INDENTURE Dated [[IssueDay]], 2010 Among NEW MIG LLC, As Issuer And [[THE BANK OF NEW YORK]], As Trustee and Collateral Agent [[$——]] VARIABLE RATE SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016
Exhibit T3C
Dated [[IssueDay]], 2010
Among
NEW MIG LLC,
As Issuer
As Issuer
And
[[THE BANK OF NEW YORK]],
As Trustee and Collateral Agent
As Trustee and Collateral Agent
[[$——]] VARIABLE RATE SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article 1 |
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference | 1 | ||||
Section 1.01 |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02 |
Other Definitions | 15 | ||||
Section 1.03 |
Incorporation of TIA Definitions | 15 | ||||
Section 1.04 |
Rules of Construction | 16 | ||||
Article 2 |
The Notes | 17 | ||||
Section 2.01 |
Form and Dating | 17 | ||||
Section 2.02 |
Execution and Authentication | 17 | ||||
Section 2.03 |
Registrar and Paying Agent | 18 | ||||
Section 2.04 |
Obligations of Paying Agent | 19 | ||||
Section 2.05 |
Holder Lists | 20 | ||||
Section 2.06 |
[Reserved] | 20 | ||||
Section 2.07 |
Replacement Notes | 20 | ||||
Section 2.08 |
Outstanding Notes; Consent Provisions | 20 | ||||
Section 2.09 |
[Reserved] | 21 | ||||
Section 2.10 |
Temporary Notes | 21 | ||||
Section 2.11 |
Cancellation | 22 | ||||
Section 2.12 |
CUSIP Numbers | 22 | ||||
Section 2.13 |
Deposit of Moneys | 22 | ||||
Section 2.14 |
Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes | 22 | ||||
Section 2.15 |
Special Transfer Provisions | 23 | ||||
Section 2.16 |
Transfers of Global Note and Physical Notes | 24 | ||||
Section 2.17 |
Defaulted Interest | 24 | ||||
Section 2.18 |
Computation of Interest | 24 | ||||
Article 3 |
Redemption | 25 | ||||
Section 3.01 |
Optional Redemption | 25 | ||||
Section 3.02 |
Mandatory Redemption | 26 | ||||
Section 3.03 |
Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed | 26 | ||||
Section 3.04 |
Notice of Redemption | 26 | ||||
Section 3.05 |
Effect of Notice of Redemption | 27 | ||||
Section 3.06 |
Deposit of Redemption Price | 28 | ||||
Section 3.07 |
Notes Redeemed in Part | 28 | ||||
Section 3.08 |
Acquisition of Notes by Company, Affiliates | 28 | ||||
Article 4 |
Covenants | 29 | ||||
Section 4.01 |
Payment of Notes; Accrual of Interest | 29 | ||||
Section 4.02 |
Maintenance of Registrar and Paying Agent | 29 | ||||
Section 4.03 |
Corporate Existence | 30 | ||||
Section 4.04 |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims | 30 | ||||
Section 4.05 |
Maintenance of Properties and Insurance | 30 | ||||
Section 4.06 |
Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default | 31 | ||||
Section 4.07 |
Compliance with Laws | 31 | ||||
Section 4.08 |
Reports to Holders | 32 | ||||
Section 4.09 |
Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws | 32 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 32 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 32 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 32 |
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[Reserved] | 32 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 33 | ||||
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[Reserved] | 33 | ||||
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[Reserved] | 33 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 33 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 33 | ||||
Section 4.22 |
Payments for Consent | 33 | ||||
Section 4.23 |
Impairment of Security Interest | 33 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 33 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 33 | ||||
Section 4.26 |
Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions | 33 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 34 | ||||
Section 4.28 |
After-Acquired Property | 34 | ||||
Section 4.29 |
[Reserved] | 34 | ||||
Section 4.30 |
[Reserved] | 34 | ||||
Article 5 |
[Reserved] | 34 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 34 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 34 | ||||
Article 6 |
Defaults and Remedies | 34 | ||||
Section 6.01 |
Events of Default | 34 | ||||
Section 6.02 |
Acceleration | 36 | ||||
Section 6.03 |
Other Remedies | 37 | ||||
Section 6.04 |
Waiver of Past Defaults | 38 | ||||
Section 6.05 |
Control | 38 | ||||
Section 6.06 |
Limitation on Holders’ Rights to Pursue Remedies | 39 | ||||
Section 6.07 |
Rights of Holders to Receive Payment | 39 | ||||
Section 6.08 |
Collection Suit by Trustee, Collateral Agent | 40 | ||||
Section 6.09 |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 40 | ||||
Section 6.10 |
Priorities | 41 | ||||
Section 6.11 |
Undertaking for Costs | 41 | ||||
Section 6.12 |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies | 42 | ||||
Section 6.13 |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative | 42 | ||||
Section 6.14 |
Delay or Omission not Waiver | 42 | ||||
Article 7 |
Trustee | 42 | ||||
Section 7.01 |
Duties of Trustee | 42 | ||||
Section 7.02 |
Rights of Trustee | 44 | ||||
Section 7.03 |
Individual Rights of Trustee | 46 | ||||
Section 7.04 |
Trustee’s Disclaimer | 46 | ||||
Section 7.05 |
Notice of Default | 47 | ||||
Section 7.06 |
Reports by Trustee to Holders | 47 | ||||
Section 7.07 |
Compensation | 47 | ||||
Section 7.08 |
Replacement of Trustee | 48 | ||||
Section 7.09 |
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. | 49 |
Section 7.10 |
Eligibility; Disqualification | 50 | ||||
Section 7.11 |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company | 50 | ||||
Section 7.12 |
Trustee as Collateral Agent and Paying Agent | 50 | ||||
Section 7.13 |
Co-Trustees, Co-Collateral Agent and Separate Trustees, Collateral Agent | 51 | ||||
Article 8 |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture | 52 | ||||
Section 8.01 |
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance | 52 | ||||
Section 8.02 |
Satisfaction and Discharge | 55 | ||||
Section 8.03 |
Survival of Certain Obligations | 56 | ||||
Section 8.04 |
Acknowledgment of Discharge by Trustee | 56 | ||||
Section 8.05 |
Application of Trust Moneys | 57 | ||||
Section 8.06 |
Repayment to the Company of Unclaimed Money | 57 | ||||
Section 8.07 |
Reinstatement | 57 | ||||
Section 8.08 |
Indemnity for Government Obligations | 58 | ||||
Article 9 |
Amendments, Supplements and Waivers | 58 | ||||
Section 9.01 |
Without Consent of Holders | 58 | ||||
Section 9.02 |
With Consent of Holders | 59 | ||||
Section 9.03 |
Compliance with TIA | 61 | ||||
Section 9.04 |
Revocation and Effect of Consents | 61 | ||||
Section 9.05 |
Notation on or Exchange of Notes | 62 | ||||
Section 9.06 |
Trustee or Collateral Agent to Sign Amendments, Etc. | 62 | ||||
Section 9.07 |
Acts of Holders | 62 | ||||
Article 10 |
Security | 64 | ||||
Section 10.01 |
Grant of Security Interest | 64 | ||||
Section 10.02 |
Recording and Opinions | 68 | ||||
Section 10.03 |
Release of Note Collateral | 69 | ||||
Section 10.04 |
Specified Releases of Note Collateral | 70 | ||||
Section 10.05 |
Release of All Note Collateral | 70 | ||||
Section 10.06 |
Matters as to Releases | 71 | ||||
Section 10.07 |
Purchaser Protected | 72 | ||||
Section 10.08 |
Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Collateral Agent Under the Collateral Documents | 72 | ||||
Section 10.09 |
Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Collateral Agent Under the Collateral Documents | 73 | ||||
Article 11 |
[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 73 |
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[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
S[Reserved] |
[Reserved] | 73 | ||||
Article 12 |
Miscellaneous | 73 | ||||
Section 12.01 |
Trust Indenture Act Controls | 73 | ||||
Section 12.02 |
Notices | 74 | ||||
Section 12.03 |
Communications by Holders with Other Holders | 75 | ||||
Section 12.04 |
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent | 75 | ||||
Section 12.05 |
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion | 76 | ||||
Section 12.06 |
Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Xxxxxxxxx | 00 | ||||
Section 12.07 |
Legal Holidays | 77 | ||||
Section 12.08 |
Governing Law | 78 | ||||
Section 12.09 |
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 78 | ||||
Section 12.10 |
No Recourse Against Others | 78 | ||||
Section 12.11 |
Successors | 78 | ||||
Section 12.12 |
Duplicate Originals | 78 | ||||
Section 12.13 |
Severability | 78 | ||||
Section 12.14 |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 78 |
Exhibit A: |
Form of Initial Note | |
Exhibit B: |
Form of Legend for Global Note |
INDENTURE, dated as of [[IssueDay]], 2010, among New MIG LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Company”), and The Bank of New York, as trustee (in such capacity,
the “Trustee”), collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and
accounts bank (in such capacity, the “Accounts Bank”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the issuance of Variable Rate Senior Secured Notes
due 2016 and, to provide therefor, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of
this Indenture; and
WHEREAS, when the Notes are duly issued, executed, authenticated and delivered hereunder by
the Company, all things necessary to make the Notes valid obligations of the Company and to make
this Indenture a valid and binding agreement of the Company have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, each party hereto covenants and agrees as follows for the benefit of the each
other party hereto and the equal and ratable benefit of the respective Holders:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01 Definitions.
“Accounts Bank” 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.
“Accounts Property” means any funds, instruments, securities, financial assets or
other assets from time to time held in any of the Collateral Accounts or credited thereto or
otherwise in possession or control of the Accounts Bank pursuant to this Indenture.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.
For purposes of this definition, (1) “control”, as used with respect to any Person, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or
otherwise and (2) the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with” have
meanings correlative with “control”.
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“After-Acquired Property” means:
(a) any property acquired by the Company upon a transfer (including upon an Investment) from
the Company of property that was Note Collateral immediately prior to the transfer; or
(b) any other property that is acquired or otherwise owned by the Company or a Subsidiary of
the Company on or after the date of this Indenture.
“Agent” means any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar.
“Applicable Laws” means, for any Person or property of such Person, all existing and
future applicable laws, rules, regulations (including proposed, temporary and final income tax
regulations), statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, orders and licenses of
and interpretations by any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, usury laws,
predatory lending laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, and Regulation Z and Regulation B of the
Federal Reserve Board), and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, orders or like
action of any court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal or
agency of competent jurisdiction.
“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for
beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depository that apply to
such transfer or exchange.
“Asset Sale” means:
(a) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of (including by way of any merger or
consolidation and including any loss, destruction, damage, condemnation, confiscation, requisition,
seizure, forfeiture or taking of title to or use of) any assets of the Company; and
(b) Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
(1) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents; and
(2) an Event of Loss.
“Attributable Debt”, in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, at the time
of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during
the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, including any
period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended.
Such present value shall be calculated
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using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that if such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby
will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.”
“Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended, and codified as
11 U.S.C. §§101, et seq.
“Board of Directors” means: (1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors
of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; (2)
with respect to a partnership, the board of directors or other governing body of the general
partner of the partnership; (3) with respect to a limited liability company, the board of directors
or other governing body, and in the absence of same, the manager or board of managers or the
managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and (4) with
respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person or other individual or entity
serving a similar function.
“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the applicable Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of
such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to
the Trustee. Unless otherwise specified herein, each reference to a Board Resolution will refer to
a Board Resolution of the Company.
“Business Day” means a day that is not a Legal Holiday.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such
Person under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in
accordance with GAAP; and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such lease at the time any
determination is to be made shall be the amount of the liability in respect of such lease that
would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet 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 prepaid by the lessee without
payment of a penalty.
“Capital Stock” means: (1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; (2) in the
case of an association or business entity that is not a corporation, any and all shares, interests,
participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) similar to corporate stock; (3) in
the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or
limited) or membership interests; and (4) any other interest or participation that confers on a
Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of,
the issuing Person.
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“Cash Equivalents” means:
(a) cash in the form of United States of America dollars received in the ordinary course of
business;
(b) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of
America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the
United States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year
from the date of acquisition;
(c) dollar denominated time deposits, overnight deposits, demand deposits and certificates of
deposit of any commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank
holding company having, a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A” or the equivalent thereof
from S&P or “A2” or the equivalent thereof from Moody’s with maturities of not more than one year
from the date of acquisition;
(d) dollar denominated time deposits, overnight deposits, demand deposits and certificates of
deposit of any bank not meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above with maturities of
not more than one year from the date of acquisition; provided, that the aggregate amount of such
deposits with such banks and outstanding at any time shall not exceed $100,000;
(e) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clause (b)
above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above;
(f) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States of America, any
state thereof or the District of Columbia rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at
least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in each case maturing not more than one year
after the date of acquisition;
(g) marketable direct obligations issued by the District of Columbia or any state of the
United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public
instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition and, at the time of
acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s; and,
(h) Investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are comprised of Cash
Equivalents of the types described in clauses (b) through (g) above.
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“Cash Flow” means, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of the following:
(a) all cash paid to the Company during such period in connection with any Permitted Business, (b)
all interest and investment earnings paid to the Company or the Collateral Accounts during such
period on amounts on deposit in the Collateral Accounts, (c) all cash paid to the Company during
such period as insurance proceeds and (iv) all other cash paid to the Company during such period;
provided, however, interest and investment earnings paid to the Company or the Collateral Accounts
during such period on amounts on deposit in the Operating Account.
“Cash Interest” means the portion of an installment of interest due on an Interest
Payment Date to be paid in cash as and to the extent provided for in Section 4.01.
“Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral Agent” 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.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Stock Pledges
and the Deposit Account Control Agreement, in each case, as the same may be in force from time to
time.
“Collateral Monies” means all cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Collateral
Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
“Company” means the party named as such in this Indenture.
“Company Stock Pledge” means the Stock Pledge, dated as of the Issue Date, made by the
Company in favor of the Collateral Agent, as amended or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with its terms and the terms hereof.
“Confirmation Order” means that certain order confirming the Plan pursuant to Section
1129 of the Bankruptcy Code entered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware on [[DateConfirmation]].
“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee specified in Section 12.02.
“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or any
official appointed under the Bankruptcy Code similar to the foregoing.
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“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice
or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Deposit Account Control Agreement” means the Control Deposit Account Agreement, dated
as of the Issue Date, by and between the Company, the Collateral Agent, and the Accounts Bank, as
amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms hereof.
“Depository” means DTC.
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, New York its nominees and successors.
“Effective Date” mean the Effective Date of the Plan.
“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to
acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable
for, Capital Stock).
“Excess Cash” means Excess Cash, as such term is defined in the Plan.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor
statute or statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Event of Loss” means, with respect to any property or asset (tangible or intangible,
real or personal) that constitutes Note Collateral, any of the following:
(a) any loss or destruction of, or damage to, such property or asset;
(b) any institution of any proceedings for the condemnation or seizure of, or for the exercise
of any right of eminent domain with respect to, such property or asset;
(c) any actual condemnation, seizure or taking by exercise of the power of eminent domain or
otherwise of such property or asset, or confiscation of such property or asset or the requisition
of the use of such property or asset; or
(d) any settlement in lieu of clauses (b) or (c) above.
“Fair Market Value” means the price that would be paid in an arm’s-length transaction
between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and unaffiliated
willing buyer under no compulsion to buy in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of
either party and without application of
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“minority discount” or other deduction for the absence of rights to control or otherwise
manage the asset being valued. “Fair Market Value” shall be determined, except as otherwise
provided in this Indenture, in good faith (a) by any Officer, if Fair Market Value is equal to or
less than $5.0 million or (b) by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall
be conclusive if evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors, if Fair Market Value exceeds
$5.0 million.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as set forth in the Financial
Accounting Standards Board’s FASB Statement No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification,”
the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board, or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a
significant segment of the accounting profession which are in effect from time to time.
“Governmental Approval” means any authorization, consent, approval, license, lease,
ruling, permit, certification, exemption, filing for registration by or with any Governmental
Authority.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation, state, sovereign, or government, any
federal, regional, state, local or political subdivision and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, a guarantee other than by endorsement of
negotiable instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, direct or
indirect, in any manner, including by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or
reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness of another
Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements or by agreements to keep-well, to
purchase assets, goods, securities or services or to maintain such other Person’s financial
condition or otherwise).
“Global Note” means a Note evidencing all or a part of the Notes issued to the
Depository in accordance with Section 2.01 and bearing the legend prescribed in Exhibit B.
“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, at any date of
determination (without duplication): (a) any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued
expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent, (1) in respect of borrowed money; (2)
evidenced by bonds, loans, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement
agreements in respect thereof); (3) in respect of bankers’ acceptances; or (4) representing Capital
Lease Obligations; and (b) all
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Obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding
trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business
that are not overdue by 90 days or more or are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted), if and to the extent any of the
preceding items (other than letters of credit or Attributable Debt) would appear as a liability
upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes: (A) such portion of the Indebtedness of others
secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed
by the specified Person) as shall equal the lesser of (x) the Fair Market Value of such asset as of
the date of determination and (y) the amount of such Indebtedness; and, (B) to the extent not
otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms hereof.
“Indenture Documents” means, collectively, this Indenture, the Notes and the
Collateral Documents.
“Initial Note” means (i) the Global Note that is originally issued on the Issue Date
in the aggregate principal amount of [[$—]] and (ii) any Notes issued on any Interest Payment
Date pursuant to Section 2.02 in partial payment of the interest accrued on any Initial Note that
is due and payable on such Interest Payment Date.
“Insider” means “insider” as defined in section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Intercompany Debt” means any Indebtedness owing by any of the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company.
“Interest Payment Date” means the stated maturity of an installment of interest on the
Notes.
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“Interest Rate” means the “Percentage” with respect to any “Date Range” on the table
below:
Date Range | Percentage | |||
Issue Date through [[IssueDay]], 2013 |
[15.5] | % | ||
[[IssueDay]], 2013 through [[IssueDay]], 2014 |
[17.5] | % | ||
[[IssueDay]], 2014 through [[IssueDay]], 2016 |
[20.0] | % |
“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by
such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of a loan (including Guarantees or
other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar
advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), and purchases or other
acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities of such other
Person together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet
prepared in accordance with GAAP. The acquisition by the Company of a Person that holds an
Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company in such third Person
in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such
third Person in an amount determined as provided in the last paragraph of Section 4.10. Except as
otherwise provided in this Indenture, the amount or Fair Market Value of an Investment will be
determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in
value.
“Issue Date” means [[IssueDay]], 2010.
“Issue Date Opinions” means the Opinions of Counsel addressed and delivered to the
Trustee and the Collateral Agent on the Issue Date.
“Law” means, with respect to any Governmental Authority, any constitutional provision,
law, statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, treaty, order, decree, judgment, decision, common law,
holding, injunction, Governmental Approval or requirement of such Governmental Authority along with
the interpretation and administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the term
shall include each of the foregoing (and each provision thereof) as in effect at the time in
question, including any amendments, supplements, replacements, or other modifications thereto or
thereof, and whether or not in effect as of the date of this Indenture.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or
otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other
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agreement to sell or give a security interest and any filing of or agreement to give any
financing statement under the UCC (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
“Maturity” means, with respect to any Note, the date on which the principal of such
Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Maturity Date or by
declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
“Maturity Date” means [[IssueDay]], 2016.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
“Net Loss Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company in
respect of any Event of Loss, including insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or damages awarded
by any judgment, net of (a) the direct costs in recovery of such Net Loss Proceeds (including
reasonable legal, accounting, appraisal and insurance adjuster fees and any relocation expenses
incurred as a result thereof), (b) amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness
secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Event of Loss, (c) any taxes
paid or payable as a result thereof and (d) amounts taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries, as
the case may be, as a reserve against any liabilities associated with such Event of Loss and
retained by the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, after such Event of Loss,
including liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification
obligations associated with such Event of Loss, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale, net of (a) the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale,
including legal, accounting and investment banking, broker or finder fees, and sales commissions
incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, (b) any taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset
Sale, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax
sharing arrangements, (c) amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured
by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale, (d) any reserve for
adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP
or amount placed in an escrow account for purposes of such an adjustment and (e) escrowed amounts
and amounts taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries as a reserve against liabilities associated
with such Asset Sale, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities
related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated
with such Asset Sale, all as determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that (1) excess amounts
set aside for payment of taxes pursuant to clause (b) above remaining after such taxes have been
paid in full or the statute of limitations therefor has expired and (2) amounts escrowed or
initially held in reserve pursuant to clause (e) no longer so held, will, in the case of each of
subclauses (a) and (b), at that time become Net Proceeds.
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“Note Collateral” means, collectively, all the property and assets of the Company that
are from time to time subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents.
“Note Collateral Required Date” means, as to any additional property or assets
required to be added to the Note Collateral, the date 30 days after the first date on which any
provision of this Indenture or any Collateral Document requires such additional property or assets
so to be added to the Note Collateral.
“Note Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to a Global Note, or any
successor entity thereto.
“Note Lien” means, to the extent securing Note Obligations, a Lien granted pursuant to
a Collateral Document as security for Note Obligations.
“Note Obligations” means the Notes and all other Obligations of the Company under this
Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
“Notes” means the Variable Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2016 that are issued pursuant
to this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms
hereof.
“Obligations” means all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation
governing any Indebtedness.
“Officer” means with respect to any Person, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant
Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice President of such Person.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate that has been signed by an Officer of the
Company, meets the requirements of Section 12.05 and is delivered to the Trustee.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel who may be an employee of or
counsel for the Trustee or the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and that
meets the requirements of Section 12.05.
“Permitted Business” means (1) the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries
engaged in on the Issue Date and (2) any business or activity ancillary, reasonably related or
complementary thereto.
“Permitted Investments” means:
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(1) any Investment in Cash Equivalents, including Permitted Cash Investments;
(2) cash or Cash Equivalents or other investment property deposited in the ordinary course of
business to secure (or to secure letters of credit securing) the performance of statutory
obligations (including obligations under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance or similar
legislation), surety or appeal bonds, leases, agreements or other obligations under arrangements
with utilities, insurance agreements, construction agreements, performance bonds or other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, in each case if (but only
if) such obligations are not for borrowed money (“ordinary course deposits”);
(3) receivables (including pursuant to extensions of trade credit) and prepaid expenses, in
each case arising in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such receivables or
prepaid expenses would be recorded as current assets of such Person in accordance with GAAP; and,
(4) Investments in existence on the Issue Date;
In connection with any assets or property contributed or transferred to any Person as an
Investment, the value of such property and assets for purposes of this Indenture shall be equal to
the Fair Market Value at the time of Investment.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund,
refinance, replace, defease or discharge, other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than Intercompany Debt).
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government (or
any agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity.
“Physical Notes” means a Note that is not a Global Note.
“Plan” means that certain Joint Second Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for
MIG, Inc., filed in the case of In re MIG, Inc., 09-12118 (KG), in the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware, as amended or supplemented from time to time prior to entry of
the Confirmation Order, including any exhibits, supplements, annexes, appendices and schedules
thereto, as confirmed by such Bankruptcy Court pursuant to the Confirmation Order.
“Record Date” means any of the record dates specified in the Notes, whether or not a
Legal Holiday.
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“Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the date
fixed for redemption of such Note pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.
“Redemption Price” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the price
fixed for redemption of such Note pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
and its successors.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means a transaction whereby a Person sells or
otherwise transfers assets or properties and then or thereafter leases such assets or properties or
any part thereof or any other assets or properties which such Person intends to use for
substantially the same purpose or purposes as the assets or properties sold or otherwise
transferred.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor
statute or statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, made by
the Company in favor of the Collateral Agent, as amended or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with its terms and the terms hereof.
“Stated Maturity” means, (a) with respect to any series of Indebtedness, the date
specified in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the date such documentation was
entered into as the fixed date on which the final installment of principal of such Indebtedness is
due and payable and, (b) with respect to any scheduled installment of principal of or interest on
any Indebtedness, the date specified in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the
date such documentation was entered into as the fixed date on which such installment is due and
payable and, in each case, will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or
repurchase any such installment of interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for
the payment thereof.
“Stock Escrow Agreement” means the Stock Escrow Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date,
by and between the Company, the Collateral Agent, and any other parties thereto, as amended or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms hereof.
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“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person: (1) any corporation,
association or other business entity of which more than [ ]% of the total voting power of shares
of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving
effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power)
to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other
business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one
or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and (2) any
partnership, (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person
or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such Person or one or
more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof).
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any present or future taxes (including income, gross
receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, documentary, occupation, premium,
windfall profits, environmental, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security
(or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value-added, ad valorem, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of
any kind whatsoever), levies, imposts, withholding, duties, fees or charges imposed by any
government or any governmental agency or instrumentality or any international or multinational
agency or commission, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto.
“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb), as
amended and in effect on the Issue Date.
“Trust Officer” means any officer of the Trustee assigned by the Trustee to administer
this Indenture or, in the case of a successor trustee, an officer assigned to the department,
division or group performing the corporation trust work of such successor and assigned to
administer this Indenture.
“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.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted by the State of New York, NY UCC
§§ 1-101, et seq., as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York;
provided, however, in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the
perfection or priority of the security in any Account Collateral is governed by the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC”
shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, from time to time, in such other jurisdiction
for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of
definitions related to such provisions.
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“U.S. Government Obligations” means non-callable direct obligations of, and
non-callable obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America for the payment of which the
full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged.
“U.S. Legal Tender” means such coin or currency of the United States of America which,
as at the time of payment, shall be immediately available legal tender for the payment of public
and private debts.
Section 1.02 Other Definitions.
Term | Defined at | |||
Company |
Page 7 | |||
Trustee |
Page 18 | |||
Collateral Agent |
Page 6 | |||
Notes |
Page 13 | |||
Authenticating Agent |
Section 2.02 | |||
Registrar |
Section 2.03 | |||
Paying Agent |
Section 2.03 | |||
Authentication Order |
Section 2.02 | |||
Agent Members |
Section 2.14 | |||
Register |
Section 2.03 | |||
Payment Default |
Section 6.01 | |||
Acceleration Notice |
Section 6.02 | |||
Disregarded Noteholder |
Section 2.09 | |||
Indemnified Party |
Section 7.07 | |||
Legal Defeasance |
Section 8.01 | |||
Covenant Defeasance |
Section 8.01 | |||
Act |
Section 9.07 | |||
Legal Holiday |
Section 12.07 |
Section 1.03 Incorporation of TIA Definitions.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by
reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture
have the following meanings:
“indenture securities” means the Notes;
“indenture security Holder” means a Holder of a Note;
“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;
“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and
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“obligor” on the Notes means the Company, and any successor obligor upon the Notes.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by the TIA
reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to
them.
Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with
GAAP;
(c) “or” is not exclusive;
(d) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;
(e) “herein”, “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole
and not to any particular, Article, Section or other subdivision;
(f) when the words “includes” or “including” are used herein, they shall be deemed to be
followed by the words “without limitation”;
(g) all references to Sections or Articles refer to Sections or Articles of this Indenture
unless otherwise indicated;
(h) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
(i) Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction hereof;
(j) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall be
deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from
time to time; and,
(k) The term “corporation” includes corporations, associations, companies (including limited
liability companies), partnerships and trusts or any similar entity.
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ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01 Form and Dating.
(a) The Initial Note and the corresponding Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be
issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes in registered form,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A, deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the
Depository, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.
The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or
Depository rule or usage, or agreements to which the Company is subject, if any. The Company shall
approve the form of the Notes and any notation, legend or endorsement on them. Each Note shall be
dated the date of its authentication.
(b) The terms and provisions contained in the form of Note annexed hereto as Exhibit A shall
constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable,
the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to
such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. To the extent any provision of any Note
conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall
govern and be controlling.
(c) The aggregate principal amount of a Global Note may from time to time be increased or
decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Registrar and simultaneous notation by the
Depository, or the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository, of such increase or decrease on the
schedule to such Global Note, all as hereinafter provided.
(e) Any Physical Notes, including physical notes issued in exchange for a beneficial interest
in a Global Note as provided in Section 2.06, shall be typed, printed, lithographed or engraved or
produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner permitted by
the rules of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, all as determined by the
officer executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution thereof.
Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.
(a) An Officer (who shall have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate actions) shall
sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an Officer whose signature is
on a Note was an Officer at the time of such execution but no longer holds that office or position
at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
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(b) A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the
certificate of authentication on the Note. The signature shall be conclusive evidence, and the
only evidence, that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
(c) On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver for original issue a Global
Note in the principal amount of [[$—]], upon a written order of the Company in the form of an
Officer’s Certificate, which shall specify the amount of the Note to be authenticated and the date
on which the Note is to be authenticated (an “Authentication Order”).
(d) [RESERVED]
(e) [RESERVED]
(f) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Authentication Order requesting the Trustee to
authenticate, and, upon receipt of such Authentication Order, the Trustee shall authenticate, Notes
upon exchange for other Notes in accordance with Section 2.06, Section 3.07, or Section 9.05.
(g) At the same time as the Registrar registers on its records an increase or decrease in the
principal amount of any Global Note, the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository, shall notate
such increase or decrease on the schedule of increases or decreases to such Global Note.
(h) All Notes issued under this Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters as
one class and no series of Notes shall have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any
matter.
(i) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent (the “Authenticating Agent”) reasonably
acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, an
Authenticating Agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this
Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company and Affiliates of
the Company.
(j) The Notes shall be issuable in fully registered form only, without coupons, in integral
multiples of $1.00 rounded up the nearest whole dollar.
(k) [RESERVED].
(l) [RESERVED].
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Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.
(a) The Company shall maintain (i) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for
registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and (ii) an office or agency in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the State of New York where Notes may be presented
or surrendered for payment (the “Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of
the Notes and of their registration of transfer and exchange (the “Register”). The Company
may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar”
includes any co-registrars.
(b) The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to
this Indenture, which shall incorporate the terms of the TIA and implement the provisions of this
Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing, in advance,
of the name and address of any such Agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying
Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled
to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07.
(c) The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and agent for
service of demands and notices in connection with the Notes. The Paying Agent or Registrar may
resign upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Company.
Section 2.04 Obligations of Paying Agent.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that
such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all assets held
by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes (whether such assets
have been distributed to it by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes), and the Paying Agent
shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any Default by the Company (or any other obligor on
the Notes) in making any such payment. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to
distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and account for any assets disbursed and the
Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any payment Default, upon written request to a
Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and to
account for any assets distributed. Upon receipt by the Trustee of all assets that shall have been
delivered by the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes) to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent
shall have no further liability for such assets.
If the Company or one of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in
a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all assets held by it as Paying Agent.
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Section 2.05 Holder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent
list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders and shall otherwise comply
with TIA Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish, or
cause the Registrar to 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 and the
Company shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a).
Section 2.06 [RESERVED].
Section 2.07 Replacement Notes.
(a) If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Note claims that
the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee
shall authenticate a replacement Note if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the UCC are met, such
that the Holder (i) satisfies the Company or the Trustee within a reasonable time after such Holder
has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and the Registrar does not register a
transfer prior to receiving such notification, (ii) makes such request to the Company or the
Trustee prior to the Note being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in Section 8-303 of
the UCC and (iii) satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee.
(b) If required by the Trustee, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity or a security bond
sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and
the Registrar from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Trustee may
charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note. Every replacement Note is an additional
obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally
and proportionally with all other Notes duly issued hereunder. The provisions of this Section are
exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to
the replacement or payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Notes.
Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes; Consent Provisions.
(a) Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those
canceled by it, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, those delivered to it for cancellation and those
described in this Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09, a Note does not
cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.
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(b) If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 (other than a mutilated Note surrendered
for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof
satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser, as defined in Section
8-303 of the UCC. A mutilated Note ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Note and
replacement thereof pursuant to Section 2.07.
(c) If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be
outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
(d) If the Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) segregates and
holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a redemption date or maturity date money
sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on that date with respect to
the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, and no Paying Agent
is prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes (or portions thereof) shall cease to be
outstanding and interest on them shall cease to accrue.
(e) The aggregate principal amount of the Notes, at any date of determination, shall be the
principal amount of the Notes outstanding at such date of determination (as determined in
accordance with this Section 2.08 and Section 2.09). With respect to any matter requiring consent,
waiver, approval or other action of the Holders of a specified percentage of the principal amount
of all the Notes then outstanding, such percentage shall be calculated, on the relevant date of
determination, by dividing: (1) the principal amount, as of such date of determination, of Notes
held by Holders that have so consented by (2) the aggregate principal amount, as of such date of
determination, of the Notes then outstanding, in each case, as determined in accordance with this
Section 2.08 and Section 2.09.
Section 2.09 [RESERVED].
Section 2.10 Temporary Notes.
Until Physical Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and execute and deliver
and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes upon receipt of a written order of the Company
in the form of an Officer’s Certificate. The Officer’s Certificate shall specify the amount of
temporary Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the temporary Notes are to be
authenticated. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Physical Notes but may have
variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay,
the Company shall execute and deliver and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon receipt of a written
order of the Company pursuant to Section 2.02, Physical Notes in exchange for
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temporary Notes.
Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture
as definitive Notes.
Section 2.11 Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes previously authenticated hereunder which the Company
has acquired in any lawful manner to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying
Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment.
The Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent, and no one
else, shall cancel all Notes surrendered for transfer, exchange,
payment or cancellation. Subject to Section 2.07, the Company may not issue new Notes to
replace Notes that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. If the Company shall
acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the
Indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for
cancellation pursuant to this Section. The Trustee shall dispose of all cancelled Notes in
accordance with the Trustee’s customary procedures.
Section 2.12 CUSIP Numbers.
A “CUSIP” number shall be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee shall use the CUSIP number in
notices of redemption, purchase or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such
notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP
number printed in the notice or on the Notes and that reliance may be placed only on the other
identification numbers printed on the Notes. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any
change in the CUSIP number.
Section 2.13 Deposit of Moneys.
Prior to 12:00 p.m. (noon) New York, New York time on each Interest Payment Date and the
Maturity Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to make
payments, if any, of any principal, premium and interest due on such Interest Payment Date or the
Maturity Date, as the case may be.
Section 2.14 Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes.
(a) Each Global Note issued shall: (1) be registered in the name of the Depository or the
nominee of such Depository, (2) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depository and
(3) bear legends as set forth in Exhibit B. Members of, or participants in, the Depository
(“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note
held on their behalf by the Depository, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under any Global Note,
and the Depository may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the
Trustee as the absolute
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owner of the Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the
Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by
the Depository or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of
customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note.
(b) Transfers of Global Notes shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to the
Depository, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in a
Global Note may be transferred or exchanged in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the
Depository and the provisions of Section 2.15.
(c) Any beneficial interest in a Global Note that is transferred to a Person who takes
delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note shall, upon transfer, cease to
be a beneficial interest in such first Global Note and become a beneficial interest in such other
Global Note and shall thereafter be subject to all transfer restrictions, if any, and other
procedures applicable to a beneficial interest in such other Global Note for as long as it remains
such an interest.
(d) The Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person,
including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any
action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.
Section 2.15 Special Transfer Provisions.
(a) The Registrar shall not register a transfer of any Note unless such transfer complies with
the restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in this Indenture. In connection with any
transfer of Notes, each Holder agrees by its acceptance of the Notes 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; provided 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.
(b) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to
compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law
with respect to any transfer of any interest in any security (including any transfers between or
among Agent Members or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require
delivery of such certificates, Opinions of Counsel and other documentation or evidence as are
expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture,
and to examine the
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same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express
requirements hereof.
(c) The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications
received by it pursuant to Section 2.14 or this Section. 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.
(d) Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility for any actions taken or
not taken by DTC.
Section 2.16 Transfers of Global Note and Physical Notes.
A transfer of a Global Note or a Physical Note (including the right to receive principal and
interest payable thereon) may be made only by the Registrar’s entering the transfer in the
Register. Prior to such entry, the Company shall treat the person in whose name such Note is
registered as the owner of the Note for all purposes.
Section 2.17 Defaulted Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, the Company shall pay defaulted
interest (plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful) in any lawful manner at
the rate provided in the Notes. The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are
Holders on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed any such
special record date and payment date to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee and shall
promptly mail to each Holder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the
amount of defaulted interest to be paid.
Section 2.18 Computation of Interest.
(a) Interest payable hereunder with respect to the Notes shall be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Trustee pursuant to any provision of this
Indenture shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and the Holders in the absence of manifest
error. The Trustee shall, at the request of the Company, deliver to the Company a statement showing
the computations used by the Trustee in determining any interest rate.
(c) It is the intent of the Holders and the Company to conform to and contract in strict
compliance with applicable usury law from time to time in effect. All agreements between the
Holders and the Company are hereby limited by the provisions
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of this paragraph which shall override
and control all such agreements, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or
oral. In no way, nor in any event or contingency (including but not limited to prepayment or
acceleration of the maturity of any Notes), shall the interest taken, reserved, contracted for,
charged, or received under this Indenture, under the Notes or otherwise, exceed the maximum
nonusurious amount permissible under Applicable Law. If, from any possible construction of this
Indenture or any other document, interest would otherwise be payable in excess of the maximum
nonusurious amount, any such construction shall be subject to the provisions of this paragraph and
such interest shall be automatically reduced to the maximum nonusurious amount permitted under
Applicable Law, without the necessity of execution of any amendment or new document. If any Holder
shall ever receive anything of value which is characterized as interest on the Notes under
Applicable Law and which would, apart from this provision, be in excess of the maximum nonusurious
amount, an amount equal to the amount which would have been excessive interest shall, without
penalty, be applied to the reduction of
the principal amount owing on the Notes and not to the payment of interest, or refunded to the
Company or the other payor thereof if and to the extent such amount which would have been excessive
exceeds such unpaid principal amount of the Notes. The right to demand payment of the Notes or any
other amount required to be paid hereunder does not include the right to receive any interest which
has not otherwise accrued on the date of such demand, and the Holders do not intend to charge or
receive any unearned interest in the event of such demand. All interest paid or agreed to be paid
to the Holders with respect to the Notes shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, be
amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term (including any renewal
or extension) of the Notes so that the amount of interest on account of such indebtedness does not
exceed the maximum nonusurious amount permitted by Applicable Law.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01 Optional Redemption.
(a) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and
from time to time, at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon to (but not including) the Redemption Date (subject to any installment of interest thereon,
the maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption Date, being payable to Holders of record at
the close of business on the relevant Record Date referred to in the Notes), subject to the
conditions set forth in this Section.
(b) If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to this Section, it shall, prior to mailing
the notice of redemption referred to in Section 3.04 and at least 30 days but not more than 60 days
prior to the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice
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shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) furnish
to the Trustee and Paying Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Redemption Date and the
principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the
redemption shall occur.
Section 3.02 Mandatory Redemption.
(a) The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption with respect to the Notes,
except as set forth in this Section 3.02.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) [RESERVED]
Section 3.03 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.
(a) [RESERVED]
(b) The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for
redemption pursuant to this Section and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption,
the principal amount thereof, to be redeemed.
(c) [RESERVED].
(d) Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to
portions of Notes called for redemption.
Section 3.04 Notice of Redemption.
(a) At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company shall
mail or cause to be mailed a notice of redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each
Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address, with a copy to the
Trustee and any Paying Agent. At the Company’s written request delivered at least fifteen days
prior to the date such notice is to be given (unless a shorter period shall be acceptable to the
Trustee), the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the
Company’s expense, provided the Company provides the Trustee with all information required for such
notice of redemption. Failure to give notice of redemption, or any defect therein, to any Holder
of any Note selected for redemption shall not impair or affect the validity of the redemption of
any other Note.
(b) Each notice of redemption shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
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(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if any, to be paid;
(3) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(4) the CUSIP number;
(5) the place where such Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent
to collect the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any;
(6) that, unless the Company fails to deposit with the Paying Agent funds in satisfaction of
the applicable Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, interest on Notes called for
redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date in accordance with Section 3.06, and
the only remaining right of the Holder is to receive payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued
interest, if any, upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the Notes redeemed;
(7) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to
be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date, and upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or
Notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued;
(8) if fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the identification of the particular Notes
(or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be
redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be outstanding after such partial
redemption;
(9) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes are being redeemed; and
(10) [RESERVED].
(c) If any of the Notes to be redeemed is in the form of a Global Note, then the Company shall
modify such notice only to the extent necessary to accord with the procedures of the Depository
applicable to redemption.
Section 3.05 Effect of Notice of Redemption.
(a) Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.04, Notes or portions
thereof called for redemption shall become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date and
at the Redemption Price plus accrued interest thereon. Upon surrender to the Trustee or Paying
Agent, such Notes or portions
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thereof called for redemption shall be paid at the Redemption Price
plus accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date, but installments of interest thereon, the
maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption Date, shall be payable to Holders of record at
the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to in the Notes.
(b) No notice of any redemption may be subject to any conditions precedent or otherwise
conditional.
Section 3.06 Deposit of Redemption Price.
(a) Not later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) local time in the place of payment on the Redemption
Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, of all Notes or portions thereof to be
redeemed on that date. The Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any U.S. Legal Tender
so deposited which is not required for that purpose, except with respect to monies owed as
obligations to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07.
(b) If the Company complies with the subsection (a) of this Section, then, unless the Company
defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, interest on the Notes to be redeemed shall cease to accrue on and after the applicable
Redemption Date, whether or not such Notes are presented for payment, and the only remaining right
of the Holders of such Notes shall be to receive payment of the Redemption Price upon surrender to
the Paying Agent of the Notes redeemed. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid
upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with subsection (a)
of this Section, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the Redemption Date until
such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful, on any interest not paid on such unpaid
principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.
Section 3.07 Notes Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Note that is to be redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and deliver
and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall
authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note or Notes equal in principal
amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
Section 3.08 Acquisition of Notes by Company, Affiliates.
(a) The Company and any Subsidiary thereof (or any Person acting on behalf of the foregoing)
may at any time and from time to time acquire the Notes by means other than redemption, including
by tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise, so long as such
acquisition is not prohibited by
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applicable securities laws or regulations or the terms of this
Indenture. In accordance with, and subject to, Section 2.11, the Company may deliver such acquired
Notes to the Trustee for cancellation.
(b)
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Payment of Notes; Accrual of Interest.
(a) The Company shall pay the principal of and interest (including any interest accruing after
the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar proceeding, whether or not a claim for
post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) on the Notes on the dates and
in the manner provided in the Notes.
(b) An installment of principal or Cash Interest on the Notes payable shall be considered paid
on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company) holds at 12:00 p.m. (noon) New York, New York time on that date U.S. Legal Tender
designated for and sufficient to pay the installment in full.
(c) [RESERVED]
(d) [RESERVED]
(e) [RESERVED]
(f) [RESERVED].
(g) [RESERVED].
(h) [RESERVED];
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Company may, to
the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes imposed
by the United States of America from principal or interest payments due hereunder.
Section 4.02 Maintenance of Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company shall maintain a Registrar and Paying Agent required under Section 2.03. The
Company shall give prior written notice to the Trustee and the Holders
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of the location, and any
change in the location, of the Registrar and Paying Agent. If at any time the Company shall fail
to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address
thereof, such presentations and surrenders may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office and
the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations and
surrenders.
Section 4.03 Corporate Existence.
Except as otherwise permitted in this Indenture, the Company shall do or cause to be done, at
its own cost and expense, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its
limited liability company existence in accordance with the respective organizational documents of
the Company and the material rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the
Company.
Section 4.04 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, (a) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges (including
withholding taxes and any penalties, interest and additions to taxes) levied or imposed upon it or
its properties and (b) all material lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies that, if
unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon its properties; provided, 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 or shall be contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings properly instituted and diligently conducted for
which adequate reserves, to the extent required under GAAP, have been taken.
Section 4.05 Maintenance of Properties and Insurance.
(a) The Company shall maintain its properties (including by the repair or replacement thereof)
in good working order and condition (including by the repair or replacement thereof) in all
material respects (subject to ordinary wear and tear); provided, however, that, subject to Section
4.23, nothing in this Section 4.05 shall prevent the Company from discontinuing the operation and
maintenance of any of its properties, or disposing of them, if such discontinuance or disposal is,
in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, desirable in the conduct of
the business of the Company, taken as a whole, and is otherwise permissible under this Indenture.
(b) The Company shall maintain insurance (including appropriate self-insurance) against loss
or damage of the kinds that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, are adequate and
appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Company in a prudent manner, with reputable
insurers or with the government of the United States of America or an agency or instrumentality
thereof.
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(c) The Company shall cause the Collateral Agent to be named as an additional insured and loss
payee (as applicable) with respect to all insurance maintained by the Company on the Note
Collateral. The Company shall furnish to the Collateral Agent information relating to its property
and liability insurance carriers consisting of (1) names of carriers, (2) policy amounts, (3)
deductibles, (4) such other information as is customarily contained in “binders” for such insurance
and (5) such other information as may be reasonably requested by the Trustee.
Section 4.06 Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default.
(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each calendar
year, an Officer’s Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company during the
preceding calendar year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers (one of whom
shall be the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting
officer) with a view to determining whether they have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their
obligations under this Indenture and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such
certificate, that to the best of such Officer’s actual knowledge the Company during such preceding
calendar year have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every condition and covenant
under this Indenture and no Default or Event of Default occurred during such year and at the date
of such certificate there is no Default or Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing or,
if such signers do know of such Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe the
Default or Event of Default and its status with particularity.
(b) The Company shall, so long as any Notes are outstanding, upon any Officer of the Company
becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, deliver to the Trustee and Collateral Agent an
Officer’s Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default within 1 Business Day of such
Officer becoming aware of such occurrence.
Section 4.07 Compliance with Laws.
The Company shall comply with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and
restrictions of the United States of America, all states and municipalities thereof, and of any
governmental department, commission, board, regulatory authority, bureau, agency and
instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the conduct of its businesses and the ownership of
its properties, except for such non-compliances as are not in the aggregate reasonably likely to
have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company,
taken as a whole, or the ability of the Company to perform its material obligations hereunder.
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Section 4.08 Reports to Holders.
(a) So long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish the Holders of the Notes,
with a copy to the Trustee, all reports required under TIA Section 314.
(b) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are
outstanding, the Company will furnish the Holders of the Notes, with a copy to the Trustee:
(1) [[Reserved]]
(2) [[Reserved]]
(b) Delivery to the Trustee of the foregoing reports, information and documents, and other
reports pursuant to TIA Section 314(a), is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s
receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or
determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its
covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s
Certificates of the Company).
Section 4.09 Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time
insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay
or extension law or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from
paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein,
wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the
performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) the Company hereby
expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and
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.
Section 4.10 [Reserved].
Section 4.11 [Reserved].
Section 4.12 [Reserved].
Section 4.13 [Reserved].
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Section 4.14 [Reserved].
Section 4.15 [Reserved].
Section 4.16 [Reserved].
Section 4.17 [Reserved].
Section 4.18 [Reserved].
Section 4.19 [Reserved].
Section 4.20 [Reserved].
Section 4.21 [Reserved].
Section 4.22 Payments for Consent.
The Company will not, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or
for the benefit of any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of
the terms or provisions of any Indenture Document unless such consideration is offered to be paid
and is paid to all Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the
solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
Section 4.23 Impairment of Security Interest.
The Company will not take or omit to take any action which would adversely affect or impair in
any material respect the Note Liens in favor of the Trustee with respect to the Note Collateral.
The Company will not grant to any Person (other than the Trustee), or permit any Person (other than
the Trustee) to retain, any interest whatsoever in the Note Collateral. the Company will not enter
into any agreement that requires the proceeds received from any sale of
Note Collateral to be applied to repay, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire any
Indebtedness of any Person, other than as permitted by this Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral
Documents.
Section 4.24 [Reserved].
Section 4.25 [Reserved].
Section 4.26 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
The Company will not enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
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Section 4.27 [Reserved].
Section 4.28 After-Acquired Property.
If at any time the Company acquires or otherwise owns any After-Acquired Property, no later
than the date 30 days after the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company acquires or first owns
such After-Acquired Property (and subject to any provision hereof requiring any earlier action),
the Company shall: (a) cause a valid and enforceable and perfected first priority Lien in or on
such After-Acquired Property to have vested in the Collateral Agent, as security for the Note
Obligations; and (b) have executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent the documents and
certificates required by Section 10.01(g) or any other provision of this Indenture; and thereupon
all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Note Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such
After-Acquired Property to the same extent and with the same force and effect.
Section 4.29 [RESERVED].
Section 4.30 [RESERVED].
ARTICLE 5
[RESERVED]
Section 5.01 [Reserved].
Section 5.02 [Reserved].
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01 Events of Default.
Each of the following is an “Event of Default” (whatever the reason for such Event of Default
and whether it shall be involuntary or be effected by operation of law):
(a) the failure to pay interest on any Notes when the same becomes due and payable, and such
failure continues for a period of [ ] days;
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(b) the failure to pay the principal of or premium, if any, on any Notes, when such principal
or premium, if any, becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise;
(c) [RESERVED];
(d) [RESERVED];
(e) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by
which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is created after the
Issue Date (but excluding Indebtedness owing to the Company), if that default:
(1) is caused by a failure to pay any portion of the principal of such Indebtedness when due
and payable after the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness (a “Payment
Default”); or
(2) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity (which
acceleration is not rescinded, annulled or otherwise cured within 20 days of receipt by the Company
or applicable Subsidiary of the Company of notice of any such acceleration), and, in each case, the
principal (or face) amount of any such Indebtedness so due and payable or that has been
accelerated, together with the principal (or face) amount that is so due and payable or that has
been accelerated of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the
Stated Maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates to $[ ] or more;
(g) the rendering of a final judgment or judgments (not subject to appeal) against the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent not covered or paid by insurance, in an amount in excess
of $[ ], which judgments are not paid, waived, satisfied, discharged or stayed for a period
of 20 consecutive days after the date on which the right to appeal has expired;
(h) the denial or disaffirmation by the Company in writing, of any material obligation of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in or arising under any Collateral Document (other
than by reason of a release from such obligation or the Note Lien related thereto in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents);
(i) the Company (1) commences a voluntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code with
respect to itself (or themselves), (2) consents to, acquiesces or fails to reasonably defend the
entry of a judgment, decree or order for relief against it (or them) in an involuntary case or
proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, (3) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it (or
them) or for substantially all of its (or their)
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property, (4) consents to, acquiesces or fails to
reasonably defend the institution of a bankruptcy or an insolvency proceeding against it (or them),
(5) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its (or their) creditors or (6) takes any
corporate action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing;
(j) a court of competent jurisdiction enters a judgment, decree or order for relief in respect
of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, which shall (1)
approve as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition
in respect of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (2) appoint a Custodian of the Company or such
Subsidiary or for substantially all of its (or their) property or (3) order the winding-up or
liquidation of its (or their) affairs; and such judgment, decree or order shall remain unstayed and
in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;
(k) except as a result of the release of any Lien in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture and the Collateral Documents, any Lien purported to be created by any Collateral Document
with respect to any Note Collateral that, individually or in the aggregate, has a Fair Market Value
in excess of $[ ](1) ceases to be in full force and effect, (2) ceases to give the Collateral
Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Note Obligations, the Liens, rights, powers and
privileges purported to be created and granted thereby (including a perfected first priority
security interest in and Lien on all of the Note Collateral thereunder) in favor of the Collateral
Agent, or (3) is asserted by the Company not to be, a valid, perfected, first priority security
interest in or Lien on the Note Collateral covered thereby;
Section 6.02 Acceleration.
(a) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(i) or
(j)) shall occur and be continuing and has not been waived, the Trustee may, or at the written
direction of Holders of at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes voting as
a single class shall, declare all unpaid principal of and premium, if any, and accrued interest on
all the Notes to be due and payable by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee (if given
by the Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” (the
“Acceleration Notice”), and the same shall become immediately due and payable.
(b) If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(i) or (j) shall occur and be continuing,
then all unpaid principal of and premium, if any, and accrued interest on all of the outstanding
Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other
act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
(c) In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default
described in Section 6.01(e) has occurred and is continuing, such declaration of acceleration of
the Notes shall be automatically rescinded and annulled
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and such Event of Default under Section
6.01(e) shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing if both (1) either (x) the default
giving rise to such Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.01(e) shall be remedied or cured
pursuant to the terms of, or waived by the holders of, such Indebtedness or any consequent
acceleration of such Indebtedness shall be rescinded, annulled or otherwise cured or (y) such
Indebtedness shall have been discharged in full, in the case of clause (x) or (y), within 30 days
after such declaration of acceleration of the Notes with respect thereto and (2) (A) the rescission
and annulment of such acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree and
(B) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium or interest on the
Notes that became due solely because of such acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived.
(d) At any time after a declaration of or automatic acceleration with respect to the Notes as
described in Section 6.02(a) and (b), the Holders of at least [ ]% in principal amount of the
Notes voting as a single class may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences: (1)
if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree; (2) if all existing Events of
Default, other than nonpayment of principal or interest on the Notes that has become due solely
because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived; (3) to the extent the payment
of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal and
premium, if any, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been
paid; (4) if the Company has paid each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent its reasonable
compensation and reimbursed each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent for its reasonable
expenses, disbursements and its advances; and (5) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of
Default of the type described in specified in Section 6.01(i) or (j), the Trustee shall have
received an Officer’s Certificate that such Event of Default has been cured or waived together with
evidence confirming the requisite [ ]% vote of the Holders. No such rescission shall affect any
subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
Section 6.03 Other Remedies.
(a) 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, premium, if any,
or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, this
Indenture, or any Collateral Document or to direct the Collateral Agent to exercise remedies with
respect to the Note Collateral.
(b) The Trustee or the Collateral Agent may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess
any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the
Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an
Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in
the Event of Default. No
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remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
(c) If an Event of Default occurs, the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders of the Notes, in
addition to any rights or remedies available to the Trustee under this Indenture, will be entitled
to take (or instruct the Collateral Agent to take) such actions as the Trustee deems advisable to
protect and enforce the rights of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders in the Note
Collateral.
(d) The Trustee will apply (or instruct the Collateral Agent to apply) the proceeds received
by the Collateral Agent or the Trustee from any disposition of the Note Collateral in accordance
with the provisions of Section 6.10.
Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.
Subject to Section 2.09, Section 6.07 and Section 9.02, the Holders of at least [ ]% in
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes voting as a single class may, on behalf of the
Holders of all the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive (including, without limitation, in
connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) any existing Default
or Event of Default, and its consequences, except (other than as provided in Section 6.02(c) or
(d)) a default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any Notes or
in respect of a covenant or provision which under this Indenture cannot be modified or amended
without the consent of the Holder of each Note then outstanding. When a Default or Event of
Default is waived, it is cured and ceases to exist and is deemed to have been cured and not to have
occurred, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and not to
have occurred for every purpose of this Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents, but no
such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
Section 6.05 Control.
Subject to Section 2.09 and applicable law, the Holders of at least 50% in aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding Notes voting as a single class may direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or the Collateral
Agent, as the case may be, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee or the
Collateral Agent, as the case may be, including any remedies provided for in Section 6.03. Subject
to Section 7.01, however, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, may refuse to
follow any direction (which direction, if sent to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case
may be, shall be in writing) that the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be,
reasonably believes conflicts with any applicable law, this Indenture, the
Notes, or the Collateral Documents, that the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may
be, determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Holder, or that may subject
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the
Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to personal liability; provided that the
Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, may take any other action deemed proper by the
Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, which is not inconsistent with such direction
(which direction, if sent to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall be in
writing).
Section 6.06 Limitation on Holders’ Rights to Pursue Remedies.
(a) A Holder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:
(1) such Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
(2) subject to Section 2.09, Holders of at least [[[ ]%]] in aggregate principal amount of
the outstanding Notes voting as a single class make a written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of that Event of Default;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory
to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to be incurred in compliance with such
request;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request
and the offer and, if requested, the provision of security or indemnity; and
(5) during such 60 day period the Holders of at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of
the outstanding Notes voting as a single class do not give the Trustee a written direction which,
in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with the request.
(b) A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain
a preference or priority over such other Holder or to enforce any right under this Indenture,
except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all such Holders.
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 on a Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in
such Note, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder; provided that a Holder
shall not have the right to institute any such suit for the enforcement of payment if, and to the
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prosecution thereof or the entry of judgment therein would,
under applicable law, result in the surrender, impairment, waiver or loss of the Note Lien
upon any Note Collateral.
Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee, Collateral Agent.
If an Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest specified in
Section 6.01(a) or (b) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may
recover judgment (1) in its own name and (2) (x) in the case of the Trustee, as trustee of an
express trust or (y) in the case of the Collateral Agent, as collateral agent on behalf of each of
the Holders, in each case against the Company or any other obligor on the Notes for the whole
amount of principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with interest
on overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on
overdue installments of interest at the rate set forth in Section 4.01 and such further amount as
shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and their
respective agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 and the
Collateral Agent under the Collateral Documents.
Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee and the Collateral Agent are authorized to file such proofs of claim and other
papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee or
the Collateral Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, their respective agents and counsel) and the
Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company or any other obligor upon the
Notes, any of their respective creditors or any of their respective 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 Holder to make such payments to the Trustee or Collateral Agent and, in
the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to
pay to the Trustee or Collateral Agent any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation,
expenses, taxes, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, their respective
agents and counsel, and any other amounts due any such Person under the Collateral Documents and
Section 7.07. The Company’s payment obligations under this Section 6.09 shall be secured in
accordance with the provisions of Section 7.07. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
authorize the Trustee or Collateral Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf
of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the
Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as
the case may be, to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
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Section 6.10 Priorities.
(a) If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out
the money or property in the following order:
First: to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Paying Agent and the Registrar for amounts
due under Section 7.07 (including payment of all compensation and expenses, all liabilities
incurred and all advances made by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and the
costs and expenses of collection, including, without limitation, the reasonable attorneys’ fees of
the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Paying Agent and the Registrar);
Second: if Holders are forced to proceed against the Company directly without the Trustee or
the Collateral Agent, to such Holders for their collection costs;
Third: to the Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal and accrued
interest ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and
payable on the Notes for principal and accrued interest respectively; and
Fourth: to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, as their interests may appear, or
as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct;
(b) The Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Company, may fix a record date and payment
date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10.
Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder by its acceptance of its Note shall be
deemed to have agreed, that in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it as Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, a
court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking
to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11
does not apply to a suit by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, a suit by a
Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by a Holder or Holders of more than 10% in principal
amount of the outstanding Notes voting as a single class.
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Section 6.12 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder has instituted any proceedings to enforce
any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for
any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or such Holder,
then (and in every such case), subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the
Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their
former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee, the Collateral
Agent and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.
Section 6.13 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or
reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy,
and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to
every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or
otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not
prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 6.14 Delay or Omission not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent or of any Holder of any Note to
exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or
remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or in acquiescence therein. Every right
and remedy given by this Article 6 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from
time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the
case may be.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee.
The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the TIA and as set
forth herein or in any Collateral Document. In acting as Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent
may rely upon, and shall be entitled to the benefits of and to enforce, each and all of the rights,
powers, immunities, indemnities and benefits (subject to compliance with any related duties or
responsibilities) of the Trustee under this Article Seven.
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(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such
rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its
exercise thereof as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct
of his or her own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Indenture and the TIA, and the Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth
in this Indenture and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in or read into this Indenture
against the Trustee; 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 furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; provided,
however, in case of any such certificates or opinions which by the provisions hereof are furnished
to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not
they conform to the requirements of this Indenture but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy
of mathematical calculation or other facts stated herein.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the Trustee may not be relieved
from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of clause (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. Sections
7.01(c)(1), (2) and (3) shall be in lieu of Sections 315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) of the TIA
and such Sections 315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) are herein expressly excluded from this
Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds
or otherwise incur any liability or expense. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise
any of its rights or powers under this Indenture or the Collateral Documents at the request of any
Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the
Trustee against such risk, liability or expense.
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(e) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in
any way relates to the Trustee is subject to clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.01.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money or assets received by it except
as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money and assets held in trust by the
Trustee need not be segregated from other funds or assets held by the Trustee except to the extent
required by law.
(g) Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee,
the Paying Agent or the Registrar be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for
indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever,
including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee, the
Paying Agent or the Registrar has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the
form of action in which such damages are sought.
Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee.
Subject to Section 7.01:
(a) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, notice, report, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note or other paper
or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person;
provided, however, in case of any such resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
notice, report, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note or other paper or document which by
the provisions of hereof are furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine such document to
determine whether such document conforms to the requirements of this Indenture. The Trustee need
not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may consult with counsel and may
require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, or both, which shall conform to Section
12.04 and Section 12.05. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take
in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The advice of the
Trustee’s counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection
from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee hereunder in good
faith and in reliance thereon.
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(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the
misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care and in good faith.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken in
good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers under this
Indenture.
(e) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, notice, report, request, direction,
consent, order, bond, note or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make
such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit and, if the
Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, upon
reasonable notice to the Company, to examine the books, records and premises of the Company,
personally or by agent or attorney, and to consult with the officers and representatives of the
Company, including the Company’s accountants and attorneys, at the sole cost of the Company and
shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or
investigation. Except as expressly stated herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Trustee
have any responsibility to ascertain whether there has been compliance with any of the covenants or
provisions of Article Four or Five.
(f) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance
of its powers and duties hereunder.
(g) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction
or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company and any
resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficient if evidenced by a copy of such resolution
certified by an Officer of the Company to have been duly adopted and in full force and effect as of
the date thereof.
(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any Default
or Event of Default unless the Trust Officer or the Trustee shall have received from the Company or
any other obligor upon the Notes or from any Holder written notice thereof at its address set forth
in Section 12.02, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.
(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in
each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act
hereunder.
(j) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth
the names of individuals or titles of officers authorized at such
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time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be
signed by any persons authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified
as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
(k) The permissive right of the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture or any
Collateral Document shall not be construed as a duty to so act.
Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
and may otherwise deal with the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or their respective
Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same
with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.
(a) The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity, adequacy or sufficiency of this
Indenture, the Notes or the Collateral Documents, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use
of the proceeds from the Notes and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Company in
this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents or any other documents connected with the
issuance of the Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, and the Trustee
assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
(b) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof and the fulfillment of its
obligations under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, the Trustee shall have no duty as to
any Note Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or
bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other
rights pertaining thereto. The Trustee shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the
custody of the Note Collateral in its possession if the Note Collateral is accorded treatment
substantially equal to that which it accords its own property.
(c) The Trustee and the Collateral Agent each makes no representations as to and shall not be
responsible for the existence, genuineness, value, sufficiency or condition of any of the Note
Collateral or as to the security afforded or intended to be afforded thereby, hereby or by any
Collateral Document, or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens or
security interests in any of the Note Collateral created or intended to be created by any of the
Collateral Documents, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission
to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, for the validity or sufficiency of the
Note Collateral, any Collateral Documents or any agreement or assignment contained in any
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thereof, for the validity of the title of the Company to the Note Collateral, for insuring the
Note Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Note Collateral
or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Note Collateral. The Trustee shall have no duty to
ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms of this Indenture or
any other Collateral Document by the Company or any other Person that is a party thereto or bound
thereby.
Section 7.05 Notice of Default.
If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if a Trust Officer has actual
knowledge thereof or has received written notice thereof from the Company or any Holder, the
Trustee shall mail to each Holder, with a copy to the Company, notice of the Default or Event of
Default within 90 days after the occurrence thereof unless such Default or Event of Default shall
have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice. Except in the case of a Default or an
Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, and except
in the case of a failure to comply with Article 5, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so
long as its Board of Directors, the executive committee of its Board of Directors or a committee of
its directors and/or Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the
interest of the Holders.
Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders.
(a) Within 60 days after each May 15, beginning with May 15, 2011, the Trustee shall, to the
extent that any of the events described in TIA Section 313(a) occurred within the previous twelve
(12) months, but not otherwise, mail to each Holder a brief report dated as of such date that
complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Sections 313(b) and (c).
(b) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be mailed to the Company
and filed by the Trustee with the SEC and each stock exchange or market, if any, on which the Notes
are listed or quoted.
(c) The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee if the Notes become listed, quoted on or
delisted from any stock exchange or market and the Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 313(d).
Section 7.07 Compensation.
(a) The Company shall pay to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Paying Agent and the
Registrar (each an “Indemnified Party”) from time to time compensation for their respective
services as Trustee, Collateral Agent, Paying Agent or Registrar, as the case may be, as the
Trustee, Collateral Agent, Paying Agent, Registrar and the Company shall have agreed in writing.
The Trustee’s compensation shall not be
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limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall
reimburse each Indemnified Party upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by it in connection with the performance of its duties
under, as the case may be, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement,
except any such expenses, disbursements and advances as may be attributable to such Indemnified
Party’s negligence (or, in the case of the Collateral Agent, gross negligence), bad faith or
willful misconduct. Such expenses, disbursements and advances shall include the reasonable fees,
expenses, disbursements and advances of each of such Indemnified Party’s agents and counsel.
(b) [RESERVED].
(c) [RESERVED].
(d) [RESERVED].
(e) [RESERVED].
(f) The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA Section 313(b)(2) to the extent
applicable.
Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee.
(a) The Trustee may resign upon [ ] days’ prior written notice to the Company. The Holders
of at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes voting as a single class
may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Company and the Trustee in writing and may appoint a
successor Trustee. The Company, by a resolution of the Board of Directors may remove the Trustee
if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 or TIA Section 310;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
(3) a Custodian or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting with respect to the Notes.
(b) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for
any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one (1) year after the
successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes voting as a single class
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may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
(c) A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Company and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall
become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall
become vested with all rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations of the retiring Trustee.
Upon request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall at the expense of
the Company and upon payment of the charges of the Trustee then unpaid, execute and deliver an
instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring
Trustee, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and
money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder, subject to the Lien, if any, provided for in Section
7.07. Upon request of any such successor Trustee or the Holders of at least [ ]% in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Notes voting as a single class, the Company shall execute any
and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor
Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts.
(d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee
resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes voting as a single class may petition any court
of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the Company for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(e) If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Holder who satisfies the
requirements of TIA Section 310(b)(iii) may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(f) The Company shall give notice of any resignation and any removal of the Trustee and each
appointment of a successor Trustee to all Holders in writing. Each notice shall include the name
of the successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
(g) Notwithstanding any resignation or 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.
(a) If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or
substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another Person, the resulting, surviving or
transferee Person without any further act shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee Person
is otherwise eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee;
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provided, however, that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article 7.
(b) In case any Notes have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in
office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may
adopt such authentication and deliver the Notes so authenticated with the same effect as if such
successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Notes.
Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.
(a) This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA Sections
310(a)(1), (2), (3) and (5). The Trustee (or, in the case of a Trustee that is an Affiliate of a
bank holding company system, the related bank holding company) 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. In addition, if the Trustee is a corporation included in a bank holding company system,
the Trustee, independently of such bank holding company, shall meet the capital requirements of TIA
Section 310(a)(2). The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 310(b); provided, however, that there
shall be excluded from the operation of TIA Section 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under
which other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in other securities, of the
Company are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA Section 310(b)(1)
are met. The provisions of TIA Section 310 shall apply to the Company, as obligor of the Notes.
(b) If the Trustee has or acquires a conflicting interest within the meaning of the TIA, the
Trustee shall (1) eliminate such conflict within 90 days, (2) apply to the SEC for permission to
continue as Trustee hereunder (if this Indenture has been qualified under the TIA) or (3) resign,
to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the TIA and this
Indenture.
Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed
in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section
311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
Section 7.12 Trustee as Collateral Agent and Paying Agent.
References to the Trustee in Sections 7.01(e), 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.07 and 7.08 and the first
paragraph of Section 7.09 shall include the Trustee in its role as Collateral Agent and Paying
Agent.
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Section 7.13 Co-Trustees, Co-Collateral Agent and Separate Trustees, Collateral
Agent.
(a) At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of any
jurisdiction in which any of the Note Collateral may at the time be located, the Company and the
Trustee shall have the power to appoint, and, upon the written request of the Trustee or of the
Holders of at least [ ]% in principal amount of the Notes outstanding voting as a single class,
the Company shall for such purpose join with the Trustee in the execution, delivery and performance
of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to appoint, one or more Persons approved by
the Trustee either to act as co-trustee, jointly with the Trustee, of all or any part of the Note
Collateral, to act as co-collateral agent, jointly with the Collateral Agent, or to act as separate
trustees or Collateral Agent of any such property, in either case with such powers as may be
provided in the instrument of appointment, and to vest in such Person or Persons in the capacity
aforesaid, any property, title, right or power deemed necessary or desirable, subject to the other
provisions of this Section 7.13. If the Company does not join in such appointment within 15 days
after the receipt by it of a request so to do, or in case an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment.
(b) Should any written instrument from the Company be required by any co-trustee,
co-Collateral Agent or separate trustee or separate Collateral Agent so appointed for more fully
confirming to such co-trustee or separate trustee such property, title, right or power, any and all
such instruments shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Company.
(c) Every co-trustee, co-collateral agent or separate trustee or separate collateral agent
shall, to the extent permitted by law, but to such extent only, be appointed subject to the
following terms, namely:
(1) The Notes shall be authenticated and delivered, and all rights, powers, duties and
obligations hereunder in respect of the custody of securities, cash and other personal property
held by, or required to be deposited or pledged with, the Trustee hereunder, shall be exercised
solely, by the Trustee.
(2) The rights, powers, duties and obligations hereby conferred or imposed upon the Trustee
shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee or by the Trustee and
such co-trustee or separate trustee, or by the Collateral Agent and such co-Collateral Agent or
separate Collateral Agent, jointly as shall be provided in the instrument appointing such
co-trustee or separate trustee or co-Collateral Agent or separate Collateral Agent, except to the
extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be performed the
Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act, in which event such rights,
powers,
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duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such co-trustee or separate
trustee, Collateral Agent or co-Collateral Agent or separate Collateral Agent.
(3) The Trustee at any time, by an instrument in writing executed and delivered by it, with
the concurrence of the Company evidenced by a resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors, may
accept the resignation of or remove any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed under this Section
7.13, and, in case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall have power
to accept the resignation of, or remove, any such co-trustee, co-collateral agent, separate trustee
or separate collateral agent without the concurrence of the Company. Upon the written request of
the Trustee, the Company shall join with the Trustee in the execution, delivery and performance of
all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to effectuate such resignation or removal. A
successor to any co-trustee, co-collateral agent, separate trustee or separate collateral agent so
resigned or removed may be appointed in the manner provided in this Section 7.13.
(4) No co-trustee, co-collateral agent, separate trustee or separate collateral agent
hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of the Trustee or the
Collateral Agent, or any other such trustee or collateral agent hereunder.
(5) Any act of Holders delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been delivered to each
such co-trustee or separate trustee and any act of Holders delivered to the Collateral Agent shall
be deemed to have been delivered to each such co-collateral agent or separate collateral agent.
ARTICLE 8
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
Section 8.01 Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
(a) The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either clause (b) or (c)
below be applied to the outstanding Notes upon compliance with the applicable conditions set forth
in clause (d).
(b) Upon the Company’s exercise under clause (a) of the option applicable to this clause (b),
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause (d) below, the Company shall be
deemed to have been released and discharged from their obligations with respect to the outstanding
Notes and the Collateral Documents on the date the applicable conditions set forth below are
satisfied (“Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Legal Defeasance means that the Company
shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding
Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of the Sections
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matters under this Indenture referred to in subclauses (1) and (2) below, and the Company
shall be deemed to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture
and the Collateral Documents, except for the following which shall survive until otherwise
terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive
solely from the trust fund described in clause (d) below and as more fully set forth in such
paragraph payments in respect of the principal of and interest on such Notes when such payments are
due; (2) obligations listed in Section 8.03, subject to compliance with this Section 8.01; (3) the
rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Company’s obligations in
connection therewith; and (4) this Article 8. The Company may exercise its option under this
clause (b) notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under clause (c) below with respect to
the Notes.
(c) Upon the Company’s exercise under clause (a) of the option applicable to this clause (c),
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause (d) below, the Company shall be
released and discharged from their obligations under any covenant contained in Sections 4.04, 4.05,
4.07, 4.08, 4.22 through 4.24, 4.26 through 4.29 on and after the date the conditions set forth
below are satisfied (“Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed to be not
“outstanding” for the purpose of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders
(and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be
deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall
not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance
means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and the Note Guarantees, the Company may omit to
comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth
in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein
to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision
herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an
Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this
Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise
under clause (a) above of the option applicable to this clause (c), subject to the satisfaction of
the conditions set forth in clause (d) below, Sections 6.01(e) (solely as such Section 6.01(e)
pertains to Sections 4.04, 4.05, 4.07, 4.08, 4.22 through 4.24, 4.26 through 4.29, 6.01(f),
6.01(g), 6.01(h), 6.01(k) and 6.01(l) shall not constitute Events of Default.
(d) The following shall be the conditions to application of either clause (b) or (c) above to
the outstanding Notes:
(1) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit
of the Holders, U.S. Legal Tender or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations or a combination
thereof, in such amounts and at such times as are sufficient, in the opinion of a
nationally-recognized firm of independent public
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accountants, to pay the principal of and interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated date
for payment or redemption, as the case may be;
(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel in the United States of America in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee
confirming that:
(i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue
Service a ruling; or
(ii) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal
income tax law,
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm
that, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a
result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in
the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not
occurred;
(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel in the United States of America reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming
that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a
result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant
Defeasance had not occurred;
(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit pursuant to subclause (1) above (except such Default or Event of Default resulting from the
failure to comply with Section 4.12 or Section 4.20 as a result of the borrowing of funds required
to effect such deposit);
(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach of, or
constitute a default under any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;
(6) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the
deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other
creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any
other creditors of the Company or others;
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(7) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that,
assuming no intervening bankruptcy of the Company between the date of deposit and the 91st day
following the date of deposit and assuming that no Holder is an insider of the Company, after the
91st day following the date of deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; and
(8) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal
Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 8.01(d)(2) above
with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation (A) have become due and payable or (B) shall become due and payable on
the Maturity Date within one (1) year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving
of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.
(f) In the event all or any portion of the Notes are to be redeemed through such irrevocable
trust, the Company shall make arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, at the time of
such deposit, for the giving of the notice of such redemption or redemptions by the Trustee in the
name and at the expense of the Company.
(g) Upon a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, any security for the Notes (other than the
trust fund described in Section 8.05) will be released as provided under Section 10.05.
Section 8.02 Satisfaction and Discharge.
In addition to the Company’s rights under Section 8.01, this Indenture (subject to Section
8.03) and the Collateral Documents will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to
all outstanding Notes, when:
(a) either:
(1) all the Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed
Notes which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07 and Notes for whose payment
money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and
thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation; or
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(2) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due
and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or (ii) (A) shall become due and
payable at their Stated Maturity within one (1) year or (B) are to be called for redemption within
one (1) year under arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, and the Company has
irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in trust solely for the
benefit of the Holders U.S. Legal Tender, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a
combination of U.S. Legal Tender and non-callable U.S. Government Obligations in an amount
sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire
Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal
of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to the date of stated maturity or such
redemption, as the case may be;
(b) all other sums payable under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents by the Company
have been paid;
(c) the Company has delivered irrevocable instruments to the Trustee under this Indenture to
apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at Stated Maturity or on the Redemption
Date, as the case may be; and
(d) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
Upon such a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, any security for the Notes (other
than the trust fund described in Section 8.05) will be released as provided under Section 10.05.
Section 8.03 Survival of Certain Obligations.
Notwithstanding the occurrence of Legal Defeasance under Section 8.01 or the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents under Section 8.02, the respective
obligations of the Company and the Trustee under Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.10,
2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 6.07, Article Seven and Sections 8.05, 8.06 and 8.07 shall
survive until the Notes are no longer outstanding, and thereafter the obligations of the Company
and the Trustee under Sections 7.07, 8.05, 8.06 and 8.07 shall survive.
Section 8.04 Acknowledgment of Discharge by Trustee.
Subject to Section 8.07, after the conditions of clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Section 8.02
have been satisfied, each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent upon written request shall
acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture except for
those surviving obligations specified in Section 8.03.
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Section 8.05 Application of Trust Moneys.
The Trustee shall hold any U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it
in the irrevocable trust established pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02. The Trustee shall apply the
deposited U.S. Legal Tender or the U.S. Government Obligations, together with earnings thereon,
through the Paying Agent, in accordance with this Indenture and the terms of the irrevocable trust
agreement established pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02, to the payment of principal of and interest
on the Notes. Anything in this Article Eight to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall
deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the Company’s request any U.S. Legal Tender or
U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.01(d) or 8.02(a)(2) which, in the
opinion of a nationally-recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written
certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof that would then
be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance or
satisfaction and discharge, respectively, of this Indenture.
Section 8.06 Repayment to the Company of Unclaimed Money.
Subject to any applicable abandoned property laws, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay
to the Company, upon receipt by the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, of a written
request from the Company, any money held by it for the payment of principal or interest that
remains unclaimed for [_______] after payment to the Holders is required, without interest thereon;
provided, however, that the Trustee and the Paying Agent before being required to make any payment
may, but need not, 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, without interest thereon. After payment to the Company,
Holders entitled to money must look solely to the Company for payment as general creditors unless
an applicable abandoned property law designated another Person, and all liability of the Trustee or
Paying Agent with respect to such money shall thereupon cease.
Section 8.07 Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government
Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01 or 8.02 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason
of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, the Company’s and each Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture,
the Collateral Documents and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had
occurred pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is
permitted to apply
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all such U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01 or
8.02; provided, however, that if the Company has made any payment of premium, if any, or interest
on or principal of any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be
subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the U.S. Legal
Tender or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
Section 8.08 Indemnity for Government Obligations.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed
on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.01 or
Section 8.02 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee
or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders.
(a) From time to time, the Company, the Trustee and, if such amendment, waiver or supplement
relates to any Collateral Document, the Collateral Agent, without the consent of the Holders, may
amend, waive or supplement provisions of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Notes:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect, or inconsistency contained herein or therein;
(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;
(3) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or
that does not adversely affect in any material respect the legal rights of any such Holder under
the Indenture Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement;
(4) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of
this Indenture under the TIA;
(5) to add any additional assets to the Note Collateral;
(6) to allow any other Person to guarantee the Notes;
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(7) to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depositary;
(8) to provide for a successor Trustee or co-trustees in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture or to otherwise comply with any requirement of this Indenture;
(9) to reflect the grant of Liens on the Note Collateral for the benefit of an additional
secured party, to the extent that such Indebtedness and the Lien securing such Indebtedness is
permitted by the terms of this Indenture; or
(10) to release Note Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents
when permitted or required by this Indenture or the Collateral Documents (including in the case
where such Note Collateral constitutes Secondary Collateral, the Intercreditor Agreement).
(b) After an amendment, waiver or supplement under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the
Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment or
supplement. 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 such amendment, waiver or supplement.
Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 2.09 and Section 6.07, the Company and the Trustee and, if such amendment
or supplement relates to a Collateral Document, the Collateral Agent, as applicable, together, with
the written consent of the Holders of at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a
purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) may amend or supplement this Indenture,
the Notes, or the Collateral Document without notice to any other Holder. Subject to Section 2.09
and Section 6.07, the Holders of at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Notes voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or
tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) may waive any existing Default or Event of Default or
compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the
Notes without notice to any other Holder. However, no amendment, supplement or waiver, including a
waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, shall without the consent (including consents obtained in
connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) of:
(a) each Holder affected thereby (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):
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(1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment,
supplement or waiver of any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Collateral Documents;
(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter the provisions
set forth in Article 3;
(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest (including default interest)
on any Note;
(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or
premium, if any, on the Notes (except a rescission and cancellation of acceleration of the Notes
and the consequences thereof by Holders holding at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of
Notes then outstanding voting as a single class and a waiver of the payment default that resulted
from such acceleration as provided in Section 6.02);
(5) make any Notes payable in currency other than that stated in this Indenture;
(6) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults
(other than to add sections of this Indenture subject thereto) or the rights of Holders to receive
payments of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Notes when due and payable;
(8) contractually subordinate the Notes in right of payment to any other Indebtedness; or
(9) make any change to Section 9.01 or this Section 9.02; and
(b) the Holders holding at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes
voting as a single class, adversely change the priority of the Holders’ Liens in the Note
Collateral or release all or substantially all of the Note Collateral from the Liens created by the
Collateral Documents except as specifically provided for in this Indenture and the Collateral
Documents.
(c) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to
approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be
sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
(d) After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the
Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment,
supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to
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mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the
validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 9.03 Compliance with TIA.
Every amendment, waiver or supplement of this Indenture, the Notes or any Collateral Document
shall comply with the TIA as then in effect.
Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents.
(a) Until an amendment, waiver or supplement becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is
a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that
evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not
made on any Note. Subject to the following paragraph, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may
revoke the consent as to such Holder’s Note or portion of such Note by written notice to the
Trustee and the Company received before the date on which the Trustee and, if such amendment,
waiver or supplement relates to any Collateral Document, the Collateral Agent receives an Officers’
Certificate certifying that the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have consented
(and not theretofore revoked such consent) to the amendment, waiver or supplement.
(b) The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver, which record
date shall be, at the Company’s election, either (a) at least 30 days prior to the first
solicitation of such consent or (b) the date of the most recent list furnished to the Trustee under
Section 2.05. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the last sentence of the immediately
preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated
proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to revoke any consent previously given, whether
or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid
or effective for more than 90 days after such record date.
(c) A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver under this Indenture, the Notes or any
Collateral Document by any Holder given in connection with a purchase, tender or exchange of such
Holder’s Notes shall not be rendered invalid by such purchase, tender or exchange.
(d) After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder
unless it makes a change described in clause (a) of Section 9.02, in which case, the amendment,
supplement or waiver shall bind only each Holder of a Note who has consented to it and every
subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting
Holder’s Note; provided that any such waiver shall not impair or affect the right of any Holder to
receive payment of principal
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of and interest on a Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note, or to
bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates without the
consent of such Holder.
Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the
Holder of the Note to deliver the Note to the Trustee. The Trustee at the written direction of the
Company may place an appropriate notation on the Note regarding the changed terms and return it to
the Holder and the Trustee may place an appropriate notation on any Note thereafter authenticated.
Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Note
shall execute, issue and deliver and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with
Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure
to make an appropriate notation, or issue a new Note, shall not affect the validity and effect of
such amendment, supplement or waiver. Any such notation or exchange shall be made at the sole cost
and expense of the Company.
Section 9.06 Trustee or Collateral Agent to Sign Amendments, Etc.
The Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall execute and deliver any amendment,
supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine; provided that the Trustee or the
Collateral Agent, as the case may be, may, but shall not be obligated to, execute and deliver any
such amendment, supplement or waiver which adversely affects the rights, duties or immunities of
the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, under this Indenture or any Collateral
Document. The Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive,
and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate
each stating that the execution and delivery of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized
pursuant to this Article 9 is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
Section 9.07 Acts of Holders.
(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
provided in or pursuant to this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in
and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in
person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly
provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to
the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or
instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred
to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any
such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of
this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in
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favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 9.07.
(b) Without limiting the generality of this Section 9.07, unless otherwise provided in or
pursuant to this Indenture: (i) a Holder, including a Depository or its nominee that is a Holder of
a Global Note, may give, make or take, by an agent or agents duly appointed in writing, any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in or
pursuant to this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders, and a Depository or its nominee
that is a Holder of a Global Note may duly appoint in writing as its agent or agent members of, or
participants in, such Depository holding interests in such Global Note in the records of such
Depository; and (ii) with respect to any Global Note the Depository for which is DTC, any consent
or other action given, made or taken by an Agent Member of DTC by electronic means in accordance
with the Automated Tender Offer Procedures system or other customary procedures of, and pursuant to
authorization by, DTC shall be deemed to constitute the “Act” of the Holder of such Global Note,
and such “Act” shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Company and the Trustee upon the
delivery by DTC of an “agent’s message” or other notice of such consent or other action having been
so given, made or taken in accordance with the customary procedures of DTC.
(c) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be
proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or
other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual
signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution
is by a Person acting in a capacity other than such Person’s individual capacity, such certificate
or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of the authority of the Person executing the
same. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of
the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems
sufficient.
(d) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Register.
(e) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to give, make or take any
action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so, or duly appoint in writing any
Person or Persons as its agent or agents to do so, with regard to all or any part of the principal
amount of such Note.
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ARTICLE 10
SECURITY
Section 10.01 Grant of Security Interest.
(a) The due and punctual payment of the Note Obligations when and as the same shall be due and
payable, whether on an Interest Payment Date, at maturity, by acceleration, purchase, repurchase,
redemption or otherwise, and the performance of all other Note Obligations of the Company to the
Holders, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the
Notes is secured as provided in the Collateral Documents which the Company has entered into
simultaneously with the execution of this Indenture and will be secured by Collateral Documents
hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture. The Collateral Documents shall
provide for the grant by the Company to the Collateral Agent of security interests in the Note
Collateral.
(b) Each Holder, by its acceptance of any Notes and Note Guarantees, hereby authorizes the
Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the benefit of such Holder,
to be the agent for and representative of such Holder with respect to the Note Collateral and the
Collateral Documents.
(c) The Trustee and each Holder, by its acceptance of any Notes: (i) consents and agrees to,
and agrees to be bound by, the terms of each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or
may be amended from time to time in accordance with their respective terms; (ii) authorizes and
directs the Collateral Agent to enter into this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and
authorizes and empowers the Collateral Agent to bind the Holders of the Notes and other holders of
Note Obligations as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement to
perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith; and (iii)
irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to perform the duties and exercise the rights, powers
and discretions that are specifically given to it hereunder or under the Collateral Documents,
together with any other incidental rights, power and discretions; provided, however, that the
Collateral Agent shall be under no duty or obligation to (x) take any actions or (y) exercise any
such rights, powers and discretions, in each case, that are discretionary with the Collateral Agent
in accordance with the Indenture Documents, unless directed to do so in writing by Holders of at
least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class.
The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done, at its sole
cost and expense, all such actions and things as may be required by the provisions of the
Collateral Documents, or which the Collateral Agent from time to time may reasonably request, to
assure and confirm to the Collateral Agent the security interests in the Note Collateral
contemplated by the Collateral Documents so as to render the same available for the security and
benefit of this Indenture and of the Note Obligations secured hereby,
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according to the intent and
purpose herein and therein expressed. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
to, take any and all commercially reasonable actions required or as may be reasonably requested by
the Collateral Agent to (x) cause the Collateral
Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Note Obligations, valid and enforceable,
perfected security interests in and on all the Note Collateral, in favor of the Collateral Agent,
for the benefit of itself and the Trustee and the Holders, superior to and prior to the rights of
all third Persons and subject to no other Liens and (y) comply with the applicable provisions of
the TIA. If required for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of any jurisdiction in
which any of the Note Collateral may at the time be located, the Company, the Trustee and the
Collateral Agent shall have the power to appoint, and shall take all reasonable action to appoint,
one or more Persons approved by the Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as
co-Collateral Agent with respect to any such Note Collateral, with such rights and powers limited
to those deemed necessary for the Company, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to comply with any
such legal requirements with respect to such Note Collateral, and which rights and powers shall not
be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Document. At any time and
from time to time, the Company shall promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver such Collateral
Documents, instruments, certificates, notices and other documents and take such other actions as
shall be required by law or any Collateral Document, or which the Collateral Agent may reasonably
request, to create, perfect, protect, assure or enforce the Liens and benefits intended to be
conferred as contemplated by this Indenture for the benefit of the holders of the Note Obligations.
The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all reasonable financing and continuation
statement recording or filing fees, charges and taxes relating to this Indenture, the Collateral
Documents and any other instruments of further assurance required pursuant hereto or thereto.
(d) Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral Documents and this
Indenture, so long as the Collateral Agent has not exercised their respective rights with respect
to the Note Collateral upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the
Company will have the right to remain in possession and retain exclusive control of the Note
Collateral (other than any cash, securities, obligations and Cash Equivalents constituting part of
the Note Collateral that may be deposited with the Collateral Agent in accordance with the
provisions of the Collateral Documents and other than as set forth in the Collateral Documents), to
operate the Note Collateral, to alter or repair the Note Collateral and to collect, invest and
dispose of any income therefrom. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the
Collateral Agent will be entitled to foreclose upon or otherwise take possession and sell the Note
Collateral or any part thereof as provided in the Collateral Documents or.
(e) Anything contained in this Indenture or the Collateral Documents to the contrary
notwithstanding, each Holder hereby agrees that no Holder shall have any right individually to
realize upon any of the Note Collateral, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and
remedies of the Trustee hereunder may be exercised solely by the Trustee in accordance with the
terms hereof and all powers, rights and
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remedies in respect of the Note Collateral under the
Collateral Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent.
(f) Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents and Section 6.05 of this Indenture,
the Trustee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the
Holders, direct, on behalf of the Holders, the Collateral Agent to take all actions it
deems necessary or appropriate in order to (i) enforce any of its rights or any of the rights
of the Holders under the Collateral Documents and (ii) collect and receive any and all amounts
payable in respect of the Note Collateral in respect of the obligations of the Company hereunder
and thereunder. Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents, the Trustee shall have the
power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent
any impairment of the Note Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the
Collateral Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may deem
expedient to preserve or protect its interest and the interests of the Holders in the Note
Collateral (including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the
enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order
that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such
enactment, rule or order would impair the security interest hereunder or be prejudicial to the
interests of the Holders or the Trustee).
(g) Where any provision of this Indenture or any Collateral Document requires that additional
property or assets be added to the Note Collateral, the Company shall, no later than the Note
Collateral Required Date with respect to such property or assets (and subject to any provision
hereof requiring any earlier action): (x) cause a valid and enforceable and perfected first
priority Lien on or in such property or assets to vest in the Collateral Agent, as security for the
Note Obligations, and (y) deliver to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent the following:
(i) a request from the Company that such property or assets be added to the Note Collateral;
(ii) an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that the Note Collateral being added is in the
form, consists of the assets and is in the amount (if any) required by this Indenture;
(iii) Collateral Documents adding such property or assets as Note Collateral, which Collateral
Documents shall be dated no later than such Note Collateral Required Date and, based on the type
and location of the property subject thereto, substantially in the form and with substantially the
terms of the applicable Collateral Documents entered into on the Issue Date (such Collateral
Documents (or financing statements in respect thereof) having been duly received for recording in
the appropriate filing, recording or registry office);
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(iv) such financing statements or other filings or recording instruments, if any, as the
Company shall deem necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent’s Lien in such Note Collateral;
(v) appropriate Opinions of Counsel (of scope and substance, and subject to customary
exceptions, substantially the same as the Issue Date Opinions) with respect to, among other things,
the creation, validity, perfection and (solely as to certificated securities and instruments)
priority of the Collateral Agent’s Lien on such property or assets and as to the
due authorization, execution, delivery, validity and enforceability of such Collateral
Documents pursuant to which the Collateral Agent’s Lien has been or is being granted; and
(vi) an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the effect that all conditions
precedent provided for in this Indenture to, and any other requirements provided for in this
Indenture (including pursuant to this Section 10.01(g)) in respect of, the addition of such
property or assets to the Note Collateral have been complied with (it being understood that in any
event such Opinion of Counsel pursuant to this clause (vi) and any Opinion of Counsel pursuant to
clause (v) above or the following paragraph may expressly state that no opinion is expressed
therein as to priority of any Lien on any Note Collateral (except solely as to certificated
securities and instruments)).
The Company shall, at the same time as the Company is required to furnish to the Trustee and
the Collateral Agent the Opinion of Counsel required pursuant to Section 10.02(b), deliver to the
Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that, as to any property or assets required by any provision of this Indenture or any Collateral
Document to be added to the Note Collateral on or after the Issue Date and prior to the date
thereof and as to which an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel have not previously been
delivered pursuant to clause (v) of the preceding paragraph or pursuant to this paragraph of this
Section 10.01(g), all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture to the addition of such
property or assets to, and any other requirements provided for in the Indenture (including pursuant
to this Section 10.01(g)) in respect of, the addition of such property or assets to the Note
Collateral have been complied with.
(h) Each of the Collateral Agent and the Trustee is authorized and empowered to receive for
the benefit of the Holders of the Notes any funds collected or distributed to the Collateral Agent
or the Trustee under the Collateral Documents and, subject to the terms of the Collateral
Documents, the Trustee is authorized and empowered to make further distributions of such funds to
the Holders of the Notes according to the provisions of this Indenture.
(i) Each Holder of the Notes, by its acceptance thereof, authorizes and directs the Trustee
and the Collateral Agent to enter into any amendments or supplements
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to the Collateral Documents in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
(j) The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, make all filings
(including filings of continuation statements and amendments to UCC financing statements that may
be necessary to continue the effectiveness of such UCC financing statements) and all other actions
as are necessary or required by the Collateral Documents to maintain (at the sole cost and expense
of the Company and its Subsidiaries) the security interest created by the Collateral Documents in
the Note Collateral (other than with respect to any Note Collateral the security interest in which
is not required to be perfected under the Collateral Documents) as a perfected first priority
security interest.
(k) The Trustee and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that the Trustee or the
Collateral Agent, as the case may be, holds the Note Collateral in trust for the benefit of the
Trustee and the Holders, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents.
(l) If the Company fails to do so, the Collateral Agent shall, pursuant to the terms of the
Collateral Documents, be irrevocably authorized and empowered, with full power of substitution, to
execute, acknowledge and deliver such security agreements, instruments, certificates, notices and
other documents and, subject to the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, take such
other actions in the name, place and stead of the Company or Subsidiary of the Company, but the
Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to do so and no liability for any action taken or omitted
by it in good faith in connection therewith.
Section 10.02 Recording and Opinions.
(a) The Company shall furnish to the Trustee, at such time as required by TIA Section 314(b),
an Opinion of Counsel either (1) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, this Indenture and
the Collateral Documents and any financing statements and other instruments have been properly
recorded, registered and filed to the extent necessary to perfect the security interests created by
the Collateral Documents (to the extent such security interests may be perfected by a recording,
registering or filing) and reciting the details of such action or referring to prior Opinions of
Counsel in which such details are given or (2) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no
such action is necessary to perfect any security interest created under any of the Collateral
Documents.
(b) The Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent (if other than the
Trustee), on or within one month of June 30 of each year, commencing June 30, 2011, an Opinion of
Counsel either (1) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all action necessary to perfect or
continue the perfection of the security interests created by the Collateral Documents (to the
extent such security interests may be
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perfected by a recording, registering or filing) has been
taken and reciting the details of such action or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which
such details are given or (2) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is
necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of any security interest created under any of the
Collateral Documents.
Section 10.03 Release of Note Collateral.
(a) The Collateral Agent shall not at any time release Note Collateral from the security
interests created by the Collateral Documents unless such release is in accordance with Section
10.03(b), Section 10.04, or Section 10.05 S1211.
(b) So long as no Default or Event of Default under this Indenture shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom and so long as such transaction would not violate this
Indenture, the Company may, in the ordinary course of business and to the extent
permitted by applicable law, without any release or consent by the Trustee, the Collateral
Agent or any Holder, sell or otherwise dispose of inventory or collect accounts receivable or sell
or otherwise dispose of equipment that has become worn out, defective or obsolete or not used or
useful in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and which is, to the extent required by
this Indenture or the Collateral Documents, replaced by property of substantially equivalent or
greater value which becomes subject to the Note Lien of the Collateral Documents. The Company will
deliver to the Trustee, within 30 calendar days following the end of each year, an Officers’
Certificate to the effect that all releases during the preceding 12-month period in which no
release or consent of the Trustee was obtained were in the ordinary course of business and were not
prohibited by this Indenture or any Collateral Document.
(c) The release of any Note Collateral from the terms of the Collateral Documents shall not be
deemed to impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and
to the extent the Note Collateral is released pursuant to Section 10.03(b), Section 10.04, or
Section 10.05 or otherwise pursuant to this Indenture and the Collateral Documents. To the extent
applicable, the Company shall cause TIA Section 314(d) relating to the release of property from the
security interests created by this Indenture and the Collateral Documents to be complied with. Any
certificate or opinion required by TIA Section 314(d) may be made by an Officer of the Company,
except in cases where TIA Section 314(d) requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an
independent Person, which Person shall be an independent engineer, appraiser or other expert
selected or approved by the Trustee in the exercise of reasonable care. A Person is “independent”
if such Person (1) is in fact independent, (2) does not have any direct financial interest or any
material indirect financial interest in the Company or in any Affiliate of the Company and (3) is
not an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner or director or person performing
similar functions to any of the foregoing for the Company. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent
shall be entitled to receive
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and rely upon a certificate provided by any such Person confirming
that such Person is independent within the foregoing definition.
(d) At any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the maturity of
the Notes has been accelerated (whether by declaration or otherwise) and the Trustee has delivered
a notice of acceleration to the Collateral Agent, no release of Note Collateral pursuant to the
provisions of this Indenture or the Collateral Documents will be effective as against the Holders.
Section 10.04
Specified Releases of Note Collateral.
Subject to Section 10.03, any asset included in the Note Collateral may be released from the
Note Liens at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral
Documents, upon the request of the Company pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate certifying that all
conditions precedent hereunder and under the Collateral Documents have been met and without the
consent of the Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any Holder, and upon delivery by the Company to the
Collateral Agent of an Officers’ Certificate certifying that the asset has been sold or otherwise
disposed of by the Company or a Subsidiary to a Person
other than the Company in a transaction permitted by this Indenture, at the time of such sale
or disposition.
Section 10.05
Release of All Note Collateral.
The Liens on, and pledges of, all Note Collateral will be terminated and released, and upon
the request of the Company pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate certifying that all conditions
precedent hereunder have been met, the Company will be entitled to releases of all assets included
in the Note Collateral from the Note Liens under all Collateral Documents, without the consent of
the Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any Holder, upon any of:
(a) payment in full of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes and all
other Obligations hereunder and the Collateral Documents that are due and payable at or prior to
the time such principal and accrued and unpaid interest are paid;
(b) a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture in accordance with Section 8.02;
(c) the occurrence of a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance in accordance with Section
8.01; or
(d) the written consent of Holders of at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes, subject to Section 2.09, voting as a single
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class (including consents obtained
in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes).
Section 10.06
Matters as to Releases.
(a) In the event (x) that the Company has sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of or
proposes to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any property or assets comprising Note
Collateral that may be sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by the Company pursuant to and in
accordance with Section 10.03(b), Section 10.04, or Section 10.05 and the provisions of any
applicable Collateral Document and (y) the Company requests the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to
execute and deliver a written instrument of disclaimer, release or quit-claim as to any interest in
such property or assets under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents or, to the extent
applicable to such property or assets, take all action that is necessary or reasonably requested by
the Company (in each case at the expense of the Company) to release and reconvey to the Company,
without recourse, such property or asset or deliver such property or asset in its possession to the
Company, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein or in the Collateral Documents for
such execution and delivery or other action, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee, as applicable,
shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company (in proper form) such an instrument or take
such other action so requested. As a condition precedent to such execution and delivery or such
other action, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully
protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate, each stating (i)
that such execution is authorized or permitted by this
Indenture and the Collateral Documents, (ii) that all conditions precedent thereto herein and
in any Collateral Documents have been satisfied and (iii) under which of the circumstances set
forth in Section 10.03(b), Section 10.04, or Section 10.05, the Note Collateral is being released.
All purchasers and grantees of any property or rights purporting to be released herefrom shall be
entitled to rely upon any such instrument executed by the Collateral Agent or the Trustee, as
applicable, hereunder as sufficient for the purpose of this Indenture and as constituting a good
and valid release of the property therein described from the Lien of this Indenture or of the
Collateral Documents.
(b) All instruments effectuating or confirming any release of any Note Liens shall have the
effect solely of releasing such Note Liens as to the assets or property comprising Note Collateral
described therein on customary terms and without any recourse, representation, warranty or
liability whatsoever.
(c) The Trustee and the Collateral Agent are not required to serve, file, register or record
any instrument releasing Note Collateral.
(d) The Company shall bear and pay all costs and expenses associated with any release of Note
Liens pursuant to Section 10.03, Section 10.04 or Section 10.05,
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including all reasonable fees and
disbursements of any attorneys or representatives acting for the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.
Section 10.07
Purchaser Protected.
No purchaser or grantee of any property or rights purporting to be released herefrom shall be
bound to ascertain the authority of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to execute the release or
to inquire as to the existence of any conditions herein prescribed for the exercise of such
authority; nor shall any purchaser or grantee of any property or rights permitted by this Indenture
to be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Company be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire
into the authority of the Company to make such sale or other disposition.
Section 10.08
Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Collateral Agent Under
the Collateral Documents.
The Bank of New York is hereby appointed to act in its capacity as the Collateral Agent.
Subject to the provisions of the applicable Collateral Documents, (a) the Collateral Agent shall
execute and deliver the Collateral Documents and act in accordance with the terms thereof, (b) the
Collateral Agent may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Trustee or the Holders,
take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to (1) enforce any of the terms of the
Collateral Documents and (2) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the
Obligations of the Company hereunder and under the Notes and the Collateral Documents and (c) the
Collateral Agent shall have power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may
deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Note Collateral by any act that may be unlawful or
in violation of the Collateral Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the
Collateral Agent may deem expedient to preserve or protect its
interests and the interests of the Trustee and the Holders in the Note Collateral (including
the power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or
compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment,
rule or order would impair the Note Liens or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders, the
Trustee or the Collateral Agent). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may, at the
expense of the Company, request the direction of the Holders with respect to any such actions and
upon receipt of the written consent of the Holders of at least at least [ ]% in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Notes, subject to Section 2.09, voting as a single class
(including consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer
for, Notes), shall take such actions.
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Section 10.09
Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Collateral Agent Under the
Collateral Documents.
The Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee
and the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents for turnover to the Trustee to make
further distributions of such funds to itself, the Collateral Agent and the Holders in accordance
with the provisions of Section 6.10 and the other provisions of this Indenture.
ARTICLE 11
[RESERVED]
Section 11.01 [Reserved].
Section 11.02 [Reserved].
Section 11.03 [Reserved].
Section 11.04 [Reserved].
Section 11.05 [Reserved].
Section 11.06 [Reserved].
Section 11.07 [Reserved].
Section 11.08 [Reserved].
Section 11.09 [Reserved].
Section 11.10 [Reserved].
Section 11.11 [Reserved].
Section 11.02 [Reserved].
Section 11.03 [Reserved].
Section 11.04 [Reserved].
Section 11.05 [Reserved].
Section 11.06 [Reserved].
Section 11.07 [Reserved].
Section 11.08 [Reserved].
Section 11.09 [Reserved].
Section 11.10 [Reserved].
Section 11.11 [Reserved].
ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01
Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
TIA Section 318(c), such TIA-imposed duties shall control. If any provision of this Indenture
limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is
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required to be included in this
Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture
modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that may be so modified or excluded, the provision of
the TIA shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or shall be excluded, as the case
may be. Any provision of the TIA which is required to be included in a qualified Indenture, but
not expressly included herein, shall be deemed to be included by this reference. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this paragraph, the Company will not be required to comply with all or
any portion of TIA Section 314(b) or 314(d) if it determines, in good faith based on an Opinion of
Counsel (which opinion may be a reasoned opinion and which opinion shall also be delivered to the
Trustee), that under the terms of TIA Section 314(b) or Section 314(d), as applicable, or any
interpretation or guidance as to the meaning thereof of the SEC and its staff, including “no
action” letters or exemptive orders, all or any portion of TIA Section 314(b) or Section 314(d) is
inapplicable.
Section 12.02
Notices.
(a) Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder or under any
Collateral Document shall be in writing, and shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery,
by telex, by telecopier, by email or other electronic format (including in portable document format
(.pdf)), by overnight courier or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, addressed as follows:
if sent other than by registered or certified mail to the Company:
[[INS]]
if sent by registered or certified mail to the Company:
[[INS]]
if to the Trustee:
[[INS]]
if to the Collateral Agent:
[[INS]]
(b) Each of the Company, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee by written notice to each other
may designate additional or different addresses for notices to such Person. Any notice or
communication to the Company, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee shall be deemed to have been
given or made (whether or not the addressee receives it) as of the date so delivered if personally
delivered; when receipt is acknowledged, if faxed, emailed or sent in other electronic form; one
(1) Business Day
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after mailing if sent by overnight courier guaranteeing next day delivery; and
five (5) calendar days after mailing if sent by registered or certified first class mail, postage
prepaid and return receipt requested, in each case to the address shown above or designated as
specified above (except that a notice of change of address shall not be deemed to have been given
until actually received by the addressee).
(c) Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to such Holder by
registered or certified first class mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, or by
overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery at such Holder’s address as it appears on the
registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given to such Holder if so mailed
within the time prescribed (whether or not the addressee receives it). Any notice or communication
shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA Section 313(c), to the extent required by
the TIA.
(d) Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect
its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
(e) If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the
Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
(f) Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in
writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such
waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the
Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in
reliance upon such waiver.
(g) Where this Indenture provides for notice of any event to a Holder of a Global Note, such
notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depository for such Note (or its designee),
pursuant to its Applicable Procedures, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier
than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice.
Section 12.03
Communications by Holders with Other Holders.
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to
their rights under this Indenture, any Collateral Document or the Notes. The
Company, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Registrar and any other Person shall have the
protection of TIA Section 312(c).
Section 12.04
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the
case may be, to take any action under this Indenture, any
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Collateral Document or any other
Indenture Document, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case
may be, upon request:
(a) an Officers’ Certificate (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 10.05),
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case
may be, stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent to be performed by
the Company provided for in this Indenture, any Collateral Document or the Notes relating to the
proposed action have been complied with; and
(b) an Opinion of Counsel (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 10.05)
stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent to be performed by the
Company provided for in this Indenture, any Collateral Document and the Notes relating to the
proposed action have been complied with.
Section 12.05
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
(a) Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture or any Collateral Document, other than the Officers’ Certificate
required by Section 4.06, 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 investigation upon
which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or
investigation as is reasonably necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether
or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or
covenant has been complied with.
(b) In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an
opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or
covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or
covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect
to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may
certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
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(c) Any certificate or opinion of an officer of any Person may be based, insofar as it relates
to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such
officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion
or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of, or representation by, counsel or any Opinion of
Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon certificates of public
officials or upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the
Company (including an Officers’ Certificate) stating that the information with respect to such
factual matters is in the possession of the Company unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise
of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to
such matters are erroneous.
(d) Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests,
consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may,
but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.
Section 12.06
Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules in accordance with the Trustee’s customary practices for
action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable rules for
its functions.
Section 12.07
Legal Holidays.
A “Legal Holiday” used with respect to a particular place of payment means a Saturday, a
Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or at such place of payment are
not required to be open. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at such place, payment may be made
at such place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue
for the intervening period.
Section 12.08
Governing Law.
THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED
WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS (OTHER THAN N.Y.
GEN. OBL. LAW § 5-1401). EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE.
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Section 12.09
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to
interpret this Indenture.
Section 12.10
No Recourse Against Others.
No Affiliate, director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, member or holder of any
Equity Interests in the Company or the Trustee or any direct or indirect parent of the Company or
the Trustee, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes,
this Indenture or the Collateral Documents, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason
of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and
releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of
the Notes. The parties hereto acknowledge that such waiver may not be effective to waive
liabilities under the federal securities laws.
Section 12.11
Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All
agreements of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent in this Indenture shall bind their respective
successors.
Section 12.12
Duplicate Originals.
All parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an
original, but all of them together shall represent the same agreement.
Section 12.13
Severability.
In case any one or more of the provisions in this Indenture, the Notes or the other Indenture
Documents shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the
validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that
all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.
Section 12.14
Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, AND BY ITS ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, EACH
HOLDER OF A NOTE, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
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LAW, ANY RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INDENTURE, THE COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of
the date first written above.
New MIG LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
The Bank of New York, as Trustee |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[Signature Page to Indenture]
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF INITIAL NOTE
NEW MIG LLC
Variable Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2016
CUSIP No.:
No. $
No. $
NEW MIG LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”, which term includes any
successor corporation), for value received promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the
principal sum of Dollars, on [[IssueDay]], 2016.
Interest Payment Dates: [[IssueDay+6 months]] and [[IssueDay]], commencing [[IssueDay+6
months]], 2011.
Record Dates: [[IssueMonth+6 months]] 1 and [[IssueMonth]] 1.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all
purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by
its duly authorized officers.
Dated: | NEW MIG LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
This is one of the Variable Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2016, described in the
within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: | The Bank of New York, as Trustee |
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By: | ||||
Authorized Signatory | ||||
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(REVERSE OF NOTE)
NEW MIG LLC
Variable Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2016
1. Interest.
NEW MIG LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on
the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest
semi-annually on [[IssueDay+6 months]] and [[IssueDay]] of each year (an “Interest Payment Date”),
commencing [[IssueDay+6 months]], 2011. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from. Interest will be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate
borne by the Notes plus 2% and on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any
applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful.
2. Method of Payment.
The Company shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the persons who are
the registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding the
Interest Payment Date even if the Notes are canceled on registration of transfer or registration of
exchange after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect
principal payments. The Company shall pay principal and interest in money of the United States
that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. The Company
may deliver any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder’s registered
address.
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.
4. Indenture.
The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of [[IssueDay]], 2010 (the
“Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee.
Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein.
The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those
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made part of the Indenture
by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb)
(the “TIA as in effect on the date of the Indenture until such time as the Indenture is
qualified under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is
qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are governed
by all such terms, and Holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement
of them. Any conflict between the Notes and the Indenture will be governed by the Indenture. The
Notes are senior secured obligations of the Company. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to
be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time
to time.
5. Redemption.
a. Optional Redemption.
The Company will be entitled, at its option, at any time and from time to time, to redeem all
or any portion of the Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at 100% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable
redemption date.
b. Mandatory Redemption
[Reserved].
6. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the
Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address. Notes
in denominations of $1,000 may be redeemed only in whole. The Trustee may select for redemption
portions (equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal of Notes that have
denominations larger than $1,000.
If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Note
shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Note in a principal
amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof
upon cancellation of the original Note. On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to
accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.
7. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in integral multiples of $1.00. A Holder
shall register the transfer of or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar
may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or
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similar governmental charges payable in connection
therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer
of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof selected for redemption, except the unredeemed
portion of any security being redeemed in part.
8. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
9. Unclaimed Funds.
If funds for the payment of principal or interest remain unclaimed for [______], the Trustee
and the Paying Agent will repay the funds to the Company at its request. After that, all liability
of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such funds shall cease.
10. Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity.
If the Company at any time deposits with the Trustee U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government
Obligations, or a combination thereof, sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment or redemption, as the case may be,
and complies with the other provisions of the Indenture relating thereto, the Company will be
released and discharged from certain provisions of the Indenture and the Notes (including certain
covenants, but excluding the Company’s obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the
Notes).
11. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may be discharged from its obligations under the Indenture and the Notes except
for certain provisions thereof, and may be discharged from its obligations to comply with certain
covenants contained in the Indenture and the Notes, in each case upon satisfaction of certain
conditions specified in the Indenture.
12. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents may be
amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least at least [ ]% in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class, and any existing
Default or Event of Default or noncompliance with any provision of such agreements may be waived
with the written consent of the Holders of at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding voting as a single class. Without consent of any Holder, the parties
thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes or the Collateral Documents to, among
other things, cure any
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ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide for uncertificated Notes in
addition to or in place of certificated Notes, make any other change that would provide any
additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect in any material
respect the legal rights of any Holder of a Note, to comply with the requirements of the SEC in
order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, to
provide for any addition or release of Note Collateral permitted under the Indenture or the
Collateral Documents.
13. Restrictive Covenants.
The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company to, among other
things, incur additional Indebtedness or Liens, make payments in respect of their Capital Stock or
certain Indebtedness, enter into transactions with Affiliates, merge or consolidate with any other
Person or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of
their assets. Such limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions.
14. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to certain events of bankruptcy,
the Notes will automatically become due and payable in the manner, at the time and with the effect
provided in the Indenture. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or
the Holders of at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding voting as a
single class may declare all the Notes to be due and payable in the manner, at the time and with
the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of Notes may not enforce the Indenture except as
provided in the Indenture. The Trustee is not obligated to enforce the Indenture or the Notes
unless it has received reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to
certain limitations therein provided, Holders of at least [ ]% in aggregate principal amount of
the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class to direct the Trustee in its exercise of any
trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Notes notice of any continuing Default or
Event of Default (except a Default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest.
15. Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner
or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective
Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.
16. No Recourse Against Others.
No Affiliate, director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, member or holder of any
Equity Interests in the Company or the Trustee or any direct or indirect
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parent of the Company or
the Trustee, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes,
the Indenture or the Collateral Documents, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason
of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and
releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of
the Notes. The parties hereto acknowledge that such waiver may not be effective to waive
liabilities under the federal securities laws.
17. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or Authenticating Agent signs the certificate
of authentication on this Note.
18. Governing Law.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS (OTHER THAN N.Y. GEN. OBL. LAW § 5-1401). EACH HOLDER, BY ITS
ACCEPTANCE OF ITS NOTE, AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE.
19. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as:
TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with
right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act).
20. Security.
The Company’s obligations under the Notes are secured by Liens on the Note Collateral pursuant
to the terms of the Collateral Documents. The actions of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes
in the enforcement of any remedies with respect to the Note Collateral and the application of the
proceeds therefrom are limited pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents.
21. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification
Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the
Holders of the Notes. No representation is
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made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on
the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
22. Acceptance.
Each Holder, by its acceptance of its Note authorizes the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to
bind the Holders to the extent provided in the Indenture.
23. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH HOLDER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF ITS NOTE, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE, THE INDENTURE, THE COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
THEREBY.
The Trustee will furnish to any Holder of a Note upon written request and without charge a copy of
the Indenture. Requests may be made to: [[INS]].
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
If you the Holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and have your signature
guaranteed:
I or we assign and transfer this Note to:
(Print or type name, address and zip code, social security or tax ID of assignee)
and irrevocably appoint ___________________________________________________________ agent to transfer this Note on the books of
the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Dated: | Signed: |
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(Sign exactly as name appears on the other side of this Note) | ||||
Signature Guarantee:
Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program
(or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee)
(or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee)
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF LEGEND FOR GLOBAL NOTE
Any Global Note authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.
THIS NOTE IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE
DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO
TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF
THE DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE
& CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
Appendix C: Form of New MIG Note