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INDENTURE
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 1996
AMONG
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING INC., AS ISSUER,
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND
DRY DOCK COMPANY, AS GUARANTOR,
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE
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$200,000,000
8 5/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
INDENTURE
TRUST INDENTURE ACT SECTION SECTION
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(S) 310(a)(1).................................................. 7.10
(a)(2)....................................................... 7.10
(a)(3)....................................................... N.A.
(a)(4)....................................................... N.A.
(a)(5)....................................................... N.A.
(b).......................................................... 7.08; 7.11; 11.02
(c).......................................................... N.A.
(S) 311(a)..................................................... 7.11
(b).......................................................... 7.11
(c).......................................................... N.A.
(S) 312(a)..................................................... 2.05
(b).......................................................... 11.03
(c).......................................................... 11.03
(S) 313(a)..................................................... 7.06
(b)(1)....................................................... N.A.
(b)(2)....................................................... 7.06
(c).......................................................... 7.06; 11.02
(d).......................................................... 7.06
(S) 314(a)..................................................... 4.11; 4.12; 11.02
(b).......................................................... N.A.
(c)(1)....................................................... 11.04
(c)(2)....................................................... 11.04
(c)(3)....................................................... N.A.
(d).......................................................... N.A.
(e).......................................................... 11.05
(f).......................................................... N.A.
(S) 315(a)..................................................... 7.01(b)
(b).......................................................... 7.05; 11.02
(c).......................................................... 7.01(a)
(d).......................................................... 7.01(c)
(e).......................................................... 6.11
(S) 316(a)(last sentence)...................................... 2.09
(a)(1)(A).................................................... 6.05
(a)(1)(B).................................................... 6.04
(a)(2)....................................................... N.A.
(b).......................................................... 6.07
(c).......................................................... 9.04
(S) 317(a)(1).................................................. 6.08
(a)(2)....................................................... 6.09
(b).......................................................... 2.05
(S)318(a)...................................................... 11.01
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N.A. means Not Applicable.
NOTE: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a
part of the Indenture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
Section 1.01. Definitions............................................. 1
Section 1.02. Other Definitions....................................... 21
Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act....... 22
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction................................... 22
ARTICLE TWO
The Securities
Section 2.01. Execution and Authentication............................ 23
Section 2.02. Form, Denomination and Date of Securities; Payment of
Interest.............................................. 23
Section 2.03. Restrictive Legends..................................... 25
Section 2.04. Registrar and Paying Agent.............................. 27
Section 2.05. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust..................... 28
Section 2.06. Securityholder Lists.................................... 29
Section 2.07. Registration, Transfer and Exchange..................... 29
Section 2.08. Book Entry Provisions for Global Securities............. 31
Section 2.09. Special Transfer Provisions............................. 33
Section 2.10. Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen
Securities............................................ 36
Section 2.11. Outstanding Securities.................................. 37
Section 2.12. Treasury Securities..................................... 38
Section 2.13. Temporary Securities.................................... 38
Section 2.14. Cancellation of Securities, Destruction Thereof......... 39
Section 2.15. CUSIP and CINS Number................................... 39
Section 2.16. Deposit of Moneys....................................... 39
ARTICLE THREE
Redemption
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee...................................... 40
Section 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be Redeemed.................. 40
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption.................................... 41
Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.......................... 42
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price............................. 42
Section 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part............................. 42
ARTICLE FOUR
Covenants
Section 4.01. Payment of Securities................................... 42
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency......................... 43
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Section 4.03. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates and Related
Persons............................................... 43
Section 4.04. Limitation on Indebtedness.............................. 44
Section 4.05. Limitation on Certain Asset Dispositions................ 46
Section 4.06. Limitation on Restricted Payments....................... 49
Section 4.07. Corporate Existence..................................... 52
Section 4.08. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims....................... 52
Section 4.09. Notice of Defaults...................................... 52
Section 4.10. Maintenance of Properties............................... 53
Section 4.11. Compliance Certificate.................................. 53
Section 4.12. Provision of Financial Information...................... 54
Section 4.13. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws................. 54
Section 4.14. Change of Control....................................... 55
Section 4.15. Limitations Concerning Distributions and Transfers by
Subsidiaries.......................................... 56
Section 4.16. Limitation on Issuance and Sale of Capital Stock of
Subsidiaries.......................................... 57
Section 4.17. Limitation on Liens..................................... 58
Section 4.18. Deposit of Funds with Trustee Pending Consummation of
the Shipbuilding Distribution......................... 59
ARTICLE FIVE
Mergers; Successor Corporation
Section 5.01. Restriction on Mergers, Consolidations and Certain Sales
of Assets............................................. 60
Section 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted....................... 62
ARTICLE SIX
Default and Remedies
Section 6.01. Events of Default....................................... 62
Section 6.02. Acceleration............................................ 64
Section 6.03. Other Remedies.......................................... 65
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Default.................................. 65
Section 6.05. Control by Majority..................................... 66
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits..................................... 66
Section 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment.................... 67
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.............................. 67
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim........................ 67
Section 6.10. Priorities.............................................. 68
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs................................... 68
ARTICLE SEVEN
Trustee
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee....................................... 68
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee....................................... 69
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Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.............................. 70
Section 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer...................................... 71
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults........................................ 71
Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders............................. 71
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity................................ 71
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.................................... 73
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.......................... 74
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification............................. 74
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company......... 74
ARTICLE EIGHT
Discharge of Indenture
Section 8.01. Termination of Company's Obligations...................... 75
Section 8.02. Application of Trust Money................................ 76
Section 8.03. Repayment to Company...................................... 76
Section 8.04. Reinstatement............................................. 77
ARTICLE NINE
Amendments, Supplements and Waivers
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders................................ 77
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders................................... 78
Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act....................... 79
Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents......................... 80
Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities..................... 80
Section 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments, etc........................... 81
ARTICLE TEN
Guarantee
Section 10.01. Unconditional Guarantee................................... 81
Section 10.02. Severability.............................................. 82
Section 10.03. Release of a Guarantor.................................... 82
Section 10.04. Limitation of Guarantor's Liability....................... 83
Section 10.05. Contribution.............................................. 83
Section 10.06. Execution of Guarantee.................................... 83
Section 10.07. Additional Guarantors..................................... 84
Section 10.08. Subordination of Subrogation and Other Rights............. 84
ARTICLE ELEVEN
Miscellaneous
Section 11.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls.............................. 85
Section 11.02. Notices................................................... 85
Section 11.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders.............. 86
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Section 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent........ 87
Section 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion............. 87
Section 11.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar................. 87
Section 11.07. Governing Law............................................. 87
Section 11.08. No Recourse Against Others................................ 88
Section 11.09. Successors................................................ 88
Section 11.10. Counterpart Originals..................................... 88
Section 11.11. Severability.............................................. 88
Section 11.12. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements............. 88
Section 11.13. Legal Holidays............................................ 88
SIGNATURES................................................................ 89
EXHIBIT A--Form of Security............................................... A-1
EXHIBIT B--Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with
Transfers to Non-QIB Accredited Investors.................... B-1
EXHIBIT C--Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with
Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S........................... C-1
EXHIBIT D--Form of Officers' Certificate to be Delivered in Connection
with Release of the Collateral............................... D-1
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NOTE: This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a
part of the Indenture.
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Indenture dated as of November 26, 1996, among Newport News Shipbuilding
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company, a Virginia corporation, and The Bank of New York, as trust-
ee.
Each party hereto agrees as follows for the benefit of each other party and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company's 8 5/8% Se-
nior Notes due 2006:
ARTICLE ONE
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
Section 1.01. Definitions.
"Additional Interest" has the meaning provided in Section 4(a) of the Regis-
tration Rights Agreement.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indi-
rectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control
with any specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" when
used with respect to any Person means the power to direct or cause the direc-
tion of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
"Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-Registrar.
"Asset Disposition" means any sale, transfer or other disposition (including,
without limitation, by merger, consolidation or sale-and-leaseback transac-
tion) of (i) shares of Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of the Company (other
than directors' qualifying shares) or (ii) property or assets of the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided, however, that an Asset Disposition
shall not include (a) any sale, transfer or other disposition of shares of
Capital Stock, property or assets by a Subsidiary of the Company to the Com-
pany or to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or by the Company to any
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company, (b) any sale, transfer or other dispo-
sition of defaulted receivables for collection or any sale, transfer or other
disposition of property or assets in the ordinary course of business, (c) any
isolated sale, transfer or other disposi-
tion that does not involve aggregate consideration in excess of $1,000,000 in-
dividually, (d) the grant in the ordinary course of business of any non-exclu-
sive license of patents, trademarks, registrations therefor and other similar
intellectual property, (e) any Lien (or foreclosure thereon) securing Indebt-
edness to the extent that such Lien is granted in compliance with Section
4.17, (f) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.06 or (g) any disposi-
tion of assets or property in the ordinary course of business to the extent
such assets or property are obsolete, worn out or no longer useful in the
Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' business.
"Average Life" means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any
Indebtedness for borrowed money or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by
dividing (i) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of
determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal or liquida-
tion value payments of such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, respectively, and
the amount of such principal or liquidation value payments, by (ii) the sum of
all such principal or liquidation value payments.
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company or any Guar-
antor, as the case may be, or any authorized committee of that Board.
"Board Resolution" means, with respect to any Person, a duly adopted resolu-
tion of the Board of Directors of such Person.
"Business Day" means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which the De-
positary and banks in New York are open for business.
"Capital Lease Obligations" of any Person means the obligations to pay rent
or other amounts under a lease of (or other Indebtedness arrangements convey-
ing the right to use) real or personal property of such Person which are re-
quired to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease or liability on
the face of a balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP. The amount
of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof in accordance with
GAAP and the stated maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of
rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon
which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
"Capital Stock" of any Person means any and all shares, interests, participa-
tions or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock of such
Person (including any Preferred Stock outstanding on the Issue Date).
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"Cash Equivalents" means Investments in marketable, direct obligations issued
or guaranteed by the United States of America, or any governmental entity or
agency or political subdivision thereof (provided, that the good faith and
credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof), matur-
ing within 30 days of the date of purchase, or Investments in mutual funds or
money market funds which are only permitted to invest in the foregoing and
which do not restrict the withdrawal of the proceeds of such Investment.
"Collateral" means (i) the Collateral Account, (ii) the Net Offering Proceeds
and all other cash or Cash Equivalents deposited in the Collateral Account
from time to time pursuant to Section 4.18 hereof, (iii) all rights and privi-
leges of the Company with respect to the Collateral Account and such cash and
Cash Equivalents, (iv) all dividends, interest and other payments and distri-
butions made on or with respect to such Cash Equivalents or the Collateral Ac-
count and (v) all proceeds of any of the foregoing.
"Common Stock" of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person that does not
rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets
upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of
such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.
"Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of
this Indenture until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the appli-
cable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such
successor.
"Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order signed
in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman of
the Board, its President, a Vice President or its Treasurer, and by an Xxxxx-
xxxx Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the
Trustee.
"Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges" of any Person means for
any period the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period in-
creased (to the extent Consolidated Net Income for such period has been re-
duced thereby) by the sum of (without duplication) (i) Consolidated Interest
Expense of such Person for such period, plus (ii) Consolidated Income Tax Ex-
pense of such Person for such period, plus (iii) the consolidated depreciation
and amortization expense included in the income statement of such Person for
such period.
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"Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio" of any Person means for any period the ratio
of (i) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of such Person for
such period to (ii) the sum of (A) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Per-
son for such period, plus (B) the annual interest expense with respect to any
Indebtedness proposed to be Incurred by such Person or its Subsidiaries, minus
(C) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person to the extent included in
clause (ii)(A) with respect to any Indebtedness that will no longer be out-
standing as a result of the Incurrence of the Indebtedness proposed to be In-
curred, plus (D) the annual interest expense with respect to any other Indebt-
edness Incurred by such Person or its Subsidiaries since the end of such pe-
riod to the extent not included in clause (ii)(A), minus (E) Consolidated In-
terest Expense of such Person to the extent included in clause (ii)(A) with
respect to any Indebtedness that no longer is outstanding as a result of the
Incurrence of the Indebtedness referred to in clause (ii)(D); provided, howev-
er, that in making such computation, the Consolidated Interest Expense of such
Person attributable to interest on any Indebtedness bearing a floating inter-
est rate shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rate in effect on
the date of computation (after giving effect to any hedge in respect of such
Indebtedness that will, by its terms, remain in effect until the earlier of
the maturity of such Indebtedness or the date one year after the date of such
determination) had been the applicable rate for the entire period; provided,
further, however, that, in the event such Person or any of its Subsidiaries
has made any Asset Dispositions or acquisitions of assets not in the ordinary
course of business (including acquisitions of other Persons by merger, consol-
idation or purchase of Capital Stock) during or after such period and on or
prior to the date of measurement, such computation shall be made on a pro
forma basis as if the Asset Dispositions or acquisitions had taken place on
the first day of such period. Calculations of pro forma amounts in accordance
with this definition shall be done in accordance with Rule 11-02 of Regulation
S-X under the Securities Act or any successor provision.
"Consolidated Income Tax Expense" of any Person means for any period the con-
solidated provision for income taxes of such Person for such period calculated
on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Interest Expense" for any Person means for any period the con-
solidated interest expense included in a consolidated income statement (with-
out deduction of interest or finance charge income) of such Person for such
period calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus dis-
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count on receivables sold or other discount related to any receivables
securitization transaction.
"Consolidated Net Income" of any Person means for any period the consolidated
net income (or loss) of such Person for such period determined on a xxxxxxx-
dated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that there shall be
excluded therefrom (a) the net income (or loss) of any Person acquired by such
Person or a Subsidiary of such Person in a pooling-of-interests transaction
for any period prior to the date of such transaction, (b) the net income (but
not net loss) of any Subsidiary of such Person which is subject to restric-
tions which prevent or limit the payment of dividends or the making of distri-
butions to such Person to the extent of such restrictions (regardless of any
waiver thereof), (c) the net income of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of
such Person, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distri-
butions representing such Person's proportionate share of such other Person's
net income for such period actually paid in cash to such Person by such other
Person during such period, (d) gains or losses on Asset Dispositions by such
Person or its Subsidiaries, (e) all extraordinary gains and extraordinary
losses determined in accordance with GAAP, (f) any other non-cash charges to
the extent deducted from or reflected in Consolidated Net Income except for
any non-cash charges that represent accruals of, or reserves for, cash dis-
bursements to be made in any future accounting period and (g) in the case of a
successor to the referent Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee
of the referent Person's assets, any earnings (or losses) of the successor
corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets.
"Consolidated Net Worth" of any Person means the consolidated stockholders'
equity of such Person, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP, less (without duplication) amounts attributable to Disqualified Stock of
such Person.
"Continuing Director" means a director who either was a member of the Board
of Directors of the Company on the Issue Date or who became a director of the
Company subsequent to the Issue Date and whose election, or nomination for
election by the Company's stockholders, was duly approved by a majority of the
Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors of the Company, either by
a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Company on
behalf of the entire Board of Directors of the Company in which such individ-
ual is named as nominee for director.
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"Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee" shall be at the address of the
Trustee specified in Section 11.02 or such other address as the Trustee may
give notice to the Company.
"Currency Agreement" means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap
agreement, or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect
against fluctuation in currency values.
"Default" means any event that is, or after notice or lapse of time or both
would become, an Event of Default.
"Depositary" means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees, and their re-
spective successors.
"Disqualified Stock" of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person
which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convert-
ible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, ma-
tures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or
otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or
in part, on or prior to the final maturity of the Securities.
"Distribution Agreement" means the Distribution Agreement dated as of Novem-
ber 1, 1996 among Tenneco, New Tenneco and the Company, as such Agreement has
heretofore been or hereafter may be amended, modified or supplemented.
"Equity Public Offerings" means underwritten public offerings of Capital
Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) made after the date of
the Shipbuilding Distribution that have been registered under the Securities
Act.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
"Exchange Offer" shall mean the Exchange by the Company of Exchange Securi-
ties for Securities pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Exchange Offer Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in the Reg-
istration Rights Agreement.
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"Exchange Securities" means any securities of the Company to be offered to
Securityholders in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer or
otherwise pursuant to a Registration of Securities containing terms identical
to the Securities and guaranteed by the Guarantors with terms identical to the
Guarantees for which they are exchanged (except that (i) interest thereon
shall accrue from the last date on which interest was paid on the Securities
or, if no such interest has been paid, from the date of issuance of the Secu-
rities and (ii) the Exchange Securities will contain the alternative paragraph
under paragraph 8 appearing on the reverse of the Securities in the form of
Exhibit A hereto and will not contain terms with respect to transfer restric-
tions).
"Expiration Date" has the meaning set forth in the definition of "Offer to
Purchase" below.
"Foreign Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company which is organized
under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or
any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (determined on a xxxxxxx-
dated basis) more than 66 2/3% of the sales or earnings of which are derived
from operations located in, or more than 66 2/3% of the assets of which are
located in, territories of the United States of America and jurisdictions out-
side the United States of America.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,
as in effect on the Issue Date in the United States of America, as set forth
in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pro-
nouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as is approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession.
"guarantee" by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of
such Person guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the "primary
obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including, with-
out limitation, any obligation of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or ad-
xxxxx or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to
purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for
the payment of such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase property, securities or
services for the purpose of assuring the holder of such Indebtedness of the
payment of such Indebtedness, or (iii) to maintain working capital, equity
capital or other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary ob-
ligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness (and "guar-
anteed," "guaranteeing" and
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"guarantor" shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided, how-
ever, that the guarantee by any Person shall not include endorsements by such
Person for collection or deposit, in either case, in the ordinary course of
business.
"Guarantee" means the guarantee of the Securities by each Guarantor under
this Indenture.
"Guarantors" means (i) Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, a Vir-
ginia corporation; and (ii) each Material Subsidiary, whether formed or ac-
quired before or after the Issue Date; provided, however, that any Subsidiary
acquired after the Issue Date which is prohibited from entering into a Guaran-
tee pursuant to restrictions contained in any debt instrument in existence at
the time such Subsidiary was so acquired and not entered into in anticipation
or contemplation of such acquisition shall not be required to become a Guaran-
tor so long as any such restriction is in existence and to the extent of any
such restriction.
"Holder", "holder of Securities", "Securityholders" or other similar terms
mean the registered holder of any Security.
"Incur" means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any
Person, to create, issue, incur (including by conversion, exchange or other-
wise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebt-
edness or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or
otherwise, of any such Indebtedness or other obligation on the balance sheet
of such Person (and "Incurrence," "Incurred" and "Incurring" shall have mean-
ings correlative to the foregoing). Indebtedness of any Person or any of its
Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Com-
pany (or is merged into or consolidates with the Company or any of its Subsid-
iaries), whether or not such Indebtedness was incurred in connection with, or
in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company (or be-
ing merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries),
shall be deemed Incurred at the time any such Person becomes a Subsidiary of
the Company or merges into or consolidates with the Company or any of its Sub-
sidiaries.
"Indebtedness" means (without duplication), with respect to any Person,
whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of such Person and
whether or not contingent, (i) every obligation of such Person for money bor-
rowed, (ii) every obligation of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes or other similar instruments, including obligations incurred in connec-
tion with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (iii) every xxxx-
bursement obligation of
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such Person with respect to letters of credit, bankers' acceptances or similar
facilities issued for the account of such Person, (iv) every obligation of
such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or
services (but excluding trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising
in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue or which are being
contested in good faith), (v) every Capital Lease Obligation of such Person,
(vi) every net obligation under interest rate swap or similar agreements or
foreign currency hedge, exchange or similar agreements of such Person (includ-
ing, without limitation, any Currency Agreement and any Interest Rate Agree-
ment) and (vii) every obligation of the type referred to in clauses (i)
through (vi) of another Person and all dividends of another Person the payment
of which, in either case, such Person has guaranteed or is responsible or lia-
ble for, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise. Indebted-
ness shall include (without duplication) the liquidation preference and any
mandatory redemption payment obligations in respect of any Disqualified Stock
of the Company, and any Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Company. In-
debtedness shall never be calculated taking into account any cash and cash
equivalents held by such Person.
"Indenture" means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to
time.
"Initial Purchasers" means X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc., CS First Boston Cor-
poration, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, BA Securities, Inc. and
NationsBanc Capital Markets, Inc.
"Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding" means, with respect to any Person, any
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of such Person, or any bankruptcy, re-
organization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding with respect to
such Person, whether voluntary or involuntary.
"Institutional Accredited Investor" shall mean an institution that is an "ac-
credited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7)
under the Securities Act.
"Interest Payment Date" means each semiannual interest payment date on June 1
and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 1997.
"Interest Rate Agreements" means any obligations of any Person pursuant to
any interest rate swaps, caps, collars, and similar arrangements providing
protection against fluctuations in interest rates. For purposes of this Inden-
ture, the
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amount of such obligations shall be the amount determined in respect thereof
as of the end of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of such person,
based on the assumption that such obligation had terminated at the end of such
fiscal quarter, and in making such determination, if any agreement relating to
such obligation provides for the netting of amounts payable by and to such
person thereunder or if any such agreement provides for the simultaneous pay-
ment of amounts by and to such person, then in each such case, the amount of
such obligations shall be the net amount so determined, plus any premium due
upon default by such person.
"Interest Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date
(except a date for payment of defaulted interest) means the May 15 or November
15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such
Interest Payment Date.
"Investment" by any Person means any direct or indirect loan, advance, guar-
xxxxx or other extension of credit or capital contribution to (by means of
transfers of cash or other property to others or payments for property or
services for the account or use of others, or otherwise), or purchase or ac-
quisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or
evidence of Indebtedness issued by any other Person.
"Issue Date" means the original issue date of the Securities, November 26,
1996.
"Lien" means, with respect to any property or assets, any mortgage or deed of
trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien, charge,
easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or mar-
ketability), encumbrance, priority or other security agreement with respect to
such property or assets (including, without limitation, any conditional sale
or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic ef-
fect as any of the foregoing).
"Manager" means X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc., as a manager for itself and the
several other placement agents named in the Placement Agreement.
"Material Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a For-
eign Subsidiary and other than Tenneco Tanker Holding Corporation) having con-
solidated assets exceeding $10,000,000.
"Maturity Date" means the Stated Maturity of the Notes.
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"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
"Net Available Proceeds" from any Asset Disposition by any Person means cash
or readily marketable cash equivalents received (including by way of sale or
discounting of a note, installment receivable or other receivable, but exclud-
ing any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiror
of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to such properties or assets or
received in any other non-cash form) therefrom by such Person, including any
cash received by way of deferred payment or upon the monetization or other
disposition of any non-cash consideration (including notes or other securi-
ties) received in connection with such Asset Disposition, net of (i) all le-
gal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses
incurred (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of accountants,
brokers, printers and other similar entities) and all federal, state, foreign
and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability as a consequence of such
Asset Disposition, (ii) any amount with respect to any Asset Disposition in-
volving an asset useful in the performance of a contract with a U.S. govern-
mental entity which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to
credit to such U.S. governmental entity under the terms of such contract as a
result of such Asset Disposition, (iii) all payments made by such Person or
its Subsidiaries on any Indebtedness which is secured by such assets in accor-
dance with the terms of any Lien upon or with respect to such assets or which
must by the terms of such Lien, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to
such Asset Disposition or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds
from such Asset Disposition, (iv) all payments made with respect to liabili-
ties associated with the assets which are the subject of the Asset Disposi-
tion, including, without limitation, trade payables and other accrued liabili-
ties, (v) appropriate amounts to be provided by such Person or any Subsidiary
thereof, as the case may be, as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any
liabilities associated with such assets and retained by such Person or any
Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, after such Asset Disposition, includ-
ing, without limitation, liabilities under any indemnification obligations and
severance and other employee termination costs associated with such Asset Dis-
position, until such time as such amounts are no longer reserved or such re-
serve is no longer necessary (at which time any remaining amounts will become
Net Available Proceeds to be allocated in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4.05(a)(iii)) and (vi) all distributions and other payments made to
minority interest holders in Subsidiaries of such Person or joint ventures as
a result of such Asset Disposition.
"New Tenneco" means New Tenneco Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsid-
iaries and assigns.
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"Non-U.S. Person" means a person who is not a U.S. Person, as defined in Reg-
ulation S.
"Obligations" means any principal, premiums, interest, penalties, fees and
other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
"Offer" has the meaning set forth in the definition of "Offer to Purchase"
below.
"Offer to Purchase" means a written offer (the "Offer") sent by the Company
by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder at his address appearing
in the Security Register on the date of the Offer offering to purchase up to
the principal amount of Securities specified in such Offer at the purchase
price specified in such Offer (as determined pursuant to this Indenture). Un-
less otherwise required by applicable law, the Offer shall specify an expira-
tion date (the "Expiration Date") of the Offer to Purchase which shall be not
less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the date of such Offer and a
settlement date (the "Purchase Date") for purchase of Securities within five
Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Company shall notify the Trustee
at least 15 Business Days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the
Trustee) prior to the mailing of the Offer of the Company's obligation to make
an Offer to Purchase, and the Offer shall be mailed by the Company or, at the
Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Compa-
ny. The Offer shall contain all the information required by applicable law to
be included therein. The Offer shall contain all instructions and materials
necessary to enable such Holders to tender Securities pursuant to the Offer to
Purchase. The Offer shall also state:
(1) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Offer to Purchase
is being made;
(2) the Expiration Date and the Purchase Date;
(3) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities offered to
be purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase (including, if
less than 100%, the manner by which such amount has been determined pursuant
to the Section of this Indenture requiring the Offer to Purchase) (the "Pur-
chase Amount");
(4) the purchase price to be paid by the Company for each $1,000 aggregate
principal amount of Securities accepted for payment (as specified pursuant
to this Indenture) (the "Purchase Price");
(5) that the Holder may tender all or any portion of the Securities regis-
tered in the name of such Holder and that any portion of a Security tendered
must be tendered in an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount;
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(6) the place or places where Securities are to be surrendered for tender
pursuant to the Offer to Purchase;
(7) that interest on any Security not tendered or tendered but not pur-
chased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will continue to ac-
crue;
(8) that on the Purchase Date the Purchase Price will become due and pay-
able upon each Security being accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to
Purchase and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after the
Purchase Date;
(9) that each Holder electing to tender all or any portion of a Security
pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will be required to surrender such Secu-
rity at the place or places specified in the Offer prior to the close of
business on the Expiration Date (such Security being, if the Company or the
Trustee so requires, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instru-
ment of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing);
(10) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw all or any portion of Secu-
rities tendered if the Company (or its Paying Agent) receives, not later
than the close of business on the fifth Business Day next preceding the Ex-
piration Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting
forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Security the
Holder tendered, the certificate number of the Security the Holder tendered
and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing all or a portion of his ten-
der;
(11) that (a) if Securities in an aggregate principal amount less than or
equal to the Purchase Amount are duly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to
the Offer to Purchase, the Company shall purchase all such Securities and
(b) if Securities in an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Purchase
Amount are tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the
Company shall purchase Securities having an aggregate principal amount equal
to the Purchase Amount on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be
deemed appropriate so that only Securities in denominations of $1,000 or in-
tegral multiples thereof shall be purchased); and
(12) that in the case of any Holder whose Security is purchased only in
part, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and de-
liver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security
or Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder,
in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the
unpurchased portion of the Security or Securities so tendered.
An Offer to Purchase shall be governed by and effected in accordance with the
provisions above pertaining to any Offer.
"Officer" means the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the President, any Vice
President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or the Secretary of the
Company.
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"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers or by an
Officer and an Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Company com-
plying with Sections 11.04 and 11.05.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel who is rea-
sonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or coun-
sel to the Company or the Trustee.
"Original Issue Date" of any Security (or portion thereof) means the earlier
of (i) the date of such Security or (ii) the date of any Security (or portion
thereof) for which such Security was issued (directly or indirectly) on regis-
tration of transfer, exchange or substitution.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning provided in Section 2.04, except that, for the
purposes of Article Eight, the Paying Agent shall not be the Company or a Sub-
sidiary of the Company or an Affiliate of any of them. The term "Paying Agent"
includes any additional Paying Agent.
"Permitted Investments" means (i) Investments in marketable, direct obliga-
tions issued or guaranteed by the United States of America, or any governmen-
tal entity or agency or political subdivision thereof (provided, that the good
faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support there-
of), maturing within one year of the date of purchase; (ii) Investments in
commercial paper issued by corporations or financial institutions maturing
within 180 days from the date of the original issue thereof, and rated "P-1"
or better by Moody's or "A-1" or better by Standard & Poor's or an equivalent
rating or better by any other nationally recognized securities rating agency;
(iii) Investments in certificates of deposit issued or acceptances accepted by
or guaranteed by any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the
United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, in
each case having capital, surplus and undivided profits totalling more than
$500,000,000, maturing within one year of the date of purchase; (iv) Invest-
ments representing Capital Stock or obligations issued to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries in the course of the good faith settlement of claims
against any other Person or by reason of a composition or readjustment of debt
or a reorganization of any debtor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(v) deposits, including interest-bearing deposits, maintained in the ordinary
course of business in banks; (vi) any acquisition of the Capital Stock of any
Person; provided, however, that after giving effect to any such acquisition
such Person shall become a Subsidiary of the Company; (vii) trade receivables
and prepaid expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business;
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provided, however, that such receivables and prepaid expenses would be re-
corded as assets of such Person in accordance with GAAP; (viii) endorsements
for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business by such Person of
bank drafts and similar negotiable instruments of such other Person received
as payment for ordinary course of business trade receivables; (ix) any inter-
est swap or hedging obligation with an unaffiliated Person otherwise permitted
by this Indenture (including, without limitation, any Currency Agreement and
any Interest Rate Agreement); (x) Investments received as consideration for an
Asset Disposition in compliance with the provisions of Section 4.05; (xi) In-
vestments for which the sole consideration provided is Capital Stock of the
Company (other than Disqualified Stock); (xii) loans and advances to employees
made in the ordinary course of business; (xiii) Investments outstanding on the
Issue Date; and (xiv) Investments in minority interests in joint ventures,
partnerships or other similar arrangements after the Issue Date; provided,
that the aggregate unrecovered Investments of the Company and its Subsidiaries
does not at any time exceed $50 million (for this purpose, "unrecovered In-
vestment" means the amount of cash and the book value of other assets invest-
ed, reduced by the amount of cash and the book value of other assets distrib-
uted to the investor by the investee).
"Person" means any individual, corporation, limited or general partnership,
joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organi-
zation or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Permitted Liens" is defined to mean (i) Liens for taxes, assessments, gov-
ernmental charges, or claims that are being contested in good faith by appro-
priate legal proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and for
which a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required
in conformity with GAAP shall have been made, (ii) statutory Liens of land-
lords and carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repair-
men, or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and
with respect to amounts not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by
appropriate legal proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and
for which a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be re-
quired in conformity with GAAP shall have been made, (iii) Liens incurred or
deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers'
compensation, unemployment insurance, and other types of social security, (iv)
Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids,
leases, statutory or regulatory obligations, bankers' acceptances, surety and
appeal bonds, government contracts, perfor-
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xxxxx and return-of-money bonds, and other obligations of a similar nature in-
curred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations for the
payment of borrowed money), (v) easements, rights-of-way, municipal and zoning
ordinances, and similar charges, encumbrances, title defects, or other irregu-
larities that do not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (vi) Liens on property
of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in favor of the United States
of America, any state thereof, or any instrumentality of either to secure pay-
ments pursuant to any contract or statute, (vii) leases or subleases granted
to others that do not materially interfere with the ordinary course of busi-
ness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (viii) Liens en-
cumbering property or assets under construction arising from obligations of
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to make progress or partial pay-
ments relating to such construction, (ix) any interest or title of a lessor in
the property subject to any Capitalized Lease or operating lease, (x) Liens
arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding
leases, (xi) Liens in favor of the Trustee or the Senior Subordinated Note
Trustee as provided for in this Indenture or the Senior Subordinated Note In-
denture, as the case may be, on money or property held or collected by the
Trustee or the Senior Subordinated Note Trustee in its capacity as trustee,
(xii) Liens in favor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (xiii) Liens
arising from the rendering of a final judgment or order against the Company or
any Subsidiary of the Company that does not give rise to an Event of Default,
(xiv) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of
credit that encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of
credit and the products and proceeds thereof, (xv) Liens in favor of customs
and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of cus-
toms duties in connection with the importation of goods, (xvi) Liens encumber-
ing customary initial deposits and margin deposits, and other Liens that are
either within the general parameters customary in the industry and incurred in
the ordinary course of business, in each case, securing Indebtedness under In-
terest Rate Agreements and Currency Agreements and forward contracts, options,
futures contracts, futures option, or similar agreements or arrangements de-
signed to protect the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from fluctuations in
the price of commodities, (xvii) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title
retention, consignment, or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered
into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of busi-
ness in accordance with the past practices of the Company or any of its Sub-
sidiaries prior to the Issue Date, and (xviii) Liens on or sales of receiv-
xxxxx.
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"Placement Agreement" means the Purchase Agreement dated November 21, 1996
between the Company, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company and the
Initial Purchasers.
"Preferred Stock," as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, means Capi-
tal Stock of such Person of any class or classes (however designated) that
ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of as-
sets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up
of such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.
"principal" of a debt security means the principal of the security plus, when
appropriate, the premium, if any, on the security.
"Private Placement Legend" means the legend initially set forth on the Secu-
rities in the form set forth in Section 2.03(a).
"Purchase Amount" has the meaning set forth in the definition of "Offer to
Purchase" above.
"Purchase Date" has the meaning set forth in the definition of "Offer to Pur-
chase" above.
"Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in the definition of "Offer to
Purchase" above.
"QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A.
"Redemption Date," when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture.
"redemption price," when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the price fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture as set
forth in the form of Security annexed hereto as Exhibit A.
"Registration" means a registered Exchange Offer for the Securities by the
Company or other registration of the Securities under the Securities Act pur-
suant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agree-
ment.
"Registrar" has the meaning provided in Section 2.04.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Senior Notes Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of November 26, 1996 between the Company, the Guarantors
and the Initial Purchasers.
"Registration Statement" means the registration statement(s) as defined and
described in the Registration Rights Agreement.
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"Regulation S" means Regulation S under the Securities Act.
"Related Person" of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
owning (a) 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock of such Person (or, in
the case of a Person that is not a corporation, 5% or more of the equity in-
terest in such Person) or (b) 5% or more of the combined voting power of the
Voting Stock of such Person.
"Restricted Payments" has the meaning provided in Section 4.06.
"Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities" means the 8 5/8% Senior Notes due 2006, as amended or supple-
mented from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, that are is-
sued under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term "Secu-
rities" shall include any Exchange Securities to be issued and exchanged for
any Securities pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and this Inden-
ture and, for purposes of this Indenture, all Securities and Exchange Securi-
ties shall vote together as one series of Securities under this Indenture.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
"Security Register" has the meaning provided in Section 2.04.
"Senior Credit Facility" means the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4,
1996, among the Company as borrower thereunder, any Material Subsidiaries of
the Company as guarantors thereunder and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New
York, as agent on behalf of itself and the other lenders named therein, in-
cluding any deferrals, renewals, extensions, replacements, refinancings or
refundings thereof, or amendments, modifications or supplements thereto and
any agreement providing therefor whether by or with the same or any other
lender, creditors, group of lenders or group of creditors and including re-
lated notes, guarantee agreements, security documents and other instruments
and agreements executed in connection therewith.
"Senior Subordinated Note Indenture" means the Senior Subordinated Note In-
denture dated as of November 26, 1996 between the Company, the Guarantors and
The Bank of New York, as trustee pursuant to which the 9 1/4% Senior Subordi-
nated Notes due 1996 of the Company were issued, as the same may be amended,
modified and supplemented from time to time.
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"Senior Subordinated Note Trustee" means The Bank of New York until a succes-
sor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of the Senior Subordinated
Note Indenture and thereafter means such successor.
"Senior Subordinated Notes" means the 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2006, as amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms of
the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture.
"Shelf Registration Statement" means the Shelf Registration Statement as de-
fined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Shipbuilding Distribution" has the meaning provided in the definition of
"Transaction."
"Standard & Poor's" means Standard & Poor's Corporation and its successors.
"Stated Maturity" means (i) with respect to any debt security, the date spec-
ified in such debt security as the fixed date on which the final installment
of principal of such debt security is due and payable and (ii) with respect to
any scheduled installment of principal of or interest on any debt security,
the date specified in such debt security as the fixed date on which such in-
stallment is due and payable.
"Subsidiary" of any Person means (i) a corporation more than 50% of the out-
standing Voting Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Per-
son or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and
one or more other Subsidiaries thereof or (ii) any other Person (other than a
corporation) in which such Person, or one or more other Subsidiaries of such
Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or
indirectly, has at least a majority ownership and voting power relating to the
policies, management and affairs thereof.
"Tenneco" means, prior to the Transaction, Tenneco Inc., a Delaware corpora-
tion, to be renamed El Paso Tennessee Pipeline Co. following the Transaction.
"Transaction" means the series of transactions pursuant to which (i) Tenneco
and its subsidiaries, pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, restructure, di-
vide and separate their various businesses and assets so that all of the as-
sets, liabilities and operations of (A) their automotive parts, packaging and
administrative service businesses ("Industrial Business") are owned and oper-
ated by the New Tenneco, (B) their shipbuilding business ("Shipbuilding Busi-
ness") are owned and operated by the Company and (C) the remaining existing
and discontinued
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operations of Tenneco and its subsidiaries other than those relating to the
Industrial Business or the Shipbuilding Business, including the transmission
and marketing of natural gas will be owned by Tenneco; (ii) Tenneco would sub-
sequently distribute pro rata to holders of Tenneco common stock all of the
outstanding common stock of New Tenneco and the Company (the "Industrial Dis-
tribution" and the "Shipbuilding Distribution" respectively, and collectively
the "Distributions"); and (iii) thereafter a subsidiary of El Paso Natural Gas
Company ("El Paso") would be merged with and into Tenneco pursuant to the
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 19, 1996 (as such may be amend-
ed, supplemented or modified from time to time) among El Paso, El Paso Merger
Company and Tenneco.
"Transaction Agreements" means each of the Distribution Agreement; the Agree-
ment and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 19, 1996 among El Paso Natural Gas
Company, El Paso Merger Company and Tenneco; the Benefits Agreement among
Tenneco, New Tenneco and the Company; the Debt and Cash Allocation Agreement
among Tenneco, New Tenneco and the Company; the Insurance Agreement among
Tenneco, New Tenneco and the Company; the Tax Sharing Agreement among Tenneco,
New Tenneco and the Company; the NNS Processing Service Agreement between
Tenneco Business Services Inc. and the Company; the NNS Supplier Participation
Agreement between New Tenneco and the Company; and the Trademark Transition
License Agreement among Tenneco, New Tenneco and the Company; as each such
Agreement has heretofore been and may hereafter be amended, modified or sup-
plemented.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code (S)(S) 77aaa-
77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except as
provided in Section 10.03.
"Trustee" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor
replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter
means such successor.
"Trust Officer" means any officer within the corporate trust department (or
any successor group of the Trustee) including any vice president, assistant
vice president, assistant secretary or any other officer or assistant officer
of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by
the persons who at that time shall be such officers, and also means, with re-
spect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such
trust matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject.
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"U.S. Person" means a "U.S. person" as defined in Rule 902 under the Securi-
ties Act.
"Voting Stock" of any Person means the Capital Stock of such Person which or-
dinarily has voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing
similar functions) of such Person, whether at all times or only so long as no
senior class of securities has such voting power by reason of any contingency.
"Wholly Owned Subsidiary" of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person all
of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other
than directors' 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.
Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
TERM DEFINED IN SECTION
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"Agent Member"............................................. 2.08(a)
"Asset Sale Offer Trigger Date"............................ 4.05(a)
"Bankruptcy Law"........................................... 6.01
"Change of Control"........................................ 4.14(c)
"Collateral Account"....................................... 4.18(c)
"Collateral Funds"......................................... 4.18(c)
"Custodian"................................................ 6.01
"Event of Default"......................................... 6.01
"Funding Guarantor"........................................ 10.05
"Global Securities"........................................ 2.02
"Net Offering Proceeds".................................... 4.18(a)
"Offshore Global Securities"............................... 2.02
"Offshore Physical Securities"............................. 2.02
"Offshore Securities Exchange Date"........................ 2.02
"Permanent Offshore Global Security"....................... 2.02
"Physical Securities"...................................... 2.02
"Required Filing Date"..................................... 4.12
"Restricted Payment"....................................... 4.06
"Special Redemption"....................................... 3.01
"Special Redemption Date".................................. 4.18(c)
"Temporary Offshore Global Security"....................... 2.02
"U.S. Global Security"..................................... 2.02
"U.S. Person".............................................. 2.02
"U.S. Physical Securities"................................. 2.02
"United States Government Obligations"..................... 8.01
"Unutilized Net Available Proceeds"........................ 4.05(a)
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Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following
TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
"Commission" means the SEC.
"indenture securities" means the Securities.
"indenture security holder" means a Securityholder.
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture.
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee.
"obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company or any other obligor
on the Securities.
All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, de-
fined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule and
not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect from
time to time, and any other reference in this Indenture to "generally ac-
cepted accounting principles" refers to GAAP;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural in-
clude the singular;
(5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
(6) "herein," "hereof" and other words of similar import refer to this In-
denture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other sub-
division.
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ARTICLE TWO
The Securities
Section 2.01. Execution and Authentication.
Two Officers shall execute the Securities on behalf of the Company by manual
or facsimile signature.
If an Officer whose manual or facsimile signature is on a Security no longer
holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security or at any
time thereafter, the Security nevertheless shall be valid.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee
manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. Such signa-
ture shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated un-
der this Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate Securities for original issue in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000 upon receipt of a Company Order.
The Company Order shall specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated
and the date on which the original issue of the Securities is to be authenti-
cated. The aggregate principal amount of Securities outstanding at any time
may not exceed $200,000,000 except as provided in Section 2.10.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to
authenticate Securities. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an
authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do
so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes
authentication by such agent. Such authenticating agent shall have the same
rights as the Trustee in any dealings hereunder with the Company or with any
of the Company's Affiliates.
Section 2.02. Form, Denomination and Date of Securities; Payments of Interest.
The Securities and the Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be sub-
stantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto; provided that Exchange Securities
(i) shall contain the alternative paragraph under paragraph 8 appearing on the
reverse of the Securities in the form of Exhibit A hereto and (ii) shall not
contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions. The Securities shall be
issuable in denominations
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provided for in the form of Security attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Securi-
ties shall be numbered, lettered, or otherwise distinguished in such manner or
in accordance with such plans as the Officers of the Company executing the
same may determine with the approval of the Trustee.
Any of the Securities may be issued with appropriate insertions, omissions,
substitutions and variations, and may have imprinted or otherwise reproduced
thereon such legend or legends, not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Indenture, as may be required to comply with any law or with any rules or reg-
ulations pursuant thereto, including those required by Section 2.03, or with
the rules of any securities market in which the Securities are admitted to
trading, or to conform to general usage.
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication, shall bear in-
terest from the applicable date and shall be payable on the dates specified on
the face of the form of Security attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Securities offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued ini-
tially in the form of a single permanent global Security in registered form,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the "U.S. Global Security"),
deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by
the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as herein provided. The aggregate
principal amount of the U.S. Global Security may from time to time be in-
creased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as
custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.
Securities offered and sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regula-
tion S shall be issued initially in the form of a single temporary global Se-
curity in registered form substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the
"Temporary Offshore Global Security") deposited with the Trustee, as custodian
for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the
Trustee as provided herein. At any time on and after January 6, 1997 (the
"Offshore Securities Exchange Date"), a single permanent global Security in
registered form substantially in the form hereinabove recited without the Pri-
vate Placement Legend (the "Permanent Offshore Global Security"; and together
with the Temporary Offshore Global Security, the "Offshore Global Securities")
duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided
herein shall be deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary,
and the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a de-
crease in the principal
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amount of the Temporary Offshore Global Security in an amount equal to the
principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Offshore Global
Security transferred.
Securities offered and sold in reliance on Regulation D under the Securities
Act shall be issued in the form of permanent certificated Securities in regis-
tered form in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (the "U.S. Physical
Securities"). Securities issued pursuant to Section 2.07 in exchange for in-
terests in the Offshore Global Security following the Offshore Securities Ex-
change Date shall be in the form of permanent certificated Securities in reg-
istered form substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the "Offshore
Physical Securities").
The Offshore Physical Securities and U.S. Physical Securities are sometimes
collectively herein referred to as the "Physical Securities". The U.S. Global
Security and the Offshore Global Security are sometimes referred to herein as
the "Global Securities".
The Person in whose name any Security is registered at the close of business
on any Interest Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be
entitled to receive the interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any,
payable on such Interest Payment Date notwithstanding any transfer or exchange
of such Security subsequent to the Interest Record Date and prior to such In-
terest Payment Date, except if and to the extent the Company shall default in
the payment of the interest or Additional Interest due on such Interest Pay-
ment Date, in which case such defaulted interest, plus (to the extent lawful)
any interest payable on the defaulted interest and Additional Interest, shall
be paid to the Persons in whose names outstanding Securities are registered at
the close of business on a subsequent special record date (which shall be not
less than five business days prior to the date of such payment) established by
notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Company to the holders of Securi-
ties not less than 15 days preceding such subsequent record date.
Section 2.03. Restrictive Legends.
(a) Unless and until a Security is exchanged for an Exchange Security in con-
nection with an effective Registration pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, the U.S. Global Security, Temporary Offshore Global Security and
each U.S. Physical Security shall bear the following legend on the face there-
of:
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"),
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AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO,
OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS
THAT (A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR"
(AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SE-
CURITIES ACT) (AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR") OR (C) IT IS NOT A
U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, (2)
AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF
THIS SECURITY RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE
COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALI-
FIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CON-
TAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS
ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM
THE TRUSTEE) AND IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF SECURITIES OF LESS THAN $250,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE
TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT,
(D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH
RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGIS-
TRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (F)
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS
TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNEC-
TION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER THE ORIGI-
NAL ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITY, THE HOLDER MUST CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX SET
FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF RELATING TO THE MANNER OF SUCH TRANSFER AND SUB-
MIT THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE TRUSTEE. IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN INSTI-
TUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FUR-
NISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR
OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT
SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM,
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OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SE-
CURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED
STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE INDENTURE CONTAINS A PROVISION REQUIRING THE
TRUSTEE TO REFUSE TO REGISTER ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN VIOLATION OF
THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.
(b) Each Global Security, whether or not an Exchange Security, shall also
bear the following legend on the face thereof:
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN
THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR
OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE,
BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH
SUCCESSOR'S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL
BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH
IN SECTION 2.09 OF THE INDENTURE.
Section 2.04. Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency (which shall be located in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York) where Securi-
ties may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the "Reg-
istrar"), an office or agency (which shall be located in the Borough of Man-
xxxxxx, The City of New York, State of New York) where Securities may be pre-
sented for payment (the "Paying Agent"), and an office or agency where notices
and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this In-
denture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a register or registers con-
taining the names and addresses of all Holders (the "Security Register(s)")
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and of the transfer and exchange of Securities. Any notice to be given under
this Indenture or under the Securities by the Trustee or the Company to Hold-
ers shall be mailed by first class mail to each Holder at his address as it
appears at the time of such mailing in the Security Register. The Company may
have one or more co-Registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The
term "Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. Except as otherwise
provided herein, the Company or any Subsidiary thereof may act as Paying
Agent. The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other of-
fices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any
or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The
Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation
or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or
agency.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent
not a party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate the provisions of the
TIA. The Agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that re-
late to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and ad-
dress of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Pay-
ing Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as
such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation in accordance with Sec-
tion 7.07.
The Company initially appoints the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as
Registrar, Paying Agent and agent for service of notices and demands in con-
nection with the Securities and this Indenture.
Section 2.05. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree
in writing that such Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of the
Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of
principal of, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities
(whether such money has been paid to it by the Company or any other obligor on
the Securities), and the Company and the Paying Agent shall immediately notify
the Trustee of any default by the Company (or any other obligor on the Securi-
ties) in making any such payment. Unless the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company is the Paying Agent, money held in trust by the Paying Agent need not
be segregated except as required by law and in no event shall the Paying Agent
be liable for any interest on any money received by it hereunder. The Company
at any time may require the Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the
Trustee and account for any funds disbursed and the Trustee may at any time
during the continuance of any Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or
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(2), upon written request to the Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to
pay forthwith all money so held by it to the Trustee and to account for any
funds disbursed. Upon making such payment, the Paying Agent shall have no fur-
ther liability for the money delivered to the Trustee. If the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall, on or before each
due date of the principal of or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on
the Securities, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons en-
titled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal, interest or Additional
Interest, if any, so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Per-
sons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the
Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
Section 2.06. Securityholder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable
the most recent list available to it from the Registrar of the names and ad-
dresses of Holders of Securities. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the
Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least five 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 Holders of Securities, if any.
Section 2.07. Registration, Transfer and Exchange.
The Securities are issuable only in registered form. The Company will keep at
the Registrar and each co-Registrar, a Security Register in which, subject to
such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, it will register, and will
register the transfer of, Securities as in this Article provided. Such Secu-
rity Register shall be in written form in the English language or in any other
form capable of being converted into such form within a reasonable time. At
all reasonable times such Security Register or Security Registers shall be
open for inspection by the Trustee.
Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of any Security to the
Registrar or a co-Registrar, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and make available for delivery in the name of the transferee or
transferees a new Security or Securities in authorized denominations for a
like aggregate principal amount.
A Holder may transfer a Security only by written application to the Registrar
stating the name of the proposed transferee and otherwise complying with the
terms of this Indenture. No such transfer shall be effected until, and such
trans- feree shall succeed to the rights of a Holder only upon, final accept-
ance and
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registration of the transfer by the Registrar in the Security Register. Prior
to the registration of any transfer by a Holder as provided herein, the Compa-
ny, the Trustee, and any Agent of the Company shall treat the person in whose
name the Security is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes whether
or not the Security shall be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee,
nor any such Agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. Furthermore,
any Holder of a Global Security shall, by acceptance of such Global Security,
agree that transfers of beneficial interests in such Global Security may be
effected only through a book entry system maintained by the Holder of such
Global Security (or its agent) and that ownership of a beneficial interest in
the Security shall be required to be reflected in a book entry. When Securi-
ties are presented to the Registrar or a co-Registrar with a request to regis-
ter the transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securi-
ties of other authorized denominations (including an exchange of Securities
for Exchange Securities), the Registrar shall register the transfer or make
the exchange as requested if the requirements for such transactions set forth
herein are met; provided that no exchanges of Securities for Exchange Securi-
ties shall occur until a Registration Statement shall have been declared ef-
fective by the Commission and that any Securities that are exchanged for Ex-
change Securities shall be cancelled by the Trustee. To permit registrations
of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate Securities at the Registrar's request.
The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any exchange or
registration of transfer of Securities (other than any such transfer taxes or
other similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Section
2.13, 3.06 or 9.05). No service charge to any Holder shall be made for any
such transaction.
The Company shall not be required to exchange or register a transfer of (a)
any Securities for a period of 15 days next preceding the first mailing of no-
xxxx of redemption of Securities to be redeemed, or (b) any Securities select-
ed, called or being called for redemption except, in the case of any Security
where public notice has been given that such Security is to be redeemed in
part, the portion thereof not so to be redeemed.
All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange of Securities shall be
valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to
the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon
such transfer or exchange.
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Section 2.08. Book Entry Provisions for Global Securities.
(a) The U.S. Global Security and Offshore Global Security initially shall (i)
be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Securities or the
nominee of such Depositary, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for
such Depositary and (iii) bear legends as set forth in Section 2.03.
Members of, or participants in, the Depositary ("Agent Members" ) shall have
no rights under this indenture with respect to any Global Security held on
their behalf by the Depositary, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the
Global Security, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee
and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such
Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Com-
pany or the Trustee, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or
other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the De-
positary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing
the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Security.
(b) Transfers of a Global Security shall be limited to transfers of such
Global Security in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary, its successors
or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in a Global Secu-
rity may be transferred in accordance with the rules and procedures of the De-
positary and the provisions of Section 2.09. In addition, U.S. Physical Secu-
rities and Offshore Physical Securities shall be transferred to all beneficial
owners in exchange for their beneficial interests in the U.S. Global Security
or the Offshore Global Security, respectively, if (i) the Depositary notifies
the Company that is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the U.S.
Global Security or the Offshore Global Security, as the case may be, and a
successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such
notice or (ii) an Event of Default of which the Trustee has actual notice has
occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a request from the
Depositary to issue such Physical Securities.
(c) Any beneficial interest in one of the Global Securities that is trans-
ferred to a person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in the other
Global Security will, upon transfer, cease to be an interest in such Global
Security and become an interest in the other Global Security and, accordingly,
will thereafter be subject to all transfer restrictions, if any, and other
procedures applicable to beneficial interests in such other Global Security
for as long as it remains such an interest.
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(d) In connection with any transfer of a portion of the beneficial interests
in the U.S. Global Security to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b) of
this Section and Section 2.09 (a)(ii), the Registrar shall reflect on its
books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of the U.S.
Global Security in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial
interest in the U.S. Global Security to be transferred, and the Company shall
execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery,
one or more U.S. Physical Securities of like tenor and amount.
(e) In connection with the transfer of the entire U.S. Global Security or
Offshore Global Security to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b) of
this Section, the U.S. Global Security or Offshore Global Security, as the
case may be, shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancella-
tion, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
make available for delivery, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depos-
itary in exchange for its beneficial interest in the U.S. Global Security or
Offshore Global Security, as the case may be, an equal aggregate principal
amount of U.S. Physical Securities or Offshore Physical Securities, as the
case may be, of authorized denominations.
(f) Any U.S. Physical Security delivered in exchange for an interest in the
U.S. Global Security pursuant to paragraph (b) or (d) of this Section shall,
except as otherwise provided by paragraph (f) of Section 2.09, bear the legend
regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the U.S. Physical Security set
forth in Section 2.03.
(g) Any Offshore Physical Security delivered in exchange for an interest in
the Offshore Global Security pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section shall,
except as otherwise provided by paragraph (f) of Section 2.09, bear the legend
regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the Offshore Physical Security
set forth in Section 2.03.
(h) The registered holder of a Global Security may grant proxies and other-
wise authorize any person, including Agent Members and persons that may hold
interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled
to take under this Indenture or the Securities.
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Section 2.09. Special Transfer Provisions.
Unless and until a Security is exchanged for an Exchange Security in connec-
tion with an effective Registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agree-
ment, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) Transfers to Non-QIB Institutional Accredited Investors. The following
provisions shall apply with respect to the registration of any proposed
transfer of a Security to any Institutional Accredited Investor which is not
a QIB (excluding Non-U.S. Persons):
(i) The Registrar shall register the transfer of any Security, whether or
not such Security bears the Private Placement Legend, if (x) the requested
transfer is at least three years after the Original Issue Date of the Se-
curities or (y) the proposed transferee has delivered to the Registrar (A)
a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and (B) if the
principal amount of the Securities being transferred is less than $250,000
at the time of such transfer, an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Com-
pany that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act.
(ii) If the proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a beneficial
interest in the U.S. Global Security, upon receipt by the Registrar of (x)
the documents, if any, required by paragraph (i) and (y) instructions
given in accordance with the Depositary's and the Registrar's procedures,
the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a de-
crease in the principal amount of the U.S. Global Security in an amount
equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the U.S.
Global Security to be transferred and the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, one or more
U.S. Physical Certificates of like tenor and amount.
(b) Transfers to QIBs. The following provisions shall apply with respect to
the registration of any proposed transfer of a U.S. Physical Security or an
interest in the U.S. Global Security to a QIB (excluding Non-U.S. Persons):
(i) If the Security to be transferred consists of (x) U.S. Physical Secu-
rities, the Registrar shall register the transfer if such transfer is be-
ing made by a proposed transferor who has checked the box provided for on
the form of Security stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the
Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in compliance with the
provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who has signed the certification
provided for on the form of Security stating, or has otherwise advised the
Company and the Registrar in writing, that it is purchasing the Security
for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole
investment discretion and that it and any such account is a QIB within the
meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such informa-
tion regarding the Company as it has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or
has determined not to request
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such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon
its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from regis-
tration provided by Rule 144A or (y) an interest in the U.S. Global Secu-
rity, the transfer of such interest may be effected only through the book
entry system maintained by the Depositary.
(ii) If the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the Security to
be transferred consists of U.S. Physical Securities, upon receipt by the
Registrar of the documents referred to in clause (i) and instructions
given in accordance with the Depositary's and the Registrar's procedures,
the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an in-
crease in the principal amount of the U.S. Global Security in an amount
equal to the principal amount of the U.S. Physical Securities to be trans-
ferred and the Trustee shall cancel the U.S. Physical Security so trans-
ferred.
(c) Transfers of Interests in the Temporary Offshore Global Security. The
following provisions shall apply with respect to registration of any pro-
posed transfer of interests in the Temporary Offshore Global Security:
(i) The Registrar shall register the transfer of any Security (x) if the
proposed transferee is a Non-U.S. Person and the proposed transferor has
delivered to the Registrar a certificate substantially in the form of Ex-
hibit C hereto or (y) if the proposed transferee is a QIB and the proposed
transferor has checked the box provided for on the form of Security stat-
ing, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Registrar in writing,
that the sale has been made in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144A
to a transferee who has signed the certification provided for on the form
of Security stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Regis-
trar in writing, that it is purchasing the Security for its own account or
an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion
and that it and any such account is a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A,
and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A
and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Com-
pany as it has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to
request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is rely-
ing upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption
from registration provided by Rule 144A.
(ii) If the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, upon receipt by the
Registrar of the documents referred to in clause (i)(y) above and instruc-
tions given in accordance with the Depositary's and the Registrar's proce-
dures, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and
an increase in the principal amount of the U.S. Global Security, in an
amount equal to the principal amount of the Temporary Offshore Global Se-
curity to be transferred, and the Trustee shall decrease the amount of the
Temporary Offshore Global Security in a like amount.
(d) Transfers of Interests in the Permanent Offshore Global Security or
Offshore Physical Securities to U.S. Persons. The following provisions shall
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apply with respect to any transfer of interests in the Permanent Offshore
Global Security or Offshore Physical Securities to U.S. Persons: The Regis-
trar shall register the transfer of any such Security without requiring any
additional certification.
(e) Transfers to Non-U.S. Persons at Any Time. The following provisions
shall apply with respect to any transfer of a Security to a Non-U.S. Person:
(i) Prior to January 6, 1997, the Registrar shall register any proposed
transfer of a Security to a Non-U.S. Person upon receipt of a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto from the proposed transfer-
or.
(ii) On and after January 6, 1997, the Registrar shall register any pro-
posed transfer to any Non-U.S. Person if the Security to be transferred is
a U.S. Physical Security or an interest in the U.S. Global Security, upon
receipt of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C from the
proposed transferor.
(iii) (a) If the proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a benefi-
cial interest in the U.S. Global Security, upon receipt by the Registrar
of (x) the documents, if any, required by paragraph (ii) and (y) instruc-
tions in accordance with the Depositary's and the Registrar's procedures,
the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a de-
crease in the principal amount of the U.S. Global Security in an amount
equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the U.S.
Global Security to be transferred and (b) if the proposed transferee is an
Agent Member, upon receipt by the Registrar of instructions given in ac-
cordance with the Depositary's and the Registrar's procedures, the Regis-
trar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in
the principal amount of the Offshore Global Security in an amount equal to
the principal amount of the U.S. Physical Securities or the U.S. Global
Security, as the case may be, to be transferred, and the trustee shall
cancel the Physical Security, if any, so transferred or decrease the
amount of the U.S. Global Security, as the case may be.
(f) Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of
Securities not bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall de-
liver Securities that do not bear the Private Placement Legend. Upon the
transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities bearing the Private Place-
ment Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Securities that bear the Pri-
vate Placement Legend unless either (i) the circumstances contemplated by
the fifth paragraph of Section 2.02 or paragraph (a)(i)(x) or (e)(ii) of
this Section 2.09 exist or (ii) there is delivered to the Registrar an Opin-
ion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to the
effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are
required in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securi-
ties Act.
(g) General. By its acceptance of any Security bearing the Private Place-
ment Legend, each Holder of such a Security acknowledges the restrictions on
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transfer of such Security set forth in this Indenture and in the Private
Placement Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Security only as pro-
vided in this Indenture. The Registrar shall not register a transfer of any
Security unless such transfer complies with the restrictions on transfer of
such Security set forth in this Indenture. In connection with any transfer
of Securities, each Holder agrees by its acceptance of the Securities to
furnish the Registrar or the Company such certifications, legal opinions or
other information as either of them may reasonably require to confirm that
such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or a transaction
not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act; pro-
vided that the Registrar shall not be required to determine (but may rely on
a determination made by the Company with respect to) the sufficiency of any
such certifications, legal opinions or other information.
The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written
communications received pursuant to Section 2.08 or this Section 2.09. The
Company shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters,
notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving
of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.
Section 2.10. Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
In case any temporary or definitive Security shall become mutilated, defaced
or be apparently destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in its discretion may
execute, and upon the written request of any Officer of the Company, the
Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, a new Security,
bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitu-
tion for the mutilated or defaced Security, or in lieu of and substitution for
the Security so apparently destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the appli-
cant for a substitute Security shall furnish to the Company and to the Trustee
and any agent of the Company or the Trustee such security or indemnity as may
be required by them to indemnify and defend and to save each of them harmless
and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence to their satisfac-
tion of the apparent destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the
ownership thereof.
Upon the issuance of any substitute Security, the Company may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees
and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith. In case any Security which
has matured or is about to mature, or has been called for redemption in full,
shall become mutilated or defaced or be apparently destroyed, lost or stolen,
the Company may, instead of issuing a substitute Security, pay or authorize
the payment
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of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated or
defaced Security), if the applicant for such payment shall furnish to the Com-
pany and to the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee such secu-
rity or indemnity as any of them may require to save each of them harmless
from all risks, however remote, and, in every case of apparent destruction,
loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company and the Trustee
and any agent of the Company or the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of
the apparent destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownership
thereof.
Every substitute Security issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section
by virtue of the fact that any Security is apparently destroyed, lost or sto-
len shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company,
whether or not the apparently destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at
any time enforceable by anyone and shall be entitled to all the benefits of
(but shall be subject to all the limitations of rights set forth in) this In-
denture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly au-
thenticated and delivered hereunder. All Securities shall be held and owned
upon the express condition that, to the extent permitted by law, the foregoing
provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of muti-
lated, defaced, or apparently destroyed, lost or stolen Securities and shall
preclude any and all other rights or remedies notwithstanding any law or stat-
ute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replace-
ment or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their
surrender.
Section 2.11. Outstanding Securities.
The Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities that have been au-
thenticated by the Trustee except for (a) those cancelled by it, (b) those de-
livered to it for cancellation, (c) to the extent set forth in Sections 8.01
and 8.02, on or after the date on which the conditions set forth in Section
8.01 or 8.02 have been satisfied, those Securities theretofore authenticated
by the Trustee hereunder and (d) those described in this Section 2.11 as not
outstanding. Subject to Section 2.12, a Security does not cease to be out-
standing because the Company or one of its Affiliates holds the Security.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.10, it ceases to be outstand-
ing unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Se-
curity is held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Security is a le-
gal, valid and binding obligation of the Company.
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If the principal amount of any Security is considered to be paid under
Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest thereon shall cease to
accrue.
If the Paying Agent holds, in its capacity as such, on the Stated Maturity of
a Security, on any Redemption Date or any Purchase Date, money sufficient to
pay all accrued interest and Additional Interest and principal with respect to
such Securities payable on that date and is not prohibited from paying such
money to the Holders thereof pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on
and after that date such Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on
them ceases to accrue.
Section 2.12. Treasury Securities.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Secu-
rities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent or any amendment,
modification or other change to this Indenture, Securities owned by the Compa-
ny, any Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be disregarded
as though they were not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determin-
ing whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction,
waiver or consent or any amendment, modification or other change to this In-
denture, only Securities that the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be
sodisregarded.
The Trustee may require an Officers' Certificate listing securities owned by
the Company, any Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates.
Section 2.13. Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities, the Company may execute and
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver temporary Securities (printed,
lithographed, typewritten or otherwise reproduced, in each case in form satis-
factory to the Trustee). Temporary Securities shall be issuable as registered
Securities without coupons, of any authorized denomination, and substantially
in the form of the definitive Securities but with such omissions, insertions
and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities, all as may be
determined by the Company with the concurrence of the Trustee. Temporary Secu-
rities may contain such reference to any provisions of this Indenture as may
be appropriate. Every temporary Security shall be executed by the Company and
be authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially
the same manner, and
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with like effect, as the definitive Securities. Without unreasonable delay the
Company shall execute and shall furnish definitive Securities and thereupon
temporary Securities may be surrendered in exchange therefor without charge to
the Registrar or the Paying Agent, and the Trustee shall authenticate and de-
liver in exchange for such temporary Securities a like aggregate principal
amount of definitive Securities of authorized denominations. Until so ex-
changed the temporary Securities shall be entitled to the same benefits under
this Indenture as definitive Securities.
Section 2.14. Cancellation of Securities, Destruction Thereof.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer
or exchange, if surrendered to the Company or any Agent of the Company or the
Trustee, shall be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or, if surrendered
to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it; and no Securities shall be issued in
lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this
Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be required to, destroy cancelled
Securities held by it and deliver a certificate of destruction to the Company.
If the Company shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not
operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by
such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation.
Section 2.15. CUSIP and CINS Number.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use a "CUSIP" or "CINS" number, and
if so, such CUSIP or CINS number shall be included in notices of redemption,
repurchase or exchange as a convenience to Holders, provided, however, that
any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness
or accuracy of the CUSIP or CINS number printed in the notice or on the Secu-
rities, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification num-
bers printed on the Securities. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee
of any change in the CUSIP or CINS number.
Section 2.16. Deposit of Moneys.
Prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on each Interest Payment Date, at
the Stated Maturity of the Securities, on each Redemption Date, on each Pur-
chase Date and on the Business Day immediately following any acceleration of
the Securities pursuant to Section 6.02, the Company shall deposit with the
Paying Agent in immediately available funds money (in United States dollars)
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sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date,
Stated Maturity, Redemption Date, Purchase Date or Business Day, as the case
may be, in a timely manner which permits the Trustee to remit payment to the
Holders on such Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Redemption Date, Pur-
chase Date or Business Day, as the case may be.
ARTICLE THREE
Redemption
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee.
If the Company wants to redeem Securities pursuant to paragraph 5(a) or 5(b)
of the Securities at the applicable redemption price set forth thereon, it
shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date and the principal
amount of Securities to be redeemed. The Company shall give such notice at
least 45 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be
agreed to by the Trustee in writing), together with an Officers' Certificate
stating that such redemption will comply with the conditions contained herein.
The Company shall give notice of a redemption pursuant to paragraph 5(c) of
the Securities (a "Special Redemption") to the Trustee at least three Business
Days before the Redemption Date with respect to the Special Redemption (unless
a shorter notice period shall be agreed to by the Trustee in writing), to-
gether with an Officers' Certificate stating that such redemption will comply
with the conditions contained herein.
Section 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be Redeemed.
If less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed pursuant to paragraph 5
thereof, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed pro rata or by
lot or in such other manner as the Trustee shall deem appropriate and fair and
in such a manner as to comply with any applicable requirements of any securi-
ties exchange on which such Securities are listed; provided, however, that se-
lection of Securities to be redeemed pursuant to paragraph 5(b) of the Securi-
ties shall be made by the Trustee only on a pro rata basis (based on the out-
standing principal amounts thereof) among the Securities and the Senior Subor-
dinated Notes. The Trustee shall make the selection from the Securities then
outstanding, subject to redemption and not previously called for redemption.
The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal to $1,000 or any inte-
gral multiple thereof) of the principal of Securities that have denominations
larger than $1,000. Provisions of
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this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to
portions of Securities called for redemption.
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date (other
than with respect to a Special Redemption), the Company shall mail a notice of
redemption by first-class mail to each Holder whose Securities are to be re-
deemed; provided, however, that notice of a redemption pursuant to paragraph
5(b) of the Securities shall be mailed to each Holder whose Securities are to
be redeemed no later than 60 days following the consummation of the relevant
Equity Public Offering. In the event of a Special Redemption other than on the
Special Redemption Date, at least three Business Days before the Redemption
Date, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail to
each Holder of Securities.
Each notice of redemption shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and
shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the redemption price;
(3) that, if any Security contains a CUSIP, CINS or other identification
number as provided in Section 2.15, no representation is being made as to
the correctness of the CUSIP, CINS, ISIN or other identification number ei-
ther as printed on the Securities or as contained in the notice of redemp-
tion and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification num-
bers printed on the Securities;
(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent to which the Securities are to
be surrendered for redemption;
(5) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying
Agent to collect the redemption price;
(6) that, unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment, in-
terest and Additional Interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to
accrue on and after the Redemption Date and the only remaining right of the
Holders is to receive payment of the redemption price upon surrender to the
Paying Agent; and
(7) if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal
amount of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date,
upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in principal
amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.
At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption on
behalf of the Company, in the Company's name and at the Company's expense.
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Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once a notice of redemption is mailed, Securities called for redemption be-
come due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the redemption price. Upon
surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the redemption
price, plus accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon to the
Redemption Date, but interest installments whose maturity is on or prior to
such Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of record at the close of
business on the relevant Interest Record Date.
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
At least one Business Day before the Redemption Date, the Company shall de-
posit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company is its own Paying Agent, shall,
on or before the Redemption Date, segregate and hold in trust) money suffi-
cient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest and Additional In-
terest, if any, on all Securities to be redeemed on that date other than Secu-
rities or portions thereof called for redemption on that date which have been
delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Trustee shall au-
thenticate for the Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to the un-
redeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
ARTICLE FOUR
Covenants
Section 4.01. Payment of Securities.
The Company shall pay the principal of and interest and Additional Interest,
if any, on the Securities in the manner provided in the Securities and the
Registration Rights Agreement. An installment of principal, interest or Addi-
tional Interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Trustee or
Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of the Com-
pany) holds on that date money designated for and sufficient to pay the in-
stallment in full and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders
of the Securities pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
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The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the same rate per an-
num borne by the Securities. The Company shall pay interest on overdue in-
stallments of interest and Additional Interest at the same rate per annum
borne by the Securities, to the extent lawful.
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York,
an office or agency where Securities may be surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment and where notices and de-
mands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture
may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of
the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at
any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency
or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presenta-
tions, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of
the Trustee set forth in Section 11.02.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or
agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all
such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided
that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company
of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York, for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written
notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change
in the location of any such other office or agency.
Section 4.03. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates and Related Persons.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter
into directly or indirectly any transaction with an Affiliate or Related Per-
son of the Company (other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company),
including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of prop-
erty, the rendering of any service, or the making of any guarantee, loan, ad-
xxxxx or Investment, either directly or indirectly, involving aggregate con-
sideration in excess of $1,000,000 unless (i) a majority of the disinterested
directors of the Board of Directors of the Company determines, in its good
faith judgment evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Directors filed with
the Trustee, that such transaction is in the best interests of the Company or
such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (ii) such transaction is, in the
opinion of a majority of the
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disinterested directors of the Board of Directors of the Company evidenced by
a resolution of such Board of Directors filed with the Trustee, on terms no
less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than
those that could be obtained in a comparable arm's-length transaction with an
entity that is not an Affiliate or a Related Person.
The provisions of this Section 4.03 shall not apply to (i) the Transaction or
the execution, delivery and performance of any Transaction Agreement, (ii) any
employment or indemnification agreement or similar arrangements entered into
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,
(iii) transactions permitted by the provisions of Section 4.06, and (iv) the
payment of reasonable fees to directors of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.04. Limitation on Indebtedness.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, Incur,
directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness, except: (i) Indebtedness of the Com-
pany or its Subsidiaries, if immediately after giving effect to the Incurrence
of such Indebtedness and the receipt and application of the net proceeds
thereof, the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio of the Company for the four full
fiscal quarters for which quarterly or annual financial statements are avail-
able next preceding the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, calculated on a pro
forma basis as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred on the first day of such
four full fiscal quarters, would be greater than 2.50 to 1.00; (ii) Indebted-
ness of the Company, and guarantees of such Indebtedness by any Guarantor, In-
curred under the Senior Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount out-
standing at any one time not to exceed $415 million less any amount of Indebt-
edness permanently repaid as provided under Section 4.05 or pursuant to the
terms of such Senior Credit Facility or otherwise; (iii) Indebtedness owed by
the Company to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or Indebtedness owed
by a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
the Company; provided, however, that upon either (I) the transfer or other
disposition by such Wholly Owned Subsidiary or the Company of any Indebtedness
so permitted under this clause (iii) to a Person other than the Company or an-
other Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or (II) the issuance (other than
directors' qualifying shares), sale, transfer or other disposition of shares
of Capital Stock or other ownership interests (including by consolidation or
merger) of such Wholly Owned Subsidiary to a Person other than the Company or
another such Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company, the provisions of this
clause (iii)
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shall no longer be applicable to such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness
shall be deemed to have been Incurred at the time of any such issuance, sale,
transfer or other disposition, as the case may be; (iv) Indebtedness of the
Company or its Subsidiaries under any Interest Rate Agreement or Currency
Agreement to the extent entered into to hedge any other Indebtedness permitted
under this Indenture; (v) Indebtedness Incurred to renew, extend, refinance or
refund (collectively for purposes of this clause (v) to "refund" ) any Indebt-
edness outstanding on the Issue Date and Indebtedness Incurred under the prior
clause (i) above or the Securities or the Senior Subordinated Notes; provided,
however, that (I) such Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or
accrued amount, if less) of Indebtedness so refunded plus the amount of any
premium required to be paid in connection with such refunding pursuant to the
terms of the Indebtedness refunded or the amount of any premium reasonably de-
termined by the Company as necessary to accomplish such refunding by means of
a tender offer, exchange offer, or privately negotiated repurchase, plus the
expenses of the Company or such Subsidiary incurred in connection therewith
and (II)(A) in the case of any refunding of Indebtedness that is pari passu
with the Securities or Guarantees thereof, such refunding Indebtedness is made
pari passu with or subordinate in right of payment to the Securities or Guar-
antees thereof, and, in the case of any refunding of Indebtedness that is sub-
ordinate in right of payment to the Securities or Guarantees thereof, such re-
funding Indebtedness is subordinate in right of payment to the Securities or
Guarantees thereof, on terms no less favorable to the Holders than those con-
tained in the Indebtedness being refunded, (B) in either case, the refunding
Indebtedness by its terms, or by the terms of any agreement or instrument pur-
suant to which such Indebtedness is issued, does not have an Average Life that
is less than the remaining Average Life of the Indebtedness being refunded and
does not permit redemption or other retirement (including pursuant to any re-
quired offer to purchase to be made by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Com-
pany) of such Indebtedness at the option of the holder thereof prior to the
final stated maturity of the Indebtedness being refunded, other than a redemp-
tion or other retirement at the option of the holder of such Indebtedness (in-
cluding pursuant to a required offer to purchase made by the Company or a Sub-
sidiary of the Company) which is conditioned upon a change of control of the
Company pursuant to provisions substantially similar to those contained in
Section 4.14 and (C) any Indebtedness Incurred to refund any other Indebted-
ness is Incurred by the obligor on the Indebtedness being refunded or by the
Company; (vi) Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries, not otherwise
permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clauses (i) through (v) above, which, to-
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gether with any other outstanding Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this
clause (vi), has an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $50 million at
any time outstanding; and (vii) Indebtedness of the Company under the Securi-
ties and the Senior Subordinated Notes and Indebtedness of the Guarantors un-
der the Guarantees and the guarantees of the Senior Subordinated Notes.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.04, (A) in the
event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the
types of Indebtedness described in the clauses of the preceding paragraph, the
Company, in its sole discretion, shall classify such item of Indebtedness and
only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one
such clause, and (B) the amount of Indebtedness issued at a price that is less
than the principal amount thereof shall be equal to the amount of the liabil-
ity in respect thereof determined in conformity with GAAP.
Section 4.05. Limitation on Certain Asset Dispositions.
(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, di-
rectly or indirectly, make one or more Asset Dispositions for aggregate con-
sideration of, or in respect of assets having an aggregate fair market value
of, $25 million or more in any 12-month period, unless: (i) the Company or
such Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration for such Asset
Disposition at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or dis-
posed of as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith
and evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Directors filed with the Trust-
ee; (ii) not less than 75% of the consideration for the disposition consists
of cash or readily marketable cash equivalents or the assumption of Indebted-
ness (other than non-recourse Indebtedness or any Indebtedness subordinated to
the Securities or Guarantees thereof) of the Company or such Subsidiary or
other obligations relating to such assets (and release of the Company or such
Subsidiary from all liability on the Indebtedness or other obligations as-
sumed); and (iii) all Net Available Proceeds, less any amounts invested or
committed to be invested pursuant to legally enforceable agreements within 360
days of such Asset Disposition in assets related to the business of the Com-
pany (including the Capital Stock of another Person (other than the Company or
any Person that is a Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to such in-
vestment); provided, however, that immediately after giving effect to any such
investment (and not prior thereto) such Person shall be a Subsidiary of the
Company), are applied, on or prior to the 360th day after such Asset Disposi-
tion, unless and to the extent that the Company shall determine to
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make an Offer to Purchase, either to (A) the permanent reduction and prepay-
ment of any Indebtedness of the Company (other than Indebtedness which is ex-
pressly subordinate to the Securities) then outstanding (including a permanent
reduction of commitments in respect thereof) or (B) the permanent reduction
and repayment of any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company (other than
Indebtedness which is expressly subordinate to the Guarantee of such Subsidi-
ary of the Securities) then outstanding (including a permanent reduction of
commitments in respect thereof). The date of the earlier to occur of (x) the
361st day after such Asset Disposition and (y) the 31st day after the date
that the Company shall have determined not to apply any Net Available Proceeds
from any Asset Disposition as provided in subclauses (A) or (B) of clause
(iii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to be the "Asset
Sale Offer Trigger Date," and the amount of Net Available Proceeds from Asset
Dispositions otherwise subject to the preceding provisions not so applied or
as to which the Company has determined not to so apply shall be referred to as
the "Unutilized Net Available Proceeds." Within fifteen days after the Asset
Sale Offer Trigger Date, the Company shall make an Offer to Purchase outstand-
ing Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of their principal
amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest to the
Purchase Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may defer making any
Offer to Purchase outstanding Securities until there are aggregate Unutilized
Net Available Proceeds equal to or in excess of $25 million (at which time,
the entire Unutilized Net Available Proceeds, and not just the amount in ex-
cess of $25 million, shall be applied as required pursuant to this paragraph).
If any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries ranking pari
passu with the Securities or Guarantees thereof requires that prepayment of,
or an offer to prepay, such Indebtedness be made with any Net Available Pro-
ceeds, the Company may apply such Net Available Proceeds pro rata (based on
the aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding and the ag-
gregate principal amount (or accreted value, if less) of all such other In-
debtedness then outstanding) to the making of an Offer to Purchase the Securi-
ties in accordance with the foregoing provisions and the prepayment or the of-
fer to prepay such pari passu Indebtedness. The Company shall make a further
Offer to Purchase Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to any
such Net Available Proceeds not utilized to actually prepay such other Indebt-
edness at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of
the Securities plus any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest to
the Purchase Date if the amount not so utilized equals or exceeds $25 million.
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Any remaining Net Available Proceeds following the completion of the required
Offer to Purchase may be used by the Company for any other purpose (subject to
the other provisions of this Indenture) and the amount of Net Available Pro-
ceeds then required to be otherwise applied in accordance with this Section
4.05 shall be reset to zero, subject to any subsequent Asset Disposition.
In the event that the Company makes an Offer to Purchase the Securities, the
Company shall comply with any applicable securities laws and regulations, in-
cluding any applicable requirements of Section 14(e) of, and Rule 14e-1 under,
the Exchange Act, and any violation of the provisions of this Indenture relat-
ing to such Offer to Purchase occurring as a result of such compliance shall
not be deemed an Event of Default or a Default.
(b) Each Holder shall be entitled to tender all or any portion of the Securi-
ties owned by such Holder with respect to an Offer to Purchase pursuant to
this Section 4.05, subject to the requirement that any portion of a Security
tendered must be tendered in an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount
and subject to any proration of the Offer among tendering Holders if the ag-
gregate amount of Securities tendered exceeds the Net Available Proceeds.
(c) Not later than the date of the Offer with respect to an Offer to Purchase
pursuant to this Section 4.05, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Of-
ficers' Certificate as to the Purchase Amount.
On or prior to the Purchase Date specified in the Offer to Purchase, the Com-
pany shall (i) accept for payment (on a pro rata basis, if necessary) Securi-
ties or portions thereof validly tendered pursuant to such Offer, (ii) deposit
with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent,
segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.05) money sufficient to
pay the Purchase Price of all Securities or portions thereof so accepted and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Se-
curities so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the Secu-
rities or portions thereof accepted for payment by the Company. The Paying
Agent (or the Company, if so acting) shall promptly mail or deliver to Holders
of Securities so accepted, payment in an amount equal to the Purchase Price
for such Securities, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail or
deliver to each Holder of Securities a new Security or Securities equal in
principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Security surrendered as re-
quested by the Holder. Any Security not accepted for payment shall be promptly
mailed or delivered by the Company to
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the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Of-
fer on or as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.05 shall not apply to the
Transaction or any Asset Disposition consummated in compliance with the provi-
sions of Section 5.01.
(e) Any Purchase Date (as defined in the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture)
set for the Senior Subordinated Notes shall be a date subsequent to the Pur-
chase Date established by the Company for repurchase of the Securities pursu-
ant to this Section 4.05.
Section 4.06. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, di-
rectly or indirectly, (i) declare or pay any dividend, or make any distribu-
tion of any kind or character (whether in cash, property or securities), in
respect of any class of its Capital Stock or to the holders thereof in their
capacity as stockholders, excluding any (x) dividends or distributions payable
solely in shares of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or in
options, warrants or other rights to acquire its Capital Stock (other than
Disqualified Stock), (y) in the case of any Subsidiary of the Company, divi-
dends or distributions payable to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company
(z) the dividends and distributions paid or made in connection with the Trans-
action on or prior to the date of the Shipbuilding Distribution, (ii) pur-
chase, redeem, or otherwise acquire or retire for value shares of Capital
Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any options, warrants or
rights to purchase or acquire shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of
Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, excluding any such
shares of Capital Stock, options, warrants, rights or securities which are
owned by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) make any Investment
in (other than a Permitted Investment), or payment on a guarantee of any obli-
gation of, any Person, other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
the Company, or (iv) redeem, defease, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire
or retire for value, prior to any scheduled maturity, repayment or sinking
fund payment, Indebtedness which is subordinate in right of payment to the Se-
curities (each of the transactions described in clauses (i) through (iv)
(other than any exception to any such clause) being a "Restricted Payment" )
if at the time thereof: (1) an Event of Default, or an event that with the
passing of time or giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of De-
fault, shall have oc-
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curred and be continuing, or (2) upon giving effect to such Restricted Pay-
ment, the Company could not Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
pursuant to clause (i) of Section 4.04, or (3) upon giving effect to such Re-
stricted Payment, the aggregate of all Restricted Payments made on or after
the Issue Date exceeds the sum of: (a) 50% of cumulative Consolidated Net In-
come of the Company (or, in the case cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the
Company shall be negative, less 100% of such deficit) since the end of the
fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs through the last day of the fis-
cal quarter for which financial statements are available; plus (b) 100% of the
aggregate net proceeds received after the Issue Date (other than pursuant to
or in connection with the Shipbuilding Distribution or the Transaction), in-
cluding the fair market value of property other than cash (determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors of the Company as evidenced by a resolution of
such Board of Directors filed with the Trustee), from the issuance of Capital
Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) and warrants, rights or
options on Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) (other
than in respect of any such issuance to a Subsidiary of the Company) and the
principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
that has been converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Company
which Indebtedness was Incurred after the Issue Date; plus (c) in the case of
the disposition or repayment of any Investment constituting a Restricted Pay-
ment made after the Issue Date, an amount equal to the lesser of the return of
capital with respect to such Investment and the cost of such Investment, in
either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment; provided,
however, that at the time any such Investment is made the Company delivers to
the Trustee a resolution of its Board of Directors to the effect that, for
purposes of this Section 4.06, such Investment constitutes a Restricted Pay-
ment made after the Issue Date; plus (d) $20 million.
The foregoing provision will not be violated by (i) any dividend on any class
of Capital Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company paid within
60 days after the declaration thereof if, on the date when the dividend was
declared, the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, could have paid
such dividend in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, (ii) the
renewal, extension, refunding or refinancing of any Indebtedness otherwise
permitted pursuant to clause (v) of Section 4.04, (iii) the exchange or con-
version of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company
for or into Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock of the
Company), (iv) any payments, loans or other advances made pursuant to any em-
ployee benefit plans (including plans for the benefit of directors) or employ-
ment agree-
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ments or other compensation arrangements, in each case as approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company in its good faith judgment, (v) the redemp-
tion of the Company's rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement between
the Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, in
an amount per right issued thereunder not to exceed that in effect on the Is-
xxx Date, (vi) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, any Investment made with the proceeds of a substantially concur-
rent sale of Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock);
provided, however, that the proceeds of such sale of Capital Stock shall not
be (and have not been) included in subclause (b) of clause (3) of the preced-
ing paragraph, (vii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, additional Investments constituting Restricted Payments in
Persons or entities in a line of business related to the businesses of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date in an aggregate outstanding
amount (valued at the cost thereof) not to exceed at any time $50 million,
(viii) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Cap-
ital Stock of the Company in exchange for or out of the net cash proceeds of
the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company)
of Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock); provided,
however, that the proceeds of such sale of Capital Stock shall not be (and
have not been) included in subclause (b) of clause (3) of the preceding para-
graph, (ix) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any
Securities in exchange for or out of the net cash proceeds of the substan-
tially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Capital
Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock); provided, however, that
the proceeds of such sale of Capital Stock shall not be (and have not been)
included in subclause (b) of clause (3) of the preceding paragraph or (x) the
purchase of Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase re-
quired by Section 4.05 or Section 4.14; provided that no such purchase shall
be permitted until all Securities validly tendered pursuant to the applicable
Offer to Purchase in respect of the Securities shall have been purchased by
the Company, (xi) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, the payment of cash dividends on the Company's Common Stock not
to exceed $5.5 million in any fiscal year of the Company. Each Restricted Pay-
ment described in clauses (i), (iv), (v), (vii), (x) and (xi) of the previous
sentence shall be taken into account for purposes of computing the aggregate
amount of all Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (3) of the preceding par-
agraph.
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Section 4.07. Corporate Existence.
Subject to Article Five, the Company shall do or shall cause to be done all
things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate
existence and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its
Subsidiaries in accordance with the respective organizational documents of
each such Subsidiary and the rights (charter and statutory) and material xxxx-
chises of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Com-
pany shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the
corporate existence of any Subsidiary, if the Board of Directors of the Com-
pany shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in
the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, and that the loss thereof is not, and will not be, adverse in any mate-
rial respect to the Holders; provided, further, however, that a determination
of the Board of Directors of the Company shall not be required in the event of
a merger of one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Company with or into
another Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or another Person, if the sur-
viving Person is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company organized under the
laws of the United States or a State thereof or of the District of Columbia.
Section 4.08. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Company shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before
the same shall become delinquent, (1) all material taxes, assessments and gov-
ernmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any Subsidi-
ary of the Company and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies
which, in each case, if unpaid, might by law become a material liability, or
Lien upon the property, of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; pro-
vided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or
cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose
amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appro-
priate proceedings and for which appropriate provision has been made.
Section 4.09. Notice of Defaults.
(1) In the event that any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidi-
aries is declared due and payable before its maturity because of the occur-
rence of any default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time, or
both, would constitute such a default) under such Indebtedness, the Company
shall promptly
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give written notice to the Trustee of such declaration, the status of such de-
fault or event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with
respect thereto.
(2) Upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, the Company shall
promptly deliver an Officers' Certificate to the Trustee specifying the De-
fault or Event of Default.
Section 4.10. Maintenance of Properties.
The Company shall cause all material properties owned by or leased to it or
any of its Subsidiaries and used or useful in the conduct of its business or
the business of any of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in normal
condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment
and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements,
betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company
may be necessary, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may
be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided, however, that
nothing in this Section shall prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such proper-
ties, or disposing of any of them, if such discontinuance or disposal is, in
the judgment of the Board of Directors or of the board of directors of the
Subsidiary concerned, or of an officer (or other agent employed by the Company
or of any of its Subsidiaries) of the Company or such Subsidiary having mana-
gerial responsibility for any such property, desirable in the conduct of the
business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and if such discontinuance
or disposal is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
Section 4.11. Compliance Certificate.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 55 days after the end of each
of the first three fiscal quarters of the Company and within 100 days after
the close of each fiscal year a certificate signed by the principal executive
officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer stating
that a review of the activities of the Company has been made under the super-
vision of the signing officers with a view to determining whether a Default or
Event of Default has occurred and whether or not the signers know of any De-
fault or Event of Default by the Company that occurred during such fiscal
quarter or fiscal year. If they do know of such a Default or Event of Default,
the certificate shall describe all such Defaults or Events of Default, their
status and the action the Company is taking
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or proposes to take with respect thereto. The first certificate to be deliv-
ered by the Company pursuant to this Section 4.11 shall be for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 1996.
Section 4.12. Provision of Financial Information.
Whether or not the Company is subject to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Ex-
change Act, or any successor provision thereto, the Company shall file with
the SEC the annual reports, quarterly reports and other documents which the
Company would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to such Section
13(a) or 15(d) or any successor provision thereto if the Company were so re-
quired, such documents to be filed with the SEC on or prior to the respective
dates (the "Required Filing Dates" ) by which the Company would have been re-
quired so to file such documents if the Company were so required. The Company
shall also in any event (a) within 15 days of each Required Filing Date
(whether or not permitted or required to be filed with the SEC) (i) transmit
by mail to all Holders of Securities, as their names and addresses appear in
the Security Register, without cost to such Holders, and (ii) file with the
Trustee, copies of the annual reports, quarterly reports and other documents
which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to the preceding
sentence, or, if such filing is not so permitted, information and data of a
similar nature, and (b) if, notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the filing
of such documents by the Company with the SEC is not permitted under the Ex-
change Act, promptly upon written request supply copies of such documents to
any Holder. The Company will also comply with (S) 314(a) of the TIA.
Section 4.13. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
The Company and each Guarantor 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 or extension
law or any usury law or other law, which would prohibit or forgive the Company
or such Guarantor from paying all or any portion of the principal of and/or
interest and/or Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities as contemplated
herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent
that it may lawfully do so) the Company and each Guarantor hereby expressly
waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall
not 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 had been enacted.
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Section 4.14. Change of Control.
(a) The Company shall, within 30 days following the date of the consummation
of a transaction resulting in a Change of Control, commence an Offer to Pur-
chase all outstanding Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of
their aggregate principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest and Ad-
ditional Interest thereon to the Purchase Date. Each Holder shall be entitled
to tender all or any portion of the Securities owned by such Holder pursuant
to the Offer to Purchase, subject to the requirement that any portion of a Se-
curity tendered must be tendered in an integral multiple of $1,000 principal
amount.
(b) On or prior to the Purchase Date specified in the Offer to Purchase, the
Company shall (i) accept for payment all Securities or portions thereof val-
idly tendered pursuant to the Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent (or,
if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust
as provided in Section 2.05) money sufficient to pay the Purchase Price of all
Securities or portions thereof so accepted and (iii) deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities so accepted together
with an Officers' Certificate stating the Securities or portions thereof ac-
cepted for payment by the Company. The Paying Agent (or the Company, if so
acting) shall promptly mail or deliver to Holders of Securities so accepted,
payment in an amount equal to the Purchase Price for such Securities, and the
Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail or deliver to each Holder of Se-
curities a new Security or Securities equal in principal amount to any
unpurchased portion of the Security surrendered as requested by the Holder.
Any Security not accepted for payment shall be promptly mailed or delivered by
the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the re-
sults of the Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date.
(c) A "Change of Control" will be deemed to have occurred in the event that
(whether or not otherwise permitted by this Indenture) after the Issue Date
(a) any Person or any Persons acting together that would constitute a group
(other than, until the date all of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company
is distributed by Tenneco to its common stockholders, Tenneco) (for purposes
of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto) (a
"Group" ), together with any Affiliates or Related Persons thereof, shall
"beneficially own" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any
successor provision thereto) at least 35% of the voting power of the outstand-
ing Voting Stock of the Company; (b) any sale, lease or other transfer (in one
transaction or
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a series of related transactions) is made by the Company or any of its Subsid-
iaries of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company
to any Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company which is a
Guarantor); (c) Continuing Directors cease to constitute at least a majority
of the Board of Directors of the Company; or (d) the stockholders of the Com-
pany approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company.
(d) In the event that the Company makes an Offer to Purchase the Securities
pursuant to this Section 4.14, the Company shall comply with any applicable
securities laws and regulations, including any applicable requirements of Sec-
tion 14(e) of, and Rule 14e-1 under, the Exchange Act and any violation of the
provisions of this Indenture relating to such Offer to Purchase occurring as a
result of such compliance shall not be deemed a Default or an Event of De-
fault.
(e) Any Purchase Date (as defined in the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture)
set for the Senior Subordinated Notes shall be a date subsequent to the Pur-
chase Date established by the Company for repurchase of the Securities pursu-
ant to this Section 4.14.
(f) A third party may also make and consummate an Offer to Purchase the Secu-
rities in the manner and at the times and otherwise in compliance with this
Section 4.14.
Section 4.15. Limitations Concerning Distributions and Transfers by Subsidiar-
ies.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, di-
rectly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any
consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the
Company to (i) pay, directly or indirectly, dividends or make any other dis-
tributions in respect of its Capital Stock or pay any Indebtedness or other
obligation owed to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) make
loans or advances to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or guarantee
any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) transfer
any of its property or assets to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company,
except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of
(a) any agreement in effect on the Issue Date (including pursuant to the Se-
nior Credit Facility and this Indenture and agreements entered into in connec-
tion therewith) as any such agreement is in effect on such date, (b) any
agreement relating to any Indebtedness Incurred by such Subsidiary prior to
the date on which such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of the Company and out-
standing on such date and not Incurred in anticipation or
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contemplation of becoming a Subsidiary of the Company and provided such encum-
brance or restriction shall not apply to any assets of the Company or its Sub-
sidiaries other than such Subsidiary, (c) customary provisions contained in an
agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or
substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary, provided,
however, that such encumbrance or restriction is applicable only to such Sub-
sidiary or assets, (d) an agreement effecting a renewal, exchange, refunding,
amendment or extension of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to an agreement re-
ferred to in clause (a) or (b) above or (e) below, provided, however, that the
provisions contained in such renewal, exchange, refunding, amendment or exten-
sion agreement relating to such encumbrance or restriction are no more re-
strictive in any material respect than the provisions contained in the agree-
ment that is the subject thereof in the reasonable judgment of the Board of
Directors of the Company as evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Direc-
tors filed with the Trustee, (e) this Indenture and the Senior Subordinated
Note Indenture, (f) applicable law, (g) customary provisions restricting sub-
letting or assignment of any lease governing any leasehold interest of any
Subsidiary of the Company, (h) purchase money obligations for property ac-
quired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the type
referred to in clause (iii) of this Section 4.15 or (i) restrictions of the
type referred to in clause (iii) of this Section 4.15 contained in security
agreements securing Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Company to the extent
that such Liens were otherwise incurred in accordance with this Indenture and
the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture and restrict the transfer of property
subject to such agreements.
Section 4.16. Limitation on Issuance and Sale of Capital Stock of
Subsidiaries.
The Company (a) will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary of the Company
to, transfer, convey, sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Capital Stock
of such Subsidiary or any other Subsidiary (other than to the Company or a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company), except that the Company and any Sub-
sidiary of the Company may, in any single transaction, sell all, but not less
than all, of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the
Company to any Person, subject to complying with the provisions of Section
4.05 and except for the Incurrence of Liens permitted under Section 4.17 and
(b) will not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to issue shares of its Capi-
tal Stock (other than directors' qualifying shares), or securities convertible
into, or warrants, rights or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of,
its Capital Stock to any Person other than to the Company or a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of the Company.
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Section 4.17. Limitation on Liens.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, Incur
any Lien on or with respect to any property or assets of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired or on
the income or profits thereof to secure Indebtedness of any Person without
making, or causing such Subsidiary to make, effective provision for securing
the Securities and all other amounts due under this Indenture (and, if the
Company shall so determine, any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Sub-
sidiary, including Indebtedness which is pari passu with or subordinate in
right of payment to the Securities or the Guarantee thereof by such Subsidi-
ary; provided, however, that Liens securing the Securities and any Indebted-
ness pari passu with the Securities or such Guarantee are senior to such Liens
securing such subordinated Indebtedness) equally and ratably with such Indebt-
edness or, in the event such Indebtedness is subordinate in right of payment
to the Securities or the Guarantees thereof, prior to such Indebtedness, as to
such property or assets for so long as such Indebtedness shall be so secured.
The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (i) Liens securing the Senior
Credit Facility and any guarantees thereof to the extent that the Indebtedness
secured thereby is permitted to be incurred under clauses (ii) or (vi) of the
first paragraph of Section 4.04; (ii) Liens securing the Securities and any
Guarantees thereof; (iii) Liens with respect to assets of a Subsidiary of the
Company granted by such Subsidiary to the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of the Company to secure Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owing to the Company
or such Wholly Owned Subsidiary; (iv) Liens to secure Indebtedness Incurred
for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost
of construction or improvement of the property subject to such Liens; provid-
ed, however, that (a) the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness se-
cured by such a Lien does not exceed 100% of such purchase price or cost, (b)
such Lien does not extend to or cover any other property other than such item
of property and any improvements on such item, (c) the Indebtedness secured by
such Lien is Incurred by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company within 180
days of the acquisition, construction or improvement of such property and (d)
the Incurrence of Indebtedness is permitted by Section 4.04; (v) Liens on
property existing immediately prior to the time of acquisition thereof (and
not created in anticipation or contemplation of the financing of such acquisi-
tion); (vi) Liens on property of, or on shares of stock or Indebtedness of, a
Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated
with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (and not created in antici-
pation or contemplation thereof); (vii) Liens existing on the Issue
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Date securing Indebtedness existing on the Issue Date; (viii) Liens securing
Senior Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness secured by the Liens described in
clauses (i) through (vii), inclusive, above) in an aggregate principal or
stated amount at any one time outstanding not exceeding $10 million; (ix)
Liens to secure Indebtedness Incurred to extend, renew, refinance or refund
(or successive extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings), in whole or
in part, any Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in the foregoing
clauses (i)-(viii) so long as such Liens do not extend to any other property
and the principal amount of Indebtedness so secured is not increased except
for the amount of any premium required to be paid in connection with such re-
newal, refinancing or refunding pursuant to the terms of the Indebtedness re-
newed, refinanced or refunded or the amount of any premium reasonably deter-
mined by the Company as necessary to accomplish such renewal, refinancing or
refunding by means of a tender offer, exchange offer or privately negotiated
repurchase, plus the expenses of the Company or such Subsidiary incurred in
connection with such renewal, refinancing or refunding; and (x) Permitted
Liens.
Section 4.18. Deposit of Funds with Trustee Pending Consummation of the Ship-
building Distribution.
(a) On the Issue Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee as
hereinafter provided the net proceeds of the offering of the Securities before
deducting offering expenses ($195,500,000) (the "Net Offering Proceeds").
(b) In order to partially secure the payment and performance of the Company's
obligation to redeem the Securities upon a Special Redemption, the Company
hereby grants to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders, a continuing se-
curity interest in and to the Collateral, whether now owned or existing or
hereafter acquired or arising. The Trustee shall have no obligation to file
any financing statement or otherwise take any action to maintain or perfect
any such security interest.
(c) At all times until the earlier to occur of (i) March 31, 1997 (the "Spe-
cial Redemption Date"), if the Shipbuilding Distribution shall not have been
consummated on or prior to the Special Redemption Date, (ii) receipt by the
Trustee of an Officers' Certificate stating that a material condition to the
Shipbuilding Distribution will not be satisfied on or prior to the Special Re-
demption Date and (iii) receipt by the Trustee of an Officers' Certificate in
the form of Exhibit D hereto stating that each of the material conditions to
the Shipbuilding Distribution have been satisfied, there shall be maintained
with the Trustee an account (the "Collateral Account") designated "Newport
News Shipbuilding Inc. Account
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Pledged to The Bank of New York, as Trustee," which account shall be under the
sole dominion and control of the Trustee. On the Issue Date, the Company shall
cause the Net Offering Proceeds to be deposited in the Collateral Account.
Amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account shall be invested and reinvested
in Cash Equivalents as directed by the Company in writing. In the event the
Company shall fail to provide such directions to the Trustee, the Trustee
shall invest amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account in Cash Equivalents.
Any income received with respect to the balance from time to time standing to
the credit of the Collateral Account, including any interest or capital gains
on Cash Equivalents, shall remain, or be deposited, in the Collateral Account.
The Trustee shall not be liable or accountable for any losses resulting with-
out negligence on the part of the Trustee from the sale or depreciation in the
market value of any investment of amounts on deposit in the Collateral Ac-
count. Subject to Article Seven hereof, the Trustee solely in its individual
capacity hereby waives any rights it may have in such individual capacity to
the Collateral Account and all funds and investments therein including, with-
out limitation, any such rights arising through any counterclaim, defense, re-
coupment, charge, lien or right of set-off.
(d) Upon the occurrence of the event specified in subclause (c) (iii) above,
the security interest in the Collateral shall terminate as of the date of re-
ceipt by the Trustee of the Officers' Certificate described in subclause (c)
(iii) above and all funds in the Collateral Account (the "Collateral Funds")
shall be released to the Company to an account designated by the Company by
wire transfer of immediately available funds. Upon the occurrence of either of
the events specified in subsections (c) (i) and (c) (ii) above, the Trustee
shall apply the Collateral Funds to fund the Special Redemption. Section
314(d) of the TIA shall not apply to the release of Collateral pursuant to
this provision if such release occurs prior to the filing of the Registration
Statement under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Rights Agree-
ment, after which time this sentence shall be deemed deleted from this Inden-
ture.
ARTICLE FIVE
Mergers; Successor Corporation
Section 5.01. Restriction on Mergers, Consolidations and Certain Sales of
Assets.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company will consolidate or
merge with or into any Person, and the Company will not, and will not permit
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any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, assign, lease, convey or otherwise dispose
of all or substantially all of the Company's consolidated assets (as an en-
tirety or substantially an entirety in one transaction or a series of related
transactions, including by way of liquidation or dissolution) to, any Person
unless, in each such case: (i) the entity formed by or surviving any such con-
solidation or merger (if other than the Company or such Subsidiary), or to
which such sale, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have
been made (the "Surviving Entity" ), is a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Co-
lumbia; provided, however, that any Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary that
is not, or would not after giving effect thereto be, a Material Subsidiary)
may consolidate or merge with a corporation which is not so organized or ex-
isting; (ii) the Surviving Entity assumes by supplemental indenture all of the
obligations, if any, of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, on
the Securities or such Guarantor's Guarantee, as the case may be, and under
this Indenture; (iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and
the use of any net proceeds therefrom on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated
Net Worth of the Company or the Surviving Entity (in the case of any transac-
tion involving the Company or all or substantially all of the Company's con-
solidated assets), as the case may be, would be at least equal to the Xxxxxxx-
dated Net Worth of the Company immediately prior to such transaction; (iv) im-
mediately after giving effect to such transaction and the use of any net pro-
ceeds therefrom on a pro forma basis, the Company or the Surviving Entity (in
the case of any transaction involving the Company or all or substantially all
of the Company's consolidated assets), as the case may be, could Incur at
least $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to clause (i) of Section 4.04; (v) imme-
diately before and after giving effect to such transaction and treating any
Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or such Subsidiary, as
the case may be, as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by
the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, at the time of the trans-
action, no Event of Default or event that with the passing of time or the giv-
ing of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default shall have oc-
curred and be continuing; and (vi) if, as a result of any such transaction,
property or assets of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company would become
subject to a Lien not excepted from the provisions of Section 4.17, the Compa-
ny, any such Subsidiary or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall
have secured the Securities as required by said Section 4.17. The provisions
of this Section 5.01 shall not apply to any merger of a Subsidiary of the Com-
pany with or into the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or
any transaction pursuant
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to which a Guarantor's Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the
terms of the Guarantee and this Indenture in connection with any transaction
complying with the provisions of Section 4.05.
Section 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company with,
or merger of the Company or any such Subsidiary into, any other Person or any
sale, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substan-
tially all of the Company's consolidated assets (as an entirety or substan-
tially as an entirety in one transaction or a series of related transactions,
including by way of liquidation or dissolution) in accordance with Section
5.01, upon the execution of a supplemental indenture by the Surviving Person
in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee (in reliance upon an Opinion
of Counsel) (as evidenced by the Trustee's execution thereof), the Surviving
Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right
and power of and shall assume all obligations of, the Company or such Subsidi-
ary, as the case may be, under this Indenture and the Securities or the Guar-
antees, as the case may be, with the same effect as if such Surviving Person
had been named as the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, herein,
and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be
relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securi-
ties or the Guarantees, as the case may be.
ARTICLE SIX
Default and Remedies
Section 6.01. Events of Default.
An "Event of Default" occurs if:
(1) the Company fails to pay any interest or Additional Interest on any Se-
curity when the same becomes due and payable and the Default continues for a
period of 30 days;
(2) the Company fails to pay the principal of any Security when the same
becomes due and payable at maturity, xxxx xxxxxxxxxx, xxxx xxxxxxxxxx pursu-
ant to an Offer to Purchase or otherwise;
(3) the Company fails to perform or comply with any of the provisions of
Section 5.01;
(4) the Company fails to perform any other covenant, warranty or agreement
under this Indenture or in the Securities, and the Default continues for the
period and after the notice specified in the last paragraph of this Section
6.01;
(5) a default or defaults under the terms of one or more instruments evi-
dencing or securing Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
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Company having an outstanding principal amount of $25 million or more indi-
vidually or in the aggregate that has resulted in the acceleration of the
payment of such Indebtedness or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries fails
to pay principal when due at the stated maturity of any such Indebtedness;
(6) there shall have been any final judgment or judgments (not subject to
appeal) against the Company or any Material Subsidiary of the Company in an
amount of $25 million or more (net of any amounts covered by reputable and
creditworthy insurance companies) which remains undischarged or unstayed for
a period of 60 days after the date on which the right to appeal has expired;
(7) the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries pursuant to or within
the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case or proceeding,
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an invol-
untary case or proceeding,
(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or sub-
stantially all of its property, or
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(8) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any
Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against the Company or any Material Subsidiary of the
Company in an involuntary case or proceeding,
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Material Subsidiary of the
Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or
(C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Material Subsidiary of
the Company,
and in each case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60
days; provided, however, that if the entry of such order or decree is ap-
pealed and dismissed on appeal then the Event of Default hereunder by reason
of the entry of such order or decree shall be deemed to have been cured;
(9) the Guarantee of any Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect
(other than in accordance with the terms of such Guarantee and this Inden-
ture) or is declared null and void and unenforceable or found to be invalid
or any Guarantor denies its liability under its Guarantee (other than by
reason of a release of such Guarantor from its Guarantee in accordance with
the terms of such Guarantee and this Indenture); or
(10) the Company fails to either (x) consummate the Shipbuilding Distribu-
tion on or prior to the Special Redemption Date or (y) effect a Special Re-
demption pursuant to Section 4.18 of this Indenture on or prior to the Spe-
cial Redemption Date.
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The term "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal,
state or foreign law for the relief of debtors. The term "Custodian" means any
receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official un-
der any Bankruptcy Law.
A Default under clause (4) is not an Event of Default until the Trustee noti-
fies the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities notify the Company and the Trustee, of the Default in
writing and the Company does not cure the Default within 30 days after receipt
of the notice. The notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied
and state that the notice is a "Notice of Default." Such notice shall be given
by the Trustee if so requested by the Holders of at least 25% in principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding. When a Default is cured, it ceases.
Section 6.02. Acceleration.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities (other than an Event of
Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01 with respect to the
Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25%
in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice in writ-
ing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders) may declare
the unpaid principal of and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any,
to the date of acceleration on all the outstanding Securities to be due and
payable immediately and, upon any such declaration, such principal amount and
accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, shall become immediately due
and payable.
If an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01 with
respect to the Company occurs all unpaid principal of and accrued interest and
Additional Interest, if any, on the outstanding Securities shall ipso facto
become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the
part of the Trustee or any Holder thereof.
After a declaration of acceleration, but before a judgment or decree of the
money due in respect of the Securities has been obtained, the Holders of not
less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then out-
standing by written notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its
consequences if all existing Events of Default (other than the nonpayment of
principal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities
which has become due solely by virtue of such acceleration) have been cured or
waived and if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right
consequent thereto.
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Section 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any
available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of
principal of or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities or
to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this Inden-
ture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the
Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omis-
sion by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy
maturing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or con-
stitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is ex-
clusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the ex-
tent permitted by law.
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Default.
Subject to Sections 2.12, 6.07 and 9.02, prior to the declaration of acceler-
ation of the Securities, the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Securities by written notice to the
Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its conse-
quences, except a Default in the payment of principal of or interest or Addi-
tional Interest on any Security as specified in clauses (1) and (2) of Section
6.01 or a Default in respect of any term or provision of this Indenture that
may not be amended or modified without the consent of each Holder affected as
provided in Section 9.02. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Offi-
cers' Certificate stating that the requisite percentage of Holders have con-
sented to such waiver and attaching copies of such consents. In case of any
such waiver, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored to
their former positions and rights hereunder and under the Securities, respec-
tively. This paragraph of this Section 6.04 shall be in lieu of (S)
316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA and such (S) 316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA is hereby ex-
pressly excluded from this Indenture and the Securities, as permitted by the
TIA.
Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist and be deemed to have
been cured and not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising there-
from shall be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred for every
purpose of this Indenture and the Securities, but no such waiver shall extend
to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
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Section 6.05. Control by Majority.
Subject to Section 2.12, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities may direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or
power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction
that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be
unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Securityholder, or that may in-
volve the Trustee in personal liability; provided, however, that the Trustee
may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsis-
tent with such direction. In the event the Trustee takes any action or follows
any direction pursuant to this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to in-
demnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against any loss or
expense caused by taking such action or following such direction. This Section
6.05 shall be in lieu of (S) 316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA, and such (S)
316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture and
the Securities, as permitted by the TIA.
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
A Securityholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or
the Securities unless:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of
Default;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the out-
standing Securities make a written request to the Trustee to pursue a reme-
dy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee
indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or ex-
pense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after re-
ceipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of in-
demnity; and
(5) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities (excluding Affiliates of the Company) do not
give the Trustee a direction which, in the opinion of the Trustee, is incon-
sistent with the request.
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of an-
other Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other
Securityholder.
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Section 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any
Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest and Additional Inter-
est, if any, on the Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed
in the Security, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on
or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the
consent of the Holder.
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default in payment of interest, Additional Interest, or prin-
cipal specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express
trust against the Company or any other obligor on the Securities for the whole
amount of principal, accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, remain-
ing unpaid, together with interest overdue on principal and to the extent that
payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of inter-
est and Additional Interest, if any, in each case at the rate per annum borne
by the Securities and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the
costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, ex-
penses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as
may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (in-
cluding any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Securityholders al-
lowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obli-
gor upon the Securities), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled
and empowered to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian
in any such judicial proceedings is hereby authorized by each Securityholder
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 Securityholders, to pay
to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agent and counsel, and any
other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. Nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept
or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrange-
ment, adjustment or composi--
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tion affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to au-
thorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in
any such proceeding.
Section 6.10. Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article Six,
it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:
First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07;
Second: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for princi-
pal, interest and Additional Interest, if any, ratably, without preference
or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Se-
curities for principal, interest and Additional Interest, if any, respec-
tively; and
Third: to the Company.
The Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Company, may fix a record date
and payment date for any payment to Securityholders pursuant to this Section
6.10.
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture
or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as
Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party xxxx-
xxxx in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court
in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits
and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Sec-
tion 6.11 shall not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder or
group of Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the out-
standing Securities, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforce-
ment or the payment of the principal, interest or Additional Interest on any
Securities on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Security.
ARTICLE SEVEN
Trustee
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same
degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or
use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
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(b) Except during the continuance of a Default:
(1) The Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such du-
ties as are specifically set forth herein; and
(2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions
expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions conforming to the require-
ments of this Indenture; however, the Trustee shall examine the certificates
and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of
this Indenture.
(c) The Trustee shall not be relieved from liability for its own negligent
action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, ex-
cept that:
(1) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this
Section 7.01;
(2) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good
faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent
in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(3) 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.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or
risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the perfor-
xxxxx of any of its duties hereunder or to take or omit to take any action un-
der this Indenture or take any action at the request or direction of Holders
if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds
is not assured to it or it does not receive an indemnity satisfactory to it in
its sole discretion against such risk, liability, loss, fee or expense which
might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(e) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee
is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.01.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it
except as the Trustee may agree with the Company. Money held in trust by the
Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required
by law.
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
Subject to Section 7.01:
(a) The Trustee may rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not
investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
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(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Of-
ficers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the
provisions of Section 11.05. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action
it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or
opinion.
(c) The Trustee may act through attorneys and agents of its selection and
shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or
attorney (other than an agent who is an employee of the Trustee) appointed
with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within
its rights or powers.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice or opinion of such
counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and
protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suf-
fered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or
opinion of such counsel.
(f) Any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be suf-
ficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution
of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolu-
tion.
(g) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights
or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any
of the Securityholders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such
Securityholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or in-
demnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred
by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(h) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts
or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, deben-
ture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but
the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investiga-
tion into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall
determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be enti-
tled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally
or by agent or attorney.
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affili-
ates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may
do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Sections 7.10
and 7.11.
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Section 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to
the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be
accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it
shall not be responsible for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or
any document issued in connection with the sale of Securities or any statement
in the Securities other than the Trustee's certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Trustee
knows of such Defaults or Events of Default, the Trustee shall mail to each
Securityholder notice of the Default or Event of Default within 30 days after
the occurrence thereof. Except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default
in payment of principal of or interest or Additional Interest on any Security
or a Default or Event of Default in complying with Section 5.01, the Trustee
may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in
good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of
Securityholders. This Section 7.05 shall be in lieu of the proviso to (S)
315(b) of the TIA and such proviso to (S) 315(b) of the TIA is hereby ex-
pressly excluded from this Indenture and the Securities, as permitted by the
TIA.
Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
If required by TIA (S) 313(a), within 60 days after each June 15 beginning
with the June 15 following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall mail
to each Securityholder a report dated as of such June 15 that complies with
TIA (S) 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA (S) 313(b), (c) and
(d).
A copy of each such report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders
shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Se-
curities are listed.
The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing if the Securities
become listed on any stock exchange or of any delisting thereof.
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as
the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for its
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services. The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on com-
pensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the
Trustee upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances
(including fees, disbursements and expenses of its agents and counsel) in-
curred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services except
any such disbursements, expenses and advances as may be attributable to the
Trustee's negligence or bad faith. Such expenses shall include the reasonable
compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee's agents, accountants,
experts and counsel and any taxes or other expenses incurred by a trust cre-
ated pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof.
The Company shall indemnify the Trustee for, and hold it harmless against any
and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense, including taxes (other
than franchise taxes imposed on the Trustee and taxes based upon, measured by
or determined by the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection
with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, in-
cluding the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or lia-
bility in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or
duties hereunder, except to the extent that such loss, damage, claim, liabil-
ity or expense is due to its own negligence or bad faith. The Trustee shall
notify the Company promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee for
which it may seek indemnity. However, the failure by the Trustee to so notify
the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The
Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense
(and may employ its own counsel) at the Company's expense; provided, however,
that the Company's reimbursement obligation with respect to counsel employed
by the Trustee will be limited to the reasonable fees and expenses of such
counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company need
not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred
by the Trustee as a result of the violation of this Indenture by the Trustee.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee
shall have a Lien prior to the Securities against all money or property held
or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or prop-
erty held in trust to pay principal of or interest or Additional Interest on
particular Securities.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of De-
fault specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8) occurs, the expenses (including the
reasonable
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fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) and the compensation for the
services shall be preferred over the status of the Holders in a proceeding un-
der any Bankruptcy Law and are intended to constitute expenses of administra-
tion under any Bankruptcy Law. The Company's obligations under this Section
7.07 and any claim arising hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal
of any Trustee, the discharge of the Company's obligations pursuant to Article
Eight and any rejection or termination under any Bankruptcy Law.
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Company in writing.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing
and may appoint a successor Trustee with the Company's consent. The Company
may remove the Trustee if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent under any Bankruptcy
Law;
(3) a custodian or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its
property; or
(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of
Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as
the retiring Trustee), the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.
Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a ma-
jority in principal amount of the Securities may appoint a successor Trustee
to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to
the retiring Trustee and to the Company. As promptly as practicable after
that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer, after payment of all sums then ow-
ing to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07, all property held by it as
Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the Lien provided in Section
7.07, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effec-
tive, and the successor Trustee shall have the rights, powers and duties of
the Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its
succession to each Securityholder.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring
Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Hold-
ers of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may pe-
tition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee.
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If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder may pe-
tition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and
the appointment of a successor Trustee.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the
Company's obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the
retiring Trustee.
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all
or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation
or banking corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or
banking corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee which shall be eligible to act as
Trustee under TIA (S)(S) 310(a)(1) and 310(a)(2). The Trustee shall have a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most
recent published annual report of condition. If the Trustee has or shall ac-
quire any "conflicting interest" within the meaning of TIA (S) 310(b), the
Trustee and the Company shall comply with the provisions of TIA (S) 310(b);
provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of TIA (S)
310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under which other securities or certifi-
xxxxx of interest or participation in other securities of the Company are out-
standing if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA (S) 310(b)(1)
are met. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall resign immediately in
the manner and with the effect hereinbefore specified in this Article Seven.
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
The Trustee shall comply with TIA (S) 311(a), excluding any creditor rela-
tionship listed in TIA (S) 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed
shall be subject to TIA (S) 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
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ARTICLE EIGHT
Discharge of Indenture
Section 8.01. Termination of Company's Obligations.
The Company may terminate its and the Guarantors' substantive obligations in
respect of the Securities by delivering all outstanding Securities to the
Trustee for cancellation and paying all sums payable by it on account of prin-
cipal of and interest and Additional Interest on all Securities or otherwise.
In addition to the foregoing, the Company may, provided that no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise therefrom (or,
with respect to a Default or Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or
(8), any time on or prior to the 95th calendar day after the date of such de-
posit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied
until after such 95th day)), terminate its and the Guarantors' substantive ob-
ligations in respect of the Securities (except for its obligations to pay the
principal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities
and the Guarantors' guarantee thereof) by (i) depositing with the Trustee, un-
der the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement, money or direct non-callable
obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which the full
faith and credit of the United States is pledged ("United States Government
Obligations" ) sufficient (without reinvestment) to pay all remaining indebt-
edness on the Securities, (ii) delivering to the Trustee either an Opinion of
Counsel or a ruling directed to the Trustee from the Internal Revenue Service
to the effect that the Holders of the Securities will not recognize income,
gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and
termination of obligations, (iii) delivering to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that the Company's exercise of its option under this
paragraph will not result in any of the Company, the Trustee or the trust cre-
ated by the Company's deposit of funds pursuant to this provision becoming or
being deemed to be an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"), and (iv) delivering to the
Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating com-
pliance with all conditions precedent provided for herein. In addition, the
Company may, provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would arise therefrom (or, with respect to a Default or Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8), any time on or prior to the 95th
calendar day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this
condition shall not be deemed satisfied until after such 95th day)), terminate
all of its and the Guarantors' substantive obligations in respect of the Secu-
rities (including its obligations to pay the prin-
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cipal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities and
the Guarantors' guarantee thereof) by (i) depositing with the Trustee, under
the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement, money or United States Government
Obligations sufficient (without reinvestment) to pay all remaining indebted-
ness on the Securities, (ii) delivering to the Trustee either a ruling di-
rected to the Trustee from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the
Holders of the Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal
income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and termination of obligations
or an Opinion of Counsel based upon such a ruling addressed to the Trustee or
a change in the applicable Federal tax law since the date of this Indenture to
such effect, (iii) delivering to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the ef-
fect that the Company's exercise of its option under this paragraph will not
result in any of the Company, the Trustee or the trust created by the
Company's deposit of funds pursuant to this provision becoming or being deemed
to be an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
(iv) delivering to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel each stating compliance with all conditions precedent provided for
herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, the Company's obligations in Sec-
tions 2.04, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.10 and 4.01 (but not with respect to
termination of substantive obligations pursuant to the third sentence of the
foregoing paragraph), 4.02, 7.07, 7.08, 8.03 and 8.04 shall survive until the
Securities are no longer outstanding. Thereafter the Company's obligations in
Sections 7.07, 8.03 and 8.04 shall survive.
After such delivery or irrevocable deposit and delivery of an Officers' Cer-
tificate and Opinion of Counsel, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in
writing the discharge of the Company's and the Guarantors' obligations under
the Securities and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations spec-
ified above.
Section 8.02. Application of Trust Money.
The Trustee shall hold in trust money or United States Government Obligations
deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.01, and shall apply the deposited
money and the money from United States Government Obligations in accordance
with this Indenture solely to the payment of principal of and interest on the
Securities.
Section 8.03. Repayment to Company.
Subject to Sections 7.07 and 8.01, the Trustee shall promptly pay to the Com-
pany upon written request any excess money held by it at any time. The Trustee
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shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by it for the
payment of principal or interest or Additional Interest that remains unclaimed
for two years; provided, however, that the Trustee before being required to
make any payment may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once
in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York or mail to each
Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains unclaimed and
that, after a date specified therein which shall be at least 30 days from the
date of such publication or mailing, any unclaimed balance of such money then
remaining shall be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company,
Securityholders entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as gen-
eral creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another
person and all liability of the Trustee or Paying Agent with respect to such
money shall thereupon cease.
Section 8.04. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee is unable to apply any money or United States Government Obli-
gations in accordance with Section 8.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or
by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority en-
joining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's
and the Guarantors' obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall
be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Sec-
tion 8.01 until such time as the Trustee is permitted to apply all such money
or United States Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01; pro-
vided, however, that if the Company has made any payment of interest or Addi-
tional Interest on or principal of any Securities because of the reinstatement
of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Hold-
ers of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or United States
Government Obligations held by the Trustee.
ARTICLE NINE
Amendments, Supplements and Waivers
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.
The Company and the Guarantors, when authorized by a resolution of their re-
spective Boards of Directors, and the Trustee may amend or supplement this In-
denture or the Securities without notice to or consent of any Securityholder:
(i) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; provided, however, that
such amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any
Holder;
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(ii) to effect the assumption by a successor Person of all obligations of
the Company under the Securities and this Indenture in connection with any
transaction complying with Article Five of this Indenture;
(iii) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place
of certificated Securities;
(iv) to comply with any requirements of the SEC in order to effect or main-
tain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
(v) to make any change that would provide any additional benefit or rights
to the Holders;
(vi) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of
any Holder under this Indenture;
(vii) to evidence the succession of another Person to any Guarantor and the
assumption by any such successor of the covenants of such Guarantor herein
and in the Guarantee;
(viii) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Guarantors for the
benefit of the Holders, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred
upon the Company or any Guarantor;
(ix) to secure the Securities pursuant to the requirements of Section 4.17
or otherwise; or
(x) to reflect the release of a Guarantor from its obligations with respect
to its Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.03 and to
add a Guarantor pursuant to the requirements of Section 10.07;
provided, however, that the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel stating that such amendment or supplement complies with the provisions
of this Section 9.01.
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 6.07, the Company and the Guarantors, when authorized by a
resolution of their respective Boards of Directors, and the Trustee may amend
or supplement this Indenture or the Securities with the written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securi-
ties. Subject to Section 6.07, the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities may waive compliance by the Company or any Guar-
antor with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities. However, without
the consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiv-
er, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may not:
(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of or any installment of
interest or Additional Interest on any Security or alter the optional re-
demption
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or repurchase provisions of any Security or this Indenture in a manner ad-
verse to the Holders of the Securities;
(2) reduce the principal amount (or the premium) of any Security;
(3) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest or Addi-
tional Interest on any Security;
(4) change the place or currency of payment of the principal of or interest
or Additional Interest on any Security;
(5) modify any provisions of Section 6.04 (other than to add sections of
this Indenture or the Securities subject thereto) or 6.07 or this Section
9.02 (other than to add sections of this Indenture or the Securities which
may not be amended, supplemented or waived without the consent of each
Securityholder affected);
(6) reduce the percentage of the principal amount of outstanding Securities
necessary for amendment to or waiver of compliance with any provision of
this Indenture or the Securities or for waiver of any Default;
(7) waive a default in the payment of the principal of, interest or Addi-
tional Interest on, or redemption payment with respect to, any Security (ex-
cept a rescission of acceleration of the Securities by the Holders as pro-
vided in Section 6.02 and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from
such acceleration);
(8) modify the ranking or priority of the Securities or the Guarantees
thereof of any Guarantor;
(9) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Guarantee
or this Indenture otherwise than in accordance with this Indenture; or
(10) modify the provisions relating to any Offer to Purchase required pur-
suant to Section 4.05 or 4.14 in a manner materially adverse to the Holders.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section
to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiv-
er, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effec-
tive, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly
describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to
mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair
or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.
Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
Every amendment to or supplement of this Indenture or the Securities shall
comply with the TIA as then in effect.
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Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder
is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Se-
curity or portion of that Security that evidences the same debt as the con-
senting Holder's Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any
Security. Subject to the following paragraph, any such Holder or subsequent
Holder may revoke the consent as to such Holder's Security or portion of such
Security by notice to the Trustee or the Company received before the date on
which the Trustee receives an Officers' Certificate certifying that the Hold-
ers of the requisite principal amount of Securities have consented (and not
theretofore revoked such consent) to the amendment, supplement or waiver.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the
purpose of determining the Holders of Securities entitled to consent to any
amendment, supplement or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwith-
standing the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those per-
sons who were Holders of Securities at such record date (or their duly desig-
nated proxies), and only those persons, shall be entitled to consent to such
amendment, supplement or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given,
whether or not such persons continue to be Holders of such Securities after
such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90
days after such record date.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind ev-
ery Securityholder, unless it makes a change described in any of clauses (1)
through (10) of Section 9.02. In that case the amendment, supplement or waiver
shall bind each Holder of a Security who has consented to it and every subse-
xxxxx Xxxxxx of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same
debt as the consenting Holder's Security.
Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the
Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee.
The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about the
changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or
the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall is-
xxx and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the
changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Secu-
rity shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or
waiver.
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Section 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments, etc.
The Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in re-
lying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of any amendment,
supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine is authorized or
permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver con-
stitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Guar-
antors, enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to customary excep-
tions). The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such
amendment, supplement or waiver which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties
or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. In signing any amendment,
supplement or waiver, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive an indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to it.
ARTICLE TEN
Guarantee
Section 10.01. Unconditional Guarantee.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally, jointly and severally, guarantees to
each Holder of a Security authenticated by the Trustee and to the Trustee and
its successors and assigns that: the principal of and interest and Additional
Interest, if any, on the Securities will be promptly paid in full when due,
subject to any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by acceleration
or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and interest on any over-
due interest and Additional Interest on the Securities and all other obliga-
tions of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Se-
curities will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof; subject, however, to the limitations set forth
in Section 10.04. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder
shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforce-
ability of the Securities or this Indenture, the absence of any action to en-
force the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Securities with re-
spect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment
against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance
which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of
a Guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of
payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bank-
ruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the
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Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that the
Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obliga-
tions contained in the Securities, this Indenture, and this Guarantee. If any
Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the
Company, any Guarantor, or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar
official acting in relation to the Company or any Guarantor, any amount paid
by the Company or any Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guarantee,
to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and
effect. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between each Guarantor, on the
one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity
of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article
Six for the purpose of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or
other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations
guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any acceleration of such obliga-
tions as provided in Article Six, such obligations (whether or not due and
payable) shall forth become due and payable by each Guarantor for the purpose
of this Guarantee.
Section 10.02. Severability.
In case any provision of this Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unen-
forceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provi-
sions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 10.03. Release of a Guarantor.
If the Securities are defeased in accordance with the terms of this Inden-
ture, or if all or substantially all of the assets of any Guarantor or all of
the Capital Stock of any Guarantor is sold (including by issuance or other-
wise) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in a transaction constituting
an Asset Disposition and if (x) the Net Available Proceeds from such Asset
Disposition are used in accordance with Section 4.05 or (y) the Company deliv-
ers to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate covenanting that the Net Available
Proceeds from such Asset Disposition shall be used in accordance with Section
4.05 and within the time limits specified by such Section 4.05, then such
Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all of the Capital
Stock of such Guarantor) or the corporation acquiring such assets (in the
event of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of such Guarantor) shall be deemed released from all obligations under this
Article Ten without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or
any Holder. The Trustee shall, at the sole cost and expense of the Company and
upon receipt at the reasonable request of the Trustee of an
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Opinion of Counsel that the provisions of this Section 10.03 have been com-
plied with, deliver an appropriate instrument evidencing such release upon re-
ceipt of a request by the Company accompanied by an Officers' Certificate cer-
tifying as to the compliance with this Section. Any Guarantor not so released
remains liable for the full amount of principal of and interest and Additional
Interest, if any, on the Securities and the other obligations of the Company
hereunder as provided in this Article Ten.
Section 10.04. Limitation of Guarantor's Liability.
Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance hereof each Holder and the Trustee,
hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the guaran-
tee by such Guarantor pursuant to its Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent
transfer or conveyance for purposes of title 11 of the United States Code, as
amended, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Trans-
fer Act or any similar U.S. Federal or state or other applicable law. To ef-
fectuate the foregoing intention, the Holders and such Guarantor hereby irrev-
ocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor under the Guarantee shall
be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other
contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to
any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor
in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or
pursuant to Section 10.05, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under
the Guarantee not constituting such fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
Section 10.05. Contribution.
In order to provide for just and equitable contribution among the Guarantors,
the Guarantors agree, inter se, that in the event any payment or distribution
is made by any Guarantor (a "Funding Guarantor") under the Guarantee, such
Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from all other Guaran-
tors in a pro rata amount, based on the net assets of each Guarantor (includ-
ing the Funding Guarantor), determined in accordance with GAAP, subject to
Section 10.04, for all payments, damages and expenses incurred by that Funding
Guarantor in discharging the Company's obligations with respect to the Securi-
ties or any other Guarantor's obligations with respect to the Guarantee.
Section 10.06. Execution of Guarantee.
To further evidence their Guarantee to the Holders, the Guarantors hereby
agree to execute the Guarantee in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit
A
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hereto to be endorsed on each Security ordered to be authenticated and deliv-
ered by the Trustee. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth
in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any
failure to endorse on each Security a notation of such Guarantee. Each such
Guarantee shall be signed on behalf of each Guarantor by its Chairman of the
Board, its President or one of its Vice Presidents prior to the authentication
of the Security on which it is endorsed, and the delivery of such Security by
the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due
delivery of such Guarantee on behalf of such Guarantor. Such signature upon
the Guarantee may be manual or facsimile signature of such officer and may be
imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Guarantee, and in case such officer
who shall have signed the Guarantee shall cease to be such officer before the
Security on which such Guarantee is endorsed shall have been authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee or disposed of by the Company, such Security never-
theless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the Person
who signed the Guarantee had not ceased to be such officer of the Guarantor.
Section 10.07. Additional Guarantors.
The Company shall cause each Material Subsidiary, whether formed or acquired
after the Issue Date, to execute and deliver to the Trustee, promptly upon any
such formation or acquisition, (a) a supplemental indenture in form and sub-
stance satisfactory to the Trustee which subjects such Material Subsidiary to
the provisions of this Indenture as a Guarantor and (b) an Opinion of Counsel
to the effect that such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized and
executed by such Material Subsidiary and constitutes the legal, valid, binding
and enforceable obligation of such Material Subsidiary (subject to such cus-
tomary exceptions concerning fraudulent conveyance laws, creditors' rights and
equitable principles as may be acceptable to the Trustee in its reasonable
discretion); provided, however, that any Material Subsidiary acquired after
the Issue Date which is prohibited from entering into a Guarantee pursuant to
restrictions contained in any debt instrument or other agreement in existence
at the time such Material Subsidiary was so acquired and not entered into in
anticipation or contemplation of such acquisition shall not be required to
comply with the foregoing provisions of this Section so long as any such re-
striction is in existence and to the extent of any such restriction.
Section 10.08. Subordination of Subrogation and Other Rights.
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that any claim against the Company that arises
from the payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor's obligations
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under its Guarantee or this Indenture, including, without limitation, any
right of subrogation, shall be subject and subordinate to, and no payment with
respect to any such claim of such Guarantor shall be made before, the payment
in full in cash of all outstanding Securities in accordance with the provi-
sions provided therefor in this Indenture.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
Miscellaneous
Section 11.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the TIA that are required to
be a part of this Indenture, and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed
by such provisions. If any provision of this Indenture modifies any TIA provi-
sion that may be so modified, such TIA provision shall be deemed to apply to
this Indenture as so modified. If any provision of this Indenture excludes any
TIA provision that may be so excluded, such TIA provision shall be excluded
from this Indenture.
The provisions of TIA (S)(S) 310 through 317 that impose duties on any Person
(including the provisions automatically deemed included unless expressly ex-
cluded by this Indenture) are a part of and govern this Indenture, whether or
not physically contained herein.
Section 11.02. Notices.
Any notice or communication shall be sufficiently given if in writing and de-
livered in person, by facsimile and confirmed by overnight courier, or mailed
by first-class mail addressed as follows:
if to the Company or the Guarantors:
Newport News Shipbuilding Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
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with a copy to:
Jenner & Block
0 XXX Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
if to the Trustee:
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00X
Xxx Xxxx, X.X. 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or
different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication mailed, first-class, postage prepaid, to a Hold-
er, including any notice delivered in connection with TIA (S) 310(b), TIA (S)
313(c), TIA (S) 314(a) and TIA (S) 315(b), shall be mailed to him at his ad-
dress as set forth on the Security Register and shall be sufficiently given to
him if so mailed within the time prescribed. To the extent required by the
TIA, any notice or communication shall also be mailed to any Person described
in TIA (S) 313(c).
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect
in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders.
Except for a notice to the Trustee, which is deemed given only when received,
if a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is
duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
Section 11.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders.
Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA (S) 312(b) with other
Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Secu-
rities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other person shall
have the protection of TIA (S) 312(c).
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Section 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take or re-
xxxxx from taking any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish
to the Trustee at the request of the Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions xxxxx-
xxxx, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action
have been complied with; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee
stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent
have been complied with.
Section 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read
such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or in-
vestigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certifi-
cate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has made such exam-
ination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an in-
formed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been com-
plied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such
condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, however, that with
respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers'
Certificate or certificates of public officials.
Section 11.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of
Securityholders. The Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable rules for
its functions.
Section 11.07. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Indenture, the Securities
and the Guarantee without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
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Section 11.08. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company or any
Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or
any Guarantor under the Securities, the Guarantee or this Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their crea-
tion. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such
liability.
Section 11.09. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind
its successor. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture and such
Guarantor's Guarantee shall bind its successor. All agreements of the Trustee
in this Indenture shall bind its successor.
Section 11.10. Counterpart Originals.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy
shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 11.11. Severability.
In case any provision in this Indenture, in the Securities or in the Guaran-
tee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and en-
forceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby, and a Holder shall have no claim therefor against any party
hereto.
Section 11.12. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt
agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary. Any such indenture, loan or debt
agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 11.13. Legal Holidays.
If a payment date is not a Business Day at a place of payment, payment may be
made at that place on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest shall
accrue for the intervening period.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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SIGNATURES
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
Newport News Shipbuilding Inc.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
By _________________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President & General Counsel
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
By _________________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President, General Counsel
The Bank of New York, as Trustee
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
By _________________________________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
(Form of Face of Security)
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING INC.
NO. [CUSIP] [CINS] NO. $
8 5/8% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2006
Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. promises to pay to or registered as-
signs the principal sum of U.S. Dollars on the Maturity Date of December
1, 2006.
Interest Payment Dates: June 1 and December 1
Interest Record Dates: May 15 and November 15
In Witness Whereof, Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. has caused this instrument
to be executed in its corporate name by the manual or facsimile signature of
its and its .
Newport News Shipbuilding Inc.
By _________________________________________
Name:
Title:
By _________________________________________
Name:
Title:
Certificate of Authentication:
This is one of the 8 5/8% Senior Notes due 2006 referred to in the within-
mentioned Indenture.
The Bank of New York, as Trustee
By _____________________________ Dated:
Authorized Signatory
(Form of Reverse of Security)
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING INC.
8 5/8% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2006
1. Interest.
Newport News Shipbuilding Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), prom-
ises to pay interest at the rate of 8 5/8% per annum on the principal amount
of this Security semiannually on June 1 and December 1 (each, an "Interest
Payment Date") commencing on June 1, 1997, until the principal hereof is paid
or made available for payment. Interest on the Securities will accrue from and
including the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly pro-
vided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from and in-
cluding November 26, 1996, through but excluding the date on which interest is
paid or duly provided for. If an Interest Payment Date falls on a day that is
not a Business Day, the interest payment to be made on such Interest Payment
Date will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and
effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date, and no additional interest
will accrue as a result of such delayed payment. Interest will be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. Method of Payment.
The interest and Additional Interest (as defined below), if any, payable on
the Securities, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Pay-
ment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose
name this Security is registered at the close of business on the interest rec-
ord date, which shall be the May 15 or November 15 (whether or not a Business
Day) (each, an "Interest Record Date") next preceding such Interest Payment
Date. Any such interest or Additional Interest not so punctually paid or duly
provided for, and any interest payable on such defaulted interest or Addi-
tional Interest (to the extent lawful), will forthwith cease to be payable to
the Holder on such Interest Record Date and shall be paid to the person in
whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on a special
record date for the payment of such defaulted interest or Additional Interest
to be fixed by the Company, notice of which shall be given to Holders not less
than 15 days prior to such special record date. Payment of the principal of
and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on this Security will be made at
the agency of the Company maintained for
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that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York and at any
other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose, in such
coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is
legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that
at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed
to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in
the Security Register.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, The Bank of New York (the "Trustee") will act as Paying Agent and
Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar
without notice to the Holders of Securities. The Company or any of its Subsid-
iaries may act as Registrar, co-Registrar or, except in certain circumstances
specified in the Indenture, Paying Agent.
4. Indenture.
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company,
designated as its 8 5/8% Senior Notes due 2006 (the "Securities"), limited in
aggregate principal amount to $200,000,000 (except as otherwise provided in
the Indenture) issuable under an indenture dated as of November 26, 1996 (the
"Indenture"), among the Company, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Compa-
ny, as the Guarantor (herein collectively called the "Guarantors", which term
includes any successor Person or additional Guarantor under the Indenture) and
the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture
and those made part of the Indenture by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended (the "Act") (15 U.S. Code (S)(S) 77aaa-77bbbb), as in effect on the
date of the Indenture except as stated in the Indenture. The Securities are
subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the In-
denture and the Act for a statement of them. Each Securityholder, by accepting
a Security, agrees to be bound to all of the terms and provisions of the In-
denture, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Payment on each Security is guaranteed on a senior basis, jointly and sever-
ally, by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Ten of the Indenture.
Capitalized terms contained in this Security to the extent not defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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5. Optional Redemption.
(a) The Securities are not redeemable prior to December 1, 2001, except as
provided in clauses (b) and (c) below of this paragraph 5. On and after such
date, the Securities may be redeemed at any time, in whole or in part, at the
option of the Company, on not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' no-
xxxx, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal
amount) set forth below, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning De-
cember 1 of the year indicated below, in each case together with interest and
Additional Interest, if any, accrued to the date fixed for redemption:
YEAR PERCENTAGE
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2001............................................................ 104.3125%
2002............................................................ 102.8750%
2003............................................................ 101.4375%
2004 and thereafter............................................. 100.0000%
(b) In addition, prior to December 1, 1999, the Company may, at its option,
redeem up to 35% of the principal amount of the Securities originally issued
with the net cash proceeds received by the Company from one or more Equity
Public Offerings, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of the
principal amount) of 108.625% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued
and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date fixed for re-
demption; provided, however, that at least $100 million in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities remains outstanding immediately after any such re-
demption (excluding any Securities owned by the Company or any of its Affili-
ates); and provided, further, that any such redemptions shall be made pro rata
(based on the then outstanding principal amounts thereof) among the Senior
Subordinated Notes and the Securities. Notice of redemption pursuant to this
paragraph must be mailed to Holders of Securities not later than 60 days fol-
lowing consummation of such Equity Public Offering.
(c) On March 31, 1997 (the "Special Redemption Date"), the Securities will be
subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to 101% of the
principal amount of the Securities, plus accrued interest from the date of is-
suance of the Securities to the Special Redemption Date and Additional Inter-
est, if any, if the Shipbuilding Distribution is not consummated on or prior
to the Special Redemption Date. The Company will also have the option to re-
deem the Securities, in whole but not in part, at any time on or prior to the
Special Redemption Date, if the Shipbuilding Distribution has not been consum-
mated on or prior to
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such date and the Company delivers an Officers' Certificate to the Trustee
stating that a condition to the consummation of the Shipbuilding Distribution
will not be satisfied on or prior to the Special Redemption Date, at a redemp-
tion price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and un-
paid interest from the date of issuance of the Securities to the Redemption
Date and Additional Interest, if any.
6. Purchase upon Occurrence of a Change of Control.
Within 30 days following the date of the consummation of a transaction re-
sulting in a Change of Control, the Company will offer to purchase the Securi-
ties, in whole and not in part, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the prin-
cipal amount thereof plus any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional In-
terest thereon.
7. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but
not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date (other than with respect to a
Special Redemption) to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at such Hold-
er's registered address; provided, however, that notice of redemption pursuant
to paragraph 5(b) of this Security will be mailed no later than 60 days fol-
lowing the consummation of the relevant Equity Public Offering to each Holder
of Securities to be redeemed. In the event of a Special Redemption other than
on the Special Redemption Date, the Company shall mail notice of redemption to
each Holder of Securities at least three Business Days before the Redemption
Date at such Holders' registered address. Securities in denominations larger
than $1,000 may be redeemed in part. On and after the Redemption Date, inter-
est ceases to accrue on those Securities or portion of them called for
redemption.
8. Additional Interest.
[In the event that (i) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to
the Exchange Offer is not filed with the Commission on or prior to the 60th
day following the Issue Date, (ii) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
is not declared effective on or prior to the 150th day following the Issue
Date, or (iii) the Exchange Offer is not consummated or (unless the Exchange
Offer is consummated) a registration statement with respect to resale of this
Security is not declared effective on or prior to the later of the 180th day
following the Issue Date and the 120th day following the date of the event the
occurrence of which obligated the Company and the Guarantor to file such reg-
istration statement (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iii),
a "Registration Default"), then the Company
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will pay Additional Interest (in addition to the interest otherwise due on the
Notes) ("Additional Interest") to the Holder of this Security during the first
90-day period immediately following the occurrence of each such Registration
Default in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum. The amount of Additional Inter-
est will increase by an additional 0.25% per annum for each subsequent 90-day
period until such Registration Default is cured, up to a maximum amount of Ad-
ditional Interest of 1.00% per annum. Such Additional Interest will cease ac-
cruing on this Security when the Registration Default has been cured.]/1/
[There shall also be payable in respect of this Security all Additional In-
terest that may have accrued on the Security for which this Security was ex-
changed (as defined in such Security) pursuant to the Exchange Offer or other-
wise pursuant to a Registration of such Security, such Additional Interest to
be payable in accordance with the terms of such Security.]/2/
9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Securities are issuable only as registered Securities without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any multiple thereof. At the office or agency of
the Company referred to and in the manner and subject to the limitations pro-
vided in the Indenture, Securities may be exchanged for a like aggregate prin-
cipal amount of Securities of other authorized denominations. Upon due pre-
sentment for registration of transfer of this Security at the above-mentioned
office or agency of the Company, a new Security or Securities or authorized
denominations, for a like aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the
transferee as provided in the Indenture. No service charge shall be made for
any such transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto.
10. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of this Security shall be treated as the owner of it
for all purposes.
11. Unclaimed Funds.
If funds for the payment of principal, interest or Additional Interest remain
unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will repay the funds to
the Company at its request. After such repayment Holders of Securities enti-
tled to such funds must look to the Company for payment unless an abandoned
property law designates another person.
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/1To/be included in Securities not Exchange Securities.
/2To/be included in Exchange Securities.
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12. Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity.
The Indenture will be discharged and cancelled except for certain Sections
thereof, subject to the terms of the Indenture, upon the payment of all the
Secu-
rities or upon the irrevocable deposit with the Trustee of funds or United
States Government Obligations sufficient for such payment or redemption.
13. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may be amended
or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding Securities, and any past default or com-
pliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities. Without notice to
or the consent of any Holder, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may
amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to cure any ambiguity, de-
fect or inconsistency, or to make any change that does not adversely affect
the rights of any Holder of Securities.
14. Restrictive Covenants.
The Securities are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company lim-
ited to the aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000. The Indenture re-
stricts, among other things, the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidi-
aries to permit any Liens to be imposed on their assets, to make certain pay-
ments and investments, limits the Indebtedness which the Company and its Sub-
sidiaries may incur and limits the terms on which the Company may engage in
Asset Dispositions. The Company is also obligated under certain circumstances
to make an offer to purchase Securities with the net cash proceeds of certain
Asset Dispositions. The Company must report quarterly to the Trustee on com-
pliance with certain covenants in the Indenture.
15. Successor Corporation.
Pursuant to the Indenture, the ability of the Company to consolidate with,
merge with or into or transfer its assets to another person is conditioned
upon certain requirements, including certain financial requirements applicable
to the surviving Person.
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16. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of all of
the outstanding Securities, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and Addi-
tional Interest, if any, to the date the Securities become due and payable,
may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in
the Indenture.
17. Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform
services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the
Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee.
18. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company or any
Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or
any Guarantor under the Securities, the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the In-
denture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obliga-
tions or their creation. Each Holder of a Security by accepting a Security
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issue of the Securities.
19. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of
authentication on the other side of this Security.
20. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Securityholder or an
assignee, such as TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the en-
tireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as ten-
ants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act).
21. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security
Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP or CINS numbers to be
printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP or CINS
numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders. No rep-
resentation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on
the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
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22. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture, this Security
and the Guarantees without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
23. Guarantees.
This Security may after the date hereof be entitled to certain Guarantees
made for the benefit of the Holders. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture
for the terms of any Guarantee.
The Company will furnish to any Holder of record of Securities upon written
request and without charge a copy of the Indenture.
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[Form of Notation on Security Relating to Guarantee]
SENIOR GUARANTEE
The Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture referred to in the Security upon
which this notation is endorsed) hereby unconditionally guarantees on a senior
basis (such guarantee by each Guarantor being referred to herein as the "Guar-
xxxxx") the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities, whether at matu-
rity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest
on the overdue principal, premium and interest and Additional Interest, if
any, on the Securities, and the due and punctual performance of all other ob-
ligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee, all in accordance with
the terms set forth in Article Ten of the Indenture.
The obligations of the Guarantor to the Holders of Securities and to the
Trustee pursuant to the Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in
Article Ten of the Indenture, and reference is hereby made to such Indenture
for the precise terms of the Guarantee therein made.
The Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the cer-
tificate of authentication on the Securities upon which the Guarantee is noted
shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual sig-
nature of one of its authorized officers.
This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
This Guarantee is subject to release upon the terms set forth in the Inden-
ture.
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
[Form of Transfer Notice]
For Value Received the undersigned registered holder hereby sell(s),
assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
Insert Taxpayer Identification No.
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Please Print or typewrite name and address including zip code of assignee
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the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting
and appointing ________________________________________________________________
attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the Company with full power
of substitution in the premises.
[THE FOLLOWING PROVISION TO BE INCLUDED
ON ALL SECURITIES OTHER THAN EXCHANGE SECURITIES,
PERMANENT OFFSHORE GLOBAL SECURITIES AND
OFFSHORE PHYSICAL SECURITIES]
In connection with any transfer of this Security occurring prior to the date
which is the earlier of (i) the date of an effective Registration or (ii)
three years after the later of the original issuance of this Security or the
last date on which this Security was held by the Company or an Affiliate of
the Company, the undersigned confirms that without utilizing any general so-
licitation or general advertising that:
[CHECK ONE]
[_](a) this Security is being transferred in compliance with the exemption
from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pro-
vided by Rule 144A thereunder.
OR
[_](b) this Security is being transferred other than in accordance with (a)
above and documents are being furnished which comply with the condi-
tions of transfer set forth in this Security and the Indenture.
If neither of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or other Registrar
shall not be obligated to register this Security in the name of any Person
other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such
transfer or registration set forth herein and in Section 2.09 of the Indenture
shall have been satisfied.
Date: _________________ ___________________________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must cor-
respond with the name as written upon the face of
the within-mentioned instrument in every particu-
lar, without alteration or any change whatsoever.
Signature Guarantee: __________________________________________________________
TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (a) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security
for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole in-
vestment discretion and that it and any such account is a "qualified institu-
tional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance
on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding
the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has de-
termined not to request such information and that it is aware that the trans-
feror is relying upon the undersigned's foregoing representations in order to
claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
Date: _________________ ___________________________________________________
NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer
OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you the Holder want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Compa-
ny, check the box: [_]
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Com-
pany, state the amount: $
Dated: ________________ Your signature: ___________________________________
(Sign exactly as name appears on
the other side of this Security)
Signature Guarantee: __________________________________________________________
EXHIBIT B
Form of Certificate to Be
Delivered in Connection with
Transfers to Non-QIB Accredited Investors
,
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00X
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. (the "Company") 8 5/8% Senior Notes due
2006 (the "Securities")
Dear Sirs:
In connection with our proposed purchase of $ aggregate principal amount
of the Securities, we confirm that:
A. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Securities is subject to
certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture dated as of No-
vember 26, 1996, relating to the Securities (the "Indenture") and the under-
signed agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer
the Securities except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and
the Securities Act of 1993, as amended (the "Securities Act").
B. We understand that the offer and sale of the Securities have not been reg-
istered under the Securities Act, and that the Securities may not be offered
or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own
behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter
stated, that if we should sell any Securities within three years after the
original issuance of the Securities, we will do so only (A) to the Company or
any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities
Act to a "qualified institutional buyer" (as defined therein), (C) to an in-
stitutional "accredited investor" (as defined below) that, prior to such
transfer, furnishes to you a signed letter containing certain representations
and agreements relating to the restrictions on transfer of the Securities (the
form of which letter can be obtained from the Company or you) and, if such
transfer is in respect of an aggregate principal amount of Securities of less
than $250,000, an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company that such
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D)
outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under
the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the exemption from registration provided
by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or (F) pursuant to an effective regis-
tration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to
any person purchasing any of the Securities from us a notice advising such
purchaser that resales of the Securities are restricted as stated herein.
C. We understand that, on any proposed resale of any Securities, we will be
required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions
and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm
that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further
understand that the Securities purchased by us will bear a legend to the fore-
going effect.
D. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capa-
ble of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Securities,
and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the eco-
nomic risk of our or its investment.
E. We are acquiring the Securities purchased by us for our own account or for
one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional "accredited investor")
as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably
authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in
any administrative or legal proceedings or official injury with respect to the
matters covered hereby.
Very truly yours,
[Name of Transferee]
By: ________________________________________
Authorized Signature
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Signature Guarantee
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EXHIBIT C
Form of Certificate to Be Delivered
in Connection with Transfers
Pursuant to Regulation S
,
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00X
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. (the "Company") 8 5/8% Senior Notes due
2006 (the "Securities")
Dear Sirs:
In connection with our proposed sale of U.S.$ aggregate principal amount
of the Securities, we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and
in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and, accordingly, we represent that:
A. The offer of the Securities was not made to a person in the United States;
B. At the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the
United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed
that the transferee was outside the United States;
C. No directed selling efforts have been made by us in the United States in
contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation
S, as applicable; and
D. The transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration
requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably
authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in
any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to
the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings
set forth in Regulation S.
Very truly yours,
[Name of Transferor]
By: ________________________________________
Authorized Signature
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Signature Guarantee
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, the [title] and [title] of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, DO HEREBY CERTIFY to The Bank of New York as Trustee
under the Senior Note Indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of November 26,
1996 among Newport News Shipbuilding Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company and The Bank of New York as follows:
(A) We have read Section 4.18(d) of the Indenture and such other provi-
sions of the Indenture as we have deemed relevant, and have examined and
investigated such other matters as we have deemed necessary, to enable us
to express an informed opinion as to whether the conditions precedent in
the Indenture relating to the release of the funds in the Collateral Ac-
count to the Company have been satisfied.
(B) Based upon the foregoing, to the best of our knowledge:
(i) all material conditions to the Debt Realignment, the Distribu-
tions (other than the consummation of the Debt Realignment) and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement
(other than the consummation of the Debt Realignment and the Distribu-
tions) have been satisfied in accordance with the Merger Agreement and
related documents, and
(ii) the Transaction is being (or will be) closed substantially in
accordance with the Transaction Agreements.
"Debt Realignment" means the restructuring (through debt tender and exchange
offers, defeasances, prepayments, refinancings and the like), immediately
prior to the Distributions of the outstanding indebtedness for money borrowed
of Tenneco and its subsidiaries.
Terms used herein and not defined have the meanings assigned to them in the
Indenture.
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