Exhibit 4.6
EXECUTION COPY
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PLANET HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
12% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2005
INDENTURE
Dated as of March 25, 0000
XXXXXX XXXXXX TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
Trustee
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
TIA Section Indenture Section
310(a)(1) ...............................................................7.10
(a)(2)...................................................................7.10
(a)(3)...................................................................N.A.
(a)(4) ..................................................................N.A.
(a)(5)...................................................................7.10
(i)(b)...................................................................7.10
(ii)(c) .................................................................N.A.
311 (a)..................................................................7.11
(b)......................................................................7.11
(iii)(c).................................................................N.A.
312 (a)..................................................................2.05
(b).....................................................................10.03
(iv)(c..................................................................10.03
313(a)...................................................................7.06
(b)(2)...................................................................7.07
(v)(c)............................................................7.06; 10.02
(vi)(d)..................................................................7.06
314(a)............................................................4.03; 10.02
(c)(1)..................................................................10.04
(c)(2)..................................................................10.04
(c)(3)...................................................................N.A.
(vii)(e)................................................................10.05
(f)........................................................................NA
315 (a)..................................................................7.01
(b)...............................................................7.05, 10.02
(A)(c)...................................................................7.01
(d)......................................................................7.01
(e)......................................................................6.11
316 (a)(last sentence)..................................................2.09
(a)(1)(A)................................................................6.05
(a)(1)(B)................................................................6.04
(a)(2)..................................................................N. A.
(b)......................................................................6.07
(B)(c)...................................................................2.12
317(a)(1)................................................................6.08
(a)(2)...................................................................6.09
(b)......................................................................2.04
318 (a).................................................................10.01
(b).....................................................................N. A.
(c) ....................................................................10.01
N.A. means not applicable.
*This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE .........................
Section 1.01. Definitions......................................................
Section 1.02. Other Definitions. ..............................................
Section 1.03. Incorporation by reference of trust indenture act................
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction............................................
ARTICLE 2. THE NOTES...........................................................
Section 2.01. Form and Dating..................................................
Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication.....................................
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent . ....................................
Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .............................
Section 2.05. Holder Lists.....................................................
Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange............................................
Section 2.07. Replacement Notes................................................
Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes................................................
Section 2.09. Treasury Notes..................................................
Section 2.10. Temporary Notes..................................................
Section 2.11. Cancellation.....................................................
Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest...............................................
ARTICLE 3. REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee...............................................
Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed................................
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption.............................................
Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption...................................
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price......................................
Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part...........................................
Section 3.07. Optional Redemption..............................................
Section 3.08. Mandatory Redemption.............................................
Section 3.09. Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds..............
Section 3.10. REDEMPTION PURSUANT TO GAMING LAW................................
ARTICLE 4. COVENANTS...........................................................
Section 4.01. Payment of Notes.................................................
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency..................................
Section 4.03. Reports..........................................................
Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate...........................................
Section 4.05. Taxes ...........................................................
Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws...................................
Section 4.07. Restricted Payments..............................................
Section 4.08. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries...
Section 4.09. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.......
Section 4.10. Asset Sales......................................................
Section 4.11. Transactions with Affiliates.....................................
Section 4.12. Liens............................................................
Section 4.13. Corporate Existence..............................................
Section 4.14. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.......................
Section 4.15. Payments for Consent.............................................
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ARTICLE 5. SUCCESSORS..........................................................
Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.........................
Section 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted................................
ARTICLE 6. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES...............................................
Section 6.01. Events of Default................................................
Section 6.02. Acceleration.....................................................
Section 6.03. Other Remedies...................................................
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults..........................................
Section 6.05. Control by Majority..............................................
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits..............................................
Section 6.07. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment....................
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.......................................
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.................................
Section 6.10. Priorities.......................................................
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs............................................
ARTICLE 7. TRUSTEE.............................................................
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee................................................
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee................................................
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.....................................
Section 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer.............................................
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults...............................................
Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.......................
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.......................................
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee...........................................
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc ................................
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification....................................
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company................
ARTICLE 8. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE............................
Section 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.........
Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge...................................
Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance..............................................
Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.......................
Section 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held
in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.........................
Section 8.06. Repayment to Company.............................................
Section 8.07. Reinstatement....................................................
ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER....................................
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of Notes..............................
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes.................................
Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act..............................
Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents................................
Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes.................................
Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc .................................
ARTICLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS......................................................
Section 10.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls....................................
Section 10.02. Notices.........................................................
Section 10.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other
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Holders of Notes................................................
Section 10.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent..............
Section 10.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion...................
Section 10.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents.....................................
Section 10.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees
and Stockholders...............................................
Section 10.08. Governing Law...................................................
Section 10.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements...................
Section 10.10. Successors......................................................
Section 10.11. Severability....................................................
Section 10.12. Counterpart Originals...........................................
Section 10.13. Table of Contents, Headings, etc................................
ARTICLE 11. SUBORDINATION .....................................................
Section 11.01. Agreement To Subordinate........................................
Section 11.02. Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy............................
Section 11.03. Default On Designated Senior Indebtedness.......................
Section 11.04. Acceleration of notes...........................................
Section 11.05. When distribution must be paid over.............................
Section 11.06. Notice By The Company...........................................
Section 11.07. Subrogation.....................................................
Section 11.08. Relative Rights.................................................
Section 11.09. Subordination May Not Be Impaired By The Company................
Section 11.10. Distribution Or Notice To Representative........................
Section 11.11. Rights Of Trustee And Paying Agent..............................
Section 11.12. Authorization To Effect Subordination...........................
Section 11.13. Payment.........................................................
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 FORM OF NOTE
Exhibit A-2 FORM OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
Exhibit B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Exhibit C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
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INDENTURE dated as of March 25, 1998 between Planet Hollywood
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and United States
Trust Company of New York, a New York corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee").
The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each
other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 12% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2005 (the "Initial Notes") and the 12% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2005 to be issued in exchange for such Initial Notes in
the Exchange Offer (the "Exchange Notes" and, together with the Initial Notes,
the "Notes"):
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS.
"144A Global Note" means a global note in the form of Exhibit A-I
hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or
its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
"Accredited Investor Global Note" means a global note in the form of
Exhibit A-I hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement
Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the
Depositary or its nominee that will be initially issued in a denomination equal
to $0, but will thereafter be revised to represent the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes transferred to Institutional Accredited Investors.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly
or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control"
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by"
and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided, however,
that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the voting securities of a Person
shall be deemed to be control.
"Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.
"Aladdin Gaming" means the joint venture between the Company and
Aladdin Gaming LLC to construct, own and operate a music-themed hotel, casino
and entertainment center as part of a complex at the center of Las Vegas
Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or
exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and
procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Cedel that apply to such transfer or
exchange.
"Asset Sale" means (a) the sale, lease, conveyance or other
disposition of any assets or rights (including by way of a sale and leaseback),
excluding sales of inventory and
licensing of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business (provided,
however, that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
taken as a whole will be governed by Section 4.14 and/or Section 5.01 hereof and
not by Section 4.10 hereof), and (b) the issue or sale by the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests of any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than directors' qualifying shares), in the case of either
clause (a) or (b), whether in a single transaction or a series of related
transactions (i) that have a fair market value in excess of $1.0 million or (ii)
for net proceeds in excess of $1.0 million. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) a
transfer of assets by the Company to a Restricted Subsidiary or by a Restricted
Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary, (B) an issuance
of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another
Restricted Subsidiary, (C) a Permitted Investment or a Restricted Payment that
is permitted by Section 4.07 and (D) Permitted Asset Swaps will not be deemed to
be Asset Sales for purposes of Section 3.09.
"Average Life" means, as of the date of determination, with respect
to any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by dividing (i)
the sum of the products of numbers of years from the date of determination to
the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or
redemption or similar payment with respect to such Preferred Stock multiplied by
the amount of such payment by (ii) the sum of all such payments.
"Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or
state law for the relief of debtors.
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company, or
any authorized committee of the Board of Directors.
"Broker Dealer" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
"Capital Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination
thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease
that would at such time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in
accordance with GAAP.
"Capital Stock" means (a) in the case of a corporation, corporate
stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares,
interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of
corporate stock, (c) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company,
partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited) and (d) any
other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a
share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing
Person.
Cash Equivalents" means (a) United States dollars, (b) securities
issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States
government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not
more than six months from the date of acquisition, (c) certificates of deposit
and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date
of acquisition, bankers' acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months
and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic commercial bank
having capital and surplus in excess of $500 million and a Xxxxx Bank
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Watch Rating of "B" or better, (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not
more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses
(b) and (c) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (c) above and (d) commercial paper having the
highest rating obtainable from Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard &
Poor's Corporation and in each case maturing within six months after the date of
acquisition.
"Cedel" means Cedel Bank, SA.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by
way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used
in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (whether or not otherwise in compliance
with this Indenture) other than to a Permitted Holder; (b) the adoption of a
plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (c) the
consummation of any transaction (including any merger or consolidation) the
result of which is that any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than a Permitted Holder or any
underwriters in connection with an underwritten public offering, becomes the
"beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the then
outstanding Voting Stock of the Company on a fully-diluted basis; provided,
however, that the Permitted Holders beneficially own (as defined above),
directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser percentage of the total voting
power of the Voting Stock of the Company than such "person" or "group" and do
not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or
designate for election a majority of the Board of Directors; or (d) the first
day on which more than a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of
the Company are not Continuing Directors.
"Company" means Planet Hollywood International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and any and all successors thereto.
"Consolidated Cash Flow" means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the sum of Consolidated Net Income plus Fixed Charges of such Person for
such period plus, to the extent deducted or excluded in calculating Consolidated
Net Income for such period, (a) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus
any net loss realized in connection with an Asset Sale, (b) provision for taxes
based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (c)
depreciation and amortization (including amortization of goodwill and other
intangibles and amortization of pre-opening expenses but excluding amortization
of other prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) of such Person
and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (d) all other non-cash charges of such
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries except to the extent such non-cash
charges are in contemplation of or in connection with future cash obligations,
in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Net Assets" means the total assets of the Company
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less current
liabilities except for notes payable and current maturities of long-term
Indebtedness, including current portions payable of Capital Lease Obligations.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for
such period, on a
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consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that
(a) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person (other than the referent Person)
that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity
method of accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount of
dividends or distributions paid in cash to the referent Person or a Restricted
Subsidiary thereof, (b) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary shall be
excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the
date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that
has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of
its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule
or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its
stockholders, (c) the Net Income of any Person acquired in a pooling of
interests transaction for any period prior to the date of such acquisition shall
be excluded and (d) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles
shall be excluded.
"Consolidated Net Worth" means, with respect to any Person as of any
date, the total of the amounts shown on the balance sheet of such Person and its
consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP, as of the end of such Person's most recent fiscal quarter
ending at least 45 days prior to the taking of any action for the purpose of
which the determination is being made, as (i) the par or stated value of all
outstanding Capital Stock of such person plus (ii) paid-in capital or capital
surplus relating to such Capital Stock plus (iii) any retained earnings or
earned surplus less (A) any accumulated deficit and (B) any amounts attributable
to Disqualified Stock.
"Continuing Directors" means, as of any date of determination, any
member of the Board of Directors who (a) was a member of the Board of Directors
on the date of this Indenture or (b) was nominated for election to the Board of
Directors with the approval of at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors
who were members of the Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or
election.
"Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee" shall be at the address of
the Trustee specified in Section 10.02 hereof or such other address as to which
the Trustee may give notice to the Company.
"Credit Agreement" means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of
September 24, 1997, by and between the Company, SunTrust Bank, Central Florida,
N.A. and certain other lenders, providing for up to $20.0 million of term loan
borrowings, up to $100.0 million of revolving credit borrowings and up to $35.0
million of leveraged lease borrowings, and including any related notes,
guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in
connection therewith, in each case, as amended, extended, renewed, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation
as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to
time, and any agreement (and related document) governing Indebtedness incurred
to Refinance, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then
outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such Credit Agreement or a
successor Credit Agreement, whether by the same or any other lender or group of
lenders.
"Custodian" means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the
Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
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"Default" means any event that is or with the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both would be an Event of Default.
"Definitive Note" means a certificated Note registered in the name
of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, in the
form of Exhibit A-1 hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note
Legend and shall not have the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global
Note" attached thereto.
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"Depositary" means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in
whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as
the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto
appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the
applicable provision of this Indenture.
"Designated Senior Indebtedness" means (i) any Indebtedness
outstanding under the Credit Agreement and (ii) any other Senior Indebtedness of
the Company which, at the date of determination, has an aggregate principal
amount outstanding of, or under which, at the date of determination, the holders
thereof are committed to lend up to, at least $10.0 million and is specifically
designated by the Company in the instrument evidencing or governing such Senior
Indebtedness as "Designated Senior Indebtedness" for purposes of this Indenture.
"Disqualified Stock" means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or
by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is
exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures (other than as a
result of a "change of control" or asset sale) or is mandatorily redeemable,
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the
option of the Holder thereof (other than as a result of a "change of control" or
asset sale), in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after
the date on which the Notes mature.
"Equity Interests" means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or
other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is
convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
"Euroclear" means Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York,
Brussels office, as operator of the Euroclear system.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Exchange Notes" means the Exchange Notes to be issued in the
Exchange Offer pursuant to Section 2.06(e) hereof.
"Exchange Offer" has the meaning set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
"Exchange Offer Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in
the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Existing Affiliate Obligations" means obligations existing on, or
pursuant to an agreement in effect on, the date of this Indenture of the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries with Affiliates of the Company or its Restricted
Subsidiaries and any amendments thereto that do not adversely affect the rights
of the holders of Notes (as determined by resolution of the disinterested
members of the Board of Directors of the Company), until such obligations are
extinguished.
"Existing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement) in
existence on the date of this Indenture, until such amounts are repaid.
"Existing Joint Ventures" means Aladdin Gaming, Official All Star
Hotel, Planet Hollywood Hotel and Planet Movies.
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"Fixed Charges" means, with respect to any Person for any period,
the sum, without duplication, of (a) the consolidated interest expense of such
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (including amortization
of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments,
the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest
component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations,
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter
of credit or bankers' acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant
to Hedging Obligations), (b) the consolidated interest expense of such Person
and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period, (c) any
interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such
Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of
such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether or not such guarantee
or Lien is called upon) and (d) the product of (i) all dividend payments,
whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividend payments on Equity Interests
payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company, times (ii) a fraction, the
numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then
current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person,
expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance
with GAAP.
"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, with respect to any Person for
any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash How of such Person for such
period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period; provided, however,
that (a) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred any
Indebtedness since the beginning of such period that remains outstanding or if
the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio is an Incurrence of Indebtedness, or both, Consolidated Cash Flow and
Fixed Charges for such period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro
forma basis to such Indebtedness as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred on
the first day of such period and the discharge of any other Indebtedness repaid,
repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged with the proceeds of such new
Indebtedness as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period,
(b) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has repaid, repurchased,
defeased or otherwise discharged any Indebtedness since the beginning of such
period or if any Indebtedness is to be repaid, repurchased, defeased or
otherwise discharged (in each case other than Indebtedness Incurred under any
revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid
and has not been replaced) on the date of the transaction giving rise to the
need to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Cash Flow and
Fixed Charges for such period shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if
such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period and as if the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary has not earned the interest income
actually earned during such period in respect of cash used to repay, repurchase,
defease or otherwise discharge such Indebtedness, (c) if since the beginning of
such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Asset
Sale, the Consolidated Cash Flow for such period shall be reduced by an amount
equal to the Consolidated Cash Flow (if positive) directly attributable to the
assets which are the subject of such Asset Sale for such period, or increased by
an amount equal to the Consolidated Cash Flow (if negative), directly
attributable thereto for such period and Fixed Charges for such period shall be
reduced (without duplication of reducing made pursuant to clause (b) above) by
an amount equal to the Fixed Charges directly attributable to any Indebtedness
of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, defeased or
otherwise discharged with respect to the Company and its continuing Restricted
Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Sale for such period (or, if the
Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold in whole but not in part, the
Fixed Charges for such period directly attributable to the Indebtedness of such
Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing Restricted
Subsidiaries
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are no longer liable for such Indebtedness after such sale), (d) if since the
beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger or
otherwise) shall have made an investment in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any
person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of assets,
including any acquisition of assets occurring in connection with a transaction
requiring a calculation to be made hereunder, which constitutes all or
substantially all of an operating unit of a business, Consolidated Cash Flow and
Fixed Charges for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect
thereto (including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness) as if such Investment or
acquisition occurred on the first day of such period, (e) if since the beginning
of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or
was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the
beginning of such period) shall have made any Asset Sale, any Investment or
acquisition of assets that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause
(c) or (d) above if made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary during such
period, Consolidated Cash Flow and Fixed Charges for such period shall be
calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Asset Sale,
Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of such period. For purposes
of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition
of assets, the amount of income or earnings relating thereto and the amount of
Fixed Charges associated with any Indebtedness Incurred in connection therewith,
the pro forma calculations shall be determined in good faith by the principal
financial officer of the Company in compliance with Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is
being given pro forma effect, the interest of such Indebtedness shall be
calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the
applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging
Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness if such Interest Rate Agreement has
a remaining term in excess of 12 months) and (f) the Fixed Charges attributable
to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, shall be
excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed
Charges will not be obligations of the referent Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries following the date of determination.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in
the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment
of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the date of this Indenture.
Gaming Authority" means any agency, authority, board, bureau,
commission, department, office or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever of
the United States or foreign government, any state, province or any city or
other political subdivision, whether now or hereafter existing, or any officer
or official thereof, including, the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada State
Gaming Control Board, the Xxxxx County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board, with
authority to regulate any gaming operation (or proposed gaming operation) owned,
managed or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Global Notes" means, individually and collectively, each of the
Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, in the form of
Exhibit A-I and A-2 hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(iv)
or 2.06(e) hereof.
"Global Note Legend" means the legend set forth in Section
2.06(f)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under
this Indenture.
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"Government Securities" means direct obligations of, or obligations
guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the
United States pledges its full faith and credit.
"Guarantee" means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of
negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business),
direct or indirect, in any manner (including by way of a pledge of assets or
through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of
all or any part of any Indebtedness.
"Hedging Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, the
obligations of such Person under (a) interest rate swap agreements, interest
rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements and (b) other agreements
or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest
rates.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.
"Incur" means create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise
become liable, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, for any
Indebtedness. The term "Incurrence" when used as a noun shall have a correlative
meaning. The accretion of principal of a non-interest bearing or other discount
security shall not be deemed the Incurrence of Indebtedness.
"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person, any indebtedness
of such Person, whether or not contingent, in respect of borrowed money or
evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of
credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof) or banker's acceptances
or representing Capital Lease Obligations or the deferred and unpaid balance of
the purchase price of any property or representing any Hedging Obligations,
except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable, if
and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness (other than letters of
credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet
of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as all Indebtedness of
others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person (whether or not such
Indebtedness is assumed by such Person) and, to the extent not otherwise
included, the guarantee by such Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
The amount of Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be (a) the accreted
value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness that does not require current
payments of interest, and (b) the principal amount thereof, together with any
interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other
Indebtedness. Except as required by the prior sentence, Indebtedness shall not
include any interest or similar obligations.
"Indenture" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from
time to time.
"Indirect Participant" means a Person who holds a beneficial
interest in a Global Note through a Participant.
"Initial Notes" means $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount
of Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.
"Initial Purchasers" means Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc., Salomon
Brothers Inc, NationsBanc Xxxxxxxxxx Securities LLC, Xxxxx & Company, SunTrust
Equitable Securities Corporation and Scotia Capital Markets.
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"Institutional Accredited Investor" means an "accredited investor"
within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act.
"Investments" means, with respect to any Person, all investments by
such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of direct or
indirect loans (including guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations),
advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar
advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business),
purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity
Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be
classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.
If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise
disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition,
such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company
shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or
disposition equal to the fair market value of the Equity Interests of such
Restricted Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as
provided in the final paragraph of 4.07.
"Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by
law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a
Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the
next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on
such payment for the intervening period.
"Letter of Transmittal" means the letter of transmittal to be
prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such
Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset,
whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in
the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security
interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under
the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction).
"Liquidated Damages" means all liquidated damages then owing
pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Net Income" means, with respect to any Person, the net income
(loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any
reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however, (a) any
gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain
(but not loss), realized in connection with (i) any Asset Sale (including
dispositions pursuant to sale and leaseback transactions) or (ii) the
disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain (but
not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary
or nonrecurring gain (but not loss).
"Net Proceeds" means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale
(including any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash
consideration received in any Asset Sale, but only as and when received, and
excluding any other consideration received in the form
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of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations
relating to such properties or assets), net of (i) the direct costs relating to
such Asset Sale (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and
sales commissions and all title and recording taxes) and any relocation expenses
incurred as a result thereof, (ii) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof
(after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax
sharing arrangements), (iii) amounts required to be applied to the repayment of
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement) secured by a
Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale, (iv) any
reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets
established in accordance with GAAP and (v) all distributions and other payments
required to be made to minority interest holders in a Subsidiary as a result of
an Asset Sale involving the assets of such Subsidiary in proportion to such
minority interest holders' respective ownership interests in the Subsidiary.
"Non-Recourse Debt" means Indebtedness (i) as to which neither the
Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of
any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would
constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor
or otherwise), or (c) constitutes the lender; and (ii) no default with respect
to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take
enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon
notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such
Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to
its stated maturity.
"Non-U.S. Person" means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
"Notes" has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this
Indenture.
"Obligations" means, with respect to any Indebtedness, any
principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages
and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing such
Indebtedness.
"Offering" means the offering of the Notes by the Company pursuant
to the Offering Memorandum.
"Offering Memorandum" means the offering memorandum of the Company,
dated March 20, 1998, relating to the Notes.
"Officer" means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the
Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer,
the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the
Controller, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any Vice President of such
Person.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed on behalf of the
Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal
executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the
principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of
Sections 10.04 and 10.05 hereof.
"Official All Star Hotel" means the joint venture to acquire,
develop and operate a sports-themed hotel and entertainment complex at 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx in New York City across from Madison Square Garden.
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"Opinion of Counsel" means an opinion from legal counsel who is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Sections
10.04 and 10.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the
Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.
"Participant" means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or
Cedel, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Cedel,
respectively (and, with respect to The Depository Trust Company, shall include
Euroclear and Cedel).
"Permitted Asset Swaps" means the exchange (i) by the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries of assets that the Board of Directors determines
in good faith are not core assets of the Company's business, (ii) for assets
(which may consist of an Equity Interest in the business using such exchanged
assets) of comparable value as determined by the Board of Directors; provided,
however, that if the Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company represented by such
assets exceeds $5.0 million, the Company shall have obtained an opinion from an
investment banking firm of national standing to the effect that such exchange is
fair to the Company from a financial point of view.
"Permitted Business" means the business of developing and promoting
consumer brands in the entertainment, dining and lodging sectors and the lines
of businesses and services that are related to or complementary to the
foregoing.
"Permitted Holder" means each of Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Planet
Hollywood Holdings Pte and their respective Affiliates.
"Permitted Investments" means (a) any Investment in the Company or
in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (b) any Investment in Cash
Equivalents; (c) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in a
Person if as a result of such Investment (i) such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary or (ii) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or
into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is
liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, (d) any Restricted
Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an
Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 410, (e) any
Investment to the extent acquired in exchange for the issuance of Equity
Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company, (f) Investments in the
Existing Joint Ventures in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all
other Investments made pursuant to this clause (f) that are at the time
outstanding, that does not exceed $175.0 million and (g) other Investments in
any Person in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all other
Investments made pursuant to this clause (g) that are at the time outstanding,
that does not exceed $50.0 million.
"Permitted Junior Securities" means Equity Interests in the Company
or debt securities that are subordinated to all Senior Indebtedness (and any
debt securities issued in exchange for Senior Indebtedness) to substantially the
same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Notes are subordinated to
Senior Indebtedness pursuant to Article 11.
"Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness that
Refinances any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary existing
on the date of this Indenture or Incurred in compliance with this Indenture,
including Indebtedness that Refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; provided,
however, that (i) such Refinancing Indebtedness has a stated maturity no earlier
than the stated maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (ii) such
Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing
Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of
the
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Indebtedness being Refinanced and (iii) such Refinancing Indebtedness has an
aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, an
aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the aggregate principal
amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted
value) then outstanding or committed (plus fees and expenses, including any
premium and defeasance costs) under the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided
further, however, that Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of the Company.
"Person" means a natural person, company, corporation, partnership,
government, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government, or
any other entity.
"Planet Hollywood Hotel" means the joint venture to acquire and
develop a movie-themed hotel in Times Square in Manhattan, New York.
"Planet Movies" means the joint venture between the Company and AMC
Entertainment, Inc. to develop, own and operate a series of multi-screen, movie
theatre megaplexes that will include restaurants as well as various refreshment
and merchandise kiosks.
"Private Placement Legend" means the legend set forth in Section
2.06(f)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where
otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
"Public Equity Offering" means a bona fide underwritten sale to the
public of Class A Common Stock of the Company pursuant to a registration
statement (other than on Form S-8 or any other form relating to securities
issuable under any benefit plan of the Company) that is declared effective by
the Commission,
"Purchased Portfolios" means account receivables portfolios
purchased by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
"QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule
144A.
"Refinance" means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance,
extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue
other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness"Refinanced"
or "Refinancing" shall have correlative meanings.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of March 25, 1998, by and among the Company and the Initial
Purchasers, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one or more registration
rights agreements between the Company and the other parties thereto, as such
agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time,
relating to rights given by the Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes to
register such Additional Notes under the Securities Act.
"Regulation S" means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities
Act.
"Regulation S Global Note" means a Regulation S Temporary Global
Note or Regulation S Permanent Global Note, as appropriate.
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"Regulation S Permanent Global Note" means a permanent global Note
in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private
Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name
of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the
outstanding principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon
expiration of the Restricted Period.
"Regulation S Temporary Global Note" means a temporary global Note
in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto bearing the Private Placement Legend and
Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a
denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially
sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
"Responsible Officer," when used with respect to the Trustee, means
any officer within the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee (or any
successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Restricted Definitive Note" means a Definitive Note bearing the
Private Placement Legend.
"Restricted Global Note" means a Global Note bearing the Private
Placement Legend.
"Restricted Investment" means an Investment other than a Permitted
Investment.
"Restricted Period" means the 40-day restricted period as defined in
Regulation S.
"Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company other
than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Rule 144A" means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Rule 903" means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Rule 904" means Rule 904 promulgated the Securities Act.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933.
"Senior Indebtedness" means, with respect to the Company, (i)
obligations of the Company with respect to the Credit Agreement and (ii) any
other Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by the Company under the terms of
this Indenture, unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is Incurred
expressly provides that it is pari passu with or subordinated in right of
payment to the Notes Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing,
Senior Indebtedness shall not include (a) any obligation of the
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Company to any Restricted Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, (b) any
liability for Federal, state, foreign, local or other taxes owed or owing by the
Company, (c) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising
in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees thereof or instruments
evidencing such liabilities) and (d) any Indebtedness that is Incurred in
violation of this Indenture on or after the date of this Indenture.
"Senior Subordinated Indebtedness" means the Notes and any other
Indebtedness of the Company that specifically provides that such Indebtedness is
to rank pari passu with the Notes in right of payment and is not subordinated by
its terms in right of payment to any Indebtedness or other obligation of the
Company which is not Senior Indebtedness.
"Shelf Registration Statement" means the Shelf Registration
Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Significant Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company that would be a "significant subsidiary" as defined in Article 1, Rule
1-02 of Regulation S- X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Regulation is in effect on the date of this Indenture (except that all
references to 10% therein shall be deemed to be references to 5%).
"Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any installment of interest
or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of
interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation
governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to
repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date
originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
"Subordinated Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company
(whether outstanding on the date of this Indenture or thereafter Incurred) which
is subordinate or junior in right or payment to the Notes pursuant to a written
agreement.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to a Person, (a) any corporation,
association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting
power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of
any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination
thereof) and (b) any partnership (i) the sole general partner or the managing
general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (ii)
the only general partners of which are such Person or of one or more
Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof); provided, however,
that, with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries directly investing in and
responsible for Aladdin Gaming and Planet Movies, and any Subsidiary of the
Company that is a general or managing partner of an entity majority owned by
Planet Movies, shall not be a Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture;
provided further, however, that, with respect to the Company and except with
regard to Subsidiaries that own in the aggregate less than 5% of the
Consolidated Net Assets of the Company, at least 80% of the outstanding Capital
Stock of each Subsidiary shall be owned by the Company or a Subsidiary of the
Company.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. ss. ss.
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified
under the TIA.
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"Trustee" means the party named as such above until a successor
replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and
thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
"Unrestricted Global Note" means a permanent global Note in the
form of Exhibit A- I attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that
has the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached
thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name
of the Depositary, representing a series of Notes that do not bear the Private
Placement Legend.
"Unrestricted Definitive Note" means one or more Definitive Notes
that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means (i) any Subsidiary that is
designated by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a
Board Resolution; but only to the extent that such Subsidiary: (a) has no
Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt; (b) is not party to any agreement,
contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract,
arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons
who are not Affiliates of the Company; (c) is a Person with respect to which
neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or
indirect obligation (x) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (y) to
maintain or preserve such Person's financial condition or to cause such Person
to achieve any specified levels of operating results; (d) has not guaranteed or
otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (e) has at least one
director on its board of directors that is not a director or executive officer
of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and has at least one
executive officer that is not a director or executive officer of the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. Any such designation by the Board of
Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a
certified copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an
Officers' Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the
foregoing conditions and was permitted by Section 4.07. If, at any time, any
Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary for purposes of the Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary
shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of
such date (and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such
date under Section 4.09, the Company shall be in default of such Section 4.09).
The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted
Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such
designation shall be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted
Subsidiary and such designation shall only be permitted if (i) such Indebtedness
is permitted under Section 4.09, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such
designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period,
and (ii) no Default would be in existence following such designation.
"U.S. Person" means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(o) under
the Securities Act.
"Voting Stock" of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock
of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board
of Directors of such Person.
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SECTION 1.02. OTHER DEFINITIONS.
Defined in
Term Section
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"Affiliate Transaction"................................ 4.11
"Asset Sale Offer"..................................... 4.10
"Authentication Order"................................. 2.02
"Change of Control Offer".............................. 4.14
"Change of Control Payment"............................ 4.14
"Change of Control Payment Date"....................... 4.14
"Covenant Defeasance".................................. 8.03
"DTC".................................................. 2.03
"EBITDA"............................................... 4.03
"Event of Default"..................................... 6.01
"Excess Proceeds"...................................... 4.10
"Legal Defeasance"..................................... 8.02
"Offer Amount"......................................... 3.09
"Offer Period"......................................... 3.09
"Paying Agent"......................................... 2.03
"Permitted Indebtedness"............................... 4.09
"Purchase Date"........................................ 3.09
"Registrar"............................................ 2.03
"Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend"............ 2.06
"Restricted Payments".................................. 4.07
"Successor Company".................................... 5.01
SECTION 1.03. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the
provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:
"indenture securities" means the Notes;
"indenture security Holder" means a Holder of a Note;
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture;
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee;
and
"obligor" on the Notes means the Company and any successor obligor
upon the Notes.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA,
defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA
have the meanings so assigned to them.
SECTION 1.04 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
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Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural
include the singular;
(5) "including" means "including without limitation";
(6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
(7) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act
shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or
rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.
ARTICLE 2.
THE NOTES
SECTION 2.01. FORM AND DATING.
(a) General. The Notes and the Trustee's certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes
may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule
or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes
shall be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof .
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute,
and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the
Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to
such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any
provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture,
the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
(b) Form of Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1 or A-2 attached hereto (including the
Global Note Legend thereon and the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Note" attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto (but without the Global
Note Legend thereon and without the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Note" attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the
outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it
shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to
time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as
appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global
Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the
Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with
instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.
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(c) Temporary Global Notes. Notes offered and sold in reliance on
Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary
Global Note, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes
represented thereby with the Trustee, at its New York office, as custodian for
the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of
the Depositary for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of
Euroclear or Cedel, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the
Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Restricted Period shall be terminated upon
the receipt by the Trustee of (i) a written certificate from the Depositary,
together with copies of certificates from Euroclear and Cedel certifying that
they have received certification of non-United States beneficial ownership of
100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note
(except to the extent of any beneficial owners thereof who acquired an interest
therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to another exemption from
registration under the Securities Act and who will take delivery of a beneficial
ownership interest in a 144A Global Note, bearing a Private Placement Legend,
all as contemplated by Section 2.06(a)(ii) hereof), and (ii) an Officers'
Certificate from the Company. Following the termination of the Restricted
Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note shall be
exchanged for beneficial interests in Regulation S Permanent Global Notes
pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with the authentication of
Regulation S Permanent Global Notes, the Trustee shall cancel the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Notes may from time
to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the
Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection
with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 2.02. EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION.
One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or
facsimile signature. The Company's seal may be reproduced on the Notes and may
be in facsimile form.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that
office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be
valid.
A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the
Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by two
Officers (an "Authentication Order"), authenticate Notes for original issue up
to the aggregate principal amount stated in paragraph 4 of the Notes. The
aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed such
amount except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes
whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an
Affiliate of the Company.
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SECTION 2.03. REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be
presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ("Registrar") and an
office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment ("Paying Agent"). The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.
The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional
paying agents. The term "Registrar" includes any co-registrar and the term
"Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any
Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify
the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of
its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company ("DTC")
to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar
and Paying Agent and to act as Note Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
SECTION 2.04 PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee
to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of
Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of
principal, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Notes, and
will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such
payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying
Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may
require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment
over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a
Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a
Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust
fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon
any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the
Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
SECTION 2.05 HOLDER LISTS.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of
all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a). If the Trustee is
not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven
Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the
Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date or such
shorter time as the Trustee may allow, as the Trustee may reasonably require of
the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise
comply with TIA ss. 312(a).
SECTION 2.06. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be
transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary,
by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the
Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary
or a nominee of such
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successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for
Definitive Notes if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the
Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or
that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in
either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120
days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or (ii) the Company in
its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part)
should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such
effect to the Trustee; provided, however, that in no event shall the Regulation
S Temporary Global Note be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes prior
to (x) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the
Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(c)(3)(ii)(B) under
the Securities Act. Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (i)
or (ii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary
shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in
whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note
authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any
portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 210 hereof,
shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global
Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided
in this Section 2.06(a), although beneficial interests in a Global Note may be
transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global
Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes
shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of
this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the
Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable
to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act.
Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require
compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as
one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note.
Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer
restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however,
that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of
beneficial interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Note may not be
made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person
(other than the Initial Purchasers). Beneficial interests in any
Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered
to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section
2.06(b)(i).
(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in
Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial
interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) above, the transferor
of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a
written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the
Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the
Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in
another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be
transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant
account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from
a Participant or an Indirect
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Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive
Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar
containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive
Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in
(1) above; provided, however, that in no event shall Definitive Notes be
issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note prior to (x) the expiration of the
Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates
required pursuant to Rule 903(c)(3)(ii)(b) under the Securities Act. Upon
consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with
Section 2.06(e) hereof, the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall
be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the
instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the
Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon
satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of
beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the
Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall
adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to
Section 2.06(g) hereof.
(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global
Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer
complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the
Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor
must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and
(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note or the
Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof; and
(C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the Accredited Investor Global Note, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (3) thereof.
(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted
Global Note for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global Note. A
beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any
holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the
case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of
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Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person
participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a
Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer
pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance
with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in
the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a)
thereof; or
(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar or
the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion
of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar or the Company, if
applicable to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in
the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D)
above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the
Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance
with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more
Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to
subparagraph (B) or (D) above.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be
exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form
of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive
Notes.
(i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted
Definitive Notes. Restricted Global Notes and beneficial interests therein
shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes if (i) the Depositary (x)
notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as
depositary for the Restricted Global Notes and the Company thereupon fails
to appoint a successor depositary or (y) has ceased to be a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act and the Company fails to appoint
a successor, (ii) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in
writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Definitive Notes or
(iii) there shall have occurred and be
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continuing a Default with respect to the Notes. In all cases, Definitive
Notes delivered in exchange for any Restricted Global Note or beneficial
interests therein will be registered in the names, and issued in any
approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in
accordance with the Applicable Procedures).
In such event, the Trustee shall cause the Restricted Global Notes to be
canceled accordingly pursuant to Section 2.11 hereof, and the Company
shall execute and upon receipt of an Authentication Order the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any
Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be
registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or
denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the
Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or
Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to
the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive
Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement
Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained
therein.
(ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted
Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive
Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an
exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in
the Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a
Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private
Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form
of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(1)(b) thereof; or
(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the
form of a Definitive Note that
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does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from
such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar or
the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion
of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar or the Company, if
applicable to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in
the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
(iv) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to
Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Unrestricted Global Notes and beneficial
interests therein shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes if (i) the
Depositary (x) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to
continue as depositary for the Unrestricted Global Notes and the Company
thereupon fails to appoint a successor depositary or (y) has ceased to be
a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and the Company fails
to appoint a successor, (ii) the Company, at its option, notifies the
Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Definitive
Notes or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default with
respect to the Notes. In all cases, Definitive Notes delivered in exchange
for any Unrestricted Global Note or beneficial interests therein will be
registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations,
requested by or on behalf of the depositary (in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures). In such event, the Trustee shall cause the
Unrestricted Global Notes to be canceled accordingly pursuant to Section
2.11 hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a
Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note
issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section
2.06(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names and in such
authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial
interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the
Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall
deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are
so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall not bear the Private
Placement Legend.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes.
Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder's compliance with
the provisions of this Section 2.06(d), the Registrar shall register the
transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer
or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar
the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or
by his attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder
shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as
applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section
2.06(d).
(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any
Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the
name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted
Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:
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(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under
the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate
in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (1) thereof;
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule
904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
and
(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act,
then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and
Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.
Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for
an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who
take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in
the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person
participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a
Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement;
(C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes
proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive
Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof;
or
(2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes
proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive
Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar or
the Company so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to
the Registrar and the Company, if applicable, to the effect that such exchange
or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions
on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
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(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive
Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer,
the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to
the instructions from the Holder thereof.
(d) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and,
upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the
Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that
certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (x) they are not
broker-dealers, (y) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange
Notes and (z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company,
and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted
Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer Concurrently with
the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal
amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive
Notes in the appropriate principal amount.
(e) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all
Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless
specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
(i) Private Placement Legend.
(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note
and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or
substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following
form
"THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR
ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO,
REGISTRATION.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES (A) TO OFFER,
SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY ONLY (1) TO THE COMPANY, (2)
PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (3) TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (4) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS
THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS
OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (5) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED
ON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS),
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SUBJECT IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES TO APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THAT
IT WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT
OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH
IN(A)ABOVE."
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive
Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv), (c)(iii), (c)(iv), (d)(ii),
(d)(iii) or (e) to this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange
therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form:
"THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE
GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON
AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO Section 2.07 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS
GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO Section
2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE
TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND
(IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH
THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY."
(iii) Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend. The Regulation S
Temporary Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
"THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE
CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES,
ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER
NOR THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL
BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF INTEREST HEREON."
(g) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all
beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for
Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or
cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to
or retained and cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof.
At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global
Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive
Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be
reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the
Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred
to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest
in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly
and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the
Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
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(h) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes
upon the Company's order or at the Registrar's request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest
in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of
transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection
therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge
payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10,
4.15 and 9.05 hereof).
(iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or
exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the
unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of
transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid
obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes
surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the
transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of
business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under
Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection,
(B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for
redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being
redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note
between a record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
(vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any
Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in
whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the
purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for
all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
(vii) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.
(viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required
to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a
registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
SECTION 2.07 REPLACEMENT NOTES.
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company
and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss
or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of
an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee's
requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity
bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the
Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any
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Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if
a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company
and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
SECTION 2.08. OUTSTANDING NOTES.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by
the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the
Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this
Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a
Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of
the Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section
3.07(b) hereof.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to
be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section
4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an
Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money
sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such
Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue
interest.
SECTION 2.09 TREASURY NOTES.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount
of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the
Company, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with the Company, shall be considered as
though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the
Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent,
only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
SECTION 2.10. TEMPORARY NOTES.
Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the
Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order,
shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in
the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company
considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the
Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits
of this Indenture.
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SECTION 2.11. CANCELLATION.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any
Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The
Trustee upon direction by the Company and no one else shall cancel all Notes
surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or
cancellation and shall destroy cancelled Notes (subject to the record retention
requirements of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all
cancelled Notes shall be delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue new
Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 2.12. DEFAULTED INTEREST.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it
shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent
lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are
Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided
in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and
the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed
each such special record date and payment date; provided, however, that no such
special record date shall be less than 5 days prior to the related payment date
for such defaulted interest. At least 10 days before the special record date,
the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the
name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to
Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date
and the amount of such interest to be paid.
ARTICLE 3.
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
SECTION 3.01. NOTICES TO TRUSTEE.
If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional
redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee,
at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an
Officers' Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to
which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal
amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.
SECTION 3.02. SELECTION OF NOTES TO BE REDEEMED.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an
offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed
or purchased among the Holders of the Notes in compliance with the requirements
of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are
listed or, if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or in
accordance with any other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate. In
the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed
shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding
Notes not previously called for redemption.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the
Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial
redemption, the
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principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and portions of Notes selected
shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000; except that if all
of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of
Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed.
Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that
apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for
redemption.
SECTION 3.03. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof, at least 30 days
but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or
cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder
whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.
The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:
(a) the redemption date;
(b) the redemption price;
(c) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal
amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon
surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the
unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying
Agent to collect the redemption price;
(f) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment,
interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the
redemption date;
(g) the paragraph of the Notes or Section of this Indenture pursuant to
which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
(h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of
the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company's name and at its expense; provided, however, that the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days, or such shorter
period allowed by the Trustee, prior to the redemption date, an Officers'
Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the
information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.
SECTION 3.04. EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03
hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the
redemption date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be
conditional.
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SECTION 3.05. DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE.
On or one Business Day prior to the redemption date, the Company
shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay
the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that
date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any
money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of
the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on,
all Notes to be redeemed.
If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding
paragraph, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on
the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption. If a Note is redeemed
on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest
payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person
in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record
date. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for
redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding
paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal from the redemption
date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not
paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes
and in Section 4.01 hereof.
SECTION 3.06. NOTES REDEEMED IN PART.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall
issue and, upon the Company's written request, the Trustee shall authenticate
for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal
amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
SECTION 3.07. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) Except as set forth in clause (b) of this Section 3.07, the Notes
will not be redeemable at the Company's option prior to April 1, 2003.
Thereafter, the Notes will be subject to redemption at any time at the option of
the Company, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days'
notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount)
set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
thereon to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month
period beginning on April 1 of the years indicated below:
Year Percentage
---- ----------
2003....................................... 108%
2004....................................... 104
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 3.07,
prior to April 1, 2001, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate
principal amount of Notes originally issued at a redemption price of 112% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon (plus
Liquidated Damages, if any) to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds
of one or more Public Equity Offerings; provided, however, that (a) at least
$162,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes remain outstanding immediately
following such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company and its
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Subsidiaries) and (b) such redemption shall occur within 90 days of the date of
such Public Equity Offering.
(c) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant
to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
SECTION 3.08. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or
sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
SECTION 3.09. OFFER TO PURCHASE BY APPLICATION OF EXCESS PROCEEDS.
In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Company
shall be required to commence an Asset Sale Offer to all Holders to purchase
Notes, it shall follow the procedures specified below.
The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business
Days following its commencement and no longer, except to the extent that a
longer period is required by applicable law (the "Offer Period"). No later than
five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the "Purchase
Date"), the Company shall purchase the principal amount of Notes required to be
purchased pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof (the "Offer Amount") or, if less than
the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered in response to the Asset
Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner
as interest payments are made.
If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on
or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest
shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of
business on such record date, and no additional interest shall be payable to
Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.
Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company shall
send, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders, with
a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials
necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale
Offer. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders. The notice, which
shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:
(a) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section
3.09 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer shall
remain open;
(b) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;
(c) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to
accrue interest;
(d) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note
accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue
interest after the Purchase Date;
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(e) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset
Sale Offer may only elect to have all of such Note purchased and may not elect
to have only a portion of such Note purchased;
(f) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset
Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled
"Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Note completed, or
transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a depositary, if appointed by
the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least
three days before the Purchase Date;
(g) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the
Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not
later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal
amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such
Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;
(h) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by
Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company shall select the Notes to be
purchased on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed
appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of $1,000, or
integral multiples thereof, shall be purchased); and
(i) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued
new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes
surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).
On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent
lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the
Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale
Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered,
and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such
Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance
with the terms of this Section 3.09. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying
Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than five
days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount
equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by
the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and
the Trustee, upon written request from the Company shall authenticate and mail
or deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any
unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be
promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company
shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on the Purchase
Date.
Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09, any
purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
SECTION 3.10. REDEMPTION PURSUANT TO GAMING LAW.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article 3, if any
holder or beneficial owner of Notes is required by a Gaming Authority to be
licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable gaming law in order
to hold Notes, and such holder or beneficial owner fails to apply for a license,
qualification or finding of suitability within the period required by such
Gaming Authority, or if such holder or beneficial owner is notified
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by such Gaming Authority that such holder or beneficial owner will not be so
licensed, qualified or found suitable, and if so ordered by such Gaming
Authority or required by applicable gaming laws the Company shall have the
right, at its option, (i) to require that such holder or beneficial owner
dispose of such holder's or beneficial owner's Notes within 30 days (or such
earlier date as may be required by the applicable Gaming Authority) of (a) the
termination of the period described above for such holder or beneficial owner to
apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability or (b) receipt of
the notice from such Gaming Authority that such holder or beneficial owner will
not be licensed, qualified or found suitable by such Gaming Authority or (ii) to
redeem the Notes held by such holder or beneficial owner at a redemption price
equal to the lesser of the price at which such holder or beneficial owner
acquired such Notes and the principal amount thereof, together with, in either
case, accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the
earlier of date of redemption or the date of the finding that such holder or
beneficial owner will not be licensed, qualified or found suitable, which may be
less than 30 days following the notice of redemption.
Immediately upon a determination by any Gaming Authority that a
holder or beneficial owner of Notes will not be licensed, qualified or found
suitable by such Gaming Authority, such holder or beneficial owner shall have no
further rights with respect to the Notes (i) to exercise, directly or
indirectly, through any trustee, nominee or any other Person or entity, any
right conferred by the Notes or (ii) to receive any interest or any other
distribution or payment with respect to the Notes or any remuneration in any
form from the Company for services rendered or otherwise, except the redemption
price of the Notes described in clause (ii) of the foregoing paragraph (a).
In connection with any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.10, and
except as may be required by a Gaming Authority, the Company shall comply with
Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof. The Company shall not be required to pay or
reimburse any Holder or beneficial owner of Notes who is required to apply for
such license, qualification or finding of suitability for any costs associated
with obtaining or maintaining such licensure or associated with any
investigation for such qualification or finding of suitability. Such expenses
are entirely the obligation of such Holder or beneficial owner.
ARTICLE 4.
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. PAYMENT OF NOTES.
The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium,
if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the
Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the
date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof,
holds as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the
Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay
all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Company shall pay all
Liquidated Damages, if any, in the same manner on the dates and in the amounts
set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in
any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal
to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to
the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in
any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law)
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on overdue installments of interest and Liquidated Damages (without regard to
any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.
SECTION 4.02. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.
The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of
New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an
affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and
demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be
served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any
time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or
shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations,
surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or
all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided,
however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the
Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, the City of New York for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any
change in the location of any such other office or agency.
The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section
2.03.
SECTION 4.03. REPORTS.
(a) Whether or not the Company is required to do so by the rules and
regulations of the Commission, the Company will file with the Commission (unless
the Commission will no longer accept the same for filing) and furnish to the
holders of the Notes (a) all quarterly and annual financial and other
information with respect to the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries
(showing in reasonable detail, the revenues and earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries separate from the revenues and EBITDA of the Unrestricted
Subsidiaries of the Company in the event that either the revenue or the EBITDA
of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries for the accounting period covered thereby was
greater than or equal to 10% of the revenues or EBITDA of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries) that would be required to be contained in a filing
with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file
such forms, including a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and, with respect to the annual information
only, a report thereon by the Company's certified independent accountants, and
(b) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission
on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.
(b) For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company shall
furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective purchasers of
Notes, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to
Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
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SECTION 4.04. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE.
(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the
end of each fiscal year, an Officers' Certificate stating that a review of the
activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year
has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to
determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its
obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer
signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company
has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in
this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of
the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of
Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is
taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or
her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which
payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is
prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what
action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(b) So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the year-end financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.03(a) above shall be accompanied by a
written statement of the Company's independent public accountants (who shall be
a firm of established national reputation) that in making the examination
necessary for certification of such financial statements, nothing has come to
their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated
any provisions of Article 4 or Article 5 hereof or, if any such violation has
occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being
understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to
any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.
(c) The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding,
deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default
or Event of Default, an Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event
of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with
respect thereto.
SECTION 4.05. TAXES.
The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to
pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental
levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material
respect to the Holders of the Notes.
SECTION 4.06. STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so)
that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever
claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law
wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the
covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent
that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of
any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law,
hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the
Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though
no such law has been enacted.
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SECTION 4.07. RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (a) declare or pay any dividend or make
any other payment or distribution on account of the Company's or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries' Equity Interests (including any payment in connection
with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) or similar payment to
the direct or indirect holders of the Company's Equity Interests (other than
dividends, payments or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock) of the Company); (b) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
or retire for value (including in connection with any merger or consolidation
involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company (other than any such
Equity Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company); (c) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem,
defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Indebtedness,
except a payment of interest, customary fees and charges or principal at Stated
Maturity; or (d) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other
actions set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above being collectively referred
to as "Restricted Payments"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to
such Restricted Payment:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or would occur as a consequence thereof; and
(ii) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after
giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at
the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to
incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof; and
(iii) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all
other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
after the Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (b),
(c) and (d), but including, without duplication, Restricted Payments permitted
by clauses (a) and (e), of the next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum
of (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken
as one accounting period) from April 1, 1998 to the end of the Company's most
recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are
available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net
Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit), plus (B) 100%
of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from the issue or
sale since the Issue Date of Equity Interests of the Company (other than
Disqualified Stock) or of Disqualified Stock or debt securities of the Company
that have been converted into such Equity Interests (other than any such Equity
Interests, Disqualified Stock or convertible debt securities sold to a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and other than Disqualified Stock or
convertible debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock),
plus (C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the
Issue Date is (i) sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash or
(ii) in the case of Restricted Investments arising, from guarantees by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, terminated, the lesser of (x) the cash
return of capital or the amount of the terminated guarantee with respect to such
Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) and (y) the initial
amount of such Restricted Investment, plus (D) the portion proportionate to the
Company's equity interest in such Subsidiary of the fair market value (as
determined by an independent appraisal) of the net assets of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary at the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted
Subsidiary; provided, however, that such amount shall be limited to
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the amount of the Restricted Investment previously made by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary (and treated as a Restricted Payment) in the Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
The foregoing provisions will not prohibit (a) the payment of any
dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at said date
of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this
Indenture; (b) any Restricted Payment (other than a Restricted Payment described
in clause (a) of the first paragraph of this Section 4.07) made in exchange for,
or out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than
to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company
(other than any Disqualified Stock); provided, however, that the amount of any
such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment shall
be excluded from clause (iii)(B) of the preceding paragraph; (c) the defeasance,
redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness with
(x) the net cash proceeds from an Incurrence of Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness; (d) the payment of any dividend by a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis; and (e) so
long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the repurchase,
redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests
of the Company held by any member of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries'
management; provided, however, that the aggregate price paid for all such
repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed
$1.0 million in any twelve-month period.
The Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be
an Unrestricted Subsidiary if such designation would not cause a Default. For
purposes of making such determination, all outstanding Investments by the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid in cash) in
the Subsidiary so designated shall be deemed to be Restricted Payments at the
time of such designation and shall reduce the amount available for Restricted
Payments under the first paragraph of this Section 4.07. All such outstanding
Investments shall be deemed to constitute Investments in an amount equal to the
fair market value of such Investments at the time of such designation. Such
designation shall only be permitted if such Restricted Payment would be
permitted at such time and if such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the
definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the
fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or
securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.
The fair market value of any non-cash Restricted Payment shall be determined by
the Board of Directors and reflected in a resolution with respect thereto.
SECTION 4.08. DIVIDEND AND OTHER PAYMENT RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIARIES.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to
exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the
ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to (a)(i) pay dividends or
make any other distributions to the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or
participation in, or measured by, its profits, or (ii) pay any indebtedness owed
to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) make loans or advances
to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) transfer any of its
properties or assets to the
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Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or
restrictions existing under or by reason of (1) an agreement in effect or
entered into on the Issue Date, (2) this Indenture and the Notes, (3) applicable
law, (4) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person
acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at
the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness was
Incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which
encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or
assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the
Person, so acquired; provided, however, that, in the case of Indebtedness, such
Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred, (5) by
reason of customary non-assignment provisions in leases entered into in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, (6) in the case
of clause (c) above, restrictions consisting of Liens not prohibited by this
Indenture, (7) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that the
restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness are no less favorable to the holders of Notes than those contained
in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; or (8) customary
pre-closing covenants in bona fide contracts for the sale of property or assets.
SECTION 4.09. INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS AND ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED STOCK.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness and the Company
shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of
preferred stock; provided, however, that the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries may Incur Indebtedness if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the
Company's most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal
financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such
additional Indebtedness is Incurred would have been at least 2.5 to 1,
determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net
proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been Incurred at the
beginning of such four-quarter period.
The Company shall not Incur any Indebtedness that is subordinate or
junior in right of payment to any Senior Indebtedness unless such Indebtedness
is Senior Subordinated Indebtedness or is contractually subordinated in right of
payment to Senior Subordinated Indebtedness.
The provisions of the first paragraph of this covenant shall not
apply to the Incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any of
the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, "Permitted Indebtedness"):
(a) Indebtedness pursuant to the Credit Agreement; provided, however, that
the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit
Agreement after giving effect to such Incurrence does not exceed $100.0 million
less, without duplication, (i) the amount of all repayments of the revolving
credit Indebtedness and letters of credit (with letters of credit being deemed
to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) made utilizing any Net
Proceeds of an Asset Sale since the Issue Date, other than temporary paydowns of
such revolving credit Indebtedness and letters of credit pending final
application of such Net Proceeds and (ii) the aggregate amount of all commitment
reductions with respect to revolving credit Indebtedness under the Credit
Agreement that have been made since the Issue Date;
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(b) Indebtedness represented by the Notes, the Exchange Notes and this
Indenture;
(c) Capital Lease Obligations or Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease
Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case
Incurred for the purpose of financing all or part of the purchase price or cost
of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the
business, in an amount not to exceed $15.0 million at any one time outstanding;
(d) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to Indebtedness (other
than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Indenture to be
Incurred (i) pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the
first paragraph of this Section 4.09 or (ii) clauses (a), (b) or (e) of this
Section 4.09.
(e) Existing Indebtedness;
(f) intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that (i) if the Company is the
obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the
prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Notes and
(ii)(A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interest that results in
any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary thereof and (B) any sale or other transfer of any such
Indebtedness to a Person that is neither the Company nor a Restricted Subsidiary
shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an Incurrence of such Indebtedness
by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not
permitted by this clause (f);
(g) Hedging Obligations that are Incurred for the purpose of fixing or
hedging interest rate risk with respect to any floating rate Indebtedness that
is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be outstanding;
(h) the Guarantee by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of
Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that was permitted to
be Incurred by another provision of this Section 4.09; and
(i) additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted
value, as applicable) at any time outstanding not to exceed $15.0 million.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in
the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of
the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (i)
above or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this
Section 4.09, the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify such item of
Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09. Accrual of
interest and accretion or amortization of original issue discount shall not be
deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09;
provided, however, in each such case, that the amount thereof is included in
Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued.
SECTION 4.10. ASSET SALES.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless (a) the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as the
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case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least
equal to the fair market value (evidenced by a resolution of the Board of
Directors) of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise
disposed of and (b) at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the
Company or such Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided,
however, that the amount of (i) any liabilities (as shown on the Company's or
such Restricted Subsidiary's most recent balance sheet) of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that
are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any guarantee thereof) that are
assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary novation
agreement that releases the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from further
liability and (ii) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are promptly
converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent
of the cash received) shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this Section
4.10.
Within one year after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset
Sale, the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net Proceeds
at its option (a) to repay Senior Indebtedness or (b) to the acquisition of (i)
any assets or property (other than Capital Stock) in a Permitted Business, (ii)
the Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Permitted Business that becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as a result of the acquisition of such
Capital Stock or (iii) Capital Stock constituting a minority interest in an
existing Restricted Subsidiary, except that an acquisition of such minority
interest Capital Stock in excess of $1.0 million shall be authorized by a
resolution of the Company's Board of Directors. Pending the final application of
any such Net Proceeds, the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary may
temporarily reduce outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement or
otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this
Indenture. Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as
provided in the first sentence of this paragraph will be deemed to constitute
"Excess Proceeds."
When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $5.0 million in
any calendar year, the Company will be required to make an offer to all holders
of Notes (and to holders of other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness designated by
the Company) (an "Asset Sale Offer") to purchase the maximum principal amount of
Notes (and such other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness) that may be purchased
out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100%
of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, thereon to the date of purchase, in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 3.09. To the extent that the aggregate amount of
Notes (and other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness) tendered pursuant to an Asset
Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company may use any remaining
Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If
the aggregate principal amount of Notes (and other Senior Subordinated
Indebtedness) surrendered by holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess
Proceeds, Notes (and other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness) to be purchased
shall be selected on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of such Asset Sale Offer,
the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the
requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws
or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to this
Section 4.10. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or
regulations conflict with provisions of this Section 4.10, the Company shall
comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be
deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.10 by virtue
thereof.
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SECTION 4.11. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or
assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit
of, any Affiliate of the Company (each of the foregoing, an "Affiliate
Transaction"), unless the terms thereof (i) are no less favorable to the Company
or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained
in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an
unrelated Person, (ii) if such Affiliate Transaction or series of related
Affiliate Transactions involve aggregate consideration in excess of $1.0
million, shall be approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the
Board of Directors and evidenced in a resolution of such members of the Board of
Directors and (iii) if such Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate
Transactions involves aggregate consideration in excess of $5.0 million, the
Company obtains an opinion from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking
firm of national standing to the effect that such Affiliate Transaction is fair
to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of
view or that the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are at least as favorable
to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary as might reasonably have
been obtained in a comparable arm's length transaction with an unaffiliated
third party.
The provisions of the foregoing paragraph shall not prohibit (i) any
employment agreement entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the past
practice of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) transactions between
or among the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) Permitted Investments
and Restricted Payments that are permitted by Section 4.07, (iv) transactions
made pursuant to Existing Affiliate Obligations, (v) any issuance of securities,
or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant
to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock
ownership plans approved by the Board of Directors, (vi) the grant of stock
options or similar rights to employees and directors of the Company pursuant to
plans approved by the Board of Directors, (vii) loans or advances to employees,
other than the Permitted Holders, in the ordinary course of business in
accordance with the past practices of the Company or its Restricted
Subsidiaries, (viii) the payment of reasonable fees to directors of the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries who are not employees of the Company or its
Restricted Subsidiaries and (ix) the issuance or sale of any Capital Stock
(other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company.
SECTION 4.12. LIENS.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Lien securing Senior Subordinated Indebtedness or Subordinated
Indebtedness of the Company on or with respect to any of its property or assets,
including any shares of stock or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary,
whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, or any income, profits
or proceeds therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income
thereon, unless (i) in the case of any Lien securing Subordinated Indebtedness,
the Notes are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is
senior in priority to such Lien and (ii) in the case of any Lien securing Senior
Subordinated Indebtedness, the Notes are secured by a Lien on such property,
assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to or pari passu with such Lien,
in each case for so long as such Senior Subordinated Indebtedness or
Subordinated Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on such property.
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SECTION 4.13. CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be
done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its
corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each
of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational
documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any
such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses
and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right,
license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors shall determine that the
preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss
thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.
SECTION 4.14. OFFER TO REPURCHASE UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall make an
offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to each Holder to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder's Notes at an
offer price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the date
of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Within 30 days following any
Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each Holder stating: (1)
that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.14 and
that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment; (2) the purchase price and
the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60
days from the date such notice is mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date");
(3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest; (4) that,
unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all
Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease
to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date; (5) that Holders
electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will
be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled "Option of Holder to
Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Notes completed, to the Paying Agent at
the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third
Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date; (6) that Holders will
be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later
than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Change of
Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter
setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered
for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to
have the Notes purchased; and (7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased
only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the
unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be
equal to $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof. The Company
shall comply with the requirements of Rule l4e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and
regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes in
connection with a Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any
securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section
4.14, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this
Section 4.14 by virtue thereof.
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(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the
extent lawful, (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly
tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying
Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes
or portions thereof so tendered and (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the
aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the
Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so
tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall
promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to
each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of
the Notes surrendered, if any; provided, however, that each new Note shall be in
a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The Company shall
publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as
practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer
upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in
the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set
forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the
Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such
Change of Control Offer.
SECTION 4.15. PAYMENTS FOR CONSENT.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or
indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of
interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder for or as an inducement to any
consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture
or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid or is paid to all
Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the
solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
ARTICLE 5.
SUCCESSORS
SECTION 5.01. MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, OR SALE OF ASSETS.
The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into (whether or
not the Company is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease,
convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or
assets in one or more related transactions, to another corporation, Person or
entity unless (a) the Company is the surviving corporation or the entity or the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition shall have been made (the "Successor Company") is a
corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia, (b) the entity or Person formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the
Successor Company assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and
this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture in a form reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee, (c) immediately after such transaction, no Default
exists and (d) except in the case of a merger of the Company with or into a
wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company or the Successor
Company (A) shall have Consolidated Net Worth immediately after the transaction
equal to or greater than the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company immediately
preceding the transaction and (B) shall, at the time of such transaction and
after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such transaction had occurred at the
beginning of the
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applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of
additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set
forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof.
SECTION 5.02. SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SUBSTITUTED.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer,
lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the successor corporation
formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is
made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date
of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the
provisions of this Indenture referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to
the successor corporation and not to the Company), and may exercise every right
and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such
successor Person had been named as the Company herein; provided, however, that
the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the
principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale of all of
the Company's assets that meets the requirements of Section 5.01 hereof.
ARTICLE 6.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
An "Event of Default" occurs if:
(a) the Company defaults in the payment when due of interest on, or
Liquidated Damages with respect to, the Notes and such default continues for a
period of 30 days;
(b) the Company defaults in the payment when due of principal of or
premium, if any, on the Notes;
(c) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply with
any of the provisions of Section 4.07, 4.09, 4.10 or 4.14 hereof, which failure
remains uncured for 30 days after notice;
(d) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, for 60 days after
notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class, fails
to comply with any of its other agreements in this Indenture or the Notes;
(e) the nonpayment within any applicable grace period after the final
maturity, or the acceleration by the holders because of a default, of
Indebtedness of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, or group of
Restricted Subsidiaries that taken together would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary, and the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated
exceeds $10.0 million;
(f) failure by the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or a
group of Restricted Subsidiaries that taken together would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary, to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $10.0
million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60
consecutive days;
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(g) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of
Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences a voluntary case,
(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an
involuntary case,
(iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property,
(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
(v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;
(h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any
Bankruptcy Law that:
(i) is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
(ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the
property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group of
Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary; or
(iii) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary and the order or decree remains
unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.
SECTION 6.02. ACCELERATION.
If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in
clause (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company), occurs
and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and
payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default
specified in clause (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs with respect to the
Company, all outstanding Notes shall be due and payable immediately without
further action or notice. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may on
behalf of all of the Holders rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the
rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing
Events of Default (except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has
become due solely because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived.
SECTION 6.03. OTHER REMEDIES.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may
pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if
any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of
the Notes or this Indenture.
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The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess
any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or
omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or
remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
SECTION 6.04. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the
Holders of all of the Notes, waive an existing Default or Event of Default and
its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in
the payment of the principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or
interest on, the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase)
(provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences,
including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration).
Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose
of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 6.05. CONTROL BY MAJORITY.
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power
conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly
prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the
Trustee in personal liability.
SECTION 6.06. LIMITATION ON SUITS.
A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this
Indenture or the Notes only if:
(a) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default;
(b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(c) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if
requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against
any loss, liability or expense;
(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days
after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of
indemnity; and
(e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction
inconsistent with the request.
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A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the
rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over
another Holder of a Note.
SECTION 6.07. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF NOTES TO RECEIVE PAYMENT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of
any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium and Liquidated
Damages, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates
expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to
bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
SECTION 6.08. COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE.
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) occurs
and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name
and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of
principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest remaining
unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful,
interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and
expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
SECTION 6.09. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.
The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other
papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims
of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the
Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall
be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other
property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such
judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to
the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of
such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to
it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and
any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in
any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall
be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions,
dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be
entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan
of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on
behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the
Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
SECTION 6.10. PRIORITIES.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall
pay out the money in the following order:
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First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due
under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense and
liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and
expenses of collection;
Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes
for principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest, ratably,
without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and
payable on the Notes for principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any and
interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent
jurisdiction shall direct.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment
to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.
SECTION 6.11. UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by
it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party
litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the
court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.
This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a
Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.
ARTICLE 7.
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. DUTIES OF TRUSTEE.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee
shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and
use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent man would
exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express
provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that
are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied
covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee;
and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions
expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and
conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall
examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform
to the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent
action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except
that:
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(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this
Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes
or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it
pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this
Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a),
(b), (c), (e) and (f) of this Section and Section 7.02.
(e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or
risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be under no
obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the
request of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee
security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or
expense.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by
it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in
trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the
extent required by law.
SECTION 7.02. RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to
be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The
Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an
Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be
liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on
such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with
counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall
be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of
any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
reliance thereon.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be
responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due
care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or
powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand,
request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by
an Officer of the Company.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights
or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of
the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity against the
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costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with
such request or direction.
SECTION 7.03. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the
owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting
interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for
permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like
rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.
SECTION 7.04. TRUSTEE'S DISCLAIMER.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation
as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be
accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money
paid to the Company or upon the Company's direction under any provision of this
Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money
received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be
responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or
any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this
Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.
SECTION 7.05. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it
is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of
the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the
case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long
as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that
withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.
SECTION 7.06. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS OF THE NOTES.
Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with May 15, 1999, and
for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders
of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with
TIA ss. 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA ss. 313(a) has occurred within
the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted).
The Trustee also shall comply with TIA ss. 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also
transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA ss. 313(c).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of
Notes shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock
exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA ss. 313(d). The
Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock
exchange.
SECTION 7.07. COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY.
The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable
compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The
Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a
trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly
upon request for all reasonable
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disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the
compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable
compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee's agents and counsel.
The Company shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses,
liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the
costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including
this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by
the Company or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with
the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to
the extent any such loss, liability or expense or a portion thereof may be
attributable to its negligence or bad faith. The Trustee shall notify the
Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the
Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its
obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall
cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company
shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not
pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify
against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the
Trustee's own willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.
The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 shall survive
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section, the
Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and
interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event
of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) hereof occurs, the expenses and
the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents
and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
Bankruptcy Law.
The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA ss. 313(b)(2) to
the extent applicable.
SECTION 7.08. REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE.
A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's
acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section.
The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from
the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of Notes of a
majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the
Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may
remove the Trustee if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for
relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
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(c) a Custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its
property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a
successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the
retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or
the Holders of Notes of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee.
If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder of a Note who
has been a Holder of a Note for at least six months, fails to comply with
Section 7.10, such Holder of a Note may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor
Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the
successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee
under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its
succession to Holders of the Notes. Subject to the Lien provided for in Section
7.07 hereof, the retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by
it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided, however, that all sums owing
to the Trustee hereunder shall have been paid. Notwithstanding replacement of
the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company's obligations under
Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
SECTION 7.09. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers
all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another
corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the
successor Trustee.
SECTION 7.10. ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a
corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of
America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at
least $100 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of
condition.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the
requirements of TIA ss. 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA
ss. 310(b).
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SECTION 7.11. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY.
The Trustee is subject to TIA ss. 311 (a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA ss. 311 (b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA ss. 311 (a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE 8.
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
SECTION 8.01. OPTION TO EFFECT LEGAL DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced
by a resolution set forth in an Officers' Certificate, at any time, elect to
have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon
compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Eight.
SECTION 8.02. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been
discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes on the
date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "Legal
Defeasance"). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be
deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the
outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be "outstanding" only for
the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture
referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other
obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of
and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive
until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of
outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section
8.04 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of
the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
on such Notes when such payments are due, (b) the Company's obligations with
respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof, (c) the rights,
powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company's
obligations in connection therewith and (d) this Article Eight. Subject to
compliance with this Article Eight, the Company may exercise its option under
this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section
8.03 hereof.
SECTION 8.03. COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from its
obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09,
4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14 and 4.15, hereof, and the operation of Section
5.01(d) hereof, with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the
conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (hereinafter, "Covenant
Defeasance"), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not "outstanding" for the
purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and
the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall
continue to be deemed "outstanding" for all other purposes hereunder (it being
understood that such Notes
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shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose,
Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the
Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any
term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly
or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant
or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein
or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a
Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as
specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be
unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01
hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03 hereof, subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Section 6.01(c)
hereof shall not constitute Events of Default.
SECTION 8.04. CONDITIONS TO LEGAL OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either
Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof to the outstanding Notes:
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
(a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for
the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable
Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be
sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for
payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and
the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to
a particular redemption date;
(b) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the Company has
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a
ruling or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the
applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based
thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the
outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal
income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(c) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the
outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal
income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall occur under Sections 6.01(g) or
6.01(h) hereof at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date
of deposit;
(e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a
breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or
instrument (other
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than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
is a party or by which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is
bound;
(f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel
(which may be subject to customary exceptions) to the effect that on the 91st
day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally;
(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent
of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the
intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of
the Company; and
(h) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant
Defeasance have been complied with.
SECTION 8.05. DEPOSITED MONEY AND GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TO BE HELD IN TRUST;
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable
Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the
Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section
8.05, the "Trustee") pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the
outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in
accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment,
either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as
Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all
sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and
interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the
extent required by law.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee
or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable
Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal
and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other
charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article Eight to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request
of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as
provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under
Section 8.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be
required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance.
SECTION 8.06. REPAYMENT TO COMPANY.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then
held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such
principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be
paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be
discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall
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thereafter, as an unsecured creditor, look only to the Company for payment
thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to
such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall
thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent,
before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the
Company cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall Street
Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that,
after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the
date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money
then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
SECTION 8.07. REINSTATEMENT.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States
dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or
8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court
or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such
application, then the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to
Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is
permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03
hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any
payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the
reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights
of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the
Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9.
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
SECTION 9.01. WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES.
Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent
of any Holder of a Note:
(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(b) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of
certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of Article 2 hereof (including the
related definitions) in a manner that does not materially adversely affect any
Holder;
(c) to provide for the assumption of the Company's obligations to the
Holders of the Notes by a successor to the Company pursuant to Article 5 hereof;
(d) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or
benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal
rights hereunder of any Holder of the Note;
(e) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain
the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; or
(f) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the
limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date hereof.
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Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its
Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section
7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of any
amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this
Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that
may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into
such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
SECTION 9.02. WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES.
Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including Section 3.09, 4.10 and
4.14 hereof) and the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of
the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes including
Additional Notes, if any, then outstanding, voting as a single class (including
consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or
purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any
existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default
in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes,
except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded)
or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes may be waived
with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes, including Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class
(including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer
for, or purchase of, the Notes).
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its
Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the
Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by
the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall
join with the Company in the execution of such amended or supplemental Indenture
unless such amended or supplemental Indenture directly affects the Trustee's own
rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case
the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into
such amended or supplemental Indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes
under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment
or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance
thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes
effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a
notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of
the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in
any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, including Additional Notes,
if any, then outstanding voting as a single class may waive compliance in a
particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the
Notes. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or
waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a
non-consenting Holder):
(a) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent
to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
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(b) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note
or alter or waive any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of the
Notes except as provided above with respect to Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.14
hereof;
(c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest,
including default interest, on any Note;
(d) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal
of or premium, if any, or interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes
(except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including
Additional Notes, if any) and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from
such acceleration);
(e) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the
Notes;
(f) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to
waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments
of principal of or interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes;
(g) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than
a payment required by Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.14 hereof); or
(h) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 hereof or in the
foregoing amendment and waiver provisions.
SECTION 9.03. COMPLIANCE WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT.
Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall
be set forth in a amended or supplemental Indenture that complies with the TIA
as then in effect.
SECTION 9.04. REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS.
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a
consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a
Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences
the same debt as the consenting Holder's Note, even if notation of the consent
is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder
of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written
notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes
effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance
with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.
SECTION 9.05. NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF NOTES.
The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment,
supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in
exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment,
supplement or waiver.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall
not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
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SECTION 9.06. TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC.
The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental Indenture
authorized pursuant to this Article Nine if the amendment or supplement does not
adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee.
The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental Indenture until the Board
of Directors approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture,
the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof)
shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required
by Section 10.04 hereof, an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel
stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is
authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
ARTICLE 10.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10.01. TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts
with the duties imposed by TIA ss. 318(c), the imposed duties shall control.
SECTION 10.02. NOTICES.
Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the
others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or mailed by first
class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex,
telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery, to the
others' address
If to the Company:
Planet Hollywood International, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
If to the Trustee:
United States Trust Company of New York
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
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The Company or the Trustee, by notice to the others may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders)
shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if
personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail,
postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt
acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to
the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first
class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight
air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register
kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to
any Person described in TIA ss. 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall
not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above
within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee
receives it.
If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall
mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
SECTION 10.03. COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS OF NOTES WITH OTHER
HOLDERS OF NOTES.
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA ss. 312(b) with other
Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The
Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of
TIA ss. 312(c).
SECTION 10.04. CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to
take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(a) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in
Section 10.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in
Section 10.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such
conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
SECTION 10.05. STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate
provided pursuant to TIA ss. 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA
ss. 314(e) and shall include:
(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion
has read such covenant or condition;
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(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination
or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express
an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been
satisfied; and
(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person,
such condition or covenant has been satisfied.
SECTION 10.06. RULES BY TRUSTEE AND AGENTS.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting
of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set
reasonable requirements for its functions.
SECTION 10.07 NO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND
STOCKHOLDERS.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator
or stockholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any
obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture or for any claim
based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.
Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such
waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities
laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
SECTION 10.08. GOVERNING LAW.
THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED
TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
SECTION 10.09. NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture,
loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other
Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret
this Indenture.
SECTION 10.10. SUCCESSORS.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall
bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind
its successors.
SECTION 10.11. SEVERABILITY.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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SECTION 10.12. COUNTERPART ORIGINALS.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each
signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement.
SECTION 10.13. TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC.
The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the
Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of
reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in
no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
ARTICLE 11.
SUBORDINATION
SECTION 11.01. AGREEMENT TO SUBORDINATE.
The Company agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, that
the Indebtedness evidenced by, and the payment of principal, premium, interest
and Liquidated Damages, if any, on, the Notes is subordinated in right of
payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 11, to the
prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness (whether outstanding on the
date hereof or hereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed), and that the
subordination is for the benefit of the holders of Senior Indebtedness.
SECTION 11.02. LIQUIDATION; DISSOLUTION; BANKRUPTCY.
Upon any distribution to creditors of the Company in a liquidation
or dissolution of the Company or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property, an
assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshaling of the Company's
assets and liabilities, the holders of Senior Indebtedness will be entitled to
receive payment in full of all Obligations due in respect of such Senior
Indebtedness (including interest after the commencement of any such proceeding
at the rate specified in the applicable Senior Indebtedness) before the Holders
of Notes will be entitled to receive any payment with respect to the Notes, and
until all Obligations with respect to Senior Indebtedness are paid in full in
cash or Cash Equivalents, any distribution to which the Holders of Notes would
be entitled shall be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness (except that
Holders of Notes may receive and retain Permitted Junior Securities and payments
made from the trust described under Article 8).
SECTION 11.03. DEFAULT ON DESIGNATED SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS.
The Company may not pay principal of, premium (if any) or interest
on, the Notes or make any deposit pursuant to the provisions described under
"Defeasance" below and may not repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire any Notes
(collectively, "pay the Notes") if (i) any Designated Senior Indebtedness is not
paid when due or (ii) any other default on Designated Senior Indebtedness occurs
and the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in
accordance with its terms unless, in either case, the default has been cured or
waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or such Designated Senior
Indebtedness has been paid in full. However, the Company may and shall pay the
Notes without regard to the foregoing if the Company and the Trustee receive
written notice
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approving such payment from the Representative of the Designated Senior
Indebtedness with respect to which either of the events set forth in clause (i)
or (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence has occurred and is continuing.
During the continuance of any default (other than a default described in clause
(i) or (ii) of the second preceding sentence) with respect to any Designated
Senior Indebtedness pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated
immediately without further notice (except such notice as may be required to
effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, the
Company may not pay the Notes for a period (a "Payment Blockage Period")
commencing upon the receipt by the Trustee (with a copy to the Company) of
written notice (a "Blockage Notice") of such default from the Representative of
the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness specifying an election to
effect a Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days thereafter (or earlier if
such Payment Blockage Period is terminated (i) by written notice to the Trustee
and the Company from the Person or Persons who gave such Blockage Notice, (ii)
because the default giving rise to such Blockage Notice is no longer continuing
or (iii) because such Designated Senior Indebtedness has been repaid in full).
Notwithstanding the provisions described in the immediately preceding sentence
(but subject to the provisions described in the first sentence of this
paragraph), unless the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or the
Representative of such holders have accelerated the maturity of such Designated
Senior Indebtedness, the Company may resume payments on the Notes after the end
of such Payment Blockage Period. The Notes shall not be subject to more than one
Payment Blockage Period in any consecutive 360-day period, irrespective of the
number of defaults with respect to Designated Senior Indebtedness during such
period. No nonpayment default that existed or was continuing on the date of
delivery of any Blockage Notice to the Trustee shall be, or be made, the basis
for a subsequent Blockage Notice unless such default shall have been waived for
a period of not less than 90 days. Following the expiration of any period during
which the Company is prohibited from making payments on the Notes pursuant to a
Payment Blockage Notice, the Company will be obligated to resume making any and
all required payments in respect of the Notes, including any missed payments,
unless the maturity of any Designated Senior Indebtedness has been accelerated,
and such acceleration remains in full force and effect.
The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any
default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness or any acceleration under any
Senior Indebtedness or under any agreement pursuant to which Senior Indebtedness
may have been issued. Failure to give such notice shall not affect the
subordination of the Notes to the Senior Indebtedness or the application of the
other provisions provided in this Article 11.
SECTION 11.04. ACCELERATION OF NOTES.
If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of a Default, the
Company shall promptly notify holders of Senior Indebtedness of the
acceleration.
SECTION 11.05. WHEN DISTRIBUTION MUST BE PAID OVER.
In the event that the Trustee receives or is holding, or any Holder
receives, any payment of any principal, premium, interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, with respect to the Notes at a time when the Trustee or such
Holder, as applicable, has actual knowledge (in the case of the Trustee as
described in Section 11.11 hereof), that such payment is prohibited by Section
11.02 or 11.03 hereof, such payment shall be held by the Trustee or such Holder,
in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered to,
the holders of Senior Indebtedness as their interests may appear or their
Representative under the indenture or other agreement (if any) pursuant to which
Senior
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Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for
application to the payment of all Obligations with respect to the Senior
Indebtedness remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay such Obligations in
full in accordance with their terms, after giving effect to any concurrent
payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness.
With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, the Trustee
undertakes to perform only such obligations on the part of the Trustee as are
specifically set forth in this Article 11, and no implied covenants or
obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be read
into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe
any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and shall not be
liable to any such holders if the Trustee shall mistakenly pay over or
distribute to or on behalf of Holders or the Company or any other Person money
or assets to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled by
virtue of this Article 11, except if such payment is made as a result of the
willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Trustee.
SECTION 11.06. NOTICE BY THE COMPANY
The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent
of any facts known to the Company that would cause a payment of any Obligations
with respect to the Notes to violate this Article 11, but failure to give such
notice shall not affect the subordination of the Notes to the Senior
Indebtedness as provided in this Article 11.
SECTION 11.07. SUBROGATION.
After all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full and until the Notes
are paid in full, Holders shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with all
other Indebtedness pari passu with the Notes) to the rights of holders of Senior
Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness to the
extent that distributions otherwise payable to the Holders have been applied to
the payment of Senior Indebtedness. A distribution made under this Article to
holders of Senior Indebtedness that otherwise would have been made to Holders is
not, as between the Company and Holders, a payment by the Company on the Notes.
If any payment or distribution to which the Holders would otherwise
have been entitled but for the provisions of this Article 11 shall have been
applied, pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11, to the payment of all
amounts payable under the Senior Indebtedness, then and in such case the Holders
shall be entitled to receive from the holders of such Senior Indebtedness at the
time outstanding any payments or distributions received by such holders of such
Senior Indebtedness in excess of the amount sufficient to pay all amounts
payable under or in respect of such Senior Indebtedness in full; provided,
however, that such payments or distributions shall be paid first pro rata to
Holders that previously paid amounts then pro rata to all Holders.
SECTION 11.08. RELATIVE RIGHTS.
This Article 11 defines the relative rights of Holders and holders
of Senior Indebtedness. Nothing in this Indenture shall:
(1) impair, as between the Company and Holders, the obligation of
the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal, premium,
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes in accordance with their
terms;
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(2) affect the relative rights of Holders and creditors of the
Company other than their rights in relation to holders of Senior Indebtedness;
or
(3) prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising its available
remedies upon a Default, subject to the rights of holders and owners of Senior
Indebtedness to receive distributions and payments otherwise payable to Holders.
If the Company fails because of this Article 11 to pay principal,
premium, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on a Note on the due date, the
failure is still a Default.
SECTION 11.09. SUBORDINATION MAY NOT BE IMPAIRED BY THE COMPANY.
No right of any holder of Senior Indebtedness to enforce the
subordination of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes shall be impaired by
any act or failure to act by the Company or any Holder or by the failure of the
Company or any Holder to comply with this Indenture.
SECTION 11.10. DISTRIBUTION OR NOTICE TO REPRESENTATIVE.
Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders
of Senior Indebtedness, the distribution may be made and the notice given to
their Representative.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred
to in this Article 11, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely
upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction or upon any
certificate of such Representative or of the liquidating trustee or agent or
other person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the
purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such
distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of
the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid
or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article
11.
SECTION 11.11. RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE AND PAYING AGENT.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 11 or any other
provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of
the existence of any facts that would prohibit the making of any payment or
distribution by the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Paying Agent may continue
to make payments on the Notes, unless an authorized Officer of the Trustee shall
have received at its office at least two Business Days prior to the due date of
such payment written notice of facts that would cause the payment of any
principal, premium, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, with respect to the
Notes to violate this Article 11. Only the Company or a Representative may give
the notice. Nothing in this Article 11 shall impair the claims of, or payments
to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior
Indebtedness with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any
Agent may do the same with like rights.
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SECTION 11.12. AUTHORIZATION TO EFFECT SUBORDINATION.
Each Holder of a Note by the Holder's acceptance thereof authorizes
and directs the Trustee on the Holder's behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this
Article 11, and appoints the Trustee to act as the Holder's attorney-in-fact for
any and all such purposes. If the Trustee does not file a proper proof of claim
or proof of debt in the form required in any proceeding referred to in Section
6.09 hereof at least 30 days before the expiration of the time to file such
claim, a Representative of Designated Senior Indebtedness is hereby authorized
to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders of the Notes and
the Trustee shall have no liability therefor.
SECTION 11.13. PAYMENT.
A payment with respect to a Note or with respect to principal of or
interest on a Note shall include payment of principal, premium, interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, on any Note, any payment on account of any mandatory
or optional repurchase or redemption of any Note (including payments pursuant to
Article 3 or Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 hereof) and any payment or recovery on
any claim (whether for rescission or damages and whether based on contract,
tort, duty imposed by law, or any other theory of liability) relating to or
arising out of the offer, sale or purchase of any Note provided that any such
payment, other payment or recovery (i) not prohibited pursuant to this Article
11 at the time actually made shall not be subject to any recovery by any holder
of Senior Indebtedness or Representative therefor or other Person pursuant to
this Article 11 at any time thereafter (unless such payment is a voluntary
prepayment on the Notes made at the time a Default exists under this Indenture)
and (ii) made by or from any Person other than the Company shall not be subject
to any recovery by any holder of Senior Indebtedness or Representative therefor
or other Person pursuant to this Article 11 at any time thereafter except to the
extent such Person recovers any such amount paid from the Company, whether
pursuant to rights of indemnity, rescission or otherwise.
[Signatures on following page]
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SIGNATURES
Dated as of March 25, 1998
PLANET HOLLYWOOD
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
BY: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Director, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
BY: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT A-1
(Face of Note)
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12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005
CUSIP ________
No. ___ $__________
PLANET HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
promises to pay to Cede & Co.
or registered assigns,
the principal sum of ______________ Dollars ($____________) on April 1, 2005.
Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1, commencing October 1, 1998
Record Dates: March 15 and September 15.
Dated: March 25, 1998
PLANET HOLLYWOOD
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
This is one of the Global
Notes referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture:
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
By: ______________________
Authorized Signatory
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(Back of Note)
12 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE
GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL
OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE
EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE,
(III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO
A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (55 XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX) ("XXX"), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY
INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED,
PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION
OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES (A) TO OFFER, SELL,
PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY ONLY (1) TO THE COMPANY, (2) PURSUANT
TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (3) TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (4) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS
THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS
OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (5) PURSUANT
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TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED ON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS),
SUBJECT IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES TO APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THAT
IT WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT
OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A)
ABOVE.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. INTEREST. Planet Hollywood International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of
this Note at 12% per annum from March 25, 1998 until maturity and shall pay the
Liquidated Damages, if any, payable pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration
Rights Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, or if any
such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an
"Interest Payment Date"). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the
date of issuance; provided, however, that if there is no existing Default in the
payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date
referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date,
interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided,
further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be October 1, 1998. The
Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to
time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in
effect; it shall pay interest (including postpetition interest in any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to
time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Notes
(except defaulted interest) and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Persons who
are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the March 15 or
September 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are
cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date,
except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted
interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium and Liquidated
Damages, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the
option of the Company, payment of interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, may
be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the
register of Holders; provided, however, that payment by wire transfer of
immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and
interest, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, on, all Global Notes and all
other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions
to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or
currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR.. Initially, United States Trust
Company of New York, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent
and
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Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice
to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such
capacity.
4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated
as of March 25, 1998 ("Indenture") between the Company and the Trustee. The
terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of
the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15
U.S. Code xx.xx. 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and
Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such
terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express
provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the indenture shall govern and be
controlling. The Notes are obligations of the Company limited to $250,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount, plus amounts, if any, issued to pay Liquidated
Damages on outstanding Notes as set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
2 (a) Except as set forth in subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph 5,
the Notes will not be redeemable at the Company's option prior to April 1, 2003.
Thereafter, the Company shall have the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or
in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption
prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the
applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning
on April 1 of the years indicated below:
Year Percentage
---- ----------
2003............................. 108%
2004............................. 104
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) of this
Paragraph 5, prior to April 1, 2001, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the
aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued at a redemption price of
112% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon
(plus Liquidated Damages, if any) to the redemption date, with the net cash
proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings; provided, however, that (a) at
least $162,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes remain outstanding
immediately following such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company and
its Subsidiaries) and (b) such redemption shall occur within 90 days of the date
of such Public Equity Offering.
6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
Except as set forth in paragraph 7 below, the Company shall not be
required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes.
7. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a) If there is a Change of Control, the Company shall be required
to make an offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder's Notes at a
purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, thereon, if any, to the date
of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Within 30 days following any
Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each
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Holder setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as
required by the Indenture.
(b) If the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary consummates any Asset
Sales, when the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $5 million in any
calendar year, the Company shall commence an offer to all Holders of Notes and
all holders of other Indebtedness containing provisions similar to those set
forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the
proceeds of sales of assets (an "Asset Sale Offer") pursuant to Section 3.09 of
the Indenture and such other Indebtedness to purchase the maximum principal
amount of Notes and such other Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the
Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages
thereon, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such offer in accordance
with the procedures set forth in Section 3.09 and such other Indebtedness.
8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each
Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in
denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole
multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be
redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or
portions thereof called for redemption.
9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. Notes are in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The
transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in
the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other
things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the
Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or
permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the
transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for
the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company
need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days
before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record
date and the corresponding interest payment date.
10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be
treated as its owner for all purposes.
11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions,
the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of
the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes voting as a single class, and any existing default or compliance with any
provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting
as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or
the Notes may be amended or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or
inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of
certificated Notes, to provide for the assumption of the Company's obligations
to Holders of the Notes in case of a merger or consolidation, or sale of
substantially all of the Company's assets to make any change that would provide
any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not
adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, to
comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain
the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
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12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (a) default
for 30 days in the payment when due of interest or Liquidated Damages, if any,
on the Notes; (b) default in payment when due of the principal of or premium, if
any, on the Notes; (c) failure by the Company to comply with the provisions of
Sections 4.07, 4.09, 4. 10 or 4.14, which failure remains uncured for 30 days
after notice; (d) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
for 60 days after notice to comply with any of its other agreements in the
Indenture or the Notes; (e) the nonpayment within any applicable grace period
after the final maturity, or the acceleration by the holders because of a
default, of Indebtedness of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, or group
of Restricted Subsidiaries that taken together would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary, and the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated
exceeds $10.0 million; (f) failure by the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries, or a group of Restricted Subsidiaries that taken together would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary, to pay final judgments aggregating in
excess of $10.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for
a period of 60 consecutive days; and (g) certain events of bankruptcy or
insolvency with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries.
If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of
at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all
the Notes to be due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of
an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all
outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice.
Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the
Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its
exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the
Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or
Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it
determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice
to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any
existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture
except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest on,
or the principal of, the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to the
Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the
Company is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to
deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
13. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual or
any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform
services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the
Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee,
incorporator or stockholder, of the Company, as such, shall have any liability
for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance
of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the
federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is
against public policy.
15. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated
by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
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16. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name
of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (=
tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship
and not as tenants in common), CUST (=Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act).
17. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND
RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of
Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted
Definitive Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of March 25, 1998, between the Company and the parties named
on the signature pages thereof (the "Registration Rights Agreement").
18. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused
CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers
in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made
as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as
contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the
other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement.
Requests may be made to:
Planet Hollywood International, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer
this Note to
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(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
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(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint ______________________________________________________
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.
Date: __________
Your Signature: _______________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face
of this Note)
Signature Guarantee: __________________________
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the box below:
|_| Section 4.10 |_| Section 4.14
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the
amount you elect to have purchased:
$___________
Date:_______ Your Signature: ______________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the Note)
Signature Guarantee: _________________________
Tax Identification No: _______________________
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an
interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part
of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note,
have been made:
Principal Amount
Amount of Amount of of this
decrease in increase in Global Note Signature of
Principal Amount Principal Amount following such authorized officer
Date of of this of this decrease (or of Trustee or
Exchange Global Note Global Note increase) Note Custodian
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XXXXXXX X-0
(Face of Regulation S Temporary Global Note)
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12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005
CUSIP ________
No. ____ $____________
PLANET HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
promises to pay to Cede & Co.
or registered assigns,
the principal sum of _________________ ($_______________) on April 1, 2005.
Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1, commencing October 1, 1998
Record Dates: March 15 and September 15.
Dated: March 25, 1998
PLANET HOLLYWOOD
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
This is one of the Global
Notes referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture:
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
By: _______________________
Authorized Signatory
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(Back of Regulation S Temporary Global Note)
12 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005
THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE
CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES, ARE AS
SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR THE
BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF
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THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF
INTEREST HEREON.
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE
GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL
OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE
EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE,
(III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO
A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (55 XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX) ("XXX"), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY
INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED,
PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION
OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES (A) TO OFFER, SELL,
PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY ONLY (1) TO THE COMPANY, (2) PURSUANT
TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (3) TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (4) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS
THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS
OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (5) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
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REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED ON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE
COMPANY SO REQUESTS), SUBJECT IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES TO APPLICABLE
JURISDICTION AND (B) THAT IT WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO,
NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. INTEREST. Planet Hollywood International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of
this Note at 12% per annum from March 25, 1998 until maturity and shall pay the
Liquidated Damages, if any, payable pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration
Rights Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, or if any
such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an
"Interest Payment Date"). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the
date of issuance; provided, however, that if there is no existing Default in the
payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date
referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date,
interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided,
further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be October 1, 1998. The
Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to
time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in
effect; it shall pay interest (including postpetition interest in any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to
time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Notes
(except defaulted interest) and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Persons who
are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the March 15 or
September 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are
cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date,
except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted
interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium and Liquidated
Damages, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the
option of the Company, payment of interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, may
be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the
register of Holders; provided, however, that payment by wire transfer of
immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and
interest, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, on, all Global Notes and all
other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions
to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or
currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, United States Trust
Company of New York, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent
and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without
notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such
capacity.
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4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated
as of March 25, 1998 ("Indenture") between the Company and the Trustee. The
terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of
the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15
U.S. Code xx.xx. 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and
Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such
terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express
provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the indenture shall govern and be
controlling. The Notes are obligations of the Company limited to $250,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount, plus amounts, if any, issued to pay Liquidated
Damages on outstanding Notes as set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) Except as set forth in subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph 5, the
Notes will not be redeemable at the Company's option prior to April 1, 2003.
Thereafter, the Company shall have the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or
in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption
prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the
applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning
on April 1 of the years indicated below:
Year Percentage
---- ----------
2003................................ 108%
2004................................ 104
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) of this
Paragraph 5, prior to April 1, 2001, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the
aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued at a redemption price of
112% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon
(plus Liquidated Damages, if any) to the redemption date, with the net cash
proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings; provided, however, that (a) at
least $162,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes remain outstanding
immediately following such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company and
its Subsidiaries) and (b) such redemption shall occur within 90 days of the date
of such Public Equity Offering.
6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
Except as set forth in paragraph 7 below, the Company shall not be
required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes.
7. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a) If there is a Change of Control, the Company shall be required
to make an offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder's Notes at a
purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, thereon, if any, to the date
of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Within 30 days following any
Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each Holder setting forth
the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the
Indenture.
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(b) If the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary consummates any Asset
Sales, when the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $5 million in any
calendar year, the Company shall commence an offer to all Holders of Notes and
all holders of other Indebtedness containing provisions similar to those set
forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the
proceeds of sales of assets (as "Asset Sale Offer") pursuant to Section 3.09 of
the Indenture and such other Indebtedness to purchase the maximum principal
amount of Notes and such other Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the
Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages
thereon, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such offer in accordance
with the procedures set forth in Section 3.09 and such other Indebtedness.
8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each
Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in
denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole
multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be
redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or
portions thereof called for redemption.
9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered
form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as
provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents
and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law
or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the
transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for
the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company
need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days
before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record
date and the corresponding interest payment date.
10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be
treated as its owner for all purposes.
11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions,
the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of
the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes voting as a single class, and any existing default or compliance with any
provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting
as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or
the Notes may be amended or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or
inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of
certificated Notes, to provide for the assumption of the Company's obligations
to Holders of the Notes in case of a merger or consolidation, or sale of
substantially all of the Company's assets to make any change that would provide
any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not
adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, to
comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain
the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (a) default
for 30 days in the payment when due of interest or Liquidated Damages, if any,
on the Notes; (b) default in payment when due of the principal of or premium, if
any, on the Notes;
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(c) failure by the Company to comply with the provisions of Sections 4.07, 4.09,
4.10 or 4.14, which failure remains uncured for 30 days after notice; (d)
failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 60 days after
notice to comply with any of its other agreements in the Indenture or the Notes;
(e) the nonpayment within any applicable grace period after the final maturity,
or the acceleration by the holders because of a default, of Indebtedness of the
Company or any Significant Subsidiary, or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that
taken together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, and the total amount
of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $10.0 million; (f) failure by
the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or a group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that taken together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, to
pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $10.0 million, which judgments are
not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 consecutive days; and (g)
certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any of
its Significant Subsidiaries. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from
certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become
due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the
Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain
limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.
The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing
Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to
the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice
is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders
of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its
consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default
in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, the Notes. The Company is
required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance
with the Indenture, and the Company is required upon becoming aware of any
Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying
such Default or Event of Default.
13. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual or
any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform
services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the
Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee,
incorporator or stockholder, of the Company, as such, shall have any liability
for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance
of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the
federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is
against public policy.
15. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated
by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
16. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name
of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (=
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tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship
and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act).
17. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND
RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of
Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted
Definitive Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of March 25, 1998, between the Company and the parties named
on the signature pages thereof (the "Registration Rights Agreement").
18. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused
CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers
in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made
as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as
contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the
other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement.
Requests may be made to:
Planet Hollywood International, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer
this Note to
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(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
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(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint ________________________________________________________
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.
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Date: _____________
Your Signature:__________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
face of this Note)
Signature Guarantee:_____________________
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the box below:
|_| Section 4.10 |_| Section 4.14
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the
amount you elect to have purchased:
$__________________
Date:______________ Your Signature:__________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
Note)
Signature Guarantee:_____________________
Tax Identification No:___________________
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY
GLOBAL NOTE
The following exchanges of a part of this Regulation S Temporary
Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or of other Restricted Global
Notes for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
Principal Amount
Amount of Amount of of this
decrease in increase in Global Note Signature of
Principal Amount Principal Amount following such authorized officer
Date of of this of this decrease (or of Trustee or
Exchange Global Note Global Note increase) Note Custodian
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Planet Hollywood International, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Trust Company of New York
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: 12 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005 of Planet Hollywood
International, Inc.
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 25,
1998 (the "Indenture"), between Planet Hollywood International, Inc., as issuer
(the "Company"), and United States Trust Company of New York, as trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to
them in the Indenture.
_______________, (the "Transferor") owns and proposes to transfer
the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the
principal amount of $__________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Transfer"),
to __________ (the "Transferee"), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In
connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
1. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the
144A Global Note or a Definitive Note Pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is
being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United
States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), and, accordingly, the
Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive
Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed
and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its
own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person
exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a
"qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction
meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with
any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon
consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be
subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement
Legend printed on the 144A Global Note or the Definitive Note and in the
Indenture and the Securities Act.
2. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the
Temporary Regulation S Global Note, the Regulation S Global Note or a Definitive
Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly,
the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made
to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was
originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and
any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed
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and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the
transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated
offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on
its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United
States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the
requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities
Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed
transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the
transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a
U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed
transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred
beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on
Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S
Global Note, the Temporary Regulation S Global Note and/or the Definitive Note
and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
3. |_| Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial
interest in a Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act
other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in
compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in
Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in
accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws
of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further
certifies that (check one):
(a) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance
with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
or
(b) such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary
thereof;
or
(c) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;
or
(d) such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited
Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Rule 904, and the Transferor
hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation
within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer
complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a
Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of
the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) an Opinion of
Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the
Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer
is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed
transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred
beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the
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restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on
the Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
4. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.
(a) |_| Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer
is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the
Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the
Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United
States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with
the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or
Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer
enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global
Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
(b) |_| Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The
Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule
904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions
contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any
state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in
the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed
Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred
beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the
restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on
the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the
Indenture.
(c) |_| Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The
Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule
903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in
the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the
United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture
and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial
interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer
enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global
Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for
your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
________________________________
[Insert Name of Transferor]
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated:________________, ____
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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:
[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
(a) |_| a beneficial interest in the:
(i) |_| 144A Global Note (CUSIP _____), or
(ii) |_| Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP _____), or
(iii) |_| Accredited Investor Global Note (CUSIP _____), or
(iv) |_| a Restricted Definitive Note.
2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:
[CHECK ONE]
(a) |_| a beneficial interest in the:
(i) |_| 144A Global Note (CUSIP _____), or
(ii) |_| Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP _____), or
(iii) |_| Accredited Investor Global Note (CUSIP _____), or
(iv) |_| Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP _____); or
(b) |_| a Restricted Definitive Note; or
(c) |_| an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Planet Hollywood International, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Trust Company of New York
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: 12 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005 of Planet Hollywood
International, Inc.
(CUSIP___________)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 25,
1998 (the "Indenture"), between Planet Hollywood International, Inc., as issuer
(the "Company"), and United States Trust Company of New York, as Trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to
them in the Indenture.
___________, (the "Owner") owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s]
or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of
$__________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Exchange "). In connection with
the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a
Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests
in an Unrestricted Global Note
(a) |_|Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection
with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal
amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired
for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been
effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global
Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of
1933 (the "Securities Act"), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
(b) |_|Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of
the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being
acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has
been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in
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accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained
in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is
being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any
state of the United States.
(c) |_|Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the
Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest
is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with
the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being
acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state
of the United States.
(d) |_|Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to
Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a
Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby
certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's
own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance
with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and
pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on
transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the
Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted
Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in
Restricted Global Notes
(a) |_|Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of
the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted
Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that
the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account
without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue
to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture
and the Securities Act.
(b) |_|Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note . In connection with the
Exchange of the Owner's Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in
the [CHECK ONE] ** 144A Global Note, Regulation S Global Note, with an equal
principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is
being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer and (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with
the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities
laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed
Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest
issued will be subject to the restrictions on
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transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant
Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for
your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
________________________________
[Insert Name of Owner]
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated:________________, ____
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