AMENDMENT NO. 2
Exhibit 99.1
AMENDMENT XX. 0
XXXXXXXXX XX. 0 dated as of December 11, 2006 between XXXXX MEDIA CORP. (the
“Company”), XXXXX ADVERTISING OF PUERTO RICO, INC., formerly known as “QMC Media II, Inc.”
(the “Initial Subsidiary Borrower”), the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto (the
“Subsidiary Guarantors”), XXXXX ADVERTISING COMPANY (“Holdings”) and JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders parties to the Credit Agreement referenced
below (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”).
The Company, the Initial Subsidiary Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the lenders parties
thereto and the Administrative Agent are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of September 30,
2005 (as modified and supplemented and in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this
Amendment No. 2, the “Credit Agreement”). The Company, the Initial Subsidiary Borrower,
the Subsidiary Guarantors, Holdings and the Administrative Agent (pursuant to authority granted by
and having obtained all necessary consents of the Required Lenders party to the Credit Agreement)
wish now to amend the Credit Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge
Agreement in certain respects, and accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. Except as otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 2, terms
defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein.
Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions precedent specified in Section 7 hereof, but effective as of the date hereof, the Credit
Agreement shall be amended as follows:
2.01. References Generally. References in the Credit Agreement (including references
to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby) to “this Agreement” (and indirect references such as
“hereunder”, “hereby”, “herein” and “hereof”) shall be deemed to be references to the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.
2.02. Introductory Paragraphs. The recital paragraphs in the Credit Agreement shall
be amended to read in their entirety as follows:
“CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of September 30, 2005 between XXXXX MEDIA CORP., each
“SUBSIDIARY BORROWER” that may be designated as such hereunder pursuant to Section 5.02(b)
or Section 5.02(c), the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto, the LENDERS party hereto and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
The Company has requested that the Lenders extend credit, by means of loans and letters
of credit, to it in an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding $800,000,000 (and, subject
to Section 2.01(c), to it and the Subsidiary Borrowers in an aggregate amount up
to but not exceeding $1,557,000,000) to (i) refinance certain indebtedness and
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(ii) provide funds for future acquisitions and the general corporate purposes of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined herein). The Lenders are willing to extend such
credit upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and, accordingly, the parties hereto
agree as follows:”
2.03. References to “Subsidiary Borrower”. The Credit Agreement shall be amended by
replacing each reference therein to the words “Subsidiary Borrower” (other than references
otherwise amended pursuant to this Section 2) with the words “Initial Subsidiary Borrower”, and
realphabetizing any definition that requires the same as a result of such replacement.
2.04. Definitions Generally. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended
by amending the following definitions to read in their entirety as follows (to the extent already
included in said Section 1.01) and adding the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical
location (to the extent not already included in said Section 1.01):
“Additional Subsidiary Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 5.02(c).
“Additional Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter” means an Additional
Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter substantially in the form of Exhibit H between the
Company, the relevant Additional Subsidiary Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” means the date upon which the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 7 of Amendment No. 2 hereto shall have been satisfied or
waived.
“Borrowers” means (i) the Company, (ii) effective upon the designation thereof
pursuant to Section 5.02(b), the Initial Subsidiary Borrower and (iii) effective upon the
designation thereof pursuant to Section 5.02(c), each Additional Subsidiary Borrower.
“Foreign Lender” means, with respect to any Borrower, any Lender that is
organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is
located. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof
and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Guaranteed Obligations” means (a) in the case of the Company and the
Subsidiary Guarantors, the principal of and interest on the Loans made by the Lenders to
each Subsidiary Borrower and all other amounts from time to time owing to the Lenders or the
Administrative Agent by such Subsidiary Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document,
and all obligations of such Subsidiary Borrower to any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof)
under any Swap Agreement, in each case strictly in accordance with the
terms thereof and (b) in the case of the Subsidiary Guarantors, the principal of and
interest on the Loans made by the Lenders to the Company, all LC Disbursements and all other
amounts from time to time owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders or the Administrative
Agent by the Company hereunder or under any other Loan Document,
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and all obligations of
the Company to any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof) under any Swap Agreement, in each case
strictly in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Incremental Loan Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the amount of
the offer of such Lender to make Incremental Loans of any Series that is accepted by the
Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01(c), as such amount may be (a)
reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.07 and 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased
from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 10.04.
The aggregate amount of the Incremental Loan Commitments of all Series shall not exceed
$500,000,000 (excluding the $37,000,000 of Series A Incremental Loans and the $70,000,000 of
additional Incremental Loans that may be made to Subsidiary Borrowers and excluding also the
$150,000,000 of Series B Incremental Loans).
“Lenders” means each Incremental Loan Lender, each Lender that has executed a
Lender Addendum, and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an
Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto
pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Subsidiary Borrowers” means, collectively, the Initial Subsidiary Borrower and
each Additional Subsidiary Borrower.
“Unrestricted Subsidiaries” means any Subsidiary of the Company that (a) shall
have been designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” in accordance with the provisions of
Section 1.05 and (b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; notwithstanding the
foregoing, so long as a Subsidiary Borrower is designated as a Borrower in accordance with
Section 5.02(b) or Section 5.02(c) and remains a Borrower under this Agreement, such
Subsidiary Borrower shall not be an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
2.05. Incremental Loans. Section 2.01(c) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to
read in its entirety as follows:
“(c) Incremental Loans. In addition to Borrowings of Revolving Credit Loans
and Term Loans pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above, at any time and from time to time,
the Company (and a Subsidiary designated by the Company in accordance with the requirements
of Section 5.02(b) or Section 5.02(c)) may request that the Lenders (or other financial
institutions agreed to by the Company and the Administrative Agent) offer to enter into
commitments to make additional term loans (each such loan being herein called an
“Incremental Loan”) under this paragraph (c) to the Company (or, as applicable, such
Subsidiary Borrower). In the event that one or more of the Lenders (or such other financial
institutions) offer, in their sole discretion, to enter into such commitments, and such
Lenders (or financial institutions) and the Company agree as to the amount of such
commitments that shall be allocated to the respective Lenders (or financial institutions)
making such offers and the fees (if any) to be payable by the Company in connection
therewith, such Lenders (or financial institutions) shall become obligated to make
Incremental Loans under this Agreement in an amount equal to the amount of their respective
Incremental Loan Commitments (and such financial institutions shall become
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“Incremental
Loan Lenders” hereunder). The Incremental Loans to be made pursuant to any such
agreement between the Company (or, as applicable, the respective Subsidiary Borrower) and
one or more Lenders (including any such new Lenders) in response to any such request by the
Company shall be deemed to be a separate “Series” of Incremental Loans for all
purposes of this Agreement.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the minimum aggregate principal
amount of Incremental Loan Commitments entered into pursuant to any such request (and,
accordingly, the minimum aggregate principal amount of any Series of Incremental Loans)
shall be $50,000,000 (except that in the case of Incremental Loan Commitments made available
to a Subsidiary Borrower, such minimum aggregate principal amount shall be $5,000,000), (ii)
the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Loan Commitments and all outstanding
Series of Incremental Loans shall not exceed $500,000,000 (excluding the $37,000,000 of
Series A Incremental Loans and the $70,000,000 of additional Incremental Loans that may be
made to Subsidiary Borrowers and excluding also the $150,000,000 of Series B Incremental
Loans), and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Loan Commitments and all
outstanding Series of Incremental Loans to all Subsidiary Borrowers shall not exceed
$107,000,000. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Incremental Loans of any
Series shall have the interest rate, amortization schedule and maturity date as shall be
agreed upon by the Lenders in respect thereof and the Company (or, in the case of
Incremental Loans to a Subsidiary Borrower, such Subsidiary Borrower).
Following the acceptance by the Company of the offers made by any one or more Lenders
to make any Series of Incremental Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
paragraph (c), each Incremental Loan Lender in respect of such Series of Incremental Loans
severally agrees, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make such Incremental
Loans to the Company or the respective Subsidiary Borrower, as applicable, during the period
from and including the date of such acceptance to and including the commitment termination
date specified in the agreement entered into with respect to such Series in an aggregate
principal amount up to but not exceeding the amount of the Incremental Loan Commitment of
such Incremental Loan Lender in respect of such Series as in effect from time to time.
Thereafter, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company or the
respective Subsidiary Borrower, as applicable, may convert Incremental Loans of such Series
of one Type into Incremental Loans of such Series of another Type (as provided in Section
2.06) or continue Incremental Loans of such Series of one Type as Incremental Loans of such
Series of the same Type (as provided in Section 2.06). Incremental Loans of any Series that
are prepaid may not be reborrowed as Incremental Loans of the same Series.
Proceeds of Incremental Loans shall be available for any use permitted under the
applicable provisions of Section 6.09.”
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2.06. Optional Prepayments. Section 2.09(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended
to read in its entirety as follows:
“(a) Optional Prepayments. The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and
from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in
accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section 2.09. Each prepayment of Term Loans or
Incremental Loans shall be applied to the Term Loans and Incremental Loans ratably in
accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts of such Term Loans and
Incremental Loans (and, in the case of Incremental Loans, to all Series thereof ratably in
accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts of such Series), and pro rata
to the installments thereof in accordance with the respective aggregate principal amounts of
the Term Loans and Incremental Loans outstanding on the date of such prepayment,
provided that, at its option exercised by notice to the Administrative Agent, (i)
the relevant Borrower may elect to apply an amount of such prepayment equal to the
installments of such Loans due on the four Quarterly Dates immediately following the date of
such prepayment to such installments in direct order of maturity, (ii) in the case of any
prepayment by the Company after Incremental Loans have been made to a Subsidiary Borrower,
the Company may elect to exclude the Incremental Loans of such Subsidiary Borrower from such
prepayment (notwithstanding the requirement above that prepayments be applied ratably to the
Term Loans and Incremental Loans) and (iii) in the case of any prepayment by a Subsidiary
Borrower after Incremental Loans have been made to it, such Subsidiary Borrower may elect to
exclude the Term Loans and the Incremental Loans of the Company from such prepayment (again,
notwithstanding the requirement above that prepayments be applied ratably to the Term Loans
and Incremental Loans).”
2.07. Mandatory Prepayments. Section 2.09(b) of the Credit Agreement shall be
amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“(b) Mandatory Prepayments. The Borrowers shall make prepayments of the Loans
hereunder as follows:
(i) Casualty Events. Upon the date 270 days following the receipt by
a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the proceeds of insurance, condemnation
award or other compensation in respect of any Casualty Event affecting any property
of such Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or upon such earlier date as
such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have
determined not to repair or replace the property affected by such Casualty Event),
such Borrower shall prepay the Loans of such Borrower (and/or, in the case of the
Company, provide cover for LC Exposure of the Company as specified in Section
2.04(i)) in an aggregate amount, if any, equal to 100% of the Net Available Proceeds
of such Casualty Event not theretofore applied or committed to be applied to the
repair or replacement of such property (it being understood that if Net Available
Proceeds committed to be applied are not in fact applied within twelve months of the
respective Casualty Event, then such Proceeds shall be applied to the prepayment of
Loans and cover for LC Exposure as provided in this clause (i) at the expiration of
such twelve-month period), such
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prepayment and reduction to be effected in each case in the manner and to the
extent specified in clause (iii) of this Section 2.09(b).
(ii) Sale of Assets. Without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers
to obtain the consent of the Required Lenders to any Disposition not otherwise
permitted hereunder, each Borrower agrees, on or prior to the occurrence of any
Disposition affecting property of such Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, to deliver to the Administrative Agent a statement certified by a
Financial Officer, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, of the estimated amount of the Net Cash Payments of such Disposition that
will (on the date of such Disposition) be received by such Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in cash and, unless such Borrower shall elect to reinvest such Net Cash
Payments as provided below, such Borrower will prepay the Loans of such Borrower
hereunder (and/or, in the case of the Company, provide cover for LC Exposure of the
Company as specified in Section 2.04(i)) as follows:
(w) upon the date of such Disposition, in an aggregate amount equal to
100% of such estimated amount of the Net Cash Payments of such Disposition,
to the extent received by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in cash
on the date of such Disposition; and
(x) thereafter, quarterly, on the date of the delivery by such Borrower
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01 of the financial
statements for any quarterly fiscal period or fiscal year, to the extent
such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash Payments
during the quarterly fiscal period ending on the date of such financial
statements in cash under deferred payment arrangements or Disposition
Investments entered into or received in connection with any Disposition, an
amount equal to (A) 100% of the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Payments
minus (B) any transaction expenses associated with Dispositions and
not previously deducted in the determination of Net Cash Payments
plus (or minus, as the case may be) (C) any other adjustment
received or paid by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the
respective agreements giving rise to Dispositions and not previously taken
into account in the determination of the Net Cash Payments of Dispositions,
provided that if prior to the date upon which such Borrower would
otherwise be required to make a prepayment under this clause (x) with
respect to any quarterly fiscal period the aggregate amount of such Net Cash
Payments (after giving effect to the adjustments provided for in this clause
(x)) shall exceed $5,000,000, then such Borrower shall within three Business
Days make a prepayment under this clause (x) in an amount equal to such
required prepayment.
Prepayments of Loans (and cover for LC Exposure) shall be effected in each case in
the manner and to the extent specified in clause (iii) of this Section 2.09(b).
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Borrower shall not be required to make a
prepayment (or provide cover) pursuant to this Section 2.09(b)(ii) with respect to
the Net Cash Payments from any Disposition in the event that such Borrower advises
the Administrative Agent at the time a prepayment is required to be made under the
foregoing clauses (w) or (x) that it intends to reinvest such Net Cash Payments into
assets reasonably related to the outdoor advertising, out-of-home media and logo
signage business of such Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to one or
more Capital Expenditures or Acquisitions permitted hereunder, so long as the Net
Cash Payments from any Disposition by such Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries are in fact so reinvested within 180 days of such Disposition (it being
understood that, in the event more than one Disposition shall occur during any
180-day period, the Net Cash Payments received in connection with such Dispositions
shall be reinvested in the order in which such Dispositions shall have occurred)
and, accordingly, any such Net Cash Payments so held for more than 180 days shall be
forthwith applied to the prepayment of Loans (and cover for LC Exposure) as provided
in clause (iii) of this Section 2.09(b).
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrowers shall not be
required to make any prepayment pursuant to this clause (ii) with respect to the
first $20,000,000 of Net Cash Payments received by the Borrowers.
(iii) Application. Upon the occurrence of any of the events described
in the above paragraphs of this Section 2.09(b), the amount of the required
prepayment shall be applied first, to the prepayment of the Term Loans and
Incremental Loans (if any) of the respective Borrower (or, in the case such Borrower
is the Company, to the prepayment of the Term Loans and Incremental Loans of all
Borrowers), in each case ratably in accordance with the respective then-outstanding
aggregate amounts of such Loans, and second, in the case of the Company,
after the prepayment in full of the Term Loans and Incremental Loans, to the
repayment of the Revolving Credit Loans, without reduction of the Revolving Credit
Commitments, provided that, at its option exercised by notice to the
Administrative Agent, in the case of any prepayment by the Company after Incremental
Loans have been made to a Subsidiary Borrower, the Company may elect to exclude the
Incremental Loans of such Subsidiary Borrower from such prepayment, until all Term
Loans and Incremental Loans other than such Incremental Loans shall have been paid
in full (notwithstanding the requirement above that prepayments be applied ratably
to the Term Loans and Incremental Loans).
Each such prepayment of the Term Loans and Incremental Loans shall be applied
ratably to the installments thereof in accordance with the respective aggregate
principal amounts of the Term Loans and Incremental Loans outstanding on the date of
such prepayment, provided that, at its option exercised by notice to the
Administrative Agent, the relevant Borrower may elect to apply an amount of such
prepayment equal to the installments of such Loans due on the
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four Quarterly Dates immediately following the date of such prepayment to such
installments in direct order of maturity.”
2.08. Foreign Lenders. Section 2.15(e) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to
read in its entirety as follows:
“(e) Foreign Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from
or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the applicable
Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to
payments and prepayments under this Agreement shall deliver to the applicable Borrower (with
a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by such Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation
prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments and prepayments to be made without
withholding or at a reduced rate (provided that in the case of any Subsidiary Borrower, a
Lender’s inability to provide such form because it is legally not entitled to do so will not
affect its entitlement to additional amounts under this Section).”
2.09. The Guarantee. The first paragraph of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement
shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“SECTION 3.01. The Guarantee. Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally
guarantees to each Lender (and each Affiliate thereof party to any Swap Agreement), each
Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective successors and assigns the
prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by prepayment
or otherwise) of the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor. Each Subsidiary Guarantor
hereby further agrees that if any Borrower (and the Company hereby further agrees that if
any Subsidiary Borrower) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration, by prepayment or otherwise) any of such Guarantor’s Guaranteed Obligations,
such Guarantor will promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that
in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of such Guaranteed
Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity,
by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.”
2.10. Initial Subsidiary Borrower. Section 5.02(b)(v) of the Credit Agreement shall
be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“(v) Intentionally Left Blank. This clause (v) is intentionally left blank.”
2.11. Additional Subsidiary Borrowers. Section 5.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) at the end thereof to read as follows:
“(c) Incremental Loans to an Additional Subsidiary Borrower. In addition to
the Initial Subsidiary Borrower, the Company may designate a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the
Company organized under the laws of Puerto Rico, Canada (or a Province thereof), Mexico or
any other non-U.S. jurisdiction designated by the Borrower as an “Additional
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Subsidiary Borrower” hereunder (herein, an “Additional Subsidiary Borrower”).
The obligation of each Incremental Loan Lender to make an Incremental Loan to an Additional
Subsidiary Borrower is subject to the receipt by the Administrative Agent of each of the
following documents, each of which shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and to
the extent specified below, to each Incremental Loan Lender) in form and substance (or such
condition shall have been waived in accordance with Section 10.02):
(i) Additional Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter. A completed
Additional Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter, substantially in the form of
Exhibit H, executed by the Company and such Additional Subsidiary Borrower.
(ii) Organizational Documents. Such documents and certificates as the
Administrative Agent or Special Counsel may reasonably request relating to the
organization, existence and good standing of such Additional Subsidiary Borrower,
the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to such
Additional Subsidiary Borrower, this Agreement, the related Additional Subsidiary
Borrower Designation Letter or the Transactions, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Special Counsel.
(iii) Opinion of Counsel to such Additional Subsidiary Borrower. If
requested by the Administrative Agent, a favorable written opinion of counsel,
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for such Additional Subsidiary Borrower.
(iv) Compliance with Financial Covenants. Evidence satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent that after giving effect to such Borrowing and the other
transactions that are to occur on the date of such Borrowing (under the assumption
that such Borrowing and such other transactions had been consummated on the first
day of the respective periods for which calculations are to be made under the
covenants set forth in Section 7.09), the Company would have been in compliance with
the applicable provisions of Section 7.09, and a Financial Officer shall have
delivered a certificate to the foregoing effect to the Administrative Agent.
(v) Other Documents. Such other documents as the Administrative Agent
or any Incremental Loan Lender or Special Counsel may reasonably request.”
2.12. References to “either Borrower”. The Credit Agreement shall be amended by
replacing each reference therein to the words “either Borrower” with the words “any Borrower”.
2.13. New Exhibit H. The Credit Agreement shall be amended by adding a new Exhibit H
thereto in the form of Annex 1 hereto.
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Section 3. Amendments to Pledge Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions precedent specified in Section 7 hereof, but effective as of the date hereof, the Pledge
Agreement shall be amended as follows:
3.01. References Generally. References in the Pledge Agreement (including references
to the Pledge Agreement as amended hereby) to “this Agreement” (and indirect references such as
“hereunder”, “hereby”, “herein” and “hereof”) shall be deemed to be references to the Pledge
Agreement as amended hereby.
3.02. Introductory Paragraphs. The first two recital paragraphs in the Pledge
Agreement shall be amended to read in their entirety as follows:
“PLEDGE AGREEMENT dated as of September 30, 2005 between XXXXX MEDIA CORP., a
corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
“Company”); the “SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS” that may be designated as such hereunder
pursuant to the below-referenced Credit Agreement (effective upon such designation, the
“Subsidiary Borrowers” and, together with the Company, the “Borrowers”);
each of the subsidiaries of the Company listed on the signature pages hereto under the
caption “INITIAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS” (the “Initial Subsidiary Guarantors”); each
of the additional entities, if any, that becomes a “Subsidiary Guarantor” hereunder as
contemplated by Section 6.10 (each an “Additional Subsidiary Guarantor” and together
with the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”; the Subsidiary
Guarantors together with the Borrowers, being herein called the “Securing Parties”);
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders party to the Credit
Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors in such
capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
The Securing Parties are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2005
(as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”) providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions of
credit (including by means of the making of loans and the issuance of letters of credit) to
be made by the Lenders named therein (collectively, together with any entity that becomes a
“Lender” party to the Credit Agreement after the date hereof as provided therein, the
“Lenders” and, together with Administrative Agent and any successors or assigns of
any of the foregoing and, in respect of Swap Agreements, any affiliate of any Lender, the
“Secured Parties”) to the Company. In addition, the Borrowers may from time to time
be obligated to one or more of the Lenders (or their affiliates) under the Credit Agreement
in respect of one or more Swap Agreements under and as defined in the Credit Agreement
(collectively, the “Swap Agreements”).”
3.03. Definition of “Secured Obligations”. Section 1.01 of the Pledge Agreement
shall be amended by amending the following definition to read in its entirety as follows:
“Secured Obligations” means, collectively, (a) in the case of the Company, the
principal of and interest on the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers (including
without limitation, the Incremental Loans), all LC Disbursements and all other amounts from
time to time owing to the Secured Parties by the Company under the Credit
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Agreement (including, without limitation, in respect of its Guarantee under Article III
of the Credit Agreement) or any Swap Agreement, (b) in the case of a Subsidiary Borrower,
the principal of and interest on the Loans made by the Lenders to such Subsidiary Borrower
and all other amounts from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by such Subsidiary
Borrower under the Credit Agreement or any Swap Agreement, (c) in the case of each
Subsidiary Guarantor, all obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Credit
Agreement (including, without limitation, in respect of its Guarantee under Article III of
the Credit Agreement) and (d) in the case of each Securing Party, all other obligations of
such Securing Party to the Secured Parties and the Administrative Agent hereunder. For
purposes hereof, it is understood any Secured Obligations to a Person arising under a Swap
Agreement entered into at the time such Person (or an affiliate thereof) is a “Lender” party
to the Credit Agreement shall nevertheless continue to constitute Secured Obligations for
purposes hereof, notwithstanding that such Person (or its affiliate) may have assigned all
of its Loans and other interests in the Credit Agreement and, therefor, at the time a claim
is to be made in respect of such Secured Obligations, such Person (or its affiliate) is no
longer a “Lender” party to the Credit Agreement; provided that such Person shall not
be entitled to the benefits of this Section unless, at the time it ceased to be a “Lender”
party to the Credit Agreement, it shall have notified the Administrative Agent of the
existence of such Swap Agreement.
3.04. Certain Provisions Applicable to Subsidiary Borrower. Section 6.11 of the
Pledge Agreement shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“SECTION 6.11. Certain Provisions Applicable to Subsidiary Borrowers.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is the intention of this Agreement that
the Liens upon property of a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder shall secure only the Secured
Obligations of such Subsidiary Borrower, and no other Secured Obligations. In addition, in
the event that a Subsidiary Borrower shall become a party hereto and shall at such time or
at any time thereafter have any Subsidiary, such Subsidiary Borrower shall, and shall cause
each such Subsidiary to, take such actions and execute and deliver such instruments, as
shall be requested by the Administrative Agent in order that each such Subsidiary shall
guarantee the obligations of such Subsidiary Borrower under the Credit Agreement and grant,
pursuant to this Pledge Agreement or a separate instrument governed by the law of Puerto
Rico, Canada, Mexico or other applicable law, as the case may be, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Lenders as collateral security for the obligations of such Subsidiary
under and in respect of such Guarantee.”
Section 4. Amendments to Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement. Subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section 7 hereof, but effective as of the
date hereof, the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement shall be amended as follows:
4.01. References Generally. References in the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement
(including references to the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement as amended hereby) to “this
Agreement” (and indirect references such as “hereunder”, “hereby”, “herein” and “hereof”) shall be
deemed to be references to the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement as amended hereby.
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4.02. Introductory Paragraphs. The second recital paragraph in the Holdings Guaranty
and Pledge Agreement shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“Xxxxx Media Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Subsidiary
Borrowers that may be or may become a party thereto (the “Subsidiary Borrowers” and
together with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the Subsidiary Guarantors named
therein, the lenders named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent,
are party to a Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2005 (as modified and supplemented
and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) providing, subject to the
terms and conditions thereof, for extensions of credit (by means of loans and letters of
credit) to be made by said lenders (collectively, together with any entity that becomes a
“Lender” party to the Credit Agreement after the date hereof as provided therein, the
“Lenders” and, together with Administrative Agent and any successors or assigns of
any of the foregoing, the “Secured Parties”) to the Company. In addition, the
Borrowers may from time to time be obligated to one or more of the Lenders (or their
affiliates) under the Credit Agreement in respect of Swap Agreements under and as defined in
the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Swap Agreements”).”
4.03. References to “either Borrower”. The Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement
shall be amended by replacing each reference therein to the words “either Borrower” with the words
“any Borrower”.
Section 5. Consent to Amendment of 6-5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015. The
Administrative Agent hereby consents to an amendment to the 6-5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2015 of the Company issued on August 16, 2005 as described in the Consent Solicitation
Statement attached as Annex 2 hereto.
Section 6. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Company, the Initial
Subsidiary Borrower, Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors represents and warrants to the Lenders
and the Administrative Agent, as to itself and each of its subsidiaries, as of the date hereof and
the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, that (i) the representations and warranties set forth in
Article IV of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and complete as if made on
and as of each such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have
been made as of a specific date, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of
such specific date), and as if each reference in said Article IV to “this Agreement” included
reference to this Amendment No. 2 and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
Section 7. Conditions Precedent. The amendments set forth in Sections 2, 3 and 4
hereof, and the consent set forth in Section 5 hereof, shall each become effective as of the date
hereof upon receipt by the Administrative Agent (or Special Counsel) of executed counterparts of
this Amendment No. 2 from the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor
and Holdings, and execution hereof by the Administrative Agent.
Section 8. Security Documents. Each of the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Borrower,
Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors confirms its obligations under the Pledge Agreement and the
Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, as applicable, and each of the
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Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby confirms its obligations under Article III of the
Credit Agreement.
Section 9. Miscellaneous. Except as herein provided, each of the Credit Agreement,
the Pledge Agreement and the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement shall remain unchanged and in
full force and effect. This Amendment No. 2 may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same amendatory instrument and any of the parties
hereto may execute this Amendment No. 2 by signing any such counterpart. This Amendment No. 2
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 2 to be duly
executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXX MEDIA CORP. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
XXXXX ADVERTISING OF PUERTO RICO,
INC., formerly known as “QMC Media II, Inc.” |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX LOGOS, L.L.C. THE XXXXX COMPANY, L.L.C. LAMAR CENTRAL OUTDOOR, LLC |
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By: Xxxxx Media Corp., Their Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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XXXXX ADVERTISING SOUTHWEST, INC. LAMAR OKLAHOMA HOLDING COMPANY, INC. LAMAR DOA TENNESSEE HOLDINGS, INC. XXXXX XXXX CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, X.X.X. Entities:
MISSOURI LOGOS, LLC KENTUCKY LOGOS, LLC OKLAHOMA LOGOS, L.L.C. MISSISSIPPI LOGOS, X.XX. DELAWARE LOGOS, L.L.C. NEW JERSEY LOGOS, L.L.C. GEORGIA LOGOS, L.L.C. VIRGINIA LOGOS, LLC MAINE LOGOS, L.L.C. WASHINGTON LOGOS, L.L.C. By: Interstate Logos, L.L.C. Their Managing Member By: Xxxxx Media Corp. Its: Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, X.X.X. Entities continued:
NEBRASKA LOGOS, INC. OHIO LOGOS, INC. UTAH LOGOS, INC. SOUTH CAROLINA LOGOS, INC. MINNESOTA LOGOS, INC. MICHIGAN LOGOS, INC. FLORIDA LOGOS, INC. NEVADA LOGOS, INC. TENNESSEE LOGOS, INC. KANSAS LOGOS, INC. COLORADO LOGOS, INC. NEW MEXICO LOGOS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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TEXAS LOGOS, L.P. By: Oklahoma Logos, L.L.C. Its: General Partner By: Interstate Logos, L.L.C. Its: Managing Member By: Xxxxx Media Corp. Its: Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, X.X.X. Entities:
XXXXX ADVERTISING OF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC. LAMAR TEXAS GENERAL PARTNER, INC. TLC PROPERTIES, INC. TLC PROPERTIES II, INC. LAMAR PENSACOLA TRANSIT, INC. XXXXX ADVERTISING OF YOUNGSTOWN, INC. XXXXX ADVERTISING OF MICHIGAN, INC. LAMAR ELECTRICAL, INC. AMERICAN SIGNS, INC. LAMAR OCI NORTH CORPORATION LAMAR OCI SOUTH CORPORATION XXXXX ADVERTISING OF KENTUCKY, INC. LAMAR FLORIDA, INC. XXXXX ADVERTISING OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC. LAMAR OHIO OUTDOOR HOLDING CORP. OUTDOOR MARKETING SYSTEMS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, X.X.X. Entities continued:
XXXXX ADVERTISING OF PENN, LLC XXXXX ADVERTISING OF LOUISIANA, L.L.C. LAMAR TENNESSEE, L.L.C. LC BILLBOARD, L.L.C. LAMAR AIR, L.L.C. By: The Lamar Company, L.L.C. Their Managing Member By: Xxxxx Media Corp. Its: Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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LAMAR TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: Lamar Texas General Partner, Inc. Its: General Partner |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, X.X.X. Entities continued:
TLC PROPERTIES, L.L.C. TLC FARMS, L.L.C. By: TLC Properties, Inc. Their Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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LAMAR T.T.R., L.L.C. By: Xxxxx Advertising of Youngstown, Inc. Its: Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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OUTDOOR MARKETING SYSTEMS, L.L.C. By: Outdoor Marketing Systems, Inc. Its: Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, LLC Entities:
LAMAR ADVANTAGE HOLDING COMPANY PREMERE OUTDOOR, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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OUTDOOR PROMOTIONS WEST, LLC TRIUMPH OUTDOOR RHODE ISLAND, LLC |
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By: Triumph Outdoor Holdings, LLC Their Managing Member By: Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC Its: Managing Member By: Xxxxx Media Corp. Its: Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, LLC Entities continued:
TRIUMPH OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, LLC LAMAR ADVANTAGE GP COMPANY, LLC LAMAR ADVANTAGE LP COMPANY, LLC |
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By: Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC Their Managing Member By: Xxxxx Media Corp. Its: Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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LAMAR ADVANTAGE OUTDOOR COMPANY, L.P. By: Lamar Advantage GP Company, LLC Its: General Partner By: Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC Its: Managing Member By: Xxxxx Media Corp. Its: Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Holding Company, Inc. Entities:
LAMAR BENCHES, INC. LAMAR I-40 WEST, INC. XXXXX ADVERTISING OF OKLAHOMA, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
Lamar DOA Tennessee Holdings, Inc. Entities:
LAMAR DOA TENNESSEE, INC. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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Xxxxx Xxxx Corporation Entities:
O.B. WALLS, INC. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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XXXX BILLBOARD, LLC | ||||||||
By: Xxxxx Xxxx Corporation Its: Managing Member |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice-President/ Chief Financial Officer |
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
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XXXXXXXX XXXXX ADVERTISING COMPANY |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Amendment No. 2
Annex 1
EXHIBIT H
[Form of Additional Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter]
ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY BORROWER DESIGNATION LETTER
[Date]
To: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent Attention: [__________] |
Re: | Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2005 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), between Xxxxx Media Corp. (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. |
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is an “Additional Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter” being delivered to you
pursuant to the above-referenced Credit Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, terms
defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein.
By its signature below, the Company hereby designates [________________] as an “Additional
Subsidiary Borrower” under the Credit Agreement and the Pledge Agreement (the “Additional
Subsidiary Borrower”). By its signature below, the Additional Subsidiary Borrower hereby
agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Pledge Agreement
applicable to it in its capacity as a “Subsidiary Borrower” thereunder. In addition, the
Additional Subsidiary Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders that:
(a) it is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company and is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of [________];
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(b) each of the representations and warranties applicable to it set forth in Article IV
of the Credit Agreement, and Article II of the Pledge Agreement (to the extent
relating to it or to the Pledged Equity evidenced by the certificates, if any,
identified in Appendix A hereto), are true and complete on the date hereof as if set forth
in full herein;
(c) there are no filings or recordings of the Credit Agreement or any other document to
be made with any Governmental Authority or any stamp or similar tax to be paid on or in
respect of this Additional Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter, the Credit Agreement or
any other document that if not made or paid would adversely affect the legality, validity,
enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Credit Agreement against it; and
(d) [other representations with respect to [_______] law deemed appropriate in the
reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent.]
The Additional Subsidiary Borrower hereby pledges and grants the security interests in all
right, title and interest of the Additional Subsidiary Borrower in all Collateral (as defined in
the Pledge Agreement) now owned or hereafter acquired by the Additional Subsidiary Borrower and
whether now existing or hereafter coming into existence provided for by Article III of the Pledge
Agreement as collateral security for its Secured Obligations and agrees that Annex 1 thereof shall
be supplemented as provided in Appendix A hereto.
The Additional Subsidiary Borrower hereby requests that counsel to the Additional Subsidiary
Borrower deliver the opinion referred to in Section 5.02(c)(iii) of the Credit Agreement to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
This Additional Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Additional Subsidiary Borrower have caused this
Additional Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter to be duly executed and delivered as of the day
and year first above written.
XXXXX MEDIA CORP. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY BORROWER] |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Accepted and Agreed: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Administrative Agent |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Additional Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter
Appendix A to Additional Subsidiary
Borrower Designation Letter
Borrower Designation Letter
Supplement to Annex 1 to Pledge Agreement
Additional Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter
Annex 2
CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT
XXXXX MEDIA CORP.
Solicitation of Consents Relating to
6 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015
CUSIP No: 000000XX0
November 21, 2006
THE
CONSENT SOLICITATION WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME ON DECEMBER 8, 2006,
UNLESS EXTENDED, AND IF SO EXTENDED, THE DATE AND TIME AS EXTENDED (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).
CONSENTS MAY BE REVOKED ONLY UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION
STATEMENT. IF THE REQUISITE CONSENTS ARE OBTAINED (AND NOT REVOKED) AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS
ADOPTED AND BECOMES EFFECTIVE, IT WILL BE BINDING ON ALL HOLDERS OF THE NOTES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
TRANSFEREES, WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE DELIVERED A CONSENT.
Xxxxx Media Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby solicits (the “Consent
Solicitation”) consents (the “Consents”) of the Holders (as defined below) of its 6 5/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Consent Solicitation Statement (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to
time, the “Consent Solicitation Statement”) and in the accompanying Consent Letter (the “Consent
Letter” and, together with the Consent Solicitation Statement and the other documents relating to
the Consent Solicitation delivered herewith, the “Solicitation Documents”), to an amendment to (the
“Proposed Amendment”) certain provisions of the Indenture, dated as of August 16, 2005 (the
“Indenture”), among the Company, as issuer, the guarantors named therein (the “Guarantors”), and
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), under which the Notes were
issued. The Company’s 6
5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015—Series B issued in August 2006 are
a separate class of securities from the Notes and are not subject to this consent solicitation.
The primary purpose of the Proposed Amendment is to allow foreign Restricted Subsidiaries (as
defined in the Indenture) of the Company that are not Guarantors of the Notes to incur or guarantee
certain types of indebtedness under the general leverage ratio based incurrence test and/or under
the Company’s Senior Credit Facility (as defined in the Indenture) (the “Credit Agreement”) in an
aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $50.0 million without becoming
Guarantors of the Notes. Consent to the Proposed Amendment will also constitute a waiver of the
provision of Section 8.04 of the Indenture as it relates to the timing for fixing of a record date
for the Consent Solicitation.
The Consent Solicitation is being made to all persons in whose name a Note was registered at
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 17, 2006 (the “Record Date”) and their duly designated
proxies. The Consent of Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of all
outstanding Notes as of the Record Date (the “Requisite Consents”) is required under the Indenture
for the Proposed Amendment to be approved. Once approved and effective, the Proposed Amendment
will be binding on the Holders or any subsequent holder of the Notes.
The effectiveness of the proposed amendment will be conditioned upon receipt of the requisite
consents (the “Senior Lenders Consents”) of the lenders under the Credit Agreement.
Subject to (i) obtaining the Requisite Consents and the Senior Lenders Consents, and (ii)
execution of the Supplemental Indenture (as defined below) by the Company, the Guarantors and the
Trustee, the Company will pay to each Holder from whom the Company receives a valid and timely
Consent that is not revoked (a “Consenting
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Holder”) an amount in cash (a “Consent Fee”) equal to $1.25 per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes
owned by such Consenting Holder as of the Record Date for which Consents are given and not revoked.
Subject to obtaining the Senior Lenders Consents, upon receipt of the Requisite Consents, the
Company intends to effect the execution of a supplemental indenture to the Indenture containing the
Proposed Amendment (the “Supplemental Indenture”). The Company will not execute the Supplemental
Indenture unless and until it obtains the Senior Lenders Consents. Immediately upon such execution
by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Proposed Amendment will be binding on the
Holders and any subsequent holder of the Notes. The date and time on which the Supplemental
Indenture is executed by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee is hereinafter referred to
herein as the “Consent Date.” Consents cannot be revoked after the Consent Date.
The Company will accept all properly completed, executed and dated Consents received prior to
the Expiration Date but will not be obligated to accept any Consents received after the Expiration
Date or to pay any Consent Fee therefor.
The delivery of a Consent to the Proposed Amendment will not affect a Holder’s right to sell
or transfer the Notes. Only Holders of record as of the Record Date, or their duly designated
proxies, including, for the purposes of this Consent Solicitation, DTC Participants (as defined
below), may submit a Consent. A duly executed Consent shall bind the Holder executing the same and
any subsequent registered holder or transferee of the Notes to which such Consent relates.
As of November 21, 2006, all of the Notes were held through The Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”) by participants in DTC (“DTC Participants”) (such DTC Participants and other registered
holders as of the Record Date are referred to herein as “Holders”).
Holders residing outside the United States who wish to deliver a Consent must satisfy
themselves as to their full observance of the laws of the relevant jurisdiction in connection
therewith. If the Company becomes aware of any state or foreign jurisdiction where the making of
the Consent Solicitation is prohibited, the Company will make a good faith effort to comply with
the requirements of any such state or foreign jurisdiction. If, after such effort, the Company
cannot comply with the requirements of any such state or foreign jurisdiction, the Consent
Solicitation will not be made to (and Consents will not be accepted from or on behalf of and no
Consent Fee will be paid to) Holders in such state or foreign jurisdiction.
CONSENTS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE TABULATION AGENT AT THE ADDRESS OR FACSIMILE NUMBER SET FORTH
ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ANY HOLDER
DELIVER ANY NOTES TO ANY PERSON.
NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN
THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY. NEITHER THE
INFORMATION AGENT NOR THE SOLICITATION AGENT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR
COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THE NOTES CONTAINED IN
THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT OR FOR ANY FAILURE BY THE COMPANY TO DISCLOSE EVENTS THAT MAY
HAVE OCCURRED AND MAY AFFECT THE SIGNIFICANCE OR ACCURACY OF SUCH INFORMATION. THE DELIVERY OF
THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT AT ANY TIME DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS
CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE.
THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION
OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED OR OTHERWISE REFERRED TO IN THIS CONSENT
SOLICITATION STATEMENT.
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The Indenture (although not incorporated in this Consent Solicitation Statement and not deemed
a part of this Consent Solicitation Statement) is available from the Company upon request. Such
requests should be made to Lamar Media Corp., Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 or by telephone at (000) 000-0000.
FORWARD—LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Consent Solicitation Statement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the federal securities laws. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about
our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include
statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may,” “could,” “would,” “should,”
“believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “intend” or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are subject to important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. You should keep in mind
that any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this Consent Solicitation Statement
speaks only as of the date of the Consent Solicitation Statement. New risks and uncertainties come
up from time to time, and it is impossible for the Company to predict these events or how they may
affect it. In any event, these and other important factors may cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated by the Company’s forward-looking statement
SUMMARY
This Consent Solicitation Statement and the Consent Letter contain important information that
should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Consent Solicitation.
The following summary is provided solely for the convenience of the Holders of the Notes.
This summary is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and
should be read in conjunction with, the information appearing elsewhere in this Consent
Solicitation Statement.
Consent Fee:
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$1.25 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes owned by a Consenting Holder as of the Record Date for which Consents are given and not revoked will be paid to such Consenting Holder, provided that the Requite Consents and the Senior Lenders Consents are obtained. | |
Record Date:
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November 17, 2006 | |
Consent Date:
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The date on which the Supplemental Indenture is executed by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. | |
Expiration Date:
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The Expiration Date for the Consent Solicitation will be 5:00 p.m., New York City time on December 8, 2006, unless extended, and if so extended, the date and time as extended (the “Expiration Date”). See “The Consent Solicitation — Expiration Date; Extensions; Terminations.” | |
The Consent Solicitation:
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Subject to obtaining the Senior Lenders Consents, the Company is seeking Consents from Holders of the Notes to the Proposed Amendment to the Indenture. When the Requisite Consents and the Senior Lenders Consents have been obtained, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee will execute the Supplemental Indenture. If the Requisite Consents and the Senior Lenders Consents are obtained and the Supplemental Indenture is executed, then each Holder of Notes, and any subsequent holder of the Notes, will be bound by the Proposed Amendment even if that Holder did not consent to the Proposed Amendment. |
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Requisite Consents:
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Holders must grant (and not revoke) valid Consents in respect of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Notes to approve the Proposed Amendment. As of the date of this Consent Solicitation Statement, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes was $400.0 million. | |
Senior Lenders Consents:
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Consents of Senior Lenders representing a majority of the loans, letters of credit and commitments outstanding under the Company’s Credit Agreement are required to approve the Proposed Amendment under the Credit Agreement. | |
Procedures for Delivery of Consents:
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Consents must be delivered to the Tabulation Agent on or before the Expiration Date, including any extension thereof. DTC is expected to grant an omnibus proxy authorizing the DTC Participants to deliver a Consent. Only registered Holders of Notes as of the Record Date or their duly designated proxies, including, for the purposes of this Consent Solicitation, DTC Participants, are eligible to consent to the Proposed Amendment. Therefore, a beneficial owner of an interest in Notes held in an account of a DTC Participant who wishes a Consent to be delivered must properly instruct such DTC Participant to cause a Consent to be given in respect of such Notes. See “The Consent Solicitation — Consent Procedures.” | |
Revocation of Consents:
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Revocation of Consents to the Proposed Amendment may be made at any time prior to the Consent Date, but only by the Holder that previously granted such Consent (or a duly designated proxy of such Holder). Consents to the Proposed Amendment may not be revoked at any time on or after the Consent Date, even if the Consent Solicitation is extended beyond the previously announced Expiration Date. See “The Consent Solicitation — Revocation of Consents.” | |
Tabulation Agent:
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The Xxxxxx Group, Inc. is serving as Tabulation Agent (the “Tabulation Agent”) in connection with the Consent Solicitation. The Tabulation Agent’s contact information is listed on the last page of this Consent Solicitation Statement. | |
Solicitation Agent:
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The Company has retained X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. as Solicitation Agent. The Solicitation Agent will solicit Consents on behalf of the Company. The Solicitation Agent’s contact information is listed on the last page of this Consent Solicitation Statement. |
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY
The Company is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the United States based on
number of displays and has operated under the Xxxxx name since 1902. As of September 30, 2006, it
owned and operated approximately 159,000 billboard advertising displays in 44 states, Canada and
Puerto Rico, operated over 100,000 logo advertising displays in 20 states and the province of
Ontario, Canada, and had more than 70 transit advertising franchises in the United States, Canada
and Puerto Rico. The Company offers its customers a fully integrated service, satisfying all
aspects of their billboard display requirements from ad copy production to placement and
maintenance.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Description of Proposed Amendment
The Proposed Amendment would allow Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) that
are organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction to incur or guarantee indebtedness in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $50.0 million, without becoming Guarantors of the Notes under the
general leverage ratio based incurrence test and/or under the Credit Agreement.
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Consent to the Proposed Amendment will also constitute a waiver of the provision of Section
8.04 of the Indenture that provides that a record date must be fixed that is at least 30 days prior
to the first solicitation of a consent.
Text of Proposed Amendment
The Proposed Amendment would amend Section 4.17 of the Indenture. Below is the text of the
Proposed Amendment, marked against the current text of Section 4.17. Capitalized terms are defined
in the Indenture.
Section 4.17 Guarantees of Certain Indebtedness
The Company will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Guarantors) to
(a) incur, guarantee or secure through the granting of Liens the payment of any Indebtedness of the
Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary), (b) pledge any intercompany notes representing
obligations of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to secure the payment of any Indebtedness of the
Company or (c) subject to the succeeding paragraph of this Section 4.17, incur or guarantee
any Indebtedness under Section 4.10 or under clause (i) of the definition of Permitted
Indebtedness, in each case unless such Restricted Subsidiary, the Company and the Trustee execute
and deliver a supplemental indenture evidencing such Restricted Subsidiary’s Guarantee of the Notes
pursuant to Article 10 of this Indenture. Thereafter, such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a
Guarantor for all purposes of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding anything in clause (c) of the first sentence of this Section 4.17 to the
contrary, any Restricted Subsidiary which is organized in a jurisdiction other than the United
States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia may incur or guarantee
Indebtedness under Section 4.10 or under clause (i) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness
without executing and delivering a supplemental indenture evidencing such Restricted Subsidiary’s
guarantee of the Notes pursuant to Article 10 of this Indenture, provided that all such
Indebtedness so incurred or guaranteed by such Restricted Subsidiaries which have not executed and
delivered such supplemental indentures shall not exceed $50 million in principal amount outstanding
at any time. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall restrict in any manner the ability of any
Restricted Subsidiary referred to in the preceding sentence from incurring or guaranteeing
Indebtedness otherwise permitted under any other provision of this Indenture.
THE CONSENT SOLICITATION
General
The Company is soliciting Consents from Holders, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Solicitation Documents, to the Proposed Amendment to the Indenture. See “Proposed
Amendment.”
Consents may not be revoked at any time on or after the Consent Date, even if the Consent
Solicitation is extended beyond the previously announced Expiration Date. Subject to obtaining the
Senior Lenders Consents, if the Requisite Consents are received (and not revoked) on or before the
Expiration Date, the Proposed Amendment will be effected by execution of the Supplemental Indenture
by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee and will become binding on the Holders and any
subsequent holder of the Notes on that date, which is referred to herein as the Consent Date. The
Company will not execute the Supplemental Indenture unless and until it obtains the Senior Lenders
Consents.
A Consent Fee equal to $1.25 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes owned by a Consenting Holder
as of the Record Date for which consents are given will be paid to such Consenting Holder in
connection with the Consent Solicitation. The Consent Fees will not be paid unless (i) the
Requisite Consents are received on or prior to the Expiration Date, (ii) the Company obtains the
Senior Lenders Consents and (iii) the Supplemental Indenture is executed by the Company, the
Guarantors and the Trustee.
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Consents may be solicited by directors, officers and other employees of the Company, without
any additional remuneration, by mail, in person, or by telephone, facsimile or other means. The
Company has retained the Tabulation Agent and the Solicitation Agent to aid in the Consent
Solicitation.
Requisite Consent
The Consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of all outstanding
Notes (the “Requisite Consents”) is required under the Indenture for the Proposed Amendment to be
approved. Once effective, the Proposed Amendment will be binding on the Holders or any subsequent
holder of the Notes. As of the date hereof, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
Notes was $400.0 million.
The failure of a Holder to deliver a Consent (including any failure resulting from broker
non-votes) will have the same effect as if such Holder had voted “Against” the Proposed Amendment.
If a Holder delivers a Consent that does not specify the aggregate principal amount of Notes
with respect to which the Consent relates, or if neither the “For” nor the “Against” box is marked
with respect to such Notes, but the Consent Letter is otherwise properly completed and signed, the
Holder will be deemed to have consented to the Proposed Amendment with respect to the entire
aggregate principal amount of Notes which such Holder holds directly or indirectly through DTC.
Expiration Date; Extensions; Termination
The Consent Solicitation will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 8, 2006
unless extended and if so extended, the date and time as extended (the “Expiration Date”). Subject
to obtaining the Senior Lenders Consents, if the Requisite Consents are obtained on or before the
Expiration Date, the Supplemental Indenture will be executed promptly following receipt of the
Requisite Consents and be binding on the Holders and any subsequent holder of the Notes. The
Company will pay the Consent Fee to Holders that return properly completed, executed and unrevoked
Consents, as provided herein, no later than the Expiration Date, even if the Proposed Amendment
becomes effective prior to that date. Consents may be revoked at any time prior to the Consent
Date, but may not be revoked thereafter. The Company will not execute the Supplemental Indenture,
however, and no Consent Fees will be paid, unless and until it obtains the Senior Lenders Consents.
The Company reserves the right to extend the Consent Solicitation at any time and from time to
time, whether or not the Requisite Consents have been received, by giving oral or written notice to
the Tabulation Agent no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after
the previously announced Expiration Date. Any such extension will be followed as promptly as
practicable by notice thereof by press release or other public announcement (or by written notice
to the Holders). Such announcement or notice may state that the Company is extending the Consent
Solicitation for a specified period of time or on a daily basis.
The Company expressly reserves the right for any reason (i) to abandon, terminate or amend the
Consent Solicitation at any time prior to the Expiration Date by giving oral or written notice
thereof to the Tabulation Agent, and (ii) not to extend the Consent Solicitation beyond the last
previously announced Expiration Date. Any such action by the Company will be followed as promptly
as practicable by notice thereof by press release or by other public announcement (or by written
notice to the Holders). If the Company terminates the Consent Solicitation, Consent Fees will not
be paid, irrespective of whether the Requisite Consents were received.
Failure to Obtain the Requisite Consent
In the event the Requisite Consents are not obtained and the Consent Solicitation is
terminated or expires, the Supplemental Indenture will not be executed, the Proposed Amendment will
not become operative and Consent Fees will not be paid.
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Failure to Obtain Senior Lenders Consents
In the event that the Senior Lenders Consents are not obtained, then the Supplemental
Indenture will not be executed and the Consent Fees will not be paid—even if the Requisite
Consents were obtained.
Consent Fee
Subject to (i) obtaining the Requisite Consents and the Senior Lenders Consents and (ii) the
execution of the Supplemental Indenture by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Company
hereby offers to pay each Consenting Holder a Consent Fee equal to $1.25 per $1,000 principal
amount of Notes owned by such Consenting Holder as of the Record Date for which Consents are given
and not revoked. If the Requisite Consents are not received prior to the Expiration Date, Consent
Fees will not be paid to any Holder. If the Senior Lenders Consents are not obtained, the Consent
Fees will not be paid to any holder—even if the Requisite Consents were obtained on or before the
Expiration Date. Any payment of Consent Fees will be made as promptly as practicable after the
later of the Expiration Date and the date that the Senior Lenders Consents are obtained. The
outstanding principal amount of Notes as of the Record Date was $400,000,000. Based on the
outstanding principal amount of Notes as of the Record Date, the maximum aggregate Consent Fees
will be $500,000. As provided in the Consent Letter, Consenting Holders may instruct the
Tabulation Agent to pay all or part of the Consent Fees to which the Consenting Holders are
entitled to designated third party payees.
Consent Procedures
Only Holders (i.e., persons in whose name a Note is registered or their duly designated
proxies) may execute and deliver a Consent Letter. DTC is expected to grant an omnibus proxy
authorizing DTC Participants to deliver a Consent Letter. Accordingly, for the purposes of this
Consent Solicitation, the term “Holder” shall be deemed to mean record holders and DTC Participants
who held Notes through DTC as of the Record Date. In order to cause a Consent to be given with
respect to Notes held through DTC, such DTC Participant must complete and sign the appropriate form
of Consent Letter, and mail or deliver it to the Tabulation Agent at its address or facsimile
number set forth on the last page of this Consent Solicitation Statement pursuant to the procedures
set forth herein and therein.
A beneficial owner of an interest in Notes held through a DTC Participant must complete and
sign the Letter of Instructions and deliver it to such DTC Participant in order to cause Consent to
be given by such DTC Participant with respect to such Notes.
Giving Consent will not affect a Holder’s right to sell or transfer the Notes. All Consents
received by the Tabulation Agent on or before the Expiration Date will be effective notwithstanding
a record transfer of such Notes subsequent to the Record Date, unless the Holder revokes such
Consent prior to the Consent Date by following the procedures set forth under “Revocation of
Consents” below.
HOLDERS WHO WISH TO CONSENT TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHOULD MAIL, HAND DELIVER, SEND BY
OVERNIGHT COURIER OR FACSIMILE (CONFIRMED BY PHYSICAL DELIVERY) THEIR PROPERLY COMPLETED AND DULY
EXECUTED CONSENT LETTERS TO THE TABULATION AGENT AT THE ADDRESS OR FACSIMILE NUMBER SET FORTH ON
THE LAST PAGE HEREOF AND ON THE CONSENT LETTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS SET FORTH HEREIN
AND THEREIN.
CONSENTS SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO THE TABULATION AGENT, NOT TO THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS OR
THE TRUSTEE. HOWEVER, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT ANY CONSENT RECEIVED BY IT.
HOLDERS SHOULD NOT TENDER OR DELIVER NOTES AT ANY TIME.
All Consents that are properly completed, signed and delivered to the Tabulation Agent, and
not revoked, on or before the Consent Date will be given effect in accordance with the
specifications thereof. Holders who desire to
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consent to the Proposed Amendment should complete, sign and date, the appropriate form of
Consent Letter included herewith and mail, deliver, send by overnight courier or facsimile
(confirmed by physical delivery) the signed Consent Letter to the Tabulation Agent at the address
or facsimile listed on the last page of this Consent Solicitation Statement and on the Consent
Letter, all in accordance with the instructions contained herein and therein.
Consents
by record Holders must be executed in exactly the same manner as such Holder(’s)(s’)
name(s) are so registered. Consents by Holder(s) who are DTC Participants must be executed in
exactly the same manner as such Holder(s) name(s) are registered with DTC. If a Consent is signed
by a trustee, partner, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a
corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must so
indicate when signing and must submit with the Consent form appropriate evidence of authority to
execute the Consent. In addition, if Consent relates to less than the total principal amount of
Notes which such Holder holds directly or through DTC, the Holder must list the principal amount of
Notes which such Holder holds to which the Consent relates. If a Holder delivers a Consent that
does not specify the aggregate principal amount of Notes with respect to which the consent relates,
or if neither the “For” nor the “Against” box is marked with respect to such Notes, but the Consent
Letter is otherwise properly completed and signed, the Holder will be deemed to have consented to
the Proposed Amendment with respect to the entire aggregate principal amount of Notes which such
Holder holds directly or indirectly through DTC.
The registered ownership of a Note as of the Record Date shall be proven by the Trustee, as
registrar of the Notes. The ownership of Notes held through DTC by DTC Participants shall be
established by a DTC security position listing provided by DTC as of the Record Date. All
questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) regarding the
consent procedures will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination
will be conclusive and binding subject only to such final review as may be prescribed by the
Trustee concerning proof of execution and ownership. The Company reserves the right to reject any
or all Consents that are not in proper form or the acceptance of which could, in the opinion of the
Company, or its counsel, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the right, subject to such final
review as the Trustee prescribes for the proof of execution and ownership, to waive any defects or
irregularities in connection with deliveries of particular Consents. Unless waived, any defects or
irregularities in connection with deliveries of Consents must be cured within such time as the
Company determines. None of the Guarantors or the Company or any of their affiliates, the
Tabulation Agent, the Trustee or any other person shall be under any duty to give any notification
of any such defects or irregularities or waiver, nor shall any of them incur any liability for
failure to give such notification. Deliveries of Consents will not be deemed to have been made
until any irregularities or defects therein have been cured or waived. The Company’s
interpretations of the terms and conditions of the Consent Solicitation shall be conclusive and
binding.
Revocation of Consents
Each Holder who delivers a Consent pursuant to the Consent Solicitation will agree in the
Consent Letter that it will not revoke its Consent on or after the Consent Date and that until such
time it will not revoke its Consent except in accordance with the conditions and procedures for
revocation of Consents provided below. Each properly completed and executed Consent will be
counted, notwithstanding any transfer of the Notes to which such Consent relates, unless the
procedure for revocation of Consents has been followed and completed prior to the Consent Date.
The Company will make prompt public disclosure of the occurrence of the Consent Date by press
release or other public disclosure (or by written notice to the Holders).
Prior to the Consent Date, any Holder may revoke any Consent given as to its Notes or any
portion of such Notes. A Holder desiring to revoke a Consent must deliver to the Tabulation Agent
at the address set forth on the last page of this Consent Solicitation Statement and on the Consent
Letter a written revocation of such Consent in the form of a subsequent Consent Letter marked
“Against” the Proposed Amendment, including the principal amount of Notes to which such revocation
relates and the signature of such Holder. The Tabulation Agent will promptly forward any such
written revocations to the Trustee. A revocation of a Consent may only be rescinded by
the execution and delivery of a new Consent Letter, in accordance with the procedures herein
described by the Holder who delivered such revocation.
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The revocation must be executed by such Holder in the same manner as the Holder’s name
appears on the Consent to which the revocation relates. If a revocation is signed by a trustee,
partner, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other
person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must so indicate when signing
and must submit with the revocation appropriate evidence of authority to execute the revocation. A
Holder may revoke a Consent only if such revocation complies with the provisions of this Consent
Solicitation Statement. In order to revoke a Consent with respect to its Notes, a beneficial owner
of Notes who was not the Holder of such Notes as of the Record Date must instruct the Holder of
such Notes on the Record Date to revoke any Consent already given with respect to such Notes.
The Company reserves the right to contest the validity of any revocation and all questions as
to the validity (including time of receipt) of any revocation will be determined by the Company in
its sole discretion, which determination will be conclusive and binding subject only to such final
review as may be prescribed by the Trustee concerning proof of execution and ownership. None of
the Guarantors, the Company, any of their affiliates, the Solicitation Agent, the Tabulation Agent,
the Trustee or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or
irregularities with respect to any revocation nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure
to given such notification.
Tabulation Agent
The Company has retained The Xxxxxx Group, Inc. as Tabulation Agent in connection with the
Consent Solicitation. The Tabulation Agent will be responsible for collecting Consents. The
Tabulation Agent will receive a customary fee for such services and reimbursement of its reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses.
Requests for assistance in filling out and delivering Consents or for additional copies of
this Consent Solicitation Statement or the Consent Letter may be directed to the Tabulation Agent
at the address and telephone number set forth on the last page of this Consent Solicitation
Statement.
Solicitation Agent
The Company has retained X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. as Solicitation Agent in connection with
the Consent Solicitation. The Solicitation Agent will solicit Consents on behalf of the Company.
The Solicitation Agent will be reimbursed for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. The Company
has agreed to indemnify the Solicitation Agent against certain liabilities and expenses, including
liabilities under the federal securities laws, in connection with the Consent Solicitation. The
Solicitation Agent and its affiliates have performed various investment banking, commercial lending
and financial advisory services for the Company (including in connection with the Notes and the
Credit Agreement), for which they have received customary compensation, and may continue to do so
in the future. The Solicitation Agent, in the ordinary course of its business, makes markets in
securities of the Company and its affiliates, including the Notes. As a result, from time to time,
the Solicitation Agent may own certain of the Company’s securities, including the Notes.
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following discussion summarizes certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences
resulting from the Consent Solicitation. This summary deals only with the Notes held as capital
assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (as defined below) by United States Holders
(as defined below) and non-United States Holders (as defined below).
This discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to a United
States Holder in light of the United States Holder’s particular circumstances or to United States
Holders subject to special rules, such as:
• | certain financial institutions; | ||
• | insurance companies; |
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• | dealers in securities or foreign currencies; | ||
• | persons holding Notes as part of a “straddle,” “hedge” or “conversion” transaction; | ||
• | United States Holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; | ||
• | U.S. expatriates; | ||
• | partnerships or other entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes; | ||
• | persons subject to the alternative minimum tax; | ||
• | subchapter S corporations; and | ||
• | tax exempt entities. |
In addition, this discussion does not consider the effect of any applicable foreign, state,
local or other tax laws.
This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
administrative pronouncements, judicial decisions and final, temporary and proposed Treasury
Regulations, in each case as of the date of this Consent Solicitation Statement, changes to any of
which subsequent to the date of this Consent Solicitation Statement may affect the tax consequences
described in this Consent Solicitation Statement.
PERSONS CONSIDERING THE CONSENT SOLICITATION ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS
CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES IN LIGHT OF THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS, AS
WELL AS ANY CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN TAXING
JURISDICTIONS.
TO COMPLY WITH TREASURY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR 230, HOLDERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT: (A) ANY
DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL TAX ISSUES IN THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT IS NOT INTENDED OR
WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED BY HOLDERS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING PENALTIES THAT MAY
BE IMPOSED ON A HOLDER UNDER THE CODE; (B) ANY SUCH DISCUSSION IS INCLUDED HEREIN IN CONNECTION
WITH THE PROMOTION OR MARKETING OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR MATTERS ADDRESSED HEREIN; AND (C) HOLDERS
SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR.
As used in this Consent Solicitation Statement, the term “United States Holder” means a
beneficial owner of a Note that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
• | a citizen or resident of the United States; | ||
• | a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia; | ||
• | an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or | ||
• | a trust if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) the trust has in effect a valid election to be treated as a domestic trust for United States federal income tax purposes. |
As used in this Consent Solicitation Statement, the term “non-United States Holder” means a
beneficial owner of a Note (other than a partnership) that is not a United States Holder.
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If a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income
tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of a Note, the tax treatment of a partner in that partnership
will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Holders
of Notes that are partnerships and partners in those partnerships are urged to consult their tax
advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences resulting from the Consent
Solicitation.
The statements regarding U.S. federal income tax considerations set out below assume that the
Notes were issued, and transfers of the Notes and payments on the Notes have been and will continue
to be made, in accordance with the Indenture.
Tax Consequences to United States Holders
The U.S. federal income tax consequences to a United States Holder of Notes as a result of the
adoption of the Proposed Amendment will depend on whether, under applicable Treasury regulations,
the adoption of the Proposed Amendment results in a “significant modification” of the Notes and, if
so, whether such adoption results in a recapitalization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E)
of the Code.
Under applicable Treasury regulations, the modification of a debt instrument, such as the
Notes, is a significant modification resulting in a deemed exchange of the Notes (referred to in
this section as the “Old Notes”) for new Notes (the “New Notes,” and that exchange, a “Deemed
Exchange”) if, based on all the facts and circumstances, and taking into account all modifications
of the relevant Notes collectively, the legal rights and obligations under the Notes are altered in
a manner that is “economically significant.” The regulations provide that a modification of a debt
instrument that adds, deletes or alters customary accounting or financial covenants is not a
significant modification. In addition, the regulations provide that a modification that releases,
substitutes, adds or otherwise alters the collateral for or a guarantee on a recourse debt
instrument is a significant modification only if the modification results in a change in payment
expectations.
The Company believes, and intends to take the position, that the provisions proposed to be
amended are not economically significant and, consequently, that the adoption of the Proposed
Amendment should not result in a Deemed Exchange or recognition of gain or loss. If the Proposed
Amendment is adopted, and such adoption does not result in a Deemed Exchange, United States Holders
of Notes would not recognize any income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a
result of such adoption, and, except as discussed below with respect to the Consent Fee, such
United States Holders would recognize income in respect of the Notes at the same times and in the
same amounts as such United States Holders would have recognized had the Proposed Amendment not
been adopted.
Although not free from doubt, both the Old Notes and the New Notes should be treated as
“securities” for purposes of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Code. Thus, even if the adoption of the
Proposed Amendment were considered to result in a Deemed Exchange, the exchange should be treated
as a recapitalization (and therefore, a generally tax-free reorganization), and United States
Holders of the Old Notes should not recognize any gain or loss on the Deemed Exchange, except with
respect to the Consent Fee and except that such United States Holders may recognize ordinary income
to the extent that the New Notes are treated as received in satisfaction of accrued but untaxed
interest on the Old Notes. United States Holders should obtain a tax basis in the New Notes equal
to their tax basis in the Old Notes deemed to be surrendered therefor decreased by any Consent Fee
received and increased by any gain recognized, and should have a holding period for the New Notes
that includes the holding period for the Old Notes; provided that the tax basis of any New Note (or
portion thereof) treated as received in satisfaction of accrued interest should equal the amount of
such accrued interest, and the holding period for such New Note (or portion thereof) should not
include the holding period of the Old Notes.
If the adoption of the Proposed Amendment were to result in a Deemed Exchange and the Deemed
Exchange were not to qualify for treatment as a tax-free recapitalization, a United States Holder
of the Old Notes would recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon the Deemed
Exchange in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the United States Holder’s adjusted tax
basis in the Old Notes on the date of the Deemed Exchange and (ii) the sum of the issue price of the New Notes deemed to be received in exchange
therefor and any Consent Fee received. Generally, a United States Holder’s “adjusted tax basis”
for an Old Note will be equal to the
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cost of the Note to the United States Holder, increased, if applicable, by any market discount
(described below) previously included in income by the United States Holder under an election to
include market discount in gross income currently as it accrues (including any market discount
included in the taxable year of the Deemed Exchange prior to the date of the Deemed Exchange), and
reduced (but not below zero) by the accrual of any amortizable bond premium which the United States
Holder has previously elected to offset against interest payments on the Note. If either the Old
Notes or the New Notes are properly treated as traded on an established securities market within
the meaning of Section 1273(b) of the Code, the issue price of the New Notes will be the fair
market value of the Old Notes or the New Notes, as applicable. If neither the Old Notes nor the
New Notes are properly treated as traded on an established securities market, the issue price of
the New Notes will be the stated principal amount of the New Notes. Subject to the treatment of a
portion of any gain as ordinary income to the extent of any market discount (described below)
accrued on the Old Notes (and not previously included in income by the United States Holder) to,
and accrued and untaxed interest as of, the date of the Deemed Exchange, such gain or loss would be
long-term capital gain or loss if the United States Holder held the Old Notes for more than one
year on the date of the Deemed Exchange. The deduction of capital losses for U.S. federal income
tax purposes is subject to limitations. A United States Holder’s holding period for a New Note
would commence on the date immediately following the date of the Deemed Exchange, and the United
States Holder’s initial tax basis in the New Note would be the issue price of the New Note.
If a deemed exchange is treated as a wash sale within the meaning of Section 1091 of the Code,
United States Holders would not be allowed to recognize currently any loss resulting from the
Deemed Exchange. Instead, such loss will be deferred and capitalized into the basis of the New
Notes. United States Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding whether a deemed
exchange may be subject to the wash sale rules.
An exception to the capital gain treatment described above may apply to a United States Holder
who purchased a Note with “market discount.” Subject to a statutory de minimis exception, market
discount is the excess of the principal amount of the Note over the United States Holder’s tax
basis in the Note immediately after its acquisition by the United States Holder. In general,
unless the United States Holder has elected to include market discount in income currently as it
accrues, any gain realized by a United States Holder on the sale, exchange or other disposition of
a Note having market discount will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of the market
discount that has accrued (on a straight line basis or, at the election of the United States
Holder, on a constant yield basis) while the Note was held by the United States Holder. If the
Deemed Exchange qualifies as a recapitalization, however, any market discount on the Old Notes
prior to the deemed exchange that exceeds the Consent Fee would survive the Deemed Exchange,
although some or all of the market discount could effectively be converted into original issue
discount, as described below.
Subject to a statutory de minimis exception, if the issue price of a New Note at the time of
the Deemed Exchange were less than its principal amount, the New Note would have original issue
discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which would be included in the United States
Holder’s gross income on a constant yield basis in advance of receipt of cash attributable to that
discount over the remaining term of the Notes.
Treatment of Consent Fee
If there is no Deemed Exchange, the Consent Fee may be treated as either (i) additional
interest on the Notes or (ii) a fee for consenting to the Proposed Amendment. In either case, the
amount of the Consent Fee would be taxable to the Consenting Holder as ordinary income. The
Company intends to treat the Consent Fee as a payment of a fee for consenting to the Proposed
Amendment. If there is a Deemed Exchange, the Consent Fee would likely be treated as additional
consideration received in the Deemed Exchange. If the Deemed Exchange constitutes a
recapitalization as discussed above, the United States Holder would recognize any gain on the
Deemed Exchange to the extent that such gain did not exceed the Consent Fee received.
United States Holders of Notes are urged to consult their own tax advisers as to the
consequences of the adoption of the Proposed Amendment.
Consent Solicitation Statement
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Tax Consequences to Non-United States Holders
If the adoption of the Proposed Amendment were to result in a Deemed Exchange, Non-United
States Holders generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on income (if any)
recognized in connection with such Deemed Exchange unless income in respect of the Notes is treated
as effectively connected to the conduct of a trade or business by the non-United States Holder in
the United States (and, if certain tax treaties apply, is attributable to a U.S. permanent
establishment maintained by the non-United States Holder) or, in the case of a non-resident alien
individual non-U.S. Holder, the holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the
year of the Deemed Exchange and certain other conditions are met. In such case, the U.S. federal
income tax consequences to such non-United States Holder would be the same as those applicable to
United States Holders described above.
Treatment of Consent Fee
Consent Fees paid to non-United States Holders may be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax
at a rate of 30% unless (i) the Consent Fee is treated as effectively connected to the conduct of a
trade or business by the Holder in the United States and the Holder provides a properly executed
Form W8-ECI or (ii) a tax treaty either eliminates or reduces such withholding tax and the Holder
provides a properly executed Form W-8BEN claiming treaty benefits.
In order to give a Consent, a Holder should mail, hand deliver, send by overnight courier or
facsimile (confirmed by physical delivery) a properly completed and duly executed Consent Letter,
and any other required documents, to the Tabulation Agent at its address or facsimile set forth
below. Any questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of this Consent
Solicitation Statement or related documents may be directed to the Tabulation Agent or the
Solicitation Agent. Contact information for each of the Tabulation Agent and Solicitation Agent
are set forth below.
Tabulation Agent:
The Xxxxxx Group, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Telephone (for confirmation or information):
Noteholders: (000) 000-0000
Banks and Brokers: (000) 000-0000
Banks and Brokers: (000) 000-0000
Solicitation Agent:
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
High Yield Capital Markets
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx — 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Tel: 000-000-0000 (call collect)
Fax: 000-000-0000
High Yield Capital Markets
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx — 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Tel: 000-000-0000 (call collect)
Fax: 000-000-0000
Consent Solicitation Statement