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Indenture Section |
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310(a)(1)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
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7.10 |
(a)(2)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.10 |
(a)(3)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
N.A. |
(a)(4)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
N.A. |
(a)(5)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.10 |
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.10 |
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
N.A. |
311(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.11 |
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.11 |
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
N.A. |
312(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
2.05 |
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
13.03 |
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
13.03 |
313(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.06 |
(b)(1)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
N.A. |
(b)(2)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.06 |
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.06; 13.02 |
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.06 |
314(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
4.03; 4.18; 13.02 |
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
12.02 |
(c)(1)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
13.04 |
(c)(2)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
13.04 |
(c)(3)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
N.A. |
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
12.02 |
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
13.05 |
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
N.A. |
315(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.01 |
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.05, 13.02 |
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.01 |
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
7.01; 6.05 |
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
6.11 |
316(a) (last sentence)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
2.09 |
(a)(1)(A)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
6.05 |
(a)(1)(B)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
6.04 |
(a)(2)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
N.A. |
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
6.07 |
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
13.14 |
317(a)(1)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
6.08 |
(a)(2)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
6.09 |
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
2.04 |
318(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
13.01 |
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
N.A. |
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A |
Exhibit B |
Exhibit C |
Exhibit D |
Exhibit F |
Note:Β Β This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.
INDENTURE dated as of February 5, 2010 among Cenveo Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the βCompanyβ), the Guarantors (as defined herein) listed on Schedule A hereto, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the βTrusteeβ).
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The Company, the Guarantors, and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 8.875% Senior Second Lien Notes due 2018 (the βNotesβ).
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
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β144A Global Noteβ means the Global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to
the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
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βAcquired Debtβ means, with respect to any specified Person:Β Β (i) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred
in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
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βAdditional Credit Facilityβ means any βCredit Facilityβ (other than the Credit Agreement and related First Lien Documents) as defined in and permitted under this Indenture; provided that any such
βCredit Facilityβ shall only constitute an Additional Credit Facility hereunder if either (a) a Discharge of First Lien Obligations under the Credit Agreement and other related First Lien Documents occurs contemporaneously with a Refinancing thereof pursuant to a Refinancing that will be secured by a first priority Lien in any Collateral, or (b) the existing First Lien Lenders consent to such Credit Facility in accordance with the terms and conditions of the existing First Lien Credit Documents.
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βAdditional Interestβ means all additional interest then owing pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
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βAdditional Notesβ means, subject to the Companyβs compliance with the provisions of Section 4.09, such additional Notes as the Company may issue under this Indenture on the same terms and conditions and with the same interest rate, maturity and CUSIP numbers
as the Notes being issued on the Issue Date.
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βAffiliateβ of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.Β Β For purposes of this definition, βcontrol,β as used with respect
to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
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management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.Β Β For purposes of this definition, the terms βcontrolling,β βcontrolled byβ and βunder common control withβ shall have correlative meanings.
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βAgentβ means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.
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βApplicable Premiumβ means, as calculated by the Company, with respect to any Note on any applicable redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of such Note, and (ii) the excess of (a) the present value at such redemption date
of (i)Β the redemption price of such Note at FebruaryΒ 1,Β 2014 (such redemption price being set forth in Section 3.07) plus (ii)Β all required interest payments due on such Note through February 1, 2014 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note.
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βApplicable Proceduresβ means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary that apply to such transfer or exchange.
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βAsset Saleβ means (i) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights, including sales and leasebacks, but excluding sales of inventory and equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; provided that
the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the provisions of Section 4.06, and/or the provisions of Article 5 hereof and not by the provisions of Section 4.07; and (ii) the issuance of Equity Interests by any of the Companyβs Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries.Β Β Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items shall
not be deemed to be Asset Sales:Β Β (i) any single transaction or series of related transactions that: (a)Β involves assets having a fair market value of less than $20 million; or (b) results in net proceeds to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of less than $20 million; (ii) a transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries; (iii)Β an issuance of Equity Interests by a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary; (iv) a Restricted Payment that is permitted under Section 4.08 hereof; and (v) solely for purposes of Section 4.07, any Event of Loss that would otherwise constitute an Asset Sale.
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βAttributable Debtβ in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction
including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended.Β Β Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.
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βBankruptcy Codeβ means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled βBankruptcy,β as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
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βBankruptcy Lawβ means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
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βBeneficial Ownerβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule l3d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular βpersonβ (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act),
such βpersonβ shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such βpersonβ has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.
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βBoard of Directorsβ means the Board of Directors of the Company, or the Parent Company, as applicable, or any authorized committee of the Board of Directors.
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βBusiness Dayβ means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
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βCapital Lease Obligationβ means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
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βCapital Stockβ means (i) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; (ii) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; (iii) in the case of
a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and (iv) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
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βCash Equivalentsβ means (i) United States dollars; (ii) (a) pounds sterling, euros or any national currency of any participating member state of the European Economic and Monetary Union; or (b) such local currencies held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
from time to time in the ordinary course of business; (iii) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition; (iv) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date
of acquisition, bankersβ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic or foreign commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $500 million in the case of U.S. banks and $100 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks; (v) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (iii) and (iv) entered into with any financial institution meeting
the qualifications specified in clause (iv) above; (vi)Β money market instruments, commercial paper or other short-term obligations rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poorβs Ratings Services or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxxβx Investor Services, Inc. (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of another nationally recognized rating agency); (vii) investments in money market funds subject to the risk limiting conditions
of Rule 2a-7 or any successor rule of the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
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and (viii) investment funds investing 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (vii) above.
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βChange of Controlβ means the occurrence of any of the following:Β Β (i) the sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any βpersonβ (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than a Principal or a Related Party of a Principal; (ii) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (iii) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any βpersonβ (as defined above), other than the Principals and their Related Parties,
becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the Voting Stock of the Company or the Parent Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; (iv) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company or the Parent Company are not Continuing Directors; or (v) the Company or the Parent Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company or the Parent Company,
in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or the Parent Company is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Company or the Parent Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving
or transferee Person immediately after giving effect to such issuance.
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βCollateralβ means all of the assets of the Company and the Domestic Guarantors, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted (or purported to be granted) as security for any Second Lien Obligations (including proceeds and products thereof).
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βCollateral Agentβ means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Security Documents, together with its successors.
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βCompanyβ means Cenveo Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any and all successors thereto.
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βConsolidated Cash Flowβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus:Β Β (i) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss realized in connection with an Asset Sale, to the
extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus (ii) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus (iii)Β consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized (including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original
issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankersβ acceptance financings, and net payments, if any, pursuant to Hedging Obligations), to
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the extent that any such expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus (iv) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles) and other non-cash expenses, including stock-based compensation provision and loss on early extinguishment of debt, of such Person and its Subsidiaries for
such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus (v) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than items that were accrued in the ordinary course of business, in each case on a consolidated basis.
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Notwithstanding the preceding, the provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation and amortization and other non-cash charges of, a Subsidiary of the Company shall be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company only to the extent that a corresponding amount would be permitted
at the date of determination to be dividended to the Company by such Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders.
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βConsolidated Net Incomeβ means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, provided that:Β Β (i)
the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary thereof; (ii) the Net Income of any Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary
of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders; (iii) the Net Income of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests transaction for any period prior to the date of such acquisition shall
be excluded; (iv) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be excluded, whether or not distributed to the specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries; (v) any write-downs with respect to, or losses on dispositions of, Subsidiaries and assets and all restructuring charges incurred by the Company, the Parent Company and the Subsidiaries, shall be excluded; (vi) non-recurring fees, expenses or charges (including integration charges and, without limitation, the write-off of deferred financing
fees) incurred in connection with the Offering, or any merger, acquisition or consolidation shall be excluded; and (vii) the cumulative effect of or a change in accounting principles shall be excluded.
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βConsolidated Secured Debt Ratioβ means, as of the date of determination, the ratio of (a) the Consolidated Total Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date that is secured by Liens to (b) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters ending immediately prior to such date for which internal financial statements are available. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, Guarantees or redeems any
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Indebtedness or issues or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio is being calculated but prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio is made (the βConsolidated Secured Debt Ratio Calculation Dateβ),
then the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of preferred stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period; provided, however, borrowings in the ordinary
course of business under any revolving credit agreement shall not be given pro forma effect and shall be included in the calculation of the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio only to the extent such borrowings were actually outstanding on such date of determination.
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(i) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and including any related financing transactions, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio Calculation
Date shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such reference period shall be calculated without giving effect to clause (iii) of the proviso set forth in the definition of Consolidated Net Income;
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(ii) if since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this
definition, then the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period;
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(iii) whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation and the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma calculations shall be determined in good
faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company and shall comply with the requirements of Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, except that such pro forma calculations may include operating expense reductions for such period resulting from such transaction which is being given pro forma effect that have been realized or (A) for which the steps necessary for realization have been taken (or are taken concurrently with
such transaction) or (B) with respect to any transactions, for which the steps necessary for realization are reasonably expected to be taken within the 12-month period following such transaction and, in each case, including, but not limited to, (a) reduction in personnel expenses, (b) reduction of costs related to administrative functions (c) reduction of costs related to leased or owned properties and (d) reductions from the consolidation of operations and streamlining of corporate overhead; provided that,
in either case, such adjustments are set forth in an officerβs certificate signed by the Companyβs chief
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executive officer, chief financial officer or treasurer which states (i)Β the amount of such adjustment or adjustments, (ii)Β that such adjustment or adjustments are based on the reasonable good faith beliefs of the officer executing such officerβs certificate at the time of such execution and (iii)Β that any related incurrence
of Indebtedness is permitted pursuant to this Indenture; and
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(iv) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio Calculation Date, including, but not limited to, divested operations EBITDA, shall be excluded.
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βConsolidated Total Indebtednessβ means, as at any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis consisting of Indebtedness for
borrowed money, Obligations in respect of Capital Lease Obligations and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes and similar instruments and (ii) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Stock of the Company on a consolidated basis, with the amount of such Disqualified Stock equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences and maximum fixed repurchase prices, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.Β Β For purposes hereof, the
βmaximum fixed repurchase priceβ of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were purchased on any date on which Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to the Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good
faith by the Company.Β Β Any amount of Indebtedness in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be converted to U.S. dollars based on the average exchange rate for such currency for the most recent twelve month period immediately prior to the date of determination determined in a manner consistent with that used in calculating Consolidated Cash Flow for the applicable period.
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βContinuing Directorsβ means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company or the Parent Company who:Β Β (i) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to
such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Company at the time of such nomination or election.
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βCorporate Trust Office of the Trusteeβ shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.
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βCredit Agreementβ means the Credit Agreement, dated as of JuneΒ 21, 2006, among the Company, the Parent Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative
agent, swing line lender and L/C issuer, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or otherwise Refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.
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βCredit Facilitiesβ means, with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, one or more debt facilities or commercial paper facilities (including, without limitation, indentures and the Credit Agreement), in each case with banks or other institutional lenders
or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or other asset securitizations, letters of credit or other long-term indebtedness, including any notes, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or otherwise Refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.
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βDefaultβ means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
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βDefinitive Noteβ means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the βSchedule
of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Noteβ attached thereto.
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βDepositaryβ means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and
having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.
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βDesignated Noncash Considerationβ means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to an Officersβ
Certificate setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Noncash Consideration.
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βDischarge of First Lien Obligationsβ means, subject to any reinstatement of First Lien Obligations in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement, (a)Β payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest (including interest accruing on or after the commencement
of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding at the rate provided for in the respective First Lien Document, whether or not such interest would be allowed in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding) and premium, if any, on all Indebtedness under the First Lien Documents and termination of all commitments of the First Lien Lenders to lend or otherwise extend credit under the First Lien Documents, (b)Β payment in full in cash of all other First Lien Obligations (including letter of credit reimbursement
obligations) that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal, interest and premium are paid (other than secured hedging and cash management obligations so long as arrangements satisfactory to the applicable provider shall have been made), and (c)Β termination or cash collateralization (in an amount and manner, and on terms, reasonably satisfactory to the First Lien Agent) of all letters of credit issued under the First Lien Credit Documents.
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βDisqualified Stockβ means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures
or is
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mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature.Β Β Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified
Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.08 hereof.
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βDomestic Guarantorβ means any Guarantor that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.
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βEquity Interestsβ means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
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βEquity Offeringβ means any private or underwritten public offering of common stock of the Company or the Parent Company in which the gross proceeds to the Company or the Parent Company, as applicable, are at least $50 million and, in the case of an offering by the
Parent Company, the net proceeds are contributed to the Company.
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βEvent of Lossβ means, with respect to any property or asset (tangible or intangible, real or personal) constituting Collateral, any of the following:
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(i) any loss, destruction or damage of such property or asset;
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(ii) any institution of any proceeding for the condemnation or seizure of such property or asset or for the exercise of any right of eminent domain;
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(iii) any actual condemnation, seizure or taking by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise of such property or asset, or confiscation of such property or asset or the requisition of the use of such property or asset; or
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(iv) any settlement in lieu of clauses (ii)Β or (iii)Β above.
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βExchange Actβ means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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βExisting Indebtednessβ means Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Issue Date.
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βFirst Lien Agentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
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βFirst Lien Credit Documentsβ means the Credit Agreement, each other Credit Facility (to the extent that such Credit Facility provides for or evidences First Lien Obligations), the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement or any such other Credit
Facility), and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or
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evidencing any other First Lien Obligation and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any First Lien Obligation (including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of First Lien Obligations but excluding documents governing secured hedging and cash management obligations), to the extent
such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, modified, restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise Refinanced from time to time.
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βFirst Lien Documentsβ means the First Lien Credit Documents and any and all documents governing the other First Lien Obligations (including documents related to secured hedging and cash management obligations).
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βFirst Lien Lendersβ means the βLendersβ or βHoldersβ (as the case may be) from time to time party to, and as defined in, the Credit Agreement or any other First Lien Credit Document, together with their respective successors and assigns; provided that
the term βFirst Lien Lenderβ shall in any event also include each letter of credit issuer and swing line lender under the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the βL/C Issuer,β the βSwing Line Lenderβ and any βAgentβ under (and each as defined in) the Credit Agreement.
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βFirst Lien Obligationsβ means (i)Β all Obligations under (and as defined in) the Credit Agreement and under any other document relating to the Credit Agreement, (ii)Β all Obligations under (and as defined in) any Additional Credit Facility and under any
other document relating to such Additional Credit Facility (to the extent that the Indebtedness under such Additional Credit Facility is designated by the Company as βFirst Lien Obligationsβ for purposes of this Indenture) and (iii)Β all cash management and hedging obligations secured pursuant to any First Lien Credit Document; provided that the aggregate principal amount of, without duplication, revolving credit loans, letters of credit,
term loans, other loans, notes or similar instruments (excluding, in any event, secured hedging and cash management obligations) provided for under the Credit Agreement, such Additional Credit Facility or any other First Lien Credit Document (or any refinancing thereof) in excess (the βExcess Amountβ) of the Maximum First Lien Principal Indebtedness, and any interest relating to such Excess Amount, shall not constitute First Lien Obligations for purposes of this Indenture.Β Β βFirst
Lien Obligationsβ shall in any event include:Β Β (a)Β all interest accrued or accruing, or which would accrue, absent commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding (and the effect of provisions such as SectionΒ 502(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code), on or after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant First Lien Document, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed or allowable as a claim in such Insolvency
or Liquidation Proceeding, (b)Β any and all fees and expenses (including attorneysβ and/or financial consultantsβ fees and expenses) incurred by the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Secured Parties on or after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not the claim for fees and expenses is allowed or allowable under SectionΒ 502 or 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the
relief of debtors as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, and (c)Β all obligations and liabilities of each Grantor under each First Lien Document to which it is a party which, but for the automatic stay under SectionΒ 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due and payable (but in any event not including any obligations excluded pursuant to the proviso in the preceding sentence).
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βFirst Lien Secured Partiesβ has the meaning given to the term βFirst Lien Creditorsβ in the Intercreditor Agreement.
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βFixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period.Β Β In the
event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, Guarantees, repays or redeems any Indebtedness or issues or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the βFixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Dateβ), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro
forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of preferred stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period; provided, however, borrowings in the ordinary course of business under any revolving credit agreement shall not be given pro
forma effect and shall be included in the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio only to the extent such borrowings were actually outstanding during the applicable four-quarter reference period.
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In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:Β Β (i)Β acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and including any related financing transactions, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to
such reference period and on or prior to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such reference period shall be calculated without giving effect to clause (iii) of the proviso set forth in the definition of Consolidated Net Income; (ii) if since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period; (iii) whenever pro
forma effect is to be given to an Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation and the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma calculations shall be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company and shall comply with the requirements of Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, except that such pro forma calculations may include operating expense reductions
for such period resulting from such transaction which is being given pro forma effect that have been realized or (A) for which the steps necessary for realization have been taken (or are taken concurrently with such transaction) or (B) with respect to any transactions, for which the steps necessary for realization are reasonably expected to be taken within the 12-month period following such transaction and, in each case, including, but not limited to, (a) reduction in personnel expenses, (b) reduction of costs
related to administrative functions (c) reduction of costs related to leased or owned properties and (d) reductions from the consolidation of operations and streamlining of corporate overhead; provided that, in either case, such adjustments are set forth in an officerβs certificate signed by the Companyβs chief executive officer, chief financial officer or treasurer which states
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(1)Β the amount of such adjustment or adjustments, (2)Β that such adjustment or adjustments are based on the reasonable good faith beliefs of the officer executing such officerβs certificate at the time of such execution and (3)Β that any related incurrence of Indebtedness is permitted pursuant to this Indenture; (iv) if
any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness); (v) interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined
by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP; (vi) interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period, and interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a
factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Company may designate; (vii) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date, shall be excluded; and (viii) the Fixed Charges attributable
to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date, shall be excluded.
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βFixed Chargesβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:Β Β (i) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation,
amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts, and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankersβ acceptance financings, and net payments, if any, pursuant to Hedging Obligations; plus (ii)Β the consolidated interest
expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus (iii) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus (iv) cash dividend payments on any series of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
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βGAAPβ means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect from time to time.
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βGlobal Note Legendβ means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
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βGlobal Notesβ means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b) or 2.06(d) hereof.
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βGovernment Securitiesβ means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged.
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βGrantorβ means the Company, the Parent Company and each other Domestic Guarantor that has executed and delivered, or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver, a Security Document.
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βGuaranteeβ means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement
agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
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βGuarantorsβ means each of:Β Β (i) the Parent Company, (ii) each Subsidiary Guarantor and (iii) any other Subsidiary that executes a Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns.
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βHedging Obligationsβ means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under:Β Β (i) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements; (ii) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect
such Person against fluctuations in interest rates or the value of foreign currencies purchased or received by such Person in the ordinary course of business; and (iii)Β any commodity futures or option contract or similar commodity hedging contract designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in commodity prices.
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βHolderβ means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrarβs books.
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βIndebtednessβ means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, in respect of:Β Β (i) borrowed money; (ii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement
agreements in respect thereof); (iii) bankerβs acceptances; (iv) representing Capital Lease Obligations; (v)Β the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; or (vi) representing any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance
with GAAP.Β Β In addition, the term βIndebtednessβ includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by such Person of any indebtedness of any other Person. In addition, in the event that the Company obtains any incrementalΒ revolving credit commitments underΒ theΒ Credit Agreement after the Issue Date, 100% of such
commitments shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness
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solely for purposes of Section 4.09(a) and clause (i)Β of the definition of βPermitted Liensβ, and any borrowings, repayments and reborrowings at any time under such incrementalΒ revolving credit commitments shall not be deemed a new incurrence of Indebtedness.
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The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be:Β Β (i) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; and (ii) the principal amount thereof, together with any interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness.
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βIndentureβ means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
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βIndirect Participantβ means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.
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βInitial Purchasersβ means Banc of America Securities LLC, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, RBS Securities Inc., Capital One Southcoast, Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Sterne, Agee & Xxxxx, Inc. and CJS Securities, Inc.
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βInsolvency or Liquidation Proceedingβ means (a)Β any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Company or any Guarantor, (b)Β any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization or bankruptcy case
or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to the Company or any Guarantor or with respect to a material portion of its respective assets, (c)Β any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding-up of the Company or any Guarantor, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy or (d)Β any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of the Company
or any Guarantor.
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βInstitutional Accredited Investorβ means an institution that is an βaccredited investorβ as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act.
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βIntercompany Notesβ means the intercompany notes issued by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that are not Guarantors in favor of the Company or a Guarantor to evidence advances by the Company or such Guarantor, in each case, in the form attached as ExhibitΒ F
to this Indenture.
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βIntercreditor Agreementβ means that certain Intercreditor Agreement to be dated as of the Issue Date among the Company, the Domestic Guarantors, the First Lien Agent, the Collateral Agent and Bank of America, N.A., as control agent.
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βInvestmentsβ means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of direct or indirect loans (including guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding
commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP excluding Hedging Obligations.Β Β If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of
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any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Equity Interests
of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 4.08 hereof.Β Β The acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Investment held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph
of Section 4.08 of this Indenture.
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βIssue Dateβ means February 5, 2010, the date of initial issuance of the Notes.
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βLegal Holidayβ means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.Β Β If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at
a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.
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βLienβ means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
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βMaximum First Lien Principal Indebtednessβ means Indebtedness, including letters of credit, under the First Lien Credit Documents (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Grantors thereunder)
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of Indebtedness permitted under clause (i) of the definition of βPermitted Liensβ (as set forth in this Indenture as in effect on the Issue Date).Β Β For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this definition, (a) any additional Indebtedness under the First Lien Credit Documents permitted under this Indenture as in effect on the Issue Date shall be deemed to include 100% of any increase in revolving commitments under the First
Lien Credit Documents after the Issue Date, whether or not the full amount of such commitments is borrowed on the effective date of such increase or borrowed, repaid and/or reborrowed at any time thereafter, so long as such increase was permitted under this Indenture as of the effective date of such increase, and (b) secured hedging obligations and cash management obligations shall not be considered Indebtedness under the First Lien Credit Documents.
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βMortgaged Propertyβ means (a)Β each Real Property identified on Schedule 13Β to the Security Agreement, and (b)Β each Real Property,
if any, acquired by the Company or any other Grantor following the Issue Date, in each case, if and to the extent (and only if and to the extent) that such Real Property referred to in the foregoing clause (a) or (b) is or becomes subject to a Mortgage securing the First Lien Obligations.
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βNet Incomeβ means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however:
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(i) any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with: (a) any Asset Sale; or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
and
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(ii) any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary or nonrecurring gain or loss.
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βNet Loss Proceedsβ means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any Guarantor in respect of any Event of Loss, including, without limitation, insurance proceeds (other than business interruption insurance proceeds), condemnation awards or damages
awarded by any judgment, net of the direct cost in recovery of such Net Loss Proceeds (including, without limitation, legal, accounting, appraisal and insurance adjuster fees and any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Collateral Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Event of Loss (other than any Lien which does not rank prior to the Second Priority Liens), and any taxes paid or payable
as a result thereof.
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βNet Proceedsβ means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received
in any Asset Sale), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, in each case after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject
of such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.
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βNon-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaryβ means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor.
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βNon-Recourse Debtβ means Indebtedness:Β Β (i) as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly
or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender; and (ii) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than the Notes) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior
to its stated maturity.
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βNon-U.S. Personβ means a person who is not a U.S. Person.
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βNorth American Subsidiaryβ means a Restricted Subsidiary formed under the laws of a state of the United States (including the District of Columbia), or under the laws of a province of Canada, that has a principal place of business within the United States, or Canada,
as applicable.
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βNote Custodianβ means the Trustee, as custodian for DTC or any successor Depositary with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.
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βNote Guaranteeβ means, individually and collectively, the guarantees given by the Guarantors pursuant to Article 10 hereof, including a notation in the Notes substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
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βNotesβ has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture.
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βObligationsβ means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
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βOfferingβ means the sale of the Notes.
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βOfficerβ means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President
of such Person, or any Guarantor, as applicable.
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βOfficersβ Certificateβ means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers, except as otherwise provided herein, of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting
officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof.
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βOpinion of Counselβ means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof.Β Β The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company (or any Guarantor, if applicable).
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βParent Companyβ means Cenveo, Inc., a Colorado corporation.
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βParticipantβ means, with respect to DTC, a Person who has an account with DTC.
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βPermitted Additional Pari Passu Obligationsβ means obligations under any Additional Notes or other Indebtedness secured by the Second Priority Liens that is in each case permitted by this Indenture; provided that
(i)Β the representative of the holders of such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations executes a joinder agreement to the Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case in the form attached thereto, agreeing to be bound thereby and (ii)Β the Company has designated such Indebtedness as βPermitted Additional Pari Passu Obligationsβ under the Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement.
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βPermitted Businessesβ means the printing business generally including the business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date and any other business or businesses ancillary, complementary or related thereto.
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βPermitted Collateral Liensβ means:
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(i) Liens securing the Notes outstanding on the Issue Date, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to such Notes, the Note Guarantees relating thereto and any Obligations with respect to such Notes, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and Note Guarantees;
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(ii) Liens securing Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Indenture which Liens are granted pursuant to the provisions of the Security Documents;
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(iii) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens specified in clause (i)Β or (ii)Β above);
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(iv) Liens described in clauses (i)Β (which Liens shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (x), (xi), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi) (which Liens shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement), (xxiv), (xxvi), (xxvii), (xxviii)Β and (xxix)Β (but only with respect
to Obligations secured by Liens described in clause (i), (ii), (iv)Β and (v)Β referred to therein) of the definition of βPermitted Liensβ;
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(v)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness
and which do not individually or in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of the property affected thereby or materially impair the use of such property in the operation of the business of such Person;
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(vi) Liens on the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent relating to the Collateral Agentβs administrative expenses with respect to the Collateral; and
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(vii) other Liens permitted under SectionΒ 7.01 of the Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof).
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βPermitted Investmentsβ means, (i) any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) any Investment in Cash Equivalents; (iii)Β any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person if as a result
of such Investment:Β Β (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or (b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (iv) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section
4.07 hereof; (v) Investments existing as of the Issue Date; (vi) any acquisition of assets solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests of the Company;
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(vii)Β accounts receivable, endorsements for collection, deposits or similar Investments arising in the ordinary course of business; (viii) any Investment by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in assets of a Permitted Business or assets to be used in a Permitted Business; (ix) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement
of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments; (x) the acceptance of notes payable from and loans and advances to officers, directors and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries in payment for the purchase of Capital Stock; (xi) any other Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary
in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable (including any trade creditor or customer); or (b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; (xii) Hedging Obligations permitted under clause (vii) of Section 4.09 hereof; (xiii) guarantees of Indebtedness
permitted under Section 4.09 hereof; (xiv) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material or equipment; (xv) advances to, or guarantees of Indebtedness of, employees not in excess of $5 million outstanding at any one time, in the aggregate; (xvi) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; (xvii) advances, loans or extensions
of trade credit in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (xviii) any other investment in any Person having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (xviii) since the Issue Date and existing at the time such Investment was made, did not exceed $50 million.
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βPermitted Liensβ means (i) Liens incurred to secure Obligations in respect of any Indebtedness under Credit Facilities not to exceed the greater of (a) the amount permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(1) hereof and (b) an amount such that at the time
of incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio would be no greater than 3.75 to 1.0 (provided, that in the event the Company obtains any incremental revolving credit commitments underΒ theΒ Credit Agreement, all Liens securing such commitments shall, for purposes of this clauseΒ (i), be deemed to be incurred pursuant to this clause (b)Β at
the time of obtaining such commitments regardless of when any borrowings, repayments or reborrowings under such commitments are made); provided that such Liens under this clause (i)Β are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement; (ii) Liens incurred to secure Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations so long as, at the time of incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto,
the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio would be no greater than 3.75 to 1.0; provided that such Liens are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement; (iii) Liens in favor of the Company or the Guarantors; (iv) Liens when the Notes are secured by such Lien on an equal and ratable basis unless the Obligation secured by any such Lien is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes, in which case the Lien securing such Obligation must be
subordinate and junior to the Lien securing the Notes with the same or lesser relative priority as such Obligation shall have with respect to the Notes; (v) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such
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Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person acquired or merged into or consolidated with the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary; (vi)Β Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition; (vii) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (viii) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by Section 4.09 (b)(iv) hereof; (ix) Liens existing on the Issue Date;
(x) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded, provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor; (xi)Β Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workersβ compensation,
unemployment insurance and other types of social security, old age pension or public liability obligations or to secure the payment or performance of bids, tenders, statutory or regulatory obligations, surety, stay, or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (xii) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the business
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (xiii)Β purchase money liens (including extensions and renewals thereof); (xiv) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit which encumber only documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and the products and proceeds thereof; (xv)Β judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default; (xvi) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or
warranty requirements; (xvii) Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods; (xviii) any interest or title of a lessor in property subject to any Capital Lease Obligation or operating lease; (xix) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, if such reserve
or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made in respect thereof; (xx) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Personβs obligations in respect of bankersβ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment, or storage of such inventory or other goods; (xxi) Liens securing Hedging Obligations that are otherwise permitted under this Indenture; provided that
such Liens are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement; (xxii) leases or subleases granted to others that do not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (xxiii) Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding leases; (xxiv)Β Liens in favor of collecting or payor banks having a right of setoff, revocation, refund or chargeback with respect to money or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary on deposit
with or in possession of such bank; (xxv) Liens to secure Non-Recourse Debt; (xxvi)Β Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business; (xxvii) Liens (a) of a collection bank arising under the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (b) encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity
trading accounts or other
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commodity or brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (c) in favor of banking institutions arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry; (xxviii) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call
arrangements) with respect to capital stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture of similar agreement; (xxix) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (or successive Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness) which refinances as a whole, or in part, any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (v), (vi), (viii), (ix) and (xiii); provided, however,
that:Β Β (A) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements to or on such property) and (B) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of:Β Β (1) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness secured by Liens described under clauses (i), (ii), (v), (vi), (viii), (ix) or (xiii) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien
under this Indenture and (2)Β an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; (xxx) Liens on the Collateral granted under the Security Documents in favor of the Collateral Agent to secure the Notes (other than Additional Notes) and the Note Guarantees; and (xxxi) Liens not otherwise permitted by clauses (i) through (xxx) that are incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company with respect
to obligations that do not exceed $25 million at any one time outstanding.
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βPermitted Payments to the Parent Companyβ means (i) payments to the Parent Company in an amount sufficient to permit the Parent Company to pay reasonable and necessary operating expenses and other general corporate expenses to the extent such expenses relate or
are fairly allocable to the Company and its Subsidiaries including any reasonable professional fees and expenses not in excess of $5 million in the aggregate during any consecutive 12-month period; (ii) payments to the Parent Company to enable the Parent Company to pay foreign, federal, state or local tax liabilities (βTax Paymentβ), not to exceed the amount of any tax liabilities that would be otherwise payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries to the appropriate taxing authorities if they filed
separate tax returns, to the extent that the Parent Company has an obligation to pay such tax liabilities relating to the operations, assets or capital of the Company or its Subsidiaries; provided, however that (a), notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of determining the amount of a Tax Payment that is permitted to be paid by the Company and any of its U.S. Subsidiaries in respect of their Federal
income tax liability, such payment shall be determined assuming that the Company is the parent company of an affiliated group (the βCompany Affiliated Groupβ) filing a consolidated Federal income tax return and that the Parent Company and each such U.S. Subsidiary is a member of the Company Affiliated Group and (b) any Tax Payments shall either be used by the Parent Company to pay such tax liabilities within 90 days of the Parent Companyβs receipt of such payment or refunded to the party from
whom the Parent Company received such payments; and (iii) payments to the Parent Company in an amount sufficient to permit the Parent Company to repurchase, redeem or other acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Company held by any member of the Parent Companyβs (or any of its Subsidiariesβ) management pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement or stock option agreement in effect as of the Issue Date; provided that
the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $10 million in
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any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to the next succeeding year, not to exceed an aggregate of $20 million in any calendar year).
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βPermitted Refinancing Indebtednessβ means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness of the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:Β Β (i)Β the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable), plus accrued interest on the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus the amount of reasonable expenses incurred in connection
therewith including premiums paid, if any, to the Holder thereof); (ii) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date either no earlier than the final maturity date of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded or 91 days following the maturity of the Notes, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;
(iii) if the Indebtedness (other than the Subordinated Notes) being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date no earlier than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased
or refunded; and (iv) such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded.
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βPersonβ means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or agency or political subdivision thereof (including any subdivision or ongoing business of any such
entity or substantially all of the assets of any such entity, subdivision or business).
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βPrincipalsβ means the officers and directors of the Parent Company at the Issue Date, their Affiliates (as such term is defined under the Exchange Act) and the Parent Companyβs and Companyβs Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust.
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βPrivate Placement Legendβ means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
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βQIBβ means a βqualified institutional buyerβ as defined in Rule 144A.
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βReal Propertyβ means, with respect to any Grantor, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) of such Grantor in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by such Grantor,
whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all
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general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.
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βRefinanceβ means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, amend, modify, supplement, restructure, replace, refund or repay, or to issue other Indebtedness, in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness.Β Β βRefinancedβ
and βRefinancingβ shall have correlative meanings.
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βRegistration Rights Agreementβ means that certain agreement among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers that may require the Company to file a shelf registration statement to register resales of the Notes.
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βRegulation Sβ means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
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βRegulation S Global Noteβ means a permanent Global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
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βRelated Partyβ with respect to any Principal means (i) any controlling stockholder, 80% or more owned Subsidiary, or spouse or immediate family member (in the case of an individual) of such Principal; or (ii) any trust, corporation, partnership or other entity,
the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or Persons beneficially holding an 80% or more controlling interest of which consist of such Principal and/or such other Persons referred to in the immediately preceding clause (i).
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βResponsible Officer,β when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed
by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
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βRestricted Definitive Noteβ means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
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βRestricted Global Noteβ means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
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βRestricted Investmentβ means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
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βRestricted Periodβ means the 40-day restricted period as defined in Regulation S.
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βRestricted Subsidiaryβ of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
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βRule 144β means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
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βRule 144Aβ means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
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βRule 903β means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
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βRule 904β means Rule 904 promulgated the Securities Act.
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βSECβ means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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βSecond Lien Obligationsβ means the Indebtedness and Obligations under this Indenture and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.
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βSecond Priority Liensβ means all Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent on Collateral securing the Second Lien Obligations, including, without limitation, any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.
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βSecured Partiesβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
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βSecurities Actβ means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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βSecurity Agreementβ means that certain Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement to be dated as of the Issue Date among the Collateral Agent, the Company and the Domestic Guarantors granting, among other things, a Second Priority Lien on the Collateral subject to
Permitted Collateral Liens, in each case in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms.
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βSecurity Documentsβ means the Security Agreement, any mortgages, the Intercreditor Agreement and all of the security agreements, pledges, collateral assignments, deeds of trust, trust deeds or other instruments evidencing or creating or purporting to create any
security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, in all or any portion of the Collateral, as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
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βShelf Registration Statementβ shall have the meaning specified in the Registration Rights Agreement.
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βSignificant Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary that is, or would be, a βsignificant subsidiaryβ as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.
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βStated Maturityβ means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall
not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
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βSubordinated Notesβ means (i)Β the Companyβs 8-3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of JuneΒ 15, 2004, among the Company (as successor to Cadmus Communications Corporation), the subsidiary guarantors party
thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association), as trustee, and (ii)Β the Companyβs 7-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of FebruaryΒ 4, 2004, by and among the Company (formerly known as βMail-Well I Corporationβ), the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
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βSubsidiaryβ means, with respect to any Person:Β Β (i) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote
in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and (ii) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such Person or of one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof).
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βSubsidiary Guarantorβ means any Restricted Subsidiary that shall have guaranteed, pursuant to this Indenture or a supplemental indenture and the requirements therefor set forth in this Indenture, the payment of all principal of, and interest and premium, if any,
on the Notes and all other amounts payable under the Notes or this Indenture.
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βTax Paymentβ means any payment of foreign, federal, state or local tax liabilities.
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βTIAβ means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, except as provided in Section 9.03 hereof.
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βTreasury Rateβ means, as obtained by the Company, with respect to the Notes, as of the applicable redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most
recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to such redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to February 1, 2014; provided, however, that if the period from such redemption date
to February 1, 2014 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
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βTrusteeβ means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
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βUnrestricted Definitive Noteβ means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
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βUnrestricted Global Noteβ means a permanent global Note in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the βSchedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Noteβ attached thereto, and that is deposited with or
on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing a series of Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend.
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βUnrestricted Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a board resolution, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:Β Β (i) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse
Debt; (ii) is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company; (iii) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect
obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Personβs financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and (iv) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
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Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the board resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officersβ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by
Section 4.08 hereof.Β Β If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.09 hereof, the Company shall be in default of such
covenant.Β Β The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation shall only be permitted if (i) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.09 hereof, calculated on
a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period; and (ii) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
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βU.S. Personβ means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.
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βVoting Stockβ of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
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βWeighted Average Life to Maturityβ means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:Β Β (i) the sum of the products of (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other
required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, and (b) the number of years
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(calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
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βWholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaryβ of any Person means a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directorsβ qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person and/or
by one or more Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person.
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βWholly Owned Subsidiaryβ of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directorsβ qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly
Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
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Other Definitions. |
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Term |
Defined in
Β Β Section |
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βAffiliate Transactionβ |
4.12 |
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βCalculation Dateβ |
1.01 |
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βChange of Control Offerβ |
4.06 |
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βChange of Control Paymentβ |
4.06 |
Β |
βChange of Control Payment Dateβ |
4.06 |
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βCompany Affiliated Groupβ |
1.01 |
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βConsolidated Secured Debt Ratio Calculation Dateβ |
1.01 |
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βCovenant Defeasanceβ |
8.03 |
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βDTCβ |
2.03 |
Β |
βEvent of Defaultβ |
6.01 |
Β |
βFinal Offering Memorandumβ |
9.01 |
Β |
βFixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Dateβ |
1.01 |
Β |
βincurβ |
4.09 |
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βLegal Defeasanceβ |
8.02 |
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βMortgageβ |
4.21 |
Β |
βOfferβ |
3.09 |
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βOffer Amountβ |
3.09 |
Β |
βOffer Periodβ |
3.09 |
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βOther Debtβ |
4.07 |
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βPaying Agentβ |
2.03 |
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βPayment Defaultβ |
6.01 |
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βPermitted Debtβ |
4.09 |
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βPurchase Dateβ |
3.09 |
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βRegistrarβ |
2.03 |
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βRestricted Paymentsβ |
4.08 |
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βSubject Propertyβ |
4.19 |
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by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
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The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
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βindenture securitiesβ means the Notes and the Note Guarantees;
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βindenture security Holderβ means a Holder of a Note;
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βindenture to be qualifiedβ means this Indenture;
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βindenture trusteeβ or βinstitutional trusteeβ means the Trustee;
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βobligorβ on the Notes means the Company or any Guarantor and any successor obligor upon the Notes.
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All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.
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Rules of Construction. |
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(i) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
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(ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
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(iii) βorβ is not exclusive;
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(iv) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
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(v) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
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(vi) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time; and
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(vii) for the avoidance of doubt, any references to βinterestβ shall include any Additional Interest that may be payable.
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THE NOTES
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Form and Dating. |
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The Notes and the Trusteeβs certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.Β Β The notation on each Note relating to the Note Guarantees shall be substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit D, which is a part of this Indenture.Β Β The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements
required by law, stock exchange rule or usage.Β Β Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.Β Β The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.
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The terms and provisions contained in the Notes (including the Note Guarantees) shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors, and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.Β Β However,
to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
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Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend and the βSchedule of Exchanges in the Global Noteβ attached thereto).Β Β Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note
Legend and without the βSchedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Noteβ attached thereto).Β Β Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and
redemptions.Β Β Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.
Two Officers shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.Β Β The Companyβs seal shall be reproduced on the Notes and may be in facsimile form.
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If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
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A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.Β Β The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
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The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers, authenticate Notes, with the Note Guarantees endorsed thereon, for original issue up to the
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aggregate principal amount stated in paragraph 4 of the Notes.Β Β The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed such amount except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.Β Β The aggregate principal amount of the Notes that may be issued under this Indenture is unlimited.
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The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes.Β Β An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so.Β Β Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.Β Β An authenticating agent has
the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.
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Registrar and Paying Agent. |
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The Company and the Guarantors shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (βRegistrarβ) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (βPaying Agentβ).Β Β The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer
and exchange.Β Β The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents.Β Β The term βRegistrarβ includes any co-registrar and the term βPaying Agentβ includes any additional paying agent.Β Β The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder.Β Β The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture.Β Β The Trustee will
initially act as Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes.Β Β The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders of the Notes, or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Parent Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.Β Β If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.Β Β The Company or any of the Guarantors may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
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The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (βDTCβ) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.
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The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Note Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
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Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. |
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The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company or
the Guarantors in making any such payment.Β Β While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee.Β Β The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee.Β Β Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Guarantor) shall have no further liability for the money.Β Β If the Company or a Guarantor acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and
hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent.Β Β Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
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Holder Lists. |
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The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a).Β Β If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company and/or the Guarantors shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business
Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company and the Guarantors shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a).
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Transfer and Exchange. |
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(a)Β Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes.Β Β A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee
of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.Β Β All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee written notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor
Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or (ii) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee.Β Β Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, and upon the surrender by the Depositary of the Global Notes, Definitive Notes (accompanied by a notation of the Note
Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee.Β Β Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.11 hereof.Β Β Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to Section 2.07 or 2.11 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note.Β Β A Global Note
may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c) hereof.
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(b)Β Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes.Β Β The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected
through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures.Β Β Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act.Β Β Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs as
applicable:
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(i)Β Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note.Β Β Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be
transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend;
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provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an initial purchaser in a resale pursuant to Rule 144A).Β Β Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted
Global Note may be transferred only to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note.Β Β No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).
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(ii)Β All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes.Β Β In connection with all transfers and exchanges
of beneficial interests in a Global Note other than a transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Global Note, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another
Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (ii) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred
or exchanged and (ii) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (i) above.Β Β Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global
Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof.
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(iii)Β Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note.Β Β A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global
Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of clause (ii) above and the Registrar receives the following:
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(A)Β if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof; and
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(B)Β if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (2) thereof.
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(iv)Β Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global Note.Β Β A
beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest
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in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of clause (ii) above and:
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(A)Β [Reserved]
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(B)Β any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
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(C)Β [Reserved]; or
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(D)Β the Registrar receives the following:
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(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof;
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(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)
thereof; and
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(iii) in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
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If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes (accompanied by a notation
of the Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above.
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Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
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(c)Β Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.
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(i)Β If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial
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interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
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(A)Β if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit
C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
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(B)Β if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (1) thereof;
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(C)Β if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
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(D)Β if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate
to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
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(E)Β if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed
in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;
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(F)Β if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b)
thereof; or
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(G)Β if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
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the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note (accompanied by a notation of the Note Guarantees duly
endorsed by the Guarantors) in the appropriate principal amount.Β Β Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant.Β Β The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes
to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.Β Β Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a
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beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.
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(ii)Β [Reserved].
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(iii)Β Notwithstanding Section 2.06(c)(i) hereof, a holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer
such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:
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(A)Β [Reserved];
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(B)Β any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
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(C)Β [Reserved]; or
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(D)Β the Registrar receives the following:
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(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof;
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(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (4) thereof; and
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in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance
with the Securities Act.
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(iv)Β If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note (accompanied by a notation of the Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) in the
appropriate principal amount.Β Β Any Definitive Note issued in exchange
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for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant.Β Β The Trustee shall
deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.Β Β Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.Β Β A beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
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(d)Β Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.
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(i)Β If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
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(A)Β if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
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(B)Β if such Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (1) thereof;
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(C)Β if such Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth
in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
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(D)Β if such Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate
to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(A) thereof;
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(E)Β if such Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed
in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;
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(F)Β if such Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(B) thereof;
or
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(G)Β if such Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(C) thereof, the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note.
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(ii)Β A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if:
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(A)Β [Reserved];
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(B)Β any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
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(C)Β [Reserved]; or
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(D)Β the Registrar receives the following:
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(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof;
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(ii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (4) thereof; and
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(iii)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and
in the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, and such Definitive Notes are being exchanged or transferred in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States.
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Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
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(iii)Β A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a
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Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time.Β Β Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted
Global Notes.
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If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee
shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes (accompanied by a notation of the Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above.
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(e)Β Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes.Β Β Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holderβs compliance with the provisions
of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes.Β Β Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by his attorney, duly authorized in writing.Β Β In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications,
documents and information, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06(e).
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(i)Β Restricted Definitive Notes may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof if the Registrar receives the following:
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(A)Β if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(1) thereof;
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(B)Β if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (2) thereof; and
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(C)Β if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
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(ii)Β Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note if:
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(A)Β [Reserved];
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(B)Β any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
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(C)Β [Reserved]; or
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(D)Β the Registrar receives the following:
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(i) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof;
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(ii) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and
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(iii) in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act, and such Restricted Definitive Note is being exchanged or transferred in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States.
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(iii)Β A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.Β Β Upon receipt of a request
for such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.Β Β Unrestricted Definitive Notes cannot be exchanged for or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note.
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(f)Β [Reserved]
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(g)Β Legends.Β Β The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise
in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
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(i)Β Private Placement Legend.
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(A)Β Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially
the following form:
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βTHE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE βSECURITIES ACTβ) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A) (1) TO A PERSON WHO THE
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SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (2) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION COMPLYING WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION
S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (3) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE), (4) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (5) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED ON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS) AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.β
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(B)Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(iv), (c)(iii), (c)(iv), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii) or (e)(iii) of this Section 2.06 (and all
Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.
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(ii)Β Global Note Legend.Β Β Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
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βTHIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06
OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.β
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(h)Β Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes.Β Β At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes
or a
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particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof.Β Β At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred
to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest
in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such increase.
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(i)Β General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
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(i)Β To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes (in each case, accompanied by a notation of the
Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) upon the Companyβs order or at the Registrarβs request.
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(ii)Β No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.06, 4.07, 4.19 and 9.05 hereof).
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(iii)Β The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part.
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(iv)Β All Global Notes and Definitive Notes (in each case, accompanied by a notation of the Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of
Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
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(v)Β The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of notice
of redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
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(vi)Β Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute
owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
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(vii)Β The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes (in each case, accompanied by a notation of the Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) in accordance with the provisions
of Section 2.02 hereof.
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(viii)Β All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
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(ix)Β Each Holder of a Note agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holderβs Note in violation
of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States federal or state securities law.
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(x)Β The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect
to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
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Replacement Notes. |
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If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, or the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon the written order of the Company signed by two Officers of the Company, shall authenticate a replacement Note (accompanied by
a notation of the Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) if the Trusteeβs requirements are met.Β Β An indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced.Β Β The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
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Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and the Guarantors and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
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SECTION 2.08.Β Β |
Outstanding Notes. |
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The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the
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interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as not outstanding.Β Β Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.
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If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
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If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
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If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.
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SECTION 2.09.Β Β |
Treasury Notes. |
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In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, by any Guarantor or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Guarantor, shall be considered
as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
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Temporary Notes. |
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Until Definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes (accompanied by a notation of the Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers of the Company.Β Β Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form
of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.Β Β Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes (accompanied by a notation of the Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) in exchange for temporary Notes.
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Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.
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Cancellation. |
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The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation.Β Β The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment.Β Β The Trustee and no one else shall, in accordance with its customary procedures, cancel all Notes surrendered
for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall confirm in writing to the Company
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which Notes have been cancelled by the Trustee.Β Β The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
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Defaulted Interest. |
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If either the Company or any Guarantor defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it or they (to the extent of their obligations under the Note Guarantees) shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special
record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.Β Β The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment.Β Β The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date, provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest.Β Β At least 15 days
before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.
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CUSIP Numbers. |
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The Company in issuing the Notes may use βCUSIPβ numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use βCUSIPβ numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed
on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.Β Β The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the βCUSIPβ numbers.
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The Company shall be entitled, without the consent of the Holders, to issue Additional Notes under this Indenture in an unlimited principal amount which shall have substantially identical terms as the Notes, other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue price, amount of interest payable on the first payment date applicable thereto
or upon a registration default as provided under a registration rights agreement related thereto and, terms of optional redemption, if any; provided that such issuance is not prohibited by SectionΒ 4.09 or 4.10.Β Β The Notes and any Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture.
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With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in a resolution of its Board of Directors (or a duly appointed committee thereof) and in an Officersβ Certificate, a copy of each of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:
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(1) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture;
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(2) the issue price and the issue date of such Additional Notes and the amount of interest payable on the first payment date applicable thereto; and
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(3) whether such Additional Notes shall be transfer restricted securities or shall be registered securities.
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REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
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Notices to Trustee. |
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If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 35 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officersβ Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii)
the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.Β Β Such notice shall be given at least 45 days prior to the redemption date in the event the Company desires that the Trustee give notice of redemption to the holders of the Notes as more particularly set forth in SectionΒ 3.03.
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Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed. |
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If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select Notes for redemption on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate (subject to the rules and procedures of DTC).
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No Notes of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part.Β Β Notices of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address.Β Β Notices of redemption may not be conditional.
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If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.Β Β A new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original
Note.Β Β Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption.Β Β On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of them called for redemption.
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Notice of Redemption. |
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Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.
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The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP numbers) and shall state:
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(a)Β the redemption date;
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(b)Β the redemption price;
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(c)Β if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed
portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
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(d)Β the name and address of the Paying Agent;
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(e)Β that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
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(f)Β that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;
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(g)Β the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
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(h)Β that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
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At the Companyβs request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Companyβs name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date, an Officersβ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth
the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph and containing a copy of the text of the notice to the Holders.
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Effect of Notice of Redemption. |
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Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price.Β Β A notice of redemption may not be conditional.
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Deposit of Redemption Price. |
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One Business Day prior to the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date.Β Β The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee
or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed.
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If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption.Β Β If a Note is redeemed on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and
unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date.Β Β If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided
in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.
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Notes Redeemed in Part. |
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Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the Companyβs written request, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note (accompanied by a notation of the Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the Guarantors) equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion
of the Note surrendered.
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Optional Redemption. |
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(a)Β The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time prior to February 1, 2014, at the option of the Company upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 daysβ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holderβs
registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but not including, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
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(b)Β Except as set forth in clauses (a), (c) and (d) of this Section 3.07, the Company shall not have the option to redeem the Notes pursuant to this Section 3.07 prior to February 1, 2014.Β Β Thereafter, the Company may redeem
all or a part of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 daysβ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on February 1 of the years indicated below:
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PERCENTAGE |
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2014Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
104.438% |
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2015Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
102.219% |
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2016 and thereafterΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β |
100.000% |
(c)Β Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 3.07, at any time prior to February 1, 2013, the Company may at its option on any one or more occasions redeem the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) in
an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) originally issued at a redemption price of 108.875% of the principal amount
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thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; provided that:
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(i)Β at least 65% of such aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) originally issued remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (other
than Notes held directly or indirectly by the Parent Company, the Company and its Affiliates); and
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(ii)Β each such redemption must occur within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering.
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(d)Β Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 3.07, prior to February 1, 2014, the Company may at its option redeem up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding on the Issue Date
in any 12-month period, in connection with up to two redemptions in such 12-month period, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 daysβ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holderβs registered address, at a redemption price of 103% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
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(e)Β Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
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Mandatory Redemption. |
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Except as set forth under Sections 4.06, 4.07 and 4.19 hereof, the Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes.
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Offer to Purchase by Application of Net Proceeds. |
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In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.07 or 4.19 hereof, the Company shall be required to commence an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes (an βOfferβ), it shall follow the procedures specified below.
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The Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement and no longer, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the βOffer Periodβ).Β Β Promptly after the termination of the Offer Period (the βPurchase Dateβ), the Company shall purchase the principal
amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.07 or 4.19, as the case may be, hereof (the βOffer Amountβ) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered in response to the Offer.Β Β Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.
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If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the
Offer.
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Upon the commencement of an Offer, the Company shall send, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee.Β Β The notice shall
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contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Offer.Β Β The Offer shall be made to all Holders.Β Β The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Offer, shall state:
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(a)Β that the Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.07 or 4.19, as the case may be, hereof and the length of time the Offer shall remain open;
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(b)Β the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date and, if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is required to and does make an offer to holders of Other Debt as contemplated by clause
(c) of the second paragraph of SectionΒ 4.07 or clause (c) of Section 4.19, as the case may be, the notice shall state that fact, that the Offer Amount will be reduced by the amount of Other Debt or Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, as applicable, required to be purchased pursuant to such other offer, and that the amount of such reduction will not be known until the expiration of such other offer, which shall not be later than the expiration of the Offer Period;
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(c)Β that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrete or accrue interest;
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(d)Β that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer shall cease to accrete or accrue interest after the Purchase Date;
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(e)Β that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Offer may only elect to have all of such Note purchased and may not elect to have only a portion of such Note purchased;
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(f)Β that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled βOption of Holder to Elect Purchaseβ on the reverse
of the Note completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date;
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(g)Β that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a
facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;
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(h)Β that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments
as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of $2,000, or $1,000 integral multiples thereof, shall be purchased); and
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(i)Β that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes (accompanied by a notation of the Note Guarantees duly endorsed by the
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Guarantors) equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).
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On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered, and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officersβ
Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.09.Β Β The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note (in each case, accompanied by a notation of the Note Guarantees duly
endorsed by the Guarantors), and the Trustee, upon written request from the Company shall authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered.Β Β Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof.Β Β The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Offer on the Purchase Date.
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Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
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Other Acquisitions of Notes. |
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Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, the Company may acquire Notes by means other than a redemption, whether pursuant to an issuer tender offer, open market purchase or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of this Indenture.
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COVENANTS
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Payment of Notes. |
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The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes.Β Β Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or any Guarantor thereof, holds as of 10:00
a.m.Β Β Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.Β Β The Company shall pay all Additional Interest, if any, in the same manner on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
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The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy
Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.
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Maintenance of Office or Agency. |
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The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York (or for so long as Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, is the Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee), an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company or the Guarantors in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served.Β Β The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.Β Β If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices
and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
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The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain
an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York (or for so long as Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, is the Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee) for such purposes.Β Β The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in location of any such other office or agency.
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The Company hereby designates the office of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, Corporate Trust Services, MAC N9311-110, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03.
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SECTION 4.03.Β Β |
Compliance Certificate. |
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(a)Β The Company and the Guarantors shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, an Officersβ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding
fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture and the Note Guarantees, respectively, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained
in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).
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(b)Β So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the year-end financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.18(a) shall be accompanied by a written statement
of the Companyβs independent public accountants (who shall be a firm of established national reputation) that in
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making the examination necessary for certification of such financial statements, nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of Article 4 or Article 5 hereof or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being understood
that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.
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(c)Β Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer of the Company or any Guarantor becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officersβ
Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
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SECTION 4.04.Β Β |
Taxes. |
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The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.
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SECTION 4.05.Β Β |
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. |
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Each of the Company and the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the
performance of this Indenture; and each of the Company and the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
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Change of Control. |
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(a)Β If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or a $1,000 integral multiple thereof; provided
however that no Note will be purchased in part if such Note would have a remaining principal amount of less than $2,000) of that Holderβs Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the βChange of Control Offerβ).Β Β In the Change of Control Offer, the Company will offer a βChange of Control Paymentβ in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase.Β Β Within
30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase such Holderβs Notes on the date specified in such notice (the βChange of Control Payment Dateβ), pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice.Β Β The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws
and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and
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regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control.Β Β To the extent the provisions of any securities laws are inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture, the Company will not be deemed to have breached this covenant by complying with such laws.
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(b)Β On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
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(i)Β accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
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(ii)Β deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered; and
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(iii)Β deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officersβ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased
by the Company.
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(c)Β The Change of Control Offer shall remain open for at least 20 Business Days or for such longer period as is required by law.
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(d)Β The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail as directed in writing by the Company (or cause to be transferred
by book-entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereof.
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(e)Β The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
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(f)Β The provisions described in this Section 4.06 that require the Company to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable regardless of whether or not any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable.
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(g)Β The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth
in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
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SECTION 4.07.Β Β |
Asset Sales. |
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The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
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(a)Β the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value (as
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determined in good faith by the Company) of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and
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(b)Β at least 75% of the Net Proceeds received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents.Β Β For purposes of this provision, each of the following
shall be deemed to be cash:
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(i)Β any liabilities (as shown on the Companyβs or such Restricted Subsidiaryβs most recent balance sheet), of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities
and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary novation agreement that releases the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability;
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(ii)Β any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into
cash (to the extent of the cash received in that conversion) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale; and
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(iii)Β any Designated Noncash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Company), taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (iii) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (A) $75 million or (B) five percent (5%) of the total assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company and determined in accordance with GAAP (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being measured
at the time received without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this paragraph and for no other purpose.
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(c)Β If such Asset Sale involves the disposition of Collateral, the Company or such Subsidiary has complied with the provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents.
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Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary must apply such Net Proceeds:
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(a) to be reinvested in the business of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and to the extent that the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale constituted Collateral such replacement assets shall be required to constitute Collateral;
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(b) to permanently repay First Lien Obligations (in the case of First Lien Obligations that are revolving obligations, permanently reduce the commitments with respect thereto); or
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(c) to make an offer to purchase the Notes at 100% of principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and if applicable, (x) in the case of Net Proceeds from Collateral, to make an offer to the holders of other Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations and (y) in the case of any other Net Proceeds, to make an offer to the holders
of other Indebtedness of the Company that ranks pari passu with the Notes (the βOther Debtβ), in either case (x) and (y) that by its terms requires the Company to make an offer to purchase such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or Other Debt, as applicable, upon consummation of an Asset Sale, to purchase such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or Other Debt, as applicable, on a pro
rata basis with the Notes.
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The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to clause (c)Β above.Β Β To the extent that the provisions of any securities
laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.
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Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Company may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings.
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SECTION 4.08.Β Β |
Restricted Payments. |
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The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
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(a)Β declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Companyβs or any of its Restricted Subsidiariesβ Equity Interests (including, without limitation,
any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Companyβs or any of its Restricted Subsidiariesβ Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company);
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(b)Β purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company
or any direct or indirect parent of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than any such Equity Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company);
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(c)Β make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund,
refinance, defease or replace all or any portion of the Subordinated Notes) that is subordinated to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, except a payment of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof; or
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(d)Β make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above being collectively referred to as βRestricted Paymentsβ), unless, at
the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
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(i)Β no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;
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(ii)Β the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had
been made at the beginning of the most recently ended four-quarter period for which internal financial statements are available, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a); and
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(iii)Β such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments
permitted by clauses (iii), (v), (vii), (viii) and (ix) of the next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum, without duplication, of
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(A)Β 50% of the Consolidated Net Income (or, in each case such Consolidated Net Income is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit) of the Company since the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the
Issue Date occurs, plus
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(B)Β the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company on and after the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs from the sale of Equity Interests or any Indebtedness that
is convertible into Capital Stock and has been so converted, plus
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(C)Β the aggregate cash and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, of property and marketable securities received by the Company as capital contributions
on and after the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs, plus
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(D)Β 100% of the aggregate amount of cash and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, of property and marketable securities, in each case, received
on and after the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs by means of (A) the sale or other disposition (other than of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repayments of loan advances which constitute Restricted Investments by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) the sale (other than
to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the Capital
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Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than, in each case, to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted a Permitted Investment) or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus
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(E)Β $50 million.
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(e)Β So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the preceding provisions will not prohibit:
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(i)Β the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at said date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;
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(ii)Β the repurchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of any pari passu or subordinated Indebtedness of the Company
or any Guarantor or of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company;
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(iii)Β the redemption, repurchase, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of pari passu or subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or
any Guarantor with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
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(iv)Β the payment of any dividend by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its common Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;
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(v)Β the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any member of the Companyβs
(or any of its Subsidiariesβ) management pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement or stock option agreement in effect as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $10 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to the next succeeding year, not to exceed an aggregate of $20 million in
any calendar year);
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(vi)Β the making of any Restricted Investment, directly or indirectly, out of the net cash proceeds of substantially concurrent sales (other than to a Subsidiary) of Equity Interests of the Company;
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(vii)Β the repurchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued, or Indebtedness incurred, by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of any Person or any assets to the former owners of such Person or assets; and
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(viii)Β Permitted Payments to the Parent Company.
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(f)Β The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued
by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.Β Β The fair market value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this covenant shall be determined by the Board of Directors whose resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered to the Trustee.Β Β The Board of Directorsβ determination must be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing if
the fair market value exceeds $25 million.Β Β Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officersβ Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment is permitted and setting forth the basis upon which the calculations required by this Section 4.08, were computed, together with a copy of any fairness opinion or appraisal required by this Indenture.
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SECTION 4.09.Β Β |
Incurrence of Indebtedness. |
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(a)Β The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with
respect to (collectively, βincurβ) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt); provided, however, that the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Companyβs most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred would have been at least 2 to 1, determined on a pro forma basis (including
a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
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(b)Β Notwithstanding the prohibitions of paragraph (a) of this Section 4.09, the Company may incur of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, βPermitted Debtβ):
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(i)Β the incurrence by the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness under Credit Facilities (including amounts outstanding on the Issue Date); provided that
the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness under such Credit Facilities (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (i)) permitted by this clause (i) does not exceed $570.0 million (after giving effect to all prepayments of amounts outstanding thereunder with the proceeds of the initial issuance of the Notes), less any repayments actually made thereunder with the Net Proceeds of Asset Sales in accordance with
clause (b) of the second paragraph of Section 4.07;
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(ii)Β the incurrence by the Company and its Subsidiaries of Existing Indebtedness (excluding amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement at the Issue Date);
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(iii)Β the incurrence by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes and the Note Guarantees (other than Additional Notes);
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(iv)Β the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case,
incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (iv)) not to exceed $50 million at any time outstanding;
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(v)Β the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance or replace,
Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that is permitted by this Indenture to be incurred under the first paragraph of this Section 4.09 or clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (ix) of this paragraph;
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(vi)Β the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however,
that:
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(A)Β if the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness is owed to or held by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Indebtedness
must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor, in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor; and
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(B)Β (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary thereof
and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary thereof, shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (vi);
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(vii)Β the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations that are incurred for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk with respect to any Indebtedness that
is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be outstanding;
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(viii)Β the guarantee by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was permitted to be incurred by another provision
of this Section 4.09;
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(ix)Β the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accrued value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including
all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (ix), not to exceed $75 million;
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(x)Β the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in respect of judgment, appeal, surety, performance and other like bonds, bankers acceptances and letters of
credit provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (including any similar Indebtedness incurred to refinance, retire, renew, defease, refund or otherwise replace any Indebtedness referred to in this clause (x)); and
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(xi)Β Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries arising from agreements or their respective bylaws providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations,
or from guarantees of letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing the performance of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person acquiring all or a portion of the business or assets of a Subsidiary of the Company.
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(c)Β For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described
in paragraphs (b)(i) through (b)(xi) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 4.09, the Company shall be permitted to classify (or later reclassify in whole or in part in its sole discretion) such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09 and such Indebtedness will be treated as having been incurred pursuant to such clauses or the first paragraph hereof, as the case may be, as designated by the Company; provided, however,
that any incurrences of Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities must be first applied to clause (i) above.Β Β Accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of accreted value or liquidation preference and the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 4.09.
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Liens. |
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The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to own any Lien of any kind on or with respect to the Collateral except Permitted Collateral Liens.Β Β Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall not, and shall not permit
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to own any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness, Attributable Debt or trade payables on any asset or property now owned or hereafter acquired other than the Collateral, except Permitted Liens.
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Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. |
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(a)Β The Company shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
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(i)Β pay dividends or make any other distributions or pay Indebtedness to the Company or any of the Companyβs Restricted Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in,
or measured by, its profits, or pay any indebtedness owed to the Company or any of the Companyβs Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(ii)Β make loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or
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(iii)Β transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.
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(b)Β However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
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(i)Β agreements governing Existing Indebtedness and Credit Facilities and other contractual encumbrances or restrictions in each case as in effect on the Issue Date and any amendments, modifications,
restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements, provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the Issue Date;
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(ii)Β this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes and the Note Guarantees;
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(iii)Β applicable law;
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(iv)Β any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the
extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired, provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings,
replacements or refinancings of any such agreement or instrument, provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those contained in those agreements and instruments on the date of such acquisition;
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(v)Β purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business;
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(vi)Β any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions, loans, advances or asset transfers by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other
disposition;
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(vii)Β Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;
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(viii)Β any agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof (i) if the encumbrances and
restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Holders of the Notes than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Indenture (as determined in good faith by the Company), or (ii) if such encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes than is customary in comparable financings (as determined in good faith by the Company) and either (x) the Company determines in good faith that such encumbrance
or restriction will not materially affect the Companyβs ability to make principal or interest payments on the Notes or (y) such encumbrance or restriction applies only if a default occurs in respect of a payment or financial covenant relating to such Indebtedness;
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(ix)Β Liens securing Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 4.10 hereof that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
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(x)Β provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered
into in the ordinary course of business;
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(xi)Β in the case of clause (iii) of Section 4.11(a) hereof, encumbrances or restrictions:
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(A)Β that restrict in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is a lease, license, conveyance or contract or similar property or asset;
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(B)Β existing by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited
by this Indenture, or
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(C)Β arising or agreed to in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Indebtedness, and that do not, individually or in the aggregate, detract from the value of property or assets of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
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(xii)Β customary restrictions on such loans, advances or transfers contained in agreements governing Permitted Investments properly made in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
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SECTION 4.12.Β Β |
Transactions with Affiliates. |
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The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee
with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate (each, an βAffiliate Transactionβ), unless:
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(a)Β such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and
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(b)Β the Company delivers to the Trustee:
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(i)Β with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $15 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth
in the Officersβ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.12 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors, if any; and
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(ii)Β with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the Holders
of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.
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The following items shall not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, shall not be subject to the provisions of the prior paragraph:
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(a) any employment agreement entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the past practice of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;
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(b) indemnification agreements permitted by law entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any of its Affiliates who are directors, employees or agents of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(c) transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(d) payment of reasonable directors fees to Persons who are not otherwise Affiliates of the Company;
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(e) Restricted Payments that are permitted by Section 4.08 hereof;
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(f) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees or consultants of the Company, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and employment agreements, stock option plans and other similar arrangements with such employees or consultants which, in each case, are approved by a majority of
the disinterested directors of the Company, if any, in good faith;
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(g) the payment of reasonable and customary fees paid to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers, directors, managers, employees or consultants of the Company, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any Restricted Subsidiary;
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(h) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national or regional standing stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view;
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(i) any agreement, instrument or arrangement as in effect of the Issue Date, or any amendment thereto (so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Issue Date as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company); and
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(j) the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any shareholders agreement or its equivalent (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Issue Date and any similar agreements which
it may enter into thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of obligations under any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (j) to the extent that the terms of any such existing agreement together with all amendments thereto, taken as a whole, or new agreement are not otherwise more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material
respect than the terms of the original agreement in effect on the Issue Date as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company.
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Additional Subsidiary Guarantees. |
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If after the Issue Date the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company acquires or creates another Restricted Subsidiary (other than a special purpose financing vehicle) and such Restricted Subsidiary is a North American Subsidiary, then at such time as such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Significant Subsidiary of the Company,
that newly acquired or created Restricted Subsidiary must become a Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture satisfactory to the Trustee and deliver an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee within 10 Business Days of the date on which it was acquired or created.
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The Obligations under the Notes, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations of any Person that is or becomes a Domestic Guarantor after the Issue Date will be secured equally and ratably by a Second Priority Lien on
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the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes and the Holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.Β Β Such Domestic Guarantor shall enter into a joinder agreement to the applicable Security Documents defining the terms of the security interests that secure payment and performance
when due of the Notes and take all actions advisable in the opinion of the Company, as set forth in an Officersβ Certificate accompanied by an opinion of counsel to the Company, to cause the Second Priority Liens created by the Security Agreement to be duly perfected to the extent required by such agreement in accordance with all applicable law, including the filing of financing statements in the jurisdictions of incorporation or formation of the Company and the Domestic Guarantors.
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Limitations on Issuances of Guarantees of Indebtedness. |
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The Company shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not a Guarantor of the Notes, directly or indirectly, to Guarantee or pledge any assets to secure the payment of any other Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent Company unless such Restricted Subsidiary simultaneously executes and delivers a supplemental indenture
providing for the Guarantee of the payment of the Notes by such Restricted Subsidiary to the same extent as such Guarantee of such other Indebtedness, which Guarantee shall be senior to or pari passu with such Restricted Subsidiaryβs Guarantee of or pledge to secure such other Indebtedness.
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Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, any Note Guarantee of the Notes shall provide by its terms that it shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged under the circumstances described in Section 10.05 hereof.Β Β The form of the Guarantee of the Notes is attached as Exhibit D hereto.
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SECTION 4.15.Β Β |
Business Activities. |
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The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses.
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SECTION 4.16.Β Β |
Advances to Subsidiaries. |
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All advances to Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors made by the Company after the Issue Date will be evidenced by Intercompany Notes in favor of the Company.Β Β Each Intercompany Note will be payable upon demand and will bear interest at the same rate as the Notes.Β Β The form of Intercompany Note is attached as
ExhibitΒ F hereto.
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SECTION 4.17.Β Β |
Payments for Consent. |
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The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder of Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered
to be paid and is paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
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Reports. |
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(a)Β Whether or not required by the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Holders of Notes and the Trustee, within the time periods specified in the SECβs rules and regulations:
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(i)Β all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, if the Company were required to file such Forms, including
a βManagementβs Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operationsβ and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Companyβs certified independent accountants; and
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(ii)Β all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.
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(b)Β The quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraph shall include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, or in βManagementβs
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,β of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiary Guarantors separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the other Subsidiaries of the Company.
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(c)Β In addition, whether or not required by the SEC, the Company shall file a copy of all of the information and reports referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in
the SECβs rules and regulations (unless the SEC shall not accept such a filing) and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request. The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of Trust Indenture Act § 314(a).
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(d)Β In addition, the Company shall file with the Trustee such other information, documents and other reports which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
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(e)Β For so long as any Notes remain outstanding (unless the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act), the Company and the Guarantors shall furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective
investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
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(f)Β The foregoing reporting obligations set forth in this Section 4.18 may be satisfied by reports prepared and filed by the Parent Company on a consolidated basis under the requirements of the Exchange Act.
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Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trusteeβs receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein,
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including the Companyβs compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officersβ Certificates).
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Event of Loss. |
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Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Loss Proceeds from an Event of Loss, the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, must apply the Net Loss Proceeds:
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(a)Β to the rebuilding, repair, replacement or construction of improvements to the property affected by such Event of Loss (the βSubject
Propertyβ); provided, however, that the Company delivers to the Trustee within 120 days of such Event of Loss an Officersβ Certificate certifying that the Company has applied (or will apply after receipt of any anticipated insurance or similar proceeds) the Net Loss Proceeds in accordance with this clause (a);
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(b)Β to permanently repay First Lien Obligations (in the case of First Lien Obligations that are revolving obligations, permanently reduce the commitments with respect thereto); or
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(c)Β to make an offer to purchase the Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and if applicable, to make an offer to the holders of other Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations that by its terms requires the Company to make an offer to purchase such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations upon an Event of Loss, to purchase such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations on a pro rata basis with the Notes.
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The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to clause (3)Β above.Β Β To the extent that the provisions of any applicable
securities laws or regulations conflict with the Event of Loss provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Event of Loss provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.
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Pending the final application of any Net Loss Proceeds, the Company may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings.
The Company will, and will cause each of its existing and future Restricted Subsidiaries to, at their expense, duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly executed and delivered, such further agreements, documents and instruments and do or cause to be done such further acts as may be necessary and proper to:
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(a)Β Effectuate the purposes of this Indenture and the Security Documents;
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(b)Β evidence, perfect, maintain and enforce the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Second Priority Liens created, or intended to be created, by the Security Documents; and
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(c)Β ensure the protection and enforcement of any of the rights granted or intended to be granted to the Trustee under any other instrument executed in connection therewith.
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Post-Closing Covenant |
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(a)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture or the Security Documents, within 120 days of the Issue Date the applicable Grantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to the Collateral Agent
the following, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and the Collateral Agent and their respective counsel:
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(i)Β a mortgage or mortgage deed, assignment of leases and rents and security agreement (each, a βMortgageβ) granted by
the owner or lessee, as applicable, of each Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, encumbering each applicable Grantorβs fee or leasehold interest in such Mortgaged Property, duly executed and acknowledged by each such Grantor in form for recording in the appropriate recording office of the political subdivision where such Mortgaged Property is
situated and securing the Second Lien Obligations, together with such certificates, affidavits, questionnaires or returns as shall be required in connection with the recording or filing thereof and such financing statements and other similar statements in respect of each such Mortgage, and any other instruments necessary to grant the interests purported to be granted by each such Mortgage (and to record such Mortgage in the appropriate recording offices) under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, which Mortgage
and financing statements and other instruments shall be effective to create a valid and enforceable Second Priority Lien on such Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, subject to no Liens other than Permitted Collateral Liens (it being understood and agreed that each Mortgage shall be substantially in the form of the mortgages securing the First Lien
Obligations and executed and delivered by certain of the Grantors in July 2007, with such changes to said form as may be necessary or appropriate to cause the Mortgages to secure the Second Lien Obligations in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations and to conform to and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby and in the Final Offering Memorandum and including such
schedules and provisions as shall be necessary to conform such document to applicable local or foreign law or as shall be customary under applicable local or foreign law);
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(ii)Β with respect to each Mortgage encumbering any Mortgaged Property, a title search dated contemporaneous with the delivery of such Mortgage conducted by a
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title insurer which reflects that such Mortgaged Property is free and clear of all defects and encumbrances other than Permitted Collateral Liens (it being understood and agreed that title insurance policies, surveys and legal opinions shall not be required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 4.21; provided,
that, if requested by the Collateral Agent, the applicable Grantor will use best efforts to obtain a legal opinion covering the enforceability of such Mortgage under the local law of the jurisdiction in which such Mortgaged Property is located);
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(iii)Β to the extent not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent, policies or certificates of property insurance covering the Mortgaged Properties, and any other assets of the Grantors as required
by this Indenture and the Security Documents, which policies or certificates name the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, as additional insured and loss payee and mortgagee, as applicable and appropriate, as its interests may appear, and shall otherwise bear endorsements of the character required pursuant to this Indenture and the Security Documents;
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(iv)Β evidence ofΒ Β payment of required recording costs and taxes due in respect of the execution, delivery or recording of the Mortgages, fixture filings and related documents, and search
and examination charges, and any other amounts then due in connection therewith; and
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(v)Β such further information, certificates and documents evidencing or relating to the Mortgaged Property or required to effect the foregoing as the Initial Purchasers, the Collateral Agent or their
respective counsel may reasonably request, including, without limitation, such information, certificates and documents substantially similar in form and substance to those delivered to the First Lien Agent pursuant to the First Lien Documents, but excluding title insurance policies, surveys and legal opinions (except as set forth in the proviso to clause (ii) above).
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(b)Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture or the Security Documents, with respect to any Mortgaged Property acquired by any Grantor following the Issue Date, the applicable Grantors shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to deliver to the Collateral Agent the following, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and its counsel, within 90 days following the date of acquisition thereof:
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(i)Β a MortgageΒ Β granted by the owner or lessee, as applicable, of such Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders
of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, encumbering each applicable Grantorβs fee or leasehold interest in such Mortgaged Property, duly executed and acknowledged by each such Grantor in form for recording in the appropriate recording office of the political subdivision where such Mortgaged Property is situated and securing the Second Lien Obligations, together with such certificates, affidavits, questionnaires or returns as shall be required in connection with the
recording or filing thereof and such financing statements and other similar statements in respect of each such Mortgage, and any other instruments necessary to grant the interests purported to be granted by each such Mortgage (and to record such
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Mortgage in the appropriate recording offices) under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, which Mortgage and financing statements and other instruments shall be effective to create a valid and enforceable Second Priority Lien on such Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee
and the Holders of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, subject to no Liens other than Permitted Collateral Liens (it being understood and agreed that each Mortgage shall be substantially in the form of the mortgages securing the First Lien Obligations and executed and delivered by certain of the Grantors in July 2007, with such changes to said form as may be necessary or appropriate to cause the Mortgages to secure the Second Lien Obligations in favor of the Collateral
Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations and to conform to and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby and in the Final Offering Memorandum and including such schedules and provisions as shall be necessary to conform such document to applicable local or foreign law or as shall be customary under applicable local or foreign law);
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(ii)Β with respect to such Mortgage, a title search dated contemporaneous with the delivery of such Mortgage conducted by a title insurer which reflects that such Mortgaged Property is free and clear
of all defects and encumbrances other than Permitted Collateral Liens (it being understood and agreed that title insurance policies, surveys and legal opinions shall not be required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 4.21; provided, that, if requested by the Collateral Agent, the applicable Grantor will use best efforts to obtain a legal opinion covering the enforceability of such Mortgage under the local law of the jurisdiction in which such
Mortgaged Property is located);
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(iii)Β to the extent not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent, policies or certificates of property insurance covering such Mortgaged Property, as required by this Indenture and the Security
Documents, which policies or certificates name the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, as additional insured and loss payee and mortgagee, as applicable and appropriate, as its interests may appear, and shall otherwise bear endorsements of the character required pursuant to this Indenture and the Security Documents;
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(iv)Β evidence ofΒ Β payment of required recording costs and taxes due in respect of the execution, delivery or recording of such Mortgage, fixture filings and related documents, and search
and examination charges, and any other amounts then due in connection therewith; and
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(v)Β such further information, certificates and documents evidencing or relating to such Mortgaged Property or required to effect the foregoing as the Collateral Agent or its counsel may reasonably
request, including, without limitation, such information, certificates and documents substantially similar in form and substance to those delivered to the First Lien Agent pursuant to the First Lien Documents, but excluding any title insurance policies, surveys or legal opinions (except as set forth in the proviso to clause (ii) above).
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(c)Β All conditions precedent, representations and covenants contained in this Indenture and the Security Documents shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to effect the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.21 (and to permit
the taking of the actions described above within the time periods required above, rather than as elsewhere provided in any of the above-referenced agreements); provided that, to the extent any representation and warranty would not be true because the foregoing actions were not taken on the Issue Date, the respective representation and warranty shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects at the time the respective action is taken in accordance with the provisions of this SectionΒ 4.21.
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SUCCESSORS
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Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets. |
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The Company may not, directly or indirectly:Β Β (i) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation); or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as
a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person; unless:
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(a)Β either:Β Β (i) the Company is the surviving corporation; or (ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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(b)Β the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition shall have
been made, expressly assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;
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(c)Β immediately after such transaction no Default or Event of Default exists;
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(d)Β the Collateral owned by or transferred to the surviving entity shall (a)Β continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (b)Β be subject to the Lien
in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and (c)Β not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Collateral Liens
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(e)Β the property and assets of the Person which is merged or consolidated with or into the surviving entity, to the extent that they are property or assets of the types which would constitute Collateral
under the Security Documents, shall be treated as after-acquired property and the surviving entity shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture; and
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(f)Β the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer conveyance or other disposition has been
made, shall, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a).
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In addition, the Company may not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.Β Β Section 5.01(f) shall not apply to a merger, consolidation, sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of assets between or among the Company
and any of its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries.Β Β For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.01 also will not apply to sales of the assets or stocks between or among the Company and any of its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries.
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Successor Corporation Substituted. |
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Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer,
lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the βCompanyβ shall refer instead to the successor corporation and not to the Company, and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein; provided,
however, that the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale of all of the Companyβs assets that meets the requirements of Section 5.01 hereof.
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Events of Default. |
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Each of the following is an βEvent of Defaultβ:
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(a)Β default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes;
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(b)Β default in payment when due of the principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes;
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(c)Β failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions described under Sections 4.06, 4.07, 4.08 and 4.09 hereof;
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(d)Β failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with any of the other agreements in this Indenture for 60 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders
of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;
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(e)Β default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the Issue Date, if that default:
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(i)Β is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, or interest on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness (a βPayment Defaultβ);
or
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(ii)Β results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity; and
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(iii)Β in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of
which has been so accelerated, aggregates $35 million or more;
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(f)Β failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $35 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed within 60 days following
entry of judgment;
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(g)Β except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee shall be held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or
any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under its Note Guarantee;
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(h)Β the Company or any of the Companyβs Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:
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(i)Β commences a voluntary case,
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(ii)Β consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
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(iii)Β consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
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(iv)Β makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
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(v)Β generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or
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(i)Β a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
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(i)Β is for relief against the Company or any of the Companyβs Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
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(ii)Β appoints a custodian of the Company or any of the Companyβs Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of the Companyβs Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
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(iii)Β orders the liquidation of the Company or any of the Companyβs Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
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and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or
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(j)Β (i) with respect to any Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $10.0Β million, individually or in the aggregate, (A)Β any default or breach by the Company or any Guarantor in the performance of its obligations
under the Security Documents or this Indenture which adversely affects in any material respect the condition or value of the Collateral or the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the Second Priority Liens, taken as a whole, and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after written notice thereof by the Trustee or the Holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, or (B)Β any security interest created under the Security Documents or under this Indenture is
declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (ii)Β the Company or any Guarantor asserts, in any pleading in any court of competent jurisdiction, that any security interest in any Collateral is invalid or unenforceable.
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Acceleration. |
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If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (h) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.Β Β Upon any such declaration, the Notes shall become due and payable immediately.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in clause (h) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs with respect to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary constituting a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute
a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes shall be due and payable immediately without further action or notice.Β Β The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
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outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of all of the Holders rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default (except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has become due solely because of the acceleration)
have been cured or waived.
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If an Event of Default occurs by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Company would have had to pay if the Company then had elected to redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, then, upon acceleration of the Notes,
an equivalent premium shall also become and be immediately due and payable, to the extent permitted by law, anything in this Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding.
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Other Remedies. |
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If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, this Indenture or the Security Documents.
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The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.Β Β A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence
in the Event of Default.Β Β All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
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Waiver of Past Defaults. |
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Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium
or interest on, the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase) (provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration).Β Β Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver
shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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Control by Majority. |
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Subject to the terms of the Security Documents, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it.Β Β However, the Trustee may refuse to follow
any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.
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Limitation on Suits. |
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A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:
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(a)Β the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
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(b)Β the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
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(c)Β such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
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(d)Β the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and
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(e)Β during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.
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A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.
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Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such
respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
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Collection Suit by Trustee. |
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If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent
lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
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Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. |
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The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial
proceedings
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relative to the Company or any of the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder
to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof.Β Β To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other
amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.Β Β Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize
or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
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Priorities. |
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Subject to the terms of the Security Documents, if the Trustee collects (or receives from the Collateral Agent under any Security Documents) any money pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
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First:Β Β to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense, indemnities and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee or Collateral Agent and
the costs and expenses of collection;
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Second:Β Β to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, respectively;
and
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Third:Β Β to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.
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The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.
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Undertaking for Costs. |
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In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable
costs, including reasonable attorneysβ fees and expenses against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits
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and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.Β Β This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.
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Notice. |
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The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with this Indenture pursuant to Section 4.03(a).Β Β Upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, the Company is required to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
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Duties of Trustee. |
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(a)Β If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and the Security Documents, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise,
as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
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(b)Β Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
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(i)Β the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture
and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
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(ii)Β in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions
furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture.Β Β However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
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(c)Β The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
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(i)Β this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section;
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(ii)Β the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved in a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
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(iii)Β the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.
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(d)Β Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture or any provision of any Security Document that in any way relates to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of
this Section.
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(e)Β No provision of this Indenture or the Security Documents shall require the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability.Β Β The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation
to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture or the Security Documents at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
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(f)Β The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.Β Β Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to
the extent required by law.
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Rights of Trustee. |
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(a)Β The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.Β Β The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
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(b)Β Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officersβ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both.Β Β The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in
reliance on such Officersβ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.Β Β The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
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(c)Β The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.
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(d)Β The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
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(e)Β Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company or any Guarantor shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company or any Guarantor.
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(f)Β The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security
or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
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(g)Β The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received
by a Responsible Officer at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.
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(h)Β In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised
of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
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(i)Β The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder,
and each agent, custodian and other Person employed by the Trustee to act hereunder.
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Individual Rights of Trustee. |
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The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, any Guarantors or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.Β Β However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate
such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign.Β Β Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties.Β Β The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.
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Trusteeβs Disclaimer. |
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Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for or make any representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, or the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any Collateral (except for the safe custody of Collateral in its possession actually received by it in accordance with the terms
hereof or the terms of any Security Document) for the legality, effectiveness or sufficiency of any Security Document, or for the creation, perfection, priority, sufficiency or protection of any Second Priority Lien, and neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be accountable for the Companyβs use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Companyβs direction under any provision of this Indenture, neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible
for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes, any statement or recital in any document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than the Trusteeβs certificate of authentication on the Notes
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Notice of Defaults. |
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If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs.Β Β Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest
on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the
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notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.
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Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes. |
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Within 60 days after each May 15 following the Issue Date (beginning with May 15, 2010), and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA Section 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA Section 313(a) has occurred within the
twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted).Β Β The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Section 313(b)(2).Β Β The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA Section 313(c).
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A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA Section 313(d).Β Β The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or delisted
from any stock exchange.
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Compensation and Indemnity. |
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The Company and the Guarantors shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed upon in writing between the Company and the Trustee for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder.Β Β The Trusteeβs compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express
trust.Β Β The Company and the Guarantors shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services.Β Β Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trusteeβs agents and counsel.
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The Company and the Guarantors shall indemnify each of the Trustee and its officers, directors, agents and employees or any successor Trustee against any and all losses, damages, claims, liabilities or expenses (including taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the Trustee)) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance
or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Guarantor, or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or wilful
misconduct.Β Β The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity.Β Β Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company and the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder.Β Β The Company and the Guarantors shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense.Β Β The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company and the Guarantors shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel.Β Β The
Company and the Guarantors need not pay for any settlement made without their consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 are joint and several and shall survive the satisfaction, discharge or termination of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
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To secure the Companyβs and the Guarantorsβ payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes.Β Β Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture.
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When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(h) or (i) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
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The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA Section 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.
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