LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee INDENTURE Dated as of ___, 20___ ___% Senior Notes due ___, 20___
Exhibit 4.2
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of ___, 20___
___% Senior Notes due ___, 20___
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Section | Indenture Section | |
310(a)(1) |
6.10 | |
(a)(2) |
6.10 | |
(a)(3) |
N.A. | |
(a)(4) |
N.A. | |
(a)(5) |
6.08 | |
(b) |
6.08; 6.10 | |
(c) |
N.A. | |
311(a) |
6.11 | |
(b) |
6.11 | |
(c) |
N.A. | |
312(a) |
2.05 | |
(b) |
9.03 | |
(c) |
9.03 | |
313(a) |
6.06 | |
(b)(1) |
N.A. | |
(b)(2) |
6.06 | |
(c) |
6.06; 9.02 | |
(d) |
6.06 | |
314(a) |
3.02; 3.03; 9.02 | |
(b) |
N.A. | |
(c)(1) |
9.04 | |
(c)(2) |
9.04 | |
(c)(3) |
N.A. | |
(d) |
N.A. | |
(e) |
9.05 | |
(f) |
N.A. | |
315(a) |
6.01(b) | |
(b) |
6.05; 9.02 | |
(c) |
6.01(a) | |
(d) |
6.01(c) | |
(e) |
5.11 | |
316(a)(last sentence) |
9.06 | |
(a)(1)(A) |
5.05 | |
(a)(1)(B) |
5.02; 5.04; 8.02 | |
(a)(2) |
N.A. | |
(b) |
5.07 | |
317(a)(1) |
5.08 | |
(a)(2) |
5.09 | |
(b) |
2.04 | |
318(a) |
9.01 |
N.A. means Not Applicable. | ||
NOTE: | This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of this Indenture. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE | ||||||
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE | ||||||
SECTION 1.01.
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Definitions | 1 | ||||
SECTION 1.02.
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Other Definitions | 6 | ||||
SECTION 1.03.
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Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act | 7 | ||||
SECTION 1.04.
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Rules of Construction | 7 | ||||
ARTICLE TWO | ||||||
THE SECURITIES | ||||||
SECTION 2.01.
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Form and Dating | 8 | ||||
SECTION 2.02.
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Execution and Authentication | 8 | ||||
SECTION 2.03.
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Registrar and Paying Agent | 9 | ||||
SECTION 2.04.
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Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust | 9 | ||||
SECTION 2.05.
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Securityholder Lists | 10 | ||||
SECTION 2.06.
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Transfer and Exchange | 10 | ||||
SECTION 2.07.
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Replacement Securities | 10 | ||||
SECTION 2.08.
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Outstanding Securities | 11 | ||||
SECTION 2.09.
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Temporary Securities | 11 | ||||
SECTION 2.10.
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Cancellation | 12 | ||||
SECTION 2.11.
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Defaulted Interest | 12 | ||||
SECTION 2.12.
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Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities | 12 | ||||
SECTION 2.13.
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Transfer and Exchange of Securities | 13 | ||||
SECTION 2.14.
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Issuance of Additional Securities | 16 | ||||
ARTICLE THREE | ||||||
REDEMPTION | ||||||
SECTION 3.01.
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Notices to Trustee | 16 | ||||
SECTION 3.02.
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Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed | 17 | ||||
SECTION 3.03.
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Notice of Redemption | 17 | ||||
SECTION 3.04.
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Effect of Notice of Redemption | 18 | ||||
SECTION 3.05.
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Deposit of Redemption Price | 18 | ||||
SECTION 3.06.
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Securities Redeemed in Part | 18 | ||||
SECTION 3.07.
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Optional Redemption | 19 |
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ARTICLE FOUR | ||||||
COVENANTS | ||||||
SECTION 4.01.
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Payment of Securities | 19 | ||||
SECTION 4.02.
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SEC Reports | 20 | ||||
SECTION 4.03.
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Compliance Certificate | 20 | ||||
SECTION 4.04.
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Maintenance of Office or Agency | 21 | ||||
SECTION 4.05.
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Corporate Existence | 21 | ||||
SECTION 4.06.
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Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws | 21 | ||||
SECTION 4.07.
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Transactions with Affiliates | 22 | ||||
SECTION 4.08.
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Change of Control | 22 | ||||
SECTION 4.09.
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Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness by the Company and on the Incurrence of
Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock by Its Subsidiaries |
24 | ||||
SECTION 4.10.
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Limitation on Liens | 25 | ||||
SECTION 4.11.
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Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions | 27 | ||||
SECTION 4.12.
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Limitation on Funded Debt of Material Subsidiaries | 27 | ||||
ARTICLE FIVE | ||||||
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION | ||||||
SECTION 5.01.
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When Company May Merge, etc. | 28 | ||||
SECTION 5.02.
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Successor Person Substituted | 29 | ||||
ARTICLE SIX | ||||||
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES | ||||||
SECTION 6.01.
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Events of Default | 29 | ||||
SECTION 6.02.
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Acceleration | 31 | ||||
SECTION 6.03.
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Other Remedies | 31 | ||||
SECTION 6.04.
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Waiver of Past Defaults | 31 | ||||
SECTION 6.05.
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Control by Majority | 32 | ||||
SECTION 6.06.
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Limitation on Remedies | 32 | ||||
SECTION 6.07.
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Rights of Holders To Receive Payment | 32 | ||||
SECTION 6.08.
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Collection Suit by Trustee | 33 | ||||
SECTION 6.09.
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Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 33 | ||||
SECTION 6.10.
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Priorities | 33 | ||||
SECTION 6.11.
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Undertaking for Costs | 34 |
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ARTICLE SEVEN | ||||||
TRUSTEE | ||||||
SECTION 7.01.
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Duties of Trustee | 34 | ||||
SECTION 7.02.
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Rights of Trustee | 35 | ||||
SECTION 7.03.
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Individual Rights of Trustee | 36 | ||||
SECTION 7.04.
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Trustee’s Disclaimer | 36 | ||||
SECTION 7.05.
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Notice of Defaults | 37 | ||||
SECTION 7.06.
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Reports by Trustee to Holders | 37 | ||||
SECTION 7.07.
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Compensation and Indemnity | 37 | ||||
SECTION 7.08.
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Replacement of Trustee | 38 | ||||
SECTION 7.09.
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Successor Trustee by Xxxxxx, etc. | 39 | ||||
SECTION 7.10.
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Eligibility; Disqualification | 39 | ||||
SECTION 7.11.
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Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company | 40 | ||||
ARTICLE EIGHT | ||||||
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE | ||||||
SECTION 8.01.
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Termination of Company’s Obligations | 40 | ||||
SECTION 8.02.
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Application of Trust Money | 41 | ||||
SECTION 8.03.
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Repayment to Company | 41 | ||||
SECTION 8.04.
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Reinstatement, Indemnity | 41 | ||||
ARTICLE NINE | ||||||
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS | ||||||
SECTION 9.01.
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Without Consent of Holders | 42 | ||||
SECTION 9.02.
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With Consent of Holders | 42 | ||||
SECTION 9.03.
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Compliance with Trust Indenture Act | 43 | ||||
SECTION 9.04.
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Revocation and Effect of Consents | 44 | ||||
SECTION 9.05.
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Notation on or Exchange of Securities | 44 | ||||
SECTION 9.06.
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Trustee Protected | 44 | ||||
ARTICLE TEN | ||||||
MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||
SECTION 10.01.
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Trust Indenture Act Controls | 45 | ||||
SECTION 10.02.
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Notices | 45 | ||||
SECTION 10.03.
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Communication by Holders with Other Holders | 46 | ||||
SECTION 10.04.
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Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent | 46 | ||||
SECTION 10.05.
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Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion | 46 | ||||
SECTION 10.06.
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When Treasury Securities Disregarded | 47 |
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SECTION 10.07.
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Rules by Trustee and Agents | 47 | ||||
SECTION 10.08.
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Legal Holidays | 47 | ||||
SECTION 10.09.
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Governing Law | 47 | ||||
SECTION 10.10.
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No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 47 | ||||
SECTION 10.11.
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No Recourse Against Others | 48 | ||||
SECTION 10.12.
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Successors | 48 | ||||
SECTION 10.13.
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Duplicate Originals | 48 | ||||
SECTION 10.14.
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Separability | 48 | ||||
SIGNATURES
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S-1 |
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EXHIBIT A — FORM OF SECURITY | A-1 | |||||
EXHIBIT B — FORM OF GLOBAL SECURITY LEGEND | B-1 |
NOTE: | This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of this Indenture. |
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INDENTURE dated as of , 20___ between Leucadia National Corporation, a New York
corporation (the “Company”), and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable
benefit of the Holders of the Company’s ___% Senior Notes due , 20___ (the “Securities”):
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
“Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person either (i) existing at the time such
Person becomes a Subsidiary, (ii) assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets of such
Person or (iii) any refinancing or replacement by such Person of such Indebtedness; provided that
the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness then outstanding is not increased. Acquired Indebtedness
shall not include (x) any such Indebtedness created in anticipation of such Person becoming a
Subsidiary (other than a refinancing or replacement of Indebtedness of such Person, which original
Indebtedness was not incurred in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary) or (y) any
Indebtedness that is recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets,
other than to such Person and its Subsidiaries and their respective assets.
“Additional Securities” means any additional Securities having identical terms and conditions
to the Securities issued pursuant to Article Two and in compliance with Section 4.09.
“Affiliate” of the Company means (i) any Related Person and (ii) any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the
Company. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means
the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling”
and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.
“Attributable Debt” means, as of any particular time, the present value, discounted at a rate
per annum equal to the interest rate borne by the Securities, of the rental payments (not including
amounts payable by the lessee for maintenance, property taxes and insurance) due during the
remaining term of any lease (including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at
the option of the lessor, be extended).
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“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof.
“business day” means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and
which is not a Legal Holiday.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” means the discounted present value of the rental obligations
of any Person under any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) which, in
accordance with GAAP, is required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person.
“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, including each class of
common stock and preferred stock of such Person.
“Common Shares” means the Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company.
“Company” means Leucadia National Corporation, a New York corporation, until a successor
replaces such Person in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and thereafter means such
successor.
“Consolidated Debt” means, on any date, the sum of (i) total Indebtedness of the Company and
its Subsidiaries, at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis, and
(ii) the aggregate liquidation preference of all Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries of the Company, at
such date, other than Preferred Stock to the extent held by the Company and its Subsidiaries;
provided that Consolidated Debt shall not include Permitted Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Net Worth” means, as of any date, the sum of the Capital Stock and additional
paid-in capital plus retained earnings (or minus accumulated deficit) of the Company as of such
date determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” with respect to the Company means, as of any date, the total
shareholders’ equity of the Company determined in accordance with GAAP less any and all goodwill
and other intangible assets reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of such
date. Deferred policy acquisition costs (“DPAC”), that portion of the value of insurance in force
resulting from an acquisition and equivalent to the amount of DPAC of the acquired entity
outstanding immediately prior to such acquisition and deferred taxes shall not be deemed goodwill
or other intangible assets for purposes of determining Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.
“Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time would be, an Event of
Default.
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“Depository” means, with respect to the Global Securities, The Depository Trust Company or
another Person designated as depository by the Company, which Person must be a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
“Funded Debt” means Indebtedness which by its terms matures at, or can be extended or renewed
at the option of the obligor to, a date more than twelve months after the date of the creation of
such Indebtedness, including, without limitation, revolving credit loans.
“GAAP” or “generally accepted accounting principles” means United States generally accepted
accounting principles as in effect on December 31, 1992.
“Global Security Legend” means the legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B.
“Holder” or “Securityholder” means a Person in whose name a Security is registered on the
Registrar’s books.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means (i) any liability of such Person (a) for borrowed money,
(b) evidenced by a note, debenture or similar instrument (including a Purchase Money Obligation or
deferred payment obligation) given in connection with the acquisition of any property or assets
(other than inventory or similar property acquired in the ordinary course of business), including
securities, (c) for the payment of a Capitalized Lease Obligation of such Person or (d) with
respect to the reimbursement of any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit
transaction (other than trade letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business;
provided, that the failure to make prompt reimbursement of any trade letter of credit shall be
deemed to be the incurrence of Indebtedness); and (ii) any guarantee by such Person of any
liability of others described in clause (i) above or any obligation of such Person with respect to
any liability of others described in clause (i) above. Indebtedness shall not include deposits at
the Company’s banking and lending Subsidiaries.
“Indenture” means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Independent Director” means any director of the Company who is neither (i) an executive
officer or an employee of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or (ii) a Related
Person.
“Initial Securities” means the Securities issued on the Issue Date.
“Investment Grade” is defined as BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or the
equivalent of such ratings by Moody’s or S&P.
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“Issue Date” means .
“Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which (i) commercial banks in the
City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to close or (ii) the New York
Stock Exchange is not open for trading.
“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, security interest, conditional sale or other title
retention agreement or other security interest or encumbrance of any kind (including any agreement
to give any security interest).
“Material Subsidiary” means (i) any Subsidiary of the Company which at December 31, 1992 was a
“significant subsidiary” under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC or any successor to such
Subsidiary and (ii) any other Subsidiary of the Company; provided, that the Company’s investments
in and advances to such Subsidiary at the date of determination thereof, without giving effect to
any write downs in such investments or advances taken within the prior 12 months, represent 20% or
more of the Company’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth as of such time; provided, however, that this
clause (ii) shall not include any Subsidiary if, at the time that it became a Subsidiary, the
Company contemplated commencing a voluntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Law with
respect to such Subsidiary.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to its rating business.
“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Chief
Financial Officer or the Treasurer of the Company.
“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers or by an Officer and the
Secretary, Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer of the Company. One of the Officers giving
an Officers’ Certificate pursuant to Section 4.03 shall be the principal executive, financial or
accounting officer of the Company.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable
to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means (i) any Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries
outstanding on the Issue Date or any refinancing or replacement thereof; provided, that the
aggregate amount of such Indebtedness is not increased, (ii) Acquired Indebtedness, (iii) Preferred
Stock of Subsidiaries held by the Company or its Subsidiaries (it being understood that the sale of
such Preferred Stock by the Company or such Subsidiary to any Person other than the Company or a
Subsidiary of the Company or such Subsidiary no longer being a Subsidiary shall be deemed the
issuance of Preferred Stock for purposes of Section 4.09) and (iv) intercompany Indebtedness.
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“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Physical Securities” means certificated Securities in registered form.
“Preferred Stock” of an entity means the Capital Stock of that entity which is preferred as to
the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
over the shares of any other class or series of Capital Stock of said entity.
“principal” of a debt security means the principal amount of the security plus the premium, if
any, on the security.
“Principal Property” means all property, assets or revenue of the Company and of each Material
Subsidiary now owned or hereafter acquired and all shares of stock and Indebtedness of any Material
Subsidiary now owned or hereafter acquired.
“Purchase Money Obligations” means Indebtedness evidenced by a note, debenture, bond or other
security or investment (whether or not secured by any Lien or other security interest) issued to or
assumed in favor of a vendor as all or part of the purchase price of property acquired by the
Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that such term shall not include any account payable
or any other Indebtedness incurred, created or assumed in the ordinary course of business in
connection with the obtaining of material, products or services.
“Related Person” means any Person who directly or indirectly holds 10% or more of any class of
Capital Stock of the Company as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
“Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means an arrangement with any Person providing for the
leasing by the Company or any Subsidiary of any property, title to which property has been or is to
be sold or transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary to such Person; provided, however, that
the term “Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” shall not include any arrangement with the United States
of America, any of its territories or possessions, or any State thereof, or any department, agency,
instrumentality or political subdivision of any thereof.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc. or any successor to its rating business.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities” means the securities, as amended or supplemented from time to time, that are
issued and outstanding under this Indenture, treated as a single class of securities, including the
Initial Securities and Additional Securities, if any.
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“Securities Act” mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Subsidiary” means a corporation or business trust a majority of whose Voting Stock is owned
by the Company or a Subsidiary.
“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the
Issue Date; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after
such date, “TIA” means to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 as so amended.
“Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor.
“Trust Officer” means any officer or assistant officer within the corporate trust department
of the Trustee with direct responsibilities for the administration of this Indenture.
“United States” means the United States of America.
“Voting Stock” with respect to any Person, means Capital Stock of such Person having general
voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect directors to the board of directors of such
Person, but shall not include any Capital Stock that has or would have such voting power solely by
reason of the happening of any contingency.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary in which the Company or a Subsidiary owns all
of the Capital Stock, other than directors’ qualifying shares.
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions.
Defined | ||||
Term | in Section | |||
“Agent Members” |
2.12 | |||
“Bankruptcy Law” |
6.01 | |||
“Change of Control” |
4.08 | |||
“Change of Control Notice” |
4.08 | |||
“Change of Control Payment Date” |
4.08 | |||
“Custodian” |
6.01 | |||
“Disposition” |
4.08 | |||
“Event of Default” |
6.01 | |||
“Global Securities” |
2.12 | |||
“Paying Agent” |
2.03 | |||
“Recipient” |
4.08 | |||
“Registrar” |
2.03 | |||
“U.S. Government Obligations” |
8.01 |
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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, if used in this
Indenture, have the following meanings:
“Commission” means the SEC.
“indenture securities” means the Securities.
“indenture security holder” means a securityholder.
“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.
“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.
“obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company or any other obligor thereon.
All other TIA terms used in this indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA
reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule have the meanings assigned to them therein.
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(3) “or” is not exclusive;
(4) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the
singular;
(5) any gender used in this Indenture shall be deemed to include the neuter, masculine
or feminine genders;
(6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
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(7) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a
whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
ARTICLE TWO
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.
The Securities and the certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A. The provisions of Exhibit A are part of this Indenture. The Securities may have
notations, legends and endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. The Company
shall approve the form of the Securities and any notation, legend or endorsement on them. Each
Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
One Officer and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company shall sign the
Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the
Security is authenticated, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.
A Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating agent manually signs the
certificate of authentication on the Security. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the
Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee or an authenticating agent shall authenticate (i) Initial Securities for original
issue in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $ , and (ii) Additional
Securities as provided in Section 2.14, in each case upon a written order of the Company in the
form of an Officers’ Certificate. Each such written order shall specify the principal amount of
Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the Securities are to be authenticated and
whether the Securities are to be issued as Physical Securities or Global Securities or such other
information as the Trustee may reasonably request.
In the event that the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate any Securities
issued under this Indenture subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to clause (ii) of the first
sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to
obtain the same “CUSIP” number for such Securities as is printed on the Securities outstanding at
such time; provided, however, that if any series of Securities issued under this
Indenture subsequent to the Issue Date is determined, to be a different class of security than the
Securities outstanding at such time for federal income tax purposes, the Company may obtain a
“CUSIP” number for such Securities that is different than the “CUSIP” number printed on the
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Securities then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Securities issued under this
Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class and no series of Securities
will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent to authenticate Securities. An authenticating
agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so except on original issuance. 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 the Company or its
Affiliates.
The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in
denominations of $_,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for
registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and an office or agency where Securities
may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the
Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or more co-registrars and
one or more additional paying agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying
agent.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to
this Indenture. Such agency agreement shall provide for reasonable compensation for such services.
The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The
Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such Agent and shall furnish the
Trustee with an executed counterpart of any such agency agreement. If the Company fails to
maintain or act as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be duly
compensated therefor.
The Registrar or a co-registrar and a Paying Agent shall be maintained by the Company in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. The Company initially designates the Trustee as the
Registrar and Paying Agent.
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust.
At or prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on each due date of the principal and interest
on any Security, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent immediately available funds
sufficient to pay such principal and interest becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying
Agent other than the Trustee to enter into an agreement whereby it shall agree to hold in trust for
the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment
of principal or interest on the Securities, and to notify the Trustee of any Default by the Company
in making any such payment. While any such Default continues,
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the Trustee may require the Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Except
as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company at any time may require a Paying
Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon doing so, such Paying Agent (other than the
Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company acts as
Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold as separate trust funds all money held by it as Paying
Agent.
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent
list available to it of the name and addresses of Securityholders and shall otherwise comply with
TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish or cause to be
furnished to the Trustee on or before each semiannual interest payment date and at such other times
as the Trustee may request in writing a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may
reasonably require of the names and addresses of Securityholders, and the Company shall otherwise
comply with TIA § 312(a).
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.
Subject to Sections 2.12 and 2.13, when a Security is presented to the Registrar or a
co-registrar with a request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the transfer as
requested if the requirements of the Registrar are met. Subject to Sections 2.12 and 2.13, when
Securities are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to exchange them for an
equal principal amount of Securities of other denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange
as requested if the requirements of the Registrar are met. The Company shall cooperate with the
Registrar in meeting its requirements. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the
Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the Registrar’s request. The Company or the Trustee may
charge a reasonable fee for any registration of transfer or exchange and may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto, but not for any exchange pursuant to Sections 2.09, 4.08 or 9.05.
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities.
If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder of a Security claims
that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the
Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the requirements of the Trustee are met. An
indemnity bond may be required by the Trustee or the Company that is sufficient in the judgment of
the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee or any Agent from any loss which
any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company or the Trustee may charge for its
expenses in replacing a Security.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Security has become or is
about to become due and payable, or is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to
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Section 4.08 hereof, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay or
purchase such Security, as the case may be.
Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost
or wrongfully taken Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the
Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Security shall be at any
time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all
other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost
or wrongfully taken Securities.
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities.
Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for
those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section
2.08 as not outstanding. Subject to Section 10.06, a Security does not cease to be outstanding
because the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates holds the Security.
If a Security is replaced or paid pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless
the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced or paid Security is held by a
protected purchaser.
If any Paying Agent (other than the Company or a Subsidiary) holds on a redempton date or the
maturity date of the Securities money received by the Paying Agent pursuant to this Indenture and
sufficient to pay the principal and interest on Securities payable on that date, then on and after
that date such Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
SECTION 2.09. Temporary Securities.
Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee
shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form
of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for
temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities surrendered to it.
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SECTION 2.10. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar
and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for registration
of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Securities
surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and shall dispose of
cancelled Securities in accordance with its customary procedures unless the Company directs in
writing their return to the Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace
Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, it shall pay the defaulted
interest plus any interest payable on the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Securityholders
on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix the record date and payment date. At
least 10 days before the record date, the Company shall mail to each Securityholder a notice that
states the record date, the payment date, and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid. The
Company may pay defaulted interest in any other lawful manner.
SECTION 2.12. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities.
The Initial Securities initially shall be represented by one or more Securities in registered,
global form without interest coupons (collectively, the “Global Securities”). All Global
Securities shall bear the Global Security Legend. The Global Securities initially shall (i) be
registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository, in each case for credit
to an account of an Agent Member, and (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for the
Depository.
Members of, or direct or indirect participants in, the Depository (“Agent Members”) shall have
no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the
Depository or under the Global Securities. The Depository may be treated by the Company, the
Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Securities
for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the
Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written
certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the
Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of
the rights of a Holder of any Security.
(a) Transfers of Global Securities shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to
the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in the
Global Securities may be transferred or exchanged for Physical Securities only in accordance with
the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository and the provisions of Section 2.13. In
addition, a Global Security shall be exchangeable for Physical Securities only
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if (i) the Depository (x) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as
depository for such Global Security or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act, and in either case the Company fails to appoint a successor depositary within 90 days
of such notice or of the Company’s becoming aware of such cessation, (ii) the Company, at its
option and subject to the procedures of the Depository, notifies the Trustee in writing that it is
electing to issue Physical Securities or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event
of Default with respect to such Global Security. In all cases, Physical Securities delivered in
exchange for any Global Security or beneficial interests therein shall be registered in the names,
and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depository in accordance
with its customary procedures. Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay
by the Depository in providing such registration information and the Company and the Trustee may
conclusively rely on instructions from the Depository as to such registration information. In the
event that a Physical Security is to be authenticated pursuant to this clause (a), the Company will
promptly make available to the Trustee, a reasonable supply of Physical Securities in definitive,
fully registered form, without interest coupons, unless such a supply has previously been made
available to the Trustee.
(b) In connection with the transfer of a Global Security as an entirety to beneficial owners
pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 2.12, such Global Security shall be deemed to be
surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in writing in
exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount
of Physical Securities of authorized denominations.
(c) The Holder of any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person,
including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any
action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities. None of the
Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Registrar will have any responsibility or liability
for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership
interests in a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to
such beneficial ownership interests.
SECTION 2.13. Transfer and Exchange of Securities.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities. A Global Security may not be transferred as a
whole except as set forth in Section 2.12(a). Global Securities shall not be exchanged by the
Company for Physical Securities except under the circumstances described in Section 2.13(c).
Global Securities may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07
and 2.09. Beneficial interests in a Global Security may be transferred and exchanged as provided
in Section 2.13(b) or 2.13(c) below.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities. The transfer and
exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Securities shall be effected through
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the Depository, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the applicable rules
and procedures of the Depository. Beneficial interests in Global Securities shall be transferred
or exchanged only for beneficial interests in Global Securities, except as provided in Section
2.12(a). Transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in the Global Securities also shall
require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Security. A beneficial
interest in a Global Security may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in such Global Security. No written orders or instructions
shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this
Section 2.13(b)(i).
(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities.
In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in any Global
Security that are not subject to Section 2.13(b)(i), the transferor of such beneficial
interest must deliver to the Registrar (1) a written order from an Agent Member given to the
Depository in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository
directing the Depository to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another
Global Security in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged
and (2) instructions given in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the
Depository containing information regarding the Agent Member account to be credited with
such increase. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of
beneficial interests in Global Securities contained in this Indenture and the Securities or
otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount
of the relevant Global Security or Global Securities pursuant to Section 2.13(f).
(c) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities for Physical
Securities. A beneficial interest in a Global Security may not be exchanged for a Physical
Security except under the circumstances described in Section 2.12(a). A beneficial interest in a
Global Security may not be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
Physical Security except under the circumstances described in Section 2.12(a).
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Physical Securities for Beneficial Interests in Global
Securities. A Holder of a Physical Security may exchange such Physical Security for a beneficial
interest in a Global Security or transfer such Physical Security to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Global Security at any time. Upon receipt of a
request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Physical Security
and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Global
Securities. If any such transfer or exchange is effected pursuant to this paragraph (d) at a time
when a Global Security has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a
written order of the Company in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate
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one or
more Global Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of
Physical Securities transferred or exchanged pursuant to this paragraph (d).
(e) Transfer and Exchange of Physical Securities for Physical Securities. Upon request by a
Holder of Physical Securities, the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Physical
Securities. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall
present or surrender to the Registrar the Physical Securities duly endorsed or accompanied by a
written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder
or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing.
(f) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Securities. At such time as all beneficial
interests in a particular Global Security have been exchanged for Physical Securities or a
particular Global Security has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part,
each such Global Security shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in
accordance with Section 2.10. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest
in a Global Security is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security or for Physical Securities, the
principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Security shall be reduced accordingly and
an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depository 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 Security, such other Global Security shall be increased accordingly and
an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depository at the
direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(g) General. All Global Securities and Physical Securities issued upon any registration of
transfer or exchange of Global Securities or Physical Securities shall be the valid obligations of
the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as
the Global Securities or Physical Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or
exchange.
(h) The Trustee and the Registrar shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or
inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under
applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any
transfers between or among Depository participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global
Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence
as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this
Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express
requirements hereof.
The Registrar shall retain for a period of two years copies of all letters, notices and other
written communications received pursuant to Section 2.12 or this Section 2.13. The
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Company shall
have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written
communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable notice to the Registrar.
SECTION 2.14. Issuance of Additional Securities.
The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Securities under this Indenture which shall
have identical terms as the Initial Securities issued on the Issue Date, other than with
respect to the date of issuance, issue price, and amount of interest payable on the first
payment date applicable thereto; provided that such issuance is not prohibited by Section 4.09.
The Initial Securities issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Securities shall be treated as a
single class for all purposes under this Indenture.
With respect to any Additional Securities, the Company shall set forth in a resolution of its
Board of Directors and in a Company Request, a copy of each of which shall be delivered to the
Trustee, the following information:
(1) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Securities to be authenticated
and delivered pursuant to this Indenture;
(2) the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Securities
and the amount of interest payable on the first payment date applicable thereto;
provided, however, that no Additional Securities may be issued at a price
that would cause such Additional Securities to have “original issue discount” within the
meaning of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
(3) any and all other terms of issuance with respect to such Additional Securities,
including any terms which the Board of Directors deems appropriate.
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee.
If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of
Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 45 days (unless a shorter notice
shall be agreed to by the Trustee) but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’
Certificate complying with the applicable provisions of Section 10.05 setting forth (i) the
redemption date, (ii) the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and (iii) the redemption
price.
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SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall select
the Securities to be redeemed among the Holders of the Securities 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, the particular Securities 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 Securities not previously called for redemption.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Security selected for partial redemption, the principal amount
thereof to be redeemed. Securities and portions of Securities selected shall be
in amounts of $_,000 or whole multiples of $_,000; except that if all of the Securities of a
Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Securities held by such Holder, even if
not a multiple of $_,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence,
provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions
of Securities called for redemption.
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or
cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Securities are
to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60
days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a satisfaction or
discharge of this Indenture.
The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state:
(a) the redemption date;
(b) the redemption price;
(c) if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of
such Security to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such
Security, a new Security or Securities in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion
shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Security;
(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(e) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to
collect the redemption price;
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(f) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on
Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; and
(g) 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 Securities.
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 this Section 3.03.
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Securities called
for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price.
A notice of redemption may not be conditional.
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
On or before 10:00 a.m. on any 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
Securities to be redeemed on that date.
If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the
redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Securities or the portions of Securities
called for redemption. If a Security 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 Security was registered at the close of business on such record date.
If any Security 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 Securities
and in Section 4.01 hereof.
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Security 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 Security equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security
surrendered.
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SECTION 3.07. Optional Redemption.
(a) The Securities will not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to ,
20___. Starting on , 20___, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the Securities upon
giving the required notice under this Indenture. The Securities may be redeemed at the redemption
prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount on the redemption date) set forth below, plus
accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of
record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date),
if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on of the years set forth below:
Redemption | ||||
Period | Price | |||
20__ |
— | % | ||
20__ |
— | % | ||
20__ |
— | % | ||
20__ and thereafter |
— | % |
(b) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities.
The Company shall pay the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities on the dates
and in the manner provided in the Securities. An installment of principal or interest shall be
considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds such installment in
immediately available funds at 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on the date such installment is due.
Principal and interest on Global Securities shall be payable to the Depository or its nominee, as
the case may be, as the sole registered owner and the sole Holder of the Securities represented
thereby.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Securities; it
shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
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SECTION 4.02. SEC Reports.
(a) The Company shall file with the Trustee within 15 days after it files them with the SEC
copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents, and other reports (or copies of
such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the
Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. If
the Company is not subject to the requirements of such Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the
Company shall continue to file with the Trustee on the same timely basis such reports, information
and other documents as it would file if it were subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act. The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of TIA § 314(a).
(b) So long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall cause each annual,
quarterly and other financial report mailed or otherwise furnished by it generally to stockholders
to be filed with the Trustee and mailed to the Holders at their addresses appearing in the register
of Securities maintained by the Registrar, in each case at the time of such mailing or furnishing
to stockholders. If the Company is not required to furnish annual or quarterly reports to its
stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company shall cause its financial statements,
including any notes thereto and, with respect to annual reports, an auditors’ report by an
accounting firm of established national reputation and a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” comparable to that which would have been required
to appear in annual or quarterly reports filed under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to be
so filed with the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each of the Company’s fiscal years and
within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each such fiscal year and,
after the date such reports are so required to be filed with the Trustee, to be furnished to any
Holder upon such Xxxxxx’s request.
(c) The Company shall provide the Trustee with a sufficient number of copies of all reports
and other documents and information that the Trustee may be required to
deliver to Securityholders under this Section 4.02. Delivery of such reports, information and
documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such
reports shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or
determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its
covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’
Certificates).
SECTION 4.03. Compliance Certificate.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of
the Company (which as of the Issue Date is December 31) an Officers’ Certificate stating whether or
not the signers know of any Default or Event of Default. If they do know of such a Default or
Event of Default, the certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default and efforts to
remedy the same. The Company shall notify the Trustee within 10 days following
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the occurrence
thereof of any acceleration which is an Event of Default within the meaning of Section 6.01(4).
SECTION 4.04. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or
agency where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for
presentation for payment and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the
Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time
the Company 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 address of the Trustee set forth in Section 10.02.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where
the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to
time rescind such designations; provided 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 will give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other
office or agency.
SECTION 4.05. Corporate Existence.
Subject to Article Four, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership
or other existence of each Material Subsidiary in accordance with the respective organizational
documents of each Material Subsidiary and the rights (charter and statutory) and material
franchises of the Company and the Material Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be
required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the corporate existence of any Material
Subsidiary, 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 that the loss thereof is not, and will
not be, adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
SECTION 4.06. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time
insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay
or extension law or any usury law or other law, which would prohibit or forgive the Company from
paying all or any portion of the principal of and/or interest on the Securities as contemplated
herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants
or the performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) the Company
hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and
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covenants that it will not
hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer
and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
SECTION 4.07. Transactions with Affiliates.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter
into any transaction or series of related transactions with any Affiliate (other than with the
Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary), including, without limitation, any loan, advance or
investment or any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of any service,
unless such transaction or series of transactions is in good faith and at arm’s length and on terms
which are at least as favorable as those available in a comparable transaction from an unrelated
Person. Any such transaction that involves in excess of $ shall be approved by a majority
of the Independent Directors on the Board of Directors of the Company; or, in the event that at the
time of any such transaction or series of related transactions there are no Independent Directors
serving on the Board of Directors of the Company, such transaction or series of related
transactions shall be approved by a nationally recognized expert with experience in appraising the
terms and conditions of the type of transaction for which approval is required.
SECTION 4.08. Change of Control.
(a) In the event of any Change of Control, unless the Company has exercised its right to
redeem all of the Securities pursuant to Section 3.07, each Holder shall have the right, at such
Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase all or any portion (in integral multiples of
$_,000) of such Holder’s Securities on the date (the “Change of Control Payment Date”) which is 20
business days after the date the Change of Control Notice as defined below is mailed (or such later
date as is required by applicable law) at ___% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued
interest to the Change of Control Payment Date; provided that the Company shall not be obligated to
purchase any of such Securities unless Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the
Securities outstanding at the Change of Control Payment Date (other than Securities held by the
Company and its Affiliates) shall have tendered their Securities for repurchase. In addition, in
the event of any Change of Control, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiaries to,
purchase or redeem any Indebtedness ranking junior to the Securities pursuant to any analogous
provisions prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.
(b) The Company or, at the written request and expense of the Company, the Trustee shall send,
by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders, within five business days
after the occurrence of each Change of Control, unless the Company has exercised its right to
redeem all of the Securities pursuant to Section 3.07, a notice of the occurrence of such Change of
Control (the “Change of Control Notice”) specifying a date by which a Holder must notify the
Company of such Holder’s intention to exercise the repurchase right and describing the procedure
that such Holder must follow to exercise such right. The Company shall promptly deliver
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a copy of
such notice to the Trustee and cause a copy of such notice to be published in a daily newspaper of
national circulation.
Each Change of Control Notice shall state:
(1) the Change of Control Payment Date;
(2) the date by which the repurchase right must be exercised;
(3) the price at which the repurchase is to be made, if the repurchase right is
exercised; and
(4) a description of the procedure which the Holder must follow to exercise a
repurchase right.
No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notice shall limit any Holder’s right to
exercise a repurchase right. The Company shall comply with all applicable Federal and state
securities laws in connection with each Change of Control Notice.
(c) To exercise the repurchase right, the Holder shall deliver, on or before the fifth
calendar day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, written notice to the Company (or an
agent designated by the Company for such purpose) of the Holder’s exercise of such right, together
with (i) the Security or Securities with respect to which the right is being exercised, duly
endorsed for transfer, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse
of the Security completed, and (ii) if the Change of Control Payment Date falls between any record
date for the payment of interest on the Securities and the next succeeding interest payment date,
an amount equal to the interest which the Holder is entitled to receive on such interest payment
date.
(d) Payment of the repurchase price of the Security or Securities with respect to which the
repurchase right is exercised shall be deposited by the Company in immediately available funds by
9:00 A.M., New York City time on the Change of Control Payment Date.
(e) A “Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if (i) the Company has any other
Indebtedness outstanding (other than Indebtedness under a bank credit agreement or similar bank
financing) which provides for a Change of Control (as defined in the instrument governing such
Indebtedness) if Xxx X. Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx ceases to beneficially own, in the
aggregate, a certain percentage of the outstanding Common Shares, which percentage ownership
requirement is in excess of 10%, and a Change of Control (as defined in the instrument governing
such Indebtedness) occurs under such Indebtedness or (ii) at any time when the Company does not
have any other Indebtedness outstanding of the type referred to in clause (i), Xxx X. Xxxxxxx or
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, individually or in the aggregate, sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of (a
“Disposition”), after the date hereof, Common Shares so
that, after giving
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effect thereto, the sole beneficial ownership of outstanding Common Shares
by Xx. Xxxxxxx and/or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx would, in the aggregate, fall below 10% of the then outstanding
Common Shares; provided, that no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred under clause
(ii) if the Securities are rated by both Xxxxx’x and S&P as Investment Grade both at the time of
such Disposition and for a period of 90 days from the date of such Disposition (it being understood
that, with respect to the foregoing proviso, a Change of Control shall be deemed to occur on the
first date during such 90-day period when the Securities are no longer rated as Investment Grade by
Xxxxx’x and S&P). The term “Common Shares” shall include any securities issued as dividends or
distributions on the Common Shares. For purposes hereof, “sole beneficial ownership” of Common
Shares shall be deemed to include (i) all Common Shares received after June 15, 1992 from Xx.
Xxxxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx by any member of their respective immediate families or by any trust for
the benefit of either of them or any member of their respective immediate families (a “Recipient”),
which Common Shares remain held by a Recipient during the lifetime of Xx. Xxxxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx
(unless sold, transferred or disposed of by such Recipient during the lifetime of Xx. Xxxxxxx or
Xx. Xxxxxxxxx, as the case may be, in which case such Disposition by such Recipient shall
constitute a Disposition by Xx. Xxxxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx, as the case may be) and (ii) after the
death of Xx. Xxxxxxx and/or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx, all Common Shares owned as of the date of death by the
decedent, and any Recipient of the decedent, regardless of whether such Recipient continues to own
such Common Shares after the date of death. In determining the number of outstanding Common Shares
then held by Messrs. Cumming and Xxxxxxxxx and the total number of outstanding Common Shares, there
shall be excluded Common Shares issued by the Company after December 31, 1991, or the conversion
into or exchange for, after December 31, 1991, Common Shares or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Shares.
(f) In the case of any Security which is to be purchased only in part the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without
service charge, a new Security or Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such
Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal
amount of the Security which is not purchased.
SECTION 4.09. | Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness by the Company and on the Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock by Its Subsidiaries. |
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or
guarantee the payment of any Indebtedness, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue
any Preferred Stock, if, at the time of such event and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma
basis, the Company’s ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, as of the most
recent date for which consolidated financial statements are available and
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adjusted for the
incurrence of all Indebtedness and the issuance of all Preferred Stock by Subsidiaries (other than
Permitted Indebtedness) since that date, would be greater than ___ to 1.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this Section 4.09 shall not preclude the incurrence of Permitted
Indebtedness.
SECTION 4.10. Limitation on Liens.
(a) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Material Subsidiary to, (i) issue, assume or
guarantee any Indebtedness, if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien upon, or (ii) directly or
indirectly secure any outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or any Material Subsidiary by a Lien
upon, any Principal Property now owned or hereafter acquired, without in any such case effectively
providing, concurrently with the issuance, assumption or guarantee of any such Indebtedness, or the
granting of security with respect to any such outstanding Indebtedness, that the Securities
(together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other Indebtedness of or guarantee by the
Company or any Material Subsidiary ranking equally with the Securities then existing or thereafter
created) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness; provided,
however, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to:
(1) Liens on any Principal Property acquired after the Issue Date which are created or
assumed contemporaneously with, or within 90 days after, such acquisition solely for the
purpose of securing Indebtedness (including, but not limited to, deferred purchase price
obligations) representing, or incurred to finance, refinance or refund, the purchase price
or acquisition cost of the Principal Property subject thereto; provided that (a) the
principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien does not exceed 100% of such
purchase price or acquisition cost and (b) such Lien does not extend to or cover any
Principal Property other than such Principal Property and any improvements thereon or rights
appurtenant thereto acquired in such transaction;
(2) Liens on any Principal Property acquired after the Issue Date existing at the time
such Principal Property is acquired;
(3) Liens on any Principal Property or shares of stock or Indebtedness acquired from or
through a corporation which is merged with or into the Company or a Material Subsidiary;
(4) Liens in favor of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(5) Liens on any Principal Property in existence as of the Issue Date;
(6) Liens on any Principal Property constituting unimproved real property constructed
or improved by the Company or any Material Subsidiary after the Issue Date which are created
or assumed contemporaneously with, or within 90 days after, such contruction
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or improvement
solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness (including, but not limited to, deferred
purchase price obligations) representing, or incurred to finance, refinance or refund, the
cost of such construction or improvement; provided that (a) the principal amount of the
Indebtedness secured by such Xxxx does not exceed 100% of such cost and (b) such Lien does
not extend to or cover any Principal Property other than such unimproved real property and
any improvements thereon or rights appurtenant thereto constructed or improved in such
transaction;
(7) Liens in favor of, or required by, any governmental authority;
(8) pledges or deposits securing Indebtedness incurred in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and deposits
securing Indebtedness to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements
or other pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of the insurance business of a Material
Subsidiary of the Company that is a licensed insurance company, including, without
limitation, those relating to the insurance or reinsurance operations of such Material
Subsidiaries and those relating to the requirement to create “separate accounts”;
(9) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred in connection with taxes not yet due or which
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate
reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;
(10) Liens securing any extension, renewal, substitution or replacement (or successive
extensions, renewals, substitutions or replacements) of Indebtedness of the Company or any
Material Subsidiary which is outstanding on March 31, 1993; provided, however, that the
principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of
Indebtedness so secured at March 31, 1993; and
(11) any extension, renewal, substitution or replacement (or successive extensions,
renewals, substitutions or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in
the foregoing clauses (1) through (10), inclusive; provided, however, that such extension,
renewal, substitution or replacement shall be limited to all or part of the Principal
Property which secured the Lien so extended, renewed, substituted or replaced (plus
improvements on such Principal Property).
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 4.10, the Company or any
Material Subsidiary may (without equally and ratably securing the Securities) issue, assume or
guarantee secured Indebtedness which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing Lien restrictions
in an aggregate amount which, together with all other such secured Indebtedness of the Company and
its Material Subsidiaries (that is, not including secured Indebtedness of the Company and its
Material Subsidiaries permitted in accordance with Section 4.10(a)) and all Attributable Debt in
respect of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions existing at
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such time (other than Sale and Lease-Back
Transactions permitted in accordance with Section 4.11(a)), does not at the time exceed 15% of
total shareholders’ equity in the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as shown on the
audited consolidated balance sheet contained in the latest annual report to shareholders of the
Company.
SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions.
(a) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Material Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale
and Lease-Back Transaction unless the proceeds of such sale or transfer are at least equal to the
fair value (as determined by the Board of Directors) of the Principal Property to be leased
pursuant to such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction and either (i) the Company or such Material
Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a Lien on such Principal
Property permitted by Section 4.10, (ii) such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is entered into
between or among the Company and a Subsidiary or between or among Subsidiaries, (iii) the lease in
such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is for a period, including renewal rights, of not in excess of
three years, and the Company or such Material Subsidiary that is a party to such lease intends that
its use of such Principal Property will be discontinued on or before the expiration of such period,
or (iv) the Company covenants that it will apply, or cause such Material Subsidiary to apply, an
amount equal to the fair value (as determined by the Board of Directors) of the Principal Property
so leased to (1) the retirement (other than any mandatory retirement), within 60 days of the
effective date of any such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, of Funded Debt of the Company or of
such Material Subsidiary or (2) the purchase of property that will constitute Principal Property.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph (a), the Company or any Material
Subsidiary may enter into any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction which would otherwise be subject to
the foregoing restrictions if the amount of the Attributable Debt in respect of such Sale and
Lease-Back Transaction, together with all secured Indebtedness of the Company and its Material
Subsidiaries (other than secured Indebtedness of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries
permitted in accordance with Section 4.10(a)) and all other Attributable Debt in respect of Sale
and Lease-Back Transactions existing at such time (other than Sale and Lease-Back Transactions
permitted in accordance with Section 4.11(a)), does not at the time exceed 15% of total
shareholders’ equity in the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as shown on the audited
consolidated balance sheet contained in the latest annual report to shareholders of the Company.
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Funded Debt of Material Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company will not permit any Material Subsidiary to (i) create, incur or assume any
Funded Debt other than (A) Funded Debt secured by a Lien on Principal Property which is permitted
under the provisions of Section 4.10, (B) Funded Debt owed to the Company or any Subsidiary, (C)
Funded Debt of a corporation which is merged with or into the Company or a Material Subsidiary, (D)
Funded Debt in existence as of the Issue Date, (E) Funded Debt
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created in connection with, or with
a view to, compliance by a Material Subsidiary with the requirements of any program adopted by any
federal, state or local governmental authority and applicable to such Material Subsidiary and
providing financial or tax benefits to such Material Subsidiary which are not available directly to
the Company and (F) Funded Debt that is Acquired Indebtedness; or (ii) guarantee, directly or
indirectly, through any arrangement which is substantially the equivalent of a guarantee, the
payment of any Funded Debt except for (A) guarantees in existence as of the Issue Date, (B)
guarantees which, as of the Issue Date, a Material Subsidiary is obligated to give, and (C)
guarantees of Funded Debt permitted under the provisions of subsection 4.12(a)(i).
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 4.12, any Material
Subsidiary may create, incur, assume or guarantee the payment of Funded Debt in addition to that
permitted by subsection (a) of this Section 4.12, and extend, renew, substitute or replace, in
whole or in part, such Funded Debt; provided that at the time of such creation, incurrence,
assumption, guarantee, extension, renewal, substitution or replacement, and after
giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of all Funded Debt of Material
Subsidiaries does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.
ARTICLE FIVE
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge, etc.
The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, lease, convey or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (it being understood that a sale of less than 90%
of the Company’s total assets shall not be deemed a sale, lease, conveyance or disposition of
substantially all of the Company’s assets), in one transaction or a series of related transactions,
to any Person unless:
(1) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
the Company), or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been
made, is a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia;
(2) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
the Company), or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been
made, assumes by supplemental indenture in a form satisfactory to the Trustee all the
obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture;
(3) immediately before and immediately after such transaction no Default or Event of
Default exists; and
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(4) the Company (if the surviving entity) or any Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger, or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall
have been made, shall immediately thereafter have a Consolidated Net Worth (after purchase
accounting adjustments) at least equal to the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company
immediately preceding such transaction.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to the consummation of the proposed transaction
an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the proposed transaction and such
supplemental indenture, if any, comply with this Indenture.
SECTION 5.02. Successor Person Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01, the successor
Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such sale,
lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, 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, and thereafter, the predecessor Person,
except in the case of a lease, shall be relieved of all covenants and obligations under this
Indenture and the Securities
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.
An “Event of Default” occurs if:
(1) the Company defaults in the payment of interest on any Security when the same
becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days;
(2) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of any Security when the same
becomes due and payable at maturity, upon redemption or repurchase or otherwise;
(3) the Company fails to comply with any of its other agreements in the Securities or
this Indenture and such default continues for the period and after the notice specified
below;
(4) (A) the Company or any Material Subsidiary defaults in the payment when due of
principal of, interest on, or other amounts payable in respect of any of its respective
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Indebtedness (other than the Securities) in the aggregate principal or like amount of
$ or more, or (B) the Company or any Material Subsidiary fails to perform or
comply with any of its other agreements in respect of any of its respective Indebtedness
(other than the Securities) in the aggregate principal or like amount of $ or more
and such Indebtedness shall be or shall have been declared to be due and payable immediately
and such acceleration shall not have been rescinded or annulled;
(5) the Company or any Material Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any
Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case or proceeding,
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case or proceeding,
(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property, or
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
(6) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy
Law that:
(A) is for relief (with respect to the petition commencing such case) against
the Company or any Material Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding,
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Material Subsidiary or for all
or substantially all of its respective property, or
(C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Material Subsidiary,
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days.
The term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal or state law for
the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or
similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
A Default under clause (3) of this Section 6.01 is not an Event of Default until the Trustee
or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities notify the Company and the
Trustee (if such notice is given by Holders) of the Default and the Company does not cure the
Default within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify the Default, demand
that it be remedied and state that the notice is a “Notice of Default.”
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SECTION 6.02. Acceleration.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified
in clause (5) or (6) of Section 6.01) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the
Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal of, and the accrued
interest on, all of the Securities then outstanding due and payable immediately. Upon such
declaration such principal and interest shall be due and immediately payable.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in clause (5) or (6) of Section
6.01 occurs, all unpaid principal of, and accrued interest on the Securities then outstanding shall
ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the
part of the Trustee or any Holder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two paragraphs, the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may
rescind an acceleration and its consequences if all existing Defaults of Events of Default have
been cured or waived (other than the non-payment of principal and interest due solely as a result
of such acceleration) and if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree. When a
Default or Event of Default is cured or waived, it ceases to exist.
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy
by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal or interest
on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this
Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or
does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any
Securityholder 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. No remedy
is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
Subject to Sections 6.02, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its
consequences, except a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, or interest on, any
Security.
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SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may direct the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for 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 is unduly prejudicial to the rights of another
Securityholder, as such, or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided, that
the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by it which is not inconsistent with such
direction.
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Remedies.
Except as provided in Section 6.07, a Securityholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to
this Indenture or the Securities unless:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities make a written
request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee
against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the
request and the offer of indemnity; and
(5) no direction inconsistent with the request has been given to the Trustee during
such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities.
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Securityholder
or to obtain a preference or priority over other Securityholders.
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Security
as set forth in this Indenture to receive payment of principal of and interest on the Security, on
or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in the Security, 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.
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SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default in payment of interest or principal specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2)
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an
express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal and interest remaining unpaid
and such further amounts as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection,
including the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any
other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07.
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
(a) The Trustee may 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 and the Securityholders allowed
in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or its property and shall be
entitled and empowered to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable
on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee,
liquidator, sequestrator or similar official 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 the Trustee any amount due
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.
(b) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent
to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to
authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.
SECTION 6.10. Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article Five, it shall pay out the money in
the following order:
First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07;
Second: to Securityholders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for principal
and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts
due and payable on the Securities for principal and interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Company.
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The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Securityholders 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 Trustee, a court in its discretion may
require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the
suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’
fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the
claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the
Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in
principal amount of the then outstanding Securities.
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise its
rights and powers and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person
would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) The Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth (or
incorporated by reference) in this Indenture and no others and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee.
(2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to
the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this
Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine such certificates and opinions to determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(1) This paragraph (c) does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section.
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(2) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts.
(3) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to action it takes or omits to take in
good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05, and the
Trustee shall be entitled from time to time to request such a direction.
(4) The Trustee shall be under no obligation and may refuse to perform any duty or
exercise any right or power unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any
loss, liability or expense.
(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to
paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.
(e) 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.
Subject to Section 7.01:
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee may rely on and shall be
protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee shall not be bound
to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond,
debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such
further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit and, if the
Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled
to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or
attorney, to the extent reasonably required by such inquiry or investigation.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.
(c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct
or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
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(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good
faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers.
(e) The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture
shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its
negligence or willful misconduct.
(f) The Trustee shall not be charged with notice or knowledge of any Default or Event
of Default, unless either (i) a Trust Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Default or
Event of Default or (ii) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been
given to the Trustee by the Company or by any Holder of the Securities.
(g) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the
Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which
may be incurred by it in compliance with such request, order or direction.
(h) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all references to the Trustee
shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee and, in connection with
any agency function, in its capacity as Agent, and (ii) every provision of this Indenture
relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or
indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and effect to the
Trustee acting in its capacity as Agent, in the case of subclauses (i) and (ii) of this
clause (h), and in respect to the Agent, as if no Event of Default had occurred and is
continuing.
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates with the same
rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However,
the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the
Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Securities,
and it shall not be responsible for any statement in the Securities other than its certificate of
authentication.
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SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall
mail to each Securityholder pursuant to Section 10.02 a notice of the Default within 90 days after
it occurs. Except in the case of a Default in any payment on any Security, the Trustee may
withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines
that withholding the notice is in the interests of Securityholders.
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
Within 60 days after each , beginning with , 20___, the Trustee shall
mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of such that complies with TIA §
313(a), but only if such report is required in any year under TIA § 313(a). The Trustee also shall
comply with TIA §§ 313(b) and 313(c).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall be filed with the
SEC and each stock exchange on which the Securities are listed. The Company shall notify the
Trustee in writing if the Securities become listed on any national securities exchange or of any
delisting thereof.
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Company shall pay the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its services
(which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a
trustee of an express trust). The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred by it. Such expenses may
include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to institute any suit, or take any remedial
action under this Indenture, or to enter any appearance or in any way defend any suit in which it
may be a defendant, or to take any steps in the execution of the trusts created hereby or thereby
or in the enforcement of any rights and powers under this Indenture, until it shall be indemnified
to its satisfaction against any and all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or
made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture, including compensation for
services, costs, expenses, outlays, counsel fees and other disbursements, and against all liability
not due to its negligence or willful misconduct. The Company shall indemnify the Trustee against
any loss or liability incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of the
trust and its duties hereunder as Trustee, Registrar and/or Paying Agent, including the costs and
expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company
promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity; however, unless the position of the Company
is prejudiced by such failure, the failure of the Trustee to
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promptly notify the Company shall not
limit its right to indemnification. The Company shall defend each such claim and the Trustee shall
cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may retain separate counsel and the Company shall reimburse
the Trustee for the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any
settlement made without its consent.
The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred
by the Trustee through negligence or willful misconduct.
To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien
prior to that of the Holders of the Securities on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on
particular Securities.
Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the
Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after the occurrence of any Event of Default specified
in Section 6.01(5) or (6), the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to
constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 shall survive the resignation or
removal of the Trustee and the termination, satisfaction or discharge of this Indenture.
The Trustee, in its capacity as Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Section 7.07.
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee in writing. The
Company may remove the Trustee if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
(3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting as Trustee hereunder.
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 Securities may
appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
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A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer all
property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in
Section 7.07, 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.
A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Securityholder.
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 a majority in principal amount
of the Securities may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder who has been a bona fide
holder of a Security for at least six months may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. Any successor Trustee shall
comply with TIA § 310(a)(5).
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Xxxxxx, etc.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of
its corporate trust assets to, another corporation or association, the successor corporation or
association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee; provided such corporation or
association shall be otherwise eligible and qualified under this Article Six.
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1).
The Trustee shall always have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth
in its most recent published annual report of condition. If the Trustee has or shall acquire any
conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the TIA, the Trustee shall either
eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the
provisions of, the TIA and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by the TIA, the Trustee shall
not be deemed to have a conflicting interest with respect to the Securities by virtue of being a
trustee under the Indenture dated as of November 5, 2003, between the Company and The Bank of New
York (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank), as trustee., the Indenture dated as of March 6, 2007
between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, and the Indenture dated as of August ___,
2007 between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.
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SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
The Trustee shall comply with TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA
§ 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the
extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE EIGHT
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
SECTION 8.01. Termination of Company’s Obligations.
The Company may terminate all of its obligations under the Securities and this Indenture if:
(a) all Securities previously authenticated and delivered (other than destroyed, lost
or wrongfully taken Securities which have been replaced or paid or Securities for whose
payment money has theretofore been deposited with the Trustee or a Paying Agent by the
Company and thereafter repaid to the Company, as provided in Section 8.03) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company has paid all sums payable by it
hereunder; or
(b) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
(1) have become due and payable by reason of the giving of a notice of redemption or
otherwise or (2) will mature within one year or are to be called for redemption within one
year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for giving the notice of redemption or
are to be repurchased on a Change of Control Payment Date within 30 days, and the Company
has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust
solely for the benefit of the Holders immediately available funds sufficient or U.S.
Government Obligations which through the payment of the principal of and interest thereon
will be sufficient or a combination thereof sufficient, in the written opinion of a firm of
nationally recognized independent public accounts delivered to the Trustee in case U.S.
Government Obligations have been so deposited, to pay principal and interest on the
Securities to maturity, redemption or repurchase, as the case may be.
However, the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 4.01, 4.04, 7.07 and
7.08 shall survive until the Securities are no longer outstanding. Thereafter the Company’s
obligations in Section 7.07 shall survive.
Upon receipt, in the case of clause (a) or (b) above in this Section 8.01, by the Trustee of
an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent
herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied
with, the Trustee upon request of the Company executed by an Officer shall, at
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the expense of the
Company, acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company’s obligations under the Securities and
this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above.
In order to have money available on a payment date to pay principal or interest on the
Securities, the U.S. Government Obligations shall be payable as to principal or interest on or
before such payment date in such amounts as will provide the necessary money. U.S. Government
Obligations shall not be callable at the issuer’s option.
The term “U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations of the United States for the
payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged.
SECTION 8.02. Application of Trust Money.
The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds
thereby) deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.01. It shall apply the deposited money and the
money from U.S. Government Obligations through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this
Indenture to the payment of principal and interest on the Securities.
SECTION 8.03. Repayment to Company.
The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon request any excess
money or securities held by them at any time. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the
Company upon request of the Company executed by an Officer any money held by them for the payment
of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years and thereafter, the Trustee and the
Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such money; 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 a newspaper of general circulation in The City
of New York or mail to each such Holder 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 publication or
mailing, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be paid to the Company.
SECTION 8.04. Reinstatement, Indemnity.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in
accordance with Section 8.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or
judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting
such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be
revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01 until such time
as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations
in accordance with Section 8.01; provided, however, that if the Company has made any payment of
interest on or principal of any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the
Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to
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receive such payment
from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed
on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to
Section 8.01 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 outstanding Securities.
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 6.07, the Company, when authorized by a resolution of its Board of
Directors, and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities without notice
to or consent of any Securityholder:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(2) to comply with Section 5.01;
(3) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to certificated Securities;
(4) to comply with any requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the
qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; or
(5) to provide for the issuance of Additional Securities in accordance with this
Indenture; or
(6) to make any change that would provide any additional benefit or rights to the
Securityholders or that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder.
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 6.07, the Company, when authorized by a resolution of its Board of
Directors, and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities with the
written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding, and the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may waive
compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities. However, without
the consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver
pursuant to Section 6.04, may not:
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(1) reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment,
supplement or waiver;
(2) reduce the rate of or change or extend the time for payment of principal of or
interest on any Security;
(3) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Security or reduce the
premium payable upon the redemption thereof;
(4) waive a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security;
(5) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in the Security; or
(6) make any change in this Section, Section 6.04 or Section 6.07.
Notwithstanding the above and Section 6.07, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the Securities then outstanding may waive compliance by the Company with Section 4.08 of this
Indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve
the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if
such consent approves the substance thereof. Any, waiver shall be deemed effective upon receipt by
the Trustee of the necessary consents and shall not require execution of any supplemental indenture
to be effective.
After an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail
to the Holders of each Security affected thereby, with a copy to the Trustee, a notice briefly
describing the amendment 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 amendment,
waiver, consent or supplemental indenture. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.02, the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may waive
compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provisions of this Indenture or the
Securities.
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
Every amendment to or supplement of this Indenture or the Securities shall comply with the TIA
as then in effect.
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SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
A consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver by a Holder of a Security shall bind the
Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same
debt as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any
Security. However, until an amendment or waiver becomes effective, any such Holder or subsequent
Holder may revoke the consent as to his Security or portion of a Security. For such revocation to
be effective, the Trustee must receive the notice of revocation before the date the amendment,
supplement or waiver becomes effective.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Securityholder
unless it makes a change described in any of clauses (1) through (6) of Section 9.02. In that case
the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security who has consented to it
and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as
the consenting Holder’s Security.
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Trustee may require
the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate
notation on the Security about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if
the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall issue and
the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed terms.
SECTION 9.06. Trustee Protected.
The Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this
Article Eight if the amendment or supplement or waiver does not adversely affect the rights of the
Trustee. If it does adversely affect the rights of the Trustee, the Trustee may but need not sign
it. In signing such amendment or supplement or waiver the Trustee shall be entitled to receive,
and (subject to Article Six) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents
required by Section 10.04, an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment or supplement or
waiver is authorized or permitted by and complies with this Indenture. The Company may not sign an
amendment or supplement until the Board of Directors approves it.
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ARTICLE TEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision
which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall
control.
SECTION 10.02. Notices.
Any notice or communication shall be sufficiently given if in writing and delivered in person,
by facsimile or mailed by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) addressed as
follows:
If to the Company:
Leucadia National Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Secretary
With a copy to:
Xxxx, Gotshal & Xxxxxx llp
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Trustee:
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx - 0X
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx - 0X
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Corporate Finance
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The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different
addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed to him by first-class
mail at his address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be
sufficiently given to him if so mailed within the time prescribed. In case by reason of the
suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to
give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee
shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not
affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If a notice or communication is
mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
If the Company mails notices or communications to Securityholders, it
shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time. All notices or
communications shall be in writing.
SECTION 10.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.
Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Securityholders with
respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the
Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 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:
(1) an Officers’ Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action
have been complied with; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such
conditions precedent have been complied with.
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 the Officers’ Certificate required by Section 4.03)
shall include:
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(1) a statement that each person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such person, he 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 complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such person, such covenant
or condition has been complied with.
SECTION 10.06. When Treasury Securities Disregarded.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have
concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Company or by any Affiliate
shall be disregarded, except that for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be
protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which a Trust
Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
SECTION 10.07. Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders. The
Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for its functions.
SECTION 10.08. Legal Holidays.
If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at the place
on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, without additional interest.
SECTION 10.09. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Indenture and the Securities without
regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
SECTION 10.10. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the
Company or a Subsidiary. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret
this Indenture.
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SECTION 10.11. No Recourse Against Others.
All liability described in paragraph 14 of the Securities of any director, officer, employee
or stockholder, as such, of the Company is waived and released.
SECTION 10.12. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successor
permitted hereunder. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor
permitted hereunder.
SECTION 10.13. Duplicate 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 instrument.
SECTION 10.14. Separability.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities 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, and a Holder shall have no claim therefor against any
party hereto.
SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as
of the date first written above.
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
A-1-1
EXHIBIT A
[Form of Security]
[Insert Global Security Legend, if applicable]
___% SENIOR NOTE DUE , 20___
No. | $ |
CUSIP:
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
(a New York corporation)
promises to pay to or registered assigns the principal amount of
Dollars on , 20 [or such other principal amount as shall be set
forth on Exhibit A hereto.]*
Interest Payment Dates: and
Record Dates: and , whether or not business day.
Dated:
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION | ||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Attest: |
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* | Insert in Global Securities only |
A-1
Certificate of Authentication
This is one of the Securities
referred to in the within-mentioned
Indenture.
referred to in the within-mentioned
Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee | ||||
By: |
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A-2
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
___% Senior Note Due , 20___
(i) Interest.
Leucadia National Corporation (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal amount
of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest semiannually on
and of each year, commencing , 20___. Interest on the
Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid (or, if no
interest has been paid, from , 20___). Interest will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the
rate per annum shown above and shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same
rate to the extent lawful.
(ii) Method of Payment.
The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who
are registered holders of Securities at the close of business on or ,
whether or not a business day, next preceding the interest payment date even though Securities are
cancelled after the record date and on or before the interest payment date. Holders must surrender
Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company will pay principal and
interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of
public and private debts. However, the Company may pay interest by check payable in such money.
It may mail an interest check to a Holder’s registered address.
(iii) Paying Agent and Registrar.
The Bank of New York (the “Trustee”) will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may
change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without prior notice. The Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) may act in any such capacity.
(iv) Indenture.
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of , 20___ (the
“Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated
in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture. The Securities are
subject to all such terms and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a
statement of such terms. The Securities are general unsecured obligations of the Company. Subject
to Section 4.09 of the Indenture, the Indenture does not limit the principal amount of Securities
which may be issued thereunder.
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1. Redemption.
The Securities will not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to ,
20___. Starting on , 20___, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the Securities
upon giving the required notice under the Indenture. The Securities may be redeemed at the
redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount on the redemption date) set forth
below, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of
Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest
payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on of the years set
forth below:
Redemption | ||||
Period | Price | |||
20__ |
% | |||
20__ |
% | |||
20__ |
% | |||
20__ and thereafter |
% |
Upon surrender of a Security 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 Security equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security
surrendered.
Any redemption pursuant to this Paragraph 5 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 3.01 through 3.06 of the Indenture.
(v) Change of Control.
In the event of a Change of Control of the Company, each Holder shall have the right, at such
Holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase all or any portion of such Holder’s
Securities (in integral multiples of $_,000), at ___% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued
interest to the date of purchase.
(vi) Restrictive Covenants.
The Indenture imposes certain limitations on, among other things, the ability of the Company
to merge or consolidate with any other Person or sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or
substantially all of its properties or assets, the ability of the Company and the Subsidiaries to
incur additional Indebtedness and to enter into certain transactions with Affiliates, the ability
of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries to create certain liens and enter into certain
sale-leaseback transactions, and the ability of the Material Subsidiaries of the Company to incur
certain Indebtedness, in each case subject to certain limitations described in the Indenture.
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(vii) Denominations, Transfer, Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $_,000 and whole
multiples of $_,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange Securities in accordance with the
Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by
the Indenture. The Registrar need not register any transfer or exchange of Securities selected for
redemption. Also, it need not register any transfer or exchange of Securities for a period of 30
days before a selection of Securities is to be redeemed.
(viii) Persons Deemed Owners.
Subject to the record date provisions hereof, the registered Holder of a Security may be
treated as the owner of it for all purposes and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any Agent
shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(ix) Unclaimed Money.
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee
or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its request. After that, Securityholders
entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment unless an abandoned property law
designates another person.
(x) Amendment, Supplement, Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may be amended or supplemented
with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities, and
any past default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Securities. Without the consent of any Securityholder,
the Company may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to cure any ambiguity, defect
or inconsistency or to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to certificated Securities
or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder.
(xi) Successor Corporation.
When a successor Person assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Securities
and the Indenture, the predecessor Person, except in the case of a lease, will be released from
those obligations.
(xii) Defaults and Remedies.
The terms of the Securities include the Events of Default as set forth in Section 6.01 of the
Indenture. Subject to certain limitations in the Indenture, if an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
the
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then outstanding Securities may declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately,
except that in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization relating to the Company, all outstanding Securities shall become due
and payable immediately without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or
the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory
to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may direct the Trustee in its
exercise of any trust or power. The Company must furnish annual compliance certificates to the
Trustee.
(xiii) Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Bank of New York, the Trustee under the Indenture, 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.
(xiv) No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any
liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim
based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by
accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of
the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
(xv) Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating agent signs the
certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security.
(xvi) Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an assignee, such as:
TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with
right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=Custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act).
The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written request and without charge a copy
of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Secretary, Leucadia National Corporation, 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax ID no.)
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer
this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Your Signature: | ||||||||
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security) | ||||||||
Date: |
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08
of the Indenture, check the box:
Section 4.08 [ ]
If you want to have only part of this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section
4.08 of the Indenture, state the amount (in integral multiples of $_,000):
$
Date:
|
Signature: | |||||||||||
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security) |
||||||||||||
Taxpayer ID No. | ||||||||||||
Signature Guarantee: | ||||||||||||
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Exhibit A
SCHEDULE OF TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES*
The following increases or decreases in principal amount of this Global Security have been
made:
Principal Amount of this | Signature of | |||||||||||||||
Amount of Decrease in | Amount of Increase in | Global Security | Authorized | |||||||||||||
Date of | Principal Amount of | Principal Amount of | following such Decrease | Signatory of trustee | ||||||||||||
Exchange | this Global Security | this Global Security | or Increase | or Custodian | ||||||||||||
* | Insert in Global Securities only |
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EXHIBIT B
[Form of Global Security Legend]
Any Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend (which would be
in addition to any other legends required) in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND
IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY. THIS SECURITY IS NOT
EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS
NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE
& CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE
REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
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