)
Debt of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary to the extent that the net proceeds
thereof are promptly deposited to defease or to satisfy and discharge the Notes
in accordance with this Indenture; and
(xiii)
Debt of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary Incurred on or after the Issue Date not
otherwise permitted in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not
to exceed U.S.$50.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of the
determination).
(c)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the maximum amount of
Debt that the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries may Incur pursuant to this Section
shall not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding Debt, solely
as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies.
(d) For
purposes of determining compliance with this Section, in the event that any
proposed Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted
Debt described in clauses (i) through (xiii) of Section 4.06(b), or is entitled
to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(a), the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries
will be permitted to classify such item of Debt at the time of its Incurrence in
any manner that complies with this Section or to later reclassify all or a
portion of such item of Debt.
(e) The
Guarantor may not Incur any Debt that is subordinate in right of payment to
other Debt of the Guarantor unless such Debt is also subordinate in right of
payment to the Notes or the relevant Note Guarantee on substantially identical
terms.
Section
4.07 Limitation on Restricted
Payments. (a) The Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary
to, directly or indirectly (the payments and other actions described in the
following clauses of this Section 4.07 being collectively “Restricted
Payments”):
(i)
declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on its Equity Interests
(other than dividends or distributions paid in the Guarantor’s Qualified Equity
Interests) held by Persons other than the Guarantor or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(ii)
purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests
of the Guarantor held by Persons other than the Guarantor or any of its
Subsidiaries; or
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unless,
at the time of, and after giving effect to, the proposed Restricted
Payment:
(A) no
Default has occurred and is continuing,
(B) the
Guarantor could Incur at least U.S.$1.00 of Debt under the Net Debt to EBITDA
Ratio test set forth in Section 4.06(a), and
(C) the
aggregate amount expended for all Restricted Payments made on or after the Issue
Date would not, subject to Section 4.07(d), exceed the sum of
(1) 50%
of the aggregate amount of the Consolidated Net Income (or, if the Consolidated
Net Income is a loss, minus 100% of the amount of the loss) accrued on a
cumulative basis during the period, taken as one accounting period, beginning on
July 1, 2009 and ending on the last day of the Guarantor’s most recently
completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided (or
if not timely provided, required to be provided) pursuant to this Indenture,
plus
(2)
subject to Section 4.07(c), the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the
Guarantor (other than from a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date from:
(a) the
issuance and sale of its Qualified Equity Interests, including by way of
issuance of its Disqualified Equity Interests or Debt to the extent since
converted into Qualified Equity Interests of the Guarantor, or
(b) as a
contribution to its common equity, plus
(3) the cash
return, after the Issue Date, on any Investment made
after the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.07(a), as a result of any sale for
cash, repayment, redemption, liquidating distribution or other cash realization
(not included in Consolidated Net Income), not to exceed the amount of such
Investment so made; plus
(4)
U.S.$10.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time of
determination).
The
amount expended in any Restricted Payment, if other than in cash, will be deemed
to be the fair market value of the relevant non-cash assets, as determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination will be conclusive and
evidenced by a Board Resolution.
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(c) The foregoing will not
prohibit:
(i) the
payment of any dividend after the date of declaration thereof if, at the date of
declaration, such payment would comply with Section 4.07(a);
(ii)
dividends or distributions by a Subsidiary payable, on a pro rata basis or on a
basis more favorable to the Guarantor, to all holders of any class of Capital
Stock of such Subsidiary a majority of which is held, directly or indirectly
through Subsidiaries, by the Guarantor;
(iii) the
repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement
for value of Subordinated Debt with the proceeds of, or in exchange for,
Permitted Refinancing Debt;
(iv) the
purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity
Interests of the Guarantor in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of a
substantially concurrent offering of, Qualified Equity Interests of the
Guarantor or of a cash contribution to the common equity of the
Guarantor;
(v) the
declaration and payment of any dividend or interest on outstanding capital
payable with respect to periods prior to July 1, 2009 up to a maximum of R$12.9
million; or
(vi) the
repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement
of Subordinated Debt of the Guarantor in exchange for, or out of the proceeds
of, a substantially concurrent offering of, Qualified Equity Interests of the
Guarantor or of a cash contribution to the common equity of the
Guarantor;
provided
that, in the case of clause (vi) no Default has occurred and is continuing or
would occur as a result thereof.
(d)
Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to clause (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi)
of Section 4.07(c) will not be included in making the calculations under clause
(iii) of Section 4.07(a).
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Section
4.08 Limitation on Transfer of
the Company’s Voting Stock. The Guarantor shall
continue to own, directly or indirectly, a majority of the Voting Stock of the
Company.
Section
4.09 Limitation on
Liens. The Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly, incur or permit to exist any Lien of any nature
whatsoever on any of its properties or assets, whether owned at the Issue Date
or thereafter acquired, other than Permitted Liens, without effectively
providing that the Notes are secured equally and ratably with (or, if the
obligation to be secured by the Lien is subordinated in right of payment to the
Notes or any Note Guarantee, prior to) the obligations so secured for so long as
such obligations are so secured.
Section
4.10 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback
Transactions. Guarantor
will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and
Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Property unless the Guarantor or such
Subsidiary would be entitled to:
(a) Incur
Debt in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to such Sale and
Leaseback Transaction pursuant to Section 4.06; and
(b)
create a Lien on such Property or asset securing such Attributable Debt without
equally and ratably securing the Notes pursuant to Section 4.09,
in which
case, the corresponding Debt and Lien will be deemed incurred pursuant to those
provisions.
Section
4.11 Limitation on Dividend
and other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Subsidiaries.
(a)
Except as provided in Section 4.11(b), the Guarantor will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist
or become effective any encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of
any Subsidiary to:
(i) pay
dividends or make any other distributions on any Equity Interests of the
Subsidiary owned by the Guarantor or any other Subsidiary,
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(iii) make
loans or advances to the Guarantor or any other
Subsidiary, or
(iv)
transfer any of its property or assets to the Guarantor or any other
Subsidiary.
(b) The
provisions of Section 4.11(a) do not apply to any encumbrances or
restrictions:
(i)
existing on the Issue Date as provided for in this Indenture or any other
agreements in effect on the Issue Date, and any extensions, renewals,
replacements or refinancings of any of the foregoing; provided that the
encumbrances and restrictions in the extension, renewal, replacement or
refinancing are, taken as a whole, no less favorable in any material respect to
the Holders than the encumbrances or restrictions being extended, renewed,
replaced or refinanced;
(ii) existing
under or by reason of applicable law;
(iii) existing with
respect to any Person, or to the Property
of any Person, at the time the Person is acquired by the Guarantor or any
Subsidiary,
which
encumbrances or restrictions: (A) are not applicable to any other Person or the
Property of any other Person; and (B) were not put in place in anticipation of
such event, and any extensions, renewals, replacements or refinancings of any of
the foregoing; provided the encumbrances and restrictions in the extension,
renewal, replacement or refinancing are, taken as a whole, no less favorable in
any material respect to the Holders than the encumbrances or restrictions being
extended, renewed, replaced or refinanced;
(iv) of
the type described in Section 4.11(a)(iv) arising or agreed to in the ordinary
course of business (A) that restrict in a customary manner the subletting,
assignment or transfer of any Property that is subject to a lease or license or
(B) by virtue of any Lien on, or agreement to transfer, option or similar right
with respect to any Property of, the Guarantor or any Subsidiary;
(v) with
respect to a Subsidiary and imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been
entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the
Capital Stock of, or Property of, the Subsidiary that is permitted by Section
4.14;
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(vii)
imposed by the standard loan documentation in connection with loans from (a)
Banco Nacional de
Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social–BNDES, or any other Brazilian
governmental development bank or credit agency or (b) any
international or multilateral development bank or government- sponsored agency,
government-sponsored agency to any Subsidiary;
(viii) required
pursuant to this Indenture.
Section
4.12 Guarantees by Material
Subsidiaries. If the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries acquires or
creates a Material Subsidiary or any existing Person becomes a Material
Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture, the new Material Subsidiary must
unconditionally guarantee, on an unsecured basis, all of the obligations of the
Guarantor under the Notes up to an amount equal to the Guarantor’s beneficial
interest in such Material Subsidiary and, if such Material Subsidiary is also a
Substantially Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, an unconditional guarantee, on an
unsecured basis, for all of the obligations of the Guarantor under the Notes. If
any Material Subsidiary is acquired or created as a result of a contribution of
assets to the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with an
issuance of Equity Interests (or other capital increase), then notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture, all or any portion of the Capital Stock
of such Material Subsidiary (and/or its assets) can be sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of by the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries in connection
with a cancellation of Equity Interests (or other capital reduction), and
consequently, such entity will no longer be required to guarantee the
Notes.
Section
4.13 Repurchase of Notes Upon a Change of
Control. Not later
than 30 days following a Change of Control that results in a Rating
Decline,
the Company shall make an Offer to Purchase all outstanding Notes at a purchase
price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus accrued interest to the date of
purchase.
Section
4.14 Limitation on Asset
Sales. (a) The Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
make any Asset Sale unless the following conditions are met:
(i) The
Asset Sale is for fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors.
(ii) At
least 75% of the consideration consists of cash or Cash Equivalents received at
closing. (For purposes of this clause (ii), the assumption by the purchasers of
Debt or other obligations (other than Subordinated Debt) of the Guarantor or a
Subsidiary pursuant to a customary novation agreement, and instruments or
securities received from the purchasers
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(iii)
Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale,
the Net Cash Proceeds may be used:
(A) to
permanently repay Debt other than Subordinated Debt of the Guarantor or any
Subsidiary (and in the case of a revolving credit, permanently reduce the
commitment thereunder by such amount), in each case owing to a Person other than
the Guarantor or any Subsidiary,
(B) to
acquire all or substantially all of the assets of a Permitted Business, or a
majority of the Voting Stock of another Person that thereupon becomes a
Subsidiary engaged in a Permitted Business, or to make capital expenditures or
otherwise acquire long-term assets that are to be used in a Permitted Business;
or
(C) to
acquire Productive Assets for the Guarantor or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(iv)
Notwithstanding clauses (i)-(iii) above, the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries will
be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without complying with such clauses to
the extent:
(A) at least
75% of the consideration for such Asset Sale constitutes Productive Assets,
cash, Cash Equivalents and/or Marketable Securities; and
(B) the Asset
Sale is for fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors;
provided
that any consideration not constituting Productive Assets received by the
Guarantor or any Subsidiary in connection with any Asset Sale permitted to be
consummated under this clause shall be applied (in the case of cash, Cash
Equivalents and Marketable Securities within 360 days after the receipt thereof)
in accordance with Section 4.14(iii) above.
(v) The
Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale not applied pursuant to Section 4.14(iii)
within 360 days of the Asset Sale constitute “Excess Proceeds.” Excess
Proceeds of less than U.S.$20.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the time
of determination) will be carried forward and
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(A) accumulated
Excess Proceeds, multiplied by
(B) a
fraction (x) the numerator of which is equal to the outstanding principal amount
of the Notes and (y) the
denominator of which is equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes
and all pari passu Debt similarly required to be repaid, redeemed or tendered
for in connection with the Asset Sale, rounded down to the nearest
U.S.$1,000.
The
purchase price for the Notes will be 100% of the principal amount plus accrued
interest to the date of purchase. If the Offer to Purchase is for less than all
of the outstanding Notes and Notes in an aggregate principal amount in excess of
the purchase amount are tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the offer, the
Guarantor will purchase Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the
purchase amount on a pro rata basis, with adjustments so that only Notes in
multiples of U.S.$1,000 principal amount will be purchased, provided that after
a purchase from a Holder in part, such Holder shall hold U.S.$100,000 in
principal amount of Notes or a multiple of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof. The
Guarantor shall obtain all necessary consents and approvals from the Central
Bank of Brazil for the remittance of funds outside Brazil prior to making any
Offer to Purchase. Any failure to obtain such consents and approvals will
constitute an Event of Default. Upon completion of the Offer to Purchase, Excess
Proceeds will be reset at zero.
Section
4.15 Limitation
on Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. (a)
The
Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, enter into, renew or extend any transaction or arrangement including
the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or assets, or the rendering of
any service with (x) any of its shareholders, or any Affiliate of any
shareholder, of 5% or more of any class of Capital Stock of the Guarantor or (y)
any Affiliate of the Guarantor or any Subsidiary (a “Related Party Transaction”), except upon
fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Guarantor or the
Subsidiary than could be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with
a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Guarantor.
(b) In
any Related Party Transaction or series of Related Party Transactions with an
aggregate value in excess of U.S.$5.0 million (or the equivalent thereof at the
time of determination), the Guarantor must first deliver to the Trustee an
Officers’ Certificate to the effect that such transaction or series of related
transactions are on fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Guarantor
or such Subsidiary than could be obtained in a comparable arm's length
transaction and is otherwise compliant with the terms of this Indenture. Prior
to entering into
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(c) The foregoing
paragraphs of this Section 4.14 do not apply to
(i) any
transaction between the Guarantor and any Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries and
the Guarantor;
(ii) the
payment of reasonable and customary regular fees to directors of the Guarantor
who are not employees of the Guarantor;
(iii) any
Restricted Payments described in Section 4.07(a)(i) if permitted by that
covenant;
(iv) any
issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified
Stock);
(v)
transactions or payments pursuant to any employee, officer or director
compensation or benefit plans, customary indemnifications or arrangements
entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(vi)
transactions pursuant to agreements in effect on the Issue Date and described in
the Offering Memorandum, as amended, modified or replaced from time to time so
long as the amended, modified or new agreements, taken as a whole, are no less
favorable to the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries than those in effect on the date
of this Indenture;
(vii) any
Sale Leaseback Transaction otherwise permitted under Section 4.10 if such
transaction is on market terms;
(viii) the
issuance of a guarantee by the Guarantor under the Cosan
IFC Loan;
(ix) any
advance, loan or other extension of credit (or guarantee thereof) in connection
with the use of the proceeds of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) as
well as additional loans outstanding from the Guarantor or any of its
Subsidiaries to an Affiliate to the extent that any such advance, loan or other
extension of credit (i) has a Stated Maturity that is prior to the Stated
Maturity of the Notes and (ii) is on market terms; and
(x) (A)
transactions with customers, clients, distributors, suppliers or purchasers or
sellers of goods or services, in each case in
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(d)
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Guarantor or any of its
Subsidiaries will not maintain or make any loan to an Affiliate (other than to
the Guarantor or its Subsidiaries) except to the extent that (1) the aggregate
amount outstanding of any such loans do not exceed R$140.5 million (excluding
any loans with the use of proceeds of the Notes (and any Additional Notes)), and
(2) any loan has a Stated Maturity that is prior to the Stated Maturity of the
Notes and is on market terms.
Section
4.16 Line of Business.
The Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries, to engage
in any business other than a Permitted Business, except to an extent that so
doing would not be material to the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
Section
4.17 Financial
Reports.
(a) The
Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee in electronic format and to the
Luxembourg Paying Agent:
(i) as
soon as available and in any event by no later than 120 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Guarantor, annual audited consolidated financial
statements in English of the Guarantor prepared in accordance with GAAP and
accompanied by an opinion of internationally recognized independent public
accountants selected by the Guarantor, which opinion shall be based upon an
examination made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in
Brazil; and
(ii) as
soon as available and in any event by no later than 60 days after the end of
each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Guarantor,
quarterly unaudited consolidated financial statements in English of the
Guarantor prepared in accordance with GAAP accompanied by a “limited review”
(revisão limitada) report of internationally recognized independent public
accountants selected by the Guarantor which report shall be based upon an
examination made in accordance with the specific applicable rules issued by the
Instituto Brasileiro dos
Auditores Independentes – IBRACON (Brazilian Accountants Institute) and
the Conselho Federal de
Contabilidade (Federal Accounting Counsel).
In
addition, the Company and the Guarantor will make the information and reports
available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request. For so
long as any of the Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and the
rules of such exchange require, copies of such information will also be
available during normal business hours at the office of The Bank of New York
Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A.
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(c)
Delivery of the above reports to the Trustee and the Luxembourg Paying Agent is
for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s and the Luxembourg Paying
Agent’s receipt of such reports shall not constitute constructive notice of any
information contained therein or determinable from information contained
therein, including the Company’s and/or the Guarantor’s compliance with any of
its covenants in this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely
exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).
Section
4.18 Reports to
Trustee.
(a) The
Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee:
(i)
within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year an Officers’ Certificate
stating that the Guarantor has fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture
or, if there has been a Default, specifying the Default and a description of the
event and what action that the Guarantor is taking or proposes to take with
respect thereto; and
(ii) as
soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after it becomes aware or
should reasonably become aware of the occurrence of a Default, an Officers’
Certificate setting forth the details of the Default, and the action which the
Guarantor proposes to take with respect thereto.
(b)
The Company will provide prior written notice to the Trustee when any Notes are
listed on any Brazilian, U.S. or foreign national securities exchange and of any
delisting.
Section
4.19 Ranking.
(a) The
Notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company and will
rank equally with any and all other existing and future unsecured and
unsubordinated obligations of the Company. The Notes (including any Additional
Notes) are the only indebtedness of the Company, and the Company will have no
Debt other than the Notes (including any Additional Notes), except for any
additional Debt incurred solely for the purpose of complying with its
obligations under the Notes.
(b) The
Note Guarantee will be an unsecured, unsubordinated obligation of the Guarantor,
ranking equally with all of its other existing and future unsecured and
unsubordinated obligations. The Note Guarantee will
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Section
4.20 Limitations and Restrictions on the
Company.
(a) The
Company shall not engage in any business or enter into, or be a party to, any
transaction or agreement except for (i) the issuance, sale or redemption of the
Notes and activities incidentally related thereto; (ii) the entering into
affiliate loans, including import and export financing transactions, with
regards to proceeds from the Notes (including any Additional Notes); (iii) the
acquisition from Cosan Ltd., as sole Holder, of U.S.$175.0 million aggregate
principal amount of floating rate notes issued by the Guarantor due 2018; (iv)
the entering into Hedging Agreements not for speculation; and (v) as required by
law;
(b) The
Company shall not acquire or own any Subsidiaries or other assets or properties,
except for (i) an interest in Hedging Agreements relating to its Debt and
instruments evidencing interests in the foregoing, (ii) cash, Cash Equivalents
or Marketable Securities, (iii) any assets related to the intercompany loans,
including import and export financing transactions; and (iv) the
Notes;
(c) The
Company shall not Incur any additional Debt, except for (a) Additional Notes or
(b) any additional Debt (i) incurred solely for the purpose of complying with
its obligations under the Notes or (ii) in respect of Hedging Agreements
relating to its indebtedness;
(d) The
Company shall not create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any
properties or assets whatsoever, except for any liens imposed by law, it being
understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Company may not create, assume,
incur or suffer to exist any Liens, including Liens which would otherwise
constitute Permitted Liens in the case of the Guarantor or any
Subsidiary;
(e) The
Company shall not enter into any consolidation, merger, amalgamation, joint
venture, or other form of combination with any person, or selling, leasing,
conveying or otherwise disposing of any of its assets or receivables;
and
(f) The
Company shall not amend, supplement, waive or otherwise modify certain
provisions of the Organizational Documents except in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 4.20(f). Any provision of any Organizational Document
may be amended, waived, supplemented, restated, discharged or terminated without
the consent of the Holders; provided that such amendment, waiver, supplement or
restatement does not result in a Default or Event of Default; and provided,
further, that the Trustee shall have received prior written notice thereof
together with copies of any documentation related thereto. Any amendment,
waiver, supplement or restatement of any Organizational
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Section
4.21 Paying Agent and Transfer
Agent.
(a) The
Company agrees, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes,
that, until all of the Notes are no longer outstanding or until moneys for the
payment of all of the principal of and interest on all Notes (and Additional
Amounts, if any) shall have been made available at an office of the Principal
Paying Agent, and shall have been returned to the Company as provided herein,
whichever occurs earlier, there shall at all times be a Principal Paying Agent
and Transfer Agent hereunder. The Principal Paying Agent and the Transfer Agent
shall have the powers and authority granted to and conferred upon them herein
and in the Notes.
(b) The
Company hereby initially appoints the Paying Agents and Transfer Agent defined
in this Indenture as such. The Principal Paying Agent shall arrange with the
Paying Agents for the payment, from funds furnished by the Company to the
Principal Paying Agent pursuant to this Indenture, of the principal of and
interest on the Notes (and Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to the
Notes).
Section
4.22 Covenant
Suspension. From and during any time that:
(a) the
Notes have an Investment Grade rating from any two Rating Agencies, and no
Default has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries will
not be subject to Sections 4.06, 4.07, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.14, 4.15 and 4.16
(collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”).
In the
event that the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended
Covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any
subsequent date (the “Reversion
Date”) the Notes cease to have an Investment Grade Rating from any two
Rating agencies, then the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries will thereafter again
be subject to the Suspended Covenants. The period of time between the Suspension
Date and the Reversion Date is referred to as the “Suspension Period.”
Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default or
Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to
comply with any of the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period (or upon
termination of the Suspension Period or after that time based solely on events
that occurred during the Suspension Period).
On the
Reversion Date, all Debt incurred during the Suspension Period will be
classified to have been incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(a) or clauses
(i)
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ARTICLE 5
CONSOLIDATION,
MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS
Section
5.01 Consolidation, Merger or
Sale of Assets by the Guarantor; No Lease of All or
Substantially All Assets.
(a) The
Guarantor will not:
(i) consolidate
with or merge with or into any Person;
or
(ii)
sell, convey, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets as an entirety or substantially an entirety, in one transaction or a
series of related transactions, to any Person; or
(iii) permit
any Person to merge with or into the Guarantor;
unless:
(A) either
(x) the Guarantor is the continuing Person or (y) the resulting, surviving or
transferee Person is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws
of the Federative Republic of Brazil or any political subdivision thereof or any
other country member of the Organization for Economic Co- operation and
Development (OECD) and expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the
obligations of the Guarantor under this Indenture and the Notes;
(B) immediately
after giving effect to the transaction, no Default has occurred and is
continuing;
(C) immediately
after giving effect to the transaction on a pro forma basis, the Guarantor or
the resulting, surviving or transferee Person has a Consolidated Net Worth
without taking into account any purchase accounting adjustments equal to or
greater than the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company immediately prior to the
transaction;
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(E) the
Guarantor or the resulting surviving or transferee Person delivers to the
Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that
the consolidation, merger or transfer and the supplemental indenture (if any)
comply with this Indenture;
provided that clauses (B)
through (D) do not apply to the consolidation or merger of the Guarantor
with or into a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or the consolidation or merger of a
Wholly-Owed Subsidiary with or into the Guarantor.
(b) The
Guarantor shall not lease all or substantially all of its assets, whether in one
transaction or a series of transactions, to one or more other Persons, except to
the extent permitted under Section 4.10.
(c) The
Guarantor shall not sell or otherwise transfer any Equity Interest in the
Company to any other Person other than a Subsidiary of the Guarantor unless the
Guarantor becomes the direct obligor under the Notes.
(d) Upon
the consummation of any transaction effected in accordance with these
provisions, if the Guarantor is not the continuing Person, the resulting,
surviving or transferee Person will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may
exercise every right and power of, the Guarantor under this Indenture and the
Notes with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the
Guarantor in this Indenture. Upon such substitution, unless the successor is one
or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries, the Company will be released from its
obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.
Section
5.02 Consolidation, Merger Or Sale Of
Assets By the Company.
(a) The
Company will not:
(i) consolidate
with or merge with or into any Person; or
(ii)
sell, convey, transfer or dispose of, all or substantially all its assets as an
entirety or substantially as an entirety, in one transaction or a series of
related transactions, to any Person; or
(iii) permit
any Person to merge with or into the Company.
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DEFAULT
AND REMEDIES
Section
6.01 Events of
Default. An “Event of Default” occurs
if
(a) the
Company defaults in the payment of the principal or any related Additional
Amounts, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable at maturity,
upon acceleration or redemption, or otherwise (other than pursuant to an Offer
to Purchase);
(b) the
Company defaults in the payment of interest or any related Additional Amounts,
if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and the default
continues for a period of 30 days;
(c) the
Company fails to make an Offer to Purchase and thereafter to accept and pay for
Notes tendered when and as required pursuant to the covenants described in
Section 4.13 or the Company or the Guarantor fails to comply with the covenants
described in Section 4.06, 4.07, 4.14 or Article 5;
(d) any
of the Company or the Guarantor defaults in the performance of or breaches any
other covenants or agreements in this Indenture or under the Notes and the
default or breach continues for a period of 60 consecutive days after written
notice to the Company and/or the Guarantor by the Trustee or to the Company, the
Guarantor and the Trustee by the Holders of 25% or more in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes;
(e) there
occurs with respect to any Debt of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries
having an outstanding principal amount of $15.0 million (or the equivalent
thereof at the time of determination) or more in the aggregate for all such Debt
of all such Persons (i) an event of default that results in such Debt being due
and payable prior to its scheduled maturity or (ii) failure to make a principal
payment when due and such defaulted payment is not made, waived or extended
within the applicable grace period;
(f) one
or more final and non-appealable judgments or orders for the payment of money
are rendered against the Company, the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries and
are not paid or discharged which causes the aggregate amount for all such final
and non-appealable judgments or orders outstanding and not paid or discharged
against all such Persons to exceed $15.0 million or the equivalent thereof at
the time of determination (in excess of amounts which the Guarantor’s insurance
carriers have agreed to pay under applicable policies or ExxonMobil or its
affiliates have agreed to pay under applicable indemnification agreements), and
there is a period of 60 consecutive days following entry of the final and
non-appealable judgment or order during which a stay of enforcement, by reason
of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect;
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(h) the
Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries (i) commences a voluntary case or other
proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization, recuperação judicial or
extrajudicial or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case
under any such law, (ii) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by
a receiver, administrador
judicial, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or
similar official of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or for all or
substantially all of the Property of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or
(iii) effects any general assignment for the benefit of creditors (an event of
default specified in clause (g) or (h) a “bankruptcy
default”);
(i) The
Note Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect, other than in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture, or the Guarantor denies or disaffirms its
obligations under the Note Guarantee;
(j) any
event occurs that under the laws of the Cayman Islands or Brazil or any
political subdivision thereof or any other country has substantially the same
effect as any of the events referred to in any of clause (g) or (h);
or
(k) all
or substantially all of the undertaking, assets and revenues of the Guarantor or
any Subsidiary is condemned, seized or otherwise appropriated by any Person
acting under the authority of any national, regional or local government or the
Guarantor is prevented by any such Person from exercising normal control over
all or substantially all of the undertaking, assets and revenues of the
Guarantor or any Subsidiary.
Section
6.02 Acceleration.
(a) If an
Event of Default, other than a bankruptcy default with respect to the Company or
the Guarantor, occurs and is continuing under this Indenture, the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding, by written notice to the Company and to the Guarantor (and to the
Trustee if the notice is given by the Holders), may, and the Trustee at the
request of such Holders shall, declare the principal of and accrued interest on
the Notes to be immediately due and payable. Upon a declaration of acceleration,
such principal and interest will become immediately
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(b) The
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by written
notice to the Company, the Guarantor and to the Trustee may waive all past
defaults and rescind and annul a declaration of acceleration and its
consequences if:
(i) all
existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Notes that have become due solely by the
declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived; and
(ii) the
rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
Section
6.03 Notices; Other
Remedies.
(a) If
any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is known to a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee will send notice of the Event of Default to
each Holder within 90 days after it occurs, unless the Event of Default has been
cured; provided that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the
principal of, or interest on (including any Additional Amounts) any Note, the
Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a trust committee of trust
officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that withholding the notice is
in the best interest of the Holders.
(b)
Except as provided in Section 6.03(a), if an Event of Default occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee may pursue, in its own name or as trustee of an express
trust, any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the
payment of principal of, and interest on (including any Additional Amounts) 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.
Section
6.04 Waiver of Past
Defaults. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.02, 6.07 or 9.02, the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may, by
notice to the Trustee, waive an existing Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, the Default will cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom will be deemed to have been cured, but no such waiver will extend to
any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
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Section
6.06 Limitation on
Suits. A Holder may not institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise,
with respect to this Indenture or the Notes, or for the appointment of a
receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy under this Indenture or the Notes,
unless:
(i) the
Holder has previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event
of Default;
(ii)
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes have
made written request to the Trustee to institute such proceedings in respect of
the Event of Default in its own name as Trustee under this
Indenture;
(iii)
Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee against any costs, liabilities or reasonable and documented expenses
(including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses
of its legal counsel) to be incurred in compliance with such
request;
(iv) the
Trustee within 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(v)
during such 60-day period, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a written direction
that is inconsistent with such written request.
Section
6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive
Payment. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, the right of a Holder of a Note to receive
payment of principal of, or interest on (including Additional Amounts, if any)
its Note on or after the Stated Maturities thereof, or to bring suit for the
enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, may not be
impaired or affected without the consent of that Holder.
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Section
6.09 Trustee May File Proofs
of Claim. The Trustee may file 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 compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due
to the Trustee hereunder) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings
relating to the Company or the Guarantor or their respective creditors or
property, and is entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any
money, securities or other property payable or deliverable upon conversion or
exchange of the Notes or upon any such claims. Any custodian, receiver, admistrador judicial,
assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any
such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such
payments to the Trustee and, if the Trustee consents 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 agent and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee
hereunder. Nothing in this Indenture will be deemed to empower 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 thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect
of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section
6.10 Priorities. If the
Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money
in the following order:
First: to
the Trustee for all amounts due to it hereunder;
Second:
to Holders for amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and interest on the
Notes, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the
amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest;
and
Third: to
the Company or, to the extent the Trustee collects any amounts from the
Guarantor, to the Guarantor or as a court of competent jurisdiction may
direct.
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Section
6.11 Restoration of Rights and
Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted a proceeding to
enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and the proceeding has been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to
the Trustee or to the Holder, then, subject to any determination in the
proceeding, the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders will be
restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and
thereafter all rights and remedies of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee
and the Holders will continue as though no such proceeding had been
instituted.
Section
6.12 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 Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit (other than
the Trustee) to file an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court
may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees, against any
party litigant (other than the Trustee) in the suit having due regard to the
merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This
Section 6.12 does not apply to a suit by a Holder to enforce payment of
principal of or interest on any Note on the respective due dates pursuant to
Section 6.12, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the
outstanding Notes except for any proceeding brought before a Brazilian court,
which case the Holder may be required to post a bond to cover legal fees and
court expenses.
Section
6.13 Rights and Remedies
Cumulative. No right or remedy conferred or reserved to the Trustee or to
the Holders under this Indenture is intended to be exclusive of any other right
or remedy, and all such rights and remedies are, to the extent permitted by law,
cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy hereunder or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or exercise
of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent
assertion or exercise of any other right or remedy.
Section
6.14 Delay or Omission Not
Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise
any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default will impair any such
right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an
acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to
the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often
as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may
be.
Section
6.15 Waiver of Stay, Extension
or Usury Laws. The Company and the Guarantor covenants, to the extent
that it may lawfully do so, that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead,
or in any manner whatsoever
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ARTICLE
7
THE
TRUSTEE
Section
7.01 General.
(a) The
duties and responsibilities of the Trustee are as set forth herein. Whether or
not expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the
conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee is
subject to this Article.
(b)
Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee needs perform
only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no
others, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Indenture
against the Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
the Trustee shall exercise those rights and powers vested in it by this
Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a
prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his
own affairs.
(c) No
provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from
liability for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct.
Section
7.02 Certain Rights of
Trustee.
(a) In
the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may rely, and will be
protected in acting or refraining from acting, upon any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent,
order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or
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, but, in the case of any document which is specifically required to
be furnished to the Trustee pursuant to any provision hereof, the Trustee shall
examine the document to determine whether it conforms to the requirements of
this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the
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(b)
Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel conforming to Section 11.03 and the Trustee
will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in
reliance on such certificate or opinion.
(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 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 security, reasonably
satisfactory to it, or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or
direction.
(e) 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 its rights or powers or for
any action it takes or omits to take in accordance with the direction of the
Holders in accordance with Section 6.05 relating to the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this
Indenture.
(f) 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 in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith
and in reliance thereon.
(g) No
provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own
funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its
duties hereunder, or in the exercise of its rights or powers, unless it receives
indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. In no event
shall the Trustee be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential
loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost
profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or
damage and regardless of the form of action.
(h)
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, in no event shall the
Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations
under this Indenture arising out of or caused by forces beyond its control,
including, but not limited to, acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or
undeclared), terrorism, fire, riot, strikes or work stoppages for any reason,
embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or
the
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(i) The
Trustee may at any time request that the Company and/or the Guarantor deliver an
Officers’ Certificate setting forth the specimen signatures and the names of
individuals and/or titles of Officers authorized at such time to take specified
actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by
any Person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any Person
specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not
superseded.
(j) The
Trustee may at any time request that the Company, the Guarantor and/or any
Holder provide the Trustee with appropriate W-9 forms for tax I.D., number
certifications, or W-8 forms for non-resident alien certifications.
(k) The
rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and
shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and
each Agent.
(l) None
of the Trustee or any Agent shall have any liability or responsibility with
respect to, or obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to
compliance with any restrictions on exchange or transfer imposed under this
Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any exchange or transfer of
any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among DTC
participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to
require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are
expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms
of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance
as to form with the express requirements hereof, and as long as its actions were
not based on gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(m) None
of the Trustee or any Agent shall have any liability or responsibility with
respect to, or obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire (i) as to the
Company or the Guarantor’s compliance with any covenant under this Indenture
(other than the covenant to make payment on the Notes) or (ii) as to whether or
not any Rating Agency has adjusted the rating of the Notes.
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 or its
Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee. Any
Agent may do the same with like
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(a)
“cash transaction” means
any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made
within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities in currency or in
checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand;
and
(b)
“self-liquidating paper”
means any draft, xxxx of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made,
drawn, negotiated or incurred for the purpose of financing the purchase,
processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or
merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title to, possession
of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or
proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously
constituting the security, provided the security is received by the Trustee
simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship arising from the
making, drawing, negotiating or incurring of the draft, xxxx of exchange,
acceptance or obligation.
Section
7.04 Trustee’s
Disclaimer. The Trustee (a) makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Indenture, any offering materials or the Notes; (b) is not
accountable for the Company’s use or application of the proceeds from the Notes;
and (c) is not responsible for any statement in the Notes other than its
certificate of authentication.
Section
7.05 Notice of Default.
The Trustee is not to be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of
Default or knowledge of any cure of any Default or Event of Default with respect
to the Notes unless either (i) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or an
attorney or agent of the Trustee with direct responsibility for this Indenture,
had actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (ii) written notice
of such Default or Event of Default has been given to a Responsible Officer of
the Trustee by the Company or any Holder. If any Default occurs and is
continuing and is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee
will send notice of the Default to each Holder within 90 days after it occurs,
unless the Default has been cured; provided that, except in the
case of a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note,
the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as the board of directors,
the executive committee or a trust committee of trust officers of the Trustee in
good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the
Holders.
Section
7.06 Compensation And
Indemnity. (a) Each of the Company
and the Guarantor will, jointly and severally, pay the Trustee compensation
as agreed upon in writing between the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee for
the Trustee’s services. The compensation of the Trustee is not limited by any
law on compensation of a Trustee of an express trust. Each of the Company and
the Guarantor will, jointly and severally, will reimburse the Trustee upon
request for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses,
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(b) Each
of the Company and the Guarantor will, jointly and severally, indemnify the
Trustee for, and hold it harmless against, any loss or liability or expense
(including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses
of its legal counsel) incurred by it without gross negligence, or bad faith or
willful misconduct on its part arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of this Indenture by it, the performance of its
duties under this Indenture and the Notes and the exercise of its rights
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (legal or otherwise) of defending
itself against any claim or liability and of complying with any process served
upon it or any of its officers in connection with the exercise or performance of
any of its powers, rights or duties under this Indenture and the
Notes.
(c) To
secure the Company’s and Guarantor’s payment obligations in this Section, the
Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property
held in trust to pay principal of, and interest (including Additional Amounts)
on particular Notes.
(d) If
the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of
Default as specified herein, the expenses (including, without limitation, the
reasonable and documented charges and expenses of its legal counsel per
jurisdiction) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute
expenses of administration under any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect.
(e) The
obligations of the Company to make any payment to the Trustee or an Agent in
respect of compensation, reimbursement, and/or indemnification shall be an
obligation guaranteed by the Guarantor under the Note Guarantee.
(f) The
provisions of this Section 7.06 shall survive the payment of the Notes, the
resignation or removal of the Trustee and the termination of this
Indenture.
Section
7.07 Replacement of
Trustee. (a) The Trustee may resign at any time by written notice to the
Company and the Guarantor.
(b) The
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove
the Trustee by written notice to the Trustee.
(c) If
the Trustee is no longer eligible under Section 7.09, any Holder may petition
any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the
appointment of a successor Trustee.
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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.
(e) If
the Trustee has been removed by the Holders, Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Notes may appoint a successor Trustee with the consent of the
Company. Otherwise, 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. If the successor Trustee does not deliver its written
acceptance within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the
retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee or may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee.
(f) Upon
delivery by the successor Trustee of a written acceptance of its appointment to
the retiring Trustee and to the Company, (i) the retiring Trustee will, upon
payment of its charges, transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the
successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.06, (ii) the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective, and (iii)
the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee
under this Indenture. Upon request of any successor Trustee, the Company will
execute any and all instruments for fully vesting in and confirming to the
successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts. The Company will give
notice of any resignation and any removal of the Trustee and each appointment of
a successor Trustee to all Holders, and include in the notice the name of the
successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
(g)
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section, the
Company’s obligations under Section 7.06 will continue for the benefit of the
retiring Trustee.
Section
7.08 Successor Trustee by
Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or
transfers all or substantially all (including this transaction) of its corporate
trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the
resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or national banking association
without any further act will be the successor Trustee with the same effect as if
the successor Trustee had been named as the Trustee in this
Indenture.
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Section
7.10 Money Held in
Trust. The Trustee will not invest and will not be liable for interest
on, any money received by it except as it may agree with the Company. Money held
in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the
extent required by law and except for money held in trust under ARTICLE
8.
Section
7.11 Paying and Transfer
Agent.
(a) Each
Agent accepts its respective obligations set forth herein and in the Notes upon
the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, including the following, to all of
which the Company agrees and to all of which the rights of the Holders from time
to time of the Notes shall be subject:
(i) Each
of the Agents shall be entitled to the compensation to be agreed upon with the
Company and the Guarantor in writing for all services rendered by it, and the
Company and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree promptly to pay such
compensation and to reimburse each of the Agents for its reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented fees and
expenses of its counsel) incurred by it in connection with the services rendered
by it hereunder. The Company also agrees to indemnify each of the Agents for,
and to hold each of them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
(including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses
of its legal counsel) incurred out of or in connection with its acting as Agent
of the Company hereunder, except to the extent such loss, liability or expense
results from such Agent’s own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
The obligations of the Company under this subsection (i) shall survive the
payment of the Notes and the resignation or removal of any Agent and/or the
termination of this Indenture;
(ii) In
acting under this Indenture and in connection with the Notes, the Agents are
each acting solely as agent of the Company and do not assume any obligation
towards or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the Holders except
that all funds held by a Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of,
interest on (and Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to) the Notes, shall
be held in trust by it and applied as set forth herein and in the Notes, but
need not be segregated from other funds held by it, except as required by
law;
(iii)
Each Agent may consult with counsel and any advice or written opinion of counsel
shall be full and complete authorization and
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(iv) Each
Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any
action taken or omitted to be taken or thing suffered by it in reliance upon any
Note, notice, direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement or other
paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been
presented or signed by the proper party or parties;
(v) Each
Agent may, in its individual capacity or any capacity, become the owner of, or
acquire any interest in, any Notes or other obligations of the Company and/or
the Guarantor with the same rights that it would have if it were not an Agent,
and may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the
Company and may act on, or as depositary, trustee or agent for, any committee or
body of holders of Notes or other obligations of the Company as freely as if it
were not an Agent;
(vi) No
Agent shall be under any liability for interest on any moneys or to invest any
moneys, received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Indenture or
the Notes or the Note Guarantee;
(vii) The
recitals contained herein and in the Notes shall be taken as the statements of
the Company, and each Agent assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the
same. No Agent makes any representation as to the validity or sufficiency of
this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantee or any offering materials. No
Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any of
the Notes or the proceeds thereof;
(viii)
Each Agent shall be obligated to perform such duties and only such duties as are
herein and in the Notes specifically set forth, and no implied duties or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture or the Notes or the Note Guarantee
against such Agent. No Agent shall be under any obligation to take any action
hereunder which may tend to involve it in any expense or liability, the payment
of which within a reasonable time is not, in its reasonable opinion, assured to
it; and
(ix)
Unless otherwise specifically provided herein or in the Notes, any order,
certificate, notice, request, direction or other communication from the Company
or the Guarantor made or given under any provision of this Indenture or the Note
Guarantee shall be sufficient if signed by an authorized Officer or any duly
authorized attorney-in-fact.
Anything
in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreements to hold sums in
trust as provided in this Section are subject to the provisions of Section
8.05.
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(c) Any
successor Agent appointed as provided in Section 7.11(b) shall execute and
deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument accepting such
appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Agent, without any further
act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties
and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally
named as Paying Agent or Transfer Agent hereunder, and such predecessor, upon
payment of its compensation and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses
(including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses
of its legal counsel) then unpaid, shall pay over to such successor agent all
moneys or other property at the time held by it hereunder, if any.
(d) Any
corporation or bank into which any Agent may be merged or converted, or with
which any Agent may be consolidated, or any corporation or bank resulting from
any merger, conversion or consolidation to which an Agent shall be a party, or
any corporation or bank succeeding to all or substantially all of the agency
business of the Agent (including this transaction) shall be the successor to
such Agent hereunder (provided that such corporation or
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(e) Each
of the Company and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, undertakes to indemnify
any Paying Agent against all losses, liabilities, including any and all tax
liabilities, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include both Brazilian and
Japanese taxes and associated penalties, costs, claims, actions, damages,
expenses or demands which any of them may incur or which may be made against any
of them as a result of or in connection with the appointment of or the exercise
of the powers and duties by the Paying Agent under this Indenture except as may
result from its own gross negligence or bad faith. The Paying Agent shall take
all reasonable measures to minimize any such tax liabilities, as instructed in
writing by the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee or a Holder.
(f) Each
of the Company and the Guarantor acknowledges that the Principal Paying Agent
makes no representations as to the interpretation or characterization of the
transactions herein undertaken for tax or any other purpose, in any
jurisdiction. Each of the Company and the Guarantor represents that it has fully
satisfied itself as to any tax impact of this Indenture before agreeing to the
terms herein, and is responsible for any and all federal, state, local, income,
franchise, withholding, value added, sales, use, transfer, stamp or other taxes
imposed by any jurisdiction in respect of this Indenture.
(g) Each
of the Company and the Guarantor agrees to pay any and all stamp and other
documentary taxes or duties which may be payable in connection with the
execution, delivery, performance and enforcement of this Indenture by any Paying
Agent.
(h) Each
payment in full of principal, redemption amount, Additional Amounts and/or
interest payable in respect of any Note made by or on behalf of the Company
and/or the Guarantor, as applicable, to or to the order of the Principal Paying
Agent in the manner specified herein on the date due shall be valid and
effective to satisfy and discharge the obligation of the Company and/or the
Company, as applicable, to make payment of principal, redemption amount,
Additional Amounts and/or interest payable under the Notes on such date,
provided, however, that the liability of the Principal Paying Agent hereunder
shall not exceed any amounts paid to it by the Company and/or the Guarantor, as
applicable, or held by it, on behalf of the Holders under this Indenture; and
provided further that, in the event that there is a default by the Principal
Paying Agent in any payment of principal, redemption amount, Additional Amounts
and/or interest in respect of any Note, the Company and/or the Guarantor, as
applicable, shall pay on demand such further amounts as will result in receipt
by the Holder of such amounts as would have been received by it had no such
default occurred.
ARTICLE
8
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DEFEASANCE
AND DISCHARGE
Section
8.01 Discharge of Company’s
and Guarantor’ Obligations. (a) Subject to
paragraph (b), the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this
Indenture, and the Guarantor’s obligations under the Note Guarantee, will
terminate if:
(i) all
Notes previously authenticated and delivered (other than (1) destroyed, lost or
stolen Notes that have been replaced or (2) Notes that are paid pursuant to
Section 4.01 or (3) Notes for whose payment money or U.S. Government Obligations
have been held in trust and then repaid to the Company pursuant to Section 8.05)
have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company has paid all
sums payable by it hereunder; or
(ii) (A) the
Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the
Trustee, as trust funds solely for the benefit of the Holders, money or
U.S.
Government Obligations in U.S. Dollars or a combination thereof sufficient, in
the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants
expressed in a written certificate delivered to the Trustee, without
consideration of any reinvestment, to pay principal of and interest on the Notes
to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, and to pay all other sums payable
by it hereunder;
(B) no
Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit;
(C) the
deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to which the
Guarantor or the Company is a party or by which it is bound; and
(D) each of
the Guarantor and the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent
provided for herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture
have been complied with.
(b) After
satisfying the conditions in clause (a)(i), only the Company’s and the
Guarantor’s obligations under Section 7.06 and 7.11(a)(i) will survive. After
satisfying the conditions in clause (a)(ii), only the Company’s obligations in
ARTICLE 2 and Section 3.01,4.01, 4.02, 7.06, 7.07, 7.11(a)(i) 8.05 and 8.06 will
survive. In either case, the Trustee upon request will acknowledge in writing
the discharge of the Company’s and the Guarantor’s obligations under the Notes
and this Indenture other than the surviving obligations.
Section
8.02 Legal Defeasance.
After the 123rd day following the deposit referred to in clause (i) below, each
of the Company and the Guarantor will be deemed to have paid and will be
discharged from its obligations in respect of the Notes and the Note Guarantee
and this Indenture, other than its obligations
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(i) The
Company or the Guarantor has irrevocably deposited in trust with the Trustee, as
trust funds solely for the benefit of the Holders, money or U.S. Government
Obligations or a combination thereof sufficient, in the opinion of an
internationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a
written certificate thereof delivered to the Trustee, without consideration of
any reinvestment, to pay principal of and interest on the Notes to maturity or
redemption, as the case may be, provided that any redemption
before maturity has been irrevocably provided for under arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee.
(ii) No
Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit or occurs at
any time during the 123-day period following the deposit.
(iii) The
deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company
or the Guarantor is a party or by which it is bound.
(iv) The
Company or the Guarantor has delivered to the Trustee:
(A) either
(x) a ruling received from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the
Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax
purposes as a result of the defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal
income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as
would otherwise have been the case or (y) an Opinion of Counsel, based on a
change in law after the date of this Indenture, to the same effect as the ruling
described in clause (x);
(B) an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the creation of the defeasance trust
does not violate the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) the
Holders have a valid first priority Note interest in the trust funds (subject to
customary exceptions), and (iii) after the passage of 123 days following the
deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Bankruptcy Code or Section 15 of the New York Debtor and Creditor
Law; and
(C) an
Opinion of Counsel from Brazil and any other jurisdiction in which the Company
or the Guarantor is conducting business in a manner which causes the Holders of
the Notes to be liable for taxes on payments under the Notes for which they
would not have been so liable but for such conduct of business in such other
jurisdiction, to the effect that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or
loss in the relevant jurisdiction as a result of such deposit and
the
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(v) If
the Notes are listed on a U.S. national securities exchange, the Company or the
guarantor has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that
the deposit and defeasance will not cause the Notes to be delisted.
(vi) The
Company or the Guarantor has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent
provided for herein relating to the defeasance have been complied
with.
Prior to
the end of the 123-day period, none of the Company’s or the Guarantor’s
obligations under this Indenture will be discharged. Thereafter, the Trustee
upon written request will acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company’s
and the Guarantor’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture except for
the surviving obligations specified above.
Section
8.03 Covenant
Defeasance. After the 123rd day following
the deposit referred to in Section 8.01(a)(ii), the Company and the Guarantor’s
obligations set forth in Section 4.06 through 4.18, inclusive and clauses
(C) and (D) of Section 5.01(a)(iii), and the Guarantor’s obligations under the
Note Guarantee, will terminate, and clauses (c), (d), (e), (f) and (i) of
Section 6.01 will no longer constitute Events of Default, provided that the following
conditions have been satisfied:
(i) Each
of the Company and the Guarantor has complied with clauses (i), (ii), (iii),
(iv)(B), (v) and (vi) of Section 8.02; and
(ii) the
Company or the Guarantor has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S.
federal income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance and will be subject to
U.S. federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the
same times as would otherwise have been the case.
Except as
specifically stated above, none of the Company’s or the Guarantor’s obligations
under this Indenture will be discharged.
Section
8.04 Application of Trust
Money. Subject to Section 8.05, the Trustee will hold in trust the money
or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.01, 8.02
or 8.03, and apply the deposited money and the proceeds from deposited U.S.
Government Obligations to the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes
in accordance with the Notes
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Section
8.05 Repayment to
Company. Subject to Section 7.06, 8.01, 8.02 and 8.03, the Trustee and
the Paying Agents will promptly pay to the Company upon written request any
excess money held by the Trustee and the Paying Agents at any time and thereupon
be relieved from all liability with respect to such money. The Trustee or such
Paying Agent will pay to the Company upon written request any money held for
payment with respect to the Notes that remains unclaimed for two years; provided that before making
such payment the Trustee or such Paying Agent may at the expense of the Company
publish once in a newspaper of general circulation in New York City, or send to
each Holder entitled to such money, notice that the money remains unclaimed and
that after a date specified in the notice (at least 30 days after the date of
the publication or notice) any remaining unclaimed balance of money will be
repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to such
money must look solely to the Company for payment, unless applicable law
designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee and the Paying
Agents with respect to such money will cease.
Section
8.06 Reinstatement. If
and for so long as the Trustee is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government
Obligations held in trust pursuant to Section 8.01, 8.02 or 8.03 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 Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and
the Notes will be reinstated as though no such deposit in trust had been made.
If the Company or the Guarantor make any payment of principal of or interest on
any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, they will be
subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment
from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held in trust.
ARTICLE
9
AMENDMENTS,
SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section
9.01 Amendments Without Consent of
Holders. (a) The Company,
the Guarantor and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the
Notes without notice to or the consent of any Holder or other party
hereto:
(i)
to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture or the
Notes;
(ii) to comply with Section 5.01 and
5.02;
(iii) to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment hereunder by a
successor Trustee;
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(v) to
provide for any guarantee of the Notes, to secure the Notes or to confirm and
evidence the release, termination or discharge of any guarantee or Lien securing
the Notes when such release, termination or discharge is permitted by this
Indenture;
(vi) to
provide for or confirm the issuance of Additional Notes;
or
(vii) to
make any other change that does not materially, adversely affect the rights of
any Holder or to conform this Indenture to the description of the Notes in the
Offering Memorandum.
The
Guarantor must consent to any amendment or supplement hereunder.
Section
9.02 Amendments With Consent of
Holders. (a) Except as
otherwise provided in Section 6.02, 6.06 and 6.07 or Section 9.02(b), the
Company,
the Guarantor and the Trustee may amend this Indenture and the Notes with the
written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Notes, and the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may waive future compliance
by the Company or the Guarantor with any provision of this Indenture or the
Notes.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.02(a), without the consent of each
Holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not:
(i)
reduce the principal amount of or change the Stated Maturity of any installment
of principal of any Note;
(ii)
reduce the rate of or change the Stated Maturity of any interest payment on any
Note;
(iii)
reduce the amount payable upon the redemption of any Note in respect of an
optional redemption, the times at which any Note may be redeemed or, once notice
of redemption has been given, the time at which the Note must thereupon be
redeemed;
(iv)
after the time an Offer to Purchase is required to have been made, reduce the
purchase amount or purchase price, or extend the latest expiration date or
purchase date thereunder;
(v) make
any Note payable in currency other than that stated in
the Note;
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(vii)
make any change in the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes required
for amendments or waivers;
(viii)
modify or change any provision of this Indenture affecting the ranking of the
Notes or the Note Guarantee in a manner adverse to the Holders; or
(ix) make
any change in the Note Guarantee that would adversely affect the
Holders.
(c) It is
not necessary for Holders to approve the particular form of any proposed
amendment, supplement or waiver, but is sufficient if their consent approves the
substance thereof.
(d) The
Trustee will notify in writing the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Luxembourg
Paying Agent and the Luxembourg Transfer Agent of any amendment regardless of
whether the Holders’ approval is required.
(e) An
amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section will become effective on
receipt by the Trustee of written consents from the Holders of the requisite
percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. After an amendment,
supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the Company will send
to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment,
supplement or their written waiver. The Company will send supplemental
indentures to Holders upon request. Any failure of the Company to send such
notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect
the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.
(f) The
Guarantor must consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver
hereunder.
Section
9.03 Effect of Consent.
(a) After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it will bind
every Holder unless it is of the type requiring the consent of each Holder
affected. If the amendment, supplement or waiver is of the type requiring the
consent of each Holder affected, the amendment, supplement or waiver will bind
each Holder that has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Note that
evidences the same debt as the Note of the consenting Holder.
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Section
9.04 Trustee’s Rights and
Obligations. The Trustee is entitled
to receive, and will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of
Counsel
stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver is authorized
or permitted by this Indenture. If the Trustee has received such an Opinion of
Counsel, it shall sign the amendment, supplement or waiver so long as the same
does not adversely affect the rights of the Trustee. The Trustee may, but is not
obligated to, execute any amendment, supplement or waiver that affects the
Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture.
(a) Payments For Consents.
Neither the Guarantor nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates may, directly or
indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of
interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder for or as an inducement to any
consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture
or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid or agreed to be
paid to all Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend such term or provision
within the time period set forth in the solicitation documents relating to the
consent, waiver or amendment.
ARTICLE
10
GUARANTEE
Section
10.01 The Note
Guarantee. Subject to the provisions of this Article, the Guarantor
hereby fully, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the full and punctual
payment (whether at Stated Maturity, upon redemption or repurchase, purchase
pursuant to an Offer to Purchase or by declaration of acceleration, or
otherwise) of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on (including any
Additional Amounts) and all other amounts payable under, each Note, and the full
and punctual payment of all other amounts payable by the Company under this
Indenture. Upon failure by the Company to pay punctually any such amount, the
Guarantor shall forthwith on demand pay the amount not so paid at the place and
in the manner specified in this Indenture. Any obligation of the Company to make
a payment may be satisfied by causing the Guarantor to make such payment. The
Guarantor will comply with all then- applicable Brazilian Central Bank
regulations to legally effect any payments under the Note
Guarantee.
Section
10.02 Guarantee
Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder are
unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the
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(i) any
extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any
obligation of the Company under this Indenture or any Note, by operation of law
or otherwise;
(ii) any
modification or amendment of or supplement to this Indenture or any
Note;
(iii) any
change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Company, or any
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the
Company or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of
the Company contained in this Indenture or any Note;
(iv) the
existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which the Guarantor may have at
any time against the Company, the Trustee or any other Person, whether in
connection with this Indenture or any unrelated transactions; provided that nothing herein
prevents the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory
counterclaim;
(v) any
invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against the Company for any reason
of this Indenture or any Note, or any provision of applicable law or regulation
purporting to prohibit the payment by the Company of the principal of or
interest on any Note or any other amount payable by the Company under this
Indenture; or
(vi) any
other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Company, the Trustee or
any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the
provisions of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or
defense to the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.
Section
10.03 Discharge;
Reinstatement. The Guarantor’s obligations hereunder will remain in full
force and effect until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
(including Additional Amounts, if any) on the Notes and all other amounts
payable by the Company under this Indenture have been paid in full. If at any
time any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest (including
Additional Amounts, if any) on any Note or any other amount payable by the
Company under this Indenture is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or
returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or
otherwise, the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder with respect to such payment
will be reinstated as though such payment had been due but not made at such
time.
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Section
10.05 Subrogation. Upon
making any payment with respect to any obligation of the Company under this
Article, the Guarantor will be subrogated to the rights of the payee against the
Company with respect to such obligation.
Section
10.06 Stay of
Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount
payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes is stayed upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company, all such amounts
otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of this Indenture are
nonetheless payable by the Guarantor hereunder forthwith on demand by the
Trustee or the Holders.
Section
10.07 Limitation on
Amount of Guarantee. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Article, the 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 the Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent
conveyance under applicable fraudulent conveyance provisions of the laws of
Brazil, the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of state
law. To effectuate that intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantor
hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the Guarantor under the Note
Guarantee are limited to the maximum amount that would not render the
Guarantor’s obligations subject to avoidance under applicable fraudulent
conveyance provisions of the laws of Brazil, the United States Bankruptcy Code
or any comparable provision of state law.
Section
10.08 Execution and Delivery
of Guarantee. The execution by the Guarantor of this Indenture (or a
supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit B) evidences the Note Guarantee of
the Guarantor, whether or not the person signing as an officer of the Guarantor
still holds that office at the time of authentication of any Note. The delivery
of any Note by the Trustee after authentication constitutes due delivery of the
Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the
Guarantor.
Section
10.09 Release of
Guarantee. The Note Guarantee of the Guarantor will terminate
upon:
(i) a
sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the
Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or
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(ii) defeasance or discharge of the Notes,
as provided in ARTICLE
8.
Upon
delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel to the foregoing effect, the Trustee will execute any
documents reasonably requested by the Company in writing in order to evidence
the release of the Guarantor from its obligations under the Note
Guarantee.
ARTICLE
11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
11.01 Holder
Communications; Holder Actions.
(a) The
rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to this
Indenture or the Notes are as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and the
Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee shall comply with the requirements of
Trust Indenture Act Sections 312(a) and 312(b). Neither the Company, the
Guarantor nor the Trustee will be held accountable by reason of any disclosure
of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust
Indenture Act.
(b) (i)
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent to amendment,
supplement or waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or
taken by a Holder (an “act”) may be evidenced by an
instrument signed by the Holder delivered to the Trustee. The fact and date of
the execution of the instrument, or the authority of the person executing it,
may be proved in any manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
(ii) The
Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders,
which will be binding on all the Holders.
(c) Any
act by the Holder of any Note binds that Holder and every subsequent Holder of a
Note that evidences the same debt as the Note of the acting Holder, even if no
notation thereof appears on the Note. Subject to paragraph (c), a Holder may
revoke an act as to its Notes, but only if the Trustee receives the notice of
revocation before the date the amendment or waiver or other consequence of the
act becomes effective.
(d) The
Company may, but is not obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders entitled to act with respect to any amendment or waiver
or in any other regard, except that during the continuance of an Event of
Default, only the Trustee may set a record date as to notices of default, any
declaration or acceleration or any other remedies or other consequences of the
Event of Default. If a record date is fixed, those Persons that
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Section
11.02 Notices. (a) Any
notice or communication to the Company will be deemed given if in writing (b)
when delivered in person or (c) when delivered by an internationally recognized
overnight courier service, or (d) when sent by facsimile transmission, with
transmission confirmed. Notices or communications to the Guarantor will be
deemed given if given to the Company. Any notice to the Trustee will be
effective only upon receipt by a Responsible Officer. In each case the notice or
communication should be addressed as follows:
if to the Company or the
Guarantor:
c/o Cosan
S.A. Indústria e Comércio
Av. Pres.
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, 1726 - 6º andar
04543-000
– São Paulo, SP
Brasil
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(00 00) 0000-0000
With a
copy to:
Xxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
XXX
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
if
to the Trustee:
The Bank
of New York Mellon
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx – 0xx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services
Facsimile:
0-000-000-0000
if
to the Principal Paying Agent:
The Bank
of New York Mellon Trust (Japan), Ltd.
Fokoku
Seimei Building
22 F
0-0-0,
Xxxxxxxxxx-xxx,
Xxxxxxx-xx
Xxxxx
000-0000
Xxxxx
Facsimile: x00
0 0000 0000
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The Bank
of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A.
Aerogolf
Center
0X
Xxxxxxxxx
X-0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
The
Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or
different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
(e)
Except as otherwise expressly provided with respect to published notices, any
notice or communication to a Holder will be deemed given when mailed to the
Holder at its address as it appears on the Register by first class mail or, as
to any Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, as agreed by
the Company, the Trustee and DTC; provided, that, at any time
when the Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and its rules so
require, the Company will publish any such notice of communication sent to the
Holders in a newspaper having a general circulation in Luxembourg. Copies of any
notice or communication to a Holder, if given by the Company, will be mailed to
the Trustee at the same time. Defect in mailing a notice or communication to any
particular Holder will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
Holders.
(f) Where
this Indenture provides for notice, the notice may be waived in writing by the
Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and
the waiver will be the equivalent of the notice. Waivers of notice by Holders
must be filed with the Trustee, but such filing is not a condition precedent to
the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waivers.
(g) In
respect of this Indenture, none of the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any duty
or obligation to verify or confirm that the Person sending instructions,
directions, reports, notices or other communications or information by
electronic transmission is, in fact, a Person authorized to give such
instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or
information on behalf of the party purporting to send such electronic
transmission; and none of the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any liability for
any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or sustained by any party as
a result of such reliance upon or compliance with such instructions, directions,
reports, notices or other communications or information, unless such reliance or
compliance was made with gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each other
party agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of electronic methods to
submit instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or
information to the Trustee and/or any Agent, including without limitation the
risk of the Trustee and/or any Agent acting on unauthorized instructions,
notices, reports or other communications or information, to the extent such
action was not based on gross
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Section
11.03 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 will furnish to the Trustee:
(i) an
Officers’ Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the
proposed action have been complied with; and
(ii) an
Opinion of Counsel stating that all such conditions precedent have been complied
with.
Section
11.04 Statements
Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture must include:
(i) a
statement that each person signing the certificate or opinion has read the
covenant or condition and the related definitions;
(ii) a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statement or opinion contained in the certificate or opinion is
based;
(iii) a
statement that, in the opinion of each such person, that person has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable the person to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been
complied with; and
(iv) a
statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such person, such
condition or covenant has been complied with, provided that an Opinion of
Counsel may rely on an Officers’ Certificate or certificates of public officials
with respect to matters of fact.
Section
11.05 Payment Date Other Than
a Business Day. If any payment with respect to a payment of any principal
of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note (including any payment to be made
on any date fixed for redemption or purchase of any Note) is due on a day which
is not a Business Day, then the payment need not be made on such date, but may
be made on the next Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on
such date, and no interest will accrue for the intervening period.
Section
11.06 Governing Law.
This Indenture, including any Note Guarantee, and the Notes shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York.
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(a) Each
of the Company and the Guarantor agrees that any suit, action or proceeding
against any of them brought by any Holder or the Trustee arising out of or based
upon this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantee may be instituted in any state
or Federal court in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, New York,
and each waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying
of venue of any such proceeding, and irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of such courts in any suit, action or proceeding.
(b) By
the execution and delivery of this Indenture or any amendment or supplement
hereto, each of the Company and the Guarantor (i) acknowledges that it hereby
designates and appoints National Corporate Research, Ltd. (“NCR”) located at 00
Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, as its authorized agent
upon which process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding with respect
to, arising out of, or relating to, the Notes, this Indenture or the Guarantee,
that may be instituted in any Federal or state court in the State of New York,
The City of New York, the Borough of Manhattan, or brought under Federal or
state securities laws or brought by the Trustee (whether in its individual
capacity or in its capacity as Trustee hereunder), and acknowledges that NCR has
accepted such designation, (ii) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any
such court in any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iii) agrees that service
of process upon NCR shall be deemed in every respect effective service of
process upon the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such suit,
action or proceeding. The Company and the Guarantor further agree to take any
and all action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents
and instruments as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment
of NCR in full force and effect so long as this Indenture shall be in full force
and effect; provided that the Company and the Guarantor may and shall (to the
extent NCR ceases to be able to be served on the basis contemplated herein), by
written notice to the Trustee, designate such additional or alternative agents
for service of process under this Section 11.07 that (i) maintains an office
located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York in the State of New
York, (ii) are either (x) counsel for the Company and the Guarantor or (y) a
corporate service company which acts as agent for service of process for other
Persons in the ordinary course of its business and (iii) agrees to act as agent
for service of process in accordance with this Section 11.07. Such notice shall
identify the name of such agent for process and the address of such agent for
process in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York.
Upon the written request of any Holder, the Trustee shall deliver such
information to such Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall, at all
times, be at least one agent for service of process for the Company and the
Guarantor appointed and acting in accordance with this Section
11.07.
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Section
11.08 Judgment
Currency.
(a) U.S.
Dollars are the sole currency of account and payment for all sums due and
payable by the Company and the Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes and the
Guarantee. If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is
necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in U.S. Dollars into another currency,
the Company and the Guarantor will agree, to the fullest extent that they may
legally and effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at
which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee determines a
Person could purchase U.S. Dollars with such other currency in New York, New
York, on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment
is given.
(b) The
obligation of each of the Company and the Guarantor in respect of any sum due to
any Holder or the Trustee in U.S. Dollars shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than U.S.
Dollars, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following
receipt of any sum adjudged to be so due in the judgment currency such Holder or
Trustee may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase U.S. Dollars
in the amount originally due to such Person with the judgment currency. If the
amount of U.S. Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such
Person, each of the Company and the Guarantor agrees, jointly and severally, as
a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such
Person against the resulting loss; and if the amount of U.S. Dollars so
purchased is greater than the sum originally due to such Person, such Person
will, by accepting a Note, be deemed to have agreed to repay such
excess.
Section
11.09 No Adverse
Interpretation of Other Agreements. This
Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture or loan or debt
agreement of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and no such indenture
or loan or debt agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section
11.10 Successors. All
agreements of the Company or the Guarantor in this Indenture and the Notes will
bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind
its successor.
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Section
11.12 Separability. 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
11.13 Table of Contents and
Headings. 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 in no
way modify or restrict any of the terms and provisions of this
Indenture.
Section
11.14 No Liability of
Directors, Officers, Employees, Incorporators, Members and
Stockholders. No director, officer, employee, incorporator, member or
stockholder of the Company or the Guarantor, as such, will have any liability
for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantor under the Notes, the Note
Guarantee or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, such obligations. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and
releases all such liability. The waiver and release are an integral part of the
consideration for issuance of the Notes execution and delivery of the Note
Guarantee.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
CCL
FINANCE LIMITED
as
Issuer
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By: |
/s/
Rubens Ometto Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: |
Rubens
Ometto Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: | Director |
By: |
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Title: | Director |
COSAN
COMBUSTIVEIS E LUBRIFICANTES S.A.
as
Guarantor
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By: |
/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Filho
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Name: |
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Filho
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Title: | Vice President |
By: |
/s/
Xxxxx X. Barsanulfo
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Name: |
Xxxxx
X. Barsanulfo
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Title: | Officer |
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
as
Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer
Agent
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By: |
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: |
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Title: | Vice President |
00
as
Principal Paying Agent
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By: |
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: |
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Title: |
Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT
A
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[FACE
OF NOTE]
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CCL
FINANCE LIMITED
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9.50%
Senior Note Due August 15, 2014
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Rule
144A Global Note
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CUSIP: 12503J
AA3
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ISIN: KY12503JAA33
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Regulation
S Global Note
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CUSIP: G1986Q
AA9
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ISIN:
KYG1986QAA91
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No.
[R-1 / S-1]
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$[●]
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CCL
FINANCE LIMITED, incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the
“Company”, which term
includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value
received, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, the
principal sum of [●] million U.S. DOLLARS ($[●]) [or such other amount as
indicated on the Schedule of Exchange of Notes attached hereto] on August 15,
2014.
Interest
Rate: 9.50% per annum.
Interest
Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15 commencing on February 15,
2010.
Regular
Record Dates: February 1 and August 1.
Reference
is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse
hereof, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this
place.
A-1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed
manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
CCL FINANCE LIMITED | ||||||
Date: | By: | |||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: |
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: |
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This is
one of the 9.50% Senior Notes Due August 15, 2014 described in the Indenture
referred to in this Note.
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
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CCL
FINANCE LIMITED
9.50%
Senior Note Due August 15, 2014
1.
Principal and
Interest.
The
Company promises to pay the principal of this Note on August 15, 2014.
The
Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note on each
Interest Payment Date, as set forth on the face of this Note, at the rate of
9.50% per annum.
Interest
will be payable semiannually (to the holders of record of the Notes at the close
of business on February 1 or August 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment
Date) on each Interest Payment Date, commencing February 15, 2010.
Interest
on this Note will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been
paid on this Note (or, if there is no existing default in the payment of
interest and if this Note is authenticated between a regular record date and the
next Interest Payment Date, from such Interest Payment Date) or, if no interest
has been paid, from the Issue Date. Interest will be computed in the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The
Company will pay interest on overdue principal, premium, if any, and, to the
extent lawful, interest at a rate per annum that is 1% per annum in excess of
the rate per annum borne by this Note. Interest not paid when due and any
interest on principal, premium or interest not paid when due will be paid to the
Persons that are Holders on a special record date, which will be the 14th day
preceding the date fixed by the Company for the payment of such interest,
whether or not such day is a Business Day. At least 14 days before a special
record date, the Company will send to each Holder and to the Trustee a notice
that sets forth the special record date, the payment date and the amount of
interest to be paid.
2.
Indentures; Note
Guarantee.
This is
one of the Notes issued under an Indenture dated as of August 11, 2009 (as
amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the
Company, the Guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, The Bank of
New York Mellon Trust (Japan), Ltd., as Principal Paying Agent and The Bank of
New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Luxembourg
Transfer Agent. Capitalized terms used herein are used as defined in
the
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The Notes
are unsecured unsubordinated obligations of the Company. The Indenture limits
the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes to $350,000,000, but
Additional Notes may be issued pursuant to the Indenture, and the originally
issued Notes and all such Additional Notes vote together for all purposes as a
single class. This Note is fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed as
set forth in the Indenture.
3.
Redemption
and Repurchase; Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity.
This Note
may be the subject of an Offer to Purchase, as further described in the
Indenture. There is no sinking fund or mandatory redemption applicable to this
Note.
This Note
shall be redeemable at the option of the Company under certain circumstances
described in Section 3.02. This Note may be redeemable for tax reasons as
described in Section 3.03.
Additional
Amounts will be paid in respect of any payments of interest or principal so that
the amount a holder receives after applicable withholding tax, will equal the
amount that the holder would have received if no withholding tax had been
applicable, to the extent described in Section 3.01.
If the
Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations
sufficient to pay the then outstanding principal of, premium, if any, and
accrued interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity, the Company may in
certain circumstances be discharged from the Indenture and the Notes or may be
discharged from certain of its obligations under certain provisions of the
Indenture.
4.
Registered Form;
Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes
are in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $100,000
principal amount and any multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may
register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The
Trustee may require a Holder to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the
Indenture. Pursuant to the Indenture, there are certain periods during which the
Trustee will not be required to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any
Note or certain portions of a Note.
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If an
Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes may
declare all the Notes to be due and payable. If a bankruptcy default with
respect to the Guarantor or the Company occurs and is continuing, the Notes
automatically become due and payable. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or
the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity
satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject to
certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of remedies.
6.
Amendment and
Waiver.
Subject
to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended, or default
may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the
Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to,
among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency if such
amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders
in any material respect.
7.
Authentication.
This Note
is not valid until the Trustee (or Authenticating Agent) signs the certificate
of authentication on the other side of this Note.
8.
Governing
Law.
This Note
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
New York. Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of submission to
jurisdiction, agent for service, waiver of immunities and judgment currency set
forth in the Indenture, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if
set forth herein.
9.
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).
The
Company will furnish a copy of the Indenture to any Holder upon written request
and without charge.
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For value
received, the 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 dated as of August 11, 2009 (as amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the
Company, the Guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, The Bank of
New York Mellon Trust (Japan), Ltd., as Principal Paying Agent, The Bank of New
York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying and Transfer Agent, (a) the
due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and
any Additional Amounts on the Notes (as defined in the Indenture), whether at
maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment
of interest on overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if
lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other 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, whether at Stated Maturity (as defined in the Indenture), by
acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantor 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.
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COSAN
COMBUSTIVEIS E LUBRIFICANTES S.A.
as
Guarantor
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[FORM OF
TRANSFER NOTICE]
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED the undersigned registered holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
Insert Taxpayer Identification No.
Please
print or typewrite name and address including zip code of assignee
the
within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
attorney
to transfer said Note on the books of the Company with full power of
substitution in the premises.
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In
connection with any transfer of this Note occurring prior to the date [which is
one year after the original issue date of the Notes,]1 [which
is on or prior to the 40th day after the Closing Date (as defined in the
Indenture governing the Notes),]2 , the
undersigned confirms that such transfer is made without utilizing any general
solicitation or general advertising and further as follows:
Check
One
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(1) This Note
is being transferred to a “qualified institutional buyer” in compliance with
Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and certification
in the form of Exhibit F to the Indenture is being furnished
herewith.
o (2) This Note
is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in compliance with the exemption from
registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by
Regulation S thereunder, and certification in the form of Exhibit E to the
Indenture is being furnished herewith.
or
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(3) This Note is being transferred other than in accordance with (1) or (2)
above and documents are being furnished which comply with the conditions of
transfer set forth in this Note and the Indenture.
If none
of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee is not obligated to register this
Note in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the
conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in the
Indenture have been satisfied.
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1 Include
in Rule 144A Note.
2 Include
in Regulation S Note.
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Signature
Guarantee:5
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5Signatures must be guaranteed by an
“eligible guarantor
institution” meeting
the requirements of the Registrar, which
requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer
Association Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee
program” as may be
determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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OPTION OF
HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you
wish to have all f this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.14 or Section 4.13 of the Indenture, check the box: o
If you
wish to have a portion of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section
4.14 or Section 4.13 of the Indenture, state the amount (in original principal
amount) below:
$_____________________.
Date:____________
Your
Signature:__________________________
(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)
Signature
Guarantee:1_____________________________
1Signatures must be guaranteed by an
“eligible guarantor
institution” meeting
the requirements of the Trustee, which
requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer
Association Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee
program” as may be
determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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The
following transfers and exchanges of a part of this Global Note for Certificated
Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:
Date
of transfer or Exchange |
Amount
of decrease in principal
amount |
Amount
of increase
in
principal amount
of
this Global Note
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Principal amount of
this Global Note
following such
decrease (or
increase)
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Signature
of
authorized
officer of
Trustee
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1For Global
Notes
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SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
dated as
of __________, ____
among
CCL
FINANCE LIMITED,
as
Issuer
the
[ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR(S)] Party Hereto
THE BANK
OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as
Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
THE BANK
OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST (JAPAN), LTD.
as
Principal Paying Agent
and
THE BANK
OF NEW YORK MELLON (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.
as
Luxembourg Paying and Transfer Agent
9.50%
Senior
Notes due
August
15, 2014
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Company, the Guarantor party thereto and the Trustee entered into the
Indenture, dated as of August 11, 2009 (the “Indenture”), relating to the
Company’s 9.50% Senior Notes due August 15, 2014 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS,
as a condition to the Trustee entering into the Indenture and the purchase of
the Notes by the Holders, the Company agreed pursuant to the Indenture to cause
any newly acquired or created Subsidiaries to provide Guarantee in certain
circumstances.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein
contained and intending to be legally bound, the parties to this Supplemental
Indenture hereby agree as follows:
Section
1. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used as
defined in the Indenture.
Section
2. Each Undersigned, by its execution of this Supplemental Indenture, agrees to
be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture
applicable to Guarantors, including, but not limited to, ARTICLE 10 thereof.
[Specify % to be guaranteed, if less than 100%.]
Section
3. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section
4. This Supplemental Indenture may be signed in various counterparts which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
Section
5. This Supplemental Indenture is an amendment supplemental to the Indenture,
and the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture will henceforth be read
together.
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CCL
FINANCE LIMITED
as
Issuer
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[ADDITIONAL
GUARANTOR]
as
Guarantor
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
as
Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer
Agent
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XXX
XXXX XX XXX XXXX XXXXXX TRUST (JAPAN), LTD.
as
Principal Paying Agent
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XXXX XX XXX XXXX XXXXXX (XXXXXXXXXX S.A.
as
Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer
Agent
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RESTRICTED
LEGEND
[Include if Note
is a Rule 144A Global Note, or a Note issued in exchange therefor, as
required under the Indenture: THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY OTHER
SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, AGREES THAT THIS
NOTE OR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) TO THE COMPANY, (II) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (III) TO A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (IV)
IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR (V) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, AND IN EACH OF SUCH CASES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OR OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE,
REPRESENTS AND AGREES THAT IT SHALL NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF
THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE.
THE
FOREGOING LEGEND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS NOTE ON SATISFACTION OF THE CONDITIONS
SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN. ]
[Include if Note
is Regulation S Global Note, or a Note issued in exchange therefor, in
accordance with the Indenture: “THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY OTHER
SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, AGREES THAT NEITHER
THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION UNLESS SUCH
TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
THE
FOREGOING LEGEND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS NOTE AFTER 40 DAYS BEGINNING ON AND
INCLUDING THE LATER OF (A) THE DATE ON WHICH THE NOTES ARE OFFERED TO PERSONS
OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT)
AND (B) THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THIS NOTE.”]
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EXHIBIT
D
DTC
LEGEND
UNLESS
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK LIMITED PURPOSE TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER NAMED
HEREIN (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 IN SUCH OTHER
NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY 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.
TRANSFERS
OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE IN WHOLE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS TO A NOMINEE OF DTC
OR BY A NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH
NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY AND
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE IN PART SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE AND REFERRED TO ON
THE REVERSE HEREOF.
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EXHIBIT
E
Regulation
S Certificate
_________,
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The Bank
of New York Mellon
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 0X
Xxxxxxxxx
Trust Services,
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration
Re:
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CCL
FINANCE LIMITED, as Issuer
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9.50%
Senior Notes due August 15, 2014 (the “Notes”)
Issued
under the Indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as
of
August
11, 2009 relating to the
Notes
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Terms are
used in this Certificate as used in Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as otherwise
stated herein.
[CHECK
A OR B AS APPLICABLE.]
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A.
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This
Certificate relates to our proposed transfer of $____ principal amount of
Notes issued under the Indenture. We hereby certify as
follows:
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1.
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The
offer and sale of the Notes was not and will not be made to a person in
the United States (unless such person is excluded from the definition of
“U.S. person” pursuant to Rule 902(k)(2)(vi) or the account held by it for
which it is acting is excluded from the definition of “U.S. person”
pursuant to Rule 902(k)(2)(i) under the circumstances described in Rule
902(h)(3)) and such offer and sale was not and will not be specifically
targeted at an identifiable group of U.S. citizens
abroad.
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Unless
the circumstances described in the parenthetical in paragraph 1 above are
applicable, either (a) at the time
the
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buy order was originated, the buyer was outside the United States
or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the buyer was
outside the United States or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through
the facilities of a designated offshore securities market, and neither we nor
any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with
a buyer in the United States;
3.
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Neither
we, any of our affiliates, nor any person acting on our or their behalf,
has made any directed selling efforts in the United States with respect to
the Notes;
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4.
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The
proposed transfer of Notes is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the
registration requirements of the Securities Act;
and
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5.
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If
we are an officer or director of the Company or an Initial Purchaser (as
defined in the Indenture), we certify that the proposed transfer is being
made in accordance with the provisions of Rule 904(b) of Regulation
S.
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B.
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This
Certificate relates to our proposed exchange of $____ principal amount of
Notes issued under the Indenture for an equal principal amount of Notes to
be held by us. We hereby certify as
follows:
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1.
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At
the time the offer and sale of the Notes was made to us, either (i) we
were not in the United States or (ii) we were excluded from the definition
of “U.S. person” pursuant to Rule 902(k)(2)(vi) or the account held by us
for which we were acting was excluded from the definition of “U.S. person”
pursuant to Rule 902(k)(2)(i) under the circumstances described in Rule
902(h)(3); and we were not a member of an identifiable group of U.S.
citizens abroad;
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2.
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Unless
the circumstances described in paragraph 1(ii) above are applicable,
either (a) at the time our buy order was originated, we were outside the
United States or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through the
facilities of a designated offshore securities market, and we did not pre-
arrange the transaction in the United States.;
and
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3.
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The
proposed exchange of Notes is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the
registration requirements of the Securities
Act.
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You and
the Company are entitled to rely upon this Certificate and are irrevocably
authorized to produce this Certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party
in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to
the matters covered hereby.
Very
truly yours,
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[NAME
OF SELLER (FOR TRANSFERS) OR OWNER (FOR EXCHANGES)]
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Date:
_________________
Signature
Guarantee:1_____________________________
1 Signatures must be guaranteed by an
“eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Trustee, which
requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer
Association Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee
program” as may be determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution
for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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Xxxx 000X
Xxxxxxxxxxx
_________,
____
The Bank
of New York Mellon
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 0X
Xxxxxxxxx
Trust Services,
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re:
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CCL
FINANCE LIMITED, as Issuer
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9.50%
Senior Notes due August 15, 2014 (the
“Notes”)
Issued under the Indenture (the “Indenture”)
dated
as of August 11, 2009 relating to the
Notes
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
TO BE
COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (1) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
This
Certificate relates to:
[CHECK
A OR B AS APPLICABLE.]
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A.
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Our
proposed purchase of $____ principal amount of Notes issued under the
Indenture.
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B.
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Our
proposed exchange of $____ principal amount of Notes issued under the
Indenture for an equal principal amount of Notes to be held by
us.
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We and,
if applicable, each account for which we are acting in the aggregate owned and
invested more than $100,000,000 in securities of issuers that are not affiliated
with us (or such accounts, if applicable), as of _________, 200_, which is a
date on or since close of our most recent fiscal year. We and, if applicable,
each account for which we are acting, are a qualified institutional buyer within
the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”). If we are acting on behalf of an account, we
exercise sole investment discretion with respect to such account. We are aware
that the transfer of Notes to us, or such exchange, as applicable, is being made
in reliance upon the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the
Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. Prior to the date of this Certificate we
have received such information regarding the Company as we have
requested
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pursuant
to Rule 144A(d)(4) to the extent that the Company is not then subject to Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or is not exempt from reporting pursuant to
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act or have determined not to request such
information.
You and
the Company are entitled to rely upon this Certificate and are irrevocably
authorized to produce this Certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party
in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to
the matters covered hereby.
Very
truly yours,
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[NAME
OF PURCHASER (FOR TRANSFERS) OR OWNER (FOR
EXCHANGES)]
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Date:
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Signature
Guarantee: 1_____________________________
1 Signatures must be guaranteed by an
“eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Trustee, which
requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer
Association Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee
program” as may be determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution
for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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