Fair Isaac Corporation $60,000,000 4.72% Series E Senior Notes due July 14, 2016 $72,000,000 5.04% Series F Senior Notes due July 14, 2017 $28,000,000 5.42% Series G Senior Notes due July 14, 2019 $85,000,000 5.59% Series H Senior Notes due July 14,...
Exhibit 10.1
Fair Xxxxx Corporation
$60,000,000 4.72% Series E Senior Notes
due July 14, 2016
due July 14, 2016
$72,000,000 5.04% Series F Senior Notes
due July 14, 2017
due July 14, 2017
$28,000,000 5.42% Series G Senior Notes
due July 14, 2019
due July 14, 2019
$85,000,000 5.59% Series H Senior Notes
due July 14, 2020
due July 14, 2020
Dated as of July 14, 2010
Table of Contents
Section | Heading | Page | ||||
Section 1. Authorization of Notes | 1 | |||||
Section 1.1.
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Description of Notes | 1 | ||||
Section 1.2.
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Interest Rate | 2 | ||||
Section 2. Sale and Purchase of Notes | 2 | |||||
Section 3. Closing | 2 | |||||
Section 4. Conditions to Closing | 3 | |||||
Section 4.1.
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Representations and Warranties | 3 | ||||
Section 4.2.
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Performance; No Default | 3 | ||||
Section 4.3.
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Compliance Certificates | 3 | ||||
Section 4.4.
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Opinions of Counsel | 3 | ||||
Section 4.5.
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Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc | 4 | ||||
Section 4.6.
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Sale of Other Notes | 4 | ||||
Section 4.7.
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Payment of Special Counsel Fees | 4 | ||||
Section 4.8.
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Private Placement Number | 4 | ||||
Section 4.9.
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Changes in Corporate Structure | 4 | ||||
Section 4.10.
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Funding Instructions | 4 | ||||
Section 4.11.
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Proceedings and Documents | 5 | ||||
Section 5. Representations and Warranties of the Company | 5 | |||||
Section 5.1.
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Organization; Power and Authority | 5 | ||||
Section 5.2.
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Authorization, Etc | 5 | ||||
Section 5.3.
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Disclosure | 5 | ||||
Section 5.4.
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Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates | 6 | ||||
Section 5.5.
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Financial Statements; Material Liabilities | 6 | ||||
Section 5.6.
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Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc | 7 | ||||
Section 5.7.
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Governmental Authorizations, Etc | 7 | ||||
Section 5.8.
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Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders | 7 | ||||
Section 5.9.
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Taxes | 7 | ||||
Section 5.10.
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Title to Property; Leases | 8 | ||||
Section 5.11.
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Licenses, Permits, Etc | 8 | ||||
Section 5.12.
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Compliance with ERISA | 8 | ||||
Section 5.13.
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Private Offering by the Company | 9 | ||||
Section 5.14.
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Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations | 9 | ||||
Section 5.15.
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Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens | 10 | ||||
Section 5.16.
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Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc | 10 |
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Section | Heading | Page | ||||
Section 5.17.
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Status under Certain Statutes | 10 | ||||
Section 5.18.
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Environmental Matters | 11 | ||||
Section 5.19.
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Notes Rank Pari Passu | 11 | ||||
Section 6. Representations of the Purchaser | 11 | |||||
Section 6.1.
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Purchase for Investment | 11 | ||||
Section 6.2.
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Accredited Investor | 12 | ||||
Section 6.3.
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Source of Funds | 12 | ||||
Section 7. Information as to Company | 13 | |||||
Section 7.1.
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Financial and Business Information | 13 | ||||
Section 7.2.
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Officer’s Certificate | 16 | ||||
Section 7.3.
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Visitation | 16 | ||||
Section 8. Payment of the Notes | 17 | |||||
Section 8.1.
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Required Prepayments | 17 | ||||
Section 8.2.
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Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount | 17 | ||||
Section 8.3.
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Allocation of Partial Prepayments | 17 | ||||
Section 8.4.
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Maturity; Surrender, Etc. | 17 | ||||
Section 8.5.
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Purchase of Notes | 18 | ||||
Section 8.6.
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Make-Whole Amount for the Notes | 18 | ||||
Section 8.7.
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Change in Control | 19 | ||||
Section 9. Affirmative Covenants | 21 | |||||
Section 9.1.
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Compliance with Law | 21 | ||||
Section 9.2.
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Insurance | 21 | ||||
Section 9.3.
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Maintenance of Properties | 22 | ||||
Section 9.4.
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Payment of Taxes and Claims | 22 | ||||
Section 9.5.
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Corporate Existence, Etc | 22 | ||||
Section 9.6.
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Notes to Rank Pari Passu | 22 | ||||
Section 9.7.
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Subsidiary Guarantors | 22 | ||||
Section 9.8.
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Books and Records | 23 | ||||
Section 10. Negative Covenants | 23 | |||||
Section 10.1.
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Consolidated Net Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA | 23 | ||||
Section 10.2.
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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio | 24 | ||||
Section 10.3.
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Priority Indebtedness | 24 | ||||
Section 10.4.
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Limitation on Liens | 24 | ||||
Section 10.5.
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Sales of Asset | 25 | ||||
Section 10.6.
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Merger and Consolidation | 27 | ||||
Section 10.7.
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Transactions with Affiliates | 27 | ||||
Section 10.8.
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Terrorism Sanctions Regulations | 28 | ||||
Section 10.9.
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Line of Business | 28 |
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Section | Heading | Page | ||||
Section 10.10.
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Benefit of More Restrictive Covenants or More Favorable Terms | 28 | ||||
Section 11. Events of Default | 29 | |||||
Section 12. Remedies on Default, Etc | 31 | |||||
Section 12.1.
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Acceleration | 31 | ||||
Section 12.2.
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Other Remedies | 32 | ||||
Section 12.3.
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Rescission | 32 | ||||
Section 12.4.
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No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc | 32 | ||||
Section 13. Registration; Exchange; Substitution of Notes | 32 | |||||
Section 13.1.
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Registration of Notes | 32 | ||||
Section 13.2.
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Transfer and Exchange of Notes | 33 | ||||
Section 13.3.
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Replacement of Notes | 33 | ||||
Section 14. Payments on Notes | 34 | |||||
Section 14.1.
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Place of Payment | 34 | ||||
Section 14.2.
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Home Office Payment | 34 | ||||
Section 15. Expenses, Etc | 34 | |||||
Section 15.1.
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Transaction Expenses | 34 | ||||
Section 15.2.
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Survival | 35 | ||||
Section 16. Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement | 35 | |||||
Section 17. Amendment and Waiver | 35 | |||||
Section 17.1.
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Requirements | 35 | ||||
Section 17.2.
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Solicitation of Holders of Notes | 35 | ||||
Section 17.3.
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Binding Effect, Etc | 36 | ||||
Section 17.4.
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Notes Held by Company, Etc | 36 | ||||
Section 18. Notices | 36 | |||||
Section 19. Reproduction of Documents | 37 | |||||
Section 20. Confidential Information | 37 | |||||
Section 21. Substitution of Purchaser | 39 |
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Section | Heading | Page | ||||
Section 22. Miscellaneous | 39 | |||||
Section 22.1.
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Successors and Assigns | 39 | ||||
Section 22.2.
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Payments Due on Non-Business Days | 39 | ||||
Section 22.3.
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Accounting Terms | 39 | ||||
Section 22.4.
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Severability | 39 | ||||
Section 22.5.
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Construction | 40 | ||||
Section 22.6.
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Counterparts | 40 | ||||
Section 22.7.
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Governing Law | 40 | ||||
Section 22.8.
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Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial | 40 |
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Schedule A
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— | Information Relating to Purchasers | ||
Schedule B
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— | Defined Terms | ||
Schedule 4.9
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— | Changes in Corporate Structure | ||
Schedule 5.4
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— | Subsidiaries of the Company, Ownership of Subsidiary Stock, Affiliates | ||
Schedule 5.5
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— | Financial Statements | ||
Schedule 5.15
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— | Existing Indebtedness | ||
Schedule 10.4
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— | Existing Liens | ||
Exhibit 1
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— | Form of 4.72% Series E Senior Notes due July 14, 2016 | ||
Exhibit 2
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— | Form of 5.04% Series F Senior Notes due July 14 2017 | ||
Exhibit 3
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— | Form of 5.42% Series G Senior Notes due July 14, 2019 | ||
Exhibit 4
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— | Form of 5.59% Series H Senior Notes due July 14, 2020 | ||
Exhibit 4.4(a)
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— | Form of Opinion of General Counsel to the Company | ||
Exhibit 4.4(b)
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— | Form of Opinion of Special Counsel to the Company | ||
Exhibit 4.4(c)
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— | Form of Opinion of Special Counsel to the Purchasers |
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Fair Xxxxx Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
$60,000,000 4.72% Series E Senior Notes
due July 14, 2016
due July 14, 2016
$72,000,000 5.04% Series F Senior Notes
due July 14, 2017
due July 14, 2017
$28,000,000 5.42% Series G Senior Notes
due July 14, 2019
due July 14, 2019
$85,000,000 5.59% Series H Senior Notes
due July 14, 2020
due July 14, 2020
Dated as of
July 14, 2010
July 14, 2010
To the Purchasers listed in
the attached Schedule A:
the attached Schedule A:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Fair Xxxxx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company"), agrees with the
Purchasers listed in the attached Schedule A (the “Purchasers") to this Note Purchase Agreement
(this “Agreement") as follows:
Section 1. Authorization of Notes.
Section 1.1. Description of Notes. The Company will authorize the issue and sale of the
following Senior Notes:
Aggregate Principal | ||||||||
Issue | Series | Amount | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | ||||
Senior Notes | E | $60,000,000 | 4.72% | July 14, 2016 | ||||
Senior Notes | F | $72,000,000 | 5.04% | July 14, 2017 |
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Aggregate Principal | ||||||||
Issue | Series | Amount | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | ||||
Senior Notes | G | $28,000,000 | 5.42% | July 14, 2019 | ||||
Senior Notes | H | $85,000,000 | 5.59% | July 14, 2020 |
The Senior Notes described above together are collectively referred to as the “Notes” (such
term shall also include any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13 of
this Agreement). The Series E Notes, the Series F Notes, the Series G Notes and the Series H Notes
shall be substantially in the form set out in Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3 and Exhibit 4
respectively, with such changes therefrom, if any, as may be approved by the Purchasers and the
Company. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Schedule B; references to
a “Schedule” or an “Exhibit” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Schedule or an Exhibit attached
to this Agreement.
Section 1.2. Interest Rate. The Notes shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the unpaid balance thereof from the date of issuance at their
respective stated rate of interest, payable semi-annually, on the 14 day of January and July in
each year and at maturity, commencing on January 14, 2011, until the principal thereof shall have
become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, on any overdue payment (including
any overdue prepayment) of principal, any overdue payment of interest and any overdue payment of
any Make-Whole Amount, payable semi-annually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered
holder thereof, on demand), at the Default Rate until paid.
Section 2. Sale and Purchase of Notes.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each
Purchaser and each Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section
3, the Notes in the principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser’s name in Schedule A at the
purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The obligations of each Purchaser
hereunder are several and not joint obligations and each Purchaser shall have no obligation and no
liability to any Person for the performance or nonperformance by any other Purchaser hereunder.
Section 3. Closing.
The sale and purchase of the Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser shall occur at the
offices of Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 at 10:00 a.m.
Central time, at the closing (the “Closing”) set forth in this Section 3. The Closing of the Notes
shall occur on July 14, 2010 or on such other Business Day thereafter on or prior to July 31, 2010
as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Purchasers. At the Closing, the Company will deliver
to each Purchaser the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of a single Note (or such
greater number of Notes in denominations of at least $500,000 as such Purchaser may request) dated
the date of the Closing Date and registered in such Purchaser’s name (or in the name of such
Purchaser’s nominee), against delivery by such Purchaser to the Company or its order of immediately
available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor
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by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the Company to Account
Number 4950033167, at Xxxxx Fargo Bank, San Francisco, California, ABA Number 000000000, in the
Account Name of “Fair Xxxxx Corporation”. If, on the Closing Date, the Company shall fail to
tender such Notes to any Purchaser as provided above in this Section 3, or any of the conditions
specified in Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled to any Purchaser’s satisfaction, such
Purchaser shall, at such Purchaser’s election, be relieved of all further obligations under this
Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Purchaser may have by reason of such failure or
such nonfulfillment.
Section 4. Conditions to Closing.
Each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase and pay for the Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at
the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser’s satisfaction, prior to or at the
Closing, of the following conditions:
Section 4.1. Representations and Warranties.
Representations and Warranties of the Company. The representations and warranties of the
Company in this Agreement shall be correct when made and at the time of the Closing.
Section 4.2. Performance; No Default. The Company shall have performed and complied
with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement required to be performed or complied
with by the Company prior to or at the Closing, and after giving effect to the issue and sale of
the Notes (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section 5.14), no Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
shall have entered into any transaction since the date of the Memorandum that would have been
prohibited by Section 10 hereof had such Sections applied since such date.
Section 4.3. Compliance Certificates.
(a) Officer’s Certificate of the Company. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser
an Officer’s Certificate, dated the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions specified in
Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.9 have been fulfilled.
(b) Secretary’s Certificate of the Company. The Company shall have delivered to such
Purchaser a certificate, dated the Closing Date, certifying as to the resolutions attached thereto
and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes
and this Agreement.
Section 4.4. Opinions of Counsel. Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in
form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated the Closing Date (a) from Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
General Counsel of the Company, covering the matters set forth in Exhibit 4.4(a) and covering such
other matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may
reasonably request (and the Company hereby instructs its counsel to deliver such
opinion to the Purchasers), (b) from Faegre & Xxxxxx LLP, special counsel for the Company,
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covering
the matters set forth in Exhibit 4.4(b) and covering such other matters incident to the
transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and the
Company hereby instructs its counsel to deliver such opinion to the Purchasers), and (c) from
Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx, LLP, the Purchasers’ special counsel in connection with such transactions,
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 4.4(c) and covering such other matters incident to
such transactions as such Purchaser may reasonably request.
Section 4.5. Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc. On the date of the Closing
such Purchaser’s purchase of Notes shall (a) be permitted by the laws and regulations of each
jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section
1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies
without restriction as to the character of the particular investment, (b) not violate any
applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation T, U or X of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and (c) not subject such Purchaser to any tax, penalty or
liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in
effect on the date hereof. If requested by such Purchaser, such Purchaser shall have received an
Officer’s Certificate certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may reasonably
specify to enable such Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted.
Section 4.6. Sale of Other Notes. Contemporaneously with the Closing the Company
shall sell to each other Purchaser and each other Purchaser shall purchase the Notes to be
purchased by it at the Closing as specified in Schedule A.
Section 4.7. Payment of Special Counsel Fees. Without limiting the provisions of Section
15.1, the Company shall have paid on or before the Closing Date, the reasonable fees, reasonable
charges and reasonable disbursements of the Purchasers’ special counsel referred to in Section 4.4
to the extent reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Company at least one
Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
Section 4.8. Private Placement Number. A Private Placement Number issued by Standard
& Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau (in cooperation with the Securities Valuation Office of the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners) shall have been obtained for each Series of Notes.
Section 4.9. Changes in Corporate Structure. The Company shall not have changed its
jurisdiction of organization or, except as reflected in Schedule 4.9, been a party to any merger or
consolidation, or shall have succeeded to all or any substantial part of the liabilities of any
other entity, at any time following the date of the most recent financial statements referred to in
Schedule 5.5.
Section 4.10. Funding Instructions. At least three Business Days prior to the date
of the Closing, each Purchaser shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible
Officer on letterhead of the Company confirming the information specified in Section 3 including
(i) the name and address of the transferee bank, (ii) such transferee bank’s ABA number and (iii)
the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Notes is to be deposited.
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Section 4.11. Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other organizational
proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents
and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory to such Purchaser and its
special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received all such
counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as such Purchaser or such
special counsel may reasonably request.
Section 5. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser that:
Section 5.1. Organization; Power and Authority. The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and is
duly qualified as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has the corporate power and authority to own or
hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it
transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Notes and to
perform the provisions hereof and thereof.
Section 5.2. Authorization, Etc. This Agreement and the Notes to be issued on the
Closing Date have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company, and this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof each such Note
will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i)
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 5.3. Disclosure. The Company, through its agents, X.X. Xxxxxx Securities
Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., has delivered to each Purchaser a copy of a Private
Placement Memorandum, dated June, 2010 (the “Memorandum”), relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement, the Memorandum, the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and
most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and made publicly available, the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to
the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby and identified on Schedule 5.3 and the financial statements listed in Schedule 5.5, in each
case, delivered to the Purchasers prior to June 16, 2010 (this Agreement, the Memorandum and such
documents, certificates or other writings and such financial statements being referred to,
collectively, as the “Disclosure Documents”), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. Except as disclosed in the
Disclosure Documents, since September 30, 2009, there has been no change in the financial
condition, operations, business or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except
changes that individually or in the aggregate
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would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The projections, if any, and
pro forma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based on good faith
estimates and assumptions believed by management of the Company to be reasonable at the time made,
it being recognized by the Purchasers that such financial information as it relates to future
events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by
such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material
amount.
Section 5.4. Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates. (a)
Schedule 5.4 contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists (i) of the Company’s
Subsidiaries, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the correct name thereof, the jurisdiction of its
organization, and the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity
interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary, (ii) of the Company’s
Affiliates, other than Subsidiaries, and (iii) of the Company’s directors and senior officers.
(b) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of each
Subsidiary shown in Schedule 5.4 as being owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been
validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by the Company or another Subsidiary
free and clear of any Lien (except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 5.4).
(c) Each Subsidiary identified in Schedule 5.4 is a corporation or other legal entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those
jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each
such Subsidiary has the corporate or other power and authority to own or hold under lease the
properties it purports to own or hold under lease and to transact the business it transacts and
proposes to transact.
(d) No Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to, any legal restriction or any
agreement (other than this Agreement, the agreements listed on Schedule 5.4 and customary
limitations imposed by corporate law statutes) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay
dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of
such Subsidiary.
Section 5.5. Financial Statements; Material Liabilities. The Company has delivered
to each Purchaser copies of the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries listed on
Schedule 5.5. All of said financial statements (including in each case the related schedules and
notes) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company
and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such Schedule and the consolidated
results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as set
forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal
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year-end adjustments). The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities
that are not disclosed on such financial statements or otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure
Documents.
Section 5.6. Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc. The execution, delivery
and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Notes will not (a) contravene, result in
any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of
any property of the Company or any Subsidiary under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan,
purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or by-laws, or any other Material agreement
or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or by which the Company or any
Subsidiary or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected, (b) conflict with or
result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree, or
ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any
Subsidiary, or (c) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any
Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary.
Section 5.7. Governmental Authorizations, Etc. No consent, approval or authorization
of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or the
Notes.
Section 5.8. Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders. (a) There
are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary or any property of the Company or any
Subsidiary in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental
Authority that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default under any term of any agreement or
instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order, judgment, decree or ruling
of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or is in violation of any applicable law,
ordinance, rule or regulation (including without limitation Environmental Laws or the USA Patriot
Act) of any Governmental Authority, which default or violation, individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.9. Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all tax returns that
are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and
payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied upon them or their properties,
assets, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable
and before they have become delinquent, except for any taxes and assessments (a) the amount of
which is not individually or in the aggregate Material or (b) the amount, applicability or validity
of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to
which the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, has established adequate reserves in
accordance with GAAP. The Company knows of no basis for any other tax or assessment that would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on
the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of federal,
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state or other taxes for all
fiscal periods are adequate. The federal income tax liabilities of the
Company and its Subsidiaries have been finally determined (whether by reason of completed audits or
the statute of limitations having run) for all fiscal years up to and including the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2006.
Section 5.10. Title to Property; Leases. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good
and sufficient title to their respective properties which the Company and its Subsidiaries own or
purport to own that individually or in the aggregate are Material, including all such properties
reflected in the most recent audited balance sheet referred to in Section 5.5 or purported to have
been acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary after said date (except as sold or otherwise
disposed of in the ordinary course of business), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by
this Agreement, except for those defects in title and Liens that, individually or in the aggregate,
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All leases that individually or in the aggregate are
Material are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect in all material respects.
Section 5.11. Licenses, Permits, Etc. (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess all
licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, proprietary software, service
marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, that individually or in the aggregate are
Material, without known conflict with the rights of others, except for those conflicts that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) to the knowledge of the Company, no product of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries infringes in any Material respect any license, permit, franchise,
authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name
or other right owned by any other Person; and
(c) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no Material violation by any Person of
any right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any patent, copyright,
proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned or used by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.12. Compliance with ERISA. (a) The Company and each ERISA Affiliate have
operated and administered each Plan in compliance with all applicable laws except for such
instances of noncompliance as have not resulted in and would not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any
liability pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code
relating to employee benefit plans (as defined in section 3 of ERISA), and no event, transaction or
condition has occurred or exists that would reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of
any such liability by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, or in the imposition of any Lien on any
of the rights, properties or assets of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, in either case pursuant
to Title I or IV of ERISA or to such penalty or excise tax provisions or to section 401(a)(29) or
412 of the Code or section 4068 of ERISA, other than such liabilities or Liens as would not be
individually or in the aggregate Material.
(b) The present value of the aggregate benefit liabilities under each of the Plans (other than
Multiemployer Plans), determined as of the end of such Plan’s most recently ended plan
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year on the
basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in such Plan’s most
recent actuarial valuation report, did not exceed the aggregate current value of the assets of such
Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities. The term “benefit liabilities” has the meaning
specified in section 4001 of ERISA and the terms “current value” and “present value” have the
meaning specified in section 3 of ERISA.
(c) The Company and its ERISA Affiliates have not incurred any withdrawal liabilities (and are
not subject to contingent withdrawal liabilities) under section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA in respect of
Multiemployer Plans that individually or in the aggregate are Material.
(d) The expected post-retirement benefit obligation (determined as of the last day of the
Company’s most recently ended fiscal year in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 106, without regard to liabilities attributable to continuation coverage mandated by
section 4980B of the Code) of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not Material.
(e) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Notes
hereunder will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of Section 406 of
ERISA or in connection with which a tax would be imposed pursuant to Section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(D) of
the Code. The representation by the Company in the first sentence of this Section 5.12(e) is made
in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of each Purchaser’s representation in Section 6.3 as
to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by
such Purchaser.
Section 5.13. Private Offering by the Company. Neither the Company nor anyone acting
on the Company’s behalf has offered the Notes or any similar securities for sale to, or solicited
any offer to buy any of the same from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof
with, any Person other than not more than 70 Institutional Investors (including the Purchasers),
each of which has been offered the Notes in connection with a private sale for investment. Neither
the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject
the issuance or sale of the Notes to the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities
Act or to the registration requirements of any securities or blue sky laws of any applicable
jurisdiction.
Section 5.14. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The Company will apply the
proceeds of the sale of the Notes to refinance Indebtedness and for other corporate purposes of the
Company. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or
indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation
U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of
buying or carrying or trading in any securities under such circumstances as to involve the Company
in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a
violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than
5% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company does
not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 5% of the value of such
assets. As used in this Section, the terms “margin stock” and “purpose of buying or carrying”
shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.
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Section 5.15. Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens. (a) Except as described therein, Schedule
5.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of May 31, 2010, since which date there has been no Material change in the amounts,
interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the
Company or its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of
default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of
the Company or such Subsidiary, and no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary, the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds $1,000,000,
that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more
Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before
its regularly scheduled dates of payment.
(b) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has agreed or
consented to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any
of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien not permitted by
Section 10.4.
(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any
provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary,
any agreement relating thereto or any other agreement (including, but not limited to, its charter
or other organizational document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on
the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Company, except the Bank Credit Agreement and other
agreements specifically indicated in Schedule 5.15.
Section 5.16. Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc. (a) Neither the sale of the
Notes by the Company hereunder nor its use of the proceeds thereof will violate the Trading with
the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States
Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or
executive order relating thereto.
(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a Person described or designated in the
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control or
in Section 1 of the Anti-Terrorism Order or, to the knowledge of the Company, engages in any
dealings or transactions with any such Person. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance,
in all material respects, with the USA Patriot Act.
(c) No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or
indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of
a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity,
in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the
United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, assuming in all cases that such
Act applies to the Company.
Section 5.17. Status under Certain Statutes. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
is an “investment company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, or is subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company
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Act of 2005, as amended, the ICC Termination Act of 1995, as amended, or the Federal Power Act, as
amended.
Section 5.18. Environmental Matters. (a) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has knowledge
of any liability or has received any notice of any liability, and no proceeding has been instituted
raising any liability against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, or other assets, alleging
any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, such as would not
individually, or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any facts which would give rise to
any liability, public or private, or violation of Environmental Laws or damage to the environment
emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real properties now or formerly owned, leased
or operated by any of them or to other assets or their use, except, such as would not individually,
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has stored any Hazardous Materials on real
properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or has disposed of any
Hazardous Materials in a manner contrary to any Environmental Laws in any manner that would
reasonably be expected individually, or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) All buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to
comply would not individually, or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 5.19. Notes Rank Pari Passu. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement and
the Notes rank pari passu in right of payment with all other senior unsecured Indebtedness (actual
or contingent) of the Company, including, without limitation, all senior unsecured Indebtedness of
the Company described in Schedule 5.15 hereto.
Section 6. Representations of the Purchasers.
Section 6.1. Purchase for Investment. Each Purchaser severally represents that it is
purchasing the Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by it or
for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution
thereof (other than any Notes purchased by X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. or U.S. Bancorp Investments,
Inc. on the Closing Date which are intended to be resold to a “qualified institutional buyer”
pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act), provided that the disposition of such Purchaser’s or
such pension or trust funds’ property shall at all times be within such Purchaser’s or such pension
or trust funds’ control. Each Purchaser understands that the Notes have not been registered under
the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the
Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available, except under
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circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and that
the Company is not required to register the Notes.
Section 6.2. Accredited Investor. Each Purchaser represents that it is an “accredited
investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act
acting for its own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for
others (which others are also “accredited investors”). Each Purchaser further represents that
such Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and received answers
concerning the terms and conditions of the sale of the Notes.
Section 6.3. Source of Funds. Each Purchaser severally represents that at least one of the
following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a “Source”) to be
used by such Purchaser to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser
hereunder:
(a) the Source is an “insurance company general account” (as the term is defined in the
United States Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 95-60) in
respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life
insurance companies approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the
“NAIC Annual Statement”)) for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any
employee benefit plan together with the amount of the reserves and liabilities for the
general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit plans
maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the
same employee organization in the general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves
and liabilities of the general account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus
surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Purchaser’s state of
domicile; or
(b) the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such
Purchaser’s fixed contractual obligations under which the amounts payable, or credited, to
any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate
account (or to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are
not affected in any manner by the investment performance of the separate account; or
(c) the Source is either (i) an insurance company pooled separate account, within the
meaning of PTE 90-1 or (ii) a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE
91-38 and, except as disclosed by such Purchaser to the Company in writing pursuant to this
clause (c), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or
employee organization beneficially owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled
separate account or collective investment fund; or
(d) the Source constitutes assets of an “investment fund” (within the meaning of Part V
of PTE 84-14 (the “QPAM Exemption”)) managed by a “qualified professional asset manager” or
“QPAM” (within the meaning of Part V of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan’s
assets that are included in such investment fund, when combined
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with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same
employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Section V(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of
such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, exceed 20% of
the total client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part I(c) and (g) of the
QPAM Exemption are satisfied, as of the last day of its most recent calendar quarter, the
QPAM does not own a 10% or more interest in the Company and no person controlling or
controlled by the QPAM (applying the definition of “control” in Section V(e) of the QPAM
Exemption) owns a 20% or more interest in the Company (or less than 20% but greater than
10%, if such person exercises control over the management or policies of the Company by
reason of its ownership interest) and (i) the identity of such QPAM and (ii) the names of
all employee benefit plans whose assets are included in such investment fund have been
disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (d); or
(e) the Source constitutes assets of a “plan(s)” (within the meaning of Section IV of
PTE 96-23 (the “INHAM Exemption”)) managed by an “in-house asset manager” or “INHAM” (within
the meaning of Part IV of the INHAM exemption), the conditions of Part I(a), (g) and (h) of
the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a person controlling or controlled
by the INHAM (applying the definition of “control” in Section IV(d) of the INHAM Exemption)
owns a 5% or more interest in the Company and (i) the identity of such INHAM and (ii) the
name(s) of the employee benefit plan(s) whose assets constitute the Source have been
disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (e); or
(f) the Source is a governmental plan; or
(g) the Source is one or more employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust
fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to
the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (g); or
(h) the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan
exempt from the coverage of ERISA.
As used in this Section 6.3, the terms “employee benefit plan,” “governmental plan,” and “separate
account” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA.
Section 7. Information as to Company.
Section 7.1. Financial and Business Information. The Company shall deliver to each holder of
Notes that is an Institutional Investor:
(a) Quarterly Statements — within 60 days after the end of each quarterly fiscal
period in each fiscal year of the Company (other than the last quarterly fiscal period of
each such fiscal year),
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(i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the
end of such quarter, and
(ii) consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and
cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for such quarter and (in the case of
the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such
quarter,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods in
the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP
applicable to quarterly financial statements generally, and certified by a Senior Financial
Officer as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the
companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to
changes resulting from year-end adjustments, provided that filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission within the time period specified above the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q prepared in compliance with the requirements therefor shall be deemed to satisfy
the requirements of this Section 7.1(a);
(b) Annual Statements — within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Company,
(i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as at the
end of such year, and
(ii) consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and
cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for such year,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all
in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion
thereon of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, which
opinion shall state that such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of the companies being reported upon and their results of operations
and cash flows and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, and that the examination of
such accountants in connection with such financial statements has been made in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, and that such audit provides a reasonable basis
for such opinion in the circumstances, provided that filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission within the time period specified above of the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for such fiscal year (together with the Company’s annual report to shareholders, if
any, prepared pursuant to Rule 14a-3 under the Exchange Act) prepared in accordance with the
requirements therefor shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(b);
(c) SEC and Other Reports — except for filings referred to in Section 7.1(a) and (b)
above, promptly upon their becoming available and, to the extent applicable, one copy of (i)
each financial statement, report, notice or proxy statement sent by the Company or any
Subsidiary to public securities holders generally, and (ii) each regular or
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periodic report, each registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested
by such holder), and each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by the Company or any
Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(d) Notice of Default or Event of Default — promptly, and in any event within five
Business Days after a Responsible Officer becomes aware of the existence of any Default or
Event of Default or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to
a claimed default hereunder or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with
respect to a claimed default of the type referred to in Section 11(f), a written notice
specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking
or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(e) ERISA Matters — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after a
Responsible Officer becomes aware of any of the following, a written notice setting forth
the nature thereof and the action, if any, that the Company or an ERISA Affiliate proposes
to take with respect thereto:
(i) with respect to any Plan, any reportable event, as defined in
Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, for which notice thereof
has not been waived pursuant to such regulations as in effect on the date thereof;
or
(ii) the taking by the PBGC of steps to institute, or the threatening by the
PBGC of the institution of, proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA for the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the
receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of a notice from a Multiemployer Plan
that such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan;
or
(iii) any event, transaction or condition that would result in the incurrence
of any liability by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title I or IV of
ERISA or the imposition of a penalty or excise tax under the provisions of the Code
relating to employee benefit plans, or the imposition of any Lien on any of the
rights, properties or assets of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title
I or IV of ERISA or such penalty or excise tax provisions, if such liability or
Lien, taken together with any other such liabilities or Liens then existing, would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(f) Notices from Governmental Authority — promptly, and in any event within 30 days of
receipt thereof, copies of any notice to the Company or any Subsidiary from any federal or
state Governmental Authority relating to any order, ruling, statute or other law or
regulation that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(g) Requested Information — with reasonable promptness, such other data and
information relating to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or
properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or relating to the ability of the
Company to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes as from time to time may be
reasonably requested by any such holder of Notes or such information regarding the Company
required to satisfy the requirements of 17 C.F.R. §230.144A, as amended from time to time,
in connection with any contemplated transfer of the Notes.
Section 7.2. Officer’s Certificate. Each set of financial statements delivered to a holder of
Notes pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) hereof shall be accompanied by a certificate of
a Senior Financial Officer setting forth:
(a) Covenant Compliance — the information (including detailed calculations) required
in order to establish whether the Company was in compliance with the requirements of Section
10.1 through Section 10.6 hereof, inclusive, and any covenant deemed to be incorporated into
this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.10, during the quarterly or annual period covered by
the statements then being furnished (including with respect to each such Section, where
applicable, the calculations of the maximum or minimum amount, ratio or percentage, as the
case may be, permissible under the terms of such Sections, and the calculation of the
amount, ratio or percentage then in existence); and
(b) Event of Default — a statement that such officer has reviewed the relevant terms
hereof such review shall not have disclosed the existence during the quarterly or annual
period covered by the statements then being furnished of any condition or event that
constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or, if any such condition or event existed or
exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company
shall have taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 7.3. Visitation. The Company shall permit the representatives of each holder of Notes
that is an Institutional Investor:
(a) No Default — if no Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of such
holder and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to visit the principal executive
office of the Company, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its
Subsidiaries with the Company’s officers, and (with the consent of the Company, which
consent will not be unreasonably withheld) to visit the other offices and properties of the
Company and each Subsidiary, all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably
requested in writing; and
(b) Default — if a Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of the
Company, to visit and inspect any of the offices or properties of the Company or any
Subsidiary, to examine all their respective books of account, records, reports and other
papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective affairs,
finances and accounts with their respective officers and independent public accountants (and
by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss the affairs,
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finances and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries), all at such times and as often
as may be requested.
Section 8. Payment of the Notes.
Section 8.1. Required Prepayments. (a) The entire unpaid principal amount of the Series E
Notes shall become due and payable on July 14, 2016.
(b) The entire unpaid principal amount of the Series F Notes shall become due and payable on
July 14, 2017.
(c) The entire unpaid principal amount of the Series G Notes shall become due and payable on
July 14, 2019.
(d) The entire unpaid principal amount of the Series H Notes shall become due and payable on
July 14, 2020.
Section 8.2. Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount. The Company may, at its option,
upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes
of all Series, in an amount not less than 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of the
Notes in the case of a partial prepayment (or such lesser amount as shall be required to effect a
partial prepayment resulting from an offer of prepayment pursuant to Section 10.5), at 100% of the
principal amount so prepaid, together with interest accrued thereon to the date of such prepayment,
plus the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to the principal amount
to be prepaid. The Company will give each holder of Notes written notice of each optional
prepayment under this Section 8.2 not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date
fixed for such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business
Day), the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of all Series to be prepaid on such date, the
principal amount of each Note held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with
Section 8.3), and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal
amount being prepaid, and shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer as to
the estimated respective Make-Whole Amount due in connection with such prepayment (calculated as if
the date of such notice were the date of the prepayment), setting forth the details of such
computation. Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder
of Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of each such
Make-Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date.
Section 8.3. Allocation of Partial Prepayments. Except in the case of payments pursuant to
Section 8.1 or in the case of any holder or holders who reject the offer of prepayment pursuant to
Section 8.7, in the case of each partial prepayment of the Notes, the principal amount of the Notes
to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes at the time outstanding in proportion, as
nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof.
Section 8.4. Maturity; Surrender, Etc. In the case of each prepayment of Notes pursuant to
this Section 8, the principal amount of each Note to be prepaid shall mature and become due
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and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment (which shall be a Business Day), together with
interest on such principal amount accrued to such date and the applicable Make-Whole Amount. From
and after such date, unless the Company shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and
payable, together with the interest and Make-Whole Amount as aforesaid, interest on such principal
amount shall cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Company
and cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid
principal amount of any Note.
Section 8.5. Purchase of Notes. The Company will not and will not permit any Affiliate to
purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes
except (a) upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Notes or (b) pursuant to a written offer to purchase any outstanding Notes made
by the Company or an Affiliate pro rata to the holders of the Notes of all Series upon the same
terms and conditions. Any such offer shall provide each holder with sufficient information to
enable it to make an informed decision with respect to such offer and remain open for 20 days. If
the holders of more than 25% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding accept such
offer, the Company shall promptly notify the remaining holders of such fact and the expiration date
for the acceptance by holders of Notes of such offer shall be extended by the number of days
necessary to give each such remaining holder at least 10 days from its receipt of such notice to
accept such offer. The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate
pursuant to any payment, prepayment or purchase of Notes pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.
Section 8.6. Make-Whole Amount for the Notes. The term “Make-Whole Amount” means with respect
to a Note of any Series an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the
Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note, minus the amount of
such Called Principal, provided that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For
the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings
with respect to the Called Principal of such Note:
“Called Principal” means, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to
Section 8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to
Section 12.1, as the context requires.
“Discounted Value” means, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled
Payments from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to
such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount
factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on such Note is
payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield.
“Reinvestment Yield” means, 0.50% plus the yield to maturity calculated by using (i)
the yields reported, as of 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the second Business Day
preceding the Settlement Date on screen “PX-1” on the Bloomberg Financial Market Service (or
such other information service as may replace Bloomberg) for actively traded
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on the run U.S. Treasury securities having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average
Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date, or (ii) if such yields are not
reported as of such time or the yields reported as of such time are not ascertainable
(including by way of interpolation), the Treasury Constant Maturity Series Yields reported,
for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day
preceding the Settlement Date, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (or any
comparable successor publication) for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a
constant maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such
Settlement Date. In either case, the yield will be determined, if necessary, by (a)
converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond-equivalent yields in accordance with
accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly on a straight line basis between
(1) the actively traded U.S. Treasury security with the maturity closest to and greater than
the Remaining Average Life and (2) the actively traded U.S. Treasury security with the
maturity closest to and less than the Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall
be rounded to two (2) decimal places.
“Remaining Average Life” means, the number of years (calculated to the nearest
one-twelfth year) obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the
products obtained by multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled
Payment by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth year) that will
elapse between the Settlement Date and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled
Payment.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, all payments of such Called Principal and
interest thereon that would be due after the Settlement Date if no payment of such Called
Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided that if such Settlement Date
is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the terms of such Note,
then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the
amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such
Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.2 or 12.1.
“Settlement Date” means, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid
pursuant to Section 8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable
pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.
Section 8.7. Change in Control. (a) Notice of Change in Control or Control Event. The Company
will, within 15 Business Days after any Responsible Officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any
Change in Control or Control Event, give written notice of such Change in Control or Control Event
to each holder of Notes unless notice in respect of such Change in Control (or the Change in
Control contemplated by such Control Event) shall have been given pursuant to subparagraph (b) of
this Section 8.7. If a Change in Control has occurred, such notice shall contain and constitute an
offer to prepay Notes of each Series as described in subparagraph (c) of this Section 8.7 and shall
be accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (g) of this Section 8.7.
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(b) Condition to Company Action. The Company will not take any action that consummates or
finalizes a Change in Control unless (i) at least 15 Business Days prior to such action it shall
have given to each holder of Notes written notice containing and constituting an offer to prepay
Notes as described in subparagraph (c) of this Section 8.7, accompanied by the certificate
described in subparagraph (g) of this Section 8.7, and (ii) contemporaneously with such action, it
prepays all Notes required to be prepaid in accordance with this Section 8.7.
(c) Offer to Prepay Notes. The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by subparagraphs (a) and
(b) of this Section 8.7 shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section
8.7, all, but not less than all, the Notes held by each holder (in this case only, “holder” in
respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner shall mean
such beneficial owner) on a date specified in such offer (the “Proposed Prepayment Date”). If such
Proposed Prepayment Date is in connection with an offer contemplated by subparagraph (a) of this
Section 8.7, such date shall be not less than 20 days and not more than 30 days after the date of
such offer (if the Proposed Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Proposed
Prepayment Date shall be the 20th day after the date of such offer).
(d) Acceptance; Rejection. A holder of Notes may accept or reject the offer to prepay made
pursuant to this Section 8.7 by causing a notice of such acceptance or rejection to be delivered to
the Company at least 5 Business Days prior to the Proposed Prepayment Date. A failure by a holder
of Notes to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be deemed to
constitute a rejection of such offer by such holder.
(e) Prepayment. Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be
at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the
date of prepayment. The prepayment shall be made on the Proposed Prepayment Date except as
provided in subparagraph (f) of this Section 8.7.
(f) Deferral Pending Change in Control. The obligation of the Company to prepay Notes
pursuant to the offers required by subparagraph (b) and accepted in accordance with subparagraph
(d) of this Section 8.7 is subject to the occurrence of the Change in Control in respect of which
such offers and acceptances shall have been made. In the event that such Change in Control does
not occur on the Proposed Prepayment Date in respect thereof, the prepayment shall be deferred
until and shall be made on the date on which such Change in Control occurs. The Company shall keep
each holder of Notes reasonably and timely informed of (i) any such deferral of the date of
prepayment, (ii) the date on which such Change in Control and the prepayment are expected to occur,
and (iii) any determination by the Company that efforts to effect such Change in Control have
ceased or been abandoned (in which case the offers and acceptances made pursuant to this Section
8.7 in respect of such Change in Control shall be deemed rescinded).
(g) Officer’s Certificate. Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall
be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company and dated
the date of such offer, specifying: (i) the Proposed Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made
pursuant to this Section 8.7; (iii) the principal amount of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv)
the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the
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Proposed Prepayment Date; (v) that the conditions of this Section 8.7 have been fulfilled; and (vi)
in reasonable detail, the nature and date or proposed date of the Change in Control.
(h) “Change in Control” Defined. “Change in Control” is defined in Schedule B.
(i) “Control Event” Defined. “Control Event” means:
(i) the execution by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any
agreement or letter of intent with respect to any proposed transaction or event or series of
transactions or events which, individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected
to result in a Change in Control,
(ii) the execution of any written agreement which, when fully performed by the parties
thereto, would result in a Change in Control, or
(iii) the making of any written offer by any person (as such term is used in section
13(d) and section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of the Closing) or
related persons constituting a group (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange
Act as in effect on the date of the Closing) to the holders of the common stock of the
Company, which offer, if accepted by the requisite number of holders, would result in a
Change in Control.
Section 9. Affirmative Covenants.
The Company covenants that so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:
Section 9.1. Compliance with Law. Without limiting Section 10.8, the Company will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, ordinances or governmental rules or
regulations to which each of them is subject, including, without limitation, ERISA, the USA Patriot
Act and Environmental Laws, and will obtain and maintain in effect all licenses, certificates,
permits, franchises and other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of their
respective properties or to the conduct of their respective businesses, in each case to the extent
necessary to ensure that non-compliance with such laws, ordinances or governmental rules or
regulations or failures to obtain or maintain in effect such licenses, certificates, permits,
franchises and other governmental authorizations would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.2. Insurance. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to their respective
properties and businesses against such casualties and contingencies, of such types, on such terms
and in such amounts (including deductibles, co-insurance and self-insurance, if adequate reserves
are maintained with respect thereto) as is customary in the case of entities of established
reputations engaged in the same or a similar business and similarly situated except for any
non-maintenance that would not individually, or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 9.3. Maintenance of Properties. The Company will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, maintain and keep, or cause to be maintained and kept, their respective properties
in good repair, working order and condition (other than ordinary wear and tear), so that the
business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, provided that
this Section shall not prevent the Company or any Subsidiary from discontinuing the operation and
the maintenance of any of its properties if such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its
business and the Company has concluded that such discontinuance would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.4. Payment of Taxes and Claims. The Company will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, file all tax returns required to be filed in any jurisdiction and to pay and
discharge all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes, assessments,
governmental charges, or levies imposed on them or any of their properties, assets, income or
franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they
have become delinquent and all claims for which sums have become due and payable that have or might
become a Lien on properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary not permitted by Section
10.4, provided that neither the Company nor any Subsidiary need pay any such tax or assessment or
claims if (i) the amount, applicability or validity thereof is contested by the Company or such
Subsidiary on a timely basis in good faith and in appropriate proceedings, and the Company or a
Subsidiary has established adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP on the books of the
Company or such Subsidiary or (ii) the non-filing or nonpayment, as the case may be, of all such
taxes and assessments in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 9.5. Corporate Existence, Etc. Subject to Sections 10.5 and 10.6, the Company will at
all times preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence, and will at all times
preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate existence of each of its Subsidiaries
(unless merged into the Company or a Subsidiary) and all rights and franchises of the Company and
its Subsidiaries unless, in the good faith judgment of the Company, the termination of or failure
to preserve and keep in full force and effect such corporate existence, right or franchise would
not, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.6. Notes to Rank Pari Passu. The Notes and all other obligations under this
Agreement of the Company are and at all times shall remain direct and unsecured obligations of the
Company ranking pari passu as against the assets of the Company with all other Notes from time to
time issued and outstanding hereunder without any preference among themselves and pari passu with
all Indebtedness outstanding under any Other Company Debt Agreement and all other present and
future unsecured Indebtedness (actual or contingent) of the Company which is not expressed to be
subordinate or junior in rank to any other unsecured Indebtedness of the Company.
Section 9.7. Subsidiary Guarantors. (a) The Company will cause any Subsidiary which becomes
obligated for, or guarantees, Indebtedness in respect of any Other Company Debt Agreement, to
deliver to each of the Holders of the Notes (concurrently with the incurrence of any such
obligation) the following items:
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(i) a duly executed guaranty agreement (the “Subsidiary Guaranty”) in scope, form and
substance satisfactory to the Required Holders;
(ii) an amendment to this Agreement, duly executed by an authorized officer of the
Company, that is satisfactory in scope, form and substance to the Required Holders,
incorporating customary events of default for the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Subsidiary
Guaranty;
(iii) a certificate signed by an authorized Responsible Officer of the Company making
representations and warranties to the effect of those contained in Sections 5.2, 5.4(c) and
(d), 5.6 and 5.7, with respect to such Subsidiary and the Subsidiary Guaranty, as
applicable; and
(iv) an opinion of counsel (who may be in-house counsel for the Company) addressed to
each of the Holders of the Notes satisfactory to the Required Holders, to the effect that
the Subsidiary Guaranty by such Person has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and
that the Subsidiary Guaranty constitutes the legal, valid and binding contract and agreement
of such Person enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as an enforcement of such
terms may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable
principles.
(b) The holders of the Notes agree to discharge and release any Subsidiary Guarantor from the
Subsidiary Guaranty upon the written request of the Company, provided that (i) such Subsidiary
Guarantor has been released and discharged (or will be released and discharged concurrently with
the release of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guaranty) as an obligor and guarantor
under and in respect of each Other Company Debt Agreement and the Company so certifies to the
holders of the Notes in a certificate of a Responsible Officer, (ii) at the time of such release
and discharge, the Company shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer to the holders of
the Notes stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, and (iii) if any fee or other form of
consideration is given to any holder of Indebtedness of the Company for the purpose of such
release, holders of the Notes shall receive equivalent consideration.
Section 9.8. Books and Records. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
maintain proper books of record and account in conformity with GAAP and all applicable requirements
of any Governmental Authority having legal or regulatory jurisdiction over the Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be.
Section 10. Negative Covenants.
The Company covenants that so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:
Section 10.1. Consolidated Net Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA. The Company will not, as
of the end of any fiscal quarter, permit the ratio of Consolidated Net Indebtedness to Consolidated
EBITDA (Consolidated EBITDA to be calculated as at the end of each fiscal quarter for the four
consecutive fiscal quarters then ended) to exceed 3.00 to 1.00.
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Section 10.2. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the ratio of
Consolidated EBITDAR to Consolidated Fixed Charges (calculated as at the end of each fiscal quarter
for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended) to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.
Section 10.3. Priority Indebtedness. The Company will not at any time permit the aggregate
amount of all Priority Indebtedness to exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Worth, determined as of the
end of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company.
Section 10.4. Limitation on Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly create, incur, assume or permit to exist (upon the
happening of a contingency or otherwise) any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset
(including, without limitation, any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts
receivable) of the Company or any such Subsidiary, whether now owned or held or hereafter acquired,
or any income or profits therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income or
profits (unless it makes, or causes to be made, effective provision whereby the Notes will be
equally and ratably secured with any and all other obligations thereby secured, such security to be
pursuant to an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and, in any such case, the
Notes shall have the benefit, to the fullest extent that, and with such priority as, the holders of
the Notes may be entitled under applicable law, of an equitable Lien on such property), except:
(a) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that are not yet due and
payable or the payment of which is not at the time required by Section 9.4;
(b) any attachment or judgment Lien, unless the judgment it secures shall not, within
60 days after the entry thereof, have been discharged or execution thereof stayed pending
appeal, or shall not have been discharged within 60 days after the expiration of any such
stay;
(c) Liens incidental to the conduct of business or the ownership of properties and
assets (including landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s and other
similar Liens for sums not yet due and payable) and Liens to secure the performance of bids,
tenders, leases, or trade contracts, or to secure statutory obligations (including
obligations under workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security
legislation), surety or appeal bonds or other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of
business and not in connection with the borrowing of money;
(d) leases or subleases granted to others, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and
other similar charges or encumbrances, in each case incidental to the ownership of property
or assets or the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
or Liens incidental to minor survey exceptions and the like, provided that such Liens do
not, in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of such property;
(e) Liens securing Indebtedness of a Subsidiary to the Company or to a Subsidiary;
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(f) Liens existing as of the Closing Date and reflected in Schedule 10.4;
(g) Liens incurred after the Closing Date given to secure the payment of the purchase
price incurred in connection with the acquisition, construction or improvement of property
(other than accounts receivable or inventory) useful and intended to be used in carrying on
the business of the Company or a Subsidiary, including Liens existing on such property at
the time of acquisition or construction thereof or Liens incurred within 365 days of such
acquisition or completion of such construction or improvement, provided that (i) the Lien
shall attach solely to the property acquired, purchased, constructed or improved; (ii) at
the time of acquisition, construction or improvement of such property (or, in the case of
any Lien incurred within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of such acquisition or
completion of such construction or improvement, at the time of the incurrence of the
Indebtedness secured by such Lien), the aggregate amount remaining unpaid on all
Indebtedness secured by Liens on such property, whether or not assumed by the Company or a
Subsidiary, shall not exceed the cost of such acquisition, construction or improvement and
(iii) at the time of such incurrence and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of
Default would exist;
(h) any Lien existing on property of a Person immediately prior to its being
consolidated with or merged into the Company or a Subsidiary or its becoming a Subsidiary,
or any Lien existing on any property acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary at the time
such property is so acquired (whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby shall have
been assumed), provided that (i) no such Lien shall have been created or assumed in
contemplation of such consolidation or merger or such Person’s becoming a Subsidiary or such
acquisition of property, (ii) each such Lien shall extend solely to the item or items of
property so acquired and, if required by the terms of the instrument originally creating
such Lien, other property which is an improvement to or is acquired for specific use in
connection with such acquired property, and (iii) at the time of such incurrence and after
giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default would exist;
(i) any extensions, renewals or replacements of any Lien permitted by the preceding
subparagraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this Section 10.4, provided that (i) no additional
property shall be encumbered by such Liens, (ii) the unpaid principal amount of the
Indebtedness or other obligations secured thereby shall not be increased on or after the
date of any extension, renewal or replacement, and (iii) at such time and immediately after
giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(j) Liens securing Priority Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, provided
that the aggregate principal amount of any such Priority Indebtedness shall be permitted by
Section 10.3, and, provided further that, no such Liens may secure any obligations under any
Parity Debt Agreement.
Section 10.5. Sales of Assets. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any substantial part (as defined below) of the assets of the
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Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company or any Subsidiary may sell, lease
or otherwise dispose of assets constituting a substantial part of the assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries if such assets are sold in an arms length transaction and, at such time and
after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
and an amount equal to the net proceeds received from such sale, lease or other disposition (but
only with respect to that portion of such assets that exceeds the definition of “substantial part”
set forth below) shall be used within 365 days of such sale, lease or disposition, in any
combination:
(1) to acquire productive assets used or useful in carrying on the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries and having a value at least equal to the value of such assets
sold, leased or otherwise disposed of; and/or
(2) to prepay or retire Senior Indebtedness of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries,
provided that (i) the Company shall offer to prepay each outstanding Note in a principal
amount which equals the Ratable Portion for such Note, and (ii) any such prepayment of the
Notes shall be made at par, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of such
prepayment, but without the payment of the Make-Whole Amount. Any offer of prepayment of
the Notes pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be given to each holder of the Notes by
written notice that shall be delivered not less than fifteen (15) days and not more than
sixty (60) days prior to the proposed prepayment date. Each such notice shall state that it
is given pursuant to this Section and that the offer set forth in such notice must be
accepted by such holder in writing and shall also set forth (i) the prepayment date, (ii) a
description of the circumstances which give rise to the proposed prepayment and (iii) a
calculation of the Ratable Portion for such holder’s Notes. Each holder of the Notes which
desires to have its Notes prepaid shall notify the Company in writing delivered not less
than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed prepayment date of its acceptance of such
offer of prepayment. A failure by a holder of Notes to respond to such offer shall be
deemed to constitute a rejection of such offer. Prepayment of Notes pursuant to this
Section 10.5 shall be made in accordance with Section 8.2 (but without payment of the
Make-Whole Amount).
As used in this Section 10.5, a sale, lease or other disposition of assets shall be deemed to
be a “substantial part” of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries if the book value of such
assets, when added to the book value of all other assets sold, leased or otherwise disposed of by
the Company and its Subsidiaries during the period of 12 consecutive months ending on the date of
such sale, lease or other disposition, exceeds 10% of the book value of Consolidated Total Assets,
determined as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such sale, lease or other
disposition; provided that there shall be excluded from any determination of a “substantial part”
any (i) sale or disposition of assets in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, (ii) any transfer of assets from the Company to any Subsidiary or from any
Subsidiary to the Company or a Subsidiary and (iii) any sale or transfer of property acquired by
the Company or any Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement to any Person within 365 days
following the acquisition or construction of such property by the Company or any Subsidiary if the
Company or a Subsidiary shall concurrently with such sale or transfer, lease such property, as
lessee.
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Section 10.6. Merger and Consolidation. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, consolidate with or merge with any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all
or substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of transactions to any Person;
provided that:
(1) any Subsidiary of the Company may (x) consolidate with or merge with, or convey,
transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series
of transactions to, (i) the Company or a Subsidiary so long as in any merger or
consolidation involving the Company, the Company shall be the surviving or continuing
corporation or (ii) any other Person so long as the survivor is the Subsidiary, or (y)
convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets in compliance with the
provisions of Section 10.5; and
(2) the foregoing restriction does not apply to the consolidation or merger of the
Company with, or the conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company in a single transaction or series of transactions to, any Person so long as:
(a) the successor formed by such consolidation or the survivor of such merger
or the Person that acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease substantially all of
the assets of the Company as an entirety, as the case may be (the “Successor
Corporation”), shall be a solvent entity organized and existing under the laws of
the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia;
(b) if the Company is not the Successor Corporation, such Successor Corporation
shall have executed and delivered to each holder of Notes its assumption of the due
and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition of this
Agreement and the Notes (pursuant to such agreements and instruments as shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders), and the Successor Corporation
shall have caused to be delivered to each holder of Notes (A) an opinion of
nationally recognized independent counsel, to the effect that all agreements or
instruments effecting such assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms
and (B) an acknowledgment from each Subsidiary Guarantor that the Subsidiary
Guaranty continues in full force and effect; and
(c) immediately after giving effect to such transaction no Default or Event of
Default would exist (it being agreed that, for purposes of determining compliance
with Sections 10.1 and 10.2, such transaction shall be treated on a pro forma basis
for the relevant period as having been consummated as of the last day of the
immediately preceding fiscal quarter).
Section 10.7. Transactions with Affiliates. The Company will not and will not permit any
Subsidiary to enter into directly or indirectly any Material transaction or Material group of
related transactions (including without limitation the purchase, lease, sale or exchange of
properties of any kind or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate (other than the Company
or another Subsidiary), except in the ordinary course and upon fair and reasonable
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terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary, taken as a whole,
than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate.
Section 10.8. Terrorism Sanctions Regulations. The Company will not and will not permit any
Subsidiary to (a) become a Person described or designated in the Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control or in Section 1 of the Anti-Terrorism
Order or (b) engage in any dealings or transactions with any such Person.
Section 10.9. Line of Business. The Company shall not and shall not permit its Subsidiaries
to engage, either directly or indirectly through Affiliates, in any business substantially
different from the business of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary as of the date of the
Closing; provided, however, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may (a) form or acquire an
Industrial Loan Corporation and (b) act as a broker, agent or act in another similar capacity for
third party providers of financial product or consumers seeking financial products.
Section 10.10. Benefit of More Restrictive Covenants or More Favorable Terms. If any Other
Company Debt Agreement entered into by the Company contains any Other Covenant that is more
restrictive on the Company or its Subsidiaries than the covenants, agreements or similar
restrictions contained herein, then such Other Covenant shall be deemed to be incorporated into
this Agreement by reference at the time such Other Covenant is effective with respect to such Other
Company Debt Agreement, and the holders of Notes shall be entitled to the benefits thereof with
respect to this Agreement in addition to the existing covenants, agreements or similar restrictions
contained herein so long as any such Other Covenant remains in effect (subject to the conditions
provided below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that no Default or Event of Default is
then continuing (including, without limitation, any Default or Event of Default resulting from the
violation of such Other Covenant), any amendment, waiver or elimination of any Other Covenant in
accordance with the terms of the relevant Other Company Debt Agreement, or the termination of such
Other Company Debt Agreement, shall then and thereupon constitute an amendment, waiver, elimination
or termination, as the case may be, of such Other Covenant incorporated herein pursuant to this
Section 10.10, provided, however, that if the holder of the Indebtedness under the Other Company
Debt Agreement received any form of fee, compensation or remuneration in exchange for agreeing to
any such amendment, waiver or elimination of such Other Covenant, or the termination of such Other
Company Debt Agreement (not including any prepayment premium, make-whole amount or accrued and
unpaid interest associated with retiring such Indebtedness), the holders of the Notes shall receive
proportional value based upon the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes as compared
to the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness outstanding under such Other Company Debt
Agreement (plus, in the case of a revolving credit facility, the aggregate principal amount of
additional loans that the lenders are legally committed to fund thereunder) upon such amendment,
waiver, elimination or termination of such Other Covenant being effective under this Agreement.
Upon the written request of the Company or the Required Holders, the Company and the holders of the
Notes shall enter into a written agreement memorializing and acknowledging such incorporation of
such Other Covenant (and related definitions) or the amendment, waiver, elimination or termination
thereof, as the case may be (if
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effective as conditioned above). For purposes of clarification, the affirmative and negative
covenants and related definitions and Events of Default contained in this Agreement as in effect on
the date of this Agreement (or as in effect as amended pursuant to Section 17.1 by the Company and
the requisite percentage of the holders of Notes) shall not in any event be deemed or construed to
be loosened or relaxed by operation of the terms of this Section 10.10, and only any such Other
Covenant included pursuant to Section 10.10 shall be so amended, waived, terminated, eliminated or
otherwise modified pursuant to the terms hereof.
Section 11. Events of Default.
An “Event of Default” shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and
be continuing:
(a) the Company defaults in the payment of any principal or Make-Whole Amount, if any,
on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed
for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise; or
(b) the Company defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note for more than five
Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or
(c) the Company defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in
Section 7.1(d) or Section 10 (including, but not limited to, any covenant deemed to be
incorporated into this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.10); or
(d) the Company defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained
herein (other than those referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 11) and
such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer
obtaining actual knowledge of such default or (ii) the Company receiving written notice of
such default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a
“notice of default” and to refer specifically to this paragraph (d) of Section 11); or
(e) any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of the Company in
this Agreement or by any officer of the Company in any writing furnished in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby proves to have been false or incorrect in any material
respect on the date as of which made; or
(f) (i) the Company or any Subsidiary is in default (as principal or as guarantor or
other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make-whole amount or interest
(in the payment amount of at least $100,000) on any Indebtedness other than the Notes that
is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least $25,000,000 beyond any period of
grace provided with respect thereto, or (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary is in default in
the performance of or compliance with any term of any instrument, mortgage, indenture or
other agreement relating to any Indebtedness other than the Notes in an aggregate principal
amount of at least $25,000,000 or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such
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condition such Indebtedness has become, or has been declared, due and payable (or
one
or more Persons has the right to declare such Indebtedness to be due and payable) before its
stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or (iii) as a
consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than the
passage of time or the right of the holder of Indebtedness to convert such Indebtedness into
equity interests), the Company or any Subsidiary has become obligated to purchase or repay
Indebtedness other than the Notes before its regular maturity or before its regularly
scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least
$25,000,000 (or one or more Persons have the right to require the Company or any Subsidiary
to purchase or repay such Indebtedness); or
(g) the Company or any Material Subsidiary (i) is generally not paying, or admits in
writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, (ii) files, or consents by
answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or reorganization or
arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction,
(iii) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) consents to the appointment
of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or
with respect to any substantial part of its property, (v) is adjudicated as insolvent or to
be liquidated, or (vi) takes corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing; or
(h) a court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction enters an order
appointing, without consent by the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries, a custodian,
receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to
any substantial part of its property, or constituting an order for relief or approving a
petition for relief or reorganization or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation
or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or ordering
the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Company or any of its Material
Subsidiaries, or any such petition shall be filed against the Company or any of its Material
Subsidiaries and such petition shall not be dismissed within 60 days; or
(i) a final judgment or judgments at any one time outstanding for the payment of money
aggregating in excess of $25,000,000 are rendered against one or more of the Company or its
Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within 60 days after entry thereof, bonded,
discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 60 days after the
expiration of such stay; or
(j) if (i) any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standards of ERISA or the
Code for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standards or extension of any
amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of the Code, (ii) a notice of
intent to terminate any Plan shall have been or is reasonably expected to be filed with the
PBGC or the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA to terminate
or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan or the PBGC shall have notified the Company or
any ERISA Affiliate that a Plan may become a subject of any such proceedings, (iii) the
aggregate “amount of unfunded benefit
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liabilities” (within the meaning of Section
4001(a)(18) of ERISA) under all Plans, determined in accordance
with Title IV of ERISA, shall exceed $25,000,000, (iv) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate
shall have incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any liability pursuant to Title I or
IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit
plans, (v) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate withdraws from any Multiemployer Plan, or (vi)
the Company or any Subsidiary establishes or amends any employee welfare benefit plan that
provides post-employment welfare benefits in a manner that could increase the liability of
the Company or any Subsidiary thereunder; and any such event or events described in clauses
(i) through (vi) above, either individually or together with any other such event or events,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
As used in Section 11(j), the terms “employee benefit plan” and “employee welfare benefit plan”
shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in Section 3 of ERISA.
Section 12. Remedies on Default, Etc.
Section 12.1. Acceleration. (a) If an Event of Default with respect to the Company described
in paragraph (g) or (h) of Section 11 (other than an Event of Default described in clause (i) of
paragraph (g) or described in clause (vi) of paragraph (g) by virtue of the fact that such clause
encompasses clause (i) of paragraph (g)) has occurred, all the Notes of every Series then
outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.
(b) If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of
more than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may at any time at
its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes then outstanding to
be immediately due and payable.
(c) If any Event of Default described in paragraph (a) or (b) of Section 11 has occurred and
is continuing with respect to any Notes, any holder or holders of Notes at the time outstanding
affected by such Event of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to
the Company, declare all the Notes held by such holder or holders to be immediately due and
payable.
Upon any Note’s becoming due and payable under this Section 12.1, whether automatically or by
declaration, such Note will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Note,
plus (i) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, but not limited to, interest accrued
thereon at the Default Rate) and (ii) the Make-Whole Amount determined in respect of such principal
amount (to the full extent permitted by applicable law), shall all be immediately due and payable,
in each and every case without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are
hereby waived. The Company acknowledges, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note
has the right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Company (except as
herein specifically provided for) and that the provision for payment of a Make-Whole Amount by the
Company in the event that the Notes are prepaid or are accelerated as a result of an Event of
Default, is intended to provide compensation for the deprivation of such right under such
circumstances.
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Section 12.2. Other Remedies. If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes have become or have been declared immediately due
and payable under Section 12.1, the holder of any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to
protect and enforce the rights of such holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other
appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or
in any Note, or for an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or thereof, or in
aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or by law or otherwise.
Section 12.3. Rescission. At any time after the Notes have been declared due and payable
pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of Section 12.1, the holders of not less than 51% in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Company, may rescind and
annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Company has paid all overdue interest on
the Notes, all principal of and Make-Whole Amount on any Notes that are due and payable and are
unpaid other than by reason of such declaration, and all interest on such overdue principal and
Make-Whole Amount and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect
of the Notes, at the Default Rate, (b) neither the Company nor any other Person shall have paid any
amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, (c) all Events of Default and
Defaults, other than non-payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such
declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section 17, and (d) no judgment or
decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to any Notes. No
rescission and annulment under this Section 12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of
Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 12.4. No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc. No course of dealing and no
delay on the part of any holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy shall operate
as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No right,
power or remedy conferred by this Agreement or by any Note upon any holder thereof shall be
exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter
available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. Without limiting the obligations of the
Company under Section 15, the Company will pay to the holder of each Note on demand such further
amount as shall be sufficient to cover all costs and expenses of such holder incurred in any
enforcement or collection under this Section 12, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements.
Section 13. Registration; Exchange; Substitution of Notes.
Section 13.1. Registration of Notes. The Company shall keep at its principal executive office
a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes. The name and address of
each holder of one or more Notes, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee
of one or more Notes shall be registered in such register. Prior to due presentment for
registration of transfer, the Person in whose name any Note shall be registered shall be deemed and
treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Company shall not be
affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. The Company shall give to any holder of a
Note that is an Institutional Investor promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy
of the names and addresses of all registered holders of Notes.
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Section 13.2. Transfer and Exchange of Notes. Upon surrender of any Note to the Company at
the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(iii)),
for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of
transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of
such Note or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant
name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof),
within ten Business Days thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company’s
expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes (as requested by the holder thereof) of
the same Series in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid
principal amount of the surrendered Note. Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as
such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of the Note of such Series
originally issued hereunder. Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to
which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered
Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon. The Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of
Notes. Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $500,000, provided that if
necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes, one
Note may be in a denomination of less than $500,000. Any transferee, by its acceptance of a Note
registered in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have made the
representation set forth in Section 6.3, provided, that in lieu thereof such holder may (in
reliance upon information provided by the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld) make a
representation to the effect that the purchase by any holder of any Note will not constitute a
non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406(a) of ERISA.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of
any state and may not be transferred or resold unless registered under the Securities Act and all
applicable state securities laws or unless an exemption from the requirement for such registration
is available.
Section 13.3. Replacement of Notes. Upon receipt by the Company at the address and to the
attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(iv)) of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note
(which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from such Institutional
Investor of such ownership and such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and
(a) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to
it (provided that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser
or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $50,000,000 or a Qualified
Institutional Buyer, such Person’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to
be satisfactory), or
(b) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,
the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver not more than five Business Days following
satisfaction of such conditions, in lieu thereof, a new Note of the same Series, dated and bearing
interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen,
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destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if
no interest shall have been paid thereon.
Section 14. Payments on Notes.
Section 14.1. Place of Payment. Subject to Section 14.2, payments of principal, Make-Whole
Amount and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made in New York, New York at
the principal office of JPMorgan Chase, N.A. in such jurisdiction. The Company may at any time, by
notice to each holder of a Note, change the place of payment of the Notes so long as such place of
payment shall be either the principal office of the Company in such jurisdiction or the principal
office of a bank or trust company in such jurisdiction.
Section 14.2. Home Office Payment. So long as any Purchaser or such Purchaser’s nominee shall
be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14.1 or in such Note
to the contrary, the Company will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make-Whole
Amount and interest by the method and at the address specified for such purpose for such Purchaser
on Schedule A hereto or by such other method or at such other address as such Purchaser shall have
from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the presentation or
surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of
the Company made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of
any Note or such Purchaser shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly after
any such request, to the Company at its principal executive office or at the place of payment most
recently designated by the Company pursuant to Section 14.1. Prior to any sale or other
disposition of any Note held by any Purchaser or such Purchaser’s nominee, such Purchaser will, at
its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to
which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Company in exchange for a new
Note or Notes pursuant to Section 13.2. The Company will afford the benefits of this Section 14.2
to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note.
Section 15. Expenses, Etc.
Section 15.1. Transaction Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated, the Company will pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of
one (and only one) special counsel for the Purchasers) incurred by Purchasers in connection with
such transactions. The Company will pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees of a special counsel for the Purchasers, and if reasonably required by the Required Holders,
local or other counsel) incurred by each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note in connection
with any amendments, waivers, consents or approvals under or in respect of this Agreement or the
Notes (whether or not such amendment, waiver, consent or approval becomes effective), including,
without limitation: (a) the costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining
whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement or the Notes or in responding
to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with
this Agreement or the Notes, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, and (b) the costs and
expenses, including financial advisors’ fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or
bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary or
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in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
Notes. The Company will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless
from, all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses if any, of brokers and finders (other
than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other holder in connection with its purchase of the
Notes).
Section 15.2. Survival. The obligations of the Company under this Section 15 will survive the
payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or the Notes, and the termination of this Agreement.
Section 16. Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement.
All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any such Note or
portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note may be relied upon by any
subsequent holder of any such Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on
behalf of any Purchaser or any other holder of any such Note. All statements contained in any
certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement
shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement. Subject to the
preceding sentence, this Agreement and the Notes embody the entire agreement and understanding
between the Purchasers and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings
relating to the subject matter hereof.
Section 17. Amendment and Waiver.
Section 17.1. Requirements. This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance
of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), with (and
only with) the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders, except that (i) no
amendment or waiver of any of the provisions of Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 21 hereof or any
defined term, will be effective as to any holder of Notes unless consented to by such holder of
Notes in writing, and (ii) no such amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of all of
the holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected thereby, (A) subject to the provisions of
Section 12 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or
payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation
of interest (if such change results in a decrease in the interest rate) or of the Make-Whole Amount
on, the Notes, (B) change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes the holders of which
are required to consent to any such amendment or waiver, or (C) amend any of Sections 8, 11(a),
11(b), 12, 17 or 20.
Section 17.2. Solicitation of Holders of Notes.
(a) Solicitation. The Company will provide each holder of the Notes (irrespective of the
amount of Notes then owned by it) with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the
date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with
respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof or
of the Notes. The Company will deliver executed or true and correct copies
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of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to the provisions of this Section 17 to each
holder of outstanding Notes promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by,
or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.
(b) Payment. The Company will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any
remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any
security or provide other credit support, to any holder of Notes as consideration for or as an
inducement to the entering into by any holder of Notes of any waiver or amendment of any of the
terms and provisions hereof unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is
concurrently granted or other credit support is concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably
to each holder of Notes then outstanding even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or
amendment.
(c) Consent in Contemplation of Transfer. Any consent made pursuant to this Section 17 by a
holder of Notes that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Notes to, or has accepted an
offer to prepay its Notes from, the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of the Company and has
provided or has agreed to provide such written consent as a condition to such transfer or
prepayment shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any
amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or
would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of
Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or
effect except solely as to such holder.
Section 17.3. Binding Effect, Etc. Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this
Section 17 applies equally to all holders of Notes and is binding upon them and upon each future
holder of any Note and upon the Company without regard to whether such Note has been marked to
indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any
obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or
impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between the Company and the holder of
any Note nor any delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a
waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note. As used herein, the term “this Agreement” and
references thereto shall mean this Agreement as it may from time to time be amended or
supplemented.
Section 17.4. Notes Held by Company, Etc. Solely for the purpose of determining whether the
holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding
approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under this Agreement or the
Notes, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein or in the Notes to be taken upon
the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes
then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall
be deemed not to be outstanding.
Section 18. Notices.
All notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by
telecopy if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a
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recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (b) by a recognized overnight
delivery service (with charges prepaid) or (c) by posting to IntraLinks® or a similar service
reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders if the sender on the same day sends or causes to be
sent notice of such posting by email or in accordance with clause (a) or (b) above. Any such
notice must be sent:
(i) if to a Purchaser or such Purchaser’s nominee, to such Purchaser or such
Purchaser’s nominee at the address or, in the case of clause (c) above, the email address,
specified for such communications in Schedule A to this Agreement, or at such other address
as such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing
pursuant to this Section 18;
(ii) if to any other holder of any Note, to such holder at such address as such other
holder shall have specified to the Company in writing pursuant to this Section 18, or
(iii) if to the Company, to the Company at its address set forth at the beginning
hereof to the attention of Chief Financial Officer, with a copy to the General Counsel, or
at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Note in
writing.
Notices under this Section 18 will be deemed given only when actually received.
Section 19. Reproduction of Documents.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a)
consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any
Purchaser at the Closing (except the Notes themselves), and (c) financial statements, certificates
and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser, may be reproduced by such
Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such
Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced. The Company agrees and stipulates that,
to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as
the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in
existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such Purchaser in the regular course of
business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall
likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 19 shall not prohibit the Company or any other
holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the
original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.
Section 20. Confidential Information.
For the purposes of this Section 20, “Confidential Information” means information delivered to
any Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions
contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement that is proprietary in nature and that was
clearly marked or labeled or otherwise adequately identified when received
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by such Purchaser as being confidential information of the Company or such Subsidiary,
provided that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known
to such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known
through no act or omission by such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser’s behalf, (c)
otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Company or any
Subsidiary or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to such Purchaser under Section 7.1
that are otherwise publicly available. Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such
Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser in good faith to
protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser, provided that such
Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) such Purchaser’s directors,
trustees, officers, employees, agents, attorneys and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure
reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by such Purchaser’s Notes),
(ii) such Purchaser’s financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold
confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with the terms of this
Section 20, (iii) any other holder of any Note, (iv) any Institutional Investor to which such
Purchaser sells or offers to sell such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if
such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound
by the provisions of this Section 20), (v) any Person from which such Purchaser offers to purchase
any security of the Company (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such
Confidential Information to be bound by the provisions of this Section 20), (vi) any federal or
state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser, (vii) the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency
that requires access to information about such Purchaser’s investment portfolio, or (viii) any
other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (w) to effect
compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser, (x) in response to
any subpoena or other legal process, (y) in connection with any litigation to which such Purchaser
is a party or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such
Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in
the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under such Purchaser’s Notes and
this Agreement. Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed
to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this Section 20 as though it were a party to
this Agreement. On reasonable request by the Company in connection with the delivery to any holder
of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested
by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder
will enter into an agreement with the Company embodying the provisions of this Section 20.
In the event that as a condition to access information relating to the Company or the
transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, any Purchaser is required to
agree to a confidentiality undertaking (whether through IntraLinks® or any other electronic
platform) which is different from the terms of this Section 20, the terms of this Section 20 shall
supersede the terms of any such other confidentiality undertaking.
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Section 21. Substitution of Purchaser.
Each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates as the purchaser
of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, by written notice to the Company, which
notice shall be signed by both such Purchaser and such Affiliate, shall contain such Affiliate’s
agreement to be bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such Affiliate of the
accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in Section 6. Upon receipt of such
notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall be
deemed to refer to such Affiliate in lieu of such original Purchaser. In the event that such
Affiliate is so substituted as a Purchaser hereunder and such Affiliate thereafter transfers to
such original Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Affiliate, upon receipt by the Company
of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Affiliate as a “Purchaser” in this Agreement
(other than in this Section 21), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Affiliate, but shall
refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an
original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.
Section 22. Miscellaneous.
Section 22.1. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and other agreements contained in this
Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their
respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any subsequent holder of a Note)
whether so expressed or not.
Section 22.2. Payments Due on Non-Business Days. Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to
the contrary notwithstanding (but without limiting the requirement in Section 8.4 that the notice
of any optional prepayment specify a Business Day as the date fixed for such prepayment), any
payment of principal of or Make-Whole Amount or interest on any Note that is due on a date other
than a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the
additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business
Day; provided that if the maturity date of any Note is a date other than a Business Day, the
payment otherwise due on such maturity date shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and
shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next
succeeding Business Day.
Section 22.3. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms used herein which are not expressly
defined in this Agreement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all computations made pursuant to this
Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) all financial statements shall be
prepared in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining compliance with the covenants set
out in this Agreement, any election by the Company to measure an item of Indebtedness using fair
value (as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 157 or 159) shall be
disregarded and such determination shall be made by valuing indebtedness at 100% of the outstanding
principal thereof.
Section 22.4. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
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prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not
invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 22.5. Construction. Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express
provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that
compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to
excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken
by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable
whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.
For the avoidance of doubt, all Schedules and Exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be
deemed to be a part hereof.
Section 22.6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each
counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together
signed by all, of the parties hereto.
Section 22.7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance
with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York
excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of
the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
Section 22.8. Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) The Company irrevocably
submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the Notes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the
Company irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise,
any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may
now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in
any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has
been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(b) The Company consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any
suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 22.8(a) by mailing a copy thereof
by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid,
return receipt requested, to it at its address specified in Section 18 or at such other address of
which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. The Company agrees that
such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it
in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it.
Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt
furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.
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(c) Nothing in this Section 22.8 shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve
process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes may
have to bring proceedings against the Company in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to
enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.
(d) The parties hereto hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect
to this Agreement, the Notes or any other document executed in connection herewith or
therewith.
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Schedule A
(to Note Purchase Agreement)
(to Note Purchase Agreement)
The execution hereof by the Purchasers shall constitute a contract among the Company and the
Purchasers for the uses and purposes hereinabove set forth. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each executed counterpart constituting an original but all together only
one agreement.
Very truly yours, Fair Xxxxx Corporation |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Accepted as of the date first written above.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America |
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By | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
Accepted as of the date first written above.
Hartford Fire Insurance Company Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company Hartford Casualty Insurance Company |
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By: |
Hartford Investment Management Company Their Agent and Attorney-in-Fact |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Accepted as of the date first written above.
Aviva Life and Annuity Company |
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By: |
Aviva Investors North America, Inc., Its authorized attorney-in-fact |
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By | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | VP-Private Fixed Income | |||
Accepted as of the date first written above.
Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity
Company |
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By: |
Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as investment manager |
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By | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Vice President |
Pruco Life Insurance Company |
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By | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Vice President |
Forethought Life Insurance Company |
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By: |
Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor) |
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By: |
Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner) |
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By | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Vice President | ||||
Accepted as of the date first written above.
Allstate Life Insurance Company |
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By | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
By | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Authorized Signatories | ||||
American Heritage Life Insurance Company |
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By | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
By | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Authorized Signatories | ||||
Accepted as of the date first written above.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company |
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By: |
Babson Capital Management LLC as Investment Adviser |
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By | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
Accepted as of the date first written above.
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society |
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By | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President & CEO |
By | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive VP/Operations & Secretary |
Accepted as of the date first written above.
United of Omaha Life Insurance Company |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
Companion Life Insurance Company |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Signer | |||
Accepted as of the date first written above.
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company |
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By: |
Delaware Investment Advisers, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, Attorney in Fact |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
Accepted as of the date first written above.
Modern Woodmen of America |
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By | /s/ X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | President & CEO | |||
Accepted as of the date first written above.
The Travelers Casualty and Surety Company |
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By | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
Accepted as of the date first written above.
Prime Reinsurance Company, Inc. |
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By: |
Conning, Inc., as Investment Manager |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania |
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By: |
Conning, Inc., as Investment Manager |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
Primerica Life Insurance Company |
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By: |
Conning, Inc., as Investment Manager |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
Accepted as of the date first written above.
Assurity Life Insurance Company |
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By | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Director — Investments | |||
Accepted as of the date first written above.
The Ohio National Life Insurance Company |
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By | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President, Private Placements | |||
Ohio National Life Assurance Corporation |
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By | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President, Private Placements | |||
Defined Terms
As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth
in the Section hereof following such term:
“Administrative Agent” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as
administrative agent under the Bank Credit Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in
such capacity.
“Affiliate” means, at any time, and with respect to any Person, (a) any other Person that at
such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by,
or is under common Control with, such first Person, and (b) any Person beneficially owning or
holding, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of voting or equity interests of the
Company or any Subsidiary or any Person of which the Company and its Subsidiaries beneficially own
or hold, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of voting or equity
interests. As used in this definition, “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Unless the context otherwise
clearly requires, any reference to an “Affiliate” is a reference to an Affiliate of the Company.
“Anti-Terrorism Order” means Executive Order No. 13,224 of September 24, 2001, Blocking
Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit or Support
Terrorism, 66 U.S. Fed. Reg. 49, 079 (2001), as amended.
“Bank Credit Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 23,
2007 by and among the Company, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and
the other financial institutions party thereto, as amended, restated, joined, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, and any renewals, extensions or replacements thereof, which
constitute the primary bank credit facility or facilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“Bank Lenders” means the banks and financial institutions party to the Bank Credit Agreement.
“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning as defined by Rule 13d03 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange
Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term
is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), notwithstanding the provisions of Rule
13(d)(1)(i)(A) and (B), such “person” will not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of any
securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion of other securities or the
exercise of any option, warrant or right, whether such right is currently exercisable or is
exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition. The terms “Beneficial Owns” and
“Beneficially Owned” have the correlative meaning.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial
banks in New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed.
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“Capital Lease” means, at any time, a lease with respect to which the lessee is required
concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in
accordance with GAAP.
“Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents
(however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests
in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any
of the foregoing.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person and a Capital Lease, the amount
of the obligation of such Person as the lessee under such Capital Lease which would, in accordance
with GAAP, appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person.
“Change in Control” means an event or series of events by which:
(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its Subsidiaries,
and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator
of any such plan) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of
the Capital Stock of the Company entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or
equivalent governing body of the Company; or
(b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board
of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Company cease to be composed of
individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day
of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body
was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such
election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or
(iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was
approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time
of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing
body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose
initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent
governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any Person or group other
than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board
of directors).
“Closing” is defined in Section 3.
“Closing Date” means the date of the Closing.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.
“Company” means Fair Xxxxx Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
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“Confidential Information” is defined in Section 20.
“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any four consecutive fiscal quarter period, (a) the
Consolidated Net Income, plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net
Income for such period, the sum of the following for such period: (i) Consolidated Interest
Expense for such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period (iii) depreciation and
amortization for such period, (iv) the aggregate amount of extraordinary, non-operating or non-cash
charges for such period, and (v) an amount equal to the non-cash, share-based compensation deducted
in accordance with SFAS 123(R) that is not in excess of $75,000,000, and, minus, without
duplication, (c) the aggregate amount of extraordinary, non-operating or non-cash income during
such period. Pro forma credit shall be given for the Consolidated EBITDA of any companies (or
identifiable business units or divisions) (i) acquired by the Company during such four consecutive
fiscal period as if owned on the first day of the applicable period, and (ii) sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of during any period will be treated as if not owned during the entire
applicable period.
“Consolidated EBITDAR” shall mean, for any four consecutive fiscal quarter period, the sum of
(a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period and (b) Lease Rentals for such period.
“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any period, the sum of (i) Consolidated
Interest Expense for such period plus (ii) Lease Rentals for such period.
“Consolidated Indebtedness” means as of any date of determination the total amount of all
Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, the gross interest expense of the
Company and its Subsidiaries deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such
period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of
the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Indebtedness” means as of any date of determination the total amount of all
Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP, minus the amount of cash and Marketable Securities (valued at fair market value) at such
time in excess of $50,000,000.
“Consolidated Net Worth” shall mean the consolidated stockholder’s equity of the Company and
its Subsidiaries, as defined according to GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total amount of all
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.
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“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the
lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means with respect to the Notes of any Series that rate of interest that is the
greater of (i) 2.0% per annum above the rate of interest stated in clause (a) of the first
paragraph of the Notes of such Series or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by
JPMorgan Chase, N.A. in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws,
regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants,
franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the
protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including but
not limited to those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to
waste or public systems.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is treated as
a single employer together with the Company under section 414 of the Code.
“Event of Default” is defined in Section 11.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“GAAP” generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and, except as noted
below, determined on the basis of such principles in effect on the date hereof and consistent with
those used in the preparation of the most recent audited financial statements referred to in
Section 7.1. In the event that any “Change in Accounting Principles” (as defined below) shall
occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants,
standards or terms in this Agreement, then, upon the request of the Company or any holder, the
Company and the holders agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this
Agreement so as to reflect equitably such Change in Accounting Principles with the desired result
that the criteria for evaluating the Company’s financial condition shall be the same after such
Change in Accounting Principles as if such Change in Accounting Principles had not been made.
Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Company and the
Required Holders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to
be calculated or construed as if such Change in Accounting Principles had not occurred. “Change in
Accounting Principles” refers to changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of
any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any
successor thereto, the Securities Exchange Commission or, if applicable, the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board.
“Governmental Authority” means
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(a) the government of
(i) the United States of America or any state or other political subdivision
thereof, or
(ii) any jurisdiction in which the Company or any Subsidiary conducts all or
any part of its business, or which has jurisdiction over any properties of the
Company or any Subsidiary, or
(b) any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.
“Government Obligations” shall mean direct obligations of the United States of America or any
agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the payment or guarantee of which
constitutes a full faith and credit obligation of the United States of America.
“Guaranty” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation (except the endorsement in the
ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person
guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, dividend or other obligation of any other
Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including (without limitation) obligations
incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such Person:
(a) to purchase such Indebtedness or obligation or any property constituting security
therefor primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or obligation
of the ability of any other Person to make payment of the Indebtedness or obligation;
(b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of such Indebtedness or
obligation, or (ii) to maintain any working capital or other balance sheet condition or any
income statement condition of any other Person or otherwise to advance or make available
funds for the purchase or payment of such Indebtedness or obligation;
(c) to lease properties or to purchase properties or services primarily for the purpose
of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or obligation of the ability of any other Person
to make payment of the Indebtedness or obligation; or
(d) otherwise to assure the owner of such Indebtedness or obligation against loss in
respect thereof.
In any computation of the Indebtedness or other liabilities of the obligor under any Guaranty,
the Indebtedness or other obligations that are the subject of such Guaranty shall be assumed to be
direct obligations of such obligor.
“Hazardous Material” means any and all pollutants, toxic or hazardous wastes or other
substances that might pose a hazard to health and safety, the removal of which may be required or
the generation, manufacture, refining, production, processing, treatment, storage, handling,
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transportation, transfer, use, disposal, release, discharge, spillage, seepage or filtration
of which is or shall be restricted, prohibited or penalized by any applicable law including, but
not limited to, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum,
petroleum products, lead based paint, radon gas or similar restricted, prohibited or penalized
substances.
“holder” means, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in
the register maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 13.1.
“Indebtedness” of any Person at any date, means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of
such Person for borrowed money (including convertible notes), (b) all obligations of such Person
for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the
ordinary course of such Person’s business that are payable on terms customary in the trade), (c)
all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments,
(d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of
the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or
sale of such property), (e) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account
party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar
arrangements (other than reimbursement obligations, which are not due and payable on such date, in
respect of documentary letters of credit issued to provide for the payment of goods and services in
the ordinary course of business), (f) net mark to market exposures under Swap Agreements and other
financial contracts, other than the use of short-term xxxxxx for risk management purposes, (g)
off-balance sheet liabilities, including synthetic leases, but excluding operating leases as
defined by GAAP, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases in
accordance with GAAP, (i) indebtedness attributable to securitization transactions, (j) any other
obligation for borrowed money or other financial accommodation which in accordance with GAAP would
be shown as a liability on a consolidated balance sheet, (k) all Guarantees or contingent
obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through
(j) above, and (l) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (k) above secured
by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to
be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person,
whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation
(provided, that if such Person is not liable for such obligation, the amount of such Person’s
Indebtedness with respect thereto shall be deemed to be the lesser of the stated amount of such
obligation and the value of the property subject to such Lien). The Indebtedness of any Person
shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person
is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s
ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of
such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Industrial Loan Corporation” means a financial institution chartered under the laws of any
state as an industrial bank, industrial loan and thrift, or industrial loan company, or any other
Person contemplated by 15 U.S.C. 1679(a)(3)(b)(iii), that is not subject to regulation under the
Bank Holding Company Act.
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“Institutional Investor” means (a) any original purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of more
than $2,000,000 of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and (c) any bank,
trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any
investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial
institution or entity, regardless of legal form.
“Lease Rentals” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate amount of rental or operating lease
expense payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to leases of real and personal
property (excluding Capital Lease Obligations) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP.
“Lien” means, with respect to any Person, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest or other encumbrance, or any interest or title of any vendor, lessor, lender or other
secured party to or of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement
(other than an operating lease) or Capital Lease, upon or with respect to any property or asset of
such Person (including, in the case of stock, shareholder agreements, voting trust agreements and
all similar arrangements).
“Make-Whole Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 with respect to any Series
E Note, Series F Note, Series G Note or Series H Note.
“Marketable Securities” any of the following:
(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America or obligations of any agency of
the United States of America to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States of America, in each case maturing within one year from the date
of acquisition thereof;
(b) certificates of deposit, time or demand deposit accounts or bankers acceptances
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by a commercial bank or
trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof or
that is a lender under the Bank Credit Agreement, provided that (i) such deposits or bankers
acceptances are denominated in Dollars, (ii) such bank or trust company has capital, surplus
and undivided profits of not less than $100,000,000 and (iii) such bank or trust company has
certificates of deposit or other debt obligations rated at least A-1 (or its equivalent) by
S&P or P-1 (or its equivalent) by Moody’s;
(c) open market commercial paper maturing within 360 days from the date of acquisition
thereof issued by a corporation organized under the laws of the United States of America or
a state thereof, provided such commercial paper is rated at least A-1 (or its equivalent) by
S&P or P-1 (or its equivalent) by Xxxxx’x;
(d) any repurchase agreement entered into with a commercial bank or trust company
organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof or that is a
lender under the Bank Credit Agreement, provided that (i) such bank or trust
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company has capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $100,000,000, (ii) such
bank or trust company has certificates of deposit or other debt obligations rated at least
A-1 (or its equivalent) by S&P or P-1 (or its equivalent) by Moody’s, (iii) the repurchase
obligations of such bank or trust company under such repurchase agreement are fully secured
by a perfected security interest in a security or instrument of the type described in clause
(a), (b) or (c) of this definition and (iv) such security or instrument so securing the
repurchase obligations has a fair market value at the time such repurchase agreement is
entered into of not less than 100% of such repurchase obligations;
(e) shares of any money market mutual or similar fund that has all or at least 95% of
its assets invested continuously in investments satisfying the requirements of clauses (a)
through (d) of this definition;
(f) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued
or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any
political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by
any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political
subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least
A by S&P or A2 by Moody’s; and
(g) other marketable securities approved by the Required Holders.
“Material” means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial
condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations,
affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
Notes, or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Notes.
“Material Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Subsidiary of the Company which, together with
all other Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary, accounts for more than (i) 5% of the consolidated assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (ii) 5% of consolidated revenue of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
“Memorandum” is defined in Section 5.3.
“Moody’s” shall mean Xxxxx Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
“Notes” is defined in Section 1.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other
officer of the Company whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.
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“Other Company Debt Agreements” means (i) the Bank Credit Agreement, and (ii) any agreement or
instrument, entered into individually or in concert or in connection with any other agreement or
instrument, creating, evidencing or having borrowing capacity of Indebtedness outstanding of the
Company equal to or greater than $100,000,000 in the aggregate.
“Other Covenant” means any covenant or agreement or similar restriction (including those which
may be expressed as “events of default” or similar terms) applicable to the Company or any
Subsidiary the primary purpose of which is to limit or measure indebtedness, interest expense,
fixed charges, net income, cash flow, working capital or stockholders’ equity or any other similar
financial item that measures the financial condition or financial performance of the Company and/or
its Subsidiaries.
“Parity Debt Agreement” means the Bank Credit Agreement and any other agreement or instrument,
entered into individually or in concert or in connection with any other agreement or instrument,
creating, evidencing or having borrowing capacity of Indebtedness outstanding of the Company
and/or any Subsidiary equal to or greater than $100,000,000 in the aggregate.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA or any
successor thereto.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
association, trust, unincorporated organization, business entity, or a government or agency or
political subdivision thereof.
“Plan” means an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is or,
within the preceding five years, has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are
or, within the preceding five years, have been made or required to be made, by the Company or any
ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.
“Priority Indebtedness” means (without duplication), as of the date of any determination
thereof, the sum of (i) all unsecured Indebtedness of Subsidiaries (including all Guaranties of
Indebtedness of the Company but excluding (x) Indebtedness owing to the Company or any other
Subsidiary, (y) Indebtedness outstanding at the time such Person became a Subsidiary, provided that
such Indebtedness shall have not been incurred in contemplation of such person becoming a
Subsidiary, and (z) all Subsidiary Guaranties and all Guaranties of Indebtedness of the Company by
any Subsidiary which has also guaranteed the Notes) and (ii) all Indebtedness of the Company and
its Subsidiaries secured by Liens other than Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by
subparagraphs (a) through (i), inclusive, of Section 10.4.
“property” or “properties” means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal
property of any kind, tangible or intangible, xxxxxx or inchoate.
“Purchasers” means the purchasers of the Notes named in Schedule A hereto.
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“QPAM Exemption” means Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 issued by the United
States Department of Labor.
“Qualified Institutional Buyer” means any Person who is a qualified institutional buyer within
the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144(a)(1) under the Securities Act.
“Ratable Portion” means, with respect to any Note, an amount equal to the product of (x) the
amount equal to the net proceeds being so applied to the prepayment of Senior Indebtedness in
accordance with Section 10.5(2), multiplied by (y) a fraction the numerator of which is the
outstanding principal amount of such Note and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal
amount of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries being prepaid pursuant to Section
10.5(2).
“Required Holders” means, at any time, the holders of not less than 51% in principal amount of
the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its
Affiliates and any Notes held by parties who are contractually required to abstain from voting with
respect to matters affecting the holders of the Notes).
“Responsible Officer” means any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of the Company
with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“Senior Indebtedness” means, as of the date of any determination thereof, all Consolidated
Indebtedness, other than Subordinated Indebtedness.
“Senior Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer,
treasurer or comptroller of the Company.
“Series” means any series of Notes issued pursuant to this Agreement.
“Series E Notes” is defined in Section 1 of this Agreement.
“Series F Notes” is defined in Section 1 of this Agreement.
“Series G Notes” is defined in Section 1 of this Agreement.
“Series H Notes” is defined in Section 1 of this Agreement.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” means all unsecured Indebtedness of the Company which shall
contain or have applicable thereto subordination provisions providing for the subordination thereof
to other Indebtedness of the Company (including, without limitation, the obligations of the Company
under this Agreement or the Notes).
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“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any corporation, association or other business entity in
which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its
Subsidiaries owns sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group)
ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons
performing similar functions) of such entity, and any partnership or joint venture if more than a
50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such Person or one or more of its
Subsidiaries or such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership can and
does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or
more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a
“Subsidiary” is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Company.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Subsidiary which is party to the Subsidiary Guaranty.
“Subsidiary Guaranty” is defined in Section 9.7 of this Agreement.
“Swap Agreement” any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative
transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more
rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or
pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar
transaction or any combination of these transactions.
“USA Patriot Act” means United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of
2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time
to time in effect.
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[Form of Series E Note]
Fair Xxxxx Corporation
4.72% Series E Senior Note due July 14, 2016
No. [______] | [Date] | |
$[_________] | PPN 303250 B#0 |
For Value Received, the undersigned, Fair Xxxxx Corporation (herein called
the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
hereby promises to pay to [_______________] or registered assigns, the principal sum of
[_________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on July 14,
2016 with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the
unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 4.72% per annum from the date hereof, payable semi-annually,
on the 14th day of January and July in each year and at maturity, commencing on January 14, 2011,
until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by
law, on any overdue payment (including any overdue prepayment) of principal, any overdue payment of
interest and any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, payable semi-annually as aforesaid (or,
at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand), at a rate per annum from time to time
equal to the greater of (i) 6.72% and (ii) 2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by
JPMorgan Chase, N.A. in New York, New York from time to time as its “base” or “prime” rate.
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are
to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan
Chase, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by
written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to
below.
This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to
the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2010 (as from time to time amended, supplemented
or modified, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and the respective Purchasers
named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by
its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20
of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) made the representations set forth in Sections 6.2 and 6.3
of the Note Purchase Agreement, provided, that in lieu thereof such holder may (in reliance upon
information provided by the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld) make a
representation to the effect that the purchase by any holder of any Note will not constitute a
non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406(a) of ERISA. Unless otherwise indicated,
capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Note Purchase Agreement.
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender
of this Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a written
Exhibit 1
(to Note Purchase Agreement)
(to Note Purchase Agreement)
instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s
attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and
registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer,
the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the
purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by
any notice to the contrary.
The Company will make required prepayments of principal on the date and in the amounts
specified in the Note Purchase Agreement. This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or
from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement,
but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default, as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, occurs and is continuing,
the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at
the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note
Purchase Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the issuer and
holder hereof shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law
principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a
jurisdiction other than such State.
Fair Xxxxx Corporation |
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By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Exhibit 1-2
[Form of Series F Note]
Fair Xxxxx Corporation
5.04% Series F Senior Note due July 14, 2017
No. [______] | [Date] | |
$[_________] | PPN 303250 C*3 |
For Value Received, the undersigned, Fair Xxxxx Corporation (herein called
the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
hereby promises to pay to [____________] or registered assigns, the principal sum of
[_________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on July 14,
2017 with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the
unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 5.04% per annum from the date hereof, payable semi-annually,
on the 14th day of January and July in each year and at maturity, commencing on January 14, 2011,
until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by
law, on any overdue payment (including any overdue prepayment) of principal, any overdue payment of
interest and any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, payable semi-annually as aforesaid (or,
at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand), at a rate per annum from time to time
equal to the greater of (i) 7.04% and (ii) 2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by
JPMorgan Chase, N.A. in New York, New York from time to time as its “base” or “prime” rate.
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are
to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan
Chase, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by
written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to
below.
This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to
the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2010 (as from time to time amended, supplemented
or modified, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and the respective Purchasers
named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by
its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20
of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) made the representations set forth in Sections 6.2 and 6.3
of the Note Purchase Agreement, provided, that in lieu thereof such holder may (in reliance upon
information provided by the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld) make a
representation to the effect that the purchase by any holder of any Note will not constitute a
non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406(a) of ERISA. Unless otherwise indicated,
capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Note Purchase Agreement.
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender
of this Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a written
Exhibit 2
(to Note Purchase Agreement)
(to Note Purchase Agreement)
instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s
attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and
registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer,
the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the
purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by
any notice to the contrary.
The Company will make required prepayments of principal on the date and in the amounts
specified in the Note Purchase Agreement. This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or
from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement,
but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default, as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, occurs and is continuing,
the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at
the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note
Purchase Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the issuer and
holder hereof shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law
principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a
jurisdiction other than such State.
Fair Xxxxx Corporation |
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By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Exhibit 2-2
[Form of Series G Note]
Fair Xxxxx Corporation
5.42% Series G Senior Note due July 14, 2019
No. [______] | [Date] | |
$[_________] | PPN 303250 C@1 |
For Value Received, the undersigned, Fair Xxxxx Corporation (herein called
the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
hereby promises to pay to [____________] or registered assigns, the principal sum of
[_________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on July 14,
2019 with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the
unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 5.42% per annum from the date hereof, payable semi-annually,
on the 14th day of January and July in each year and at maturity, commencing on January 14, 2011,
until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by
law, on any overdue payment (including any overdue prepayment) of principal, any overdue payment of
interest and any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, payable semi-annually as aforesaid (or,
at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand), at a rate per annum from time to time
equal to the greater of (i) 7.42% and (ii) 2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by
JPMorgan Chase, N.A. in New York, New York from time to time as its “base” or “prime” rate.
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are
to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan
Chase, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by
written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to
below.
This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to
the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2010 (as from time to time amended, supplemented
or modified, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and the respective Purchasers
named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by
its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20
of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) made the representations set forth in Sections 6.2 and 6.3
of the Note Purchase Agreement, provided, that in lieu thereof such holder may (in reliance upon
information provided by the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld) make a
representation to the effect that the purchase by any holder of any Note will not constitute a
non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406(a) of ERISA. Unless otherwise indicated,
capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Note Purchase Agreement.
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender
of this Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such xxxxxx’s attorney
Exhibit 3
(to Note Purchase Agreement)
(to Note Purchase Agreement)
duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and
registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer,
the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the
purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by
any notice to the contrary.
The Company will make required prepayments of principal on the date and in the amounts
specified in the Note Purchase Agreement. This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or
from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement,
but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default, as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, occurs and is continuing,
the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at
the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note
Purchase Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the issuer and
holder hereof shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law
principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a
jurisdiction other than such State.
Fair Xxxxx Corporation |
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By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Exhibit 3-2
[Form of Series H Note]
Fair Xxxxx Corporation
5.59% Series H Senior Note due July 14, 2020
No. [______] | [Date] | |
$[_________] | PPN 303250 C#9 |
For Value Received, the undersigned, Fair Xxxxx Corporation (herein called
the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
hereby promises to pay to [____________] or registered assigns, the principal sum of
[_________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on July 14,
2020 with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the
unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 5.59% per annum from the date hereof, payable semi-annually,
on the 14th day of January and July in each year and at maturity, commencing on January 14, 2011,
until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by
law, on any overdue payment (including any overdue prepayment) of principal, any overdue payment of
interest and any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, payable semi-annually as aforesaid (or,
at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand), at a rate per annum from time to time
equal to the greater of (i) 7.59% and (ii) 2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by
JPMorgan Chase, N.A. in New York, New York from time to time as its “base” or “prime” rate.
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are
to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan
Chase, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by
written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to
below.
This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to
the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2010 (as from time to time amended, supplemented
or modified, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and the respective Purchasers
named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by
its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20
of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) made the representations set forth in Sections 6.2 and 6.3
of the Note Purchase Agreement, provided, that in lieu thereof such holder may (in reliance upon
information provided by the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld) make a
representation to the effect that the purchase by any holder of any Note will not constitute a
non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406(a) of ERISA. Unless otherwise indicated,
capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Note Purchase Agreement.
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender
of this Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a written
Exhibit 4
(to Note Purchase Agreement)
(to Note Purchase Agreement)
instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s
attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and
registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer,
the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the
purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by
any notice to the contrary.
The Company will make required prepayments of principal on the date and in the amounts
specified in the Note Purchase Agreement. This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or
from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement,
but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default, as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, occurs and is continuing,
the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at
the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note
Purchase Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the issuer and
holder hereof shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law
principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a
jurisdiction other than such State.
Fair Xxxxx Corporation |
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By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Exhibit 4-2