EXHIBIT 4.2
[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental Indenture") dated
as of September __, 2002, among Xxxx Television, Inc. (f/k/a
Xxxx Communications Systems, Inc.), a Georgia corporation
(the "Company"), the Subsidiary Guarantors (as listed on the
signature pages hereof) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas (f/k/a Bankers Trust Company), a national
association under the laws of the United States, as trustee
under the indenture referred to below (the "Trustee"). All
capitalized terms used in this Supplemental Indenture that
are defined in the Indenture, either directly or by reference
therein, have the respective meanings assigned to them
therein.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company existing as such on
December 15, 2001 have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an
Indenture (the "Indenture"), dated as of December 15, 2001, providing for the
issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $280,000,000 of 9 1/4%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (the "Notes");
WHEREAS, Section 2.16 of the Indenture provides that the Company may, from time
to time, without the consent of the Holders, create and issue, pursuant to the
Indenture, Additional Notes;
WHEREAS, the Company intends to issue Additional Notes that will be registered
under the Securities Act;
WHEREAS, Sections 2.16 and 9.01(a) of the Indenture permit the making by the
Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee of certain amendments and
supplements to the Indenture and the Notes of the kind contemplated hereunder
without the consent of any Holder; and
WHEREAS, the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors have duly authorized
the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture and all things
necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture when executed by each of them a
valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors have
been done and performed.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree
for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Amendment to Section 1.01. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of
Section 9.01(a) of the Indenture, Section 1.01 of the Indenture is hereby
amended to replace the definitions of "Company" and "Trustee" with the
following respective definitions:
"Company" means Xxxx Television, Inc. (f/k/a Xxxx Communications Systems,
Inc.), a Georgia corporation, unless and until a successor replaces it in
accordance with Article V and thereafter means such successor.
"Trustee" means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (f/k/a Bankers Trust
Company) until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means such successor.
In addition, all references in the Indenture, and the Exhibits thereto, to Xxxx
Communications Systems, Inc. and Bankers Trust Company hereafter shall be
deemed to be references to Xxxx Television, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust
Company Americas, respectively.
2. Amendment to Section 2.16. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of
Sections 2.16 and 9.01(a) of the Indenture, Section 2.16 of the Indenture is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"Section 2.16 Additional Notes. The Company may, from time to time,
subject to compliance with any other applicable provisions of this Indenture
(including, without limitation, the covenant under Section 4.07), without the
consent of the Holders, create and issue pursuant to this Indenture Additional
Notes having terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit A identical to those of
other Notes, except that Additional Notes:
(i) may have a different issue date from other Notes;
(ii) may have a different amount of interest payable on
the first interest payment date after issuance than is payable on other Notes;
(iii) may have terms specified in the Additional Note Board
Resolution or Additional Note Supplemental Indenture for such Additional Notes
making appropriate adjustments to this Article II and Exhibit A (and related
definitions) applicable to such Additional Notes in order to conform to and
ensure compliance with the Securities Act (or other applicable securities laws)
and any registration rights or similar agreement applicable to such Additional
Notes, which are not adverse in any material respect to the Holder of any
outstanding Notes (other than such Additional Notes) (which such adjustments,
for the avoidance of doubt, include, without limitation, the removal of any
legend not required by the Securities Act (or other applicable securities
laws), and related conforming changes, as a result of the issuance of such
Additional Notes in an offering registered with the Commission); and
(iv) may be entitled to liquidated damages as provided in
Section 2.15 not applicable to other outstanding Notes and may not be entitled
to such liquidated damages applicable to other outstanding Notes."
3. Amendment to Section 12.02. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of
Section 9.01(a) of the Indenture, Section 12.02 of the Indenture is hereby
amended to provide a new address for the Trustee as follows:
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
c/o DB Services New Jersey, Inc.
100 Plaza One
Mail Stop JCY03-0603
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust and Agency Services
Facsimile:
4. Amendment to Appendix A. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of
Section 9.01(a) of the Indenture, Section 2.3(e) of Appendix A to the Indenture
is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"(e) Legend.
(i) Except as permitted by the following paragraphs (ii), (iii),
(iv) or (vii), each Note certificate evidencing the Global Notes and the
Definitive Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in
substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following
form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes
of the legend only):
"THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER
THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE
REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR
NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION."
THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO
OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE, PRIOR TO THE
DATE (THE "RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE") WHICH IS
TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF
AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF
THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY PREDECESSOR
OF SUCH NOTE), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A"), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY
BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN
RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE
IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON
RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION
S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR"
WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
INVESTOR ACQUIRING THE NOTE FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN
EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE NOTES OF
$500,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR
FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN
VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANY
OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE
COMPANY'S AND THE TRUSTEE'S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER,
SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO
REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL,
CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH
OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF
THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE."
Each Note evidencing a Global Note offered and sold to QIBs pursuant to Rule
144A shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
"EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE
SELLER OF THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED
BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER."
Each Definitive Note shall bear the following additional legend:
"IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER
TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND
OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY
REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE
FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS."
(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Note that
is a Definitive Note, the Registrar shall permit the Holder hereto to
exchange such Transfer Restricted
Note for a Definitive Note that does not bear the legends set forth above
and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted
Note if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request
for such exchange was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to
be in the form set forth on the reverse of the Initial Note).
(iii) After a transfer of any Initial Notes, Additional Notes or
Private Exchange Notes during the period of the effectiveness of a Shelf
Registration Statement with respect to such Initial Notes, Additional
Notes or Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, all requirements
pertaining to the Restricted Notes Legend on such Initial Notes,
Additional Notes or Private Exchange Notes shall cease to apply and the
requirements that any such Initial Notes, Additional Notes or Private
Exchange Notes be issued in global form shall continue to apply.
(iv) Upon the consummation of a Registered Exchange Offer with
respect to the Initial Notes (or Additional Notes) pursuant to which
Holders of such Notes are offered Exchange Notes in exchange for their
Notes, all requirements pertaining to such Initial Notes (or Additional
Notes) that such Notes be issued in global form shall continue to apply,
and Exchange Notes in global form without the Restricted Notes Legend
shall be available to Holders that exchange such Initial Notes (or such
Additional Notes) in such Registered Exchange Offer.
(v) Upon the consummation of a Private Exchange with respect to
the Initial Notes (or Additional Notes) pursuant to which Holders of such
Notes are offered Private Exchange Notes in exchange for their Notes, all
requirements pertaining to such Initial Notes (or such Additional Notes)
that such Notes be issued in global form shall continue to apply, and
Private Exchange Notes in global form with the Restricted Notes Legend
shall be available to Holders that exchange such Initial Notes (or such
Additional Notes) in such Private Exchange.
(vi) Upon a sale or transfer after the expiration of the Restricted
Period of any Initial Note (or Additional Note) acquired pursuant to
Regulation S, all requirements that such Initial Note (or such Additional
Note) bear the Restricted Notes Legend shall cease to apply and the
requirements requiring any such Initial Note (or such Additional Note) be
issued in global form shall continue to apply.
(vii) Upon the issuance of Additional Notes in an offering
registered with the Commission, all requirements pertaining
to such Additional Notes that such Additional Notes be
issued with the Restricted Notes Legend shall not apply,
and, furthermore, such Additional Notes so registered and
issued may be issued in global form in the form of Exhibit
A hereto."
5. Amendment to Exhibit A. Pursuant to the terms and provisions of
Sections 2.16 and 9.01(a) of the Indenture, Exhibit A to the Indenture is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit 1
attached hereto.
6. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture.
Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified
and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain
in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the
Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or hereafter
authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT
THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
8. Trustee's Assumption; Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee
assumes no duties, responsibilities or liabilities under this Supplemental
Indenture other than as set forth in the Indenture. The Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental
Indenture.
9. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
together represent the same agreement.
10. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience
only and shall not effect the construction thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture
to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
XXXX TELEVISION, INC.
By ________________________________
Name:
Title:
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
THE ALBANY HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.
POST-CITIZEN MEDIA, INC.
XXXX COMMUNICATIONS OF INDIANA, INC.
WEAU-TV, INC.
WVLT-TV, INC.
WRDW-TV, INC.
WITN-TV, INC
XXXX KENTUCKY TELEVISION, INC.
XXXX COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.
XXXX COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS - XXXXXXX,
INC.
XXXX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC.
XXXX REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT CO.
XXXX FLORIDA HOLDINGS, INC.
KOLN/KGIN, INC.
WEAU LICENSEE CORP.
KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.
WJHG LICENSEE CORP.
WCTV LICENSEE CORP.
WVLT LICENSEE CORP.
WRDW LICENSEE CORP.
WITN LICENSEE CORP.
WKYT LICENSEE CORP.
WYMT LICENSEE CORP.
KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.
KXII LICENSEE CORP.
XXXX TELEVISION MANAGEMENT, INC.
XXXX MIDAMERICA HOLDINGS, INC.
XXXX PUBLISHING, INC.
XXXX DIGITAL, INC.
KWTX-KBTX LP CORP.
KXII LP CORP.
PORTA-PHONE PAGING LICENSEE CORP.
KXII L.P.
KWTX - KBTX L.P.
LYNQX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
For each of the above:
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS, as Trustee
By________________________________________
Name:
Title:
